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My Weight Loss Update - Feb 22nd
Hmmm…
You know how I said that last week I was surprised I had lost any weight? well I tried every trick I could think of today (except for holding onto the wall for support), and I’ve concluded that they don’t work!The scales ticked over at 128.9kg, I’ve actually put 0.2kg back on 
I’ve got to admit, I have strayed a little too far from the plan and these last two weeks have been pretty ordinary, and a bit demoralising when you think about how far I still have to go… it’s time to get serious and a time to take action - earlier than I planned, but necessary to get things back on track.
I’m upping the exercise a bit - going to try to get into the pool about lunch time each day, swim a few quick laps and get moving more throughout the day. My eldest son also starts Soccer in a few weeks (u5’s), he wants to get out every afternoon and kick the ball around, so I guess I’ll just have to up the intensity of our ‘training sessions’ a little 
It’s not a good sign that I probably won’t hit my 4kg goal in my first month, but there is a long way to go - I never meant for this to be a quick fix for weight loss, but hitting a wall this early was certainly not part of the plan!
Let’s see how I go this week, the forecast is for a hot weekend here (mid-30’s Celsius), so that’ll give me plenty of excuses to get in the pool and sweat a bit… should be interesting, lol.
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February 22, 2008 | Filed Under Updates
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Ok, Elmo Live is just going to drive me nuts (but it is cute!)
Ok, I know this has nothing to do with weight loss, and it only barely scrapes into motivation which is my main focus for this week… but have you seen the new Elmo (robot?) that was demoed at the NY Toy Fair last week? This thing is absolutely incredible - I know it’s going to drive me nuts!
You see my wife (and my kids for that matter), are huge Elmo fans, and I’m sure we’ll end up getting one of these at some stage… which has me more than a little concerned for my sanity. As any parent of young kids will attest, the littlies have an amazing ability to repeat the same thing over and over and over again - movies, games - you name it (my 4yo played snakes and ladders by himself for about 3 hours straight last week… every day last week that is!), I can just see (hear) this latest Elmo already, it might be time to invest in a real good pair of noise reduction headphones I think.
For those who haven’t seen it yet, here’s the amazing little critter here:
I was going to put up a list of five new things to do with Elmo Live, but I’m still in shock and having a little trouble thinking straight… I think I might leave that one for another day.
Share this article, I appreciate your support.February 20, 2008 | Filed Under Motivation 2 Comments
5 Sites that will Help You Stay Motivated
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Staying motivated is essential if you want to lose weight… it’s those days where you feel like you’re getting nowhere and want to give up where having sound motivation techniques and support will get you through and power on towards your next goal.
Here are five of my favourite websites that help pick you up and motivate you for success:
1. Zen Habits
Zen Habits covers everything you would want to know about achieving goals, simplifying your life and creating good habits. The Zen Habits blog has a very large following and it’s easy to see why, from it’s calming design to great content, this is one site you don’t want to miss.
Dr. Covey is the author of the acclaimed book, the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People… one of the real experts as far as motivation and goal setting is concerned.
This is actually a single article rather than a whole website, but the inspirational messages here are nothing short of amazing… if you ever feel like giving up on something, you’ve got to read this first, here’s an example of what’s on offer:
Winston Churchill: failed sixth grade. He was subsequently defeated in every election for public office until he became Prime Minister at the age of 62. He later wrote, “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never, Never, Never, Never give up.” (his capitals, mind you)
4. Lifehack
Another motivational blog that focuses on productivity, getting things done and lifehacks.
The Goal Setting College is a website that focuses on Goal Setting and Motivation, they have an extensive range of articles on the subjects and is an easy place to spend a day or two reading through their great advice.
There you go, I hope you find them as useful as I have, I guarantee you’ll find some great stuff in there.
Share this article, I appreciate your support.February 18, 2008 | Filed Under Motivation 2 Comments
My Weight Loss Update - Feb 15th
Well, it’s Friday again, and time to jump on the scales.
I’ve been a little distracted this week (as you can probably guess since my post rate dropped down), and being distracted probably isn’t a good thing from a weight loss perspective… maintaining my focus and motivation is something I need to work on (so watch out for a post on that this week!).
It was my birthday earlier in the week, the years keep ticking over, but at least 33 sounds like a lucky number (doubles are always lucky aren’t they, lol), so here’s hoping that this will be a fantastic year, on all levels.
Anyway, to the scales - I wasn’t expecting much this week, in fact I was a little concerned that I had lost anything at all, so sucking up my tummy (surely that’s got to help, haha), I was pleasantly surprised at the reading of 128.7kg, a loss of 0.9kg for the week. That’s a loss of 2.3kg so far for the month, with another 1.7kg to go in the remaining two weeks to reach my monthly goal - right on track and I haven’t even broken a sweat yet (literally, lol).
Until next time, I hope you all are doing well and maintaining those weight loss goals.
Share this article, I appreciate your support.February 15, 2008 | Filed Under Updates 4 Comments
Weight Loss Tip: Eat a good breakfast
photo by Lex in the City.
Getting the day off to a good start with a hearty breakfast is more important than you might think.
Another big change I’ve made to my eating habits is to focus a lot more attention on my breakfast. Typically I would start the day with a couple of slices of toast (usually with Vegemite… non-Aussies probably wouldn’t understand!) and a cup of coffee. For the past couple of weeks I’ve tried to focus on making them a bit more substantial, healthier and longer lasting.
My main ‘goto’ breakfast that doesn’t require much effort or thought is: muesli, fruit (usually banana), a splash of milk and some yoghurt… mix it all together and yum!
I do mix it up a little, my aim is for two days a week to have a high protein breakfast (although keep an eye on the fat content). Scrambled eggs will be the main choice, but throw in a lean sausage or two, or maybe a small piece of steak and it’ll round it off to a wonderful breakfast that should get you right through to lunch with only a piece of fruit or two to kick you along mid-morning…. and that’s my goal for breakfast - eat something healthy and wholesome that will get me through to lunch with only a snack of fruit in between.
What do you have for breakfast? do you feel hungry again mid-morning?
Share this article, I appreciate your support.February 11, 2008 | Filed Under Weight Loss Strategy 1 Comment