Showing posts with label dieting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dieting. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Back to the start

Ok so I've been gone for some time... I'm on the last year of my course and have been so busy with projects and exams that all my diet and exercise plans are out of control.
Due to lack of time, I haven't exercised at all for the last few months. Meal times are not certain either. Been spending hours without eating, then eat too much at once. I have put on several pounds again and am starting to feel really guilty for waisting all the effort I've put in.
Now I decided that is time to stop the excuses and to stop feeling sorry for myself. Regardless of how little time I might have for myself or how tired I might be feeling, I am going to start eating properly again and I am going to walk everyday on my treadmill.
I really hope that on my next post, I will confirm what I've just said and will let you know how I got on. Sorry to everyone who came buy for not having updates for so long.

Friday, 25 March 2011

Diet going well but ... exercise?!

Ok, so my diet is still going very well. I'm very pleased that I still resist chocolate and cakes (haven't had any for two months)or the carbs after 4pm but in the past two weeks I haven't exercised at all! I know it's shocking, I mean, I do all the stuff such as walking to college, clean the house, ironing, etc, but that's far from enough.
When I increased the duration and resistance of my exercises, It was hard but it made me feel a lot better. It was a big mistake to have stopped. I don't know why I did... but I've promised myself that tomorrow I will start the exercises again, no excuses. This time I will increase the frequency as well so I will have to exercise at least five times a week. I'm still losing weight because I'm dieting but I feel the need to burn more calories and I definitely need more energy.

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Why is it so hard?

Today I am feeling low. Almost didn't sleep last night and have no motivation for any kind of exercise. I find it hard at times because I don't have anyone to exercise with me so motivation doesn't kick in. I try to find excuses such as no time, too much to do ... but isn't losing weight a priority? It should be. If we really want to do it, then we have to do it, no matter what right? It makes me feel awful because I have taught myself almost everything I need to know to do it right, from diets, food calories and recipes, to different types of exercises and what they do, but still, motivation doesn't always come. I haven't exercised for two weeks now and, although I'm still dieting, I'm starting to feel crap. It goes to show that, diet only is not enough and I know that very well, but I'm not used to it. I have a static bicycle, have had it for more than two years, but never really used it. I decided that now that I started dieting I should definitely use it but I am struggling. I started cylcing for 10 minutes only with no resistence and still my legs hurt so much by the time I finnish. I have tried to increase it to 15 minutes and because I couldn't keep it up I gave up? I can't give up. If I can't do 15 than I will maintain it on 10, or maybe increase it to 12. I also find it hard to do it everyday or at least 5, 6 times a week, since it's only 10 minutes, 3 times a week is not enough, but at least it was something because now I am not exercising at all...
I would appreciate if someone has any ideas or advice to give me, please leave your comments, ok? Thank you all in advance.