*Linzerellos Blog

I've been gone a while again, haven't I? I've really done nothing at all in the way of getting fitter and healthier over the past month or so, in fact I've probably gone and done exactly the opposite and had a food and drink frenzy. Not helped at all by having last week off work and indulging in a lot of food and wine over the past few weeks -and a LOT of cider. (Hello Gidleigh Park, Raby Hunt, The Greyhound to name but a few)

However, I had a small epiphany last week and realised I cannot continue in the same vein. Something quite unpleasant happened and it is all down to my current size. I won't go into details, but safe to say it was enough to make me really think. I'm the heaviest I have ever been, my biggest ever clothes are starting to feel tight and it has to stop. So, tonight I am joining Slimming World.

Try as I might, I am just not someone who can lose weight on their own. I need to be regulated. I don't care enough to moderate myself, I need someone to moderate me. I fully expect tonight's weigh in to be an awful shock. I have actively avoided the scales for months.

My initial aim is to lose around 4 stone. I will still be obese in every sense of the word, but I'll be less obese. I'll be back at my happier obese. Fingers crossed...

So I'll leave you with some of the delicious reasons for my continued fatness... it's been a pleasure.

I just can't be bothered...

I go through periods of disliking myself (albeit incredibly brief) and decide I need to swing into action and then I wake up to a good hair day or something equally as trivial and all attempts at banishing some lard are forgotten.

My eating, when I cook at home, is spot on. I cook everything from scratch, have around 5-10 portions of fruit and veg per day (green smoothies every day still) rarely have takeaways, chocolate, cakes or crisps but my portion control is way out. I can make the most healthy of meals, but eat enough for two. I still trying to stick to the principles of 5:2 with a couple of VLC days a week and that is going ok, but I'm not exactly committed.

I intersperse the good days with ridiculous days out where eating and drinking is the main focus (hello all you can eat and drink Sunday Brunch) and a jolly good time is had by all. I love nothing more than a couple of pints of cider or a few glasses of wine and really good meals out.  My issue is absolutely one of apathy.




This weekend see's us off to Gidleigh Park to celebrate my birthday. Do you see what I mean??

In an attempt to regain some of my fitness, I have signed up (read: been forced into) our Global Corporate Challenge. Teams of seven people competing to get the most number of steps over a 100 day period. Ahem. We've all been given a pedometer and the aim is 10,000 steps per day. This is somewhat tricky given I spend most of my day sat on my backside. I'm finding myself wandering in circles in the kitchen and jogging around the house in an attempt to meet my target. Every little helps I guess.

I've also joined an Abs Challenge on Facebook, day 1 was yesterday and even the minimal number of sit ups was enough to crucify me, but I'll give it a go.

Anyway, so in summary, I'm still here, I'm still trying sometimes (mostly my own patience) and I'm still fat.