039. Get my eyes tested again

I finally got around to booking James and I in for our eye tests. The last time I was tested was 2008!

Turns out that my prescription isn't really that different, but if I did want to buy new frames then it'd be best to get the new prescription put in them. I have two pairs of glasses at the moment and would like new frames, but looking in the shop all the frames seem to look so similar! There was nothing special that jumped out at me. Now I know I don't need to change the lenses I can get new frames and such whenever I want to - phew, I was hoping it wasn't going to cost me much!

WAGES

I love this idea of recording weekly WAGES (workouts, accomplishments, goals and ETC). Maria at Chasing the Now records her WAGES weekly.

Definitely going to consider doing something similar.

046. Go for a walk 3 times a week for 12 weeks (1/12)

Week One

Sunday - I was feeling ill, so needed some fresh air before bed. James and I walk down the road and back again. Distance covered: unknown.

Monday - I found the fresh air and exercise was starting to help me get over my cold, so we went out again after dinner. Distance covered: 1.77km.

Tuesday - Our aim was to cover more distance tonight. Distance covered: 2.03km.

James is away for a few weeks now, so I've got to walk alone. Wish me luck.

044. Lose 50lbs, 10lbs at a time

I completely adore the show 'The Biggest Loser' - the American version - so really wanted to use it as inspiration to start losing weight.

I bought the Wii game called 'The Biggest Loser Challenge' at a bargain price of £8.85 from Zavvi and started the challenge on Thursday night. The intensity is high and I can see that they use a lot of the same workout techniques from the show. I let the game choose my workout plan so that it tells me which days I'm doing a certain routine and which days I rest and weigh-in.

Today was my second day using the game, Friday was a rest day. I'm determined to keep with it and complete the 12 week program set out for me. I'm also going to try really, really hard to eat less and not dip into the biscuit stash at work - there's always biscuits!

043. Keep a food diary for a month

Last year, during September and October, I started using an App on my phone called My Fitness Pal to record a food diary and to count calories. I was doing really well and lost about 11lbs, then the winter came and Christmas came and I'm just starting to pick it back up.

Today was the first time in months that I've completed a full day of my food diary! And I was below my calorie allowance! The very first time I counted my calories I was over by a lot! I'm online everyday and I have the App on my phone, so I'm going to try really hard to stick to it. When I'm at work I have no excuse not to know the calorie content of the food I eat, it's our company that gather the back-of-pack information for retailers shopping websites - all I have to do is look up the product in our image library and all the info is there! It's handy for random things that are hard to find, I can just add them myself.

I last weighed myself during January and I hadn't done so previous to that since the beginning of November. I'd only gained 3lbs over the Christmas break - which I thought wasn't too bad at all, considering all the food and sweets we had!

Current Weight: 202.6lbs

062. Save £100 a month (£200/£3300)

I've not been focusing on any of my goals that much recently. Today is the first day of a new month, which means another £100 into my savings account! I had to dip into my savings to cover off my crazy New Year spending after Christmas! It's all gone back now that pay day has passed, plus an extra £100 to cover my saving goal for this month.

A lot of my goals are month long commitments to do something or give something up, not sure if I'm ready for that yet and I have such a long way to go until my 1001 days is over. I did take a mutli vitamin this evening, so perhaps I can start on goal 049 Take a multi vitamin pill everyday for 3 months? I got ill again at the weekend, so anything that can prevent that happening again can only be a good thing - bring on the vitamins!