big man's Progress Journal

[$kint]

Targets: As i've said, this is really about a lifestyle change for me. Healthy eating and exercise are the aims here. I'm not looking to bulk up or tone (yet).

At the moment, the first target is simply to get under 20st. This will be a big achievement, and the lightest i'll have been in about 10 years.

Next is 19st. When i get here i've given myself the incentive of a new wardrobe as by that point, all my clothes will be for a 'fat' man

If i could get down to 18st i would be really happy / pleased / impressed and it should be a realistic, attainable target.

Ideal target weight would be 17st - if i can achieve this, i'll have lost a whopping 5st plus and i would be an extremely happy, and healthy bloke

p.s. If anyone thinks these targets are still a little on the hefty side, i'm 6' 7", so i'm never going to be light !

I think your targets are acheivable, main thing is you have got the right attitude just keep it going big man you will be under 20st before you know it

[big man]

I think your targets are acheivable, main thing is you have got the right attitude just keep it going big man you will be under 20st before you know it

I've spent so long over the years telling myself (amd everyone else) that i was going to lose weight. It took a change of living circumstances, but this time it's actually happening

Any idea what sort of timescale i'm going to be looking at to achieve this in? I know the first part should shift more easily, and it will get progressively harder to shift as i move towards my target weight.

I remember hearing somewhere that healthy weight loss is about 2lb a week, or am i way off?

[$kint]

2lbs a week is 7 weeks per stone i would think that is good as long as it was consistent in that direction not 2lbs one week none the next etc.

good luck

[big man]

Weighed myself this morning and now down to 20st on the nose

Still only managed 2 days at the pool last week, but my diet's been much healthier

I've also managed to improve what i'm doing in the pool

I'll increase the number of time is go this week though - must do it at least 3 times

Really pleased with how things are going at the moment

[LilacHarryQuinn]

Great work bigman, feeling better, doing better, eat better - better all round !

[Zippeyrude]

sounds good all round, well done mate, you must be chuffed...!!

[big man]

sounds good all round, well done mate, you must be chuffed...!!

I am mate

It's so nice to actually see something's happening. Long way to go still, but it's a solid start

[super mike]

Well done mate, keep it up.

[big man]

Bad week last week

Only managed to go swimming once and my food intake wasn't what you could conceivably call healthy this weekend, so unsurprisingly, i've gone back up to 20st 2lb, but rather than getting pissed off i'm going to use it as motiviation and do better this week

I'll be shocked if this is the only blip i have while i'm doing this, but as long as i don't let it phaze me, i'll be fine

[LilacHarryQuinn]

That's the only attitude to have because everybody has good and bad weeks, it's the overall picture that's important.

[big man]

Another bad week (work's shite at the moment) followed by a weekend of hedonism, plus i didn't make it to the pool last week, so i was dreading weighing myself this morning

Good news is i'm back down to 20st, so i guess the improved eating during the week is enough to keep my weight down for the moment