I'm just starting on the long road that Reg's a fair way down (well done Reg!) and with similar targtes to lose. I've manged to drop 6.3kg in about 6 weeks, and (for the luddites) saw 14st something (ok, 14st 13.6lbs!) on my scales for the first time in 3 years. So I started at 100kg, I'm now at 95kg, and I'd like to reach around 82kg. Should be there around the end of August in theory. We'll see. A new sportive bike's riding on the result!
Mainly down to having a decent work/life balance for the first time in 3 years - I can work 07:30-16:00 and get to the gym 3 nights a week and still get home at a reasonable hour to have an evening with my wife. Or equally get home and go out for a ride and syill be home at a sensible hour. I'm only working contract, so I'm hoping it'll continue.... (having said that there are guys here who've been on contract 9 years - it's a Swedish company and they seem keen to keep permanent headcount down, but retain contract staff even during periods of redundancy) I'm also eating differently. A decent bowl of shredded wheat and fruit for breakfast, a single sandwich (rather than 2) at lunch, with banana or 2 during the day, and a smaller dinner, with less carbohydrate (in my case that means mainly cutting down on the potatoes - hard with Jersey Royals about!)