Positively bouncy

I feel quite Tiggerish this morning. The Sleep trance is very different to the others I have listened to - but I do wish I didn't listen to t rhough headhones which I then have to take out. I did sleep better last night. Not unbroken by ANY means but was able to get back to sleep when I woke. I a uo a bit earliee than usual (as per the advice given in the book) whihc doea mean I am looking at a busy day and NOT thinking 'How will I get everything done'

I was reminded in the sleep book about the information tat on average a slim person talks about 2500 more steps a day than an overweight one. That puts my 'free step' nto erspective since I normally do the 20 minute version and rack up close to 2000. I have always felt excercise was the key to my loss. My diet (even if I don't always follow Paul's rules to the letter) isn't to bad. I guess as a pharmacist I know all the rules for healthy eating. I enjoy fruit and vegetables, I love cooking especially in my new kitchenand I don't eat lots of cake and pastry - becasue I don;t cook or buy them. It was the excercise but that was missing - although I did start tryig to do something about that when I was diagnosed with hypertension.

Although it is tempting to think 'If I cut back on my food intake I would lose weight a lot faster' I know that would be counterproductive because I do know that your metabolic rate DOES slow down as you eat less. I was also told back in the 70's by a researcher who had worked on it, that a simple way to lose weight was simply to spread out what you eat into several smaller meals instead of 3 large ones. 'Eat when you are hungry' does that naturally. I wil do my best to kee my biscut intake down, and I am still glad I don't really fancy crisps any more - but I am eating a Thornton's chocolate a day and not feeling guilty.

I do think have to readjust my excercise schedule to fit in the step aeobics later in the day. I also have to work out how to fit it in round work.

Today is Edna's birthday and I am not sure how she will feel about it. I am going to get her a bouquet from the 3 of us -but not put anything on the card about her birthday. I am dreadiing seeing her if I am honest.

We also have the game tonght and have to tell Mark and Richard that Martin is no longer part of the game and a brief reason why. But I have no intention of telling them what he was arrested for. He is innocent until proved guilty.

Anyway I think it is time to stop writing about what I have to do and get on and DO it.