Easy Weeks... what lifestyle?

Yesterday I ran for twenty minutes. Following Ransom's advice, I walk/ran 80/20. Today I feel tired but not as dead I might do normally. Going for a run each day or similar is needed because brawn has been neglected. 

Today I have three lessons. I feel they are interesting and doable. My diary reveals that nine years ago I was preparing for an observation lesson. These lessons would not pass my observation standards. 

I am in no way working as hard as I once did. That is a good thing because I am able to do a 'bit' each day. of what I need to do. 

I used to think I was lazy, especially in university. I made some dramatic choices about travelling and deprioritised my crappy psychology studies. As a reader I struggled, especially lacking pomodoro culture. I did try somewhat, falling asleep in the library at times. 

For some reason I wanted to work multiple jobs after university. I had such intensity. I worked hard on leaving, but really suffered a breakdown in the position I found myself, with no father and no network. 

I could easily switch out this life into a different one, to have less money or an unhappy marriage or more arduous demands. Instead, I wake up into an easy morning, a warm room and more money saved. 

This lifestyle is good for now. 

Down to 71kg

 By eating below 1500 a day - easily achievable with portion control and good food - I have hit 71.2kg from 80.5kg in seven weeks. 

This is admirable, but requires a change in lifestyle to sustain. I believe I can do this. 

Determined to be fit

I did not write in this blog because I knew my determination was not strong enough. 

In five weeks I have dropped 5kg, from 80.5 to 75.5, through good diet and moderate movement. 

In all my posts I speak of pain and impatience. I am much better now with my time. I am a man of habits: 

a) Musical

b) Reading

c) Movement

d) Diet

e) Sleep

f) Socialising 

I intend to eat my 1500 calories, cutting out too much sugar or salt. I intend to do so until February 20201. I am 5 weeks ahead. That is fine. 

Unlike the times before when I cut, I have an image of myself when I move. I also want to move for a length of time, with a heart rate above a number. 

We will return with this experience in due course. 

The heaviest I have ever been

Today is the heaviest I have ever been. I don't need to step onto scales to realise this.

10 years ago I was fit. I ran a marathon and could move with ease. Making poor decisions day by day has dragged me into a fat place.

But this does not need to remain. I can do much better than this.

I am moving to another country in 4 days. No car, much walking, casual football and decent eating will help my body.

Every person needs a sin. Mine was ice-cream. I would easily eat a tub a day. In the new place my sin should be the desire to meet new people and speak and write beyond before.

Choose a sin that benefits.

I will walk again soon. 

A year with no injuries

I have managed to avoid a year with no injuries. That is because I have done nothing! For some reason I thought I would start exercising again... this has not proved to be the case at all. 

Almost Ramadan

This is another weekday evening where I have eaten (again) under 1700 calories. This is not a tiny amount. But it is enough to lose some weight.

My thoughts and my mind are tiny. Without movement there can be no consciousness. 

Deciding to find energy

I have just returned from a well-deserved holiday to Vietnam. In it, I spent almost the entirety of my time in Hanoi, and in doing so I ate well and walked much every day. When I drank, I did not overdrink (rare for a Brit, perhaps!), and found myself with a decent amount of energy.

And while I find myself tired with little sleep, I can sit and write, and can feel myself with more energy than when I left. And, truthfully, that is what I wanted from this holiday.

I sit here now and desire a healthier lifestyle. The two biggest things I can do with this are:

a) Move more;
b) Eat healthier.

I do not smoke or drink too much. But these two would be especially useful.

Before I want to train or develop my work more than I do right now, I feel that I really need to be smarter in my... in my actually having some training. I need to develop routines... all the usual things.