2020 - 'Nothing in your life will change until you make the decision to change'

[Deleted User] · 3 January 2020 at 10:51AM

Happy New Shiny Diary and Happy New Year

xx

jwil · 3 January 2020 at 12:43PM

Deleted_User wrote: »

Happy New Shiny Diary and Happy New Year xx

Thank you, you too

xx

HairyHandofDartmoor · 3 January 2020 at 3:06PM

Your goals sound good Jwil and achievable.

With regard to exercise it's finding something you enjoy, have time to do and can afford that's the trick. For example I hate team sports, but enjoy swimming and badminton. But I don't have time or money to do swimming or badminton. So I walk and do Pilates once a week as walking is free and Pilates is affordable and easy to get to.

What time of day would you be available to do exercise? It's fitting it into your daily life that's the hardest. I'm lucky that I can walk to work and back and have an active job. But if you need to drive to work and have a sedentary job it's much harder to fit exercise in. Could you go for a walk at lunchtime? That's the only time it's going to be light for the next few months. Or can you afford the gym or exercise classes after work?

jwil · 4 January 2020 at 10:33AM

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

Your goals sound good Jwil and achievable.

With regard to exercise it's finding something you enjoy, have time to do and can afford that's the trick. For example I hate team sports, but enjoy swimming and badminton. But I don't have time or money to do swimming or badminton. So I walk and do Pilates once a week as walking is free and Pilates is affordable and easy to get to.

What time of day would you be available to do exercise? It's fitting it into your daily life that's the hardest. I'm lucky that I can walk to work and back and have an active job. But if you need to drive to work and have a sedentary job it's much harder to fit exercise in. Could you go for a walk at lunchtime? That's the only time it's going to be light for the next few months. Or can you afford the gym or exercise classes after work?

Yes, that's my biggest challenge. Finding the time and motivation. I don't have the money to do what I'd like to do - Gym or swimming. I dislike 'going for a walk', though I don't mind walking 'to' somewhere. Also the times I'd be most likely to exercise are times that DH isn't here so I am with the kids. I have tried walking at lunchtime before but there's nowhere really to walk other than along a very busy road or business park.

All excuses though and I have to get past them and find something to do. Nothing will change unless I change it!

jwil · 4 January 2020 at 10:39AM

I listed 4 items for me yesterday :T One is selling already :T

I cashed out £6.50 on a survey site, and have reached cashout on another, though for that one I have to wait until they automatically transfer the cash. Hopefully it will be this month.

I also finished taking down the xmas decorations, finished sorting the kids clothing, and did their books :T I've put out all the baby books and all the books they show no interest in reading, so that's 31 gone. :T

in_need_of_direction · 4 January 2020 at 11:12AM

Can’t believe the progress on your targets

savingholmes · 4 January 2020 at 12:12PM

I Jwil just refound your diary and you're already off the starting blocks. You are making loads of progress. I have a similar amount of weight to lose and last year reached my worst ever. Like you I need to turn that around. Good luck with SW and all your other goals.

pennywisepoundstupid · 4 January 2020 at 4:26PM

Found you!! Happy new diary xx

remote_control · 4 January 2020 at 8:47PM

I got a book out of the library about habits which is really interesting, apparently that is the way to change behaviour, rather than will power. I think there are some Ted talks about it. For me it is all a constant battle! (weight loss I mean).