Realities of diet and weightloss
I was once told, you can eat anything so long as you exercise enough. The reality however is: I wasn’t exactly a junk food person and by most people’s standards, I ate healthily. My diet consisted of mainly ‘healthy’ main meals plus some chocolate, some ‘snacks’, pastries etc on occasion. I was vegan after all, […]
What is the definition of insanity
It has been a relatively insane 9 months. Who would willingly choose to do what I did last year.
9 weeks
At 9 weeks in I feel a little bit stalled at times.
Not losing weight is frustrating despite trying to stay focused on the bigger picture of the fitness goals.
Defining Progress
When assessing progress, there are many more important metrics to measure than weight loss and probably some societal expectations to get over.
7 weeks in
Just a little update. Here is how I have been able to increase my intensity minutes over the past 7 weeks. Intensity minutes are measure by increase in heart rate. Increasing your heart rate can improve cardiovascular health and aid in fat loss. My Gramin watch likes to tell me I need 150 minutes per […]
Lies I tell myself
Time to talk about the mind. I, like many of you, have been trying to get fit and healthy for a long while. Yet, time after time, I’d hit a hurdle or just stop. Why though? Maybe you’re just too lazy? Perhaps you just don’t want to put the effort in. Logic would say that […]
My ‘start small’ program
The ‘Just move somehow’ program will mean different things for different people. This is what mine has been like so far for those who want an idea of what I mean. I have a shoulder injury so I need to watch that with bodyweight exercises and I need to strengthen my hips and knees. July […]
Just move somehow
Just move! It’s simple, right? It should be, but we find that most people just don’t do it anywhere near as much as we need to. If it were so simple as this, then so many of us wouldn’t be so sedentary as we are. Is it because we see the recommended exercise limit, and […]
