Six months later.........

It's been a while. I've been lazy, yes. But not lazy in working out. Although the weight loss, given the amount of time that has passed since my last update, could fare better had it not been for my inconsistencies in my diet (which is the HARDEST thing to control). In this time, I have managed to complete my first ever 10k which took me about 1hr 40mins- not too shabby if I may say so myself! And quite recently I also ran a 3.5k fun run organised by my local city hall. In that, I clocked my fastest time of 35mins; keeping an average pace of 9mins/km.

At the moment, I still do my regular run-swim cross training on alternate days. When I am really in the zone, I do it everyday (this week in particular). I have to admit though, that I am lacking in core strengthening and muscle building routines which are just as vital.

My biggest enemy however, is my appetite. I can go on for a few days with limited portions of food, complex carbs, frequent meals and etc, but on some days it's quite hard to manage. I just keep trying to motivate myself. But nonetheless, I am still losing weight and I have not gained back any- so that's pretty much the point. This is longterm anyway, with about 7 and half months having passed. Let's hope it carries on. 

So here's a few pics of me from recent events. The first is my 10k run last November. 

This one below is more recent from my fun run last December, just 3 days before Christmas. 

And the last one is most recent from New Year's. 

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 104kg, approx. 229 lbs

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 9kg, approx. 19 lbs

Day forty-five

Ok. So now, a month and a half in- I've done it all. Well almost. I ran the 5k in less than an hour (quite an achievement in under a month's training if you ask me!!!) and I've continued to cross train with the swimming, running as well as the muscle toning or strength building sessions in the mornings at home. MIND YOU.... I only get the weekends off. So I train and exercise 5 days in a row, every week. My daily 5-day routine would consist of alternate running and swimming days where on an average I run about or at least 3km per session and swim from 10-15 50m lengths per session. So... you do the maths.

HOWEVER, the weight has somewhat been stagnant. Although I have managed to shed off another more or less 2kgs, the weight is still fluctuating between 108-110kgs at the moment. I'm not sure whether it is due to the amount of water I'm drinking these days which is about 2l per day (that I always try to have) that my body is holding or just that my body is in starving mode because of my (not so extensive) reduced meal portions (although I do find myself enjoying the 'good' stuff on the weekends every now and then). I really hope that this plateau ceases to continue. I am training and exercising my lungs out.

So here's me from 2 days before (after a 3km run). I don't know if you can tell much difference but I personally feel that I look leaner and my clothes seem a bit looser in places.

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 108 (109)kg, approx(108kg)= 238 lbs

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 5kg, approx. 11 lbs

Day seventeen

Ok. So I'm well into my second week of this plan. I've probably done more than 20 km worth of distance running/jogging/walking. It's becoming a lot easier now. I mean I don't really need to force myself that much anymore. It's sort of almost second nature to me. I also do workouts when I get the chance to, like weights, sit-ups and push-ups (mostly for muscle toning). Although, it does require a little motivation especially when I think I've shoved in too many calories! But on calories, I have been able to keep to a certain portion of food. I'm not necessarily on a strict diet but I go for complex sugars all the time and really, really try hard to avoid white refined and/or simple sugars, i.e. white rice and bread, lattes with sugar added and other junk food types.

Oh.....and before I forget, I just signed up for a 5 km fun run which is in less than 3 weeks from now!!! I don't know if that was absolutely the wisest decision on my part but I can see myself training hard for it now! My goal is to finish it. That would be an accomplishment.

Below are photos of me taken this morning before heading off to work.

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 110 kg, approx. 242 lbs (Yeah, it's sort of been stagnant since the last time).

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 3 kg, approx. 6.5 lbs

Day nine

So, I've made it to day 9. I have been doing the whole jogging/walking routine every alternate day. I hope I'll keep it up and would eventually be doing it everyday (rather ambitious but I'm pushing hard to get there). Today I did 2 laps around the lake where I work, roughly about 3 km (maybe more like 2.8/9 to be precise).

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 110 kg, approx. 242 lbs

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 3 kg, approx. 6.5 lbs

Day 6

So after almost  a week since I started I've done; almost 3 km ++ around the lake on day one, 5 km around another lake last Thursday and 4 km ++ around this smelly, bog standard of a lake near home. So, that brings it up to a total of 12 km ++ so far. It has been a mix of slow paced jogging, power walking and not so power walking (cupping my pancreas as I drag my feet just to finish the course). As for my diet, I haven't really changed anything much apart from cutting down on my portions, trying very hard to avoid late meals/snacks at night and not missing breakfast.

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 111 kg, approx. 244 lbs

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 2 kg, approx. 4 lbs

BMI: 40 (Obese class II, in other words still severely obese).

Day One

This is day one of my long term weight loss plan. Hope this'll stick. Ran 2 and half laps around this lake opposite where I work. I'll have to find out how many miles/km I did then. For every subsequent entry, I'll post a picture of me on whatever day number it is I'm on (I can't promise I can do it every day). I'll also state how much I weigh and hopefully when I find one, I'll also get a measuring tape to measure the circumference of my thighs; the most problematic area by far. I just want to get back to my athletic tennis days and that hopefully one day I'll be able to join my work colleagues in marathons, biathlons and so on.

HEIGHT: 165 cm, approx. 5'4''

WEIGHT as of today: 113 kg, approx. 250 lbs

BMI: It's pretty obvious, ain't it?