1+3=2

Weight - 62.7
Exercise - 12 kms on the steady tready last night, and combat tonight
Calories - too many of the wrong kind

It is soo true that weight loss is not an exact science - eat x, exercise y does not equal exactly z the next day. I had a shitty weekend nutritionally - not that I ever really binge because I only eat small quantities- but I was far from clean eating, I enjoyed some of the no-no foods and I'm sure above my calories on both days. But this morning - a loss, after probably a week or so. Of course there have also been some hormonal influences in there, and the fact that I exercised late in the evening and had eaten nothing since then in morning, but still....

Anyway- back to the clean eating again today. Whilst running at infinitum on the treadmill last night (only because Sat and Sun attempts at a long run outside were thwarted by rain), I was thinking about the fact that I have now maintained my weight loss for about 15 - 18 months - and how most people regain most of their loss within a year. I feel very lucky to have managed to do this, and I was thinking about what keeps me motivated. Without a doubt the exercise is an essential component. I struggle so much with the eating, that I think that if I didn't exercise, I would forget all about wanting to be fit and fall back into old habits. But the other thing that really helps, is reading everyone's blogs every night. This has an enormous impact on me, and reminds me of what I want to achieve, and keeps me focussed on health and fitness. So I want to say a really big thanks to all of you that put the effort into their blogs and provide me with the privilege of having an insight into your worlds. It's making an enormous difference to at least one person!

Anyway - I'm off to Sydney and country NSW for a few days for work, and will be catching up with the lovely TD and KatieP tomorrow night! Yeah! Cant wait.

Don't know what internet access I will have so may not be blogging again till Saturday. Can I keep up the clean eating for the next 5 days with no access to a kitchen or even a fridge during the day? Time will tell.....