Body Measurements – Run Fat Boy

Lets start with some amazing news! My son, the blonde boy in the middle of the picture won his schools house rugby competition today. There is nothing more special than seeing our shared love for the game of rugby but more than that my admiration for him as he excels me in life! Couldnt be prouder!

This month has been a real journey for me! Firstly its been good to have the weight coming off at a good a steady rate. I am proud of that fact, i am proud that for a month i have been able to stay consistent and see a downwards trend, but i am also aware that i cant have false hope, and what may be coming off can soon go back on and i will need to stay consistent for a long long time.

I started this month on Jan 1st at 119.7 kg, and i finish the month at 113.5 kg. Thats – 6.2 kg, thats – 13.6 lbs, and just shy of 1 stone!

Thats a lot of weight for one month! But its only one month, and i need to ensure that this continues into February.

When i look back over the month i have weighed in daily. I have tracked calories daily. I have walked and collected steps daily and i wanted to reflect over this post about the individual elements i did and where i am.

One of the elements i collect is my blood pressure. My blood pressure has not been good recently. I have been collecting my information with a withings blood pressure monitor and noticed i am consistently having high blood pressure. What i have noticed towards the end of the month and specifically after i have sauna blankets is that i have seen some good blood pressure readings!

The other interesting fact is that this month is my highest step count this year. I logged 634,242 steps in January 2023! Over half a million steps!

Not every day has been a great step day. You can see my weekends often dont meet my goals, but thats totally fine, and i deserve some recovery at points.

Sleep has been one of my bigger weaknesses. I am sleeping poorly and i dont fully recover each day. I feel that now, i feel tired, and my weight loss journey does improve when i get a good nights sleep. Thats something for me to try and improve over Feb.

One thing is for sure i am loving being back on DDP Yoga, especially after a days walking. My original intention was to do a DDP yoga session each day, but frankly i am so tired after work and walking that at points i just cant face it. I think thats fine, but its something for me to be aware off. I was great the first two weeks but my consistency did not pay of in weeks 3 and 4, but i have tried to be consistent in week 5.

My Calories and controlling my eating has also been a major contributor to the journey. I have ensured i stuck under 2100 calories a day. I have made sure i log my intake each and every single day. I have made sure to select the right choices and not nibble on everything.

At the same time i have continued to drive for a calorie deficit. My Net Calories have stayed way under the 2100 limit, which again is a factor for my body using its fat reserves! and i have some fat reserves!

I have logged every single thing i have eaten or drunk! Its given me some time to also reflect on how much tea i drink in a single day !

And similar to the DDP Yoga, i have tried to keep my peloton journey moving forward. Doing some weights or other mindfulness activity!

Its been a good month, but that does not lead me to be inconsistent! My next goal should be breaking into the 100’s kg mark. Get underneath goal 2 of 110 kg and slowly start to see the double digits in front of me!

I want to make a positive difference to my life, i feel unhappy mentally, but know i can turn that around with seeing the differences to what i wear and what i see in the mirror!

So 6.2 kg is the number to beat for Feb. Which means i want to aim for 107.3 kg. Now Feb is a shorter month, and there is a risk of my birthday also! So need to make sure i keep my eating and drinking on track!

Thats January done folks!

Weigh in for today’s post is 117.8 kg, that’s -0.2 from yesterday. Each time i weight in at the moment i am waiting for the pause in weight drop, the little and often approach to weight loss is a good thing for me, but i know there will be points where the weight will not move and will stay static for a period OR increase slightly OR a lot!

With the last statement being true, it’s important to keep in mind that measuring weight is just one factor, and there will be times when weight does not drop but other factors will show some positive change. This may well be small and incremental change but its change nonetheless.

I went and purchased a body measuring tape from amazon. Its small little device and loops around parts of the body to allow you to self-measure.

I wanted to capture all my essential measurements. Within the DDP Yoga Now app there is a way to capture and log your essential measurements. This is something i will have to revisit bi-weekly just to see how things are changing, and i expect it to be a little here and a little there, no huge changes.

My biggest issue is my waistline, i have over extended love handles, always been a problem for me. Weight seems to just develop there quickly and knocks my shape. My legs and arms have always stayed pretty slender and consistent.

The core work from DDP Yoga and hopefully the good eating will help to address some of that issue, but i still think once i am under 100 kg i will have an issue that i need to address. Not sure if that’s clinical or not but its something that i am very aware off and conscious off and always have been.

I am happy that i ticked off another DDP Yoga today, Its a 13 week program but i am adding additional items in on the rest days to keep myself stretched from the walking. And i followed this off with another strength class on the Peloton Guide.

I am also still doing a good walk each day on the treadmill desk, today was just over 20k but a solid 10 miles. I am sure every single step adds up, BUT i need to keep myself flexible. When the leg injuries and feet injuries come, and they will come from excessive walking, i need to ensure i am in a good situation for recovery.

I ended doing a 45 min sauna in the MiHigh sauna blanket. On my first attempt of the blanket i was worried that it was not effective, as i didn’t sweat. However this time with the heat at the top level and laying in it for 45 mins finally got me to that hot sweaty place! And i hope some of the benefits that come from sitting in a sauna and heating the body up.

Calories ln/Out

I am still working to a calorie controlled diet, i will need to start doing some analysis of the food i am eating at the weekend and ways i can optimize myself. The main bit is keeping under 2187 calories per day, and i only consumed 1747 today.

I think a vast amount of what i will do will stay the same, but isn’t that the point? consistency, consistency, consistency?

I keep thinking to myself if i can do this for at least 90 days and stay consistent the behaviors then the benefits will come!

Thanks for checking in!

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