Blues Fat Loss Diary

3 is a really good loss, it is not something to be disappointed with. Also remember as we all get closer to goal weight the rate of loss slows down, this is why it is important to maintain muscle while loosing the fat, to keep your metabolism up.
 
Thanks both, and good luck Clarissa :)

And good call, Trusylver. For that reason I might start to work in some free weights routines into my exercise plan towards the end of this week.
 
Have you taken measurements? Sometimes that's an easier way to see progress when the scales aren't showing much, especially when you're adding in exercise. The body is a finicky creature, too, there are so many things that can affect a weigh-in on any particular day. You lost three pounds and you're getting out there and running, so you KNOW you're making progress. Don't let the numbers get you down!
 
By gum Blues! Is your head in the right place or not. You are steaming ahead with this. Well done love you are inspirational. Funnily enough Mark (hubby) bought some crumpets 0.9G fat per crumpet in ASDA this morning. We are going to have one with strawberry jam with a cup of tea mid afternoon. More filling and less fat than a biscuit and more importantly, tastes Oh so naughty
 
thanks everyone :)

feeling better today about my achievements. At 19lbs down I'm beginning to look quite different - and i'm wearing clothes that I haven't worn in a year. I've been making some really nutritious, low cal, tasty stuff recently and so think I might make a recipes blog or something to keep with the habits. Got back from my run this morning (3km - less than normal but i was maintain a faster speed and it was a good workout. I love to start the day with a calorie deficit. It makes me think "Why would you ruin your effort?") In a lot of ways, taking up the running has been a really positive move. It makes me feel good, gets me out of bed earlier, and helps me to rationalise calories in terms of exercise. In that to work off a single chocolate bar, I'd have to run for an extra 30 minutes. So maybe just have an apple and a coffee...

In other news, my lady has lost a stone since we started on April 2nd, so I'm very, very proud of her. She looks amazing and feels so much happier. Between us in 5 weeks we have torched just under 2.5 stone of fat. TAKE THAT FAT!!!!

We have a wedding to attend (guests!) on June 21st so I'm going to eat clean, train hard and then buy myself some suave clothes before the event. That's my short term goal!
 
Congrats on the dropped pounds for you and the SO.

As for the pace of the loss, the way it often works is to drop a whole bunch the first few weeks and then have it level off to a normal rate from there. That actually did not happen for me, but apparently its quite common when people do this.

Obviously the key is the long term lifestyle change, and you seem to be approaching that in a good way so far. Good work!
 
Thanks guys :)

Got out in the lovely weather for a 5km run this morning. Longest distance yet. Felt great. Had to stop once because I got lost, but tomorrow I will know the way and power it all the way through! according to the app, I burnt 680kcal. So I have started today with a 680kcal deficit :)

Really getting into this running thing now. I'm excited to increase my endurance as my weight decreases, hopefully ending up at a solid level of fitness by the end of the year!

In other news, I have maintained my clean eating really well. My appetite has decreased enormously in 5 weeks and I have basically no interest in the food I used to binge on. I am pushing for the positive. In one more stone, I will be at the lightest that I have been during my adult life. That is going to be a huge landmark for me.
 
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Whoa, blues, sounds like everything is going great! I love finding out that a trouble food is no longer enticing to me. Then you wonder why you ever decided to binge on it before. Keep up that running!
 
Thanks!

Just got back from a 4km run. It was one of those mornings where I had real trouble getting out of bed so I had such a hard time finishing the run. Now I'm exhausted! Gonna take tomorrow morning off and just maintain my good eating.

Now for a spanish omelette!
 
Ate naughty food for lunch today for the first time in ages. It actually wasn't that bad but I still had a guilt pang after eating so well for so long. I had a halloumi burger and sweet potato fries. It was only because I was out in Camden in London and there's a great diner that I was meeting some friends at. So I got home and I was feeling guilty so I went out for a 4km run and feel a bit better about it now.

Tomorrow morning I am going to try to run for an hour solid. I think it will be practically impossible as my max so far has been 40 minutes but I'm really going to go for it to start my day as well as possible! I hope to cover about 8km in that time so here's hoping!
 
Thanks Clarissa! I only managed just over 5km but I did it in under half an hour which i thought was quite good. I know I could have gone a lot further but I didn't want to injure myself with being too keen.

Had some fruit, yoghurt, honey and coffee for breakfast so feeling goooooooood!
 
Really struggled through a 3km run this morning, which sucks because I've been doing upwards of 5kms some days without too much trouble. I also woke up exhausted and with a very dry mouth/throat which sort of makes me think all three of those might mean i'm very dehydrated. Admittedly I haven't drank much water recently so am going to try to make a point of that from now on.

Weigh day tomorrow. Hoping that the scales are kind to me for all my exercise and calorie management.

The most frustrating part of this whole thing is the time it takes. I'm a logical guy and understand fat takes time to be metabolized and actually fat loss is a much more involved process for the body than say, slimming world would have you believe but I'm still struggling with the patience.

But every time I feel this way I always ask myself what the alternative is. And actually, there isn't one. I refuse to stay unhappy, I refuse to stay unhealthy and I refuse to fail at this whole project. It is just not on the list of options. But it sure is tempting to think 'fuck it' sometimes.

Maybe I just need to man-up but I think what it really boils down to is that I am fairly furious with myself for being so health-ignorant and letting myself get to such a poor state in the first place.

I guess what I need to remember is that I am already a lot slimmer and a lot fitter than I was just 6 weeks ago, and today is one day closer to my goal than yesterday. And tomorrow, I will be another day closer.
 
I'm keeping everything crossed for weigh day tomorrow love. So you had a naughty burger.. so what? If mother nature didn't intend us to stray off the straight and narrow now and again she wouldn't have given us the ability to sneak a naughty meal here and there.

Just think how far you have come in 6 weeks. FANTASTIC
 
Mmm, halloumi. Best thing ever. Especially on the BBQ. :piggy:

Do you make your Spanish omelette from scratch? It's my favourite thing to make--So easy and you can make tons of it.
 
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