Today is 10.11.12... I just had to post something today...
On 1st January 2012, I quit smoking... yes, again.
In February, I started work here on the island and on 21.02.2102, I tied the knot with my wife.
These 3 events played a major role in my weight gain and I transformed from a 86kg dude with a 35-inch waist to a whopping 96kg dude with a 39-inch waist. It was alarming... but I was not so bothered about my size actually, coz my wife wasn’t complaining... YET. What bothered me more was the fact that all my clothes no longer fit me and this really bothered me. As it meant spending $$$ on new clothes... something I don’t want to do. Not for the reason of weight change, anyway.
By the time I realized my weight gain, it was close to Ramadan. I thought it would be a good opportunity to start the weight loss regime in Ramadan. So, first things first... setting the goal. I reckoned that 85kgs would be a good weight to target... I didn’t just pluck the number. I wanted to be on the higher range of my acceptable BMI (18-25). 85kgs would put me just below a BMI of 24. The second just as important goal was to bring the inches down to 34.
During Ramadan, I would hit the gym a few hours after breaking fast... normally around 11pm. Ramadan started around the 21st and in the picture below you will see that I dropped by 4kgs within the first week. I had actually dropped a kg or two before that as I had stopped with my aerated drinks and ice cream for over two weeks. So, in actual fact I probably lost 2kgs in that week...
The second picture on the right is the result after almost 3 months of gym. Actually, my weight plateaued after 30 days but I kept at it as I knew the plateau was due to my body composition changing. This was evident with the inches still dropping while the weight was stagnant. This is the stumbling block for the average Joe/Jill who would have quit when the needle on the weighing machine stopped progressing.
Just look at that super, super, sexy barrel of 37 inches back in early October. Hopefully that barrel will disappear by year's end.
This is now... 85.6kgs and my waist is at 35.5 inches. I’m quite happy with my progress and I think by the end of this year I would have achieved my objective. The only challenge I face is the irregular meal and gym times due to business levels. I started off with dinner first then gym a couple of hours later but now I have changed it to gym first, followed by dinner. Only breakfast is regular at 10:30am daily.
Last Monday, I suffered some chest pains in the night. I had difficulty breathing and some tightness in my chest. I consulted the doctor in the morning and we collectively ruled out my heart as being the problem as I probably would have fainted attempting my 5km jog at 8.5km per hour or when I burnt 500 calories earlier this evening running and walking for 57 minutes. But to be safe, he took me for an ECG which came out fine as well. Then, he had me do a blood test on Thursday to check my cholesterol levels. We’ll have the results next week.
Life is short... we shouldn’t make it shorter by leading an unhealthy life. Ever since I hit the gym again, I don’t have headaches anymore. I sleep better. I wake up before my alarm goes off. And I just feel so much better. And the nocturnal activities are also *ahem*...
It’s not that hard... I still have my ice creams and cheesecakes and lattes and donuts... ooh... yummy donuts... and cakes... and my Cokes and what nots... just not as often as I used to.
So, what about you?
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