Well, here’s a little update. Unfortunately, I’ve been rather ill with an ongoing cold which has caused a lot of interruptions in my gyming!

I’ve recently had to change my gym schedule again as going after work and in the evenings has been far too tiring. I really wanted it to work, but I ended up not being able to go so many times because of chronic fatigue…

So, I’m back to going on my days off, which is twice a week and I’m getting in an hours workout. 30 minutes weights and resistance machines and 30 minutes on the cross trainer.

I’ve also been tweaking my diet again and I avoid having heavy carbohydrates like potatoes, rice and pasta in the evenings and have it for lunch instead. I’ve cut down on more sugar and making sure I have plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables every day.

So after a couple of weeks of doing that, I weighed myself at the weekend to see how I was doing, and guess what….5lbs lost! I’m overjoyed! I’m back on track and feeling good! Getting back into an hours session at the gym when I can give it my full effort is obviously really paying off and is very motivating!

Exercise makes such a huge difference to weight loss and this proves to me once again that I really need to be exercising more regularly to be getting the results I want.

I know that if I keep up this exercise and eating, I’m on a sure weight loss winner!

Well, my last blog was pretty bold! So thought I would update where I’ve got to so far.

This week has been a real heavy week of work and some personal issues have cropped up too. So unfortunately things haven’t gone quite to plan. No surprise there! But I’ve still stayed positive!

This weekend I’m going to start a fresh and weigh myself on Sunday so I can get back into the routine of weighing myself every other Sunday in the month. I’m also going to do some food shopping at the weekend and get some more fresh fruit and vegetables. Great thing is both me and my husband have got into the habbit of buying and eating fresh fruit and vegetables with all meals.

I’ve started walking to and from work more often which is good! I still get the bus every now and again, but that’s when I’m carrying loads of stuff that I can’t carry (like the 8 pints of milk the other day!)

I’ll be going to the gym next Monday now and I’ll be chatting to one of the trainers there to help me with a new regime. My injured wrist still isn’t completely right, but it’s healed enough to start exercising it more which is great news!

Replacing pasta and rice with more veg has been very easy and very satisfying indeed! Also having healthier puddings is moving back in the right direction too! Having more low fat and low sugar yogurts to have with fruit is very nice and great to have in the hotter weather as it’s much more fresh!

Sugar in tea is getting there, slowly! I’m going to take some green tea into work so that I can start having that instead of normal tea and have a little bit of honey instead of sugar if it needs something to take that little bitter edge off.

As for being more headstrong against my health issues, it’s a very hard progress. I know it’s not going to happen overnight, not matter how hard I try and the physical symptoms are always there. But I’m feeling positive and I’m managing to get through each day with a bit more hope.

Nothing much else to report for the time being. But I’ve made an ok start and feel positive!

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Well, my last blog was pretty bold! So thought I would update where I’ve got to so far.

This week has been a real heavy week of work and some personal issues have cropped up too. So unfortunately things haven’t gone quite to plan. No surprise there! But I’ve still stayed positive!

This weekend I’m going to start a fresh and weigh myself on Sunday so I can get back into the routine of weighing myself every other Sunday in the month. I’m also going to do some food shopping at the weekend and get some more fresh fruit and vegetables. Great thing is both me and my husband have got into the habbit of buying and eating fresh fruit and vegetables with all meals.

I’ve started walking to and from work more often which is good! I still get the bus every now and again, but that’s when I’m carrying loads of stuff that I can’t carry (like the 8 pints of milk the other day!)

I’ll be going to the gym next Monday now and I’ll be chatting to one of the trainers there to help me with a new regime. My injured wrist still isn’t completely right, but it’s healed enough to start exercising it more which is great news!

Replacing pasta and rice with more veg has been very easy and very satisfying indeed! Also having healthier puddings is moving back in the right direction too! Having more low fat and low sugar yogurts to have with fruit is very nice and great to have in the hotter weather as it’s much more fresh!

Sugar in tea is getting there, slowly! I’m going to take some green tea into work so that I can start having that instead of normal tea and have a little bit of honey instead of sugar if it needs something to take that little bitter edge off.

As for being more headstrong against my health issues, it’s a very hard progress. I know it’s not going to happen overnight, not matter how hard I try and the physical symptoms are always there. But I’m feeling positive and I’m managing to get through each day with a bit more hope.

Nothing much else to report for the time being. But I’ve made an ok start and feel positive!

Yes, it is important to eat 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Why?

You hear it all the time – eat more fruits and veggies. But is it really the magic pill it claims to be?
Produce is high in fiber, which takes toxins and other waste products out of your body, instead of storing them as belly fat. The fiber and water found in fruit and vegetables is also critical for good bowel health. Your colon is only so big, and if you pack meal after meal in there without having a bowel movement, it’s going to get compounded and expand your bowel and physically take up more space. If your colon is right under your belly, is it really all belly fat or is there excess waste in the colon that is contributing?

There is so much more I could talk about here, especially after reading a book called “Inside Poop” that talks about people often store many pounds of dried up and old fecal matter in their colon.  Disgusting I know!

So how to you avoid this? You should be getting in 2-3 servings of fruit and 5-8 servings of vegetables daily to keep the your colon clean. Ideally you should be having 1-3 fully formed, painless bowel movements daily. Fiber also keeps you feeling fuller longer, so you don’t eat more than your body needs.

Ok, I promise my next tip won’t be as graphic, and shall I say “yucky.” Trust me, I didn’t like learning about all this dried up fecal matter stuff either! Stayed tuned for the next tip coming soon!

Yes, it is important to eat 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Why?

You hear it all the time – eat more fruits and veggies. But is it really the magic pill it claims to be?
Produce is high in fiber, which takes toxins and other waste products out of your body, instead of storing them as belly fat. The fiber and water found in fruit and vegetables is also critical for good bowel health. Your colon is only so big, and if you pack meal after meal in there without having a bowel movement, it’s going to get compounded and expand your bowel and physically take up more space. If your colon is right under your belly, is it really all belly fat or is there excess waste in the colon that is contributing?

There is so much more I could talk about here, especially after reading a book called “Inside Poop” that talks about people often store many pounds of dried up and old fecal matter in their colon.  Disgusting I know!

So how to you avoid this? You should be getting in 2-3 servings of fruit and 5-8 servings of vegetables daily to keep the your colon clean. Ideally you should be having 1-3 fully formed, painless bowel movements daily. Fiber also keeps you feeling fuller longer, so you don’t eat more than your body needs.

Ok, I promise my next tip won’t be as graphic, and shall I say “yucky.” Trust me, I didn’t like learning about all this dried up fecal matter stuff either! Stayed tuned for the next tip coming soon!

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