First Walk of 2009
Hurrah – first walk of 2009 done and dusted! I’d be a lying liar if I said that actual walking itself took up the entire 2 hours that I had set out to do…..there were many, many stops to catch my breath or have a little rest but it *was* a couple of hours outside and moving so I’m reasonably happy. I can only improve.
I weighed myself this morning, made a little note of the number and put the scales back where they came from. I’m going to try very hard not to look again until the 1st Feb – hopefully by then I’ll weigh a few pounds less than I do now. I’m usually pretty hung up about weighing myself – I’ll get the scales out at least every 2 days and record my weight in a spreadsheet that calculates whether I’m on track or falling behind. All very obsessive I know and I’m not falling into that trap again – every single time, without fail, that I’ve seen a gain I’ve ended up bingeing on rubbish food. I know that my weight fluctuates wildly depending on what I’ve eaten, what I’ve been drinking, time of the month etc but I still throw my hands up in the air and tell myself I can never lose weight just because I’ve seen a gain of one silly kg. Every single time. If I can just have the common sense to weigh myself once a month then – as long as I’m walking and eating healthily – the scales should show a loss and I can just focus on getting healthy.
Tags: Walking
I’ve weighed myself twice this year already – in two days. Must stop this before it becomes obsessive although I seem to have lost nearly 1kg overnight (counts all limbs to check that one hasn’t fallen off somehow…) Clearly, there’s something about these electronic scales that I’m failing to understand.
On the upside – I’m lead to believe (from somewhere or other) that it doesnt really matter how long you take over a walk, you still use up the same number of calories. If this is true, then you can happily mess around, take photos, or whatever. I think that some of the enjoyment and benefit of this walking stuff is the ability to explore things and, generally have a poke around, and do things such as sitting and watching the view. Otherwise , it just gets to be a chore.
Thats what I think anyway.
Mike (Chubby) Knipe
Hi Mike
1kg eh? Well done! I’ve gone to step on the scales about 30 times since Thursday but am determined to hold out a teeny bit longer if I can.
I think you’re right about the walking thing by the way. I also read somewhere that weightloss is 80% eating right and 20% exercise which, if true, means that as long as the body is moving somehow it’s going to make a difference if you’re also watching the food intake. I hope so anyway.
Walkloss
Welcome to the Outdoorbloggers. You’re so lucky living where you are. I’m still down in Oxfordshire. My LEJOG this year takes me past not far from Todmorden (Hebden Bridge actually). You’re welcome to join me for a day or more!