Apologies for not blogging last week spent two days thinking should I blog or not, had plenty to say but most of it negative so decided that I would give it a miss, I will combine these two weeks without hopefully the negatively.
I have felt frustrated because of my hip injury and not being able to exercise for the best part of these two weeks, I had an ache in my hip so decided rightly to stop exercise to give it the best chance to heal. I have been climbing up the wall without going out for a run or the X-box fitness. I am worried about starting again on Monday in case the hip has not healed yet. I have spent 40 odd years abusing my body and only 6 months putting it right there are clearly going to be times that the body will break down, I understand that but it's still hard sitting around not doing any exercise. There's still 3 months until the Great South Run so I have the time to restart the training and be good to go for the race.
Diabetes Ground Breaking News.
This is the most important news ever, just a background reminder when I first spoke to Sandra I said to her that the reason that I made contact with her was the fact that on the http://www.ThinkingSlimmer.com they have Diabetes UK as one of there charities and the first thing I asked Sandra was would it help my Diabetes no mention of weight loss or anything else. My insulin is down to 15 units before food and I have to check my levels 2 hours after eating to make sure i'm not having hypo's and to reduce my insulin more if that's the case.
So after 15 years of diabetes I have finally reach utopia my HBA1C is 5.6 which is the same as a normal person (this is also the first time someone has said that I am normal) Now this is just the start I am still diabetic I still have to carry on doing what I am doing and checking and adjusting, but now after this week I feel so much better about the last 2 weeks and about my weight loss in general and reminds me that the Diabetes was why I needed help in the first place the weight and exercise is a wonderful by product that has naturally improved along the way, I have clearly forgotten about why I needed help and been fixated with the weight lose, I am thinking of just putting the weight at the end of the blog with no comment to show that I can put my trust in the slimpod and more importantly in me to do the things that I am doing which in the overall picture is the right things.
I have lost 4 1/2 stone my trouser size is down from 48 to a 36 my Diabetes is under the best control ever I exercise regularly and I have entered the Great South Run in October. Each one on its own is a great achievement added together it makes an outstanding achievement that I am rightly proud of, But the head plays nasty games with me trying to get me to fail or tricking me into thinking that I am failing. I know other friends on their journeys are having the same problems as well so I am in good company, and its not just me.
As I have mentioned the Great South Run it would be remiss of me not to mention my just giving page http://www.justgiving.com/Darin-McCloud I have added a video of me training which is for entertainment as its not a pretty site. Please sponsor if you can it's for a great cause.
My weight three weeks ago was 106.1kg last week 107.7kg this week 105.6kg so I am still in a narrow window which I am now happy with and look forward to the weight dropping off again when my body is ready to so.
This is my journey to lose weight the natural way after all the negative publicity.Thank god there are good people out there to help people like me.
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Week Twenty
This week's blog is mostly about frustration or more importantly non fault frustration because sometimes things just happen and you have to accept that it has happened and move on. That is what I have done this week and boy do I feel better for thinking this way. This is the bonus side of the slimpods in that it is not just about the weight loss but the decisions you make in your journey and the fact you learn that different things happen along the journey and to just accept that what you are doing is right while the body adjust's to its new life. Its taken a while for me to grasp this but I now have,and its great not to beat myself up this week.
Last Saturday on my last 5 mile run towards the end I got a sharp pain in my right hip I still managed to complete in a personal best time,I was in pain the rest of Saturday and most of Sunday on Monday the pain had gone and I did a 2 hour set on the X-Box fitness with no problems at all. Due to bad weather I waited until Thursday to run again giving the hip a few extra days to recover. I started running and straight away the same pain came back again I kept going for 10 minutes to see if I could run it off but to no avail. I made the decision for the first time since I started training to stop, deep down it was the right thing to do I would surely only make it worse in the long run. That's were the frustration comes in the mind is so up for this the body may take a bit longer after years of abuse so something going wrong was on the cards really.
I have an appointment to see my doctor on Monday morning I will see what he has to say and I have no pre conceived ideas on what is wrong or how bad it may or may not be. On the plus side I have still been able to do my X-Box fitness over this weekend with no problems with my hip so at least I have got some training in before I see the doctor.
This has been a good week for eating I have had vegetables every day and salad for lunch at work I have eaten more food this week, so have picked a little less I know I can do better on that front so work in progress on that front still. I do feel better for having control over what I eat, this is the right decision and I am glad that I made it.
