Update November 2014

Hi All

So as of Monday 10\11 I will be starting a new role at work.

I thought i would take this time to take my weightloss to a new level.

As of Tomorrow I will be at the gym after work for 5 days a week (Just 30-45 mins on the treadmill each day)

And also for at least this week, will be on Optifast (3 shakes a day) plus 1X Subway low fat salad (or if not lazy from coles)

IF anyone wishes to join me at the gym, I will be there from about 8:30-9:30 every night this week

- Paul

A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The announcement is a new post coming tomorrow !!!

4kg more lost... but.....

Hey all,

so as most of you know lately I have been pretty sick, having gastro and then a cold that has given me a residual effect of a bad cough and asthma like symptons (which has put me out of the gym) because any physical activity and I cough like a pack a day smoker.

I have decided that I want to go into my surgery fighting fit (Tho I am on track to lose the weight, I wanted to go in being healthy with the body, not just losing the weight, as a result I have delayed surgery until Feb next year.

The good news is I lost another 4kg.. making it a 16KG loss so far (since Aug) so going to keep on trucking :)

Thanks for reading

Paul

The other side of the coin

Everything was going swimmingly.

Roster set.... leave booked, weight getting lost.. and BAM.. in 2 weeks everything is pretty much in tatters.

From starting with a stomach bug.. to the cold \infection I have.. its been a really rough and trying time.

While I have stopped optifast, I certainly haven't been an angel when it comes to food (and lets face it when you are sick you resort to comfort food.. and I have had 2 weeks of that.

How ever am I worried that I may have put on a bit of weight in those 2 weeks? no.. because once I am right again it is back on the horse and continuing I go.. but for now I think I am going to have to face a big reality that I am too sick to have surgery in 8 weeks (as I still need to lose a fair bit of weight) and while I was on track.. sickness has taken over.

I haven't posted anything because theres nothing to actually post.. still stnading at 12kg lost but no weighin for over 2 weeks and I am seeing a weight gain (I know what I have eaten) lol with no excercise.

I am hoping that a weekend of rest will re-charge the batteries, get rid of this cough and chest crap I have so I can start monday fresh, re-energised and ready to get back into it

Go the Hawks!!!!!

Paul

And so it continues.....

3Kg lost

This fortnight i lost 3KG... making it a total of 12KG..... Plenty of time to go.

This is just diet change (I have been meaning to start at the gym, but haven't as of yet, that is coming, but I have been super busy)

now the food side of it ....I was pretty good this week.. tho after 20 days, I did have my first.. oopsy moment.

Coming home on the late shift last week... I was hungry and decided to call in and get a chicken salad from McDonald's .. now that would be have been fine and inside of calories except for it was past 11pm and they had a night only menu. I went for the next best thing, which was a mcGrilled burger. It worked out to about 500 calories (more then I would want) but needless to say I face ****** that burger.... it was sooooo goood haha.. but very importantly I havent had a single craving since, and at the end of the day, one treat isn't going to de-rail me.. the Hains train is full steam.

I have been lucky as work have been understanding of my situation and I am currently looking to do the night shift (or stupid late) until my surgery as I have 15 appointments currently booked from now until Nov 23, including 4 that will need to be booked when ive had others.

The final thing in this blog... only 12kg.. but my pants are starting to drop down a bit.... and its not pretty. A few times I have just caught them so I am going to need to buy a belt. While thats good.. its another expense on something thats already building up :)

I also need a GYM buddy who is able to come to the gym (Morning) (9-10am) and do an hour workout with me, at Marion. If your interested inbox me. 

12am ... OM NOM FUCKING NOM

So working the late shift... sometimes you can get hungry on the way home from work.. the bodies natrual reaction to winding down.. food, drink and relax.... how ever working late there is not always alot of choice.

Previously coming home (and I know many peers do it) I would call into Hjs or Maccas on the way home, grab something that I could easily eat while driving (fries\ cheese burger etc)  and just eat while driving.

This of course is on top of my food for the day which may have involved said food.

Flash forward to last night.

Driving Home... Hungry.. what ever do I do?

Subway?

Thats getting out of the car.. im tired... pass... ok what else... I know

Got home

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A Mixture of Broccoli, Cauliflower and carrot with a no fat dressing..... its not a cheese burger but....

This is what I was thinking of while eating the above.

