Weight loss diary

I've still not fully recovered but I've been eating better this week, that alongside a reduced appetite (not sure if this is because I'm ill or if it's an adjustment to the relative lack of exercise) has taken me down to 237.
 
I'm feeling much better, although my fitness has suffered a little so I'm still working back up to where I was a few weeks ago.

The reset in my eating has helped me reach 234 which puts me at almost exactly 30 for BMI, one more pound and I'll be classed as overweight rather than obese!
 
233! It's taken me a little long than I'd planned but I'm very happy that I've reached this milestone. I've still got a bit of a flabby belly and inner thighs so I'd like to continue reducing body fat while building muscle.

I've just finished up with my PT, I think I've got my form down quite well so now I guess it's about consistency - I've still got my goal of doing a pull-up this year which will hopefully keep me focused.
 
I've gained 5 after my holiday, I'd intended on eating well but that quickly fell off.

Hopefully most of that is water weight again but I'm expecting it to take at least a couple weeks to get back to 233.
 
I've been fluctuating quite a lot but averaging 236 - I think I'll be back to 233 next week from the way I'm trending.

Training is going well, I haven't been doing as much cardio which I think has helped me progress a lot more in my resistance training.
 
I'm at 235 for the week, I've stuck to my calories since the weekend but I did go heavier on the food and drink then I'd planned.

Ideally I'll get back to 233 next week and then it's just another 13 pounds before I hit my next goal - 200 pounds or just under 100kg.

I've got a bit of pain in my left shoulder when doing any form of bench or dumbbell press, I think I went a bit too far on some assisted dips. Since then I've been going a bit lighter which seems to help, and it's just over a week until I deload so hopefully that'll give me time to recover.
 
I've lost about half a pound this week on average, but rounding this leaves me at 235. I've not got any plans for going out etc. this weekend so I'm going to aim for a more consistent week.

I just realised that the goal weight on the last post should read 220 - 15 pounds to go!
 
233, it's a little frustrating that I'm back to where I was 6 weeks ago but on the bright side I'm back to my lowest weight and I think I've gained a fair bit of lean mass - my t-shirt sleeves are getting quite tight!

I don't think I'll reach my goal of doing an unassisted pull-up this year but it's going to be a close one.
 
231 for the week, flirting with 230 so I'm quite happy with that!

Another 3 pounds and I'll be at the 7 stone weight loss mark (16st 4lb) and then just 2 more pounds to the 100 mark... then a few more to 100kg.
 
231 again when rounding, I think I'm going to have to measure absolutely everything that I'm eating again and then reassessing my calorie intake wrt my calculated deficit.

My new cycle is going well, I've decided to do full body 3 times a week and then a cardio day with upper body (mostly back for pull-ups).
 
I've taken the last week and half to check what I'm doing and I've been consistently underestimating how much I'm eating.

I've started weighing porridge oats and rice etc. instead of using measuring cups, weighing fruit rather than going with myfitnesspal's suggested quantities.

I've not reduced what I've eaten so I've not lost anything, the next step is to cut 500 calories and see if the scale starts to drop again.
 
Well Halloween was not good for the diet this year, we bought far more than we needed (to be fair we had far fewer kids knocking on our door than previous years), and I've eaten too many chocolate and sweets.

I'm back up to about 235 which is frustrating, but it's proven to me that the bad habits are still there and that I'll fall back into old ways of I'm not mindful.

On the positive side my strength and cardio workouts on the weekend were probably the best I've had - Sundays I usually struggle with legs at the end of a full body day, but I managed to add more reps and sets to pretty much every exercise.
 
Thanks Bainbridge, taking a step back I'm definitely happy with the progress I've made.

231 this week, I've been eating and exercising well - I'm on another deload week so I decided to increase my cardio work a little. I managed to do 5k in 29:10 on the treadmill, now I just need to do that outdoors!
 
Over the weekend I accidentally did my first 10k. I was aiming for a long, slow jog as suggested by my Garmin watch; I finished up at the park and decided to leave it running as I jogged home and hit 10k in 80 minutes!
 
230, I've gotten back into the swing of it - snacks (which I'd reasoned as being healthy) had crept into my diet but it's been much easier sticking to 2 large meals a day with a bit of fruit and low fat natural yogurt if I want a dessert.

I took another minute off my 5k time, but I'm continuing to run for the full 30 minutes - then it's straight onto an upper body workout.
 
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