Thread: Mark's Diary!

I have edited this post to reflect recent changes. It seems I had lost motivation when I started this diary some 2 years ago and proceeded to put on weight before I restarted it. This time in July 2012. I am here to revive this thread and to share some news with you all!

Before July 2012 I had an eye test and got referred to a specialist eye doctor in hospital. It turns out as suspected by the eye examiner I had "SNOWFLAKE CATARACTS" which either meant one of two things. It had either developed it through diabetes or it was genetic. Meanwhile I got referred to weightwatchers by my GP so from July 2012 I had been going to ww for 8 weeks.

As it turned out, luckily it was genetic since my father displayed the same 'symptons' when he took his eye test at the same establishment (and got referred also). After the 8-week duration I did not renew my ww subscriptions (since then I had to pay amongst other reasons) however kept it up, however not as strict before - I do not measure the points or calories, I just have small portions and it seems to be working.

Right of now, as in Tuesday, 4th February my last weigh in I now weigh 20st12.5!

Here is a chart of my weight.

Well done on your 2lbs loss thats a really good start. Good luck for next week.

Originally Posted by emma237

Well done on your 2lbs loss thats a really good start. Good luck for next week.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate it and really hope I can keep this up!

Good luck Mark with your weight loss journey and well done on your 2lb off

All the best with the healthy eating and congratulations on your progress so far. How many calories are you aiming for per day?

Thanks guys!

I am aiming for 1,500kcal at the minute but I am not sure if this is the right thing currently as I've read that the body could go into starvation mode or something evolutionary like that! Still researching at the moment.

31/07/2010


-3.75lbs

This week has been quite hard.

Went out two times this week, once at Red Hot World Buffet and the other at Nandos and later that day, McDonalds.

Red Hot I had to estimate but I had the following:

x8 Pizza slices vegestable
x2 Chips
x2 Vegestable Filling x2 Half Corn on Cob x2 Small Buttered Potato x2 Bowl Ice Cream
3200kcal, I am not sure if this is accurate but 'normally' I could probably manage twice this amount so straight away I can see what I am doing wrong.

Counting calories has been hard and a learning experience. I honestly can see why and how I personally have put on weight and I actually now feel guilty (and hungry) that before I started this I consumed too much.

I can now see that I have been averaging out at 2,000kcal and I have lost weight. So hopefully I can keep it up.

good luck with your weight loss mark, im not too far from you over in milton keynes

Oh my goodness. Has it been that long already?

Just looking back at my post and wow what can I say? CONGRATULATIONS for all the other people who have stuck it out. It is impressive too see all the people who have lost masses of weight, Healthy2010, Emma and Ria.

I have finally remembered this website, and after a spell of depression, completing uni, gaining weight etc etc. I thought I would post back right here since I have something I wish to share with you all.

Unfortunately looking back at my original weight of 22st 4. Wow, I deteriorated a lot since then because when I re-started my diet in July 2012 I weight in at 24st4. Yes that's right, I actually gained 2 st

Before July 2012 I had an eye test and got referred to a specialist eye doctor in hospital. It turns out as suspected by the eye examiner I had "SNOWFLAKE CATARACTS" which either meant one of two things. It had either developed it through diabetes or it was genetic. Meanwhile I got referred to weightwatchers by my GP so from July 2012 I had been going to ww for 8 weeks.

As it turned out, luckily it was genetic since my father displayed the same 'symptons' when he took his eye test at the same establishment (and got referred also). After the 8-week duration I did not renew my ww subscriptions (since then I had to pay amongst other reasons) however kept it up, however not as strict before - I do not measure the points or calories, I just have small portions and it seems to be working.

Right of now, as in Tuesday, 4th February my last weigh in I now weigh 20st12.5!

Ok so I've updated my statistics a start. I hope you guys don't mind. I pre-dated it, I put it to 18/06/2012 since by my records that's my first weigh in at ww.

It is a shame looking at those statistics since the total weight loss 3st5.5lbs. If I had stuck out when I *originally* inteded to lose weight, 18/07/2010 and lost 3st 5.5lb I would now be weighing about 18st 12.5lb if not even less since I lost nearly 2 years!

Ok well this is my weight as of now.

21st1.75lb

So I have managed to put on 3.25lb.

Sigh.

Ok so I forgot to post this. But yesterday I lost a half-pound which is good. Getting into the swing of things again. Now weighting 21st1.25lb. Seems like a really, really, really, really long road!