Just let the above sink in for a moment.

And now you know why the title of this post is OM NOM FUCKING NOM

Paul

Cravings Cravings Cravings....

If you had asked me today and put in front of me the above (A hot chip sandwich with butter and tomato sauce) would I kill a man if I got to eat this and didn't have to worry about the calories, Id have ripped the heart out of the person standing there, showed it to them as they died, grabbed the sandwich before they hit the floor and enjoyed the spoils of victory !!!!

Today has been a very hard day.. working the 2-11pm shift really sucks. It means going to the gym before work.. and leaves me flat and uninterested in working, the light at the end of the tunnel is I have a few weeks of earlier starts coming up and can smash it out at the gym

I found some really awesome tomato soup at right price... its made by country ladle and is called rustic tomato. Its high in sugar (22g for a serve) but taste really good and has multiple services of vitamins and is around 250cal for it. Its within the amount of calories even if the sugar is high, and being that im about to start 5km a day walking (was suppose to start today but I just couldnt be f*cked... (Monday and walking gah) I decided today instead to set some life goals, which I have done.

For now.. I will need to just keep dreaming about my chocolate filled pool that I can dive into. Because Post Op although I can enjoy the above, I am training myself now to eat better food, even if its a pasta with veggies.... a few carbs is much better then an ultimate double whopper.. I look forward to making more noodle and Veggie Stir frys... rather then Pizza ...... and Meat with potato and veg, instead of a Calzone and chips...

This pre surgery routine is going to really help me post term and I am looking forward to the future successes it will bring. !!!

Paul

10 days in.. had my first weigh in today and..........

10 days in.. had my first weigh in today and..........

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Yes my Paintshop skills are poor... .. but I think you get the point

NINE Kilos in 10 days (just over a week) .... Estatic and over the moon comes to mind.

The detoxing, watching overs bath in KFC and other yummy foods while I sit eating the same meal and or drinking my shake.. paid off quiet heavily.

Now don't be too alarmed that I have lost SO much in just 10 days... medically its possible at my weight and its fine (I spoke with my surgeon this morning)

So in just 10 days ive lost nearly 30% of the weight needed to operate.. and I have until a few days before Nov 24... This has given me even more motivation.

So as of Sunday I will be starting at the gym.. just a 5km walk a day (I delayed this a bit due to not feeling great with the Detoxing but im building on that now.

I am looking forward to the next weighin already as I stay true to what I have been doing, but know if I can lose 2KG in the next weighin.. ill be happy :)

Onwards and upwards!!!!!!!!!

One week down.. 11 weeks to go !!

I survived a week so far

After what was a very shakey start (really bad stomach upset and cramps) the second half of the week I was able to smash it out of the park. 

I plan this Wednesday on a day off to make a soup full of the vegetables that I can eat (as theres something I cant eat such as pumpkin and potato. 

So.. one week down.. I didn't go the gyn last week, being hungry and then adding gym work just did not seem logical. Starting from Tomorrow (Tuesday) .. I will be heading to the gym for a 5km walk each day to start things off. Am I looking forward to it? No. Will I enjoy it? No... But I do it because it needs to be done.......... but I do know that once I get into it I will start to enjoy it again.

In other news Dr Who was on Sunday.. sat up and watched it... cannot wait for the finale of True Blood when I get home tonight, does not seem like it can all wrap up with one episode left? but time will tell.

I have my first weigh in this Thursday.. and I am hoping with 1 week of detox and hard work (no cheating) that it will show on the scales.. but time will tell.

Paul

The gurgle !!!

Well Well Well.........

Well after 3 days... no cheating.. no bending of the rules, I have been on the straight and narrow :D (Only 11 weeks 4 days to go haha)

But today I am getting the full effect of the Detox... My stomach is Gurgling and making funny noises, and for people who have been on shakes before, you know clearly what that translates to. I have been lucky work has been accommodating with health breaks to help me out.

So far I haven't done anything exciting with my diet, I have tried some sugar free snakes and theya re ok.. but need to watch them... Ive been buying turkey and such to have as my main meal (and other lean meats)

Salad broke me tho.. which is kinda odd.... Was eating my salad yesterday and accidentally bit into a fork and broke a filling :( ... $65 later and I have a new filling... but not a great start as yesterday I also had a massive headache all day, stomach ache and issues and just generally not well.

