This is the sequel to my 2010 weighloss blog. I started out well last year and, well, fucked it up. No other way of putting it really.
This year I have to lose weight. My back injury isn’t going away because I am so lazy I don’t exercise. I’ve had to cancel my gym subscription because I can’t afford to go anymore. As a result of that, I will have to exercise at home. Fun times.
To help things along, I posted a list of my goals for 2011:
My Goals:
1. Lose Weight
That in itself is obvious, but I want to get to under 100Kg this year. If I get my weight down to 99Kg (218 pounds) my BMI will be a much healthier 26.6. It is currently 34.9. I am 0.1 on the BMI scale from being morbidly obese! That is scary! If possible I would like to get under 91 Kg as that would have me under 200 pounds, and give a nice, respectable, BMI of 24.4.
2. Stop blaming external factors
Re-read this post. I place a lot of blame for my failings everywhere but on myself. Why don’t I simply change the post? Partly because I am too lazy and partly because it wouldn’t be a true reflection of what I think and who I am right now.
I need to be responsible for my own actions, my own health and all that is associated with it!
3. Reduce injuries
From my walking on Saturday, I had a bad knee, bad back; both upper and lower, and all kinds of muscle ache. From walking! And just to think, I was looking to play a hockey match this season to cheer myself up. That’s not happening or I will do myself some serious damage. When I lose weight, I will get injured less; my joints will fatigue less and I will be able to play hockey again.
4. Improve fitness
Walking 3 miles shouldn’t leave you sweating, unless it is through a desert in the blazing heat. Or you are power walking. I was doing neither.
Instead of just walking 3 miles, I want to get to a point where I can run 5 miles or more. I expect i will be sweating from that, but I should be able to do it given the number of sports I have played in the past.
5. Eat healthily
And drink healthily too. At the moment, when I find myself flagging at work, I get in the car and drive to the nearest shop (about a mile away) and buy an energy drink or two. My energy drink of choice? Relentless. One can of that has 58% of your daily sugar allowance. Yes, I sometimes have two of them. I had three in one day not too long ago. Three! No, I don’t think having 174% of your daily sugar allowance in under 7 hours is a good idea, or healthy.
I always have two litres of water at work anyway, so there is no reason I would need to drink anything with such excess sugar in. I should try to avoid high sugar drinks generally!
I also have a tendency to eat when I am bored. I eat anything that is available at the time too. Usually crisps. Or a sandwich – not a healthy one. I prefer savory over sweet, so I am more likely to eat things with a high fat content rather than a high sugar one which leads to the piling of the pounds easier still.
