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I am pleased to report that not only am I still exercising daily but now I am doing something about the way I eat. I deliberately did NOT put “dieting” here.
Last night we watched Paul McKenna’s television program: “I can make you thin” and now we are following his regime.
There are several episodes to this program and I will miss some of them. However so far we have been given four Golden Rules.
1. Eat when you are hungry. If you think you are hungry, drink a glass of water because often we are dehydrated not hungry. If you are still hungry after that then eat.
2. Eat what you want.
3. Eat conscientiously…put your knife and fork down between bites and chew each mouthful at least 20 times; have no distractions (no television, reading or puzzles while eating).
4. Stop when you are full. (eat one meal with your eyes closed so you can really concentrate on what you arae eating and listen to the signals from your stomach).

Paul McKenna has shown us the results from several people and they are dramatic. Not only have these people lost a lot of weight but they have kept it off for several years… and they eat the foods they like! No more yo-yo dieting!

Certainly worth a go. What I like about it is: If you are hungry then eat! I don’t know about anyone else but if I am forbidden something to eat then my mind cannot stop thinking about it!
Here’s to success!!!!

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For over a week now I have been doing a few Qi Gong (pronounced Chi Gung) exercises. This is thanks to my exercise buddy, who sent me a cd of Qi Gong exercises that i can follow. It is about 25 minutes of a simple exercising regime - I just put the cd into the player and watch it on tv. However although it is simple, it doesn’t mean I amm doingthem correctly yet. However I am sure I am more energised because of them.
I am also still maintaining my cycling, weight lifting and steps that I have been doing for many weeks now.

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It’s saturday again. I have been exercising for many weeks. I thought it had become automatic. BUT oh no! I kept going through my mind this morning with all sorts of reasons why I didn’t have to exercise… I deserved a day off! One day wouldn’t matter! I was aching! I need to rest!
Eventually I went and did it. The deciding factor was a buddy who reports in daily to me when she exercises and I do the same to her. If she hadn’t already exercised and put me to shame, then I might not have gone.
It was hard, hard going today.. and slow! But I have exercised so I can feel good about myself for the rest of the day!

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I am feeling very pleased with myself as it is over six weeks of exercise now and not a day missed! I haven’t taken a tape measure to myself since the last disastrous occassion. However I FEEL a bit slimmer, though I realise I have a long way yet to go.
5 weeks of cycling 15 kilometers a day is equal to 105 kims a week times 5 weeks which is equal to 525 kilometers! Oh my! I have cycled from Grand Forks to Vancouver (minus those great big mountain passes!!!! because I have done it all on the flat!)
Or 9 miles a day for 5 weeks is equal to 63 miles a week times 5 weeks which is equal to 315 miles! (I hope my maths is correct!) It sounds good anyway! ..that’s from New Milton, Hampshire to Taunton, Somerset at least three times (again on the flat! )

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It is now five weeks since I started my exercise regime and I am pleased to say I have not missed one day. I still cannot say it is any easier except on the mental front where I now no longer debate whether to exercise or not.. I just go and do it.
I also cannot say if I have lost any weight as I refused to step on the scales in the early days. I did step on them the other day and all I can say is I am far too heavy!! I must have put on at LEAST ten pounds over the Christmas period and goodness knows how much leading up to Christmas!
I got my tape measure out the other day too. Not measurements I wish to share with anyone! Just toooooo many inches!
However I do FEEL better for the exercise, so will continue to keep it up. I think maybe the inches will fall away millimeter by millimeter and I assure myself that muscles weigh heavier than fat! If I have this fact wrong, please don’t disillusion me!!!

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I have been exercising now for over three weeks and I THOUGHT it would get easier as my body got used to exercising! However I was wrong! It seems no easier now than in the first few days! The only difference I can think of is: I don’t ache as much as I did the first few days! And now my mind seems to accept that I have to exercise each day… I no longer debate in my head “should I exercise or should I give it a miss today”.
I look forward to the time when it is EASY to cycle fifteen kilometers!

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I think I have done three weeks of exercise now. It is still a trial to me but at least I get over to the exercise room without too much debating in my head!
I have tried these last two days to move quicker in the hips when doing the hoola hoop. Yesterday seemed to make no difference but there seemed to be a slight improvement today. The hoop stayed up nano-seconds longer! I will keep at it!

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I was quicker today cycling the 15 kilometers. I think it might have been because it was cold in the work room … it is afternoon and still minus 12C outside. My drink in the workroom has been solid ice for three days now.
Anyway I cycled 15kms in 25 minutes and burnt up 220 calories.
Then I did my weight lifting on the weight bench. Then my 100 steps.
Then I attempted the hoola hoop again. I try every day but so far the most I can keep the hoop up is five turns. Help! What do I do to keep the hoop up???

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It is two weeks now since I started ever so slowly to build up my exercise. These last few days I have reached 15 kilometers on the exercise bike and am burning over 200 calories according to the counter on the bike.
I have not yet reached a habit of doing this. I am struggling today to get myself outside and on the bike!!! It is nearly 4pm and about zero outside (warmer than we have had it for days) with snow still laying on the ground.
Apparently it takes 21 days to form a habit. If you want to try to see if this is accurate, then wear your watch on the other arm to what you normally do. Keep at it for the 21 days and by the end of that you will see that it is second nature to put the watch on the “other arm”. I have tried this and it worked for me.
After saying all this about forming a habit, I think I had best keep at this exercise lark for another week to see if the habit is formed!

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I am pleased! I managed to do thirty minutes of cycling this morning.. it was hard going but not quite as hard as yesterday. I notice I am slower and because of that I am not using up as many calories but at least I am managing to do it! So I am pleased with myself! 15 kms today on the bike, a few arm exercises on the weight bench, 100 steps on the stepping machine and a few goes with the hoola hoop! All in all a good morning for me!

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