It's only 84 days... that's like 3 months, 12 weeks, 22.22% of a year, 0.8% of my life. Nothing in the grand scheme of things, but those 84 days will change my life to now. I'm going to make sure they do.
I'm 27 years old and currently weight 95.6kg. At 175cm tall this gives me a BMI of 31 and puts me into the obese category.
I have decided once and for all to take action about my weight and I'm hoping that using this blog for inspiration, I will achieve my goals. I will be completely honest as to my progress, my triumphs and failures.
I've been overweight and have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. During my years at university my weight ballooned. I don't know what I weighed at my heaviest because I was too scared to face the scales. However, at a guess I would say I was over 110kg, possibly closer to 120kg.
Since then I've obviously managed to drop some weight, how, I'm not quite sure. I know my diet has definitely improved and I've been a member of my gym for a couple of years now. However, I still have another 20kg (at least) which I need to lose to get into the normal weight category. I've been hovering within 5kg of my current weight for two years now. I diet and lose a few kg's, only to put them back on again.
Now I know the BMI isn't the be all and end all, but for the time being it's a starting point and a step in the right direction.
Reading back on this, I feel physically sick. Putting down the fact in writing makes everything seem so much more real. I'm hoping that by starting this blog I can stay accountable to myself.
I've decided to undertake the optifast program. For those of you who aren't aware of it, optifast is an intense program which involves a diet of only shakes (or other products in the range including bars and soups) and vegetables initially. Once you have dropped weight you can start re-introducing low fat meals to replace the shakes you were once having as meals.
If you want to read full details of the program, check out their website. For anyone who currently follows the program, my diet may not be an exact representation of the program, please check with your doctor / chemist if you have concerns about your own diet.
I know this isn't the diet for everyone and many people of strong views against shakes. However, I'm hoping that 84 days on optifast can give me the kick-start I need. I'm not so naive to believe I can drop all my weight in 84 days. However, I'm hoping this period can be enough to drop some weight and set me in the right stead for a healthy life.
I'm 27 years old and currently weight 95.6kg. At 175cm tall this gives me a BMI of 31 and puts me into the obese category.
I have decided once and for all to take action about my weight and I'm hoping that using this blog for inspiration, I will achieve my goals. I will be completely honest as to my progress, my triumphs and failures.
I've been overweight and have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. During my years at university my weight ballooned. I don't know what I weighed at my heaviest because I was too scared to face the scales. However, at a guess I would say I was over 110kg, possibly closer to 120kg.
Since then I've obviously managed to drop some weight, how, I'm not quite sure. I know my diet has definitely improved and I've been a member of my gym for a couple of years now. However, I still have another 20kg (at least) which I need to lose to get into the normal weight category. I've been hovering within 5kg of my current weight for two years now. I diet and lose a few kg's, only to put them back on again.
Now I know the BMI isn't the be all and end all, but for the time being it's a starting point and a step in the right direction.
Reading back on this, I feel physically sick. Putting down the fact in writing makes everything seem so much more real. I'm hoping that by starting this blog I can stay accountable to myself.
I've decided to undertake the optifast program. For those of you who aren't aware of it, optifast is an intense program which involves a diet of only shakes (or other products in the range including bars and soups) and vegetables initially. Once you have dropped weight you can start re-introducing low fat meals to replace the shakes you were once having as meals.
If you want to read full details of the program, check out their website. For anyone who currently follows the program, my diet may not be an exact representation of the program, please check with your doctor / chemist if you have concerns about your own diet.
I know this isn't the diet for everyone and many people of strong views against shakes. However, I'm hoping that 84 days on optifast can give me the kick-start I need. I'm not so naive to believe I can drop all my weight in 84 days. However, I'm hoping this period can be enough to drop some weight and set me in the right stead for a healthy life.
Hi,i have just found you,i have just started the Optifast Diet today,i am very impressed with what you have done,very inspiring,well done,i am a lot older than you,but i just want to trim down for summer,so i will read all your blog's,thank's so much for posting this.
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