Yes x3 today. A 4.5km walk before work in the drizzling rain was a surprisingly pleasant way to start the day.

September 5
Exercised?: Yes. 3km in 24 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Busy work day at home today. Lots of work on a number of clients including Spain.

Parent teacher interviews meant short day that was made up afterwards (so long day with a break for tea and interviews). Daughter is doing OK at school. She is very bright, passing all subjects and excelling in the ones she loves. However, as she is on the ASD spectrum, education (and particularly social interaction) is a challenge. (The ASD I'm sure comes from me).

Late night (and no post) yesterday was my own fault. Got a new game console (Nintendo Switch). I have played every Zelda game through to 100% completion, but was waiting for the price on the switch to drop a little before getting one for the latest Zelda (Breath of the Wind). Excellent game and was a victim of "I'll just do this bit.. and this bit.."

Zelda as a game is story heavy and combat light. I like games with a good story that takes more than 20 hours to complete. Zelda games are generally North of 40 hours in a first play through. This one looks more like over 100+.


September 6
Exercised?: Yes. 3km in 23 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Busy work day at home today. Quick walk before dark and rain.

Work has "finally" authorised the travel for Spain so that is now booked. My Spanish is being put to use. Most written communication is now in Spanish. Just my spoken Spanish will take quite a while to get up to speed. (Still doing German and Japanese).

Too much Zelda again tonight.


My wife is still not having to take insulin. Blood sugar readings in the morning and before dinner are still in the normal after 4 days. All good so far. However keeping a careful watch. In some ways, it feels a little like taking the training wheels off a bicycle.

September 6
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Still doing more strength training until my right foot heal properly. I am beginning to enjoy it.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.

Habits have definitely played a big roll on my journey but it is also important to focus on adding them to your life gradually. Once you have one established, you can start focusing on another one, etc etc etc.

Also, there are times when the plan needs to change. This morning I skipped my gym session because I didn't sleep well (anyone else have a dog who suddenly decides to howl in his sleep?) and I needed some me time to get my head in the right place after a tough couple of days. I almost skipped Jiu Jitsu in the evening because it was freezing cold, but I realised the best way to warn up was to go to training. I had a great session and came home nice and warm!

Food was a bit higher than ideal but within the range I allowed myself today as it was sushi for my friend's birthday (it's trad that we take each other).

All logged as usual.

I know spring is rainy season here but honestly, this is colder than winter was. Warm up already, please!

Sept 6
Exercised- Yes rowing machine and elliptical machine
Calories- Yes
Tracked- Yes

This group is what keeps me on track. It would be so easy not to go to the gym on longer work days and to let calories slip without noticing. Many thanks 😊