I am just in the process of changing hosting provider for my blog and as a result have had a look back through some of my old postings which sit in the fitness category.  What I noticed was that I started out with great intentions, but something (usually an excuse) would stop me from making the changes I needed to.  It was either a timing issue, or a work pressure issue, or something else.

The number of times I have started doing a new fat loss, or exercise programme I haven’t succeeded, but I haven’t stopped starting a new thing or trying again.  They way I look it at is when I’m dead or stop trying then I have failed.  So far I’m not in either of those places yet.

So I wrote that posting about being really angry and needing to lose weight, then I started keeping a food journal and being mindful of my weight.  My only real lapse has been on Friday this week, where I had a bottle of wine and a pizza.  I’m not depressed about it though, it happened and I’ve moved on, getting back to healthy eating the very next morning.

This first week has been quite challenging in terms of pressure at work, some long hours and some travelling.  Despite this, I have managed to still lose 1.1kg (2.45lbs) and best of all 0.9% body fat.  Losing almost 1% body fat in a week is brilliant for me, but the real plus for me is that I have gained muscle and that just makes an amazing difference to me.  Knowing I’m not heading back to being some sort of scrawny bean pole makes me feel really positive.

I am eating about 6 times per day, but I am keeping a track on what I eat very closely balancing the various things I need.  I am using the Promax meal bars at work just because it is convenient, and I’ve cut down on the coffee I am drinking.  Adding more protein rich foods in my diet and reducing fat and carbohydrate seems to be making a positive difference.

I have started to have a few headaches, which I think is a combination of all the nasty toxic stuff coming out of my body, plus the reduced caffeine intake.  If I’m honest I’m probably feeling a bit of stress from work too, but I am not using a bottle of wine to sedate me after a hectic day.  The alcohol doesn’t even make me feel drunk, it just relaxes me completely and I usually end up going to bed.  Its not exactly the healthiest way to go about dealing with stress.

The best bit is that I’ve told people how much I weigh, and they can’t believe it.  Last time I was overweight people used to call me “Jabba the Gut”, which inspired me to lose weight because of the humiliation/shame factor.  This time around people are nicer because I dress for my size instead of kidding myself, and therefore I don’t look overweight in clothes, particularly as I wear a lot of black or navy colours.

I look at this way at the end of the day, I’ve only got this one life and one body, and I need to take care of it.  I don’t get to trade up after a few years, and replacement parts are never as good as the original ones.  I need to keep it fully serviced, fuelled and running on clean energy.