How Much!!
My clothes seem to be shrinking in the wash, this is affecting trousers in particular. They seem to have gotten awfully tight of late. I had to admit defeat and weigh myself this morning, a whooping 13st 11lbs. This wouldn't be too bad if I was 6ft tall, but I'm only 5ft 7 and the ideal weight for that height is about 11st 7.
Ok There is a lot of debate about what "Ideal" actually means but being 2 st over the ideal is not the best of ideas.
A bit of history about me
About 9 years ago I weighed the best part of 15 stone, yes thats 15 stone! I struggled to get into a pair of size 36 in waist trousers. I actually resorted to buting a pair of 38" once. At this point I said no more.
I started reducing the amount I ate, walked a couple of stops to catch the bus, started cycling to work and weight came pouring off me. I was sent to work somewhere that meant I had to stay in a hotel for 10 weeks. It was at this point that I decided to start running, just a mile or 2 in the morning, but I was determined not to put the weight back on.
I then changed jobs cycled to work and ran most lunchtimes with a very competitive running partner I even managed to crack sub 40 for a 10K and was able to fit comfortable into a size 32 trousers.
Now I drive to work, haven't run in over 2 weeks and need to buy some size 36" trousers. I need to fight the fight again but I'm 9 years older and I currently don't have the same mental strength as I had then. This is going to be tough
4 Comments:
get the bike out?
on 28th April you said of cycling to work
'it set me up for the morning'
good weather coming so get that bike out!
7:42 am
{{rob}}
I so know where you are coming from
look after yourself
and as beanz says why not get the bike out a few times a week
10:15 am
Can I join you in your fight..?
I'm gaining instead of losing weight. Not doing so great with running either - part of it is the weight gain. I run better when I'm smaller. I'll be getting the bike out I think. It worked last year. It can work this year.
:o)
1:42 pm
I was going to bike it a couple of days but the weather has been too lousy - so opted for the car instead
{RobW wanders off hanging his head in shame}
11:18 am
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