Weigh In: April 2020
Starting Weight: 25 stone, 13 pounds.
Previous Weight: 23 stone. 11.5 pounds.
I don't know how to judge this really. I am obviously unhappy with a gain after a month but am unsure to what extent I can use the lockdown as mitigation. I haven't been binge eating but I have returned to my comfort foods of choice. Macaroni cheese, cauliflower cheese, anything with cheese. The Pepsi Max continues to flow. Succumbing to the confectionery temptations of Easter has also been a factor. What has been a particular concern is the extent to which I've lost motivation to exercise. I think I've done 10,000 steps a day twice in the past fortnight and on both occasions the amount of physical and mental energy required to get through it seemed enormous. There's only so many times you can walk around your local park or graveyard without getting bored or the recently bereaved expressing their concern.
I imagine I'm much the same as a lot of people with mental health issues and that the current situation is exacerbating certain problems. I need to look at my strategies for how to ride out the bad days and maximise the possibilities of the good ones. Last year was a very difficult year for me and in spite of the circumstances, I'd like to be able to salvage something positive out of this one. By the end of 2020, I need to have made a bigger dent in my weight situation and I need to work harder to achieve that, Covid19 or no.
On the culture front, Mr Swallow's show 'Houdini' is one of my favourite Edinburgh shows of recent years. I reviewed it on this blog back in the dense mists of time or more accurately, January 2017. Soho Theatre have made a recording of it available to rent for £4 through their On Demand platform. All of the money goes to various charitable causes to assist them at this difficult time. They're also doing a similar thing with Fleabag, which I'm taken to believe is very popular. I'm thoroughly looking forward to it and should make a refreshing change from my busy schedule of reading every sports journalism outlet (almost without exception) inventing nonsense about when football is going to come back.
Previous Weight: 23 stone. 11.5 pounds.
New Weight: 23 stone, 12.6 pounds.
This Month's Gain: 1.1 pounds.
Total Weight Loss: 2 stone, 0.4 pounds.I don't know how to judge this really. I am obviously unhappy with a gain after a month but am unsure to what extent I can use the lockdown as mitigation. I haven't been binge eating but I have returned to my comfort foods of choice. Macaroni cheese, cauliflower cheese, anything with cheese. The Pepsi Max continues to flow. Succumbing to the confectionery temptations of Easter has also been a factor. What has been a particular concern is the extent to which I've lost motivation to exercise. I think I've done 10,000 steps a day twice in the past fortnight and on both occasions the amount of physical and mental energy required to get through it seemed enormous. There's only so many times you can walk around your local park or graveyard without getting bored or the recently bereaved expressing their concern.
I imagine I'm much the same as a lot of people with mental health issues and that the current situation is exacerbating certain problems. I need to look at my strategies for how to ride out the bad days and maximise the possibilities of the good ones. Last year was a very difficult year for me and in spite of the circumstances, I'd like to be able to salvage something positive out of this one. By the end of 2020, I need to have made a bigger dent in my weight situation and I need to work harder to achieve that, Covid19 or no.
On the culture front, Mr Swallow's show 'Houdini' is one of my favourite Edinburgh shows of recent years. I reviewed it on this blog back in the dense mists of time or more accurately, January 2017. Soho Theatre have made a recording of it available to rent for £4 through their On Demand platform. All of the money goes to various charitable causes to assist them at this difficult time. They're also doing a similar thing with Fleabag, which I'm taken to believe is very popular. I'm thoroughly looking forward to it and should make a refreshing change from my busy schedule of reading every sports journalism outlet (almost without exception) inventing nonsense about when football is going to come back.
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