Happy

As predicted, the last week was rough. Cricket in Bloem, only to see the Proteas be screwed once more by Mrs Duckworth and Lewis. That was Wednesday, back home Thursday evening, and then another 500km to do some relaxing with the wife and another couple on a sunny beach break away.

I never felt like I was missing out on anything, I had drinks, I had some bad stuff, but way, way less than usual.

And here is the kicker - I am 1.2 kg's down.

I am happy,

Here is to another great week, and another 1.2 kg's.

L8r

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moving along swifty

And losing weight. A great week last week. Hoping for another one, although I will be driving to the cricket with some mates on Wednesday, sleeping over, back in town on Thursday, and leaving for the sea with the wife and another couple on Sunday. Back at home on Sunday.

So this week will be all about choices.

And keeping everything in check.

And working out where possible.

And not gaining any weight.

Hopefully good news next week Monday.

L8r

W

Progress

So I am down a few. This week has started great. Had a nice walk home from work last night and another this morning. Also had breakfast this morning, and hoping to make a habit of that. I think most of the weight I lost in the last week was probably down to me having a proper stomach bug. Still, I'll take it! Feeling better know and finishing my pills today.

The plan is to keep away from sugar, starchy stuff, and the carbs. I know everyone does not believe or support the whole LCHF idea, and I am also not 100% convinced. What I will say, is that parts of it seems to work for me. Carbs definitely screw around with my blood sugar. If I stick to more salads and proteins I do have more energy. And feel fuller for longer. I am not so big on the whole fat thing though. As far as sugar is concerned, I am trying to give that a miss as far as possible.

Well, still far to go. I am more than 20 kg's away from where I want to be,  and about 7 away from where I have been.

Hitting 99.9 kg's will be BIG. And that's about 11 kg's away. I'd like to get there before April.

Let's do this.

Have a good one!

L8r
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Good news, bad news, and 65 days

Bad news - I completely fell of the bus. It has been hunting trips, work trips, Cape Town trips, birthdays, parties, sickness, freezing weather, and many more stupid, inexcusable excuses.

Bottom line - I got down to 103.4 kg's. Then ballooned back to 110.5kg's. That was the official weigh in Monday morning 8 July.

Good news - I am back at it, drinking water, working out, eating right, sleeping more, and ready to dip below 100kg's.

65 DAYS

That is what is left. That is all.

Roughly 10 weeks.

I want to drop that 10 kilos, at least.

I will do it. I have to do it. I will get this done.

THE PLAN

1. Try and blog every day - I do better when I blog, it keeps me motivated, and helps to show me what I am doing, also, I feel like shit every time I pick up weight and need to document it, and I feel great every time I loose weight and get to document it.
2. Go high protein, veg, and no carb, low carb all the way. This is by far the best way for me to loose weight, and I have seen this time and time again, the problem is, when I hit the carbs, I tens to pick it all up again, so lifestyle change, not diet.
3. Drink Whiskey and water when I have to drink - no beers, or odd brandy and cokes, whiskey and water.
4. 1 Workout every day except rest days.
5. Weigh in every Monday where possible
6. Stay positive, enjoy it, be creative with the food and workouts, do not get bored.
7. Water, water, water.

Until tomorrow then

L8r

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week 2 review - another 1.1kg's down - 173 days to go

Week two was interesting, we had a public holiday on Friday, so the long weekend made me a bit lazy. I figure that is why I lost a bit less than in week 1. Still, I lost another 1.1 kg's in week 2. So I am happy, I am making progress, and I am not standing still.

Last week Monday I set out these goals, which I think I will set out every week from now on and give feedback on:

Mini Goal Feedback:

• Have a lot of water again. - Yep, I ticked this box, although I had less this looong weekend.
• Go Carb Free again. - Yep again, but not as clean as week 1.
• Get more workouts done. - Yep, much more, and much more intense.
• Lose another 1.5 kilos. - Nope, but I will make up for it in the coming week.
• Tick all these off on Monday next week. - 75% ain't bad?

So there we go, still many a mile to jog, many a burger to skip, and many a water to drink.

173 days to go then...

L8r

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Yello, yep, I am still around

And it is going great. Unbelievably great, so great, that I figure that before we say hello to December, I might actually be able to post a magical number on that "the K's I have shed page". It's been tough, but it is summer, and I am swimming every night, I am eating well, I have had the odd obstacle, the odd party, and the odd relapse cheese burger. 95% of it has been great though, I am doing really well, I so want to tell you where I am weight loss wise, but I can't, I promised myself when I enter my weight again, it will be to numbers, a point, and that is it, if that is 99.9 than I will be 99.9% happy. When I first started blogging and toying with the idea of loosing weight that was the number. Get your ass down to 99.9kg's, then well reboot and pick a new target. I was at 114.7kg's when I decided to make 99.9kg's a target. Many beers, burgers, workouts and blowouts and more than a year later, I am not far off, it is reachable, so reachable that I can get there within this month. I know I haven't been blogging much, but I have been reading a few of yours religiously. To Josh, over at 700 Pounds is as bad as it sounds. Thanks for the inspiration, it led to perspiration, which led to weight loss. To Natalie, at path to petite. Thanks for also struggling, also juggling a billion things, also living life and getting it done. You guys kept me going. It's weird, I am a popular guy, with a lot of friends, but to me this weight loss thing is very personal, and it's nice to share it with all of the people that read my blog. Here is no masks, no excuses, and just the truth. I wont blog again until I get to my 99.9kgs. SO here is hoping that I will be back soon, in the meantime, keep on going on.

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Out

the going is tuff, but the tuff gets going

I am battling, but I am still surviving. Have not done a weigh in and have a massive cold. I am hoping to recover soon, would like to go running again on Thursday. Everything else is going good. I have a nice long weekend to look forward to at the in-laws farm. It is about a 3 hour drive, and we will be chilling from Friday and only coming back on Monday, which is a public holiday. My wife bought me the coolest present ever, a Garmin Forerunner 310XT. I am charging it now, but will definitely be using it. It comes with all kinds of goodies, including a heart rate monitor, which I am pretty chuffed about. It also has GPS and all the other features. It's a pretty amazing training companion if I go by what those who have one say on the interwebs.

So I am away from home this weekend, and next weekend I am heading to Joburg on Friday with some friends for a high speed driving experience on Kyalami, and then we will watch the Boks play on Saturday at Loftus. I'll probably stay behind and attend a meeting in Jozi that I heard about yesterday. So I should be coming back on Tuesday. I have not really had a chill out weekend in 6 weeks, so I am looking forward to the weekend of the 28th!

I will pack my running shoes and make sure I get some training done at least 3 times a week, I think it will be nice to run in different scenery and in a different location for a change.

Have a good Tuesday!

l8r

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here's a status update

Yep, I am still around. It has been a very, very hectic dew weeks. Weddings, parties, work commitments and much more. And I am off to Cape Town on Friday and only returning on Wednesday next week. The diet side of things aren't as good as they should be, but I have not fallen off the waggon completely. My exercise routine is pretty well non existent though. To make matters worse, the wife and I are both struggling with a nasty flu. And winter has arrives, and the monrings are getting proper cold now. I have not been on the scale in quite a while, but will do a weigh in and update accordingly. Still a lot to loose, still a lot of running and gymming to be done. I am still here, it's still happening. We must do what we must, but we must also live life, and I have been doing a whole lot of living life lately!

L8r,
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