Doing (at least) one positive thing a day for my health

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I am overweight by around 3 stone. I have an inbuilt aversion to exercise. I can come up with a million and one excuses not to get up off my fat bum and move. I can come up with even more reasons why I absolutely must eat an awful lot of cake and biscuits. I have lost and regained the same 3 stone over and over and have reached the stage where my mind immediately rebels against the idea of a diet plan. I am 44 and I need to do something, anything, to stop me getting fatter and fatter and more and more unfit.
Here's my plan. Do (at least) one thing a day to help myself get out of this rut. I will use this thread to be accountable to myself and to honestly record my successes and failures.
Today 13/05/19
I did not eat any of the delicious looking homemade cupcakes in the staffroom.
I walked briskly for half an hour this evening.
That was 2 things. Go me.

PS I am not expecting anyone to be interested in my waffle! But feel free to join me if you think it would help you.

Today I still managed to avoid the cupcakes - I think they are all gone now thank goodness. I only had a quick 20 min walk but better than nothing I guess. I haven't snacked on anything sweet. I stopped eating when I'd had dinner.

Today I still managed to avoid the cupcakes - I think they are all gone now thank goodness. I only had a quick 20 min walk but better than nothing I guess. I haven't snacked on anything sweet. I stopped eating when I'd had dinner.

I hear you. Weighed myself for the first time this year and somehow I'm pushing 13 stone. I have never been remotely close to this weight except when 9 months pregnant so I'm doing everything I can to shift it.

I really like the idea - just one thing a day is completely doable!

Today I didn't drink alcohol, and did day 3 of week 1 of C25k.

Tomorrow - hmmm... I'll have to find a healthy meal choice for at least one meal :)

Ooh great idea. Today I did not drink wine and went well over my step goal (technically because my car was in the garage but a win’s a win )

Ooh good some people are on board! I'm not saying I'll become a size 12 fitness fanatic or anything, but I can really only manage very small baby steps right now. I figure doing something is better than doin nothing!

And I don't know why my earlier post duplicated itself, I certainly did not do those things twice

I went to my first ever boot camp.
I put everything single thing I ate into MyFitnessPal

I did a 7 minute workout

Awesome! We should all feel very pleased with our efforts. I am interested in a 7 min workout notfromworcester that sounds achievable.

Well done everyone!

Today I realised I’d been sat at the laptop for about 10 hours, so went for a walk with DD after work. Also had veggie dinner and no wine.

I like this idea. Today I did a meditation before getting up, I shall try and do some yoga when the dc are in bed.
Tomorrow I've already got roped into a rounders training session, I don't think they know how much training I need.
I don't fit in most of my summer clothes, change has to happen.

I’ve tracked everything on MyFitnessPal and I’m within my allowance. I’ve been out for a walk and my legs are suffering massively from last nights boot camp so I must have done something right.

A friend brought me a donut from the staff room. I left it on my desk all day then threw it in the bin. Massive achievement!

I'm on a health kick at the moment but I'm not telling my mind about it otherwise it will rebel!
Taking it a day at a time.
Love the idea of the thread op.
I've been eating healthy and not a lot and trying to fit in some exercise.
I trick myself by getting into my workout clothes and turning the tv on and doing a quick you tube workout.
Been doing 7mins of flat stomach plan and ten minutes of kettle bells.
It won't be enough but a good start

Well done to all. I'm pleased this is helping some of us. Shiraz that is absolutely one of the things I find hardest to resist, well done.
Today hasn't been great exercise wise, the only thing I managed was parking on the far side of a large car park rather than right outside the shop where there were spaces. Not great really. Food has been OK, yet more yummy things in the staffroom which I ignored. My danger time for snacking is when I get in at 4pm (I work in a school) and I want to eat. I had cream crackers and primula which I decided was better than a chocolate bar or 3. I want to cut out this snack completely but find it so hard.
Tomorrow I am going to take myself off for a 30 min walk whilst my 2 Ds are at their self defence class. There's a huge field right next door so no excuses! This thread is helping to keep me focused!

I'm eating only between 10am and 6pm - it's surprisingly easy.
I've also actually unwrapped my yogalates dvd today and done a workout.

Whoop

Whoop indeed! Just did my 1/2 hr brisk walk. Not going to pretend I enjoyed it, I'm knackered today. But it's done.

I went back to boot camp tonight despite my legs being very sore.
I’ve tracked everything I’ve eaten today.

Keep it up!

Went out for drinks and stuck to one. Made my step target.

Good work everyone!

Fantastic

Yesterday was a bit of a fail. Today I have been for a brisk 30 min walk. Done lots of housework and food prep so not much sitting down. Having a BBQ later and planning to have it with loads of salad (ready and waiting in the fridge!)