Okay, I was going to post this yesterday, but what with it being April Fool's and all that, I thought that you would all think I was joking. When in fact I am serious... deadly serious.
I've kinda let myself go again, and knew that I was eating much more than I should during February and March. Also, I was doing practically zero exercise.
Now, I'm restarting my 'diet', but I've not got any goal in mind - apart from to cut down on rubbish and increase exercise.
Here's how it's going to work:
During the month of April, I will be eating no chocolate, no cakes, no crisps, no rubbish. I will reduce my meal portions. I will only drink water. I will go for a 1.5 mile bike ride twice a week - actually outdoors, on a real bike, and may even use my exercise bike mid-week. That's right, I said I MAY use it - steady as she goes and all that.
So that is my goal.
So on Monday, I tried my bike ride. It's just a short one really, as I said, 1.5 miles. It took me 11 minutes and 29 seconds. My heart rate peaked at 193. I don't know if that's good or bad, but, you know, 193.
So I'll keep you posted on my progress.
After April, I may start allowing treats, but April is the month to kick start my diet.
So far, I've already turned down lots of chocolate, and stopped myself from having treats. I had a banana, an apple and a carrot yesterday, and have got the same today - and I'm determined to eat them today.
So, roll on diet... and roll off... weight...
The Dieting Man
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Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Saturday, 3 November 2007
The Dieting Man: Thursday 1st November 2007
Alrighty There People!
Another successful day, another two silver stars!
I haven't yet uploaded the videos or pics for today's activities, but you'll be able to see them soon on Metacafe.
Today was great, I had no junk food, just cereal for breakfast and lunch, a healthy dinner of two lamp chops, potatoes, peas and sweetcorn, followed by a Magnum - well, I know it's ice cream, but dessert is part of a well rounded out meal, isn't it?
Then we went and did the shopping - that seems to take longer and longer each week - and then it was on the exercise bike. Now, I didn't give it my all this time, so the scores weren't as good - still ten minutes of the bike, but only covering 2.17 miles, and burning 8.1 calories. But never mind, some exercise is better than no exercise.
After that, it was onto the Wii for some Daily Exercise. Now, you may remember that yesterday's age came in at 54 - not good. So today, I was well pleased with my age of... 22! Rock on.
With that victory cheering me on, I proceeded to the punching bags, which went as follows:
Round 1: 30
Round 2: 23
Round 3: 30
Yup, pleased with those results. I think I need to analyse the way I punch, to up those scores a bit though...
On to the fights, and fight one was facing Elisa. Previously, I had found her and easy opponent, but she lasted for two rounds. The first round, I managed to down her twice, whilst she didn't down me at all, so I knew that it would be all over in round 2. It was, and I gained 66 points.
Then it was on to Round 2, where I faced Matt. Now, it turns out that he is the trainer of the boxing - no wonder he's so hard to defeat! I managed to not get KO'd the first time he downed me, but the second time, I wasn't so lucky. It was all over before the bell sounded for the end of round 1. Humiliated, I exited the ring, stripped of 63 points, leaving me with 1501. Which still isn't bad really, is it?
So, roll on tomorrow, another day, another two silver stars!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Another successful day, another two silver stars!
I haven't yet uploaded the videos or pics for today's activities, but you'll be able to see them soon on Metacafe.
Today was great, I had no junk food, just cereal for breakfast and lunch, a healthy dinner of two lamp chops, potatoes, peas and sweetcorn, followed by a Magnum - well, I know it's ice cream, but dessert is part of a well rounded out meal, isn't it?
Then we went and did the shopping - that seems to take longer and longer each week - and then it was on the exercise bike. Now, I didn't give it my all this time, so the scores weren't as good - still ten minutes of the bike, but only covering 2.17 miles, and burning 8.1 calories. But never mind, some exercise is better than no exercise.
After that, it was onto the Wii for some Daily Exercise. Now, you may remember that yesterday's age came in at 54 - not good. So today, I was well pleased with my age of... 22! Rock on.
With that victory cheering me on, I proceeded to the punching bags, which went as follows:
Round 1: 30
Round 2: 23
Round 3: 30
Yup, pleased with those results. I think I need to analyse the way I punch, to up those scores a bit though...
On to the fights, and fight one was facing Elisa. Previously, I had found her and easy opponent, but she lasted for two rounds. The first round, I managed to down her twice, whilst she didn't down me at all, so I knew that it would be all over in round 2. It was, and I gained 66 points.
Then it was on to Round 2, where I faced Matt. Now, it turns out that he is the trainer of the boxing - no wonder he's so hard to defeat! I managed to not get KO'd the first time he downed me, but the second time, I wasn't so lucky. It was all over before the bell sounded for the end of round 1. Humiliated, I exited the ring, stripped of 63 points, leaving me with 1501. Which still isn't bad really, is it?
So, roll on tomorrow, another day, another two silver stars!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
The Dieting Man: Monday 28th October 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, I haven’t blogged for a while now, and it’s because I’ve just been so busy with lots and lots and lots.
I haven’t been on the Wii for ages, I haven’t been on the exercise bike again since I last blogged, and I’ve been eating flapjacks, cakes, and chocolate. And Ben and Jerry’s. What am I trying to say? I’ve totally gone off of the rails.
You know, someone once told me that if I put up a chart, and give myself a gold star for doing well, it would serve as motivation for me.
So I’ve made myself a calendar, and I’ll give myself one silver star for each day that I eat no junk food, and one silver star for each day that I do my full round of exercises – that’s ten minutes on the bike, Wii Fitness, 3 rounds of Bag Training, and 2 Fights. At the end of the week, if I have 14 silver stars, I get a gold star. Woohoo!
So this started today, and I managed to go the full day without any junk or bad stuff, although double chocolate muffins, iced buns, and roses were being passed around the office. But I managed to turn them all down!
Then, I got on my exercise bike, and did ten minutes (travelling 2.43 miles, and burning up an almighty 9.1 calories!).
Following that, I completed my 3 round on the bag, scoring 31 on round 1, 30 on round 2, and a humble 25 on round 3.
Then, stepping gingerly into the ring, I faced Elisa for fight one. Bearing in mind that I had 1455 points, she had 1505 points, and it’s been a while since my last fight…
Anyway, round one was really vicious, I managed to floor Elisa 3 times, but she floored me 4 times – and the last time I didn’t get up. That’s right, the fight was over in round one.
So I lost ten points, and went on to round two – where I floored Elisa before she had even managed to get a few swings in. Amazingly, she didn’t get up! Round 1, first knockdown, and she stayed down! That earned me a whopping 67 points, which I was very grateful for. So I swaggered out of the ring with 1512 points. Nice!
So today, I gained 2 silver stars. Tomorrow, I hope to do the same.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, I haven’t blogged for a while now, and it’s because I’ve just been so busy with lots and lots and lots.
I haven’t been on the Wii for ages, I haven’t been on the exercise bike again since I last blogged, and I’ve been eating flapjacks, cakes, and chocolate. And Ben and Jerry’s. What am I trying to say? I’ve totally gone off of the rails.
You know, someone once told me that if I put up a chart, and give myself a gold star for doing well, it would serve as motivation for me.
So I’ve made myself a calendar, and I’ll give myself one silver star for each day that I eat no junk food, and one silver star for each day that I do my full round of exercises – that’s ten minutes on the bike, Wii Fitness, 3 rounds of Bag Training, and 2 Fights. At the end of the week, if I have 14 silver stars, I get a gold star. Woohoo!
