A pretty big update on my part;
My brother-in-law’s brother (who is 54) has always been into bodybuilding have started when he was just 16yrs old. The sort of guy who can decide to drop 10KGs, tone his abs and build his arms within 8 weeks and then decide to put 10KGs back on in muscle on his legs... he just has his health and fitness dialled in at that level.
So with a bit of motivation from him to help get me started... and about 9 weeks ago I began a very basic but effective diet plan;
- Breakfast: 4 eggs, one tomato, on one small slice of whole wheat bread from a local bakery
- Dinner: Protein, veg with rice or potato (general rule of thumb being twice as much protein as rice/potato)
- Drinks: 4ltrs of water every day, lots of tea and still 3 or so coffees in the morning - I can't cut that out!
and that's it - if I am really hungry mid afternoon I might have some almonds or cashews which are dry roasted but no salted!
I've taken it down to the level of no butter on the toast, no ketchup, no jam, no sauces, very minimal salts, no chocolate/crisps/biscuits/cookies, no fruit juice at all, no beer (probably had 4 bottles of beer in the last 3 months or so). I have lost 10KG (22lbs / 1.6stone) in 8weeks. It has been enough to drop two waist sizes so now jeans/pants require a belt and board shorts now simply fall off if not properly tied etc..
I am now at the point of shifting to maintaining the weight and altering my lifestyle to keep it off.
I've been in and out of the gym my whole life - so I have a decent exercise routine in place - but again with some outside motivation and corrections I am lifting/pushing some personal bests, still very modest, but they are still my PBs
Conclusion:
93.3KG to currently 83.7KG
I look at food differently now, I see it as a fuel for the day as opposed to a safety cushion! Over the last 8 weeks I have done 5 24hr fasts, which I found tough at first but now I can breeze through them and the day after I feel really good!
So.. that's me, please forgive the rambling on