Fat Boy Slimming

So followers of my Olympic witterings will know that there's always a highlights reel at the end of the Games. I thought this should be no different! Best Meal :  It's hard to beat avocado on toast with perfectly poached eggs! Though the aubergine lasagne & the variations of prawn stir fry close out the podium. Most surprising Culinary Discovery:  I think it's   got to be cauliflower mash! Boil up your cauli with garlic cloves, drain.& whizz with salt, pepper & butter. What's not to love? MMMmmm butter.... Mathias Steiner Award for the Dustiest moment(s):  So many! Whenever the first number on the weigh in changed. Which would be twice! Meeting up with people & seeing their amazement & delight at the transformation from fat knacker to the svelte Adonis before their eyes! Seeing the comparison photos - though often through tears of rage! I've become (even) more sensitive to music! Getting my mojo back! FBS Theme Not that I was a huge chocolate fan...

Well folks, I said at the start of this #Transform360 programme that I'd give it my best shot for 6 months. It wasn't an idle boast, especially as we all know that I've historically been absolutely rubbish at self-control when it comes to food...good luck getting to the crisps, chips, snacks, biscuits if the plate landed near me. But I said I'd give it 6 months, and to be perfectly honest I had no idea whether I would be successful. I was terrified by the target of 20kg. It seemed like science fiction, there was no way I'd get anywhere near etc etc - but I said I'd give it 6 months.  Looking back this morning I realised it had been 6 months and 1 week, and there's still another 4 weeks to go on the current food plan before the final appointment with Vanusa, and the start of the rest of my now healthier life! So how has it gone? Not too shabbily, to be honest! 21kg has gone for starters, here I am in Lidl trying to show what 21kg looks like! I'll try to d...

It's been a while since my last update, because quite honestly I've not been in the mood, PMA notwithstanding! The main reason for this is that I've been miserable! It serms my weight loss (now a measly 1kg away from 3 stone) seems to have exposed some serious lower back issues - I've not been able to exercise this year, and even standing at the sink to wash up or prepare food leads to backpain which then follows the sciatic nerve right into the crown jewels, and it's bloody uncomfortable.  So I've been feeling sorry for myself 🙄. However, help is on the way with an MRI! Maybe this will get to the bottom of these issues which I've had on & off for years. There's another reason for this ennui, and that's that I've seen the losses slow almost to a standstill, and the frustration which arises from that. I know there are only a few weeks left, and I know that my life has already completely changed and there is no way I would go back or not do th...

I'd been a bit apprehensive about Christmas & New Year this year, and there was a lot of FOMO about. A lot! We went to see Vanusa a few days before, and she said that you still need to live your life, and special occasions are part of that. Even so, I still wanted to be mindful of what I was eating, and not go completely mad. So what happened? Well, I had my first alcohol since September - some very nice fizz, and a decent bottle of red - and that was ok. We had bought some treats from Ole & Steen, and I had a portion of one, rather than a whole one. And this was also fine - it meant I didn't feel like I was missing out, and I still got to have a treat. Over Christmas weekend itself, I didn't follow the plan, but equally I didn't lose my mind, and it was really only bigger portions and more sugar & carbs than I'd been having. I still probably ate less than previous Christmasses, and this was also ok, as I didn't need any more. On the Monday after Chr...

The last few weeks have been the toughest so far. Not because of the food, which has continued to be great, but because the anticipated slowing in the weight loss has kicked in, and the changes haven't been as noticeable. I've actually been a bit down about it - not that I'd lost 2 stone so far, but that it wasn't going to be plain sailing. Add an old chronic back problem flaring up into the bargain, which has stopped the running for a few weeks, as well as the general end of year ennui and another bleeding lockdown (or two!) and I've been a bit miserable at times. But then you remember what 13kg of flour looks like, and remember how heavy it was! I go back to the weight loss comparison photos to cheer myself up, because, quite frankly, I'm still finding this whole process absolutely surreal! If you had told me I'd be nearing 80kg at the start of the year, I'd never have believed you. 82.5kg to be precise! There's a lot to disbelieve about this year,...

This week was one of those slow ones which always happen when you're looking forward to something - in this case, my next appointment with Vanusa, and the all important weigh in! However, there were a few days to negotiate before Friday came around. The food continues to be great, though I have found the fasting morning to be a trial. I think I need to buy shares in garlic & chilli flakes, I'm getting through so much of the stuff! Nothing I'm cooking is particularly complex or complicated - it's just freshly made each day with fresh ingredients. Having the new oven is an absolute godsend, as most things just go into an ovenproof dish and get baked. Breakfast - H makes the best scrambled eggs! Lunch - chicken with broccoli & Cauliflower rice, with sweet potatoes. Dinner - baked fish with beans & tomatoes. And lots of garlic! On the exercise front, it was quite tricky this week - Gaby's been side-lined with a sprained knee, which meant a lot of ferrying th...