2008 - Autumn

[El Gordo]

Er . . . what was I saying about 'anything under 190 lbs'?
Stepped up to the scales this morning - I rarely weigh myself, preferring to go by 'how I feel'. Well, the fat cat is well and truly out of the bag - 207 lbs!
Or 94 kilos if you prefer, 14 stones 12 in really old money

The time has arrived to join El Gordo on the waggon :o

Yeah, it can be painful, but it has to be done. In times of healthy activity, I weigh myself religiously each morning before breakfast, and record it in a spreadsheet.

Have to say, 207 would be cause for wild celebration for me. I'd break out the sparkling Malvern without a second thought.

I got as high as 239 a couple of months ago, and was 231 when I started the new regime 3 weeks ago. Have lost about 9 or 10 lbs since then, which is good progress. Anything sub-215 by Brighton (4 weeks tomorrow) would be good for me.

You should see your numbers head south now that you're getting back into the running groove. I won't try teaching my granny to suck eggs but I'll mention in passing that I've definitely seen better results since realising that it's pointless doing an hour of exercise then coming home and stuffing myself with malt loaf and peanut butter and sports drinks etc. I used to think "I've deserved this" -- and maybe I have -- but no point in burning off 500 calories then ingesting 600 shortly afterwards.

Keep us updated....