One year. One whole year. August 22, 2011. That's how long ago I weighed 113,5 kg (250.2 lbs). Today, August 22, 2012 I weigh 70,6 kg (155.6 lbs) and I feel so much healthier.
It would've been awesome to lose 100 lbs in one year, but 94.6 lbs lost in one year isn't bad. Also my current weight is pretty decent for me. So I probably shouldn't try to lose more. Losing 50 kg would've been a great milestone as well, but if I'd lose that much I would've been unhealthy. I know BMI isn't an exact science, but my BMI has gone from 37,15 to 23,11. If I had lost 100 lbs it would be 22,3 which isn't bad. If I had lost 50 kg it would be 20,78 and that's way too thin for me.
Now after this year has passed I kind of wish that I had taken a photo of myself each day to see the transformation. Oh well, too late for that now.
Next goal: Not gaining the weight back, and also get a job...
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
How I lost weight without a special diet
August 22 2011, 26 weeks ago today, I weighed 113,5 kg (250.2 lbs). February 20 2012, today, I weigh 84,5 kg (186.3 lbs). So how did I lose 29 kg (63.9 lbs) without a special diet?
I basically just did two things:
1. Stopped eating candy, snacks, cookies and so on. I don't eat much "fast food" so there wasn't really anything of that to stop eating.
2. Started exercising.
I have a very unhealthy relationship to candy. If I have a bag of candy I will eat until it's empty. Doesn't matter how big the bag is or how sick I feel while eating. So, that's not good.
When I say I exercise I don't mean that I go to a gym and work out for hours. I have an exercise bike in my apartment. It's right over there in front of the tv. Watching tv or even better tv-shows on dvd (to avoid the commercials) is a great way to exercise without thinking too much about it. American tv-shows have 20 (or 40), or so, minutes long episodes. British tv-shows are closer to 30 minutes.
My exercise bike has 8 resistances and in August when I started exercising I had it on the second resistance and could only do 10 minutes straight. Then I took a break for a few minutes and then did another 5 minutes. Perfect for a 20 minute episode of an American sitcom (The Big Bang Theory for example).
With time I have been able to increase the resistance (up to fifth/sixth resistance now) as well as doing more than 10 minutes at a time. Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Neverwhere and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a few others, worked well for when I started doing 20+ minutes at a time.
I have watched a few movies on dvd too. When I do watch a movie I will do a 40+ minute workout each time. Usually takes 2-4 "sittings" to finish the movie.
I haven't started with any tv-shows that has 40-minute episodes yet, but I have Firefly on dvd that I will start watching soon. Just need to get well first.
Lastly I do not exercise every day. It was 4-6 times a week in the beginning and 2-4 times a week now. Although the last few weeks I haven't done anything because I've been feeling ill.
So in conclusion if you want to lose weight and you spend 15-30 minutes watching tv every day. Get an exercise bike and work out while watching your favourite shows. It worked for me, so it might also work for you. Although I can't guarantee that it works for everyone.
My current goal is to get down under 80 kg (176.4 lbs). My ultimate goal is to stay somewhere around 75 kg (165.3 lbs).
I basically just did two things:
1. Stopped eating candy, snacks, cookies and so on. I don't eat much "fast food" so there wasn't really anything of that to stop eating.
2. Started exercising.
I have a very unhealthy relationship to candy. If I have a bag of candy I will eat until it's empty. Doesn't matter how big the bag is or how sick I feel while eating. So, that's not good.
When I say I exercise I don't mean that I go to a gym and work out for hours. I have an exercise bike in my apartment. It's right over there in front of the tv. Watching tv or even better tv-shows on dvd (to avoid the commercials) is a great way to exercise without thinking too much about it. American tv-shows have 20 (or 40), or so, minutes long episodes. British tv-shows are closer to 30 minutes.
My exercise bike has 8 resistances and in August when I started exercising I had it on the second resistance and could only do 10 minutes straight. Then I took a break for a few minutes and then did another 5 minutes. Perfect for a 20 minute episode of an American sitcom (The Big Bang Theory for example).
With time I have been able to increase the resistance (up to fifth/sixth resistance now) as well as doing more than 10 minutes at a time. Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Neverwhere and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a few others, worked well for when I started doing 20+ minutes at a time.
I have watched a few movies on dvd too. When I do watch a movie I will do a 40+ minute workout each time. Usually takes 2-4 "sittings" to finish the movie.
I haven't started with any tv-shows that has 40-minute episodes yet, but I have Firefly on dvd that I will start watching soon. Just need to get well first.
Lastly I do not exercise every day. It was 4-6 times a week in the beginning and 2-4 times a week now. Although the last few weeks I haven't done anything because I've been feeling ill.
So in conclusion if you want to lose weight and you spend 15-30 minutes watching tv every day. Get an exercise bike and work out while watching your favourite shows. It worked for me, so it might also work for you. Although I can't guarantee that it works for everyone.
My current goal is to get down under 80 kg (176.4 lbs). My ultimate goal is to stay somewhere around 75 kg (165.3 lbs).
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