So this started today, and I managed to go the full day without any junk or bad stuff, although double chocolate muffins, iced buns, and roses were being passed around the office. But I managed to turn them all down!
Then, I got on my exercise bike, and did ten minutes (travelling 2.43 miles, and burning up an almighty 9.1 calories!).
Following that, I completed my 3 round on the bag, scoring 31 on round 1, 30 on round 2, and a humble 25 on round 3.
Then, stepping gingerly into the ring, I faced Elisa for fight one. Bearing in mind that I had 1455 points, she had 1505 points, and it’s been a while since my last fight…
Anyway, round one was really vicious, I managed to floor Elisa 3 times, but she floored me 4 times – and the last time I didn’t get up. That’s right, the fight was over in round one.
So I lost ten points, and went on to round two – where I floored Elisa before she had even managed to get a few swings in. Amazingly, she didn’t get up! Round 1, first knockdown, and she stayed down! That earned me a whopping 67 points, which I was very grateful for. So I swaggered out of the ring with 1512 points. Nice!
So today, I gained 2 silver stars. Tomorrow, I hope to do the same.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thursday, 11 October 2007
The Dieting Man: Wii Boxing and The Special K Diet: Thursday 11th October 2007
Alrighty There People!
Thought I’d update you with the latest.
First of all, bad news. No milk and no Special K means that this morning’s breakfast was jam on toast.
More bad news: I didn’t go on the Wii last night – I’ve just been so shattered recently, that I’ve been going to bed mega early. Well, mega early for me, anyway.
I’ve just read this article on getting better sleep, so I’m going to put these into practice and see what happens…
Okay, onto the good news: I went on the exercise bike last night! Ten minutes. It’s been ages since I was last on it, so I took it easy – only just breaking a sweat. But I was checking out the ‘on board computer’ – sounds snazzy, but it’s not – and according to that I only burnt 7 calories. So how long would I need to go on to burn off an entire chocolate bar? Hours or days?!
More good news: I was talking to my wife last night about my weight, and saying that I want to go back down to 9 stone, which is what I was when we met. She wasn’t happy – she said that I was ‘a rake’ when we met, and the lowest she wants me to go is 11.5 stone. So that’s my goal: To lose 2.5 stone. Which doesn’t sound that bad really. Not compared to what some of these guys did in a short space of time…
So. From today, Thursday October 11th 2007, it’s no more junk food AT ALL. It’s going to be healthy food. No more coffee, hot chocolates, chocolate milkshakes or coffee mochas - it’s going to be lots of water and lots of smoothies. I’m going to try and eat 5 pieces of fruit and/or veg each day. I’m going to go on the exercise bike for at least ten minutes each day, no matter how wrecked I am, and I’m going to do Wii Boxing every day, again, regardless of how tired or exhausted I am. Nobody said that losing weight was going to be easy, and until now I’ve been just messing around. But I intend to get fit, keep fit, and lose some of this flab. Yeah!
And, of course, I’ll keep you posted.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thought I’d update you with the latest.
First of all, bad news. No milk and no Special K means that this morning’s breakfast was jam on toast.
More bad news: I didn’t go on the Wii last night – I’ve just been so shattered recently, that I’ve been going to bed mega early. Well, mega early for me, anyway.
I’ve just read this article on getting better sleep, so I’m going to put these into practice and see what happens…
Okay, onto the good news: I went on the exercise bike last night! Ten minutes. It’s been ages since I was last on it, so I took it easy – only just breaking a sweat. But I was checking out the ‘on board computer’ – sounds snazzy, but it’s not – and according to that I only burnt 7 calories. So how long would I need to go on to burn off an entire chocolate bar? Hours or days?!
More good news: I was talking to my wife last night about my weight, and saying that I want to go back down to 9 stone, which is what I was when we met. She wasn’t happy – she said that I was ‘a rake’ when we met, and the lowest she wants me to go is 11.5 stone. So that’s my goal: To lose 2.5 stone. Which doesn’t sound that bad really. Not compared to what some of these guys did in a short space of time…
So. From today, Thursday October 11th 2007, it’s no more junk food AT ALL. It’s going to be healthy food. No more coffee, hot chocolates, chocolate milkshakes or coffee mochas - it’s going to be lots of water and lots of smoothies. I’m going to try and eat 5 pieces of fruit and/or veg each day. I’m going to go on the exercise bike for at least ten minutes each day, no matter how wrecked I am, and I’m going to do Wii Boxing every day, again, regardless of how tired or exhausted I am. Nobody said that losing weight was going to be easy, and until now I’ve been just messing around. But I intend to get fit, keep fit, and lose some of this flab. Yeah!
And, of course, I’ll keep you posted.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thursday, 20 September 2007
The Dieting Man: Wii Boxing and The Special K Diet: 18th September 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, after the shambles that dominated last night's Wii activity, I'm determined to do better today...
After a long and busy day (in which, yes, of course, I ate two bowls of Special K and not a great deal else), it was time to don the gloves (actually, pick up the Wii Mote and Nunchuk...) and enter the ring.
The Bags:
Round 1: 38
Round 2: 22
Round 3: 21
After an astonishingly flukey first round, I settled into a comfortable rhythm of doing really badly. I think I should be aiming for about 27+ for each round. Oh and I had done my Wii Fitness - and scored the ugly age of 45. Not good.
Grimly, I started the fights...
Fight One:
Saburo? Who on earth is Saburo? I thought I was entering the ring with a rally car.. With 1279 points against my 1198, the odds were again stacked up against me. I entered the ring, fists flying faster than than Bruce Lee's. He was an easy opponent, unworthy of 1279 points, and unworthy of my time and enemy. But for crying out loud why did the Powers that Wii take away seven points from me? I won the fight!
Angrily, I engaged Fight Two...
Fight Two:
Theo. Great, from bad to worse. I was against Theo and his 1285 points. I couldn't understand why, although I had LOST points, I was fighting an apparently stronger opponent. Who knows. Another reckless bout of desperately flailing arms, and I won again! But again, for some reason best left to microprocessors, I lost seven points.
So I ended the evening sweaty, having done rubbish at the bags, winning two fights but losing 14 points, and ending up with 1184.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, after the shambles that dominated last night's Wii activity, I'm determined to do better today...
After a long and busy day (in which, yes, of course, I ate two bowls of Special K and not a great deal else), it was time to don the gloves (actually, pick up the Wii Mote and Nunchuk...) and enter the ring.
The Bags:
Round 1: 38
Round 2: 22
Round 3: 21
After an astonishingly flukey first round, I settled into a comfortable rhythm of doing really badly. I think I should be aiming for about 27+ for each round. Oh and I had done my Wii Fitness - and scored the ugly age of 45. Not good.
Grimly, I started the fights...
Fight One:
Saburo? Who on earth is Saburo? I thought I was entering the ring with a rally car.. With 1279 points against my 1198, the odds were again stacked up against me. I entered the ring, fists flying faster than than Bruce Lee's. He was an easy opponent, unworthy of 1279 points, and unworthy of my time and enemy. But for crying out loud why did the Powers that Wii take away seven points from me? I won the fight!
Angrily, I engaged Fight Two...
Fight Two:
Theo. Great, from bad to worse. I was against Theo and his 1285 points. I couldn't understand why, although I had LOST points, I was fighting an apparently stronger opponent. Who knows. Another reckless bout of desperately flailing arms, and I won again! But again, for some reason best left to microprocessors, I lost seven points.
