I put on a lot of weight this summer, I didn’t mind what I ate and I drank a lot of fine wines (and some very nice Single Malts). Of all the weight I had lost (around 40 lbs) I gained 20 back on.
Fuck, they’re so hard to loose and so easy to get back.
I got back to work, and noticed that my working clothes were beginning to get very, very tight. I felt like a frickin’ sausage. That evening I sat at the beach with my dog, and just picked up my mobile, got the number to a diet club and joined. I felt sick to my gut immediately afterwards, but I went to the first meeting and the dreaded weigh-in the next day.
There were two men (and 14 women) at the meeting, and I was the fattest by at least 60 lbs. I could have joined a course with men only, but a friend of mine once said that I should join a course with both sexes. Why? Well women are nicer to be around AND men loose weight quicker than women. It’s tactical, I need the admiration of my peers when i get rid of my fat.
It’s nice to be best in class, hehe. I may seem cocky right now, but I’m not, really, they are a fine bunch of girls and we cheer everyone on.
I’m now 4 weeks in this Grete Roede course (curse?) and, Dammit! it’s working. I’ll set up the stats in a minute. It can probably be compared to Weight watchers, but we don’t use points. We count calories and we are restrictive with carbs (we do not ban carbs, but there are some restrictions), but strive for balanced meals. We eat wholesome healthy food.
The Regimen works by calculating our caloric need and then gives us a menu to follow. It’s simple, but like all change of habits, it’s not easy.
We get weighed each Tuesday, and we use a measuring tape to see if we’ve gotten smaller during the week. They recommend exercise, and we get points for doing it. It is recommended to get in 7-10 points a week, but they urge us to get in more.
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edit:
It’s been 10 weeks and I’ve managed to loose all I gained this summer and then some, jippee!
Here are some stats and a weight graph (it’s not quite complete, it starts a little late on the timeline (I had allready lost a few kilos)):
Stats:
142.5 kg to 124.5 kg in ten weeks. Thats 18 kilos (39.7 lbs)
I’m moving in the right direction!
