My weight loss continues to evade me... I put on 100g this week. I'm not entirely sure what is going on, but I have faith that it will come right. I've exercised 6 out of 7 days, drunk 2.5l water and eaten sensibly. All this after doing none of that beforehand, so it has to get better, this is not the time to falter, in fact it's time to beef things up.

I really want to join up with the Manawatu Striders walking and running group and they start next Tuesday and each Tuesday for several weeks. It's a 7km course. Of late I haven't even gone close to that so I am not sure if I can manage it. I probably could but would it be in a respectful time? or would everyone have packed up and gone home....?

Anyway I thought today if I can walk 5kms within an hour I could build it up to 7kms before Tuesday 14th, so off I went. I walked for 60 mins and I did 5.15kms. I was so proud of myself I cried. I was doing 12 minute km's - I'd like to get it to 10 mins so it will only take me 70 mins to complete the course - eventually... If I can do it in 1 1/2 hours I'd be pleased. 

Tomorrow I'll do my running programme and in the alternate days I'm walking, heading for 7kms This will surely make a difference - if nothing else I will know I am doing everything I can.

I'm not faltering my friends, don't worry, I am committed to this, I just have to understand this is a long-term thing and keep with it, and I need to find the right balance of diet and exercise and what works for my body, I'm just not there yet. I saw the Chawners on tv last night and had a terrible fright to discover I weigh the same as one of them.. they're eating crap, not following advice, not exercising etc etc and I am NOT one of them, or like them, so I CAN do this!

K