Over the course of the year my weight has dropped just under 13kg, but since I properly started trying to purposely lose weigh at the start of September, I've dropped exactly 10kg - and that includes a 1.5kg uptick over the admittedly indulgent Christmas holiday. I'm now (at 80kg) the lightest I've been for many years. I've mostly done a similar thing to Helly, as I knew from previous efforts it works for me. Cutting down a lot on "white" carbs. Virtually no potatoes, and those I have had the majority were sweet potato, brown instead of white rice, or bulgur wheat instead of either, pasta once a fortnight, and today was the first actual sandwich with (brown) bread in 3 months. And the first packet of crisps too. I've been having rye bread open sandwiches - and recently reduced that meal from two slices to one. I also stopped eating weekday lunch - my job is sedentary - and have a small (35g) protein bar instead Monday to Friday. Oh, and I drank 3 bottles of wine in the three months, rather than the 3 a weekend that was normal. I also made a determined effort to get back on my bike, that had been sadly neglected (hence forgetting I needed a passkey to get into the Di2 app, never mind what it was!) and have ridden 20-30 miles most Fridays and Sundays since September, plus a weekly turbo session on a Tuesday. I intend to start the C25K at some point soon as well, as I prefer outside exercise to the turbo, but really inclement weather can put me off riding. Nesh Southerner!
I guess as a result, although I have over-indulged the last week, I don't have quite the appetite I used to, so tomorrows roast turkey legs has been modified to a pork salad (leftovers from Christmas day roast) with a small baked potato, which will be my one for the week. I can see us having to give away the Christmas cake we made!
Congratulations to those who've managed weight loss - I can sympathise with those "going it alone". My wife is, and has been for the 25 years I've known her, between 53-55kg at 5' 4" tall, eats like a sparrow, and needs calories to prevent further weight loss, calories I certainly don't, so meal design to satisfy both aims is sometimes difficult!
Commiserations to those that still face the challenge, maintaining motivation is hard.
So, the next push starts Sunday, and hopefully another 10kg off (I still have a considerable amount of fat around my belly and chest) before the Ides of March, so probably down to medium shorts by then if it goes to plan. Then it'll be about maintenance, and seeing what I can bleed back into the diet in small / infrequent amounts.
