Gents, I cannot believe it has been two full years since I started on this journey. A small recap for those who did not see the original threads. On 15 July, 2016 I took a weight reading. It was not good. 260lbs/18.5 stone/118Kg. NOT GOOD. I was 53 years old. Six feet on a good day after a decent night's sleep. Whatever that is anymore. I was not happy. And my body was screaming at me to do something about it.
I won't go into the minutae of the regimen. Suffice it to say I made sure to cut out just about any trip to the fast food places. Period. DO NOT DO IT. They are nothing but calorie bombs. I also flatly refused to buy into diet foods, special low fat packaged meals, etc. It is a load of bollocks. I ate and still do regular old foods. Just much less. Carbonated beverages were never a real issue as I always found them too sweet. Pastry was my downfall and I have scaled WAY back on it.
Okay, results. I did drop 40 pounds in two months. I am still unsure of just how I did it but I don't care. It came off. I spent the next eight months losing 20 more. So exactly one year after starting I weighed 200 pounds. Hooray. I do hit the gym 5-6 days per week but that is not the main player. Dietary intake was.
Okay, fast forward one more year to yesterday. 15 July, 2018. I weigh regularly now and noticed a slight uptick in weight to about 204-206 pounds. Not what I want but usually behaving at the dining table and studious workouts drop it right back down to 201-02 in a week. At first I could not understand since since my clothes were not really tighter. Then it became clear I have added some lean muscle and that is much denser than fat. So yeah, I still need to be diligent, very diligent with intake. But I am maintaining two years on and to be frank, I wondered if I could.
Alright, enough for one post and some modest(I mean that truly) bragging rights for now. I will add a few more posts listing nagging issues and wanted suggestions. Thanks for reading. Wish me continuing success.
I won't go into the minutae of the regimen. Suffice it to say I made sure to cut out just about any trip to the fast food places. Period. DO NOT DO IT. They are nothing but calorie bombs. I also flatly refused to buy into diet foods, special low fat packaged meals, etc. It is a load of bollocks. I ate and still do regular old foods. Just much less. Carbonated beverages were never a real issue as I always found them too sweet. Pastry was my downfall and I have scaled WAY back on it.
Okay, results. I did drop 40 pounds in two months. I am still unsure of just how I did it but I don't care. It came off. I spent the next eight months losing 20 more. So exactly one year after starting I weighed 200 pounds. Hooray. I do hit the gym 5-6 days per week but that is not the main player. Dietary intake was.
Okay, fast forward one more year to yesterday. 15 July, 2018. I weigh regularly now and noticed a slight uptick in weight to about 204-206 pounds. Not what I want but usually behaving at the dining table and studious workouts drop it right back down to 201-02 in a week. At first I could not understand since since my clothes were not really tighter. Then it became clear I have added some lean muscle and that is much denser than fat. So yeah, I still need to be diligent, very diligent with intake. But I am maintaining two years on and to be frank, I wondered if I could.
Alright, enough for one post and some modest(I mean that truly) bragging rights for now. I will add a few more posts listing nagging issues and wanted suggestions. Thanks for reading. Wish me continuing success.