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I think I need some new swimming shorts!
I started this journey last May (2012) weighing in at 104kg (229lb) - unfortunately I didn't take any other measurements then, but 38 inch trousers were uncomfortably tight. I have now been running around 72kg (159lb) for about a month with a 30 inch waist. Last week, I took my SO for a spa day and forgot I hadn't got any…
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Double NSV! :-)
First NSV today was finding an old sweatshirt that I picked up on my first visit to the US in 1998, gingerly tried it on and it fits - perfectly! :smile: Even better was then being dragged out to choose a pair of jeans as a Christmas present (I've been a 38" waist for at least 4 years and not been below a 34" for over 10…
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Two NSVs
Saturday I passed my Krav Maga Practitioner Level 1 test - 6 months ago there was no way I could have finished the test; the last thing we had to do was demonstrate fitness by doing 25 each of push-ups, sit-ups and squats, when I started back in May I struggled to even do 2 push-ups! :smile: Then Sunday, the post-exam…
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Going well and a couple of NSVs
I decided to try and do something about my weight, shape and fitness back in May. My weight had crept up to 104kg (30lb) my fitness was negligible and my fiancee had made it clear she didn't like what she saw :( I have always had a love/hate relationship with the gym, once the switch has thrown and my mind-set is there, I…
