Saturday morning again and we all know what that means don't we....weigh in day.
Now as you know I been talking myself up all week with good reason. I've been really strict with my diet this week and even managed to avoid beers and footy last night with my temporary house-mate. It was pretty hard let me tell you but I was really determined to post number that truly reflected the weeks work. I even got up at 5.30 this morning and met some people from the BBTA (Brisbane Bicycle Touring Association) for a morning group ride. 50km's before breakfast can't hurt I thought.
So after all that hard work, sweat, tears blah blah blah here are the numbers for the week.
Weight: 108kg - Previous weight: 112.2kg - that's a loss of 4.2kg
Gut measurement: 113cm - Previously: 116cm - a loss of 3cm
Oh yeah, happy dance time. I'm obviously stoked with that result but admit that it's not a sustainable plan. I decided to see what was possible this far into the journey so I avoided all temptation for the week and averaged an hour of exercise a day with a 2-3 hr session Tuesday and this morning. While it would be nice to think I could do that regularly I know that I don't have the time or the will-power to do it every week. So while I'll continue to watch my diet and exercise often I think I'll be happy with a 1-2kg a week loss most of the time.
The big news is that I'm now only a single kilo away from the halfway mark of this journey (a 26kg loss). I knew at the start of this journey that I had it in me to achieve my goals but it's still pretty amazing when I think I've left 25kgs behind since New Years Day.
To refresh the original plan for those who have joined my diary more recently and perhaps missed my early blogs here is the original plan:
I set out to lose 52kg in 52 weeks from a starting weight of 133kg on January 1, 2011 to a goal weight of 81kg by December 31, 2011. The 81kg mark was determined by both a BMI calculation and my own personal experience. At 180cm tall my BMI at the start of this diary was 41 which is well and truly into the obese category. Currently my BMI has come down to 33 and while it's still in the obese category I'm now only 10kgs away from being able to call myself 'overweight' (wow, can't weight to tell you all I'm finally overweight). If I reach the 81kg mark I'll finally be considered normal by virtue of the BMI scale. Incredibly the normal range for my height is 60-80.5kg but if I got anywhere near the low end of that scale I reckon some of you would have me committed. As for the personal experience angle, I am drawing on my own weight loss journey about 10 years ago when I lost a significant amount of weight and got down to 84kg.
So there's a recap of the grand plan. I fully expect to continually re-evaluate my goals the further along this path I go and if I feel I have achieved enough before I reach the target weight I reserve the right to settle there. I do however commit to blog until December 31 regardless of my weight loss. Between you and me though I think 81kg is achievable, so at this stage I am pretty determined to go all the way there.
So there you have it. Another Saturday weigh in has come and gone. I'm pleased to have posted a Biggest Loser type number but I invite you to tune in again during the coming weeks for a more sensible (somewhat less exciting number). For me, it's off to the pub tonight to enjoy watching my beloved Tigers smash the hapless Hawks and I intend to supplement that enjoyment with a few cleansing ales.
So until next time, Carn' the mighty Tige's.
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