Snacks and progress

So it's been 4 days since my initial decision to change my life. In those 4 days I've already lost 6 pounds and managed to stay away from fizzy drinks(soda). Something I'll honestly say was really hard but with some family and friend support I murdered through.

So this leads me to my second little change that I have made to my habbits: snacking.

In the past if I was peckish I'd reach for a nice bickie (cookie) or a chocolate bar. Now though I have replaced this with peanuts, pistachios or raisins. Which I must admit so far I am really enjoying.

If anyone does have any tips for healthy eating without vej they would greatly be recieved.

Also I wanna say thankyou to everyone supporting me on Twitter it's really appreciated and encouraging.

Thanks again
Gimp

Step 1

So I took all the measurements I wanted.
I'm currently 6'4 and weigh in at 21 stone

Now even when i was playing rugby full time i was 17.5 stone so i know I'll never be "Light-weight". So being "heavy" inst that big a deal, but I'm not happy with the amount of my weight that is fat compared to muscle.
I'd say when i was at 17 stone it was more muscle than fat. However now I feel it is the inverse situation.

So I have started off with a couple of very small changes to my lifestyle, eating/drinking habits just to kick off.

Step 1

So the 1st steps is to replace all "Soda/Fizzy" style drinks, and all fatty, sugary drinks, with either water or cordials ("squash").

Now as I currently work in a bar, this means a MASSIVE change from a very small decision  as I tend to drinks tons of Pepsi when at work as its on hand and easy to access.

The second part of step 1, is again a very small and simple change, when I am not at work I will take a 30 min - 60 min walk. Now these has 2 benefits for me really, firstly it will increase my general fitness, and burn of some calories. secondly it will give me a good excuse to spend more time with my Dog, and get out of the house more :P

So these are very very basic steps but I find if i work on goals by starting small and increasing each set of goals that i stick to them more rigidly. 

So that's my start :D any thoughts, advice, encouragement, or even if you just wanna share your own story feel free to comment or email me (gimp@gimpsgold.com) or tweet me :D @Gimpsgold

Gimp

Personal Goals, and Fitness

OK so this is more a post for me than anything.

Today i decided I'm  not happy with my body, I'm unfit, unhealthy and have replaced alot of my muscle with fat.

So this is a post to say that I'm gonna change, I'm gonna make the changes I need to. I want to be happy, and I'm gonna do it.

My 1st goal is to plan ahead, over the next couple of days I will be taking accurate measurements of weight, waist size etc and set myself a goal.

But this is just my promise to myself, my friends and the people who always support me, I WILL SUCCEED! I WILL BECOME HAPPY!