So I ended the evening sweaty, having done rubbish at the bags, winning two fights but losing 14 points, and ending up with 1184.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Dieting Man: Wii Boxing and The Special K Diet: 17th September 2007
Alrighty There People!
Oh. My. Word.
I can't believe it!
Let me start at the beginning. I was wrecked this morning, having had only 5 hours sleep. When I got into the kitchen, I realised that there was no milk. So no Special K for me today - not unless I wanted it dry. Or with water. Neither option appealed, so it was a slice of toast. With Nutella. Groan...
I got to work and was met with a banging headache. So I decided to work straight through lunch, and finish early. I was home at 3.15, with the intention of going straight to bed. Unfortunately, the cupboards were bare, so it was ASDA that I ended up going to. But I was in bed for 5.30. Having a wonderful, long awaited 90 minute snooze, it was up for dinner - a decent meal of bangers and mash, peas and sweet corn. Nice. Very nice.
I gave it a few hours, and decided that it was time to battle. I turned the Wii on, and started with the exercise program. My previous Age score glared at me. 62. Yeah, right. I battled through a series of Home Runs, Punch the Bag, and Golfing Accuracy skill sets, and hammered my age down to 25. Better. Considering I'm 26 :)
Then I tried my hand at the bags. Here's what happened:
The Bags - Round 1: 25 Bags
The Bags - Round 2: 18 Bags
The Bags - Round 3: 25 Bags
What on earth happened? I couldn't work it out. Somehow, I had lost my groove. 18 bags? That was criminal. I gave myself a severe talking to before entering the ring. I had to win!
Fight 1:
I entered the ring with 1149 points backing me up - but whimpered almost audibly when I faced Theo, a skinhead with 1227 points. Gulp. He was fast, ducking and diving my blows. But I was also ducking and diving his, and getting some fantastic punches in. He gave up the fight in round 2, giving me a glorious 29 points. I had a feeling, though, that I would be meeting up with Theo again in Fight 2...
Fight 2:
Theo. Staring me out from the far side. Bring it on. I raced towards him, face shielded, left arm packing powerful punches to his face and ribcage. Down. Like a sack of potatoes. Mouldy, squishy potatoes. He got up again. Silly. He knocked me down. Really silly. I ploughed into him like an express train hitting a cow at 140 mph. He didn't stand a chance. Down he went - permanently. His 1252 points were no match against The Dieting Man. He succumbed, passing 20 points onto me, which I quietly added to the 1178 around my belt already. with 1198 points, I look forward to meeting tomorrow's opponent. I wonder if it will be Theo...
The Nintendo Wii is great. Wii Boxing is not just hilarious to watch, it's great to participate in. By the end of my three bag rounds and two fights, I was sweating like a pig - it was literally running down my face. Plunging into the shower, I refreshed myself.
This dieting malarkey - it's getting more and more fun. If I can control my eating, do more exercise - including using the Nintendo Wii - I'll be slim in no time at all. Rock on!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Oh. My. Word.
I can't believe it!
Let me start at the beginning. I was wrecked this morning, having had only 5 hours sleep. When I got into the kitchen, I realised that there was no milk. So no Special K for me today - not unless I wanted it dry. Or with water. Neither option appealed, so it was a slice of toast. With Nutella. Groan...
I got to work and was met with a banging headache. So I decided to work straight through lunch, and finish early. I was home at 3.15, with the intention of going straight to bed. Unfortunately, the cupboards were bare, so it was ASDA that I ended up going to. But I was in bed for 5.30. Having a wonderful, long awaited 90 minute snooze, it was up for dinner - a decent meal of bangers and mash, peas and sweet corn. Nice. Very nice.
I gave it a few hours, and decided that it was time to battle. I turned the Wii on, and started with the exercise program. My previous Age score glared at me. 62. Yeah, right. I battled through a series of Home Runs, Punch the Bag, and Golfing Accuracy skill sets, and hammered my age down to 25. Better. Considering I'm 26 :)
Then I tried my hand at the bags. Here's what happened:
The Bags - Round 1: 25 Bags
The Bags - Round 2: 18 Bags
The Bags - Round 3: 25 Bags
What on earth happened? I couldn't work it out. Somehow, I had lost my groove. 18 bags? That was criminal. I gave myself a severe talking to before entering the ring. I had to win!
Fight 1:
I entered the ring with 1149 points backing me up - but whimpered almost audibly when I faced Theo, a skinhead with 1227 points. Gulp. He was fast, ducking and diving my blows. But I was also ducking and diving his, and getting some fantastic punches in. He gave up the fight in round 2, giving me a glorious 29 points. I had a feeling, though, that I would be meeting up with Theo again in Fight 2...
Fight 2:
Theo. Staring me out from the far side. Bring it on. I raced towards him, face shielded, left arm packing powerful punches to his face and ribcage. Down. Like a sack of potatoes. Mouldy, squishy potatoes. He got up again. Silly. He knocked me down. Really silly. I ploughed into him like an express train hitting a cow at 140 mph. He didn't stand a chance. Down he went - permanently. His 1252 points were no match against The Dieting Man. He succumbed, passing 20 points onto me, which I quietly added to the 1178 around my belt already. with 1198 points, I look forward to meeting tomorrow's opponent. I wonder if it will be Theo...
The Nintendo Wii is great. Wii Boxing is not just hilarious to watch, it's great to participate in. By the end of my three bag rounds and two fights, I was sweating like a pig - it was literally running down my face. Plunging into the shower, I refreshed myself.
This dieting malarkey - it's getting more and more fun. If I can control my eating, do more exercise - including using the Nintendo Wii - I'll be slim in no time at all. Rock on!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
The Dieting Man: Wii Boxing and The Special K Diet: The Weekend Away
Alrighty There People!
Well, I was away for the weekend. In Scotland. Drove up on Friday, left mid morning. We had a 93 year old passenger in the car, so had to take it carefully. Up the A1, past Newcastle Airport, through Ponteland (I think that sounds so funny - pronounced pon-tee-land), and on and on until we hit the border crossing of England/Scotland. We didn't stop, because we had stopped there last year.
Soon after the border crossing, we took a fantastically windy, hilly road to Hawick (pronounced Hoick). We stopped in a brand new cafe called Beanscene, which had an unnerving glass floor which overlooked an old mill wheel. Interesting.
From there, we continued on to our destination, the McDonald Cardrona hotel. It was great. We bedded down, and got ready for the next day...
On Saturday, after a fabulous breakfast, we headed off to visit relatives... *yawn*... then we went to Loch Mary, or Mary's Loch, then on to the Grey Mare's Tail, a fantastic waterfall near Moffatt, then on to Moffatt for dinner (lasagne... mmm).
Then back to the hotel for a well earned sleep. But before bed I found out about Colin McRae... A terrible tragedy, and condolences to his wife, daughter, and the family of the other two deceased.
The following morning, Sunday, we were up and enjoyed another sumptuous breakfast (I think my waistline expanded rapidly over this weekend), and then on to Abbotsford House - the home of Walter Scott. Not fantastic, but the weather was atrocious. I suppose if you managed to work your way around the gardens too, the £6.00 entry fee is worth it. Be warned though - it's not exactly wheelchair friendly.
From there, we headed home - wrecked but happy. I didn't get to bed until 2am, as I had lots to catch up on, and unfortunately Wii Boxing was not one of them... So tomorrow I'll have to fight with vigour...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, I was away for the weekend. In Scotland. Drove up on Friday, left mid morning. We had a 93 year old passenger in the car, so had to take it carefully. Up the A1, past Newcastle Airport, through Ponteland (I think that sounds so funny - pronounced pon-tee-land), and on and on until we hit the border crossing of England/Scotland. We didn't stop, because we had stopped there last year.
