Well Ive let myself go

I haven't said no to anything chocolate, cake, sweets deep fried food absolutely anything for the last 7 days and I reckon I ve put on at least 5 lbs. So this is my first day without chocolate or deep fried food. I am going cold turkey.And do you know I wasn't hungry half the time I ate the food. If It could be described as food?I ate one sweet then another. Couldn't really get enough. Sat down and grazed. Well what happened I put on weight and I suffered internally.(ie I felt like crap). So today when I'm hungry outside meals I have fruit lots of fruit. Starting tomorrow I'm gonna start a food diary. Date,time,location,company, level of hunger (1-5) food and liquid, level of satisfaction (1-5).
Anytime I get hungry I will also make a note in order to see what signals food hunger to grade whether genuine or cravings.
I'm gonna stick to food intolerance plan for my food.(or to the best of my ability)
And half an hour exercise.
Im gonna start a new plan of action for the new year....

Weigh In

Well I am still 16 stone 1 lb still haven't done a fat percentage. Have to get organised. Today I have a food hangover. I went out for a meal with suppliers and colleagues. I had lobster(first time ever),4 different types of bread, fillet steak(sauce,garlic potatoes and Christmas pudding with ice-cream. That's a lot of food, a lot of different tastes and it was late at night. So today I am suffering. I feel as if I had been drinking.Also did I mention I have had only 11 hours sleep between the two nights. So everything is going against me. All self inflicted.Still that was the last Christmas party. I am officially finished for the year. Starting again today....

Should I take a break for Christmas?

I had a colonostomy Tuesday. All clear except for a small fissure which I have to discuss with the surgeon during the 2nd week of January. So they recommend water,fruit and fibre.I was thinking of having a break for Christmass, but how long is Christmass it is really only one day ie the 25th of December. So I will take a break that day. So I intend to try have fruit and homemade fruit juice(as prescribed by the food intolerance diet) in the mornings, only one main meal with a large portions of vegetables. Minimun amounts of desserts(fruit only if possible).

I thought about food combining, but it seems to be a little bit unfounded.I have seen it in other diets(which were not exactly healthy). Still it might be worth two weeks attempt.
Well I haven't weighed myself this week yet....I will do it tomorrow.

Weight In

Well today as expected... I didnt lose weight......I gained 1 lb... I am now 225 lbs or 16stone 1lb. This is due to my eating habits of the last week. I think I will have to maintain a food diary for the next 3 weeks.Christmas can have a bad effect on the weight.There are always lots of opportunity to gain weight....So if I eat, I will write it down.I think I will have to organise a diary.I will have to research it and decide what I will write, well other than food for example mood, times or location and Im gonna go back to the weightwatchers point method. So I'm gonna start today.

Self-Inflicted Food poisoning

Sunday night and Tuesday night I poisoned myself.
I ate at McDonalds on sunday nite.... I felt sick the next day and had a bad taste in my mouth.
Well I had damn all to eat all day was working 6am to 2pm that day and I my eating patterns were all over the place. Lesson learned.
I bought my girlfriend, her son and my nephews to cinema the I had nachos and.... I bought funsize packets of sweets (chocolate) for the nephews. Of course what did I do... I ate about 6. I know from my experience that chocolate affects my bowel movements. So I havent really recovered yet. I have experienced severe discomfort since then.Tomorrow I will be ok
Why do I put myself through this everytime, I know its is bad for me, and it doesnt taste that nice. What makes me eat this shit.....
I dont expect to have lost any weight this week.....

Weigh In

Today I weigh 16 stones or 224 lbs or 101.6 kilos with a body fat percentage of 23%

A grand total of 52.5lbs or 23.8136 kilos of 3 stone 10.5lbs lost..... I my goal is 14 stone 7 lbs or
203 lbs or 92.07925 lbs with a body fat percentage of . So I have to lose 21lbs or 9.52544 kilos or 1 stone 7 lbs.

At 2lbs per week, It should take roughly 2.5 - 3 months, Then I'm going running......a lot. Then this blog will turn into a weight maintenance-marathon-runners blogs.......

I hate nights

Tonight I an working nights 7pm to 7am 12 hours still 1 down only 11 more.....This really unsettles me for the rest of the week. Especially when I have to work my normal 3 days and I am on-call for sunday.I had plans for tonite.... Still I am here gotta make the best of it.
I am really struggling with the food intolerance list. I have broke it every day so far....I will persevere though I am still losing weight. Though I gotta go back to the gym soon.

Weigh In Saturday the 1st of December 2007

Well todays weight is 16st 2lb or 102.511 kilos or 226 lbs.

