Back in 2016 i had the intention of writing a blog and sharing my journey of weight loss. It started with good intentions, but like weight loss it failed after two simple posts. My weight in 2016 continued to increase till i hit the highest weight i had ever been at Christmas while feeling shamed by people. I ended. up hitting the end of that year at 145kg, you won’t see that on the chart as I jumped off the scales to prevent it being logged.
Over Christmas 2016, I watched a documentary called The Resurrection of Jake the Snake (2015) – IMDb. This one film saved my life in 2017. I discovered DDP YOGA Official Web Site – DDP Yoga and went on a journey of losing weight.
2017 was revolutionary for me, I went from 145kg to 108.4kg. It gave me a way of life I never thought I would ever achieve again. And subsequently over the years my weight stayed consistent, in April 2020 I almost hit my goal of getting under 100kg but only achieved 101.9kg.
There after March 2020, i did not continue my DDP Yoga, i had injuries and other items constantly coming up, the pandemic was in full flow and I have 2 children that needed my support, work became hard, and productivity increased despite all the support the organization gave to try and give people balance. I also changed some of my approaches, I assumed my walking desk and peloton bike which I purchased during my weight transformations would be enough for me, sadly that’s not the case!
Net net my weight started to trickle back on, and that has been the story of weight gain in my life. The weight gain had some difficulties thereafter that point, but as you can see in the chart below, my weight has slowly developed and increased back up towards 120kg.
Today I am 119.7kg and this time I want to document something I never thought I would ever achieve.
So a new year, new mindset, trying to remove the distractions and focus on my health again.
Just to be clear, I have kept moving over this period, I kept walking on my treadmill desk, I kept going out cycling, I kept doing the peloton, but all of it was a little inconsistent compared to what I achieved in 2017.
But I think the massive thing I did badly this year, is I let my eating and the mindset I created around eating get away from me. And that’s what I need to get back this year.
This will be my journal/diary for my progress in 2023.
I have made a bet with a friend who also wants to lose weight on my street. We weighed in yesterday, but I am already a few lbs up.
My goal is to finally see only two digits on the scale in KG. I want to be under 100kg, I want to feel healthy, and more than anything I need my mental health restored as I feel low from the burden of weight on my shoulders, it will never show to my external world, but inside of me I feel it.
Feel free to follow my journey, I have a long way to go, a few encouraging words are also nice, and I will share more each day.
