Ki Connections - your key to health

When this nice weather came I got out my summer clothes and decided I needed to lose some weight!  Of all the thousands of words of dietary advice out there I think Paul McKenna sums it up best for me with these 4 simple principles:

1. Eat only when you are hungry

2. Eat what you want

3. Eat mindfully and enjoy every mouthful - slow down!

4. Stop when you feel you are full

If you can stick to these 4 principles alone they should make a difference within days.  You will get even better results if you add some regular exercise.

EXERCISE - INCREASE YOUR NUMBER OF STEPS EACH DAY

I decided to start using a pedometer that I was given as a free gift some months ago and had never used.  I found that had to experiment with the positioning of it at first - it works on the movement of the hips, and for me it works best clipped to my waistband at the side.  I checked the accuracy by counting the steps and comparing with the reading on the pedometer.

Apparently some doctors recommend that you should try to do at least 10,00 steps a day.  I was shocked to find that on  a normal day sitting working at my computer or doing Shiatsu or Acupuncture treatments I did not do more than 2,500 steps!  So I began to devise ways of increasing my steps.  I measured my steps when hoovering or mowing the garden - hmm...only about 500 steps each.  So I went for a three quarters of an hour walk - 2,000.  Then a round of golf - I was disappointed that was only 3,00 steps.  Best of all was a ten mile bike ride - 5,000!  But interestingly I found that I could increase my steps by just not being so lazy around the house -for instance, instead of leaving things at the bottom of the stairs to take up next time I go up - I now take things straight up! The house is suddenly starting to look much tidier!