Well done Chris - you are nailing it

Morning fellow wobblers, trust your week has been full of joy (and restraint)

It is that time of the week again when thoughts turn to how to loose that extra lb or part thereof to the cruel mistress that is “madame scales” – (I just knew that extra cup of coffee was a mistake...)

Last week was dominated by my cold (still sniffing now, well trying not to as that is rather rude and annoying). I was also laid up on Tuesday with my back – ironically this was as a result of my monthly check up with the Chiropractor, “just a quick twist here” said with a kind smile and accompanied with some large popping noises, which I suspect caused the Richter scale to record the event as a minor quake but this was soon drowned out by a large gutteral yelp (well perhaps more than a “yelp” from me) and yup mobility was “restored” to levels not last seen since 1982.

Now, I am no expert but it felt like a whole 37 years done at once perhaps was not the best approach to take to this lack of mobility I generally exhibit and as a direct result that night I could not move so a day off in bed with me nursing the back and not wanting to move and “manflu” as well to boot and generally feeling very woeful but also quite nice with the 2 labs for company (they do take up a lot of room)

Ladies before you start you don’t get “manful” (hence the name), so you really can not know or appreciate just how bad it really is, and, (as you keep telling us) being the weaker sex we really suffer with it so be kind and humour us please. Upshot is I pretty much fasted that day so every cloud and all that…

Also a result of my new found “mobility”, which has been so good, not much (read bugger all) was going on in the exercise department last week, which given I have this 6k open water swim coming up might become problematic, hey ho a few months to go yet to get the distance in, what could possibly go wrong…

Anyway the results are in

And (this week in lbs)

SW 221
GW 189
LW 210 (15 stone 0 lbs)
TW 208
Lost so far 13lb (1lb to go for a stone)

So happy with that. Now under the 15 stone mark and counting down

Can I just say on a more serious note thank you for your support. I feel doing this and writing it down is really helping me do something once and for all about the shape I am in. I feel better about myself and the weight loss is being noticed by others. My 26 yr. old son (yikes how old am I now ?) did say I looked a lot thinner (I just mumbled and shuffled in a dad sort of way) but that was nice to hear

Still have the cold but hopefully on its way out now – perhaps a few headstands will finally flush (pardon the pun) it out

Stay safe everyone and good luck with your weigh ins and week ahead

Wobble

SW: 201lb (01 Jan 19)
GW: 140lb
LW: 176lb
CW: 173.6lb (-2.4lb)
OL: -27.4lb

This week included a 3-day diet break so I'm very happy (and also perplexed) with that number. I absolutely loved eating 2000 calories a day, but boy was it hard to get back on the wagon on Saturday.

Next goal: 173lb to make it a full 2 stone (28lb) lost. I'm rewarding myself by going to visit the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading. They're a small museum but are hilarious (and informative) to follow on Twitter and I've been meaning to go for ages.

Does anyone else do mini-goals and rewards? I find it most motivating when my next goal is between 2 and 4 lb away as I can expect to see it within a month. Thinking of rewards constantly is a bit of a challenge though.

@wobblemcwobbleface I'm very jealous of you having 2 labs. I've never had my own dog (*sob) but have had the privilege of walking/sitting/fostering various lovely hounds and I miss them all.

@chris_in_cal I've been amazed that my weight loss hasn't really slowed down yet. Maybe when I get closer to a healthy BMI.

@amskinner87

not sure how you do the blue hyperlink but yes having dogs is great , they are always there for you and are just so eager to please. You get to go out and you meet loads of people so are good socially as well as getting you out of the house to walk in all weather, so just get one - there are loads of dog walkers if you work.

Our 2 labs (the one in the picture is 12 in August and down to 1 eye now and lumpy and bumpy) he bumbles along so walking with him is more of a stroll really but nice in its own way. He has a number of the regulars on our morning walk wrapped around his finger (food and fuss). The other is 3 and she is very lively and funny (very bright) and despite my wife's best efforts is really my dog as she just follows me around. Great fun to walk and yomps can be done with her

Well done on your weight loss, sounds like you have done really well, I have not been to the museum of Reading. (Reading being that place with the dreadful oneway system, I think I drove round 3 times before I could work out the exit to leave) I have not thought about mini rewards but one to think about ...

W

SW: 170lb (28th Nov 2018)
TW: 150lbs (10th April 2019)
GW: 126lbs

Total weight loss 20lbs

SW: 162 lbs
GW: 113 lbs
LW: 126.4 lbs
TW: 126.2 lbs (-.2 lbs)
OL: -35.8 lbs

SW 208.6 lbs 2/10/18
GW 150 lbs
LW 192.1 lbs 03/20/19
TW 192.7 lbs 04/19/19 (+.6)

Total weight loss: -15.9

My last weigh in was right after vacation and I've pretty much maintained where I was when I returned. I did look back at my weight from 1 year ago and oddly enough it was 192.7. I've been creeping up ever so slowly and trying to nip it before it gets out of hand. So time to get back at it I know what needs to be done.