Monday 5 November 2012

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


1 comment:

  1. I wish you good luck with this hunny, baby steps, small changes is definitely the way to go as I found out last year. Even something as simple as a good haircut was enough to get me moving on the next steps. I know it's a bit 'girlie' & maybe the current fashion but have a think about Pilates - I've found it gentle enough to do even with my back issues & the changes in my muscle tone have surprised me a lot. Even just a weekly class helped a great deal. I'm still working on various bits myself so I'll be popping in to visit here regularly {{{hugs}}} you can do it xx

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