I have set myself a goal to fit into this.. its 3XL.. and I will buy it soon.

I would love in a year or so time to be playing footy... just in a C or D grade league... have some fun with it ... at my ripe old age of (soon to be 29)

Well thats it for me for now... just gurgling along.. trying to be a good boy and stay on the path.

Paul

PS I have added an Easter egg into this blog, see if you can find it :)

And so it begins!!!

Well here we go!!!!!!

12:22am and This is officially day one of a 12 week diet.

Am I looking forward to it? No

But its much needed... but i am looking forward to getting into a gym routine.. all be it a bit slower then most.

Todays plans is heading to the gym..... before work.... so i expect to be an asshole (even more so then usual) during work "hours"

The thing out of everything im not looking forward to (and its not the fact alot of good food cannot be consumed.. but its the headaches and stuff I am going to get while the initial detox kicks in

but as they say

no pain

no gain

Paul

Coming soon

Coming Soon

For those who remember the website, It will be back and better then before!!!!

Surgery is booked !!!

November 24 is D-Day

Today I had a chat with Dr Ben Teauge... and as a result, I now have a weightloss goal of 30kg before surgery... thats 12 weeks starting from Monday to lose 30kg... is it possible? hell yea it is...

As of Monday I will start on optifast.. its going to be a long.. hard 12 weeks, but I decided that I need to show discipline and go on optifast for this long (I will have the support of Drs during this time)

I will also be heading to the gym 4 days per week (as well as a bit of swimming at the end) before heading into work (unless I start work at 11)... the next 4 months my "Presence" online and such will be nearly non existent as I spend time focusing on me and my health.

I am looking forward to it as I have done it before on a smaller scale... but i know whats a head and how hard i have to work to get there.. and I say bring it on.

I am looking for someone who might be interested in making meals with me (EG on days we work) as I will be still eating one meal a day plus snacks. So if you like making food... and wanna share in the experience (Take turns) then please inbox me!!!!

There are some complications and I understand that there are risks, but the rewards far outweigh the consequences !!!

Onward and upward

Day 1

Well technically day two.. But day one giving up the things I love.... Well mostly

No withdrawals yet lol. 

Not heading to the gym tonight, too damn cold and ill head on Sunday.

From Sunday i plan on going 4 days per week.

2 swimming

2 treadmill

Cooking chicken when I get home tonight, going back to the basics and building from there

If you have any simple quick recipes please share them below

Paul

Day 0

Welcome to my blog.... Day 0

Today is the last day of the rest of my life... tomorrow begins some big changes for me, and after a few failed attempts its time to start. Ive been lucky as an obese person that I have gone pretty much unscaithed with health issues, but now.... that may change... and its time to start taking responsibility for myself and my life as I have someone else who I love.

Today marks a small weightloss.. in the last year, I have lost 7KG (Yes a year) thats without trying and just eating crap, drinking sugar (see below) and not really caring too much

Dr Pepper and  Ice Coffee for many years has been a source of comfort... this comfort needs to change.. I need to actually make it a sometimes thing, how ever over the next 3 months as I try to achieve a 20KG weightloss before I go to surgery, I am saying goodbye to these old friends so that I can focus on the clear goal. ( I should also add theres MANY foods that have caused it, not the 2 products above) please dont think for a second thats why i posted them..My moderation has pretty much been next to nothing.

So as of 11:59pm tonight I will finish my last can of Dr pepper and say goodbye to sugary drinks, I've been advised and am looking into alternatives as to not give my body a complete shock cutting something out that has for so long been a comfort.

I plan in Nov\Dec this year to go in and have a gastric sleeve, I have seen much success with this with a few friends via Facebook and know its not just that, the success is a healthy lifestyle and moderation, something I have lacked the last 10 years.

Im stuck in a role at work I don't wanna be in, but do it because it pays the bill, 2015 will also bring this change as I strive to achieve what I want in the company (and if not maybe external)

Im now focusing on my health in the next few months in prep and thought I would make a blog to document things.

For now I won't be releasing my weight. Once I hit my first goal target.. I will then mention it, but for now its something I feel should be kept a secret, if only for self confidence.

For now if you have stayed to read to the end, you must have nothing better to do... but thank you for reading and please keep me in mind :)

Regards,

Paulus Maximus!