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A week off due to illness, but now firmly back on track
After my flu bug and mysterious fainting spells were resolved, I’ve been gradually recovering. That meant not only letting my flu bug run it’s course but nore importantly, giving my blood pressure a chance to adapt to the lower dose of my main BP medication. As I previously reported, the ‘mysterious’ fainting was actually a…
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The 10% Milestone: Why being “too healthy” is not for the faint-hearted! 😏
So – I finally got to see my GP this evening. I’ll admit, I was feeling a bit down in the dumps after those recent fainting spells, but it turns out the news is actually all good! I’ve mentioned before that a major clinical target for diabetics is to lose 10% of their body weight.…
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Stop! Fast! Lessons in electrolytes and limits
Well—that escalated quickly! I thought I was just fighting a scratchy throat, but this evening took a serious turn. After a series of coughing fits, I actually fainted on the sofa during a particularly strong cough! For some context, my type 2 diabetes was originally “announced” two years ago by serious hypertension. At its worst,…
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36 hour fasted and a 1.25km swim: refuelling the machine
Woke up this morning to find the scratchy throat I’d been ignoring has not just miraculously disappeared overnight, so as much as I’m fueling for muscle recovery, I’m now fueling to fight off a potential cold. I suspect Tuesday’s run in the damp cold air caught up with me, so today’s meals are pulling double…
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Tough swim!
So last night I did my usual swim, but it felt nothing like usual. The difference was stark and not in a good way. This is my first week on the Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) protocol—basically three 36-hour fasts back-to-back. Fast Monday, eat Tuesday, fast Wednesday, eat Thursday, fast Friday, eat Saturday. Because of the…
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Breakthrough to 239lbs: Capitalizing on the “easy miles” of early weight loss
After my second 36hr fast this week, another cheeky weigh-in… Progress Update • Jan 22, 2026 17st 1.9lbs 239.9 lbs | 108.8 kg Total Loss: 18.0 lbs (8.2 kg) Exercise status: 1.25km swim (5 x 250m) completed 21hrs into fast. Exhausting session, but hit the target! Fasting Status: 36hr fast nearly complete. Preparing to re-fuel…
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The road to health is paved with chocolate mousse!
I’ve mentioned before that I have a major sweet tooth. One of my biggest worries when I started this journey was losing out on my favourite treats. In the past, a Gü Red Velvet mousse was my go-to indulgence. When I was first diagnosed as diabetic, I went looking for better options. The best I…
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Another 2.3lbs down!
Weighed in this morning after my first 36hr fast this week: Progress Update • Jan 20, 2026 17st 2.7lbs 240.7 lbs | 109.4 kg Total Loss: 17.2 lbs (7.8 kg) Exercise status: 1km swim completed. Breakfast: Re-fueling after 36hr fast with 4-egg spinach / mushroom omelette. Target: 12st 12lbs (180lbs) | Remaining: 60.7 lbs After…
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Another blip, but still good progress
I was busy over the weekend and neglected to post about my weigh-in. Being very honest, mainly because my weight had gone up since my mid-week weigh-in, effectively erasing this week’s weight loss almost entirely. I was back to 17 St 5 / 243lbs (110.5kg), just 0.1lb lighter than my previous week’s weigh-in. There are…
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A personal political digression – the USA – a wake up call for us all
I restarted this blog in December because I had a health scare while on a business trip to the USA. It wasn’t dramatic enough to make headlines, but it was dramatic enough to serve as a wake-up call for me and my unhealthy lifestyle choices. I was forced to be brutally honest with myself and…
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