31st October and 31 weeks on. . .

. . .had I remained focussed, I would have lost around 30lb by now - over half way towards my goal.   I sent this blog to another friend yesterday, and I know she will be keeping an eye on me.   Still, there's no point worrying about it.   Another 1 lb down this week, and heading in the right direction.

Setting the goal. . .

. . .well, re-stating the goal.   I've been having a chat over email with John, my Jockanese (that's Scottish if you are an American) friend, who is also doing Intermittent Fasting.   I told him this, and thought I might as well add it to the blog, as it seems pertinent.

Ideally, I would like to get back down to around 12 stone 8lb.   That's another 36lb of flab that I have to shift.   In theory, at the rate it is presently coming off, I should achieve this and be at my fighting weight come mid-July 2013.   I have decided that's when I will populate The Hall of Shame with the before and after pictures.   You have been warned.

Still not convinced?

I am down another 1 lb.   Losing weight this way is easily the most sustainable (therefore, successful) regime I have ever followed.   The health benefits from giving your digestive system a regular break are enormous, and I shall be posting up something about that when I can.   So, until next week - stay focused.

Ps - I've added an interesting new statistic to the factoids page.

Beers, pizza and more beers

Last week was a bit of a mess with lots of beer and pizza being 'processed' over the weekend.   Not expecting much this week.   Tomorrow will tell.

Keep going

Another 1lb down as of last Wednesday.   Pleased that I am still heading in the desired direction.

This week's progress

As I anticipated, progress was slow this week.   I lost a 1/2lb, but given what I consumed during last week's birthday celebrations, I'm not complaining.

You are what you eat

Most people are familiar with the phrase 'you are what you eat'.   If this is true, then you are reading the blog of someone constructed from beer, kebabs, pizza, and peanut butter sandwiches.   You should feel very honoured ;0)

Temptations

Started work at 06:00 today.   At 07:00 my Team Lead came in "who wants a bacon roll?".   At 08:00 the project manager came in "anybody want some cakes, doughnuts or croissants?".   I declined - today is one of my fasting days.   Still, the rewards will be mine tomorrow with any luck, or maybe not after last week.   We shall see.

Celebrations

Birthdays should be enjoyed, whether they be your own or someone else's.   We celebrated my wife's birthday last week and had two fantastic meals with drinks.   I am fully expecting to have not made any progress since last week, but I won't beat myself up over it.