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Getting moving
Because I just couldn’t get warm this afternoon, I was finally motivated to exercise. I pulled out the Wii Fit and started it up. Then I discovered it’s been three weeks since I used it. Yikes! I got in nearly an hour of exercise, most of it aerobic. I was feeling much warmer at the end of that. Then I showered and got dressed. Within an hour I was freezing again.
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Wii play
Winter continues to be wet and wild. There was a fair bit of damage around Perth although most in the southern suburbs from what I can tell. I think it may be clearing up tomorrow. Funny thing is I saw some rainbows both yesterday and today and that’s been unusual for me this year. Usually, that’s one of the benefits of winter around here but I must be missing them or something.
Tonight, the Scientist and I spent time with the boys playing their new game. I had played a couple times on the previous version of this game and failed to see what was so great about it. It was always hard to follow what was happening, not to mention take part in the battle. Today was my first attempt at the new one and although I still find it hard to follow, I think there’s a chance I might be competent enough to join in a game once in a while. I will never particularly enjoy it though.
Earlier in the day, I did a Wii Fit exercise routine that lasted nearly two hours. Much of this time I was engaged in balance, yoga and muscle exercises so I didn’t burn off that many calories. I don’t really enjoy many of the yoga poses in the program, mainly because it feels somewhat unnatural to use the Wii Fit board. I do like doing the warrior pose, though and not just because I am very good at it. Most of the time it feels quite comfortable, the muscles I use for it are strong, and it is just a satisfying feeling. There is a very much modified sun salutation and that one just doesn’t have the right feel to it. Mostly I find that I don’t go into and out of poses the way I should be doing. One day I will try another proper yoga class and hopefully get proper guidance again. Meanwhile, I will keep the idea of doing some proper yoga poses at home alive…and perhaps one day make progress in that direction.
My big accomplishment today on the program is doing the jackknife challenge and completing one hundred of them to “beat” the trainer. I really like this exercise and I am getting much better at it. Far easier than trying a sit up and I think I am getting some benefit to my abdominal muscles.
I’m hoping to get back out on my bicycle on Monday to get some different exercise. I find it hard to stay with the same routines all the time and mixing it up seems to help. I don’t seem to be improving on the weight all that much but I think my fitness level has improved quite a bit. I think my addiction to chocolate may be the problem with the weight…I am just finding it too hard to resist lately.
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Health and fitness
Since my last post with regard to health and fitness, it seemed not a lot happened for quite some time. My decision to make sure I changed my food intake and exercise just didn’t seem to get me very far. I wasn’t failing exactly, but I wasn’t progressing and it seemed my weight continued to increase, although very slowly. My exercise intentions finally started to stick a bit better in the last couple of weeks. I’ve been using my bicycle as often as possible instead of taking the car on short trips. Today I cycled off to the pharmacy to get something for Lego Lover’s throat and the trip there was only marginally longer than driving. So I saved fuel and wear and tear on the car…and I expended a few calories at the same time.
The bicycle is getting far more use lately so I hope to continue to that habit. I did have a bit of a setback on Friday when I rode up to the shops, locked my bike and returned to find it moved…Some teenager had picked the lock and moved it but left the lock and my helmet in the same place. He had a bit of an attitude and was openly bragging about his act. Too bad he didn’t put his talents to better use. So I will be driving off to find a better lock this week before use it for anything longer than a very quick stop.
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Diet-a bad word
Sunday was the birthday of a family friend and for various reasons, I was the sole representative from our immediate family to the afternoon tea held in his honour. I think I have a whole other post about the crowd that I was amongst but I will save that for another time.
Most present at the party were familiar to me but it has been over a year or two since most have seen me. I had a number of comments on my “recent” weight loss. One of the ladies sitting next to me was asking how I lost weight and wanted to know if I had gone on the Tony Fergueson diet. She went on to tell about the supplements on the diet and I don’t know what else. I told her that I hadn’t gone on any diet. I simply ate more sensibly and exercised, which seemed to surprise her.
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The ongoing weight struggle
This process of improving lifestyle and losing weight is far more difficult to navigate than I would have expected. It is all well to lose the weight and do the right thing for your health. But at some stage goals, or significant parts of goals are met. This is the tricky stage because it is so easy to ease up the stubborn streak that keeps me eating well and exercising.
At the end of January last year, I started on an improved health and fitness lifestyle. I started pretty small and worked my way to doing regular exercise and a much improved diet. This was spurred by an out-of-range blood sugar level, which was later confirmed as type two diabetes. Over the course of about eight or nine months, I lost nearly 20 kgs. I had setbacks due to injuries but even when not exercising as well, I was still eating well. I plateaued over the next months.
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Cough and splutter
I think the laryngitis is settling down a bit but the ear problems and the coughing are still driving me batty. The reflux is not a constant problem right at the moment either. I finally have been able to stay at home and rest instead of running around.
We were kind of forced into it by our car deciding that it is going to sputter a bit and threaten to collapse. Apparently it’s a cylinder problem. The scientist took the car in yesterday and it won’t be ready until tomorrow afternoon. Another $200-300 out of pocket. Apparently we’ve had a good run with ours since most cars would require replacements long before now. We are now getting more serious about finding a new or newer car. The repairs are starting to add up.
So the only place I’ve been this weekend is the video shop. We had a dvd due back yesterday so I had to cycle there. Not something I really wanted to do but I was best equipped to do it. I made the trip without too much drama and picked up a few groceries at the shopping center to bring home in my basket. My cough didn’t bother me much until the last fifteen minutes…but no major coughing spasms.