With a fat percentage of 23.6
If thats correct I have dropped 50 lbs, I dont think I could carry 50 lbs of butter....
Weight watchers is slightly different at 16st 7.5 lbs.. Still I have no consistent scales other than my own. So thats what Im gonna go with.......
So I have recieved the food intolerance report.
Its actually gonna take a lot more effort than I thought still gonna do my best.....
It started today and I broke it straight away....Still too late no regrets....
Lesson learnt
2nd breakfast was ok.
and then I broke it again..... for lunch I had mustard... It say I am intolerant to vinegar, sugar and salt well thats mustard.....
Im gonna have to put some effort into this...
It will require a lot of planning....
I will be meeting the Intolerance person again on Monday the 7th of January 2008!!!!!
The foods are similiar to my fathers...
Here is a quick outline.(Actually just the no food)

Dairy

Only goats cheese.No dairy cheese

Skimmed or low-fat milk No whole milk

No yoghurt. I wonder can I have goats.

Fish

No mussls,pickled herring, smoked salmon or shrimp.

No bread except for dairy and milk free.

Veg
No avocado, carrots,corn,mushroom, or olives.

Fruit
No Banana,Currants,Raisins, Grapes,Coconuts,Rhubarb or Strawberries.

Juices and drink
Carrot
Coffee
Fizzy drinks
Orange juice synhtetic

Meat
Chicken (2 weeks)
Duck
Goose
Pig (everything)

Oil/Fats
Peanut oil
All nuts

Spices
Honey
Mayple syrup
Pepper
Vinegar

All alcohol

Weigh In

Bit late this week so Im 16st 4 lbs or 228lbs or 103.41906
with a body fat percentage of 23.9%
Still is this correct or what still progress is progress.....

Energy rating? Bathroom Scales?

Well this week I had a Blood testing- Food Intolerance testing....
My father did this and lost 2-3 stone and overall he feels a lot better...
I have heard other favourable reviews, A lot of people have had very positive results, provided they followed the instructions everyone says it is fairly strict....But I have been feeling weak the last few months so I ll give it a try...
On Friday the 23th November, When I went into the consultancy I was first given a biro like metal probe. Told to hold it.
The consultant then told me I had an energy rating of 3.... considering this should be 35 that was bad. Based on this she also asked had I bowel problems... Yes is the anwer...
Also I was weighed... I weighed 15st 7lbs ok now this is where I had to ask is that correct.I was informed that these are they same scales they use in a coronary care ward in a hospital and the scales are checked every month....
At the weight watchers scales I weigh 16 st 8.5 lbs now that doesnt computate at home I weight 16st 5lbs on one scale or 16st 8lbs.
Now to throw a spanner in to the works. I was at a course during the week and I weighed myself on their calibrated industrial scale and I got 216 lbs or 15st 6lbs aproximately.
What is going on are these three scales wrong or these two right....Its a bit of a conspiracy theory now I know the two home ones are cheap digital scales but the weightwatchers should be accurate...or is it...Im gonna have to check out buying an expensive scales.
The consultant told me feeling better is more important than weight loss...
I just wanna be eating the best possible food to avoid weight gain again....

Weigh In and Diet tips

Todays weigh is 16st 5lbs or 103.8727 kilos or 229 lbs with a body fat percentage of 23.7%. Positive progress is good only 26 lbs to go then Im on the road. People are always remarking on the change. Asking me questions how did I do it.. And I tell them usually "you wont like it"... Here is the secret...

1. Focus have a goal and plan then stick to it......
2. Hard work and discipline.
3. Healthy eating no deep fried, highly processed food or overeating or poisoning yourself with alcohol...ie know whats good for you
4. Coversion of bad eating habits to good eating habits.
5. Keep changing your habits.
6. Eat enought to keep you healthy and fit.
7. Exercise weights and cardio.
8. Never give up" No surrender"

All come with a disclaimer.... If overdone it may damage your health...

Bad news and ok news

I started back at the gym Sunday went well... Until Monday where upon lifting a barbell off the ground. I felt my back go funny.... Dropped barbell. Agh... I must have been lifting it funny... This time last year I hurt my back it went into spasm....I guess this is a weak point... This also happened after squats. The physio said it was tight hamstrings....This time it was utter.....******.......At least I have learnt this time no more barbells only machine or dumbells. So Im gonna stay out of the gym for at least two weeks. Watch my food....See how my back works out and start again.....Weight in day tomorrow. My back is getting better so....Fingers crossed The weigh in day is tomorrow....

