Age: 33
Height: 5' 8"
Start Weight: 14st 5lb
Current Weight: 11st 4lb
Goal Weight: 11st
Weight Lost: 3st 1lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb per week
Weight Loss History
none!
Have you lost weight before
and regained the weight?
Tried, a bit pathetically, a couple of years ago, but only
lost half a stone and rapidly put it back on - and more.
How being overweight has affected you…
It has taken me 14 years to become as seriously overweight as
I was. I used to cycle competitively, and so, whilst being
larger, I was able to burn off what I eat. However, when I quit,
around 11 years ago, I didn't stop eating the large calorie
consumption I needed. So the pounds piled on.
The last few years I have been extremely lethargic, lazy,
with never any energy to do anything for example playing with my
kids. This is despite cycling to work - I might have had daily
exercise, but my diet was truly awful.
Being able to balance a full pint on my belly was a bit of a
party trick!
I was always chubby at school (I didn't get into sport until
I started cycling when I left school) so was used to being
ridiculed, so it never really sank in.
Motivation to Lose Weight
- Going surfing in the summer and peeling the wetsuit on and
off....
- Friends commenting on their weight and how they wanted to
lose weight....
- Most important driver - arranging to pick up my sister in
law and husband at Heathrow for their Christmas return from
NZ, and contemplating their faces as they spot a new slimline
me!
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
Surfing the web looking for a calorie counter. Took
the free trial, and couldn't believe how comprehensive the
database was.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
I basically used the food diary for a few months. Having the
responsibility of writing down everything that passes your lips,
and then discovering the calorie contribution of it was scary
sometimes!
But this meant that I quickly learnt what I could and
couldn't eat, and was able to change my pattern of eating to be
able to pick up calories when I needed them and yet eating
low-cal things when I needed to stave off the hunger pangs. I
always believed that to lose weight all I needed to do was eat
anything with less than 3% fat in it. I didn't make any
association with energy in and out! No wonder I never actually
lost anything.
The message boards have been an interesting read too - I am
not a prolific poster, but like to read and learn from other
peoples comments.
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
I did use the food diary every day for a couple of months,
but have been trying, reasonably successfully, to go it alone to
see how much I have learnt.
I also use the goals page as it keeps a great record of the
last few months!
Pete's Tips for Losing Weight
- When you have a bad day, pick yourself up and move on.
There is absolutely no gain in beating yourself up about it.
If you do, a bad day turns into a bad week...
- Be absolutely honest in the food diary. Spend some time
analysing food portions if necessary so your estimates are
more accurate.
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