The week before I began my weight loss programme, we were sent an internal mail about a research programme called MoveM8 that is attempting to discover whether people can be motivated to be more physically active through the use of different communication technologies.
As I'm well aware I need to up my physical activity levels, I signed up.
You get asked to a questionnaire about your current levels of physical activity and motivation up front. The next stage is that you receive between one and three emails (and, if randomly selected, SMS messages) a week encouraging you to do more. A week after the programme ends, you get another questionnaire, and a month after that, one more.
This morning, I got my first email encouraging me to be more active. In a couple of minutes, I'm going to go for a brisk walk for half an hour.
...and I'm just back. I fairly stomped my way up and down the river for half an hour. I've never really bothered to spend much time there before, considering it's just a few minutes from my office, but it's quite pleasant, with ducks, Mute Swans and Canada Geese all paddling about. It certainly got the heart moving, which was the point of the exercise.
In other news, I've felt really hungry so far this week. I thought this was supposed to stop when ketosis kicked in? I've not really felt like trying to cheat, but I'm not enjoying the constant tummy rumbles.
As I'm well aware I need to up my physical activity levels, I signed up.
You get asked to a questionnaire about your current levels of physical activity and motivation up front. The next stage is that you receive between one and three emails (and, if randomly selected, SMS messages) a week encouraging you to do more. A week after the programme ends, you get another questionnaire, and a month after that, one more.
This morning, I got my first email encouraging me to be more active. In a couple of minutes, I'm going to go for a brisk walk for half an hour.
...and I'm just back. I fairly stomped my way up and down the river for half an hour. I've never really bothered to spend much time there before, considering it's just a few minutes from my office, but it's quite pleasant, with ducks, Mute Swans and Canada Geese all paddling about. It certainly got the heart moving, which was the point of the exercise.
In other news, I've felt really hungry so far this week. I thought this was supposed to stop when ketosis kicked in? I've not really felt like trying to cheat, but I'm not enjoying the constant tummy rumbles.
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