I am very pleased with myself that I have broken another addiction during this holiday period.  I have no idea whatsoever as to how much I weight and yes the scales are where I can easily find and use them if I want to.  I know but have always found it hard to follow though with that stepping on the scales is not assisting me to be fitter where as setting myself and following though with mindful eating to my hunger scale of mainly healthy food and maintaining a minimum level off what exercise my body is capable of, is what is important not what the bathroom scales say.

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I have my BodyMediafIT which was expensive but it tracks many of my activities and gave me a guide as to how active or inactive I was.  My husband wears his pedometer every day and watches his step count.  I have invested in a good treadmill and exercise bike a Wii fit plus and when I am not bush walking, and doing incidental activity or gardening I have those to use when I am in my home.  They cost a lot because I invested in good ones. My joggers cost a lot as it was important they fit my strange shape feet and gave me support.  These are a better investment for me than a gym membership as I can use them any time I wish to, there are no  closing hours on the exercise bike in my lounge room, only an L plate, go easy as I am still recovering from recent injury.   Now that brings up an other expense.
I am seeing a physio...as my condition s chronic, I can have 5 visits a year for free. Even before I knew this I would pay to see a physio in preference to giving up if you think you are too unfit to exercise.  A good physio can show you what you can do to help and not harm your body.  Give it a try...invest in yourself.

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I love the T Shirt. I hope they got a receipt from the receipt printer so they can make and exchange it they don't like the spelling mistake.

I re set my one year goals and action plans today for my physical fitness. They are not terribly demanding ones as I want to write extensively this year.  My main interest will be to manage my weight and t keep myself healthy to support my being the mentally active person I want to be.  So these 10 minute exercise ideas appealed to m

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That was a scary assent. No idea how I made it, it was a rock scramble to the top. I quit once then had a second go at it and made it. I think it is Barooka Lookout. A Fantastic walk. I went there with Reg when we were younger but didn't remember the top being as scary as it was this time,  I was 64 years old when this picture was taken. I thought there was a rail in place last time, or maybe they have opened up a higher section of the walk scramble now. View was incredible.

I work hard to find a balance in my time intensive sedentary work as an author artist to keep fit and find time for rest.
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A great active afternoon :-)  and now I am going to settle in to writing my novel. . I will set Reg up with his private head phone speakers for computer so I can write in silence.

I did my weight workout:- carrying buckets of water too and fro my new twin tub wash machine.
Stretches, hanging 4 weeks of washing-lol, first clean running water for a month.
Aerobics, hiking up a hill
Speed burst:- chasing the magpie who stole 2 prime steaks- our dinner.
Cool down:-tidied the caravan

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The Australian Federal Government is going to launch a national obesity plan.In Western Australia, the National Rural Health Alliance is concerned that the needs of children in remote communities may have their needs ignored.A  national food plan to try to improve food security and manufacturing is being undertaken by the Australian Government. In rural and remote parts of Australia, there is less access to fresh fruit and vegetables and there may not be safe places to exercise.  It is difficult eating a healthy diet in some remote areas.  While people can order non perishables, and accutane by mail order, the essentials of good health, fresh vegetables and fruit and good places to encourage exercise are not always so readily available.  

A lot of focus has been put on talking about having curfew hours for remote community children to try to keep them out of the towns malls at night.   

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If they were provided with good bike tracks and shady places to play and exercise and the incentive to do so, this would become a healthy habit."

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My exercise bike came to the rescue of what would otherwise have been a sin of sloth day. After an active day out yesterday, the dog and man were both tired today and a couple of walks to the lake was enough for both of them.   I was grateful and I wanted to fulfill my inner creative needs to write my novel.    I even let them go for the walks by them self,  (see photo of lake)  thinking I would do some housework and gardening for my exercise. 
That never eventuated.

The time thief stole my morning, I was still doing the morning's work into the afternoon and the afternoon's work into the evening.   At 8.30 I finished one section of my novel editing.  I jumped on the exercise bike and had a great calorie burn for an hour.

I  wear a BodyMedaifIT device to measure my daily calorie burn, step count, exercise activity level and sleep and rest time and quality.  This is to assist me to stay focused on my body's needs and to not become totally absorbed in my creative work.   .

It feels good to know I did not allow self care to slip, in my passion for a creative goal.

A great day's moderate exercise today.  Reg and I both walked about 8,000 steps.  Well Reg did did some of his while balancing on rocks by the water's edge and I did some of my exercise walking and running along the paths by the water. 
I actually ran after the balls of my heal had become too painful to walk on as I was taking the weight on the ball of the foot when I ran and that allowed me to continue exercising for longer and meet my moderate exercise tally for the day. 

The Physio gave me two exercises to do that would strengthen the stability of my hips and my knees and help me overcome some of my inner roll as I walk.

I have had Plantar Fascitis due to past injuries and activated by my being flat footed with this inner rolling action when I walk and well, frankly overweight as well.  I am seeing a physiotherapist who strapped my foot to see if this would help.  It hasn't.   I have my feet fitted by experts hence my shoes cast a lot of money but they allow me to be active so they are worth the cost.

I was pleased with my calorie deficit for the day, 8,000 steps, 30 minutes of moderate intensity and 20 minutes very intense exercise (as measured on my bodyMediafIT device.

lol, Below is my bandaged foot that was supposed to help the plantar fascitis. After my bush jog, I think I need to take that off and wash my foot.

If you have injuries, get them checked out by a physio, I find this far more constructive than the anti inflammatory I get offered if I see a doctor about them.   If you have a chronic condition as I have, you may qualify for 5 free visits a year.   I will be getting advice on managing my shoulder Bursitis next visit.   lol  you have to remember I am one of the first of the Baby Boomers.  If I did not have a few injuries, as I approach 65,  I would not have had as much fun in my life as I have enjoyed.
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