Tag: Weight Loss
Fitness and weight loss tips and update on personal progress.
Please note: this post was originally published on Saturday 29th August 2009, on an old now defunct blog. Please read in that context. I got a nasty shock this morning when I weighed myself. I am 97.5 kg, or 214.5 pounds. With a BMI of 29.6 I am bordering on the obese; though I don’t [...]
Weight loss and my personal journey (results).
I am currently overweight. Yes, a fatty, fatso etc, though as I carry it well I don’t look it. My wife still finds me sexy (phew!). I am making good progress with losing weight – since late August I have lost over 4 kilos, despite being hindered by antihistamines (which slow metabolism and increase appetite). [...]
Guilt free sausages – living better & healthier
Is there such a thing as guilt free sausages? Yes I guess there is, if you are perhaps a beefcake type person with lots of muscles, high energy needs and no concerns about putting on weight. I’m no beefcake and am actually actively losing weight at the moment. In spite of this, I have found [...]
Nordic diet and obesity – interesting article
Reindeer and meatballs for dinner: Researchers promote Nordic diet to curb obesity This article raises a number of interesting points concerning weight loss, not all from the perspective of the Nordic diet.
Weight loss update
Currently I am down to 94.9 Kg. This last month I have lost 100g. Not terrific in one sense I know, however having a nasty bout of Urticaria did not help; the management of which hindered my diet situation. Examples include: 1) having to eat a big meal before taking steroids, and then more on [...]
Want to be nagged about losing weight?
Some people find being nagged, or reminded, about losing weight to be helpful. Whatever works for you, provided of course that it is sensible, legal and doesn’t harm you or others is probably a good bet. Here is where you can arrange to be nagged once a week about your weight via email. It’s free. [...]
Quick weight loss progress update.
Today I have hit 95 Kg – 100g less than yesterday and 800g less than earlier in the week. Some of my other indicators are encouraging too, such as my Body Mass Index (BMI) which is now 28.8. Having an accurate electronic body fat monitor and scale is a great booster when losing weight because [...]
Progress with my healthy weight loss.
I survived! What you say? The Christmas and New Year festivities! All that food and drink; well, for some anyway. Oink. My weight is now 95.8 Kg which is 0.3 Kg higher than my best weight of 16th of December. Disappointing in one sense that I have not made further progress; that said I did [...]
Do fit people earn more money?
A study published in the British Medical Journal finds the healthier you are, the richer you will become. Researchers examined the link between health and wealth in rich countries, and found that healthier people are more productive at work, earn more, and spend more days in the work force because they don’t take as much [...]
Further progress with my healthy weight loss and key information about scales
For those following my progress with weight loss, I have lost nearly a kg and am starting to get close to going down another belt notch; so it is coming off my waist. I feel better too. In case anyone is wondering what I am using to measure my progress, it is an electronic scale: Omrom [...]
Progress with my healthy weight loss.
Healthy weight loss that works….. Several days ago now I wrote a post about my weight loss plans. You can find that post here. In the post I mentioned the Strip That Fat Diet System and since then I have had a chance to review some of it in much more detail than previously. I’m [...]
Weight loss – the start of my journey.
Healthy weight loss is my goal. I hope that my journey to better health will inspire, motivate and help others. We really cannot cheat life – excessive weight can lead to adverse health outcomes. I weigh 214lbs and am around 5ft 10.5 inches tall. This makes me Obese (Class 1) according to the Strip That [...]
Healthy weight loss – that works.
I have a weight loss problem which I need to solve. It is not really severe, and I carry it well – in fact many people would say that I’m not overweight from looking at me. The disturbing thing is that, according to a very reliable piece of measuring equipment, and a calculation tool on [...]
Exercise, diet and health – simple ideas.
Personally I have had “challenges” maintaining physical fitness in the past (for a lot of my life), mainly because I find exercise incredibly boring. As exercise and associated excellent health is a life essential I had to find a way to overcome this. I never really enjoyed sports and the only exercise I enjoyed when [...]
