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Holiday exercise dilemma
On Nov 24, 1:11 pm, Steph Peters
wrote: I'm back from my holiday so here's an update on how it went. I did more indoor strength exercises than I do at home, adding in some of the ones from the website Joanne suggested. I tried to do sun salutations, but the part that involves getting down on the knees to a pushup position hurts too much. I was able to find a bike to hire, so I rode about 60-90 minutes all but two days. The bike only had 3 gears and the bottom one was still a bit hard to push, so I had to go slowly - spinning fast in a lower gear is much better for the knees. So it wasn't as good exercise as it could be, but a lot better than none. On the food side I had some treats and there was a lot more fat in the food than I eat at home. However I did manage mostly to make healthy choices. German breakfasts with umpteen sorts of bread rolls and cheese are delicious, but by having fruit first to fill me up on I was able to be satisfied with just one roll, whereas before I would have eaten two. The midday meals were salad, soup, main course and puddings with lots of cream.. I filled up on salad, skipped the soups as I don't care for them much, ate less main course than I used to and substituted fruit for pudding on all but two days. Half of the days I avoided mid-afternoon coffee and cakes by being out cycling, on the others I had cake but took only half of the offered portions (or less). Evening meals were salad, bread and cheese, with a small hot dish which was usually something very fried or otherwise high in fat, like pancakes, fried egg on cheese on toast, fried potatoes or cheesy fritters. Evening meal was the time I found hardest to restrict myself to smaller portions and the healthier items, probably because I am used to eating more in the evenings and less at lunch. But overall I did alright. I came back 2 pounds heavier than I went, but that will go in a day or two. And it was very satisfying that several people told me they only recognised me by my voice and my glasses, being confused by a different haircut as well as the weight loss. Steph 238/173/119 Im glad it all worked out well for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlK62rjQWLk |
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