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Friday 26th June – Weigh-in



Ok I finally did it and weighed-in even though I knew it was going to depress me. 89.4kg!?!?!?!?! The morons that say exercise has nothing to do with weigh loss have not studied the effects of curtailing activity for over a month while (roughly) sticking to a diet plan.

Ok, this is really bad and I know I need to get back onto the plan. I know I’m well-off target now but just because I detoured doesn’t mean I can’t find my way back.
It’s not just the work (and 14hr days do not help), it’s the constant discomfort from RSI in my shoulders, lack of exercise, my lack of sleep and my complete disregard for the food I’ve been putting in my body.

My husband asked me to quit one of my writing gigs, it was excessively long hours for peanuts pay and he was worried about me. I agreed with him. Much as I love the ability to earn hard cash for something I love, the peanuts pay and the boredom (similar article content), were sapping my joy from the work. As my salary is not a necessity for our household income, I quit. However, I find self-esteem plays a huge part in any weight loss attempt and losing that validation of my work hit me quite hard. 

Unfortunately, my new friend has just had her second child, so my long walks have been curtailed. I could walk anyway but I really need some sort of aim in mind when I do. I can’t walk aimlessly, I need a destination in mind and arriving there covered in sweat is just nasty. I may mention that it starting to get HOT.

I would like to go for a swim however, the beach is a 35 minute walk away and I arrive dripping (ok it’s not a problem, I can rinse off in the sea) but then I also have to walk back, still mildly damp from the swim and with chafe on the inside of my thighs.

Thigh chafe is the scourge of the summer months for anyone carrying a little extra weight. Unfortunately, for me thigh chafe has always been a problem. I have never been one of those slender -legged women who have the whole thigh-gap going for them, even as a very active and slim dancer I had thick, well-muscled thighs and calves.  I still have the calves, because I walk everywhere, but the thighs have run to a saggy flab.

Any suggestions for getting more exercise without suffering dehydration? Failing that any suggestions for combatting thigh chafe?

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