My 5 year old nephew walked through our front door on Saturday morning, poked my tummy & said "Your tummy is getting smaller" - from the words of children :-)
OK, some stats firstly
Key indicators:
BMI - first time under the 40's (39.4) - down 10.7% since start - target 25
Body Fat % - 55.5% - down 16% since start - target 25%
Body water % - 31.9% - up 32% since start - target 55%
It has been a relatively relaxing & quiet week as I have been on holiday and was able to spend the time with the family during half-term. Meant that I had access to the running machine rather than the pavements of Agger which also means that you can watch TV whilst running. Have decided that cooking whole chickens & dividing it up for meals is far more economic than buying chicken fillets & it is a lot more tasty - & the dogs/children get to eat the bits that I cannot eat.
There is a TV show called "My 600 lb life" which follows a year in the life of Americans who weigh ~ 600 lb and normally have gastric surgery. The one point that I took away is that it is absolutely essential to have the total support of your family & friends when doing a dieting challenge. One lady had a husband who preferred "larger women" & he did not support her weight-loss to the point that when he picked her up from hospital after her gastric surgery he stopped at a fast food establishment & then got her to hold his burger - BA****D! She is doing very well though even without his support but it does make it a lot easier if you have the support! http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life
Another couple of tests to pass this last weekend. Firstly I went to watch Worcester Warriors play rugby against Sale Sharks. Traditionally rugby matches are where you have a few beers before & after the game but I stuck to the diet coke & coffee but OMG the way Warriors played I needed some beer - luckily my brother made up for me in the drinking stakes :-)
Sharks on the way to another score!
Saturday evening we went to a friend's birthday party and there was a wonderful wine tasting event organized but I had already elected to drive and managed to enjoy having a sip of the different wines without drinking each glass. Also managed to keep my hands off the large buffet with some very tempting cheeses!
The ten hour journey back from Worcester to Bonn is always a challenge but had an appropriate stock of proteins with me having stopped off at Tesco on route - however my car now smells like a fish market as I ate a seafood salad on route. Have to confess that I did have a glass of Rioja after the drive as I needed to wind down after the trip.
Quite difficult to find the next appropriate milestone so I will guess that I will switch the weight to imperial (19 st 6 lb) and have the target of moving into the 18's as the next one. Guess that this will most probably take about 3 weeks. Also happy to have made the first step towards having my umbilical hernia repaired by talking to my Doctor who has referred me to a consultant. Need to meet with him to find out what weight he wants me to reach before he is prepared to operate. I really hope that it is a relatively quick target to achieve as I would love to have this done before the summer holidays so I don't get the child stares again.
The good news as I write on day 49 of the diet is that I am still as motivated as day 1, maybe even more so as the results are noticeable, and look forward to the future.
OK, some stats firstly
Key indicators:
BMI - first time under the 40's (39.4) - down 10.7% since start - target 25
Body Fat % - 55.5% - down 16% since start - target 25%
Body water % - 31.9% - up 32% since start - target 55%
It has been a relatively relaxing & quiet week as I have been on holiday and was able to spend the time with the family during half-term. Meant that I had access to the running machine rather than the pavements of Agger which also means that you can watch TV whilst running. Have decided that cooking whole chickens & dividing it up for meals is far more economic than buying chicken fillets & it is a lot more tasty - & the dogs/children get to eat the bits that I cannot eat.
There is a TV show called "My 600 lb life" which follows a year in the life of Americans who weigh ~ 600 lb and normally have gastric surgery. The one point that I took away is that it is absolutely essential to have the total support of your family & friends when doing a dieting challenge. One lady had a husband who preferred "larger women" & he did not support her weight-loss to the point that when he picked her up from hospital after her gastric surgery he stopped at a fast food establishment & then got her to hold his burger - BA****D! She is doing very well though even without his support but it does make it a lot easier if you have the support! http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life
Another couple of tests to pass this last weekend. Firstly I went to watch Worcester Warriors play rugby against Sale Sharks. Traditionally rugby matches are where you have a few beers before & after the game but I stuck to the diet coke & coffee but OMG the way Warriors played I needed some beer - luckily my brother made up for me in the drinking stakes :-)
Sharks on the way to another score!
Saturday evening we went to a friend's birthday party and there was a wonderful wine tasting event organized but I had already elected to drive and managed to enjoy having a sip of the different wines without drinking each glass. Also managed to keep my hands off the large buffet with some very tempting cheeses!
The ten hour journey back from Worcester to Bonn is always a challenge but had an appropriate stock of proteins with me having stopped off at Tesco on route - however my car now smells like a fish market as I ate a seafood salad on route. Have to confess that I did have a glass of Rioja after the drive as I needed to wind down after the trip.
Quite difficult to find the next appropriate milestone so I will guess that I will switch the weight to imperial (19 st 6 lb) and have the target of moving into the 18's as the next one. Guess that this will most probably take about 3 weeks. Also happy to have made the first step towards having my umbilical hernia repaired by talking to my Doctor who has referred me to a consultant. Need to meet with him to find out what weight he wants me to reach before he is prepared to operate. I really hope that it is a relatively quick target to achieve as I would love to have this done before the summer holidays so I don't get the child stares again.
The good news as I write on day 49 of the diet is that I am still as motivated as day 1, maybe even more so as the results are noticeable, and look forward to the future.
Well done David, You look like a different man in your photos already!! I am immensely impressed with your progress and more importantly your strong will power. Keep it up and keep us inspired :)
ReplyDeleteinspirational David, keep going
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