The maths

18 Mar 2008 at 19:08
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I've done the maths and I'm going to have to start exercising. At my present rate of weight loss (which is assuming that it continues) I won't reach my target weight for another 21 weeks. Which is a long time to wait for a summer wardrobe and a great big chunk out of my life.

So I think I'll go jogging once a week (mostly walking in between short jogs) and do the exercise bike how often? What's the least that I can get away with? Maybe I should aim for twice a week on the bike. or maybe I should do that 'no sweat workout video' that makes me sweat instead?

I really wish I could fly - I'd absolutely love to take a fly every evening. S for Superman, and S for Susan. Even you can see that works.

Superman_emblem

Even if I am scared of heights.

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evidently running is the best way to eat the calories up and then cycling is the next best thing - I'm a fair weather cyclist who only cycles around town so am not very well placed to advise you, but my very active husband reckons that 30 mins a day (with hills) kept him trim.

Although I have no authority on this but I think you should do something you actually enjoy - may be play a sport like badminton with a friend? or go swimming?
See uragod2me's trick - it clearly works!

I finished a 33 minute cycle just now - in front of the TV. I burned 300 calories, which was the bulk of my tea, so I have reason to be smug. My favourite forms of exercise are indeed swimming and badminton, but I never get around to either (too much prep). At least with the jogging/walking to the local park once a week (which gives me a great high but takes me 4 days to recover) and the exercise bike in my living room the only thing left to battle is my laziness. I'd better weigh less now tomorrow morning...

I wish sitting on my bum was exercise. Couldn't I just waggle my toes?

Walking is good. When I commuted from South London I was walking for 45 minutes a day and that was enough to keep me fit (of course, it all went to pot when I moved to a place with better transport links and only had a 5 minute walk to and from a bus stop). Why not buy a pedometer?