Weight Loss and Walking

Hi Guys,

Apologies for not posting yesterday. I had an appointment at the hospital that was supposed to take 2 hours but ended up taking all day!

I did weigh in before I before I went and I have finally lost the extra 4lbs I had put on at the 21st birthday party!

13 stone 8lbs. 1 more pound to go and I’ll have lost a pound (De ja vu or what?) Yay!

I have been walking this week in line with the WLR Walk the Weight Off Challenge. What has surprised me is the calories I can burn for an hour’s walking. I chose moderate walking for 60 minutes from the WLR Exercise Database and I can burn 320 calories. Pretty cool eh? And cheap. :o)

Have you guys joined in the challenge yet? It’s a good one to give your weight loss a boost or, if you feel you are struggling on your daily calorie quota, it adds a good amount to it for you.

I am changing the day that I post my blog to a Friday. I am due to go into hospital in a little over a week and will be in for a week so, there may be a blip there. But as soon as I can I will keep you all updated with my weigh ins.

I wonder how things will go with my weight while I’m in hospital and then at home recuperating. That’ll be interesting eh?

Anyway guys, I’ll catch you next week – and don’t forget it will be the Friday.

Take care all,

Trudi x

Arrrggghhh!!

Had a 21st birthday party to go to at the weekend and my willpower just danced off into the distance when they brought the buffet out!

I weighed myself on Monday to see how bad it was. A 4lb gain!!

I have actually managed to lose 3 of the guilty 4lbs but that means a total gain rather than a loss. I’m not a happy bunny!

I started walking this week though. If I’m not so weak willed this weekend, that will help in my quest to fit into my Calvin Klein jeans. I did an hour on Monday night with my friend Julie and her dog, Kavhe and 45 minutes last night.

Weight Loss Resources is launching their Walk the Weight Off 2009 Challenge this weekend. Did you know that if you walk for half an hour at about 3mph you can burn 128 calories? More than enough for an extra Curly Wurly. And, if you go for it at 4mph for an hour you can burn an extra 368 calories!

I’m definitely going to give the challenge a go and walk my weight off! It’s free, easy and fun if you do it with a friend.

I also did 3 hours of ironing on Tuesday. Now anyone who knows me will be falling off their chair reading this ‘cos I don’t iron. I’ll even buy clothes depending on whether they are going to need ironing or not. Crinkle material is a favourite of mine! But, stood there with my iPod going I burned an extra 368 calories according to the Weight Loss Resources Exercise Database. Think my iron might get an outing much more often!

In fact, I’m off to do some more now – catch you all next week :o)

Take care,

Trudi