Week 250

1lb gain

Only to be expected really. Maggie and I had 2 nights away on our own. Without kids. 2 nights. Consecutively. First time we've had that in about 12 years. So it was a bit difficult not to have meals out and a slice of something tasty with a coffee in a cafe...

Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 11lb - 193lbs
Body fat: 26.9%
Total Weight Loss: 82lbs

Week 249

0.6lb gain.

I have absolutely no idea why. I've been completely on track this past week. I was getting all ready to write a smug self-congratulatory blog post, but I've gained.

I can only hope it's a random blip.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 10lb - 192lbs
Body fat: 27%
Total Weight Loss: 83lbs

Week 248

2.2lb loss!

Another full week on track and it's clearly paying dividends. I feel a bit suspicious of this amount of weight loss, but if I combine it with the 0.4lbs of last week and take an average of 1.3lbs per week over the past fortnight, then that makes much more sense.

This past couple of months has seen the first real sustained drive for nearly 2 years and it's working.

What I'm hoping is to have built up enough momentum so Feastmas doesn't derail everything


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 9.4lb - 191.4lbs
Body fat: 27%
Total Weight Loss: 83.6lbs

Week 247

0.4lb loss

For what has been a near perfect week, I was hoping for a slightly larger loss. But, a loss is a loss, and I'd have been really pissed off if I'd gained, so I'm content :)


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 11.6lb - 193.6lbs
Body fat: 27.4%
Total Weight Loss: 81.4lbs

Week 246

1.4lb loss!

Well, I'm more than happy with that - it takes me down below  my pre-holiday, pre-birthday weight from 3 weeks ago.

There have been a couple of times when I've had a few extras, and I feared they might have cancelled out any weightloss this week, but on both occasions I was pretty restrained and they were by no means complete blow-outs.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 12lb - 194lbs
Body fat: 27.1%
Total Weight Loss: 81lbs

Week 245

1lb gain.

The past 2 weeks has included a week on holiday and my birthday celebrations. Both of these things could have gone so much more out of control than they did, so actually I feel quite happy to have not gained more.

More importantly, I don't feel it's thrown things back into disarray and I still feel we'll be on track this week with only a Halloween party on Saturday to be concerned about.


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 13.4lb - 195.4lbs
Body fat: 27.5%
Total Weight Loss: 79.6lbs

Week 243

1lb loss!

That's 3 weeks I've been on track now, and I've lost weight each time. And considering the CFS means my activity levels are very low indeed, this is no mean feat.

I've just checked back through the posts and I'm astonished to discover the last time I lost weight 3 weeks in a row was in fact Jan/Feb last year.

Next week I won't be posting as we're away for a few days, and then on the Sunday after we come back it's my birthday, so I can't imagine I'll be posting a loss in a fortnight's time. However I'm not planning on any extended blow-outs.



Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 12.4lb - 194.4lbs
Body fat: 27.9%
Total Weight Loss: 80.6lbs

Week 242

0.6lb loss.

I'm actually slightly disappointed with that after a near faultless week, however at least it's in the right direction.

And more importantly, that's 2 weeks now of being on track - including 2 weekends, which are always the trickiest times.

Experience has shown that after 3 weeks it generally gets a bit easier as the habits of healthy eating patterns become established


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 13st 13.4lb - 195.4lbs
Body fat: 27.9%
Total Weight Loss: 79.6lbs

Week 241

1.6lb loss.

Surprisingly, a near faultless week.

Last Monday was our 14th wedding anniversary and the blow-out was big, but we've been on track ever since, even getting through the weekend without a blip for the first time in quite a while. I'm hoping this might be the turn of the tide


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st - 196lbs
Body fat: 27.8%
Total Weight Loss: 79lbs

Week 240

2.4lb gain.

Read Ties over on my main blog and it might give you an idea of the emotional pressure of the last several weeks.

Damage limitation is all I've been able to do for quite some time now


Starting Weight: 19st 9lb - 275lbs
Current Weight: 14st 1.6lbs - 197.6lbs
Body fat: 29%
Total Weight Loss: 77.4lbs