Apr 03 2006
Weight Loss - One Year Later
“My God you’ve gained weight!” was my brother’s reaction in December 1993, just months after starting university. I was never fat or obese, but I was also never happy with my weight. Last year I peaked at 87kg and was disgusted by the baggage that came with it. Coming off a recent breakup, I decided to focus my thoughts and energy on a serious lifestyle change.
In the past I had failed with ad-hoc healthy lifestyles because I didn’t know what I was doing. I searched for direction, and a Google query brought me to the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (BFFM) program. It was perfect: The book provided guidance on the four essentials areas of goal setting, nutrition, cardio, and weight training. I applied what I learned and immediately saw results. This motivated me to work harder and after time the techniques became second nature. It’s now one-year later and the results have been overwhelming: I’m 72kg, have replaced most of my clothes, and can cycle much harder than ever before. Most important is that I feel great.
Below is my weight chart for the last year. One thing that BFFM teaches is not to use weight as the primary metric for weight loss - fat loss is the real goal. Unfortunately I don’t have a body-fat percentage chart because I get inconsistent results when measuring it. I know it’s down, but I just don’t know by how much. I highly recommend BFFM to anyone who wants to make a permanent lifestyle change to improve their health. I couldn’t be happier.
hey chris - sounds like you have had success. What types of changes did you implement? More exercise and getting into the gym?
I had the most success when I got up and worked out first thing in the mornings. And youre right, it is a lifestyle change.
The lifestyle changes were a balancing of goal setting, nutrition, cardio, and weight training. I exercise more not because I have to, but because my motivation and energy levels have increased so much. I work out at home instead of going to the gym: It’s easier to keep a routine that way.
Yeah I’ve seen the same of the gym thing but I think it was burn out for me…