Yesterday - Walking, Sun, dinosaurs, horses and dogs.

Date March 16, 2008

I went out for the day yesterday to a “Country comes to the City” day in North Sydney. Nice day out (but a bit lost on me being a country person anyway lol), my daughter enjoyed Dorothy the dinosaur and Wags the dog. Free pony rides were the biggest hit with her, she is horse [...]

Time for sleep

Date March 15, 2008

I got 40 minutes of treadmill in today (well yesterday really, its 1.42am). I wish it would rain.

Walk this way to weight loss

Date March 14, 2008

I haven’t had a go on the treadmill today, will definately get 20 or 30 minutes in later tonight when it cools down. Has been some hot days here this week, good ol’ Sydney.
I did go to the shops and walked around quite alot. 3 floors of commercialised madness, so I would say that counts [...]

Freedom will be mine

Date March 13, 2008

      “Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves”

- Friedrich Nietzsche
 I’ve decided to stop labeling posts by days, do the math yourselves lol
I’ve been smoking again today, I cracked, back to the gum tonight and after the gum has gone it’s time for cold turkey. Gum is great to begin with, but with time it makes the [...]

Day Four - Work Work

Date March 13, 2008

So far today I am working away on stuff for work. I plan on doing some treadmill time in lunch. Still on track with meal plan. I have been reading alot about artifical sweeteners, I use them and drink diet soft drink (soda for Americans). I have read alot about “Stevia“, it’s a herb used [...]

Day Three - Weight Loss Blogs

Date March 12, 2008

I’ve been checking out a few other weight loss blogs around the net, some I’ve found impressive and a wealth of information. Today’s was alot like yesterday, I got my morning walk in and I am really starting to get a kick out of them. It’s so hard to write about yourself lol I’ll get the hang of [...]

Day Two - Walking away yesterday

Date March 11, 2008

Howdy folks!
I am noticing very noticable new energy levels, even mentally I am alot more motivated in my daily life. I walked my daughter to preschool today and wandered back, all up a 40 minute walk. I’ve also put in 20 mins on the treadmill earlier, so there’s today’s hour and I feel like I [...]

Day One - Exercise

Date March 10, 2008

I’ve walked 20 minutes on the treadmill so far today, park should be a good workout.

Day one - About me

Date March 9, 2008

I have had a weight problem as far back as I can remember, maybe starting around age 8. Maybe not as extreme as it is now, but it has always been there in varying degrees. Many of my extended family are overweight, big eaters, not so big on exercise.
 I’m a 31yr old Dad from Sydney, [...]