MiddleAgeShed

Fat has Returned...Yikes!

OK, so I knew that I had not been good over my birthday weekend - I knew that I had put weight on. But yikes!

I stood on the scales and I am 4lbs heavier....

Oh dear, I felt quite down about the news. But then I thought, hang on you have not had a real blow out for ages, it was your birthday, you don't see your friends from back home often...come on give yourself a break. Key is getting the diet back on track - and that seems to be a repeated phrase for me at the moment :) - I have been good this last couple of days, so I have 3 key words ringing in my head for the next few days...

FOCUS
FOCUS
FOCUS

Show #066 - The Gym'll Fix It For You

Show 66  of our diet  podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, I have written some instructions at the bottom of this post. No downloads are necessary if you are new to podcasts.

Heather and  Anna are joined by their very own fitness instructor - Gina Davis. Gina talks us through how exercise does not have to be a chore, how it helps to burn calories and what is the best way to spend your time when you are exercising. You will never hear the girls so quiet as they take in the latest slimming tips from an expert!

If you have feedback for us to share on the show or want to contribute a slimming tip then record an audio message by clicking on the recorder on the side of the blog or e-mail me at anna@theengagingbrand.com or heather at heather@wigglywigglers.co.uk

How you can listen to the Middle Age Shed Podcast

1) You can listen on your PC now to the latest show, without downloading any software via our Blubrry player

2) You can subscribe to the show via iTunes or

3) If you use a different podcatcher then you can subscribe using the following  http://podcasts.middleageshed.co.uk/feed.xml 
 

Dieting by Socrates!

Some inspiration for us all today, Socrates said

"Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat."

Mmmm pity it is a bit late to get him on the podcast!

If only....

I could shake off this feeling of being unwell. I know it sounds pathetic but last night I fell fowl of my old stomach problems again. I know wonder whether whatever the problem is, is affecting my weight? Because I have been trying hard but I seem to be maintaining rather than losing weight?

I so want to lose this weight before April, but I will be sensible as today I feel completely washed out and will take it easy. No gym today. I may even try and have a little afternoon nap to try and rest this aging body. Honestly I sound so old, don't I!

Anyway, as I see it...your health must come first.

Show - #065 - The Chicken Shed

Show 65  of our diet  podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, I have written some instructions at the bottom of this post. No downloads are necessary if you are new to podcasts.

Heather returns to her highly motivated state and somehow the girls get on to chickens, farming and the impact on healthy eating. Heather reports in with weight loss but Anna has had a struggle this week due to family commitments.

If you have feedback for us to share on the show or want to contribute a slimming tip then record an audio message by clicking on the recorder on the side of the blog or e-mail me at anna@theengagingbrand.com or heather at heather@wigglywigglers.co.uk

How you can listen to the Middle Age Shed Podcast

1) You can listen on your PC now to the latest show, without downloading any software via our Blubrry player

2) You can subscribe to the show via iTunes or

3) If you use a different podcatcher then you can subscribe using the following  http://podcasts.middleageshed.co.uk/feed.xml 
 

96 years of inspiration

Today I have been off visiting Phil's Granny in Sussex. She is 96 and gave up tennis last year when she broke her hip (she did win the point though).
What an inspiration.
She is strong, independent, sharp, and very slim. I asked her how she keeps so fit.

Chocolate, she said!
(Fantastic, I thought...)

Then she explained it to me:

She eats mostly raw foods, cheese, salad, and some bread, along with fruits and natural yogurt. She never eats a whole main course in a restaurant - she goes for a starter, BUT....after each meal (two a day) she eats 3-4 pieces (not bars) of chocolate and thoroughly enjoys it!

You were right Anna

Small Plate
Small Portions
Food you love.

Well done on the gym.

Today I have been off visiting Phil's Granny in Sussex. She is 96 and gave up tennis last year when she broke her hip (she did win the point though).
What an inspiration.
She is strong, independent, sharp, and very slim. I asked her how she keeps so fit.

Chocolate, she said!
(Fantastic, I thought...)

Then she explained it to me:

She eats mostly raw foods, cheese, salad, and some bread, along with fruits and natural yogurt. She never eats a whole main course in a restaurant - she goes for a starter, BUT....after each meal (two a day) she eats 3-4 pieces (not bars) of chocolate and thoroughly enjoys it!

You were right Anna

Small Plate
Small Portions
Food you love.

Well done on the gym.

A Very Up and Down Dieting Week

Lovely to see that Heather has had eating out issues this week as well!

I am a little nervous about the weigh in this week because the start of the week was bad  - and yes it felt in my clothes. However, what I am proud of, is that I got myself back on track on Wednesday and have managed to get to the gym each day....so I am hoping that that the back end of the week I may have balanced the diet out...she hopes!

What I have done is speak to myself and say I have done my best this week and it may not show on the scales tomorrow but one blip between now and April is OK  - key is that it is a blip and does not become a habit.

Text Book Dieting...

Sometimes the textbook diet does not work...
As Anna has explained we do all have to go out - and indeed enjoy ourselves.

never mind
it will all be worth it
Hungry in Hereford

Expert on Healthy Exercise on the Way!

As you all know Heather and I have been struggling a little recently, well one of the Middle Age "groupies", Karen Burnham has put us in touch with a gym instructor.

I am arranging a conversation with her so that she can help how diet mindset, our exercise regime and our slimming journey.

I am really excited as I think this will really give us a spur to push on to April and those beautiful bodies for New York. Well, when I say beautiful - remember we are both over 40!

If you have any questions for us to ask then email me at anna@theengagingbrand.com and I will put them to our new found expert.

When did the problem start?

When I was a child I had the usual issues, - didn't like vegetables, hated bread, not keen on fruit...
My Gran lived with us and she cooked a mean egg and chips (which I duly ate)...
At that stage I dont remember healthy diet being mentioned, only what was affordable.
This almost certainly did not help my attitude to health and diet.
Contrast that with my son.
He has been made to eat a variety of healthy foods, and even loves swede and sprouts.
Maybe the trend doth change?