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We managed 24 lengths so I added 0.6km to the challenge, and I'll get back onto the climber today as well
 

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My friend is going to take me to a popular walking/jogging etc route and guna try and get moving more often. I need to get so much fitter before going away next year.
 

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My friend is going to take me to a popular walking/jogging etc route and guna try and get moving more often. I need to get so much fitter before going away next year.
If you can get to a swimming pool I think that would be better, as less pressure on your knees. Sadly not free like a walk, but you might be able to get it discounted.
 

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I'm doing well on my walking challenge, got 58.7km left to go, so I used the birthday discount they gave me and ordered a new one to start next month.
Swimming with mum tomorrow after work, and I made a salad yesterday so will have that for lunches this week.
 

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Down to the last 10km on the walking challenge, and booked swimming tonight.

However I haven't been on the climber in ages, and food is still not under control, but I'm going to start logging it again so hopefully that'll help.
 

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Need to get back into swimming, not gone in a couple of weeks between them not having sessions available and me being too tired.
 

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Need to get back into swimming, not gone in a couple of weeks between them not having sessions available and me being too tired.
I'd swim weekly, maybe even daily, if I had a private pool, where it's just me. I am 100% insecure about how I look, I don't need the thoughts in my head. Maybe one day when I am rich and I can hide a personal trainer.
 

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I'd swim weekly, maybe even daily, if I had a private pool, where it's just me. I am 100% insecure about how I look, I don't need the thoughts in my head. Maybe one day when I am rich and I can hide a personal trainer.
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I felt better in September so far, than I did in August. Hopefully listening to my body and taking the rest I need helps. And hopefully trying to figure out what is causing some of it is allowing me to make slight changes to keep feeling better. I doubt it, but I can hope.

Further tiny steps to improving moving my body, sleeping better, eating better, are all being taken, small 1% steps at a time.
 

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The last few weeks haven't been good exercise wise, but I have been meal planning more so that's better. Not always sticking to the plan, but I've only bought lunch once this month which is a big improvement.
 

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Worked out I need to average at 5.7km a day to hit my walking challenge goal. I want to do more today while I'm off to try and reduce for work days.
 

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I had a nice bike ride at 4 am last night, I miss my longer bike rides. Covid cleaned the streets empty in 2020, it was so much more comfortable to ride. It feels so busy now, even at night. I have to make an effort to pick it up again.
Eating healthier depends on the week, stress eating has been a thing, but incidentally. So that's improving, however, I need to get ON IT
 

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Worked out I need to average at 5.7km a day to hit my walking challenge goal. I want to do more today while I'm off to try and reduce for work days.
Went for a walk, so hit that today, and I'm going to work this afternoon so hoping to hit about 7km by the end of the day.
 

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Instead of dinner, I had a tiny snack, then 2 hours later I went to bed for a nap. I woke up at 2am and made myself a club sandwich for dinner.

Somehow I feel this is healthier than making a big plate of dinner before going to bed.

Anyway, I am slowly trying to change my eating habits a bit to tell my body it can do a lot more with a lot less.
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Just under 40km to go to finish this challenge, however my target end date is in a week! Eeek! It's 5.7km per day on average which is not going to be easy on work days.
 

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Challenge completed! I should finish my next one by Christmas!
 

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Might not post here, but there's not much to share publicly about health issues. So, "working on it", so I can get back on my bike.
 

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Food is a write off this month,takeaways and ready meals galore
Walking is okay, not quite as much as I'd like but still doing some
 

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I have no health issues today or any downsides from the longer bike ride yesterday, which sounds promising.. i think I can get back into this. friday I have to bike through this stormy weather, we will see how that goes. but I feel confident about it now at least.
 

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I need ideas on small food changes I can make to eat healthier. Like I've switched from white bread to brown/wholewheat so small things that over time will have be eating healthier
 

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I need ideas on small food changes I can make to eat healthier. Like I've switched from white bread to brown/wholewheat so small things that over time will have be eating healthier
I've bought those crackers - so those times where I end up having bread for breakfast, I've replaced it with a cracker .. that way I have less "bread" content, and I put less on the cracker than on bread. And I teach my body I am content with smaller portions over time.
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And instead of having bread with couple slices of cheese, i try to have less cheese, and add slices of cucumber to it. or a slice of tomato (thin) Tiny changes like that add up over time too (it seems).
 

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I'm very much a toast for breakfast person, so I need to work on lunches so I don't double up on bread. I have been having sausage rolls for lunch a lot lately which probably isn't any healthier so I have to look into pasta salads, or soups, things that I can reheat on cold days
 

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I want to start cooking from scratch more, snacks especially. Going to try chickpeas in the airfryer next
 

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I bought a weighted hula hoop (I know dont laugh!) - I need to set it up and use it
I need to start moving as I'm losing weight now finally
 
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