Fat Boy Slimming

It's the end of week 2 and we had good start on the scales - having dropped about 4kg since the start. however, I know that constant weighing of yourself can lead to too much focus on that, and not enough on just following the plan and letting that part of it take care of itself. So I asked Gaby to hide the scales for me so that I'm not tempted to have a sneaky peek. I'll get my next official weigh in 2 weeks from now at the end of week 4 when I have my next appointment. But despite that, there are some definite signs of progress already! I bought myself a heart rate monitor earlier in the year, which has an elasticated strap, and sat quite happily on the top of my belly below the moobs. However, imagine my delight when I went out for a run yesterday and had to stop as the thing was slipping down! The bulk which had stopped it before is starting to go! I had to adjust it by about an inch ;-) - WOOOOT! Foodwise, same menu as last week, but I varied it a bit, and discovered...

As week 1 draws to a close, I wanted to acknowledge what a lovely response I had to my Facebook post. Lots of really supportive comments, which are very much appreciated, and a few people contacted me separately to tell me their own stories. This has really buoyed my spirits and further emphasises that this is a good idea, and is going to be a worthwhile experience. I thought long & hard about going public with all this, but judging from that response, it's absolutely the right thing - though anyone who knows me could also tell you that the chances of me not doing this publically & on Facebook were as slim as I hope to get! 😂 If this helps kickstart others into action, then great - even if I have made myself a hostage to fortune! I was very reticent about starting this process - I think I've become afraid of losing weight, paradoxically given my 2 year flirtation with Slimming World, because I've become so accustomed to being a fat knacker over the last decade or s...

I've just turned 50, and have pretty much been within half a stone either way of the same weight for waaaaaaaaaay too long. So my darling wife decided enough was enough and signed me up for a program called Transform360, led by a Brazilian nutritionist she follows on Instagram. My blood pressure is on the high side, the BMI has me as Obese (harsh, but probably fair), and the last blood tests I had suggested I was pre type 2 diabetic...not to mention the raised cholesterol. My latest blood tests last week show that the spectre of T2D has faded, but BP & cholesterol are both still too high. And this is quite apart from my belly - oh to see my toes again in the shower! I don't think I eat *that* much crap - certainly not at home at least - and now that my office has closed and I'm WFH permanently, maybe this is the right time to have a tilt at this - no biscuits & bake offs to distract, no more regular "swift halves" on the way home, and the end of the occas...