Day 79 It's been a fortnight, and all is getting cold...

For the past two weeks I have been trying to control the weight. It has been about keeping warm and staving off the hunger. With a return to the 318lb marker, It has been difficult to sustain.

The idea has not gone, although the journey will likely be a little further down the line. Covid is still playing its pipe and the country is threatening lockdown, every day! My walking target is still going strong, having made 21 days in a row, yesterday. I even managed to walk my Wailmer more than 6km. It's all an achievment...yeah?

Wailmer on patrol!

The bike is still held up. I am looking at using my old bike as a donor. This will allow me to at least keep the bike running until a new wheel can be found. This last week has vanished. It went from seven days beyond my last post, to fifteen, in hours...well, maybe eight days, but that's what it felt like.

Dang...I look old! I am pretty sure that the clocks going back has made things even harder! But, hey, chin up, let's keep fighting.

There's more to come, honestly!

Day 18 No selfie for today.

Missed the chance for a selfie, today, but there is still one from yesterday. There has been a clear fitness boost in the past few days and my energy is running high. Paddling last night was wet at first, but ended up with a cruise on flat, sparkling water. It was great! It was just a shame that my boat wasn't here, I want to get it on the water, ASAP!

Day 17

I decided on a walk, today, and have already made it to 9.5k in steps, before midday. With another trip to the park, with the kids, this afternoon, I'm going to be a tired potato, this evening.

I have now cancelled my gym membership as I have found a way to make it work without it. There are now resistance-bands ready to use and I am planning on getting a cross-trainer for my home. These two will do everything that I need.

Be safe, be healthy.

Day 15 Beyond a Fortnight!

Is this the Covid 19 / Literacy gap?

Good day to you all. I thought I'd get another blog in. What a weekend; with plenty of exercise and the collection of my first Kayak, I am feeling the drag. That's right, I collected a kayak from mid-Wales, yesterday. The trouble is, it's in Shrewsbury, right now, due to the fact that we still don't have our car back from the garage.

I have kept up the step-count and made a 10k+ bike ride, today. With a routine, I am succeeding with the program and thus, losing weight, too. This week's loss came in at 0.8kg (1.7lbs), not bad as I can feel the muscle growth that will have held it lower than what I thought it would be. I am always looking for a steady 2lbs a week, where possible. I think I will cancel my gym membership, too. Not much point now that I have found a home method, once again.

What else is there to say, for the sake of journalising this quest, we now have a crack in the windscreen of our hire-car, that decided to travel from the edge, for no reason. 

Not a scratch, chip, nor evidencial push was made, so who knows where that came from.

Until next time, stay safe, where a mask...when possible.

Day 12 So tired, today!

It's time for another update on my quest. Things have changed a little regarding my fitness, but not much in the way of the fitness schedule. Now that my monitor is in full swing, I am getting a resting heartbeat of 65. This is great, it's back to how it was. Fitness is still much the same, with steps being kept above the 10k target, most of the week.

Slush Puppy...yum!

On Day 9, my daughter and I made it to the woods. There was a lot of ups and downs with a quick slurp of a Slush Puppy at its close. We enjoyed it and it made for a lot of steps and elevation, great for getting back to normallity.

Day 9's Step Data

Today is a shockingly tiring day. I am full of fatigue and know that I need to address calorie intake, for the next few days. The trouble is keeping things low-fat, tasty and satisfying. Tomorrow is going to be a feeding day, so there's always that to look forward to.

Wednesday's paddle was very wet, but ultimately, a success. 

Be safe!

Day 9 - Domestic chores are calling.

We've hit Day 9, already, and the fitness is still going really well. I am not as tired as I was, and I also got a decent night's sleep, last night, for the first time in months. I should really have recorded it on my band, but hey ho.

A figure of eight - Day 9 Route

After Saturday's ride, I was still determined to bring up my steps and have succesfully kept above the 10k-a-day target, ever since. Much of yesterday's steps were down to domestic house-keeping and tidying, this added more than 5.5k to the total! This is, in its own right, proof of the change that is happening. I am averaging from 7-9.5km per day on the bike, with two ride-rest days mid-week and Sundays, respectively.

Day 9

Today is a Tuesday. I had intended to walk in the woods on Sunday, but it was so poor outside, that I took my family to breakfast, instead. One thing I must watch now is the calorie levels that I am taking in. The past two days have been too low, and so I need address it in the coming days. Control is the key!

Stay safe, stay active.

Gavyn.