Diet and Exercise.

Moving to Sydney and getting lost whilst going on your walk does certainly help get that hour-a-day in!

As Jasmin has pointed out we didn’t do our weigh ins. And I must admit I have not been a very good blogger. I used be awesome at updating, but these days, well I get distracted by other things. I promise that from now on I will try better!

[EDIT] Jasmin did do her weigh in! Well done! I however just discovered I don't even own a set of scales. Need to add them to the shopping list!

Okay so we didn’t do our weigh in because I moved from Perth to Sydney. Now that doesn’t sound like much of an “excuse” however Jasmin and I first drove to Adelaide. That meant 3 days of sitting in the car, and an additional day sitting at the airport/in the plane for me. As for Jasmin, well she had to drive all the way back to Perth! Mind you I think we did rather well in avoiding the roadhouse food on the most part, however we did eat a lot of processed food. So yes, I know I have made no progress what-so-ever. I am quite sure Jasmin is in the same boat.

Good news however, since I have gotten to Sydney I have not eaten any fast food. Nor have I had a particular desire to eat it. When I had the option I decided I would like Japanese – a much healthier choice. I have also been making the effort of eating home cooked meals. More fruit and vegetables. I just need to add some more salad to my diet – I am passing by the fruit and veg shop today so I may buy a few salad things. I have cut down my coke consumption, I only drink that every few days (usually when I am out and about). However I have started drinking a lot more coffee. I am starting to limit my consumption though. At the moment I am not letting myself drink it after three in the afternoon. Soon I might try and limit to two a day, and then one. I do need to drink more water. I find the taste of water not too appealing, however I have read about squeezing fresh lemon or lime juice in there helps with the taste, so I might have to try that.

Now as for the exercise. That has been a bit of a bust. I have only just started exercising. The hard thing about it is keep exercising. I found a park near me that has the hills from hell. So I might need to trek up those at least 4 times a week. I am going to walk for a week and then I am going to try this whole “running” thing. That should be interesting.