Soon after the border crossing, we took a fantastically windy, hilly road to Hawick (pronounced Hoick). We stopped in a brand new cafe called Beanscene, which had an unnerving glass floor which overlooked an old mill wheel. Interesting.
From there, we continued on to our destination, the McDonald Cardrona hotel. It was great. We bedded down, and got ready for the next day...
On Saturday, after a fabulous breakfast, we headed off to visit relatives... *yawn*... then we went to Loch Mary, or Mary's Loch, then on to the Grey Mare's Tail, a fantastic waterfall near Moffatt, then on to Moffatt for dinner (lasagne... mmm).
Then back to the hotel for a well earned sleep. But before bed I found out about Colin McRae... A terrible tragedy, and condolences to his wife, daughter, and the family of the other two deceased.
The following morning, Sunday, we were up and enjoyed another sumptuous breakfast (I think my waistline expanded rapidly over this weekend), and then on to Abbotsford House - the home of Walter Scott. Not fantastic, but the weather was atrocious. I suppose if you managed to work your way around the gardens too, the £6.00 entry fee is worth it. Be warned though - it's not exactly wheelchair friendly.
From there, we headed home - wrecked but happy. I didn't get to bed until 2am, as I had lots to catch up on, and unfortunately Wii Boxing was not one of them... So tomorrow I'll have to fight with vigour...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
The Dieting Man: Wii Boxing and The Special K Diet: 13th September 2007
Alrighty There People!
The Diet and Exercise regime continues, with, I feel, renewed vigour. I wish so much that I had gotten a Wii earlier, and that I had started to use it to it's full potential sooner.
In the bedroom, we've got built in mirrored wardrobes. I keep looking at myself in the mirror - it's not a fantastic sight, but I've gotta tell you - it's improving!
If you want to get fit, I would definitely recommend getting a Nintendo Wii. It's fun, it's healthy, and it'll save you a fortune in gym membership fees.
So let's get onto last night's results:
Wii Boxing - The Bags:
Round 1 - 27 Bags
Round 2 - 30 Bags
Round 3 - 32 Bags
I thought that was fantastic! Rather than getting worse, I was getting better. I can get into a fantastic rhythm when doing the bags - the brown ones just go in two punches. You know, it's also quite stress relieving too...
On to the fights:
Fight One:
Fight one began with The Dieting Man on 1094, taking on Pierre and all of his 1164 points. Come on! The fight began, and it was a ferocious one. I find the opponents much tougher since going Pro - I get them down, then they get me down, then I get them down, then it's round two. But it makes for a lot of flailing of the arms, a lot of sweat, and a lot of exercise. So it's all a good thing. Anyway, I finally got the better of Pierre, but it did cost me 6 points. I walked out of the ring battered, bruised, and lacking 6 points - but ultimately victorious! Yes! I looked forward to meeting my new opponent in Fight Two...
Fight Two:
I was gutted to see Pierre still in the opposite corner. This was going to be the third time in a row that I was facing him. He obviously hadn't learnt his lesson. He was going to hit the deck, he was going to stay there, and he was not going to come back for more...
The fight began - Pierre on 1194 points, The Dieting Man on 1088. The odds were against me. But I pummelled him - the victory was so great, so decisive that the Wii awarded me 61 points - shooting me up to 1149 points, further away from that fine line between Pro and ... not Pro. Fantastic!
Anyway, I'm away for the weekend, but I'll be back on Monday.
Have a good one!
Until Monday,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
The Diet and Exercise regime continues, with, I feel, renewed vigour. I wish so much that I had gotten a Wii earlier, and that I had started to use it to it's full potential sooner.
In the bedroom, we've got built in mirrored wardrobes. I keep looking at myself in the mirror - it's not a fantastic sight, but I've gotta tell you - it's improving!
If you want to get fit, I would definitely recommend getting a Nintendo Wii. It's fun, it's healthy, and it'll save you a fortune in gym membership fees.
So let's get onto last night's results:
Wii Boxing - The Bags:
Round 1 - 27 Bags
Round 2 - 30 Bags
Round 3 - 32 Bags
I thought that was fantastic! Rather than getting worse, I was getting better. I can get into a fantastic rhythm when doing the bags - the brown ones just go in two punches. You know, it's also quite stress relieving too...
On to the fights:
Fight One:
Fight one began with The Dieting Man on 1094, taking on Pierre and all of his 1164 points. Come on! The fight began, and it was a ferocious one. I find the opponents much tougher since going Pro - I get them down, then they get me down, then I get them down, then it's round two. But it makes for a lot of flailing of the arms, a lot of sweat, and a lot of exercise. So it's all a good thing. Anyway, I finally got the better of Pierre, but it did cost me 6 points. I walked out of the ring battered, bruised, and lacking 6 points - but ultimately victorious! Yes! I looked forward to meeting my new opponent in Fight Two...
Fight Two:
I was gutted to see Pierre still in the opposite corner. This was going to be the third time in a row that I was facing him. He obviously hadn't learnt his lesson. He was going to hit the deck, he was going to stay there, and he was not going to come back for more...
The fight began - Pierre on 1194 points, The Dieting Man on 1088. The odds were against me. But I pummelled him - the victory was so great, so decisive that the Wii awarded me 61 points - shooting me up to 1149 points, further away from that fine line between Pro and ... not Pro. Fantastic!
Anyway, I'm away for the weekend, but I'll be back on Monday.
Have a good one!
Until Monday,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Day 01 - Monday 30 July 2007
Alrighty There People.
Yes, you've read correctly. Day 01. Why Day 01? Because since I started keeping this blog, I've lost no weight. Zero. Zilch. Naught. Nowt. Not a sausage. And that has made me sick. No, that has made me angry. With myself. Because I haven't had the self control to stick to my guns and lose the weight that I said that I would. So now I'm gonna give myself a new regime, and I am going to stick to it.
You may be wondering why I'm putting myself through this again. Well, it's quite simple really. The whole point of the diet was to lose weight for the holiday. Well, the holiday has been and gone. I hadn't managed to lose any weight, and looking back over the photos, I feel ashamed. My belly hangs out, I've got a bad case of man boobs, and I must have about 4 chins. Honestly, it's disgusting. So, I'm going to lose the flab.
Now, I'm not giving myself any time frame to do this. You may think that this is silly, but I'm not going to go stupid - I'm going to go healthy. I'm cutting down (or trying to cut down) on the junk that I consume. I'm going to eat more healthy food. I'm going to lead a more healthy lifestyle. I'm going to weigh myself daily and take pictures of my weight and post them here. I'm going to do press ups every day, hopefully twice a day. I'm going to try and get out on my bike at least once a week, and I will try to get on my exercise bike every day. Now, this is going to take some doing, and this first week may be hard (I'm writing this on Wednesday, I haven't been on my exercise bike yet.) But, at work, I am climbing the stairs to the fourth floor rather than taking the lift. I get into the office dripping with sweat, which shows how unhealthy I am, but I am determined not to use that lift.
I'm going to keep you updated with my progress. I may not be able to add to this blog daily, but when I do update, I will add a daily account as seperate entries, so that you can see my progress.
Every month, I'm going to put together a chart to show how my weight has increased/decreased/fluctated, and any readings I get from my bike/exercise bike. I am really, really desperate to lose some weight.
