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Tag Archives: weight
Steady does it: my weight
I’ve written about how much weight I’ve lost before on here… since the start of my journey, in June 2008, I’m now 22lbs / 10kg lighter than I was. I’ve been recording my weight and body fat stats weekly since … Continue reading
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Tagged doing weights, drinking alcohol, events, sized portions, strength workout, weight, workout challenge
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Two Week Food Test – Wk 1 complete
I was sort of dreading the weekend with this Two Week Food Test. I thought temptation and training would get in the way, but I actually did quite well. I’m managing to restrict the carbs, but not totally cut them … Continue reading
Posted in Two Week Food Test
Tagged carbs, food, loss, restricted, test, two, week, weight
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My 2011 Totals
It’s come to that time of year again… where I add up all my totals of how far I’ve run, cycled, swum and walked etc… and this year has been a bit of a bumper year for me. (In comparison … Continue reading
50 Weight Loss Tips
Need to shift a few pounds? Make these easy changes to your diet – and watch the fat fall off! 1 Swap your regular cheese for goat’s cheese. It’s 40 per cent lower in calories than the stuff made from … Continue reading
New Nutrition Page
I’ve added a new Nutrition page on the top bar of my blog. I’ll collate any blog posts I do in relation to Food, Nutrition and Weight Loss. Go to Nutrition on the top bar to see it.
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Tagged advice, blog, food, links, lose weight, nutrition, weight, weight loss
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What an extra 20 calories a day will do…
I’m listening to an audiobook just now that my Dad recommended me: Why we get fat and what to do about it by Gary Taubes. Here’s an interesting bit from it. 20 calories. Just an extra 20 calories, a bite … Continue reading
My weight since I started training (June 2008)
In 3 years, I’ve lost nearly a sixth of my weight!! Since I started exercising properly (June 2008), I’ve lost nearly 11kg, down to 55.9kg and I’m not losing any more (19.8 BMI). I’ve maintained that weight since March. (The … Continue reading
Weight
It’s been a while since I’ve done a post about my weight… mainly because I have platuaed with it an after losing 23lbs in almost 3 years… I am now simply maintaining my weight. In fact it’s remained really steady … Continue reading
Taking control of a healthy way of eating
I met up with a good friend of mine at the weekend. She told me that she was on the ‘Slimming World’ diet and that just about everything she at had a ‘syn’ value (which quite honestly stunned me). It … Continue reading
Not losing weight through running?
A few people I’ve come across are taking up running in their quest to lose weight, or some have taken up running to train for a half marathon or full marathon and hoped that the training would mean weight loss. … Continue reading


