2016 - A mission to reach 265lb

I seem to have developed a bit of a bad habit in regards to my personal health. Each year I set myself a goal of completing Tough Mudder (in September) and work hard with dieting and exercise to slim down as much as I can to complete the course in a reasonable time, then back on the pounds afterwards and generally start to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle for a few months. The problem is, I put on all of the weight inside 3-4 months as the bad eating habits start creeping back into my general routine.


2014 - I started off at 330lb and dropped to 262lb (I weighed 367lb at my absolute heaviest) for Tough Mudder and ended up around 315lb around Feb 2015.




2015 - I started off around 316lb before I started training and ended up at 270lb for Tough Mudder, although I was a little heavier, I felt much stronger and had a lot more energy.




2016 - I started the year at 314lb and plan to train and diet for the whole year with a cheat meal every fortnight to keep myself sane but hope to drop to the 240/250lb mark.


In 2014 I had a lot of trial and error finding a diet that worked and didn't involve me starving myself or eating salads 24/7 as most people seem to assume. I finally ended up trying a diet that an ex-girlfriend recommended called the Dukan Diet - Essentially this is a phase-based diet where you eat as much lean protein as possible and slowly introduce non-starchy carbs back into the diet over several weeks.

Initially I struggled for weeks to drop under the 300lb mark with normal dieting alone but I was able to do it over the course of around 12 days (301lb to 296lb) and found a lot of success with the eating culture I developed along with regular cardio (4-5 times a week jogging 3-5k).

I hit a weight loss wall again at 280lb and spent a few weeks there until I introduced the 16:8 I.F to the mix which helped me create an even better eating routine and within 2 months, I dropped to between 265-270lb and was happy with how I looked and how I felt - This takes me back to 2016 where I'm currently doing the same diet and having a lot of success, losing 14lb since the start of the year (18 days) and going from 314.8lb to 300.4 as of Sunday morning.

Why am I creating this thread. In all honesty, I just feel like I need a little corner of the internet to post regular updates and seek a little inspiration. I fully anticipate to hit some more weight-loss barriers, the occasional diet slip-up and the inevitable slowing down of progress and training injuries but I'm here to share my story and be completely honest with how it goes.


My daily food diary and exercise plans will be added to my page here (food intake and exercise will increase dramatically by Feb) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/bigianmma

Here are the weekly weigh in stats so far (every Sunday morning). I'm 6ft 6" tall so I carry it well:

03/01/16 - 314.8lb (22.4 stone)
10/01/16 - 308.2lb (22.0 stone)
17/01/16 - 300.4lb (21.45 stone)


Add me if you'd like more information, a friendly face or any other reason you want