Okay, well, if you're still with me, this was how today went. It wasn't perfect, I'll admit that, but it was better than it has been recently. Here goes:
Weight: 13.7 (I think - I need some digital scales...)
07:30 - Breakfast - 1/2 a biopot low fat strawberry yogurt
07:45 - Press ups x 30
10:30 - Mango smoothie (really, really nice) (tin of mangoes, a few scoops of ice cream, and a splash of milk)
11:00 - Cake from Greggs (not my fault, someone brought it in at work)
12:30 - Ham and cucumber rolls (x2) (brown bread)
13:00 - Apple
19:00 - Macaroni cheese and jacket potatoe with cheese
22:00 - 3 x mini double chocolate chip muffins :(
Throughout the day I had about 5 glasses of water.
Okay, so it wasn't brilliant, but it was a start. Let's hope I do better tomorrow...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Alrighty There People!
One word for you - EXERCISE! Yeah baby, rock on. I only went and walked to work today! And, obviously, home again! Now, I took a different route, and it took me about 40 minutes each way, so I'm pretty pleased with that. Stuff the recommended 30 minutes of everyday sport - try 1 hour 20! Rock on. So over the moon with myself for that one. I'm gonna do it again on Friday - in fact, I'm going to do it every Wednesday and Friday this month. Your support would be much - like, really much - appreciated.
Anyway, on to todays incomings:
06:15 - Crunchy Nut Cornflakes with Semi skimmed milk
07:00 - EXERCISE - Walk to Work - 40 minutes
08:05 - 1 glass of water
09:35 - 1 glass of water
10:31 - 1 glass of water
12:15 - 3 small rolls - tuna and cucumber
12:30 - KitKat
12:45 - 2 Go Ahead bars
13:10 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 1 glass of water
15:00 - 1 glass of water
16:00 - 1 biscuit
17:20 - EXERCISE - Walk Home - 40 minutes
18:10 - Fried chicken, potato stars, peas
18:40 - 1 biscuit
21:00 - Hot chocolate
23:00 - 1 biscuit
I also ate a packet of smarties throughout the day :)
Well, I don't think that I did too bad today - it could have been better, and I do want to improve. Watch this space to see me improve - I'll post some pics soon!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
One word for you - EXERCISE! Yeah baby, rock on. I only went and walked to work today! And, obviously, home again! Now, I took a different route, and it took me about 40 minutes each way, so I'm pretty pleased with that. Stuff the recommended 30 minutes of everyday sport - try 1 hour 20! Rock on. So over the moon with myself for that one. I'm gonna do it again on Friday - in fact, I'm going to do it every Wednesday and Friday this month. Your support would be much - like, really much - appreciated.
Anyway, on to todays incomings:
06:15 - Crunchy Nut Cornflakes with Semi skimmed milk
07:00 - EXERCISE - Walk to Work - 40 minutes
08:05 - 1 glass of water
09:35 - 1 glass of water
10:31 - 1 glass of water
12:15 - 3 small rolls - tuna and cucumber
12:30 - KitKat
12:45 - 2 Go Ahead bars
13:10 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 1 glass of water
15:00 - 1 glass of water
16:00 - 1 biscuit
17:20 - EXERCISE - Walk Home - 40 minutes
18:10 - Fried chicken, potato stars, peas
18:40 - 1 biscuit
21:00 - Hot chocolate
23:00 - 1 biscuit
I also ate a packet of smarties throughout the day :)
Well, I don't think that I did too bad today - it could have been better, and I do want to improve. Watch this space to see me improve - I'll post some pics soon!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Friday, 20 April 2007
Wednesday 18th April 2007
Alrighty There People!
Now this one is accurate! I'll divulge the intake, then discuss. Feel free to join in...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
08:45 - 1 glass of water
10:00 - 1 black coffee
11:30 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:01 - 1 glass of water
12:30 - 2 bread rolls, tuna and sweetcorn
12:40 - 1 Daim bar
12:50 - 1 Hazelnut yogurt
12:55 - 1 blackcurrant yogut
13:00 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 2 plums
14:05 - 1 glass of water
14:45 - 1 black coffee
15:00 - 1 glass of water
16:00 - 1 glass of water
16:15 - 1 Orange
18:00 - Macaroon
20:30 - Pizza and chips
23:00 - Chocolate yogurt
I must say, I am really proud of today! Two healthy yogurts, 6 glasses of water, 3 pieces of fruit - great! What do you think?
I'll keep you posted more regularly now...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Now this one is accurate! I'll divulge the intake, then discuss. Feel free to join in...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
08:45 - 1 glass of water
10:00 - 1 black coffee
11:30 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:01 - 1 glass of water
12:30 - 2 bread rolls, tuna and sweetcorn
12:40 - 1 Daim bar
12:50 - 1 Hazelnut yogurt
12:55 - 1 blackcurrant yogut
13:00 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 2 plums
14:05 - 1 glass of water
14:45 - 1 black coffee
15:00 - 1 glass of water
16:00 - 1 glass of water
16:15 - 1 Orange
18:00 - Macaroon
20:30 - Pizza and chips
23:00 - Chocolate yogurt
I must say, I am really proud of today! Two healthy yogurts, 6 glasses of water, 3 pieces of fruit - great! What do you think?
I'll keep you posted more regularly now...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thursday, 19 April 2007
Tuesday 17th April 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, I must apologise, because I am not sure how accurate this is. I know that it is spot on up until three pm, but the rest is approximate...
Examine, and please tell me what you think...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
09:00 - 1 glass of water
09:57 - 1 glass of water
10:03 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:10 - Tortellini
12:30 - Daim bar
12:45 - Chocolate muffin
13:20 - 1 glass of water
13:50 - 1 plum
15:19 - 1 kiwi
17:00 - Pasties, potatoes, sprouts
17:40 - Chocolate yogurt
20:00 - Chocolate milkshake
Not too bad, apart from the chocolate intake. Two pieces of fruit, potatoes, and sprouts - thats almost my 5 a day! Gotta improve on that, haven't I...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, I must apologise, because I am not sure how accurate this is. I know that it is spot on up until three pm, but the rest is approximate...
Examine, and please tell me what you think...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
09:00 - 1 glass of water
09:57 - 1 glass of water
10:03 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:10 - Tortellini
12:30 - Daim bar
12:45 - Chocolate muffin
13:20 - 1 glass of water
13:50 - 1 plum
15:19 - 1 kiwi
17:00 - Pasties, potatoes, sprouts
17:40 - Chocolate yogurt
20:00 - Chocolate milkshake
Not too bad, apart from the chocolate intake. Two pieces of fruit, potatoes, and sprouts - thats almost my 5 a day! Gotta improve on that, haven't I...
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Monday 16th April 2007
Alrighty There People!
I have an extremely accurate record of today's incomings, so I will get straight on with it...
Also, I am going to be posting progress pictures soon, so keep checking back for them!
Today went something like this...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
11:40 - 1 glass of water
11:50 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - Snack a Jack
13:15 - 2 brown bread and tuna rolls
13:30 - 1 Daim Bar (but I still call them Dime bars!)
13:55 - 1 glass of water
15:15 - 1 glass of water
16:20 - 1 Hazelnut yogurt
16:30 - 1 glass of water
17:15 - 1 Go Ahead Bars
17:50 - 1 Macaroon
20:50 - Pasta and salad
22:00 - Chocolate yogurt
23:00 - Chocolate milkshake
Hmmm. Looking back at that, I thought that I had drank more water, but evidently not. Well, it wasn't too bad today, really, not compared to Friday anyway! Junk food wasn't too bad. Problems are when I get home from work - the tendency is to sit and pig out. Must avoid that.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
I have an extremely accurate record of today's incomings, so I will get straight on with it...
