Onwards & Downwards September 2016

[AB Editor]

Morning everyone!

I've given up on losing weight, and have just got back in to running or riding the bike every day - for as long as that lasts! No, really, I've given up on worrying about my weight, and focusing instead on staying fit throughout autumn and winter!

Am I being foolish?

Here's last month's thread: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Weight-Loss-and-Dieting/Question1508281.html

I read a couple of books which helped me get excited for running again, which I will post as answers below.

[Old_Geezer]

Cheers Ed.

[AB Editor]

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami

This is probably only interesting if you're already a runner or a writer - it's a series of gentle, contemplative studies of his career as an amateur runner and professional writer. It covers such topics as massive lifestyle change, and getting old.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Old_Geezer]

Not either, but I have been known to talk on occasion.

[AB Editor]

Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall

This book however, might make you get up and run. It did for me. Plenty of times when I was reading it, I would put down the book and go for a run.

It covers ultra runners, strange mythical tribesmen who run for days (for fun), barefoot running, the evolutionary advantage of running, and really gets to the heart of the joy of it. I can't recommend it enough.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[xstitcher]

Thanks ed.
No you're not being foolish. By running and staying fit I think everything else will fall into place. Good luck!

[AB Editor]

Ha! I've recently been trying to learn a reading for a wedding, and I've found that running out into the countryside and shouting it to myself is a really good way of memorising it.

[xstitcher]

Just remember to tone down when you're giving the reading. :- ))

[wendilla]

I hang my head in shame . got the cap on and in the corner . I completely forgot .So I am working healthily for a good result next week .

[Old_Geezer]

Ah I figured the thread was lighter than usual this week. ;-)

[wendilla]

Lol OG scales will go the other way next week .

[xstitcher]

I love my ice cream in the summer but my will power isn't so good but I've found away around it. I buy the sugar free ice cream ( and NO it doesn't have a lot of unhealthy additives) and I buy the waffle cones. The cones limit how much I can use but I still get my kick and the scales haven't minded it.

[Old_Geezer]

Oh good grief :‑O
9 days away and up 2.4 lbs.
Maybe it'll have faded away by tomorrow.

[xstitcher]

If you have the heat we have OG it stands a good chance of melting away!

[Old_Geezer]

Coincidentally I have just come in from the garden because it was too hot. I saw earlier we still had some summer left so opted to "take the afternoon off" and sit under the parasol with a few magazines and a glass of cold 'no added sugar' squash. But I must be getting too old to cope. Only half way through the first magazine and I figured that I'm sweltering. Maybe if I swopped the jeans for shorts, and took off the shirt ? Back inside now though, to cool off.

[xstitcher]

Look at my halo
Burning so bright
I lost 1/2 a kilo
In my sleep last night!

Good morning all,

Forget your normal summer wear and dig out the shorts and faded t shirts. OG.

[Old_Geezer]

Good for you x.

I managed to get another typo in my post yesterday. Worse than it states; I'd gone up 2.8 lbs

Meanwhile I've melted away 0.8 lbs in the last 24 hours. Still up 2 lbs since the 3rd though.

[wendilla]

I did weigh this morning but was distracted and forgot to post . I have gone down 1lb .well,done me it's a change from staying the same .
Well done xstitcher .

[Old_Geezer]

Excellent Wend.

[xstitcher]

Good morning all,

I've gone down just a tiny bit, but down is down......I guess.

[wendilla]

Morning same here just a fraction so stops we from saying stayed the same .