Thursday, 20 September 2012

HOLIDAY TIME

My parents will be having their 30th wedding aniversary over the weekend. We are all heading out to Jeffreys Bay. Will be nice to have the whole family there. Probably won't be good for my waistline! Figure I will go for a proper walk everyday. For one or another reason, I find it much easier to train at any other destination than my home town. Anywhere near the coast seems just so much niceer, easier and more enjoyable. A change of scenery is all it is I suppose. I'll be gone untill Wednesday, so chat then.

The reason I changed my blog title, is that I have been followed by one or two people who should'nt be following me! Hopefulle I dropped them now!

Enjoy your Phuza Thursday!

Cheers,

W

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

LEARNING TO SLEEP WITH MY CPAP MACHINE - And new Targets

It seems that at last I am getting used to sleeping with my CPAP machine. It took me the better part of a month, but I have got it sorted now. I played around with the settings quite alot and I now have found that by putting the heater completely off, I sleep like a dead horse. I like the clod wind, and that makes a big difference. My mouth is pretty dry when I wake up, but it is 100% worth it. I found some great info on www.apneasupport.org on how to change my own pressure settings. I took it from for to 6.5 and it is making a world of differnce. Still think my mask may be a little to big, so I might invest in another one somewhere down the line.



Summer is almost here, which means earlier mornings and later evenings, but best of all, it means we have got sun, and warm weather!I have lost just over 10 kilo's from the 1st of May up untill now. That is about 2.5 kilo's a month, or 700 g a week. I have read that men can loose up to 1.5 kilo's per week, and it will still be seen is helathy weight loss. I really have not been doing much exercising at all. And have mostly just been cutting out carbs where I can, and making informed choices when I eat. What I have noticed is that my weight is staying down. Also, without all the refines shit and carbs like white bread, I don't feel as bloted as I used too. So the new dat is 1 Desember 2012. I want to be at 89.9 kg's then. It's something to work towards, and I am actually looking forward to that.

The Summer is Magic.

Cheers,

w

Monday, 10 September 2012

THE SHAKES

Morning all,

Still have not weighed myself. Feeling a bit slimmer though! Will do weigh in again early next week. Eagerly awaiting summer, tired of the cold weather and dark mornings.

Have a good Tuesday!

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

PROGRESS

My first post on this blog was on the 2nd of May, I then weighed a 112kg's. Today, 5 months later, I weigh 103kg's. To be honoust, with all the sickness and shit I have been through, and all the meds and stuff, I really that do close to fuckall excersise wise. Still, it is 9 kg's later. What has changed, is that weighing 89kg's does'nt seem all that impossible anymore. I know it is still a long way to go, but I feel as though I am on the journey, and slowly making progress. My big ideal for September is to get back into the 90's. I dont care if it is 99.99kg's, just getting under a 100kg's will be fanfuckingtastic. That is basiclly 3 kilo's in a 27 days, which I think I can do even before the end of the month. The big goal has changed a bit though - I want to get to 85 Kilo's by 1 December 2012. That is three solid months, and that's what I am going for. Also, I need my waist to get down to 110cm. At the moment I am at 127, in may I was 136. They say you should be at less than 100cm. We will see if I can get there.

I am back on my bike, and had quite a tough 40 minutes last night. It went terrible, and my legs need to get back in shape. My plan is to do at least 40 minutes of cardio of some sorts per day, and then start incorporating some weight/resistance training.

Having shakes and apples and salads and proteins, and trying to completely cut out refined shit like soft drinks, white breads, sweets etc.

Whiskey or Whisky and water is my drink of choice now.

We took some photo's last Sunday, I am hoping I can do a nice before and after set come December.

I'll keep you posted.

W

2 months later


Yo all,

 

I have been missing for 2 months! Haha, well I am back. Here is a short summary of what happened while I was gone:

I passed out at work, spent a night in the hospital. Went to see about a billion doctors to find out why. Ended up at a Neurologist who monitored me over night to see what happens in my brain while I am sleeping.

Got the following news: I wake up 26 times per hour. This keeps me tired and seems to be the reason I suffer from high blood pressure, high sugar, and my weight to name but a few.

 
It was quite a surprise getting the news, I figured I sleep pretty well. Turns out I don’t, at all.

 
At least this is some news, which makes me feel better. I am sleeping with a machine now, which basically gives you more air, and pushes air into my lungs when I stop breathing! I am definitly feeling more awake during the day.

 That's the machine I sleep with, and it is working great.

It does take some time to get used to it, and you should start feeling a big difference in about 3 weeks. I have been using it for about 10 days now, still getting used to it. But I do feel much better in the mornings and much more awake during the afternoon.

Anyhow, that was to bring you up to speed, next I'll post on the weight loss...

W


Monday, 2 July 2012

About a month

Had a big weekend away with some old mates from high school. We did some hunting and quite a bot of drinking. My weight is still exactly the same. I have decided to do a bit of detoxing this week after all the bad stuff I put in my body this weekend. I have had 4 Phedra-Cuts this morning, and about 2 l water. Had 4 more Phedra-Cuts for lunch and I'll have 4 more around 4'0 clock this afternoon. Not planning to eat anything today and I am trying to flush my system a bit today. From tommorow onwards I'll get back on the Meal replacement shakes during the day and healthy anti carb options for dinner. Hoping to get back into training somewhere this week! i have done quite a lot of reading on the matter and the vote seems to still be out on whether you actually loose more kilo's excersing than dieting. With millions of different views around, I tried to make it easier for myself and summed it up as follows:

To loose weight you need to put out more energy than you put in. That pretty much sums it up. From there, you need to look at what you put in. That's where i decided to go high protein low carb. Also important for me was to cut sugar, which translates into leaving out all soda's and fruit juices.

WHAT I SAY I MAY EAT:

  • Red Meat, not to fatty
  • Chicken - breasts mainly
  • Fish - a lot of tinned tuna
  • Eggs - hardboiled and kept in fridge for whenever
  • Salads - with any of above - mostly leafy
  • Fruits, moderatly - alot of sugar
  • Water in big quintities
  • Meal replacement shakes.
Very busy at work, as always. I am still pretty depressed, not getting any better. I wish there was a way to describe how I feel. I have'nt been in a good mood in forever. I find myself trying to confince myself that I am in a good mood. It feels like I am constantly in a dark shitty place. Try to remind myself that I have lot's to be greatfull for, but hell, even that does'nt seem to help.

I am hoping some excersize will lift my spirits. To not laugh, not sleep and not enjoy life, is not what we are here for.

I'll do a stat update soon.

L8r

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

16 kilo's in 50 days!

Hectic, hopefully possible! Otherwise I want to get as close as possible!

Got this great weight loss tracking app on my Iphone called TargetWeight PRO. It let's you track your weight loss and you can take pictures etc to follow your weight loss.

Not so easy to train when it is -2`c outside in the morning when I leave for work at about 06:30.

My wife still gets up at 5 and goes to gym for about 45 minutes daily. have no clue how she gets it done every morning. She definitly has more will power then me. Truth is, she think she must loose like 8 kays while I think she is in great shape. Anyhoo, 16 is a lot. i have kinda rapped my head around it and realize I'll have to train myself to near death, and eat right.

I'm going on with two shakes a day, and the rest high protein and no refined stuff of any sort. I'm also back on the phedra cuts from tommorow.

Hope it's warm where you are!

W