Also, I am going to be posting progress pictures soon, so keep checking back for them!
Today went something like this...:
07:30 - Rice Krispies and semi skimmed milk
11:40 - 1 glass of water
11:50 - 2 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - Snack a Jack
13:15 - 2 brown bread and tuna rolls
13:30 - 1 Daim Bar (but I still call them Dime bars!)
13:55 - 1 glass of water
15:15 - 1 glass of water
16:20 - 1 Hazelnut yogurt
16:30 - 1 glass of water
17:15 - 1 Go Ahead Bars
17:50 - 1 Macaroon
20:50 - Pasta and salad
22:00 - Chocolate yogurt
23:00 - Chocolate milkshake
Hmmm. Looking back at that, I thought that I had drank more water, but evidently not. Well, it wasn't too bad today, really, not compared to Friday anyway! Junk food wasn't too bad. Problems are when I get home from work - the tendency is to sit and pig out. Must avoid that.
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Friday 13th April 2007
Alrighty There People!
First of all, apologies for the lateness in updating this - it is now actually Thursday 19th April,
so I am currently almost a week behind schedule.
It has been a totally, utterly, manic week, and things just seem to be spiralling out of control
beyond my grasp.
Diet wise, things haven't been too clever either. I've not done any exercise, and as you will be
able to tell from this blog's consumption, it almost went out of the window. You'll be pleased to
know that I've got it back in control, and will be doing what I can to shed those stones imminently.
Anyway, on to Friday's incomings:
07:30 - Cornflakes with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - 1 glass of water
09:15 - 1 glass of water
10:14 - 1 glass of water
10:40 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
11:50 - 1 glass of water
12:20 - 2 white bread rolls with Tuna
12:30 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
15:00 - 1/2 bag of Cadbury's Mini Eggs
17:00 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
19:00 - Chicken Korma, rice and Naan bread
19:40 - Tropical juice drink
Okay, so today was bad - really bad. But please, bear in mind that it's the week after Easter, and
everything chocolate wise is on special offer. So I'm sorry that I ate 3 Creme eggs today. But... I
had to...
Anyway, must dash, I have a lot to catch up on!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
First of all, apologies for the lateness in updating this - it is now actually Thursday 19th April,
so I am currently almost a week behind schedule.
It has been a totally, utterly, manic week, and things just seem to be spiralling out of control
beyond my grasp.
Diet wise, things haven't been too clever either. I've not done any exercise, and as you will be
able to tell from this blog's consumption, it almost went out of the window. You'll be pleased to
know that I've got it back in control, and will be doing what I can to shed those stones imminently.
Anyway, on to Friday's incomings:
07:30 - Cornflakes with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - 1 glass of water
09:15 - 1 glass of water
10:14 - 1 glass of water
10:40 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
11:50 - 1 glass of water
12:20 - 2 white bread rolls with Tuna
12:30 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
15:00 - 1/2 bag of Cadbury's Mini Eggs
17:00 - 1 Cadbury's Creme Egg
19:00 - Chicken Korma, rice and Naan bread
19:40 - Tropical juice drink
Okay, so today was bad - really bad. But please, bear in mind that it's the week after Easter, and
everything chocolate wise is on special offer. So I'm sorry that I ate 3 Creme eggs today. But... I
had to...
Anyway, must dash, I have a lot to catch up on!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Saturday, 31 March 2007
Thursday 29th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, Thursdays. What can I say? Long day. Early start this morning - got up at 6:50 - late finish - didn't get in until 23:20. So I'm wrecked... AND I walked to work! How's that for healthy living? I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed walking to work, Radio One playing through my phone, getting totally drenched in the misty weather, but feeling great when I got there. Also coming home - it takes about half an hour, but it only feels like five minutes. And, this time I didn't feel as exhausted when I came in as I did last Friday.
I would have walked to work tomorrow too, but I have a few appointments that I need the car for. Never mind. Next week I'll probably walk in Wed, Thurs, Fri. Great!
Anyway, on to today's incomings:
07:00 - Frosties - Semi skimmed milk
08:00 - Walk to work - 30 minutes
08:30 - 1 glass of water
10:00 - 1 glass of water
11:21 - 1 glass of water
11:30 - 3 x Go Ahead bars
12:20 - 2 brown bread rolls, with tuna and pineapple
13:10 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 1 glass of water
14:50 - 1 Orange
15:30 - 1 glass of water
17:00 - Walk home - 30 minutes
17:45 - Cheese and mushroom pasty, potatoes and peas
17:50 - 1 glass of fruit juice
20:20 - 1 pint of water
21:45 - Slice of steak pie
22:00 - 1 glass of water
22:30 - Mini chocolate buttons and mini fudge.... oops!
Well, I think that I did really well pretty much all day, right up to the end there. But I'm still giving myself a pat on the back - fruit, exercise, it's all there.
I went shopping tonight, and I've changed my cereal to Cornflakes, hopefully less sugars in that, and I got a bag of apples, bag of oranges, bunch of bananas and punnet of kiwis. So planning a much healthier week!
Anyway, until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, Thursdays. What can I say? Long day. Early start this morning - got up at 6:50 - late finish - didn't get in until 23:20. So I'm wrecked... AND I walked to work! How's that for healthy living? I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed walking to work, Radio One playing through my phone, getting totally drenched in the misty weather, but feeling great when I got there. Also coming home - it takes about half an hour, but it only feels like five minutes. And, this time I didn't feel as exhausted when I came in as I did last Friday.
I would have walked to work tomorrow too, but I have a few appointments that I need the car for. Never mind. Next week I'll probably walk in Wed, Thurs, Fri. Great!
Anyway, on to today's incomings:
07:00 - Frosties - Semi skimmed milk
08:00 - Walk to work - 30 minutes
08:30 - 1 glass of water
10:00 - 1 glass of water
11:21 - 1 glass of water
11:30 - 3 x Go Ahead bars
12:20 - 2 brown bread rolls, with tuna and pineapple
13:10 - 1 glass of water
14:00 - 1 glass of water
14:50 - 1 Orange
15:30 - 1 glass of water
17:00 - Walk home - 30 minutes
17:45 - Cheese and mushroom pasty, potatoes and peas
17:50 - 1 glass of fruit juice
20:20 - 1 pint of water
21:45 - Slice of steak pie
22:00 - 1 glass of water
22:30 - Mini chocolate buttons and mini fudge.... oops!
Well, I think that I did really well pretty much all day, right up to the end there. But I'm still giving myself a pat on the back - fruit, exercise, it's all there.
I went shopping tonight, and I've changed my cereal to Cornflakes, hopefully less sugars in that, and I got a bag of apples, bag of oranges, bunch of bananas and punnet of kiwis. So planning a much healthier week!
Anyway, until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Friday, 30 March 2007
Wednesday 28th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Today was less hectic than the last two, but busy nevertheless.
I don't really feel that I have eaten much today, so here are my incomings:
07:30 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
10:16 - 1 glass of water and custard cream
11:15 - 1 glass of water
12:10 - 2 brown bread rolls, with tuna and pineapple
12:20 - 3 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - 1 glass of water
13:20 - 1 glass of water
14:40 - 1 glass of water
15:35 - 1 glass of water
16:40 - 1 Orange
20:00 - Chicken Stir Fry with Rice
20:10 - 1 glass of Orange
I was shattered today, as I didn't have a good sleep last night, so that is all I am going to say. I must stop eating those Go Ahead bars, they're covered in sugar!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Today was less hectic than the last two, but busy nevertheless.
