diet and exercise: June 2005 Archives
Went out this morning and bought a pump, a water bottle and a trip computer for the bike. So I can tell you with great confidence that I've just come back from cycling 16.3 miles, at an average speed of 10 miles per hour. On the hottest day of the year so far. I've just got out of the shower and I still haven't cooled down!
Right, well, dinner should be just about ready and then I'm off to see my son this evening. He's just come back from a week in Spain so I'm sure he'll have lots to tell me :-)
Last night I cycled somewhere between 14 and 15 miles. The weather was perfect, I was in the mood for a ride (first one for a week, slacker) and I felt really good doing it and wasn't too out of breath at the end. At one point I looked down and saw lots of insects caught in the hairs on my arms, which made me think, if I'd managed to catch that many on my arms, how many had I caught with my teeth??
Here's a summary of the weight reports over the last few weeks. It's not looking too good, and I'm not going to put them in a chart because it would only look like a big "V"!
17 April 228
26 April 227
11 May 226
18 May 225
01 June 227
8 June 228
Looks like I either have to do a lot lot lot more exercise.... or I have to eat a lot lot lot less. Personally I'm in favour of upping the exercise, as I don't like being hungry.
H'mmm...... first day of June, and guess what? It's raining. Been raining all day, so far. If it's not too breezy out later I might get the waterproofs on and do a few miles, although nowhere near as much as yesterday. I feel like I'm on a roll and don't want to let up at the moment. If it's too wet for cycling I'll lift some weights at home instead.
This morning's weigh-in came in at 16stone 3lbs (227lbs), so I'm still not managing to lose anything. I do feel good though, so I'm going to keep on convincing myself that I'm turning fat into muscle. If I keep this up then I should be able to see a visual difference in the size of my gut by the end of the summer (which, according to the length of the typical British summer, was this morning!)
Sorry I can't think of anything more interesting at the moment - I'm a bit obsessed with my weight it seems! And you don't want to hear about the tedium that is my job, do you?
