I got a cross trainer for my birthday.. Its brilliant.. and compact tooandrews wrote:Spurred on by my friend BettyBoop, and fellow FMUKers out there, the diet started in earnest yesterday. I have kept making excuses - too busy, too tired, too weak...but it's no good at all. I find that I am stronger at home, but willpower evaporates at work, where I am always on the go, and there are always cakes, biscuits, chocolates around. It's always someone's birthday.
However, those WW recipe books are on the living room floor. I've browsed through them, and planned this week's meals. I've been to Tesco - their profits are going to take a fall this week.
So, I'm ready.
Now the next thing is exercise. When am I going to fit this into my busy lifestyle? Nordic Walking is just not viable - might have to b*y an exercise bike. Or get those aerobics DVDs out and dust them. Or the Wi-Fit, if I can work out how to use the thing. (Oh no, no excuses for not exercising.)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confidence-Fitn ... =8-1-spell the only issue is it leaves black marks on the flooring if you drag it.
I don't really use the cycle part but I’ve turned the handle bars around the wrong way, a great tip from a fitness instructor, more room and I use two weights instead of holding the handle bars. That way your stomach muscles clench to protect you from falling so you give that a good work out too! Also by using the weights you tone your arms, shoulders and back too.
I get up earlier to a quiet house and try to do half an hour every morning