{"id":612,"date":"2018-09-11T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2020-10-12T05:31:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T05:31:22","slug":"getting-fit-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/getting-fit-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting fit – 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know me. I am not fat, but I am not slim either. And in recent years, I’ve been struggling to lose my tire-belly. In a nut-shell, I need to lose 5kg so that I can be back to what I consider normal. I don’t want to be like Angelina Jolie (well, I’d like to but I know I can’t, to be 100% honest!). All is in setting realistic goals. I’ve managed to lose the belly fat for my 40th birthday and I was able to fit my red dress for the party (that was my goal). But, since then, the weight has crept up little by little. I tried to tackle it after Christmas, but with everything going on (preparing the move to HK), I have not been very successful.<\/p>\n

Voil\u00e0. Je ne suis pas grosse, mais je ne suis pas mince non plus. Toute ma vie, j\u2019ai fait le yoyo. Et \u00e0 la quarantaine, \u00e7a ne s\u2019am\u00e9liore pas, loin de l\u00e0\u00a0! Depuis la naissance d\u2019Emilie (il y a 8 ans), je n\u2019arrive pas \u00e0 me d\u00e9barrasser de mon pneu autour du ventre. Pour simplifier, je veux perdre 5 kg pour revenir \u00e0 ce que je consid\u00e8re normal. Je ne veux pas \u00eatre comme Angelina Jolie (enfin, j’aimerais bien, mais je sais que je ne peux pas, pour \u00eatre 100% honn\u00eate !). Il faut se fixer des objectifs r\u00e9alistes. J’ai r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 perdre quelques kilos pour mon 40\u00e8me anniversaire et j’ai pu mettre ma robe rouge pour ma f\u00eate d\u2019anniversaire (c’\u00e9tait mon objectif). Mais depuis, le poids est revenu peu \u00e0 peu. J’ai essay\u00e9 de m’y attaquer apr\u00e8s No\u00ebl, mais avec tout ce qui s\u2019est pass\u00e9 dans ma vie (pr\u00e9parer le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement \u00e0 Hong Kong), je n’ai pas eu beaucoup de succ\u00e8s.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So here for THE resolution! I want to fit one of the dresses that I like (size 12) for Christmas 2018 and not look like I’m wearing a straitjacket. There. An easy (not so sure about that…), (less hope it is) achievable goal.<\/p>\n

Donc la RESOLUTION ! Je veux mettre l’une de mes robes (taille 40) que j’aime pour No\u00ebl 2018 et ne pas ressembler \u00e0 un saucisson. OK. Un objectif facile (pas s\u00fbre que ce soit si facile …) et r\u00e9alisable (enfin, j\u2019esp\u00e8re !).<\/em><\/p>\n

So what can I do to get there? I’m lucky I don’t work anymore so I can spend 6 hours a day exercising. Right? Er… Are you sure you know me very well? I can’t really do that, I’m too lazy (oops, I should say not focused enough).<\/p>\n

Que faire pour y arriver ? J’ai de la chance de ne plus travailler, je peux donc faire 6 heures d’exercice par jour. Ok\u00a0! Euh … Vous \u00eates s\u00fbr que vous me connaissez bien ? Non, ce n\u2019est pas possible\u00a0! Je n\u2019ai pas la volont\u00e9 et encore moins l\u2019envie.<\/em><\/p>\n

What I’ve set myself in August was to fast 3 days a week for 16 hours (i.e. no food between 8 pm and 12.30 pm the next day), running for half an hour 3 times a week (on the days I do not fast) and going to swim almost every day. I’ve done that for 3 weeks and then I had to stop running as my back was aching. I continued with fasting and I swam as often as I could when the pool was open. I think I lost a bit. I still don’t have my scale, so I can’t be 100% sure. But my clothes seem to fit a bit better.<\/p>\n

Voil\u00e0 ce que je me suis fix\u00e9 en ao\u00fbt\u00a0: 1)\u00a0je\u00fbner 3 jours par semaine pendant 16 heures (en gros, pas de petit d\u00e9jeuner), 2)\u00a0courir une demi-heure 3 fois par semaine (les jours o\u00f9 je ne je\u00fbne pas) et 3) nager presque tous les jours.\u00a0J’ai r\u00e9ussi pendant 3 semaines mais j’ai d\u00fb arr\u00eater de courir parce que mon dos me faisait mal. J’ai continu\u00e9 \u00e0 je\u00fbner et \u00e0 nager aussi souvent que possible lorsque la piscine \u00e9tait ouverte. Je pense que j’ai un peu perdu. Je n’ai toujours pas ma balance, donc je ne peux pas \u00eatre s\u00fbre \u00e0 100%, mais mes v\u00eatements semblent aller un peu mieux.<\/em><\/p>\n

In September, as we are moving in a new place with a proper gym, I’ll have to up the stakes. But I will also have to look at my diet more closely. One of the problems being alone at home is that the fridge becomes your best friend and you tend to visit it several times a day…<\/p>\n

En septembre, comme nous d\u00e9m\u00e9nageons dans une r\u00e9sidence avec une bonne salle de sport, je devrais pouvoir faire plus. Mais il va aussi falloir regarder mon alimentation de plus pr\u00e8s. Un des probl\u00e8mes d\u2019\u00eatre seule \u00e0 la maison, c\u2019est que le r\u00e9frig\u00e9rateur devient mon \u00a0meilleur ami et j’ai tendance \u00e0 aller le voir plusieurs fois par jour …<\/em><\/p>\n

So watch this space to see if I am making any progress with my goal \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Affaire \u00e0 suivre \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n

La suite : Getting fit – 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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