Today I lost 0.4 kg of my weight. I donated blood. They asked stupid questions like have you visited countries where you may have infected by malaria? Eh, yes (some). Have you donated before? Yes (they didn't ask if I did it in Cambodia). My haemoglobin was 161, so they took my blood anyway :)

Bad news (so far) is that they don't let me donate again during the next two months. I have to find out other ways to lose some weight. How much one kidney weights? I could give away one...

2500 steps in 1 hour 40 minutes...

Today I took really heavy methods in use. I returned to the stairs of Pispala. Those are the same stairs I climbed up and down when I practised the climb to Mount Kinabalu in March 2008. Today I climbed 2000 steps and amazingly I am not even exhausted! My physical condition is better than I thought :)



I'm also thinking about donating blood. 350 ml is about 0,35 kg! If I donate blood weekly next coming four months, it makes 5,6 kg in all. Hmmm... I still have to find out the way how to get rid of extra four kilograms.

P.S. 2000 steps is more than climbing up and down to Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur!

I've been on a diet for about two months now. I have managed to reduce my weight and my scale proves that I have reached the same weight I had one year ago when I practised the Kinabalu climb. I should be happy but I'm not. I'm angry with myself because I could not keep myself in good shape. During these two months, I have been hungry, tired, cranky, less active - shortly, I haven't been me.

I have still four months to achieve my goal. Time to time I feel I'm not able to do it. On the other hand, it makes me try even harder!

Today I burned zillion calories by the exercise bicycle. Tomorrow I will test my brand new alpine skis. Here you can check some previews...


Ouch, ouch, ouch...

My weight goes up and down like a rollercoaster. I have been hungry about four weeks now. Yes, I'm doing it again, trying to control my weight. I have promised (to myself) that I WILL lose some weight. In fact I did it maybe six months ago but because I'm not a person who chooses the easiest way I have increased my weight first (A LOT) and started decreasing from the beginning of January. I'll let you know when (if) I reach the weight I had last summer. I have stopped eating and practise almost daily with my exercise bicycle...

I broke my scale. Max 160 kg was promised...  :( 

How can I follow the progress of our bet now. This is your fault annelaure (and your everlasting sweets)

Finnish word "sisu" means "strength" or "willpower" and that's the secret force I'm gonna use during the next coming year. Some of you probably remember that I worked a lot to reduce my weight before the adventure to the summit of Mount Kinabalu. After I achieved my destination, it's been somewhat silent with the weight watching project. I lost my need to keep myself in good shape. I don't even dare to reveal how many kgs I have fattened after those days!

My LJ friend  annelaure has made a good decision. She's going to loose some weight too. I suggested her a bet, which she agreed. We both have a target and till the 30th of June 2009 we have achieved our goals. If not, he/she will lose the bet. I won't tell what the stake is but it's quite significant.

So, for me this means a return to the Pispala stairs, no more chocolate or donuts (with this I may slip sometimes) and many other small things which will change.