Sean(JSF)
Making it all add up
OK, so a few of you know that I am going away in May and want to be able to have a drink (duh!) when away, so I need to stop abstinence no later than WI on 22 April to do that.
Also I have grave doubts regarding the BMI calculations (as explained elsewhere), which is why my aim is for a BMI of 28. I'd still have 2 stone left to lose before I got into the 'healthy' range at that stage!!
Any way, spending time on here recently I have been toying with setting my target lower and going back onto abstinence on return from holiday rather than staying with RTM.
BUT, like others I've recently been feeling more feint, and think I'm looking a little 'drawn'. Add to that my wife also thinks it's time I came off packs and I have been in a bit of a dilemma.
Anyway, just to put the weight aspect into perspective, I'm approaching 6 stone lost, and am now lighter (at age 44) than I was at 16.
I've always been fairly active until recent years with Rugby, Cycling, Squash, Badminton etc. and have always had a muscular physique.
So, long story short, I've just calculated my Body Fat % and it's coming out at 16.49%. This puts me in the "fitness" range - Yes, BETTER than 'acceptable' !!
This also makes sense, as although I can still pinch flesh, it's mostly skin rather than fat now, and my muscle definition is the best it's been for decades.
So that's made my mind up. 2 more weeks on packs, then into RTM regardless of the weight I am on 22 April. That's it. Job done.
Feels really great to have finally decided.
Sorry to bore you all...
Also I have grave doubts regarding the BMI calculations (as explained elsewhere), which is why my aim is for a BMI of 28. I'd still have 2 stone left to lose before I got into the 'healthy' range at that stage!!
Any way, spending time on here recently I have been toying with setting my target lower and going back onto abstinence on return from holiday rather than staying with RTM.
BUT, like others I've recently been feeling more feint, and think I'm looking a little 'drawn'. Add to that my wife also thinks it's time I came off packs and I have been in a bit of a dilemma.
Anyway, just to put the weight aspect into perspective, I'm approaching 6 stone lost, and am now lighter (at age 44) than I was at 16.
I've always been fairly active until recent years with Rugby, Cycling, Squash, Badminton etc. and have always had a muscular physique.
So, long story short, I've just calculated my Body Fat % and it's coming out at 16.49%. This puts me in the "fitness" range - Yes, BETTER than 'acceptable' !!
This also makes sense, as although I can still pinch flesh, it's mostly skin rather than fat now, and my muscle definition is the best it's been for decades.
So that's made my mind up. 2 more weeks on packs, then into RTM regardless of the weight I am on 22 April. That's it. Job done.
Feels really great to have finally decided.
Sorry to bore you all...