Tag Archive: Diets

Jun
03

Injuries can seriously derail diet plans

I haven’t posted for a while about my diet progress – because I haven’t made any significant progress. In fact I think I have stalled – but dare not touch the scales. Last time I was at the gym my shoulder and neck were in agony and we could only work the lower body, so in the end I cancelled training for the unforeseeable future and decided to get my neck and shoulder problem fixed. A while ago I had an email from a therapy provider who specialises in ART – short for Active Release Technique. So I thought I try this out.The treatment combines movement, stretching and massages and treats problems with muscles, tendons, nerves, ligaments and fascia. After 4 sessions though I had to give up because I couldn’t feel any improvement and the pain in my left arm, which is also my dominant arm got worse. So now I am back with my physiotherapist Osian from Recovery and Beyond and am hoping he can fix my shoulder.

Feb
20

More from the diet front

Well today I weighed myself for the first time in over a month and am pleased that despite what I thought, I have actually lost a bit of weight and am now down to 58,2 kilos. Obviously this is very slow progress, but slow is the way forward. At least I don’t feel hungry. The training is tough and John does push me to my limits. But the hardest thing is not the actual exercise and making sure I exercise at home too, but sticking to the new carbohydrate after 5 pm regime. I have to admit that I occasionally lapse and find it really difficult.

Jan
10

Dieting isn’t easy..when you can’t exercise

Like so many other people this time of year I have decided to fight the flab and lose weight- and not just some weight – lots of it. In my 20ies I used to weigh 49 – 50 kilos, which is the weight I feel most happy with as I am quite small 1.60m or 5 feet 3inches). Apparently I am as tall as Lady Gaga and she weighs 50 kilos.

Mar
08

Why I hate diets

One of the many things I want to achieve this year is to lose weight (by May actually). Since arriving in the UK in 2002 I have gradually put on weight, I suspect at least 5 kilos (I don’t dar going on my scales right now) and I simply don’t like what I see.   …

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