Poem 29

 

Counting calories,

rationing every bite.

Dedication pays

not all that resolved at new year

a year of mostly being at home has been really bad for my weight. the kilos were creeping on before but this past year, with my habit of eating too many bikkies, daughters who love to bake  and having lost the enforced physical activity that went along with work, i have packed on quite a bit which distresses me a little bit. my clothes dont fit anymore and my body is all lumpy and probably the most important thing, i know i am not honoring my health and my time here on the planet.
so i have made a non-resolution to try to lose 10kg this year. i'm not sure how easy or hard that will be but 10kg in a year is not really aiming for a quick loss. i struggle with exercise so my initial non-plan isnt going to include real exercise and incremental changes are more achievable than dramatic ones so i thought i would start with some basic ideas, see if it helps and then step up the program.

• first step will be to find out my actual weight, that means get some scales.
• no more soft drinks or fruit juice or cordial. only coffee, tea or water to drink.
• eat less cakes and ice creams (hard to do with the girls about)
• eat breakfast so i dont get caught in the snack trap
• no pre-packaged biscuits and no lollies. i wont say no to chocolate but i'll try to keep it to special occasions

i know how much resolve i have (not a lot) so i'll leave it there for now and consider how much more committed i want to get then post again. it will keep me accountable. progress report in a month, 5th feb.