Back in 2007, CBH and I went on holiday to Skye during which we tried to go for a walk in the Cuillins Mountains to the south of the Island: very lovely there are too. However, it soon became clear that I was not very fit and we turned back after only a few miles.
Upon returning home I reluctantly got on the weighing scales to discover much to my horror that I weighed 21 stone 5lb, or 299lb if you prefer it that way. Given that I am only 5 foot 5 tall (yes, very short for a bloke) that gave me a terrible BMI and put me at risk from a load of health issues. So, grabbing the bull by the horns, I quickly did something about it..... yes, I sat on my butt for a couple of years!
Come 2009 I had had enough of not being able to find clothes to fit and panting when I tried to do anything physical. So, I brought myself a new bike and took up cycling. Overtime I managed to lose a couple of stone but tended to put it back on again. So, as I have noted previously on this forum, last October I had a gastric band fitted as frankly, my blood pressure and diabetes problems were poorly controlled and it didn't fancy following my younger brother into an early grave.
So, why am I writing this today....well I have just been on the scales which show a weight of 14 stone 2lb, or 198lb. Thus, I have lost 101lbs and am officially a third less of a man I used to be!