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Getting close to the big swimming milestone!
I had another great swim today – as you’ve seen I’ve been gradually building up to longer intervals, starting out from 4 x 250m, then 2 x 500m, then 750m before finally hitting 1km in my set on Monday, finishing up that set with another 500m to make it a full mile. Today I did…
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Winning and losing at the same time!
Yesterday was my regular 36-hour fast and all went well. Then, in the afternoon, I went for my Monday swim. It’s always much quieter at the pool in the afternoon, and there was only one other person in the “fast lane” (which is effectively two lanes combined), so we each had our own space, which…
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The weekly weigh-in (under 100kg again!)
My Saturday weigh-in was, on the surface, a little disappointing. My weight had fluctuated up this week, with Tuesday’s weigh-in showing a completely unexpected increase! While I did cut my Monday 36-hour fast short, I had two 36hr fasts the previous week, and stuck to strict keto principles – as well as increasing my swimming,…
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The Bank Holiday Brain Fog & Conquering the Swimmer’s Mile 🏊♂️
What a weird start to the week! After driving back from Newcastle on Monday, I was feeling great – until I tried to do my usual routine. I got fully prepped for my swim, drove to the pool, and found… a dark, deserted building. Then I drove to Tesco for groceries. Closed. Mental note: Always…
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Whoosh!! 99kg!!! A major milestone!
I finally did it! After my recent three week plateau I have now broken through to 15 st 8.7 lbs (218.7 lbs / 99.2 kg). In one fell swoop, I’ve smashed through the 220 lbs milestone AND that elusive but much more psychologically powerful 100 kg barrier! I’m now into double figures metrically speaking! That feels…
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Slow progress but still winning!
As I mentioned in my last post, this has been a bit of a weird week, but one that highlighted how my strategy (fasting, keto, exercise) has become an ingrained habit. and that I’m really winning! Why? Because, when faced with a stress situation around my redundancy, I didn’t turn to comfort food or booze…
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Weird week – but I’ll take the win
This week started well, then took a weird side turn. The beginning of the week started well, as I discussed in an earlier post. In the background, as some of you may recall, I was made redundant a few weeks back. I’m still kind of in a weird post-redundancy announcement limbo where, effectively, I’m still…
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Swimming and running strong!
I finished my first 36-hour fast on Monday and had a good swim in the evening. I was aiming for 2 x 500m, 1x 250m, but was feeling good, so I added an extra short set of 150m for a total of 1.4km. I could have pushed out another 100m for the full mile, but…
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Blips and cravings – why consistency beats perfection
So I had another blip last week that paused my weight loss. Actually, I put on 2.3lbs. This was a result of a trip to Newcastle to see my partner, as I discussed in my previous post, “Making Allowances”, where I allowed myself Chinese food. And enjoyed it! Since I’ve now blown past my HbA1c…
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Life gets in the way…with a baseball bat sometimes (at least it feels that way!)
I often half-joke about how life gets in the way of your best intentions, whether it’s sabotaging your diet or making it challenging to fast or exercise. In a recent blog, I also joked about how weight loss is like banking. When you are flush, you make deposits in your savings account (store fat), and…
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