Week 7 Day 2

Ex: 10 000 steps
F: porridge
     Lentil chili
     Cucumber salad
D: tea, coffee

Week 7 Day 1

Ex: 6 762 steps
F: mutton, roast veg, lettuce omelette
     Rice, cucumber, sardine salad
D: tea, coffee

Rather lazy today - no evening walk

Week 7 Philosophy

I asked my friend for her philosophy of healthy eating. She told me to find a way to balance 'eat to live, don't live to eat' with 'food is pleasurable'.

I think this is a useful idea. When I am hungry, even the simplest food gives great pleasure.

Week 6 Results

Weight gain 0.4 kg
Weight loss till target 2.5kg

Lost weight earlier in the week but then regained it. Target still in reach.

Week 6 Day 7

Ex: 5000 steps + 60 min Pilates
F: porridge
     Mutton, veg, rice
     Dry biscuits, yoghurt, jam
     Toast cheese pate veg
      Cake
D: tea, coffee, beer

Week 6 Day 6

Ex: 11 470
F: porridge
      Mutton, veg, rice
      Mozzarrela salad
D: tea, coffee
    

Week 6 Day 5

Still celebrating the marriage!

Ex: lots of dancing
F: wedding cakes, egg fried rice, roast lamb
D: wine, plum brandy, coca cola, water, tea

Week 6 Day 4

A&M's wedding

Ex: lots of dancing
F: eggs and rolls
     Heart and rice
     Pate, steak and potato with vegetables, wedding cake
D: tea, coffee, wine, water

Week 6 Day 3

Ex: 10 397 steps
F:     pasta bake and sardines
        Pasta bake and heart
        Wedding cakes
D: tea, coffee, kefir

Week 6 Day 2

Ex: 12 590 steps
F: porridge
     Pasta bake, roast veg and heart
D: kefir, tea, coffee

Week 6 Day 1

Ex: 10 877 steps
F: porridge
     Pasta and roast veg omelette
     Two sweet rolls with a pudding filling
D: tea, coffee

Week 6: Kelly McGonigal

Doctor Kelly McGonigal is not a philosopher, but a psychologist. Still her view of willpower can still be useful to look at.

'Kelly McGonigal defines willpower as "the ability to do what you really want to do when part of you really doesn’t want to do it." It consists of three competing elements: 1) I will – the ability to do what you need to do; 2) I won’t – the other side of self-control; the inability to resist temptation; and 3) I want – your true want, the ability to remember the big picture of your life.' (Wikipedia)

Week 5 Results

Weight loss: 0.1kg
Total weight loss: 2.9 kg
To target: 2.1 kg

My weight went up in the rest period and then down again. Not a big loss this week but I am  still on target.

Week 5 Day 7

Ex: 11 228 steps
F: porridge
     Dhal, rice and roast veg
     BLT pasta salad
D: tea, coffee

Week 5 Day 6

Ex: 11 013 steps
F: porridge
      Lentil dhal and rice
      LBT and pasta salad
D: tea and coffee

Week 5 Day 5

Ex: 10 016 steps
B: porridge
      Baked potato, cheese, butter, roast vegetables
     Pork heart
D: tea, coffee

Week 5 Day 4

Ex: ~3 000 steps
F: porridge
      Roast veg, feta, rice
       Cucumber salad
      Roast potato
      Lentil and squash dhal with heart
D: tea, coffee

Week 5 Day 3

Rest Day

Ex: ~ 3000 steps
F: rice, roast veg, heart
     Liver paté, crispbread, gherkin, tomato
D: tea, coffee

Week 5 Day 2

Ex: 25 235 steps
F: egg and roll
     Ham rolls, plums
      Small biscuit
     Ham roll, cheese, proscuttio
D: tea, coffee, water, beer

Note: today I went hiking in the mountains

Week 5 Day 1

Ex: 12 579 steps
F: porridge
     Liver, bacon, onion, rice
     Cucumber salad
     Bean soup
D: tea, coffee
    

Week 5: Socrates

Soc. And is not the bodily habit spoiled by rest and idleness, but
preserved for a long time by motion and exercise?
Theaet. True.

This quotation comes from Plato's work 'Theaetetus', and has prompted me to increase my daily step count to 12 000 a day.

Week 4 Results

Weight lost: 1.4 kg
Weight loss total: 2.8 kg
Weight loss needed to reach target weight: 2.2 kg

This week I passed the half way point on my journey towards my target. 

Week 4 Day 7

Ex: 12 097 steps
F: porridge
      Salad with bacon and mushroom
      Roast veg, rice, cod liver, eggs
D: tea, coffee

Week 4 Day 6

Ex: 11 070 steps
F: porridge
     Bean soup
      Roast veg, rice, feta
      Roast veg, boiled eggs, cod liver, cucumber salad
D: tea, coffee

Week 4 Day 5

Ex: 11 020 + 15 min stretching
F: Morrocan stew and rice
      Trout and roast vegetables
      Stewed fruit and sour cream
      Bean and chickpea soup
D: tea, coffee

Week 4 Day 4

Ex: 9000 steps + 20 min lake swimming
F: boiled eggs, bread and butter
     Tomato soup
     Bryndzove halusky
     Apple cake
     Tomato salad, cucumber salad
D: tea, coffee, sour sheep's milk