Week 411

5lb gain.

To be expected, I guess, though a little disappointing as I know I could have gone far more overboard with my eating if I'd let myself.

But this puts me back to my heaviest since May, and almost exactly the same weight as I was this time last year.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2.4lbs - 184.4lbs
Body fat: 25.2%
Total Weight Loss: 90.6lbs

Week 410

0.2lb gain.

Given the extras I've already had on the run up to Feastmas, I'm pleased it's not more of a gain. I'm not looking forward to next week's weigh-in though...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.4lbs - 179.4lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 95.6lbs

Week 409

0.2lb gain

I can live with that

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.2lbs - 179.2lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 95.8lbs

Week 408

No change

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11lbs - 179lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 96lbs

Week 407

0.6lb loss

Happy with that

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11lbs - 179lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 96lbs

Week 406

0.6lb loss

Back to where I was 2 weeks ago

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.6lbs - 179.6lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 95.4lbs

Week 405

0.6lb gain

Not sure where that came from

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12.2lbs - 180.2lbs
Body fat: 25.2%
Total Weight Loss: 94.8lbs

Week 404

1.2lb loss!

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.6lbs - 179.6lbs
Body fat: 24.8%
Total Weight Loss: 95.4lbs

Week 403

1lb loss

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12.8lbs - 180.8lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 94.2lbs

Week 402

2lb gain

Considering we went away on holiday for a week, AND my birthday was during that week, so the treats were not rare, I'm quite impressed I only put on 2 pounds.

I think the main thing is that yes I had treats, but in between I was on track - I didn't use it as an excuse to go crazy all week long. Each treat was contained in that moment.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.8lbs - 181.8lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 93.2lbs

Week 400

No change

400 weeks!

That's a lot of weeks.

I might be 15lbs heavier than the lightest point I reached a few years ago, but I'm still 95lbs lighter than when I started, and I've not been more than 15lbs heavier than I am now since about a year after I started.

Considering somewhere in the region of 95-98% of people who diet put on all the weight they lost (and most put on even more) within a couple of years of losing it, I guess this is quite an achievement.

Pity I can't celebrate with a large chocolate cake...


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.8lbs - 179.8lbs
Body fat: 24.5%
Total Weight Loss: 95.2lbs

Week 399

0.4lb loss

At least that consolidates last week's loss

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 11.8lbs - 179.8lbs
Body fat: 24.5%
Total Weight Loss: 95.2lbs

Week 398

3.4lb loss!

Pretty much everything I gained last week. Perhaps last week contained more of a blip.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12.2lbs - 180.2lbs
Body fat: 24.9%
Total Weight Loss: 94.8lbs

Week 397

3.6lb gain

Now that's scary! A weekend away with the wife - I know we over indulged with food, but I wasn't expecting that kind of gain in a couple of days...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.6lbs - 183.6lbs
Body fat: 25.7%
Total Weight Loss: 91.4lbs

Week 396

No change

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12lbs - 180lbs
Body fat: 24.5%
Total Weight Loss: 95lbs

Week 395

1.2lb loss!

On track and it shows!


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12lbs - 180lbs
Body fat: 24.5%
Total Weight Loss: 95lbs

Week 394

0.2lb gain

I can live with that, given I've had a couple of wee extras this week.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.2lbs - 181.2lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 90.8lbs

Week 393

0.4lb loss!

That's good - it consolidates the fact I gained less than a pound during my road trip a couple of weeks back.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13lbs - 181lbs
Body fat: 25.2%
Total Weight Loss: 94lbs

Week 392

0.8lb gain

I am delighted with a gain of less than a pound over the past 2 weeks, as 8 days of that was spent travelling around, meeting friends and family and either being fed by them or going out for meals. Desserts pretty much every night. There was, however, a lot more walking and general activity going on, which is probably what helped offset the extra indulgences


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.4lbs - 181.4lbs
Body fat: 23.7%
Total Weight Loss: 93.6lbs

Week 390

0.4lb loss!

That was a bit of a surprise, but welcome nonetheless


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 12.6lbs - 180.6lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 94.4lbs

Week 389

1.2lb loss!

Very happy with that


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13lbs - 181lbs
Body fat: 25%
Total Weight Loss: 94lbs

Week 388

No change


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 0.2lbs - 182.2lbs
Body fat: 25.2%
Total Weight Loss: 92.8lbs

Week 387

0.4lb loss


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 0.2lbs - 182.2lbs
Body fat: 25.1%
Total Weight Loss: 92.8lbs

Week 386

1.4lb gain.

However, given the weekend away and a reasonably substantial overdose on unhealthy things, I think I've got off pretty light.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 0.6lbs - 182.6lbs
Body fat: 25.3%
Total Weight Loss: 92.4lbs

Week 385

0.2lb gain.