I don't really feel that I have eaten much today, so here are my incomings:
07:30 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
10:16 - 1 glass of water and custard cream
11:15 - 1 glass of water
12:10 - 2 brown bread rolls, with tuna and pineapple
12:20 - 3 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - 1 glass of water
13:20 - 1 glass of water
14:40 - 1 glass of water
15:35 - 1 glass of water
16:40 - 1 Orange
20:00 - Chicken Stir Fry with Rice
20:10 - 1 glass of Orange
I was shattered today, as I didn't have a good sleep last night, so that is all I am going to say. I must stop eating those Go Ahead bars, they're covered in sugar!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Thursday, 29 March 2007
Tuesday 27th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, I thought yesterday was bad... I had no idea what was in store for me today. My word!
Okay, it started with pure medlam. I got to work at 8.30, but I had to be at a meeting in another location at 9.15. So I had given myself plenty of time. I just needed to check my emails, see if anything had come in about the meeting that I was going to. It had, so I printed those off. Then, a colleague rang in sick, and I had to cancel two of her appointments. Then, another colleague was running training that day, and needed help with the materials. THEN, the Big Boss came in, and asked me to do some work for her! I explained that I was going to a meeting, but she insisted. Well you just don't say no to the Big Boss! Anyway, that only took 5 minutes, cos I'm so good.... Then I left for the meeting, and got there at 9.05. It was early, but I had wanted to be earlier than that. There were only two people waiting. Anyway, when I got back to the office at lunchtime, I was snowed under until about three - I didn't even have time to keep a record of what I had eaten!
I remember most of it, so this isn't going to be too accurate, but I have a new plan, which I will tell you about after this:
Roughly:
07:15 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
09:10 - Glass of water (and then at least two more throughout the morning)
12:00 - 2 x White bread rolls, tuna and pineapple
13:00 - Water
It gets a bit hazy now - I can't remember what else I had until dinner time...
17:45 - Steak, potatoes, peas, carrots
17:50 - 1 glass of Orange juice
18:00 - Cadbury's buttons
I can't remember what else I ate...
However, this is the new diet and fitness plan, which I plan to start on MOnday 2nd April.
This also incorporates walking to work twice a week, a three mile round trip.
Timings may vary on things, but this is the basic framework that I want to stick to. Notice the amount of fruit consumed, no snacks really, and healthiness. Yeah!
Here goes:
(Timings are subject to change)
07:00 - Rice Krispies (semi skimmed milk)
08:00 - 1 Glass of water
09:00 - 1 Glass of water
10:00 - 1 Glass of water
10:30 - 1 Banana
11:00 - 1 Glass of water
12:00 - 1 Glass of water
12:30 - 2 Brown Bread Sandwiches with Tuna
12:45 - 1 Low Fat Hazelnut Yogurt
13:00 - 1 Glass of water
14:00 - 1 Glass of water
15:00 - 1 Glass of water
15:30 - 1 Orange
16:00 - 1 Glass of water
17:00 - 1 Glass of water
17:30 - Exercise Bike - 20 minutes
18:00 - Dinner
18:15 - 1 Glass of water
18:30 - Piece of fruit
19:00 - 1 Glass of water
20:00 - 1 Glass of water
21:00 - 1 Glass of water
21:15 - Piece of fruit
No more food after 21:15
So I'll keep you posted on this, and I still appreciate your comments!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, I thought yesterday was bad... I had no idea what was in store for me today. My word!
Okay, it started with pure medlam. I got to work at 8.30, but I had to be at a meeting in another location at 9.15. So I had given myself plenty of time. I just needed to check my emails, see if anything had come in about the meeting that I was going to. It had, so I printed those off. Then, a colleague rang in sick, and I had to cancel two of her appointments. Then, another colleague was running training that day, and needed help with the materials. THEN, the Big Boss came in, and asked me to do some work for her! I explained that I was going to a meeting, but she insisted. Well you just don't say no to the Big Boss! Anyway, that only took 5 minutes, cos I'm so good.... Then I left for the meeting, and got there at 9.05. It was early, but I had wanted to be earlier than that. There were only two people waiting. Anyway, when I got back to the office at lunchtime, I was snowed under until about three - I didn't even have time to keep a record of what I had eaten!
I remember most of it, so this isn't going to be too accurate, but I have a new plan, which I will tell you about after this:
Roughly:
07:15 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
09:10 - Glass of water (and then at least two more throughout the morning)
12:00 - 2 x White bread rolls, tuna and pineapple
13:00 - Water
It gets a bit hazy now - I can't remember what else I had until dinner time...
17:45 - Steak, potatoes, peas, carrots
17:50 - 1 glass of Orange juice
18:00 - Cadbury's buttons
I can't remember what else I ate...
However, this is the new diet and fitness plan, which I plan to start on MOnday 2nd April.
This also incorporates walking to work twice a week, a three mile round trip.
Timings may vary on things, but this is the basic framework that I want to stick to. Notice the amount of fruit consumed, no snacks really, and healthiness. Yeah!
Here goes:
(Timings are subject to change)
07:00 - Rice Krispies (semi skimmed milk)
08:00 - 1 Glass of water
09:00 - 1 Glass of water
10:00 - 1 Glass of water
10:30 - 1 Banana
11:00 - 1 Glass of water
12:00 - 1 Glass of water
12:30 - 2 Brown Bread Sandwiches with Tuna
12:45 - 1 Low Fat Hazelnut Yogurt
13:00 - 1 Glass of water
14:00 - 1 Glass of water
15:00 - 1 Glass of water
15:30 - 1 Orange
16:00 - 1 Glass of water
17:00 - 1 Glass of water
17:30 - Exercise Bike - 20 minutes
18:00 - Dinner
18:15 - 1 Glass of water
18:30 - Piece of fruit
19:00 - 1 Glass of water
20:00 - 1 Glass of water
21:00 - 1 Glass of water
21:15 - Piece of fruit
No more food after 21:15
So I'll keep you posted on this, and I still appreciate your comments!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Monday 26th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, today was a hectic day which ended in... disaster.
It started off with an early morning. After work, I had to nip in to town to do a few things. From there I had to got to my mother in law's to help her shift some furniture. Lashed home, grabbed a kind of healthy snack, had to then go and get my dearly beloved and take her back into town for a friend's leaving do (which is silly for a Monday night), that finised at 10.15, so then had to go back into town to pick her up and drop off two others! Meantime, I hadn't eaten anything. So a long day with no dinner. Grrr...
The rest of the incomings went something like this...:
07:15 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - 1 glass of water
09:45 - 1 glass of water
11:40 - 2 brown bread rolls with tuna and pineapple
12:20 - 3 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - 1 glass of water
13:10 - 1 glass of water
13:30 - 1 Muller yogurt
14:20 - 1 glass of water
15:52 - 1 black coffee and a custard cream
16:20 - 1 Orange
17:20 - 3x Ryvita with Dairy Lea spread
And from that point on it went to pot.... I must admit that I had a couple of bites of chocolate. I did want to go on the exercise bike - in fact there were lots of things that I did want to do, but time just rushed away from me. I was already shattered from the long, hectic day at work, and then all of the running around (well, driving, technically), just about finished me off.
Oh well. As a good friend always says, "Never mind!"
