JAK
New member
So here it goes...
Day one
Couldn't get to sleep last night, kept thinking about all my future plans and how difficult I will find it at my current dimensions. Thought long and hard over and over again about my plan of action and i came up with this..
Been a long time fan of forums, not so many like this but I'm sure I'll still enjoy it. Seems like a neat place, and some really good motivational story's on here, also didn't expect many people to be in the same boat as me at 22 years old.
I mostly use the net in the afternoon after work so I've decided I'm going to write my diary from midday each day, that way I can write more about my biggest problem in the night and having a drink.
I'm also going to try and take some photos and post them up when I can, as the bathroom scales no longer can take my weight I'll be doing this through what I notice about changes both physically and mentally. My pictures will be useful to me to look back on, I'd prefer six months of hard work to then look back and notice a real change rather than regulate my life to day to day changes. But we'll see how this goes, I may be a little to easy on myself and not get the results I should.
As for my ideas for weight loss I'm starting small, and first I'm going to identify my problem areas and then work on how I can fix it. I think personally this way I can slowly work it into my lifestyle rather than a dramatic change I'm not likely to maintain.
My key areas from the outlook will be to;
# Replace all fizzy drinks with water
# Cut out snacks at work
# Take fruit to work
# Cut down beer intake, limited to certain days of the week
# Try alternatives to beer
# Invest in trainers and look at possible exercise locally
Sunday 8/02/09 12:00pm - Monday 09/02/09 12am
Start of the day I had no plans to undertake this project and I took the usual lazy day Sunday has to offer.
From midday I had just got out the bath, the girlfriend had just got dressed and was ready to leave for her house.
She and I both still live with parents, finding it hard to raise cash to move into a place of our own.
From 12pm until 2:30pm i did little more than sit at this computer reading up on football forums and talking on instant messenger.
2:30pm I ate a traditional Sunday dinner made by mother, I hate the works Mash potato, Roast potato, carrots, yorkshire puddings, cabbage, beef with gravy over the top. This was washed down with a relentless energy drink.
From 2:50pm - 7:30pm i did little more than continue to use the computer and laze around the house.
At 7:30pm my girlfriend returned to my house to spend the night, as typically we take the car to the local KFC and order the large fully loaded tower meal with gravy and pepsi.
Between 9:00pm and 12:00am i also consumed four measures of Gin with tonic water, and a pint of beer.
Sundays are a bad day for me, even without thinking about weight loss i feel bad about the little exercise i do and the huge intake of food.
Sundays used to be match day when i played rugby, but now i spend the day doing as little as possible after a busy week.
Much to think about here....
Day one
Couldn't get to sleep last night, kept thinking about all my future plans and how difficult I will find it at my current dimensions. Thought long and hard over and over again about my plan of action and i came up with this..
Been a long time fan of forums, not so many like this but I'm sure I'll still enjoy it. Seems like a neat place, and some really good motivational story's on here, also didn't expect many people to be in the same boat as me at 22 years old.
I mostly use the net in the afternoon after work so I've decided I'm going to write my diary from midday each day, that way I can write more about my biggest problem in the night and having a drink.
I'm also going to try and take some photos and post them up when I can, as the bathroom scales no longer can take my weight I'll be doing this through what I notice about changes both physically and mentally. My pictures will be useful to me to look back on, I'd prefer six months of hard work to then look back and notice a real change rather than regulate my life to day to day changes. But we'll see how this goes, I may be a little to easy on myself and not get the results I should.
As for my ideas for weight loss I'm starting small, and first I'm going to identify my problem areas and then work on how I can fix it. I think personally this way I can slowly work it into my lifestyle rather than a dramatic change I'm not likely to maintain.
My key areas from the outlook will be to;
# Replace all fizzy drinks with water
# Cut out snacks at work
# Take fruit to work
# Cut down beer intake, limited to certain days of the week
# Try alternatives to beer
# Invest in trainers and look at possible exercise locally
Sunday 8/02/09 12:00pm - Monday 09/02/09 12am
Start of the day I had no plans to undertake this project and I took the usual lazy day Sunday has to offer.
From midday I had just got out the bath, the girlfriend had just got dressed and was ready to leave for her house.
She and I both still live with parents, finding it hard to raise cash to move into a place of our own.
From 12pm until 2:30pm i did little more than sit at this computer reading up on football forums and talking on instant messenger.
2:30pm I ate a traditional Sunday dinner made by mother, I hate the works Mash potato, Roast potato, carrots, yorkshire puddings, cabbage, beef with gravy over the top. This was washed down with a relentless energy drink.
From 2:50pm - 7:30pm i did little more than continue to use the computer and laze around the house.
At 7:30pm my girlfriend returned to my house to spend the night, as typically we take the car to the local KFC and order the large fully loaded tower meal with gravy and pepsi.
Between 9:00pm and 12:00am i also consumed four measures of Gin with tonic water, and a pint of beer.
Sundays are a bad day for me, even without thinking about weight loss i feel bad about the little exercise i do and the huge intake of food.
Sundays used to be match day when i played rugby, but now i spend the day doing as little as possible after a busy week.
Much to think about here....
