Feeling Holy
Weigh Day #13
Weight – 126.9 Kilograms, 19.98 Stone, 279.76 Pounds
Weekly Weight Loss – 1.15 Kilograms, 2.53 Pounds
Total Weight Loss – 10.8 Kilograms, 1.7 Stone, 23.8 Pounds
BMI – 39 (Obese), Total BMI Loss – 3.3, Check Your BMI
Weekly Summary
Tricky Week
I’m not going to lie, it’s been a tricky week. Work has been quite stressful and it was no surprise on Friday when I tore into cakes and biscuits. A cleaner I don’t even recall meeting retired and left a full plate of goodies for us to munch. I resisted for the first half of my shift but I almost resigned myself to consumption. It got in my head and simply would not go away. Thankfully, this happens less these days. This is how we are in the 21st century. The first sign of trouble and we can crack!
Sugar Relapse
I tore into the goodies. A few biscuits, a massive slice of chocolate cake and an apple pie. I also committed the cardinal dieter’s sin of picking. So, there were a few extra calories I couldn’t account for. Food addiction returned and it’s very unpleasant. Once I reached fullness/satisfaction, I stopped and took stock (bear in mind I’d had my healthy tuna and lentils just before!). I felt quite dreadful. The sugar squirmed. This is not nice. I ended up not eating for the rest of the day as a result. When I worked out the calories as best I could, I was easily under 2000 calories so no damage to proceedings was done at all but not ideal.
Apart from that, it’s been a good week eating-wise. I’ve deciphered that incidents like that will happen and you have to react accordingly and as best you can. When I give up sugar, I find that when I eat, I don’t really enjoy it too much. This is a good trait to have and one I never thought I’d possess, One interesting aspect regarding Friday was I didn’t skip dinner to starve myself because I’d eaten badly but because I simply didn’t want to eat. I do believe weighing myself regularly Saturday morning, does help even if you have eaten the wrong foodstuffs the day before.
Three Month Summary
I’m Feeling Holy!
I’m delighted to be writing a three month summary reporting success! I can hardly believe it myself. Naturally, I’m euphoric at the weight loss but this has turned into much more than simply losing weight. I know it’s a cliche but this has become a lifestyle change. Considering where I was when I started, I’ve made massive strides in becoming healthier, fitter and happier. I was lucky that via the More Life programme, I was able to kick-start myself into making the necessary changes. There’s still a long way to go but I’d have bitten your hand off to be where I am right now. Before I started, I was so out of control and on a destructive path. Now, I am lot more calmer and methodical in approach. Documenting most certainly helps.
I’d be lying if I wrote it’s been easy. Christmas got in the way, as usual, the bloody thing always does. I’ve taught myself to control my eating, eat slower and mostly at the table. To enjoy and embrace and not abuse. Sure, there have been wobbles but this was always going to happen. Losing weight is never going to be easy for me, but at least I’ve made it as easy as I can make it. I know I just have to keep going! Here’s to the next three months! Feeling better, living better, being happier!
Milestones Reached
I noticed a few milestones when I totted up the figures for the week. I’m under 127 kilos and finally under the 20 stone mark and the 280 pound mark. I’m not noticing too much difference in the pictures but what I do know is that the weight is slowly but surely coming off. If I can lose the same again in the next three months and there is no reason why I can’t then I’ll be somewhere around 115 kilos/18 stone. I’m always thinking of little milestones to achieve. Another thing that keeps me going. The journey is relatively new but I feel like I’ve been doing this years!
Weekend Woes
Life Gets In The Way
It’s been one of those weekend’s. My grandson turned seven yesterday which meant I let my guard down and ate some yummy Brazilian nibbles. Having had a good week eating and a bad week at work, I made the decision not to count calories yesterday. As the food was party food and we were socialising, I didn’t really take much notice of what I was eating. Sometimes in life, you just gotta go with the flow! I did keep nibbling and picking away admittedly.
Last night was a sit in front of the TV evening, I ate a lot of Snack-A-Jacks and crispbakes! Could have been so much worse. At least I wasn’t craving sugar. And today, I’m not craving sugar either. I feel back to normal thankfully. I’m also suffering from an infected cyst under my arm pit which is causing me great pain but the anti-biotics are working a treat. My poor wife has been poorly with a stomach bug as well so it’s been a challenging week all round! The morning was spent frantically searching for Andrew’s Liver Salts. I came home empty-handed sadly! It didn’t damp my feeling holy spirit at all!
The Week Ahead
You Got This!
This has turned into one long challenge which will stay with me for life. I won’t lie, sometimes but not as often as I envisaged, I feel like just giving up and going back to old ways. But, I know deep down that would achieve nothing but utter misery. I’m learning new things about food science every day. I don’t want to become what I was once again. I never want to be pushing 140 kilos, out of breath all the time and unable to do anything. Plus, I’m not getting any younger!
Feeling Holy!
Since cutting down on sugar and processed foods, I find my mind is clearer and I am able to handle life so much better. There is so much downright nasty stuff in our food, it doesn’t bear thinking about. We are literally being poisoned! One thing I do know is eating better foods is better for the mind, body and soul. But, I am human and will succumb to the pitfalls of modern life. What is imperative is when this happens, just jog on and carry on as before. I’m most certainly feeling holy right now!
