He’s okay! He’s still alive! 
It’s been a while since there was a post from this part of the world so if I have caused you any worry, sorry about that! (Bill who?)
Life has just been flat out and, when I have got to the point of posting, I didn’t have it in me to be creative and write. So, rather than bore with crappy posts, I thought I’d wait till I had something to say that may be vaguely interesting.
A few things have happened health-wise that I do find interesting so over the next few days I’ll post about them individually. These will be things I have learnt about fitness and health and how it relates to me. If they help others, that would would be great.
Lesson 1: Being Decisive.
I posted ages ago about thinking less and doing more. This has come back to me so much recently. I ran through the winter months without to much of a problem. We didn’t have a hugely wet winter in Perth so running in winter sounds more determined, perhaps, that it really was.
Plus I was seeing real progress. I got down to 78.6kg - a loss of around 10kg from my starting weight and only 2.6 kg from my goal.
I was so close!
But then, for some reason, I got:
- complacent
- lazy
- cocky
- all of the above
So here I am at 83.8kg and miles away from my goals!
And it all comes down to indecision. Lying in bed fully awake in the morning and NOT going for a run or even a walk.
Why?
Rationalisation! I can go tonight. Or, I went yesterday, I’ll go tomorrow.
So, yes, I am weighing less. I still exercise more than I used to.
Good for me.
But I still have around 8kg to lose. More muscle to build up and more water to intake.
And it’s as simple as making the decision to act.
An Interesting Lesson
I also learnt a very interesting lesson the other day about eating correctly to lose weight effectively. This lesson affect how I run, how far I can run and how I feel when I run. More on that tomorrow.
In the meantime, I have DECIDED to go for a 10km run/walk this afternoon.
Bill
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Nicole 12.05.08 at 3:57 pm
Thanks for your site. I need the encouragement and found it here.
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Adult Weight Loss Camp 12.05.08 at 4:32 pm
I like the saying, “my mind is like a bad neighborhood; best not to go there alone!” Thanks for your blog and your insights.
Andrew is getting fit 12.23.08 at 9:23 pm
Carpe Diem eh!
Good to see you posting again. Keep it up!