Week 189

0.2lb gain.

Heading back again...

I know I should probably be posting more about the excuses, the difficulties, the struggles etc, but just at the moment there really isn't much to say. I don't appear to be moving much in either direction. I was surprised I lost weight last week and surprised I gained it back this week.

When I have some insights, I'll post them. Meanwhile best of fortune on your own quests


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.4lb - 183.4
Body fat: 26%
Total Weight Loss: 91.6lbs

Week 188

1.2lb loss

Ah, heading back in the right direction at last!


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.2lb - 183.2lbs
Body fat: 26%
Total Weight Loss: 91.8lbs

Week 187

1lb gain.

Bleargh.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2.4lb - 184.4
Body fat: 26%
Total Weight Loss: 90.6lbs

Week 186

0.2lb loss.

OK, I was hoping for a bit more, but I'm not too worried. I was pretty much on track until yesterday when round at a friend's house who insited on serving 3 course. But, straight back on it today.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.4lb - 183.4lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 91.6lbs

Week 185

1lb loss!

Well that's a surprise!

Although I've been on track much of the week, there have been enough extras to prevent weight loss. So how come I've lost weight?

My only guess is that as I've had a pretty lousy few weeks, my metabolism has actually started to speed up a bit to compensate, which might also account for the lesser weight gain than expected last week.

I have noticed this effect before, but within a couple of weeks of being on track it starts to slow again, so cannot be used as a weight-loss tactic - the nett result is always a gain, just not quite as much gain as expected.



Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1.6lb - 183.6lbs
Body fat: 25.8%
Total Weight Loss: 91.4lbs

Week 184

0.6lb gain

Well frankly I'm astonished. I was fully expecting a gain of 3 to 4 pounds this week, given the chocolate, scones, cakes, cheese and ice cream I've devoured over the past 7 days.

Despite the last post, the positive effects of the chocolate only lasted a day. I've been struggling like mad since finding out my recent diagnosis of Haemochromatosis isn't likely to be the cause of my Fatigue.

I will get on top of this sooner or later, I know I will. But right now there are times when I couldn't give a shit if I go back up to 275lbs. And that's a dangerous place to be.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 2.6lb - 184.6lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 90.4lbs

I know I shouldn't have, but...

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(Imported from Ramblings of the Bearded One)


After the disappointment of yesterday, I gorged myself on far too much chocolate last night.

And felt considerably better for it.

Today I'm just generally a bit pissed off, rather than feeling that extreme void in chest, like my heart's been ripped out and dropped into the endless pit of despair.


For anyone out there who still thinks self medicating with food is just an excuse to be greedy, this is the bit you utterly fail to understand - chocolate works - at least temporarily.

Faced with the choice between emotional anguish, and a large bar of chocolate, there really isn't much competition. In that state you will completely ignore anyone saying, "Well, if you don't want to be overweight, just stop eating so much"

Unless they're covered in chocolate, that is.

In which case you'll be charged with cannibalism.
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Week 183

1lb gain.

More birthdays. More cake. Treats tonight because kids go back to school tomorrow. Will it never end?

Because of my fatigue, and thus lack of activity, it takes little more than one weekly treat to help me put the weight on, and several exceptional weeks to take a bit off.

Sigh

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

Week 182

2lb gain

6 weeks to lose it, 2 days to put it back on. Damn this feels so unfair sometimes, although why I think there should be fairness involved after all these years is anyone's guess.

I'm afraid I have my daughter's Kitchen Exhibition to blame. Catering for guests is always a dodgy situation of vastly over supplying food and cakes, which means not only do we stuff ourselves silly, all the leftovers need to be used up the following day.

I have every intention of being back on track from today, but as my wife pointed out, this is the last full week of the kid's summer holidays so we'd better get round to taking them out and treating them.

Roll on September...


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 1lb - 183lbs
Body fat: 26%
Total Weight Loss: 92lbs

Week 181

0.4lb loss

Suits me fine. I've had a reasonable week.

This coming Saturday is likely to be a highly dodgy day, but if I can keep it together the rest of the week the damage shouldn't be too bad.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 12st 13lb - 181lbs
Body fat: 25.9%
Total Weight Loss: 94lbs