Wednesday

Yesterday turned out to be a great day, just busy enough with things slotting nicely in place. I did have to admit to myself that I can be a bit dim at times though ... I've been fitting in 10,000+ steps a day, which takes about 2 hours (not all in one go though). This includes the steps completed through everyday living, housework, cooking, and just generally moving around the house, and I'm fine with this. However, the bulk of the steps are completed by choosing to walk as my daily exercise and it's this is that I struggle with, not the physical effort but I get bored and this feeling of boredom is repeated throughout the day as I split the daily total into 1,000 step chunks. I've tried listening to music as I walk which is okay but doesn't completely relieve the boredom so it's been bubbling away at the back of my mind that I need to work out exactly what will make the difference. Well, yesterday I selected an audiobook to listen to as I walked and it worked - I completely lost myself in the story and the steps happened without me constantly checking the total. To be honest, I don't know why it took me so long to work it out ... like I said, sometimes I can be a bit dim!

In the end I did watch the Nutrition Chef demo. I wasn't going to bother but changed my mind as I wondered if she'd add anything else on the nutrition side. As it turned out she didn't, but I do like that she makes suggestions on how to tweak or substitute ingredients to suit personal taste or to use what you already have to hand. I will try one of the recipes once I get my next supermarket delivery. That's due on the 27th so I'm trying to use up odds and ends to clear space in the freezer. I cooked up some veggie soup, a chicken curry, and a new fish recipe, all of which have been portioned out ready for the next few day's meals.

I made a start on checking food labels to determine whether I need to make any changes. I don't buy many processed items so I'm in a good starting position but I will look at the processed items I want to continue using to decide whether I can either make it myself or try to find an better alternative. I haven't defined the wording for the SMART target but this will be my next goal.

That's what I'm carrying on with today, focusing on the items that are in the supermarket delivery. As for the rest of the day, it's the Nutrition Club for an hour this morning, and I will hopefully get to talk to L at some stage. If the weather forecast is accurate it should be dry and sunny so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get out in the afternoon to take the rest of the photos I need for the WPSH.