Weigh In

Todays weigh is 16st 7lbs or 104.7798375 kilos or 231 lbs with a body fat percentage of 24.2%.
I planned to go to the gym this starting last Sunday, I spent time deciding what to do and how long for the week or rather 4 days I am not at work. I didnt go once......It all started Saturday night... I went out didnt drink went to the Niteclub got home at 3.00 am went to work for 6.30am. I finished at 1.30 pm. I was wrecked... I went to bed. I went to a gig Sunday evening and got excessively drunk for the evening ended up in the niteclub... enough said about that... I have been thinking about it for a while so now I have made up my mind I am giving up alcohol....It just is taking too much of my life... I dont enough enjoy it... I dont think I ever really did for lots of complicated reason...So thats that! All to the best....

Weigh In

Well today I weigh 16st 10lbs 0r 234 lbs or 106.36 kilos. I did not do the body fat...
Exercise did not come easy today I am on two 12 hour night shifts this week so my body and mind is all over the place.... I just managed a 30 min walk on the prom, the weather was windy and cold....such is Ireland in the Autumn... I still haven't laid out my training plan, I'm just too tired to think even now at the start of my 2nd shift I am completely zoned..Still only 11 hours to go.I think tomorrow when I get up I am gonna do an hour on the cross-country to wake up and spend some time in the pool gonna take it easy.....

1st day or night back at work....and new training and food regime...

Hi
Well I missed a weigh in blog last week didnt see the gym either spent 5 days surfing though and I actually did surf well if only for a few seconds. It was slow progress with each step being a kinda self-realisation. I also went drinking on several nites, what I ate depended on restaurants people etc. Tomorrow I will fill out the weigh-in details for this week. Also I have to start a new training program and food programme. I am gonna spend the next few days thinking of what I am gonna do..... (as the body-for-life programme is not quite right for me yet.... If ever)...So a little bit of thought has to go into the next one...food and training....

Weigh In still the same

Today is weigh in day I weigh 16st 11lbs, 235 lbs or 106.42 kg. Also using my Omron I got a average fat percentage 25.1 out of 3 readings.So there is no change....
On Thursday and Friday,I struggled to go to the gym. On Saturday, I did not feel well. I felt extremely tired and worn out... I think I may have overtrained. So this week, I have just done 30 to 60 mins walk instead every day. I think also attempting exercise after 12 hours work is not in my best interest. So I am gonna look at a 4 day plan.. For Sunday to Wednesday as these are my days off.. or maybe only workout on Friday leave Thursday and Saturday out of the equation and a light exercise for Thursday to Saturday ie a 30 mins to 60 mins walk. I will have to think about this.... Also I am going on holiday this week Saturday to Saturday, Im going surfing for the week....Plenty of exercise... Its gonna a make or break my surfing ambitions its training for beginner/intermediate should be good.

Weigh In

Well today is weigh in day I weigh 16st 11lbs, 235 lbs or 106.42 kg. Also using my Omron I got a average fat percentage 25.1 out of 3 readings. A drop of 3 lbs pretty good. Happy days. Altogether I have dropped 41.5 lbs thats a lot.
How do I feel well my clothes dont fit.I look a hell of a lot leaner. I have more energy.Imagine walking around with 41.5 lbs of pure lard. No wonder I feel better.


I will be 14st 7lbs on March 2008, 203 lbs or 92.27 kgs. Another 32 lbs to go.Then I will start my marathon training.....

Im still trying the body for life plan. Weight training Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cardio on Tuesday and Wednesday. A walk on Saturday and Sunday.

I have tried to increase the protein in my diet by using a protein supplement, whilst still eating healthy lean protein. When I get a chance I will describe my diet.....

Clothes that Fit: Lesson #6: Stress Management & Awareness

Clothes that Fit: Lesson #6: Stress Management & Awareness

I thought I d share some photos

The usit card is form earlier this year, whilst the AIT card is from last week , I usually dont take phots of myself with newspapers, But You can see the difference in the face. I am still working on the body...

Weigh In

Well today is weigh in day I weigh 17st, 238 lbs or 108.18 Also using my Omron I got a average fat percentage 25.33 out of 3 readings. Well no big loss still its going down. Happy days.

Well Saturday Night I went out...

On Saturday night, It was one of my housemates birth day well a result I went drinking...Flashbacks of how I used to be.... I drank around 10 pints lager/cider dont remember much from the nite and to top it all the nite wasnt that great. I felt like shit the next day, I couldnt sleep to get ride of my hangover, I couldnt go to the gym. I am still not 100% even today, Though I did go to the gym monday. Lessons to be learnt just say no haha...
And now the really bad news I am working two nights and two days this week. Why did I agree to this am I stupid or what. Its gonna take a lot of me and now they are talking about working Sunday as well.......damn them all to hell. Oh well I suppose it will be more money.... Weigh day tomorrow I really dont expect much after Saturday flash of stupidity....And the nights shift will leave me unbalanced as well. Oh well such is life...

