WI

Just a quick note to say that I am 1lb down on the last weigh-in. I'm feeling pretty good today though and feel that I can really get going again now...I reckon the 'flu might well have helped me.

illness

Hi everyone,

I haven't disappeared. I've had a horrible case of 'flu (not swine!) and a bit of a chest infection...it has left me feeling absolutely awful. I'm doing ok now but my mind has not been on losing weight or this blog - I'm sorry about that.

I have no idea where my weight is at but I will update on Wednesday, as usual, and we'll go from there.

James

infrequent posts

HI,

I'm sorry I don't post as often as I could; I will make more of an effort from now on.

It has been a testing week (see post from a couple of days ago) but I have got through it - just! I am pleased to say that I have lost a further 2.5lbs this week! Happy days.

b*ll*cks

I have had such a bl**dy awful day....I am sooooooooooo angry. I've left work early and have just spent the last 10 minutes punching the wall/door/cushions etc (not that I am ever a violent man, but I needed to let out the frustration).

What I haven't done however, is eat lots of cr*p to make me feel better - as it won't!

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Week 4 WI

...3lbs...making a total loss of 12lbs in 4 weeks.

I know I am just behind the target average per week but I am still pleased with how much I have managed to lose already.

Onwards and upwards.

James

*apologies for not posting this yesterday*

grrrrrrrr

I'm having one of those days. You know the ones I am on about, where you feel that you will never lose weight. I know deep down that it all takes time and that everything is possible, but it doesn't stop you getting annoyed from time to time.

It's probably just that I feel a little run down (I've got a sore throat) and I'm sure that tomorrow my enthusiasm will return. Perhaps I need to think of a new focus, like deciding what diet I am going to follow for month 2.

Any suggestions?

James

Look at this guy

A nice little video about a guy who has lost lots of weight, and did it without surgery!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ_HmmJnFsA

A quick mention to Jim on minimins too...he is an inspiration.

Week 3 WI

...and I have lost 2lbs this week...making a total loss of 9lbs.

Naturally I am disappointed to slip slightly below the average weight loss per week required, but this is a long term project and I will battle on. I'm still going to stick with Slimming World as the plan does seem to suit me; this week I reckon that a hectic work schedule buggered things up a little. Perhaps that is a bit of an excuse though; work was unexpectedly hectic but I guess I should always plan for the unexpected...the key to achieving goals, particularly weight loss ones, is to plan well in advance.

James

hello :)

Just wanted to say that I am sorry for having been so quiet...a minor (major) crisis at work occurred and my focus has been on that. It has taken its toll on my eating a little but I'm still hopeful of showing a loss this Wednesday WI.

Hope you are all well. Let me know how you are getting on.

2nd week WI

I'm going to apologies on 2 fronts - the first being that I haven't updated in a few day; work has been incredibly draining on my time. The second apology due to the fact that this post will be quite short; again for the same reason, but work should calm down after today.

Anyway, this week I have lost 3lbs, so I am now 7lbs down in 2 weeks...I'm pretty pleased with that.

Hope you are all well.

J

a little video

Everything is going ok, have fully recovered from a horrible migraine attack now.

I was browsing the BBC website to check on the sports news etc and I noticed this little video, I think it's worth a look at;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8143086.stm

The guy has slimmed down to 11stones and 5 lbs...which I thought I would mention as that is the lowest adult weight I have ever been *eek*

and the result is....

...4 lbs lost this week! I'm pretty happy with that - it's more than the average needed per week. I know it's not a 'magic' first week loss but there we are.

Am in a rush so I'll post another message later on.

James

Jacket potatoes

Just how many JPs do you think I will end up eating by the end of this month? Hundreds I reckon! The great thing about slimming world green days is that carbs such as potatoes and rice are allowed in unlimited amounts...well, you can't have regular chips but there is a way of cooking them with fry light that makes them taste almost as good. It seem sreally naughty to be eating so many carbs but I think it's working...

