Anthony's Weight Loss Success Story
With a history of cancer in his family, Anthony knew that
being overweight was a risk factor. He has to date lost 4st on
his weight loss journey.
Age: 49
Height: 6' 6"
Start Weight: 22st
Current Weight: 18st
Goal Weight: Taking it easy to lose weight until I feel
better - aiming for BMI 25 initially
Weight Lost: 4st
Working to Rate of Loss: 1-2lb per week
Time Taken: 5 months
Weight Loss History
Have tried many diets – including ‘soup
diet’, ‘slim
fast’, ‘Weightwatchers
online’.
Have you lost weight before
and regained the weight?
Yes have lost weight before, most noticeably on ‘slimfast’
but lost strength on this also so wasn’t happy, as I have always
felt before that I had certain core strength – used to be a
competitive rower.
How being overweight has affected you…
I like to travel, and felt very self conscious on aeroplanes,
particularly having heard an article on the radio about charging
people for ‘overall’ weight rather than baggage weight although
I understand the airlines work to an average for the weight of
their passengers.
Mood seems to have improved with feeling that my physical
appearance is more acceptable.
It is nice to have people comment how much better I look
especially my wife – although many of these people have seen me
lose weight before, and put it back on – something I am
determined not to do this time.
Motivation to Lose Weight
Apart from the above – i.e. feeling better, more comfortable,
and fitting in aeroplane seats.
My father was diagnosed with
Prostate
Cancer recently, and my mother died of
Breast Cancer some
years ago. I know this puts me in a ‘risk’ category, and so did
being overweight. I can’t do anything about my parent’s
illnesses but I can do something about being
overweight – the
less risk factors counting against me – the better chances I
have got.
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
I knew I needed to start keeping a food diary, and knew I
wouldn’t keep it on paper – so was looking for an online one.
Checked out a few, including the Weightwatchers one which I had
used before, but I felt WLR offered the best option – also
accounting for cost. I like the facility whereby you can update
the database with any foods not already on it. I like the
‘favourites’ facility also.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
I am encouraged by the wealth of tips on the site regarding
weight loss diet and exercise. The food diary encourages me not
to eat fatty food as I had before. I often check the nutritional
value of foods before deciding what to eat. The diary tells you
how many calories you have left for the day, and with the
‘history’ section you can ascertain your weekly consumption
quickly.
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
I mainly use the Food/Exercise diaries, but sometime look at other
areas. There are a number of interesting articles included on other
areas of the site especially the ones about ‘Diet
and Prostate Cancer’, ‘Overweight
Cancer Risk’ – relating to my own circumstances.
Also have visited sister site ‘Diet
and Fitness Resources’ which also has areas of interest.
Anthony's Tips for Losing Weight
I feel that exercise is also important – at the end of the
day if you burn more calories than you eat you will lose weight.
The exercise tips included on the site are very good, including
the fact that ‘resistance training’ can be as beneficial as
aerobic training. The more lean muscle mass you have the higher
your metabolic rate and the more calories your body burns – even
when you are not doing anything specific, exercise wise.
I have always been active and used to be a competitive
oarsman when younger. The fact that I wasn’t able to work out as
effectively as I wanted (due to excessive weight) was worrying.
I also used to be a part/time instructor at a gym and felt that
I was not practising what I preached.
More Information
Anthony has used the wealth of tips on WLR regarding weight
loss, diet and exercise to guide him on his weight loss journey.
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