Yes, you read it correctly. Back in 2010, I was down to 187lbs. Today, in July 2023, I read 244 on the bathroom scales. Most of my weight is around my middle. That’s supposed to be the worst place. On top of that I have Crohn’s Disease, albeit quite mildly compared to many. Also, I have an umbilical hernia, which isn’t going to go away and extra belly fat is certainly not going to help it.
I’ve decided I’ll make an effort to shed some weight. My first goal is to get back under 220 and then under 200. Ideally, I would like to get back down to around 170, which would put me smack dab in the middle of the part of the BMI scale. I know that BMI isn’t everything, and that losing weight means moving muscle as well as fat, but I am going to make an effort to be more active.
I’m not going to start some strict regimen that I can’t or won’t keep up. It’s not any good thrashing myself into shape, only to get tired of the restrictions and gradually put the weight back on again.
Most of the weight I put on in the last dozen years has been down to bad eating choices. I don’t eat much sweet stuff, don’t drink soda pop, don’t’ add sugar to my coffee or tea. It’s the savoury stuff that’s my undoing. I love meat pies, sausages, chips, crisps, scotch eggs and sausage rolls. They are high in calories fat and often carbs too.
Kathy and I have ben asking an effort to eat more healthily too. We prepare and cook most of our meals at home, and usually from scratch, not out of a packet or a ready meal.
I think this is going to take me the best part of a year, but if I can be more sensible, eat smaller portions, drink less alcohol, eat out less too (you don’t know what’s in it!), I might stand a chance of succeeding.
So, as I said in the title, it’s onwards and (hopefully) downwards, from here!