There’s no denying the fact that it’s been months since I’ve done any proper structured type of exercise. My HIITs sessions have long gone out of the window, I’ve been maintaining my weight purely through food and little bit of intake. As it was, I didn’t have to make huge adjustments to my diet, a little less chocolate, less bread, and I’ve still been able to completely enjoy myself, in my new body without denying myself food. I love food. There’s been plenty of pizzas and take outs.
Until last 2 or 3 weeks. Things got so stressful at work and so busy, that my food intake has just been one giant stodge fest – in quick succession, and that means my organism hasn’t been able to keep up in processing it….. the domino effect has been a gain of 2kg/4lb. This may not be a lot, but the challenge is, it’s 2lb this month, 2 lb next month and before you know, you’re back to being a little heifer.
Got to admit, getting on scales yesterday scared me. I’ve let this slip long enough.
Now I know I’m not an exercise person, but if I was able to sacrifice 30 minutes of my life 2 years ago for a quick HIIT session, surely I can do it again.
So………yesterday was the first time I’ve done any solid exercise in months. Months I tell you.
We had a 2 hour call at work, at which I needed to pay attention but not participate too much. So rather than the usual work multi-tasking I took this opportunity to get my bum off the sofa and exercise. I did a light version of HIIT, with plenty of walking and jogging on the spot. I threw some weights in, to get those muscles going too – as apparently for women my age, weights are the most effective form of exercise to build muscle but also to burn calories and lose weight.
I won’t lie – it was hard going, even though it was only light HIIT, and damn my legs are feeling it today. There was also the compulsory watch what you eat. But….and it’s an important but…. the scales were happier today – at 85.2 kgs, versus the 85.7kgs from yesterday.
I have 2 choices. Allow my weight to balloon and have to spend money I don’t have on fat clothes again, or get my arse of the sofa and do some bloody exercise.
I chose exercise, I’d rather spend the money on holidays.
We’ve given ourselves a work challenge with the girls from work to get those 10k steps a day going, at least till the end of August. So far today I’m on less than 1k, I need to get up and do a workout again, then walkies. Hopefully if it’s not raining, take the dog for a nice long walk. And of course watching what and how I eat today. Breakfast was fabulous – bacon, eggs, onion, tomatoes and freshly made flatbread.
Dinner, will be lettuce sandwiches again – which are surprisingly tasty and filling. Right now I’m in a frame of mind of do anything, to get those 4lb off me. Enough is enough, I said it before – and for today at least I mean in.
I’ll try to check in after the weekend to see how I’m doing. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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