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The suspense is killing me!
I just had an email notification from MonitorMyHealth, where I sent my blood on Monday for a new HbA1c test – they have confirmed receipt of my sample, which now means it’s just a matter of time before I get my results! Hopefully by tomorrow I will know for sure how successful I’ve been in…
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The Birthday “Blip” is gone (and it took some friends with it!)😂
Well, that didn’t take long! In my last post, I talked about my “Birthday Blip” – a 1.7 lb gain after a week of entirely expected birthday celebrations. But even when you plan for a fall the landing still bruises the ego. You know it’s probably just water weight when you see the scale move…
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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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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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Pre-Christmas weigh-in – another 1.2lbs down!
I had my annual diabetic check-up this morning, and the nurses were very pleased to see the progress I’d made. I’m now at 17 stone 7.7, or 245.7 lbs (111.4kgs) – so another 1.2lbs down from my weigh-in 2 days ago. They said it’s pretty rare for someone to make such significant changes and see…
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The Wake‑Up Call I Didn’t Want — But Needed
After 17 months of drifting, a sudden scare on a business trip jolted me back into action. What followed was a complete reset of my exercise routine, eating habits, and mindset — and the early results have been nothing short of astonishing. Wow, doesn’t time fly? I haven’t posted in 17 months, which obviously means…
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Navigating Blood Pressure Peaks and Valleys
As I mentioned in my previous post, my blood pressure has been on a rollercoaster ride lately. Amid the chaos of impending relocation, I’ve seen those numbers fluctuating wildly. Let’s take a peek at today’s readings (the top three, to be precise). The first reading this morning at 09:49 showed a modest elevation: 121/74. Essentially,…
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Pissed, and pissed off with myself!
Another two weeks almost since my last post and again all gone pear shaped. I’ve put on 3lbs since then taking me back up to 18 stone 5lbs (257lbs / 116.6kg) – frankly I am quite pleasantly surprised it isn’t more. And again I think it’s pretty clear to me why – just as I…
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A slow week…
My shoulder has flared up again after some good success at building back my swimming, and combined with another reasonably crap week weather-wise this has hindered training and motivation. A few lazy takeaway nights and booze sessions haven’t helped things either. I finally pulled myself out of my funk and managed a 36hr fast again…
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A good start (restart)
So, after my slightly depressing weigh-in yesterday I’m back on track for my first longer fast – currently at 33 and a half hours in. I decided to weigh-in this morning again – and am very gratified to see that I’ve lost 2lbs already in 24hrs!! Obviously a lot of that will be water weight…
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