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, today was a hectic day which ended in... disaster.
It started off with an early morning. After work, I had to nip in to town to do a few things. From there I had to got to my mother in law's to help her shift some furniture. Lashed home, grabbed a kind of healthy snack, had to then go and get my dearly beloved and take her back into town for a friend's leaving do (which is silly for a Monday night), that finised at 10.15, so then had to go back into town to pick her up and drop off two others! Meantime, I hadn't eaten anything. So a long day with no dinner. Grrr...
The rest of the incomings went something like this...:
07:15 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - 1 glass of water
09:45 - 1 glass of water
11:40 - 2 brown bread rolls with tuna and pineapple
12:20 - 3 Go Ahead bars
12:30 - 1 glass of water
13:10 - 1 glass of water
13:30 - 1 Muller yogurt
14:20 - 1 glass of water
15:52 - 1 black coffee and a custard cream
16:20 - 1 Orange
17:20 - 3x Ryvita with Dairy Lea spread
And from that point on it went to pot.... I must admit that I had a couple of bites of chocolate. I did want to go on the exercise bike - in fact there were lots of things that I did want to do, but time just rushed away from me. I was already shattered from the long, hectic day at work, and then all of the running around (well, driving, technically), just about finished me off.
Oh well. As a good friend always says, "Never mind!"
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Monday 12th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Well, today was a bit of a disaster... what with me not having enough time to make lunch for work, I ended up going to Greggs - always a mistake! It has been really busy today, my back has been killing all day, and I've been naughty with my food... Take a look at this:
07:30 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
09:42 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
10:30 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
12:00 - Brown bread, sliced, tuna and cucumber - but from Greggs. Loads of fat in that!
12:30 - Fudge donut - noooooooooooooo!
12:40 - Cadbury's Twirl - can it get any worse? I'm afraid so!
13:20 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
15:00 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
16:00 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
17:20 - Macaroon. So nice, but at the same time, so bad...
20:20 - Pizza, nice, and... chips... from... McDonalds! Nooooooo!
20:30 - Glass of genuine tap water
22:00 - Muller yogurt - the chocolate crunch corner one! Aaaargh!
So... let's see... I got my lunch from Greggs, which is a big no no, I also got a cake from Greggs. Then, I got chocolate whilst at work, came home, had a macaroon, and then Pizza and chips. Diet? What diet? This is a junk food diet! Oh man, I need to SERIOUSLY get my act together.
Okay, this week, I'm getting on the exercise bike. I AM!!!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Well, today was a bit of a disaster... what with me not having enough time to make lunch for work, I ended up going to Greggs - always a mistake! It has been really busy today, my back has been killing all day, and I've been naughty with my food... Take a look at this:
07:30 - Frosties with semi skimmed milk
08:30 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
09:42 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
10:30 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
12:00 - Brown bread, sliced, tuna and cucumber - but from Greggs. Loads of fat in that!
12:30 - Fudge donut - noooooooooooooo!
12:40 - Cadbury's Twirl - can it get any worse? I'm afraid so!
13:20 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
15:00 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
16:00 - Water (Seaton Spring - sponsorship please? I drink this water all day long!)
17:20 - Macaroon. So nice, but at the same time, so bad...
20:20 - Pizza, nice, and... chips... from... McDonalds! Nooooooo!
20:30 - Glass of genuine tap water
22:00 - Muller yogurt - the chocolate crunch corner one! Aaaargh!
So... let's see... I got my lunch from Greggs, which is a big no no, I also got a cake from Greggs. Then, I got chocolate whilst at work, came home, had a macaroon, and then Pizza and chips. Diet? What diet? This is a junk food diet! Oh man, I need to SERIOUSLY get my act together.
Okay, this week, I'm getting on the exercise bike. I AM!!!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Friday, 9 March 2007
Thursday 8th March 2007
Alrighty There People!
Okay, now, hopefully back on track :)
How are you all anyway? Hope you are fit and well.
I’m still not 100% well, and definitely not fit… yet… Okay, now that I have got that out of the way, let me tell you about my eating habits of the last week.
I’ve been drinking lots of hot drinks – mainly coffee and lemsips, to battle against my Man Flu. Meals have been pretty standard really, and I haven’t gone over the edge too much. Had a few cakes and chocolate things here and there, but nothing too extreme.
I’ve got some Weight Watcher’s biscuits, which are disgusting and look and taste like cardboard….
I’ve been eating quite a lot of Ryvita and DairyLea slices – I’m not sure if DairyLea is good for me or not, but it tastes really nice!
Okay, well here are yesterday’s intakings:
07:30 – Frosties and semi skimmed milk
07:50 – Muller Drink
08:35 – 1 small cup of water
09:35 – 1 small cup of water
10:37 – 1 small cup of water
10:46 – Kellogg’s Oat Bar
11:34 – 1 small cup of water
12:20 – 1 plate of pasta
12:30 – 1 glass of Orange juice
12:35 – 1 chocolate yogurt
13:35 – 1 small cup of water
14:20 – 1 small cup of water
15:05 – 1 small cup of water
15:51 – 1 small cup of water
17:00 – Steak Pie, peas, potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli
17:15 – 2 glasses of Orange juice
17:30 – Muller yogurt
20:10 – 1 glass of water
20:15 – 1 tiny slice of cake
22:00 – 1 piece of steak pie
22:15 – 1 cup of black coffee
So really, I did take in quite a lot yesterday :)
I definitely need to do more exercise, but my back is killing at the moment.
Oh, and on Saturday – I’m doing a gig – a rendition of “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow”, by the Soggy Bottom Boys from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
So when I do that, I’m gonna get it video’d and post a link to that here!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
Okay, now, hopefully back on track :)
How are you all anyway? Hope you are fit and well.
I’m still not 100% well, and definitely not fit… yet… Okay, now that I have got that out of the way, let me tell you about my eating habits of the last week.
I’ve been drinking lots of hot drinks – mainly coffee and lemsips, to battle against my Man Flu. Meals have been pretty standard really, and I haven’t gone over the edge too much. Had a few cakes and chocolate things here and there, but nothing too extreme.
I’ve got some Weight Watcher’s biscuits, which are disgusting and look and taste like cardboard….
I’ve been eating quite a lot of Ryvita and DairyLea slices – I’m not sure if DairyLea is good for me or not, but it tastes really nice!
Okay, well here are yesterday’s intakings:
07:30 – Frosties and semi skimmed milk
07:50 – Muller Drink
08:35 – 1 small cup of water
09:35 – 1 small cup of water
10:37 – 1 small cup of water
10:46 – Kellogg’s Oat Bar
11:34 – 1 small cup of water
12:20 – 1 plate of pasta
12:30 – 1 glass of Orange juice
12:35 – 1 chocolate yogurt
13:35 – 1 small cup of water
14:20 – 1 small cup of water
15:05 – 1 small cup of water
15:51 – 1 small cup of water
17:00 – Steak Pie, peas, potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli
17:15 – 2 glasses of Orange juice
17:30 – Muller yogurt
20:10 – 1 glass of water
20:15 – 1 tiny slice of cake
22:00 – 1 piece of steak pie
22:15 – 1 cup of black coffee
So really, I did take in quite a lot yesterday :)
I definitely need to do more exercise, but my back is killing at the moment.
Oh, and on Saturday – I’m doing a gig – a rendition of “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow”, by the Soggy Bottom Boys from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
So when I do that, I’m gonna get it video’d and post a link to that here!
Until tomorrow,
Adios!
The Dieting Man
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