Well, it’s been exactly one month since I started Weight To Go, and I have to admit that the results have been positive. This time last month I weighed 122kg and now I’m a fraction over 117kg. A 5kg (11lb) loss in 31 days is a success by anyone’s reckoning.
I should clarify that I’ve done next to no exercise in the last month, for a variety of reasons ranging from injury to weather to bone idle laziness. I’m planning on rectifying that very soon, so we’ll see how that goes.
The little weight-tracking iPhone app I use, called Weightbot, conservatively forecasts that at my current rate I’ll drop below 100kg in November. Simple maths suggests it might happen much sooner–sometime in May or June–but I suppose the app is allowing for the few speedbumps I’ve had this last month and the historical data I entered as far back as August last year, which was nowhere near as encouraging as this last month has been.
The meals are still not a problem, though I do stray a little bit here and there–but I’ve always read that sticking religiously to something will drive you nuts–so I’m not afraid of the occasional pub lunch with my colleagues or dinner out, trying to limit it to no more than once a week if possible. I sometimes won’t have fruit with each morning or evening blended shake–it depends on whether I’ve remembered to buy some–though I try for at least a banana or handful of berries (strawberries, blueberries and/or blackberries), and each afternoon shake is simply mixed with water using a spoon (a little chunky like badly prepared Quik, but palatable–ideally you’d blend it at home and bring it to work). I still have a slice of bread (or two) and margarine with some of my meals, but other than that I’m sticking to the plan.
So that’s it for this update. I’ll continue with Weight To Go and let you know how things are going in a month or so.
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Thanks for your comments, Nick. I’m glad that others get something out of the blog, and was the main reason it is a blog rather than just a diary on my PC.
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