MAY 28 2012

Today I've almost been 4 weeks into this pursuit to die healthy. I've been slightly sour at the scale for the last 2 weeks. The first week of abstinence of alcohol, soft drinks and snacks led me to lose 3.3 kg. Then the last 2 weeks were absolutely pathetic where I managed not to even lose 1.5 kg.

Today however, things are looking up again. These are the stats:

Weight: 142.4

BMI:        46.9

That gives you a weight loss of 6.4 kg and a drop in the BMI of 2.2 since I started. The idea is to get the BMI down to 24.9. That is a looooooong way to go - another 22!

So far it has not been too difficult to stay the course. It also seems that my stomach has shrunk a little. There are times I really feel like a beer and something illegal, like chips.

As Thursday is the end of May, I'm planning to take my measurements this coming Saturday. I can already feel there is one chin less and it is easier to look down without having too much cheek fat pressing into my eyes. Bending down to pick something up is still a challenge.

Have a great week and I'll tell you next Monday what the measurements look like.

May 14, 2012

Towards the end of April my wife and I agreed that I'm to fat now. Since starting this endeavor November last year to lose weight, I have gained another 3 kilos.

As I mentioned before I know what causes this weight gain and what I have to do to lose weight. However I've been indulging in all the stuff that makes life worth living and now I'm going to try and die healthy.

So Jinx and I agreed after a plea bargain (she pleaded and I bargained) that for the month of May I should cut out all that delicious stuff and tone down on the volumes of food.

We took pictures at the start (not very flattering ones!), took measurements around my chest and middle and weighed again to mark my progress.

These are the stats as of April 30:

Height:  174 cm (as if I was going to get taller)

Chest:    148 cm

Middle: 158cm

BMI:      49.1

As a last swansong I was going to pig out for the weekend and as Tuesday 1 May was going to be a public holiday, it was to be a glorious long weekend of over eating and drinking.

The actual abstinence from coke, alcohol and snacks would start Wednesday 2 May, so I decided to weigh myself again that morning. 149,1 the scale told me. That was my base weight to start from.

Since then I have not had one drop of alcohol, coke or a bite of a snack. Three squares a day with water and fruit in between. The result? On the morning of Monday 1 April the stats looked as follows: (We're going to measure the chest and middle only at the end of the month)

Weight: 145.8

BMI:      48.2

A few weeks ago I went for a 3km walk and the following morning my left knee hurt badly. I've done the walking three times a week and suddenly it complained - for obvious reasons.

I'll hold back on the walking to give the knee a change to recover until there is less pressure from above when I step on it.

As from Wednesday 2 May I've lost 3.3 kg in five days purely by cutting out the undesirables. I'm going to try and lose as much for this month as possible. I have my birthday in September and have a figure in mind, but for now that is where it is going to stay. The big thing for me is to get through this month.

I'm hoping to loose 10 kg this month and I know that at some stage I also have to seriously look at what I eat when I a reach a plateau.

But this morning the scale was not very kind to me. I've been very faithful this week, but only managed to lose 0,7 kg. That sucks! Jinx tells me the first week my body had a big shock and that for the next two weeks it might not lose as much, but form the forth week I would see dramatic improvement. I friggen hope so!

So the total weight loss for the last 2 weeks stands at 4 kg.