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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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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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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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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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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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