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2017 was a year of no real achievements, hovering between 207-218 pounds, miles away from my target rate of 202 pounds (which I have only achieved once since starting this journal back in April 2014. And that was August 2015).
Admittedly I haven't been exercising as much as I would have liked, but I suppose on the upside I haven't ballooned back up into the high 220s+
Neither have I been weighing myself very often these past few months, probably fearing the worst. Not that I needed numbers to confirm my worst fears because my clothes were telling me quite clearly that the weight was going back on!
So after a rather indulgent Christmas 2017, I finally weighed myself on Jan 1st, to find that I was "only" 211 pounds, which is roughly my average for last year anyway. I was expected far worse to be honest, and although 211 is not great by any measure, I was motivated when looking at it from a stones and pounds pov: 15 stones 1 pound. Just lose another couple of pounds and I will be in that psychologically uplifting 14 stone zone again.
So from Jan 1st onward, I started calorie counting again (no exercises though - too cold for that given that all my kit is in the garage), making sure that my RDI percentage consistently remained on or below 100%, and that my net daily calorie intake was over 900.
This morning, I weighed myself again to find myself at 207 pounds (or more importantly 14st 11). So that's one barrier broken through - again!
I do realise that calorie counting without additional exercise will mean my weight will level off; but I will increase my walking & stretching activity over the next few weeks until the weather sufficiently improves so that I can get back on the treadmill and exercise bike etc.
Of course looking at my weight history over the last 4 years I know that I've bene down this road before with my weight coming down close to target, and then going back up again. So I really must make a bigger effort this time!
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93.9 kg
Lost so far: 17.2 kg.
Still to go: 22.2 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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View Diet Calendar, 07 January 2018:
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1769 kcal
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Fat: 43.24g | Prot: 94.51g | Carbs: 247.61g.
Breakfast: Alpen No Added Sugar Muesli, raisins, semi skimmed milk. Dinner: paxo stuffing, Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Pudding, Bisto Gravy Granules, Green Peas (Frozen), Carrots (Frozen), Chicken Meat (Roasting, Roasted, Cooked), Mashed Potato, Roasted Potato (Fat Not Added in Cooking). Snacks/Other: Muller Strawberry Shortcake Crunch Corner, PG tips Tea with Semi-Skimmed Milk. more...
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2756 kcal
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Exercise:
Resting - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Desk Work - 9 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Losing 2.1 kg a Week
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