And the number is.........

Woo Hoo I made it. One week down only 51 to go. Geeze when you say it like that it's a bit off-putting. So I guess you're waiting with abated breath for the week 1 numbers. Oh, hang on I've already put them at the top of the page, silly me. Yes it's true, a lazy 4kg's week 1 is the correct result, and a good one at that.

I can only imagine what will happen if I actually have a fail free week. Now before anyone starts and tells me it's unhealthy to lose weight too quickly. No I'm not starving myself (and if you think I am, have you met me?). I guess it's bound to come off fairly quickly at the start when you consider where I'm coming from. From a diet of fast food and sugar fuelled drinks with zero exercise to a low fat, low sugar existence with regular exercise, well you do the maths.

What I'm actually doing is taking the best bits of all the weight loss techniques I've failed at over the years and I've had an epiphany.

If you eat healthy food and burn more calories than you eat you'll lose weight.

Yep, I know it's hard to believe but it's true. I was thinking of marketing the idea but I think it's already been done.

Yesterday I was worrying about how I will handle Fridays because of the traditional arvo drinking and the aftermath (see last post) but today I've decided it's a good thing. Here's the thing, Saturday afternoon is my weekly weigh in time. That's right, all I need to do on Fridays is remind myself that if I fall off the wagon tonight it'll come back to punish me tomorrow and I'll be right. It's bloody genius I tell you, I don't think I could have planned it better if I tried.

I've decided to post some photos over the year as well to complement the dreary text that I'm sure you'll all get bored of after a while if you're not already.

One positive of this experience should be that I have clothes for just about every weight range from now until I reach my goal. I have my heart set on getting back into my pair of 34 waist Levi's. Amazingly, I was wearing them only 12 years ago, see I haven't always been a fatty. Please don't tell me this wardrobe will be out of style either because I hear retro's back.

Ok that's enough dribble for now, it's back to the grindstone for week 2.

Talk soon