That's OK - I've had a couple of extras this week, so I'm happy to still be under 13 stone.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.2lbs - 181.2lbs
Body fat: 25.4%
Total Weight Loss: 93.8lbs

Week 384

No change

I'm perfectly happy with that, given the box of chocolates my wife and I shared...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13lbs - 181lbs
Body fat: 24.9%
Total Weight Loss: 94lbs

Week 383

1.2lb loss

Now that was really surprising! It was my son's birthday on Saturday and Father's Day on Sunday. Goodies were consumed. I wonder if it will show up next week instead.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13lbs - 181lbs
Body fat: 24.8%
Total Weight Loss: 94lbs

Week 382

0.6lb gain

Unsurprising


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 0.2lbs - 182.2lbs
Body fat: 25.3%
Total Weight Loss: 92.8lbs

Week 381

0.2lb loss

It's been a strange week - not sure if this will still be there next time


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.6lbs - 181.6lbs
Body fat: 25.3%
Total Weight Loss: 93.4lbs

Week 380

0.2lb loss

Back under 13 stone for the first time since before Christmas!

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13.8lbs - 181.8lbs
Body fat: 24.9%
Total Weight Loss: 93.2lbs

Week 379

1.4lb loss

Seems unlikely, but I'll take it!

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st - 182lbs
Body fat: 25.1%
Total Weight Loss: 93lbs

Week 378

1lb loss

Pleased with that


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.4lb - 183.4lbs
Body fat: 25.2%
Total Weight Loss: 91.6lbs

Week 377

0.8lb gain

Well that's surprised me - other than a single, lovely rich hot chocolate one evening, I've had a good week and would have expected to lose, not gain.

Looking over the past month I've been moving around within a pound. Perhaps I've plateaued.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2.4lb - 183.4lbs
Body fat: 24.8%
Total Weight Loss: 91.6lbs

Week 376

0.6lb loss

Pleased to be completely back on track.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.6lb - 183.6lbs
Body fat: 24.9%
Total Weight Loss: 91.4lbs

Week 375

0.6lb gain

Was away for the weekend and quite seriously over indulged, so this could have been a great deal worse

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2.2lb - 184.2lbs
Body fat: 25.5%
Total Weight Loss: 90.8lbs

Week 374

0.4lb loss

Heading in the right direction!


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.6lb - 183.6lbs
Body fat: 25.7%
Total Weight Loss: 91.4lbs

Week 373

No change

Which is not too bad considering we've just been through Easter Weekend...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2lb - 184lbs
Body fat: 25.5%
Total Weight Loss: 91lbs

Week 372

2lb loss.

Pleased with that.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2lb - 184lbs
Body fat: 25.5%
Total Weight Loss: 91lbs

Week 371

0.8lb gain.

It seems to be in possible to go out for a meal with the family and not end up having dessert, which inevitably leads to a little extra going on, even if I've been on track the rest of the week.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4lb - 186lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 89lbs

Week 370

0.2lb loss

I missed last week, so this loss is over 2 weeks. However, the chances are I would have put on a bit last week as we went out for a family meal at an Indian restaurant where I ate far too much - so an overall loss, even though it's slight, is a relief

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 3.2lb - 185.2lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 89.8lbs

Week 368

0.6lb loss

Heading in the right direction :)


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 3.4lb - 185.4lbs
Body fat: 26.2%
Total Weight Loss: 89.6lbs

Week 367

0.2lb loss

Which I have to say is a little disappointing, given a near faultless week.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4lb - 186lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 89lbs

Week 366

1lb loss

This is over the past 2 weeks, which is pretty good considering it was my daughter's birthday last week and my stepdaughter's the week before.

I forgot to post last week,  but I should mention the 15th of Feb was the 7th anniversary of the start of the Healthy Eating lifestyle change that lead to 88.8lb loss.

Over the past 7 years there have, of course, been various ups and downs. I'm currently about 20lbs heavier than I was at my lightest a couple of years ago. However, given that with traditional "diets", 95-98% of people put back on all the weight they lost (and usually more) within 2 years, I think this way of doing things can definitely be called a success.

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4.2lb - 186.2lbs
Body fat: 26.9%
Total Weight Loss: 88.8lbs

Week 364

1.2lb gain

That's disappointing again, although it was my stepdaughter's birthday yesterday.

Nex week it's my daughter's birthday so it might be a couple of weeks before this gets turned around properly


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 5.2lb - 187.2lbs
Body fat: 27.1%
Total Weight Loss: 87.8lbs

Week 363

0.8lb loss

Back in the right direction again

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4.4lb - 186.4lbs
Body fat: 26.4%
Total Weight Loss: 88.6lbs

Week 362

1.2lb gain

That's disappointing

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 5.2lb - 187.2lbs
Body fat: 27.1%
Total Weight Loss: 87.8lbs

Week 361

0.4lb loss

Not as dramatic as last week, but still in the right direction

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4lb - 186lbs
Body fat: 27.2%
Total Weight Loss: 89lbs

Week 360

2.4lb loss!

On track all week and it's paid off. Let's hope I can keep going...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 4.4lb - 186.4lbs
Body fat: 26.3%
Total Weight Loss: 88.6lbs

Week 359

4.8lb gain

As the old saying goes, "it's not what you eat between Christmas and New Year, but what you eat between New Year and Christmas that makes the difference."

Hopefully the worst of the gains is now behind me and I'll be back on track now

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 6.8lb - 188.8lbs
Body fat: 25.5%
Total Weight Loss: 86.2lbs