Weight today

This morning, I weighed myself and I am exactly 17st 2 lbs or 240 lbs or 108.862169 kilos not too made thats down from 19st 10.5lbs in July 2007 progress is reasonable.
My fat percentage based on the Omron Bf302 is aprox 26 -27%. Not bad compared to 37 %.
I have started a new part-time course, also I have tried the body for life weight training programme I think I need to practise it more ha ha. Have to get used to non-machine work, also I have been rushed on my 1st upper body attempt also the gym I went to was packed. So I couldnt relax with all the required weights, I ran out of time.The lower body went ok slightly confused over the right exercises still more practise. Tonight I will spend more time and practise my technique with lower weights for the upper body.Saturday will do lower bod.
I will be 14st 7lbs, 203lbs or 89.09 kilos with 15 -20 % by March 2007.

Weight loss graph

The graph I didnt tick the box!

Weigh In

Well today I have come to the realisation I shouldnt weigh myself every day.
Especially with different scales, different times, different clothes, after weight and cardiovascular training, after eating, and twice in one day(morning and evening).
What am I expecting to miraculously lose 2 stone overnight.
So now I am going to put the scales and body fat monitors away. I have two body fat monitors a omron and accu measure). Set-up a chart and measure myself once a week on Wednesday in the morning.
Monitoring:

• Weight
• Body Fat percentage (Omron and Accu measure 3 point)
• Lean mass
• Measurement of body(chest, thighs, waist and neck)

I might even take a photo. These details I will publish on the net.

Also I intend to record my training level.

The graph attached is my weight loss to date:

Speaking of training level, I recently purchased the Body For Life book.I read a lot of sucess stories. The exercise seems to be achieveable and I actually like the intensity level system. I tried it during the week on the cross-country machine and found it quite good. The timing is actually a lot less demanding at least time wise than what I am at presently. Which is important because I work 12 hour shifts. I think next month with the help of a gym instructor local gym, I will try a modified version, though the level of protein supplement is scaring me so I will do it more than likely without the supplements And I still want to do a lot of cardiovacular exercise it will help me towards my final goal. The justification for changing programmes is I feel the body as well as the mind needs to be in a constant of change.

Will update soon.

Hello WorldWideWeb

Hi Everyone,
This is the 1st post or introduction pictures will follow.... well maybe( Im actually quite shyI have no problem presenting facts or figures).
So whats the point of this well???
Well in July 2007 I decided I wanted to run a marathon...OK it can be done.
Though I had a slight problem I weighed 19st 10.5lbs very high body fat 37%...
Now this is a lot of weight for anyone... And for me it made running on any surface hard work and also dangerous. ( I have lost that much weight and more before for some other time)
So what have I done since July.

• My first step was to join weight watchers (It worked for my mother for a while) The group environment helps also being weighed by someone else is very motivating. It taught me lots of things.I still go regularly.

• I changed my diet, cutting down on everything unnatural(fried,processed etc) aiming to be more natural so higher protein(chicken,turkey lean beef) lower carbohydrates(bread,rice and potatoes).

• I started a high cardiovascular gym program 50 -60 minutes bike and cross-country low impact medium resistance a session, very little weightlifting. Up to 5 sessions (sometimes even twice a day) week tough going.

• I have changed my program cos i do not want to be a 14st 7lbs weakling or all frame no muscle. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1o minute bike warm up, stretch then 5 upper body and 4 lower body weights 3 sets, 15 reps then I do 30- 40 minutes on the cross -country Tuesday and Wednesday switching between either Light exercise ( 30 mins walk) or gym intense and more than likely both then (10 mins bike 30-40 minutes cross country 10 mins bike).
  

• I have read a lot of books on weight loss, muscle gain.
• I have looked at a lot of websites. Hi Adam Waters
• So how has this changed me....
  

I have lost over 2 stone or 29 lbs to be precise so now I am 17st 9 lbs (approximately 28-32 % body fat) and falling.

To realise my goal I have to be at least a stable14st 7lbs or less. With a less than 20% fat percentage. I have divided it into three seperate plans:

1. Plan one from now till Dec 25th I intend to lose 1.5 t0 2 Stone and drop my fat percentage by 6% or more.
2. The 2nd plan will take from the 25th Dec 2007 to 25th March 2008 I intend to lose the same percentage and the bring my weight down to 14st and 7 lbs.
3. The 3rd plan is my marathon training phase 3- 4months brings me to approximately end of July 2008

During these periods my nutrition is important.... I am unsure about the training path to take but I don't want a injury....So i will be careful. But I will try new weight programs and cardio.
Well this is an introduction... To part of my life.... I also work,planning to start a part-time course and I enjoy life...