...on Wednesday we will find out. I'm going to be weighing in every Wednesday as it was a Wednesday the challenge started on. In addition, I will weigh in on he 1st if each month in order to find out what my monthy loss is. Between the 1st July and the 1st November there are 17 weeks and a few days; if we say that there are 17 weeks in which I need to lose 56 lbs then the average is 3.294 lbs per week.

Fingers crossed for Wednesday.

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today, I have been...

...going for a pee far too much. All this water going in and out will be the death of me :) Well, maybe not, but it is damn tiring.

Nothing eventful to report really...I might pop a couple of my meal records by the end of the week, just so you can see what I have been eating.

Keep up the losses.

James

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start photos

Front and side photos taken this evening, straight after dinner. (I don't always wear awful shorts...am doing a spot of decorating!)

And so it begins...Day 1 (with stats)

It has begun...the clock is now counting down :)

Just before I list my stats I want to welcome gypsygirl from minimins.com to the challenge...good luck to you, I know you can do it!

Stats:

Weight: 15 stones 7 lbs *eek*
At hips: 41 inches
At belly button: 43 inches
Chest: 42.5 inches
Thigh 22.5 inches

As you can see I have measured at both my belly button and roughly where my jeans/trousers come up to, rather than have a generic 'waist' measurement.

Pics:

I will add these up later today - I am having difficulty uploading them right now.

Diet:

I had intended on low-carbing for the first month but I have changed my mind. Instead I am going to break myself following a slimming world plan for the next month; this is largely because when it is so hot I am not always fond of eating meat (not that I'm overly fond of meat anyway.) I appreciate that low-carbing can be done without meat but I reckon that if I tried that then I might fail - I think I'll save low carbing efforts for later down the line for when I need a boost. The slimming world green plan will allow me to eat lots of jacket potatoes which are an absolute dream with salad on lovely summer days.

Good luck everyone!

The last supper :)

Hi,

It's the last day before the challenge begins. Surprisingly, I am not planning on having some big 'last meal'...my thinking that a huge over-indulgence tonight will leave me felling extra awful tomorrow and more likely to procrastinate on the challenge. If I want a big blowout meal then it will have to wait until my birthday in 4 months' time...and it will be a celebration of my 4 stones weight loss!

A quick hello to Lucy and Kiira from the excellent http://www.minimins.com who are getting in on the challenge. Support from others is a big factor in determining success IMHO...be it in weight loss or any other challenge. We can do it!

If anyone else wants to join in the challenge then let me know...am happy to update everyone's progress on here too.

James

Here comes the sun

Gosh, I love the sun; it always makes me fell all happy and *woop woop*. It's going to get even warmer this week...lovely stuff. Or is it?

I can't enjoy the sunshine as much when I end up dripping in sweat just trying to put my shoes on. Ok I'm not the biggest of guys, but I am still much heavier than I should be. This sunshine is a perfect reminder to me as to why this challenge must be followed through - life will be sooo much better when I have lost weight.

Reminders and inspirations will be crucial to my success, so tonight I am drawing up a list of things I can use along the journey to remind me of my ultimate target.

The week before

Hi everyone (when I get some readers that is!),

I'm an average guy living in England who happens to have eaten far too much and got fat...just how did that happen? If only calories didn't exist in chips (fries)!

I have set up this personal challenge because I find that setting myself goals is the best way for me to get motivated, and boy do I need it! We all know the health benefits of losing weight so this blog isn't going to be about that, instead it is more about the emotions, the experiences, and the cold hard numbers on the scales. Oh, and the inches on the measuring tape. On the 1st of july I will detail all these along with posting a photo of my belly :)

I'm going for a checkup with my GP before I begin this challenge; I am aiming to lose the weight as safely as I can. Achieving the challenge's end goal is important to me but I'm not going to take silly risks and put myself in danger for the sake of the challenge. Keeping the weight off long term is the ultimate goal, this challenge is more like a kick start to that new life.

Hope you are all well.

James