Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Wednesday Weigh-In 26 June

My first weigh-in in two weeks and the results are positive. In the last fortnight I've managed to lose 3lbs taking me down to 16st 10lbs. At nearly the midway point in 2013, this means I'm the lightest I've been so far, and therefore back on track after several indifferent months. Over the last 4 weeks I've said goodbye to 10lbs which I'd gained since early March.

Last time they said this was 6 March
What makes this particularly pleasing is that over the last week I've spent 5 days overseas on holiday. I don't know about you but for me this usually means relaxing a little too much, eating and drinking more than necessary and coming home with a bloated stomach. I know that after my last overseas holiday, taking advantage of going all-inclusive meant that I returned a larger man than when I departed Stansted.

So what was different this time? Well, for a start staying in self-catering accommodation allowed for a certain amount of control in terms of consumption. Sure, I found myself eating crisps and chocolate things every day, and enjoyed 2-4 cans of beer a night, but there wasn't anything over the top. The main reason though why I feel I didn't gain weight came down to the holiday venue itself. We travelled to Disneyland Paris, and as anybody who has ever been before will know, there is a hell of a lot of walking to be done! It would have been interesting to measure out the distance between the car park and entry to the resort as simply doing that a couple of times a day would have racked up a few kms. Throw into the mix of either pushing around a pram weighed down by a 4 month old, plus a couple of bags, or carrying a cream-crackered 4 year old as a passenger, and I can say that I got a bit of a workout, even if it wasn't a full-on cardio session down the gym.

What was perhaps noticeable during the trip was that my stamina remained high throughout the stay. Rewind the clock to the start of the year when I was heavier and I'm not sure I'd have been able to get through the early starts, long days, lengthy drives, hours of pacing and getting up the next day to do it all again. My family needed me to be full of energy on this trip, and I met that challenge.

Despite getting back home late on Sunday night, I made myself go to the gym on Monday. It wasn't the most productive session I've ever had, but I was pleased to have the dedication to go, when fatigue was telling me to stay away. I'm going to have to up my game with the running side of things as it looks like I'll be joining a number of colleagues in running a 10k in late September. Three months to get ready, but so long as I physically hold up between now and then, I see no reason why I can't notch up this achievement.

So nearly at the half-way point in Year of the Diet, I'm feeling very positive. My initial goal to lose 41lbs and get down to 15st 7lb is looking reachable. I know I can get there and probably surpass the target before the end of the year, but equally I'm aware the demons are never far away. If I do the right things more days than I don't, and can keep up my exercise, I back myself to get the job done.
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