Thread: The Kid Henry's diary

Week 2 gain of 2 lbs. Always expected it with two heavy christmas do's. Happy it's only 2. Shows the exercise is doing the business.

I think i'll struggle for a loss until that first week in January! Was always prepared for this mentally so it's not a blow.

I'm back, baby i'm back.

What a good christmas, put on a bit but it's going off again. Big push to make 16st by december 1st.

My biggest struggle is giving in to the texts and phone calls and going out on the lagers.

Oooooof! It's been a while, nearly 2 stone lost in 6 months. Slow going, but almost bang on course to be 16 stone by the 1st December 2011. Although i know it won't work like that because it's only going to get harder to lose the weight.

The exercise is going well, my calves are bloody massive now from walking up a very steep hill every day ! Walking is the easy bit, because I genuinely enjoy it, especially with an ipod playing my favourite tunes. It's the eating and drinking that's hard to get your head around. Although I have been doing better recently. 3 square meals a day, all good stuff.

Feeling fitter day by day, just need to keep it up.

I should be keeping up with this diary more regularly now. Although i'm off on mi jollies next week, so might not be back on for a week or so. 7km beach right next to the hotel, keeping up with the walking shouldn't be a problem!

Really kicked on in the last 2 months. Down to bang on 17 stone now.

Saw some friends I hadn't seen in a few months who were all very complimentary! One of the best parts of losing weight as a bloke is by far and away recieving compliments from women!

Really enjoying the exercise, i've got my head on with regards to eating as well. A square 3 meals a day. Nothing excessive, no extras.

This is definitely it. This is definitely the big one. I've had many little starts of weight loss, then regained. But this is the one. I just know it. I won't accept anything less than 100% commitment to getting fit and staying fit.

I honestly believe there's only one day that is important when it comes to getting fit and staying fit. That's the day you start. The day you truly start and know in your heart that nothing can stop you. Not the day you start, but deep down know it won't last. I've stopped using those little excuses when it comes to exercise and food. They're feeble, absolutely feeble excuses.

I'd guess that i've got another 1.5-2 stone to go. I can't wait to lose it. I've got so much more energy, just look at how much i'm babbling on!

YES!

Hi Kid Henry,
just love your last post, so positive and determined, you reminded me i feel the same- this time i just know it too, this is the time i am going to succeed for good, not 'dieting' this time, i've changed what i eat and have no intentions of changing back, hope you feel very very proud of your achievement so far and the comments you are getting is a great incentive in getting you to your goal. Well done!

Another half a stone gone. It's really flying off, even though i've knackered my knee again and am not excercising at the minute. Strict eating because I know I have to.

Actually it's not so much that I have to, more that I want to.

So much more positive about everything these days.

Keep trying people, you've only one life. Make a difference!

I now weigh 15st 7lbs

- 1/2 a stone under my goal weight a month before my target date.
- Total loss of 5st 9lbs
- Loss of 3st 7lbs since May (5 months)
- Lowest I've weighed in my adult life by 2 stone!

COME ON!

The most exciting part is that I still don't really know what my healthy weight will be. I always presumed it would be about around 15.5 - 16 stone because i'm 6ft and have quite a wide frame.
But looking at the fat remaining on my body i'd say i's looking more like 14-14.5 stone will be my healthy weight.

I've got another knee operation coming up in 3 weeks. After doing the rehab for that, I should be ready to go with some high energy exercise in the new year.

Hopefully getting back to football & boxing. I can't wait to play football again.

Bring it all on!

Well i'm down to 14stone 8lbs now. That's a loss of 6stone 8lbs from my top weight of 21st 2lbs.

From size 40 to size 34 jeans.
From XXXL to L in shirts & polos.

What a feeling!

I may have another stone left to lose. I can see the beginning of stomach muscles coming through although I still have some belly to get rid of!

I can remember when I felt a bit off/a bit groggy/ a bit not myself on a night out about a year ago, I looked at myself in the mirror of a bar toilet to see a fat, lightly sweating run down man looking back at me.

I did the same recently when I felt a bit off colour, I looked in the mirror and saw a healthy young man looking back at me causing me to be absolutely beam. The night was going to be a cracker anyway because I was with friends whom I absolutely adore, but that moment could have turned a terrible night into a superb one!

The physio (post knee surgery again!) has given me the nod to start running on soft ground again from next week. So that should open up a whole new avenue of fitness.

I was right when I posted back in August, this is the big one. and I've almost done it. My god it's been worth it!

I never realised how much I used to miss out on. It took losing all this weight to realise it. I used to turn down nights out where I knew there'd be lots of people because I couldn't deal with any attention. Now i'm more than happy to be the centre of attention (on occasions, i'm not an attention whore!)

I rarely spoke to women because i felt awkward and embarrassed, even though i didn't really realise this until now. What a change - I'm now getting the mickey taken from the lads because I spend a lot of my time on nights out with their girlfriends and other women! The amount of confidence when you feel fit has absolutely astonished me.

It's such a good story to have as well. Oh by the way I lost 6stone and 8lbs and it's completely changed my life!

SUUUUUUPERB FEELING!

If you're reading this and wondering if you should start, or why you can't lose weight. You can, I made it the most important thing in my life and it worked. Now I'm reaping the benefits and it's absolutely amazing!

x

7 Stone gone now!

I've moved onto Interval training in an effort to lose the rest of this weight. Boxing & Exercise bike being the order of the day.

Aiming to have a body I can be proud of on the beach when I go to Ibiza this summer!