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07 May 2021

Yesterday was a good and bad day; it was a bad day that did some good. Sometimes I forget that bad days need to happen for a series of good days to occur.

The weight is already going down (3-4lbs), but I'd expect that with such a sudden and drastic change in diet and activity, especially at my weight. Water weight, for one. Still, it's going down, and I'm no longer feeling or actually bloated.

I had a nice salad last night, for the first time in AGES, and it was really good. Fridge and cupboards have plenty of healthy stuff. The only 'naughty' thing I have in the house is Twiglets, and they're basically just sticks of fibre and Marmite, so actually healthy, aside from maybe the salt. Lol

Oh, I do have some of those wee fruity Go Ahead bakes, which probably aren't so healthy, but I'm not too fussed about that, if it's in moderation.

I now have a lot of pre-made meals, so I don't need to cook as much. I have a LOT of tins of carrots, tomato, some chicken soup, green beans, beans in tomato sauce, peas, baby potatoes, etc. No noodles, and only dregs of pasta from ages ago.

I'm also back on daily morning vitamin drinks, to give me a solid boost.

I'm feeling, once again, a bit more optimistic and I'm still driven.

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05 May 2021

I forgot just how frustrating it can be to figure out what the right nutritional information is for some things. I'm looking at an Asda pack of spicy vegetable cous-cous. The back says it's 100g, and that 100g is 146kcal, yet it says half the pack is 183kcal; so, which is it? Drives me crazy.

I'm going to order some stuff from Asda, and this time I'm focusing on pre-packaged things, so I can have an easy time figuring out what I'm eating. It worked well the last time I had to lose a bunch of weight, so it should work well now. I'm still going to buy SOME nice things, but nothing crazy; I need that psychological break now and then; I learned that from the last time.

I do have kitchen scales, just in-case, though.

So, week 2 is depressing and frustrating so far, but I'm definitely in gear.

Oh, and no more booze for me. I don't drink much, but lately I've been drinking quite a bit of cider. So, no more booze; it's full of calories, apparently.

UPDATE: Food ordered, and I think I did pretty well! Feeling a bit more optimistic.

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04 May 2021

I've had quite the wake-up call, finding out I'm 19st. I'm utterly crushed. :( I've been really depressed for so long due to various things in life kicking my ass. I've been comfort-eating a lot for a few years, and it's all caught up with me.

I thought I was 16st this whole time, but to find out I'm 19st... I'm just completely dumbfounded.

I'm planning to join a really good gym local to me. I need to get back into shape! I want to take up Kuk Sool Won (martial arts) as well, but I feel like it's impractical for me to do that at this weight. I miss jogging, too.

So, here we go again. Not gonna lie, I could really do with the support.

Also, I roughly measured my gut with a tape measure, and it came to 50". Years ago, when I was at my then-heaviest, it was 47", so that's not great. TBF, I gained a lot of muscle compared to back then, but still, it goes without saying that I have a long road ahead of me, now.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
120.7 kg	0 kg	31.8 kg	Not Applicable

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11 October 2016

Weigh in is approximate. Definitely not 182 or 181, and it's probably not 180, but I went with 180 just in-case. Hard to tell with my crappy scales.

ANYWAY, I have good news!

So, I can't remember what I told you guys last, but I got into jogging a while back. Some mixed terrain, not just straight tarmac the whole way. Really into it. I also jog only at night, often when it's very cold, so I had to get a microfleece snood.

For a little while now, barring "injury", I've been jogging 2-4 times a week. I've not lost a whole lot of weight, but I've lost a fair amount of bodyfat and my legs are much more toned.

It's been a heck of a journey. Just a few weeks ago I couldn't even jog 1 mile without momentarily stopping or walking to rest, and my best 1 mile time was over 10 minutes. Now? Well, I jogged tonight and got a new one mile time of 8:40. My best total time (2 mile) is currently 21:00.

I've come a long way, but I've got a longer way to go. My legs are looking pretty damn good, IMO! I'm getting happier with the my body, but still got a belly to get rid of and my thighs still are holding on to bodyfat as though I were starving. ¬_¬ But it's a big difference. Not just in bodyfat, but in cardiovascular and respitory health. I breathe better, I have more stamina, I just... feel better.

I've still been neglecting resistance training, which depresses me, but I'm so damn focused on cardio and this whole jogging thing that I think I'm okay with it for now. Every now and again I'll do a lil weight lifting, or calisthenics.. nothing major. It's not enough for any growth, but hopefully I'm helping to make sure I don't lose too much. I HAVE lost some strength and a lil mass, but nothing I can't get back again. My drive has gone completely into cardio.

The plan always was to get lean THEN gain muscle and somewhat "sculpt" my body. Oh, and I'm still eating very well, cooking somewhat obsessively. I'm hooked on veggies, I love veggies. My favorite thing to do is to steam a bunch of vegetables and stuff my face. :D

BTW, my resting heart rate is now 48-50, which is apparently within athlete range for a man of my age, so that's pretty good!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
81.6 kg	5.0 kg	0 kg	Reasonably Well

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16 July 2016

I've had a rude awakening. Realised I've been eating far too much for the sorta weight loss I'm after. Really, at best I've been eating just under maintainance, but at worst I'm merely maintaining. Sure, I've lost 7lbs recently, but that's 'cause I included jogging. Time to work that food even more... I'm eating the right things (most of the time :P) but too much of them.

I got out my kitchen scales and measuring jug, so here's my breakfast every morning from now on, at least for the most part:

Three 30g servings of oats which is about 360kcal, 6.3g fiber, and about 10g of protein. Oats are good! With that I'll be having 100ml of semi-skimmed milk which is very low in fat, yet contains almost 4g of protein. That's almost 14g of protein every morning. Oh, and 1 heaped teaspoon of granulated or brown sugar. I know that part isn't hardcore, but it's only a bit... I'm sure I'll survive. Who needs protein shakes? :P

I also got out my exercise bike and stuck it RIGHT NEXT to my bed, so when I wake up, there it is. I'm gonna bike on the hardest setting for 10 minutes (like I did this morning) before any food (water is fine though, of course) and that should encourage the body to burn some reserved fat. I know it's only 10 minutes, but it's on the hardest setting without stopping and it's a start! It was enough to work up a sweat which definitely warranted a shower. Must say, my respitory and cardiovascular systems seem much, much better since I started jogging.

So, that's me! Also gonna walk more. Before, I was starting to rely on jogging, which is bad as I couldn't do it often due to life stuff and pain, so it was a couple of times a week if all was okay. T'was no good!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
82.6 kg	4.1 kg	0 kg	Reasonably Well

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