Week 45

2lb gain.

So the 2 pounds I lost last week has returned. Given the amount of indulgence over Christmas I have to say that I'm rather impressed that I only gained 2 pounds. The season is not over yet and I fully expect a couple more before normal service is resumed.

Certainly Maggie's home made ice creams, chocloate truffles and honey roasted parsnips have been worth the blip and I'm not feeling panicky in the slightest.

Next week will be a Wednesday weigh-in as I'll be away visiting my father for the couple of days before.


Statistical summary:

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb – 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st 7lb – 203lbs
Total Weight Loss: 72lbs
Weight Lost since joining the Knights of the Round Bottoms: 7lbs

Week 44

2lb Loss!?

OK, now I'm surprised! I've been out for lunch 3 times since last week - yesterday had starter and pudding too. Plus Maggie has been making chocolate truffles and fudge for xmas gifts and it's been impossible to resist having a few of them too. I fully expected to gain a pound this week and would have considered myself extremely fortunate to have stayed the same. So a 2lb loss is quite weird. I had to try out the scales several times to be sure, but they continued to say I was 14st 5lbs.

Still, at least it gives me a bit more of a cushion for the coming seasonal indulgences.


Statistical summary:

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb – 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st 5lb – 201lbs
Total Weight Loss: 74lbs
Weight Lost since joining the Knights of the Round Bottoms: 9lbs

Week 43

3lb Gain!

I ate out at an awards dinner on Thursday, had cheese fondue at the friend's house I was staying in on Friday, attended a medieval banquet on Saturday, took my brother, sister and kids out to an Indian restaurant on Sunday, had a "Full English" fried breakfast at the B&B on Monday, and snacked most of the drive back home on Tuesday.

All things considered I think I've got off lightly with only a 3 pound gain.

How good it was to have a bowl of Maggie's home made thick vegetable soup for dinner when I got home last night. I never would have believed that I would get to a stage where I could be desperately yearning for fruit and vegetables.

Other than a Christmas lunch with a few business colleagues next Monday, I should be able to spend the next week eating a lot healthier.


Statistical summary:

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb – 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st 7lb – 203lbs
Total Weight Loss: 72lbs
Weight Lost since joining the Knights of the Round Bottoms: 7lbs

Week 42

1lb loss.

It might actually only be about half a pound, but the scales said I was 14-4 more times than they said I was 14-5. That's the problem with cheap scales - they can't do fractions.

Statistical Significance: I'm now at 200 pounds exactly

Statistical likelihood of dropping below that next week: almost zero

I'm away this weekend to see friends, family, and to attend a 9th Century Reenactment Society Banquet, so anything less than a 4lb gain I will take as a positive sign.

I won't be weighing in next Tuesday as I won't be back home until later in the week.


Statistical summary:

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb – 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st 4lb – 200lbs
Total Weight Loss: 75lbs
Weight Lost since joining the Knights of the Round Bottoms: 10lbs