It’s amazing how quickly you get out of shape.
One of the side-effects of me not running for a while was that I noticeably put weight back on. Thinking back over the 19 days (19!) I wasn’t running, the amount of rubbish I ate was quite bad. So starting…now…I’m kicking off an experiment.
This isn’t a diet – I don’t want to lose weight per se, just get into shape – it’s a change of direction. For the next seven days I’m only going to:
- Drink water or fruit juice – no tea or fizzy drinks
- Eat no sweets, crisps or biscuits
- Eat at least five portions a day
- Eat breakfast everyday (it’s amazing how easy this is to skip)
- Eat lunch everyday (yes, I do often skip lunch)
- Have no takeaways
We’ll see how I do…
I do all those things and I’m not that thin! I need to do some exercise!
The trouble is I don’t do any these (consistantly) already. As I said, this isn’t an exercise to lose weight. I want to see how changing my diet makes me *feel*.
Taking up running has made me feel better, and I’m hoping by altering what I eat I get more of that.
I did go on a diet a while back, and have lost about 2.5 stone. I need to exercise more, though. I feel better for eating more fruit and having breakfast (I used to skip), though I still drink tons of black coffee. I recommend giving yourself a "treat" (it’s all relative) once a day so you can stay motivated (e.g. 2 biscuits, a packet of Snack-a-Jacks).