Weigh-in 6

Hi everyone, 

Hope ye are all keeping well and ye are having a good week! 

Weigh-in five produced a good result I was down half a pound!! I was so happy especially after the last few weeks I've been feeling very disheartened by everything.... So to have a loss was fantastic, I know its a small loss but given the past few weeks of gains and maintains it was a welcomed change!! 

I bought a fitbit flex just over a week ago and I have to say I love it, it cost €89 in Argos and it's so small and light which is great because I was a little bit nervous that it would be big and bulky and very noticeable but it looks just like a watch and in Argos you can ask to see the product before you buy so you can be certain your happy with the look of it before spending your money!! 

The fitbit counts how many steps you take in the day, the calories you burn, how many km you walk in the day and it also allows you to log in the food you eat on a daily basis as well as monitor the amount of water you drink and it even logs the amount of sleep you get, it really is an all rounder!!! 

I am very happy with the fitbit, i feel it keeps me focused throughout the day and it makes me get up and move more because i want to achieve my step goal (I've also realised that I've got a competitive streak inside me as i want to beat my goals from the day before and the saying "the only person you should be better than is the person you were yesterday" resignates with me everyday now and thats one of my new mantras!! 

Exercise is something that I have put on the back boiler lately and I regret that so today i threw on the runners and went out on the treadmill....

It felt great, I said before going out that if I started off by doing ten minutes, only ten minutes that I would be doing well, I put the headphones in, turned up the music and away I went, I ended up doing 45 minutes of a very fast walk, the sweat was pouring out of me but I felt absolutely fantastic... Why? BecauseI took control, I went out and walked all my thoughts away, all my troubles and anxieties and not only that it also increased my steps on the fitbit so it was a win/win situation!!

For the month of June I plan to do at least ten minutes on the treadmill or going for a walk everday, just ten minutes nothing more, although if you can do more that would be fantastic but if you can't don't worry because you've done your ten minutes and that's all you set out to do, set small goals and they're easier to achieve..

Research shows that exercise can boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reducing your risk of stress, depression, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Exercise is essential if you want to live a healthy and fulfilling life and it's medically proven that people who do regular exercise have:

• up to a 35% lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke 
• up to a 50% lower risk of type 2 diabetes 
• up to a 50% lower risk of colon cancer 
• up to a 20% lower risk of breast cancer 
• a 30% lower risk of early death 
• up to an 83% lower risk of osteoarthritis 
• up to a 68% lower risk of hip fracture 
• a 30% lower risk of falls (among older adults) 
• up to a 30% lower risk of depression 
• up to a 30% lower risk of dementia

Just looking at them statistics I think its amazing to think that if we just do some regular exercise and watch our diet we can combat the above diseases.. 

The power is in our hands now, we have a choice do we want to be healthy and happy or do we want to be unhealthy and going in and out to hospital for the rest of our lives with mysterious illnesses, not knowing why we feel so crappy and sick. 

Take this month, take ten minutes out of your day and go for a walk or a run or take up a class such as zumba or something, anything your interested in, try it for one month, you deserve this chance, each and every single person reading this is beautiful and unique in your own way, you were put on this earth to do great things, start by taking that first step, move more, eat less and be happy....

You can do this and you will..

One step at a time..

One pound at a time..

Make Good Choices,

Little Miss Sunshine 

Xxxx