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36hrs fasted, and 2lbs lighter! 💪🏻⚖️
Just completed another 36hr fast, and I decided to go for another cheeky mid-week post-fast weigh-in – despite last time giving me a blip of temporary weight gain that I wasn’t expecting. But this time around it was all good news, and I’ve lost another 2lbs in just the last three days. My new weight…
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Swimming vs running
As I reported recently, I had a definite breakthrough in my pool swimming last time, comfortably extending from my usual 1km swim to 1.25km, an extra 10 lengths over my usual 40 lengths of the pool. At the same time I had been bilateral breathing – breathing to alternate sides, only every third stroke, which…
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Diabetic Taco Saturday!🌮😋
As I’ve been doing so well with my weight loss I decided to treat myself with tacos this evening, but I found a way to keep them completely diabetic friendly, and I have to say I was very impressed with myself! They were utterly delicious. The taco shells were always going to be the “worst”…
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One of those weird blips
I finished another 36‑hour fast this morning, which coincided with my weigh‑in day (Saturday). I was very briefly disappointed to see that I had put on 1.7 lbs since my mid‑week weigh‑in on Tuesday. Disaster, I hear you say? Nah. ⚖️ I’m used to these kinds of weird blips in weight from one weigh‑in to…
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Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming…
Back to swimming last night after a little bit of a break, and feeling really good about my progress. I’ve been swimming at the pool for a month now, and frankly not particularly enjoying it. After the freedom of a nice cool (ok, borderline freezing!) lake, being confined to a 25m pool with the temperature…
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Sobering diabetes thoughts (And why this weight‑loss project isn’t just vanity)
Let’s start with a sobering truth that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime:Type 2 diabetes is not a gentle condition.It’s not “a bit of raised blood sugar.” It’s not a quirky metabolic personality trait. It’s a slow, structural saboteur that quietly works on your nerves, blood vessels, kidneys, eyes, and heart. And here’s the maddening part:For…
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Another 4.3lbs closer! 6.6% of bodyweight lost!
I’ve just completed my second 36-hour fast, but before I did, I decided it was time for a cheeky weigh-in. I know, I know, I only weighed in 4 days ago, but after the brown alert during my last fast, which I described yesterday, and then another very successful 36-hour fast, I felt sure I…
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When your strategy hits the fan: a lesson in Fasting Logistics
One thing I’ve learned during the 12 years or so this blog has been running, is that there is always going to be a gap between the plan and the reality. Shit will come up that you didn’t expect. Literally. The “Global Rollout” Error After my December “reset,” I felt invincible. I’d lost over 12lbs,…
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Just a temporary festive blip!
So I weighed in today, around 33hrs into my first 36hr fast, and wasn’t too disappointed. 246.1lbs (111.63kg), which is an increase of 0.4lbs (0.18kg) since my last weigh-in on December 23rd. In that time, I’ve eaten a truck-load of Xmas Dinners with all the trimmings (3 in total!), many yummy mince pies, half a…
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Hitting the ground running (and swimming!)
I’m very excited to start 2026 with a bang! Having lost over 12lbs in December, I took a bit of a break from my strict diet to enjoy Christmas and the New Year. I did so entirely guilt-free, certain in the knowledge that I now have all the tools I need to get back on…
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