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Not a bad day then! So for tomorrow Thur 1.More water 2.Bike ride 3.Daily sketch 4.Stay within calories 5.Check back in later Good luck everyone!

........Yes here I am So just for today Weds 1.More water 2.Bike ride 3.potter in workshop 4. Stay within calories 5. get some rest 6. check back in later

Commitments have been all over the shop this weekend due to bank holiday and real life intruding ! Feeling sheepish So just for tomorrow (today) 1. More water drinking 2. Find 20 minutes for myself 3. Stay within calories 4. Get through the last tough day for a while - better days ahead 5. Check back in and tick off…

Not much energy today - been overdoing things lately. Got a few things done though, and tidied the old shack, which is a relief. Tomorrow then - 1. Stay savoury and avoid cakes etc even though my mum is coming 2. Play guitar 3. Keep within calories 4. A bit of stationary bike 5. Do a sketch 6. Check back in and see how we…

Hi please count me in too - I have lost 55 ish, and about 45 to go - right in the middle of it! Motivation from fellow travellers means so much :-)

So yesterday I was overworked and the flapjacks and snackwafers crept up and grabbed me. I see a pattern of overwork and no time leading to quick useless snacks. Today is easier so setting a few countermeasures 1. Bike ride 2. Savoury foods generally 3. Keep within calories 4. get some rest 5. play guitar 6. do a sketch 7.…

So for tomorrow Fri 1. Veggie preferences day 2. Walk 10000 steps 3. Daily 20 min drawing 4. Guitar practice (go on go on) 5. Check back in and declare successes hopefully Good luck everyone!

Add me if you like! I bet people could notice by October if you put in the effort and keep the faith...I lost 53 lb without going to the gym, just a cheap exercise bike in my shed, a real bike and some walking did me fine. Still losing... half way to my goal. I was a tiny bit heavier than you when I started. It's been fun…

Ok let's get it down in black and white 1 Stay under the 1200 2 Bike ride 3 Daily 20 minute drawing 4Guitar practice 5 Check back in and declare successes ( or unsuccesses) Good working everyone!

Hello again, August is a month of work trips and being away for me but I think now I'm back (first August day at home!) I'll log the few rides that I get out on. The day is good, the Berkshire trees are gently waving at me, the bike is calling my name.....except I sprained my arm yesterday toting a heavy guitar case all…

4/7 13.4 AWE Burghfield 5/7 13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 11 outdoor Burghfield village 8/7 7.8 Amphitheatre , red lion hill 9/7 15.1 Newbury via canal 12/7 7.8 indoor 13/7 13.8 Burghfield church 16/7 8.7 St Mary Sulhamstead 17/7 10.2 Indoor 101.5 so far - 19/7 12.1 Tadley 20/7 11.7 indoor 26/7 12.9 Duke of Wellington Estate 27/7…

Yes in general I enjoy it - I have quite a few new favourites, like fresh sweetcorn and watermelon, raw peas and our own home grown strawberries that I never really used to eat. I've moved away from cheap choc and now we eat the rich dark stuff. We cook more and have more cold plates than in the past. I havea protein bar…

Today Weds 1.Stick to the1200......yep 2.Get to the woodwork and log the hours...............yep 1 hr 40 3.On the bike for at least 40 minutes.............yep 4. Practice guitar............painted instead 5. Check back and declare what I did do!.......yep Tomorrow Thur 1.Bike ride 2.More woodwork 3.Bit of painting 4.Stick…

4/7 13.4 AWE Burghfield 5/7 13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 11 outdoor Burghfield village 8/7 7.8 Amphitheatre , red lion hill 9/7 15.1 Newbury via canal 12/7 7.8 indoor 13/7 13.8 Burghfield church 16/7 8.7 St Mary Sulhamstead 17/7 10.2 Indoor 101.5 so farrr 19/7 12.1 Tadley 20/7 11.7 indoor 26/7 12.9 Duke of Wellington Estate…

Looks like I rather rebelled against my intentions. What can it mean??

Ha I am about to sort this! I got a cheap one off ebay which was cheap because the straps were useless so I am just stitching some velcro fixings , then it will be good to go with all of my priceless, useful nay essential equipment.

4/7 13.4 AWE Burghfield 5/7 13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 11 outdoor Burghfield village 8/7 7.8 Amphitheatre , red lion hill 9/7 15.1 Newbury via canal 12/7 7.8 indoor 13/7 13.8 Burghfield church 16/7 8.7 St Mary Sulhamstead 17/7 10.2 Indoor 101.5 so far 19/7 12.1 Tadley 20/7 11.7 indoor Last few days was working away from home…

Today Monday ( morning, all!) 1.Stick to the1200 2.Get to the woodwork and log the hours 3.On the bike for at least 40 minutes 4. Practice guitar 5. Check back and declare what I did do!

@tcaley4 Happy birthday and I love the picture of your new steed! Wishing you many, many happy journeys on that. @Aesop101 , I am in the same team as you having picked up a bike in March for the first time in, ahem, years. The new motivation and difference for me was to focus on where I go and what I get to see and not on…

Tomorrow Fri 1. 11,000 steps minimum 2. Practice guitar / garageband 3. Rest!

3/4 not too bad but embarrassed about the woodwork...soon! Tomorrow Thur 1. 10,000 steps minimum 2. Practice guitar 3. Rest!

Tomorrow Weds: 1.Practice guitar 2.Write lesson plan 3.2 hrs woodwork minimum no excuses 4. 40 min walk or bike depending on the weather

1.Go shopping on my bike early to avoid heatwave(coffee stop permitted, nay encouraged) 2.Practice guitar 3. 2hrs woodwork minimum (allowed to log that) 4. Check in at end of day to claim success or fail!

@_nikkiwolf_ that new bike looks great to me - very stylish - I really must try one out one of these days, I ride a rather heavy MTB with chunky wheels because our old Berkshire country lanes are hilly and full of potholes, and always am wondering how it feels to ride a skinny bike ( like the ones that whizz past me at…

Wonderful news and progress. Congratulations!

4/7 13.4 AWE Burghfield 5/7 13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 11 outdoor Burghfield village 8/7 7.8 Amphitheatre , red lion hill 9/7 15 Newbury via canal 12/7 7.8 indoor 13/7 13.8 Burghfield church mtd 82.6 goal 180 In the church porch is an ancient monument, which I visit when I'm passing, a tomb of a couple from the 1500s so old and…

4/7 -13.4 Factory in Burghfield 5/7 -13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 -11 outdoor Burghfield village 8/7 -7.8 Amphitheatre , red lion hill 9/7- 15.1 Newbury via canal mtd 61 goal 180

Why thank you! It is so hilly where I live that I am a bit limited by how many hills I can handle at one outing, but surely this will get better with practice.

4/7 13.4 miles Factory , Burghfield 5/7 13.7 Aldermaston 7/7 11 outdoor Burghfield village mtd 38.1 goal 180

Thank you for sharing your story and pictures - you show what can be achieved and it's very encouraging and inspiring. You look wonderful! All good wishes.