I have made a video of me doing my X-Box fitness you will be glad to know it is not the whole 2 hours. You can find it on my just giving page http://www.justgiving.com/Darin-McCloud not being very technical I'm sure I am loading it up the slow way so at the moment I have 2 parts of 4 on the page so far. I thought it would be good for you to see me doing some training (its not pretty trust me) but if you are impressed or have a good laugh then please donate lots of money for Diabetes UK. I will post a video of me jogging along the seafront next time I am out with Hazel (camera women of the year).
On the weight for this week a small gain last week was 105.5kg this week 106.1kg 16st 10lb a gain of 0.6kg or 1.3lb I will take that after this week. Again a little frustration as my weight has stayed about this level for the last three to four weeks, but I am happy with where I am at the moment the weight is not the only gauge of my journey and the bonus is that I don't feel fat so there is a victory for me right there I feel slimmer and fitter.
Last Saturday on my last 5 mile run towards the end I got a sharp pain in my right hip I still managed to complete in a personal best time,I was in pain the rest of Saturday and most of Sunday on Monday the pain had gone and I did a 2 hour set on the X-Box fitness with no problems at all. Due to bad weather I waited until Thursday to run again giving the hip a few extra days to recover. I started running and straight away the same pain came back again I kept going for 10 minutes to see if I could run it off but to no avail. I made the decision for the first time since I started training to stop, deep down it was the right thing to do I would surely only make it worse in the long run. That's were the frustration comes in the mind is so up for this the body may take a bit longer after years of abuse so something going wrong was on the cards really.
I have an appointment to see my doctor on Monday morning I will see what he has to say and I have no pre conceived ideas on what is wrong or how bad it may or may not be. On the plus side I have still been able to do my X-Box fitness over this weekend with no problems with my hip so at least I have got some training in before I see the doctor.
This has been a good week for eating I have had vegetables every day and salad for lunch at work I have eaten more food this week, so have picked a little less I know I can do better on that front so work in progress on that front still. I do feel better for having control over what I eat, this is the right decision and I am glad that I made it.
I have made a video of me doing my X-Box fitness you will be glad to know it is not the whole 2 hours. You can find it on my just giving page http://www.justgiving.com/Darin-McCloud not being very technical I'm sure I am loading it up the slow way so at the moment I have 2 parts of 4 on the page so far. I thought it would be good for you to see me doing some training (its not pretty trust me) but if you are impressed or have a good laugh then please donate lots of money for Diabetes UK. I will post a video of me jogging along the seafront next time I am out with Hazel (camera women of the year).
On the weight for this week a small gain last week was 105.5kg this week 106.1kg 16st 10lb a gain of 0.6kg or 1.3lb I will take that after this week. Again a little frustration as my weight has stayed about this level for the last three to four weeks, but I am happy with where I am at the moment the weight is not the only gauge of my journey and the bonus is that I don't feel fat so there is a victory for me right there I feel slimmer and fitter.
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Week Nineteen
Had a great week and hopeful that I can now come to terms with the ups and downs of my journey although I will still blog my worries and thoughts. The lessons learnt this week are not to focus so much on the weight loss as important as it is to reach my target weight of 13 stone it will happen but with ups and downs as my body changes and adjust's to my new lifestyle and exercise training for the Great South Run. I would like to thank everyone for there message's of support to my blog last week the support is amazing.
Met up with Trevor on Monday had a great session always amazes me where he takes me on my timeline and what problems we find and pull out from so far back in my childhood. Have my new slimpod and looking forward to the next part of my journey. Trevor in the Park sounds like a great idea and with the great weather on Monday it was brilliant.
I have had a few people question my journey and talk about crash and burn and waiting for me to fail as they think I cannot keep up what I am doing. Without being rude to these people I will ignore what you have to say as its not constructive therefore not helpful to me or my journey, What I am doing is clearly working and will continue to work, it is a new lifestyle that I am so pleased with that I will never go back to my old ways of the last 45 years. So please don't be offended or upset I will not crash and burn.
I have also made another major decision at home that needed to be made and having spoke to my other half her first reaction was not good although understandable but having spoke at length about it we are now both comfortable and happy with the why. That decision is that I will cook my own meals so that I have total control of my food intake and I can eat the foods that I need to eat to fuel my body for the journey ahead.
I am from this week going to take body measurements. I do wish that I had done this from the start of my journey I'm sure that would have helped me with the weight gain weeks and stop me from being disappointed when it has happened. On that note last night I went to my mum's 65th birthday party (Happy Birthday Mum) and for the fear of sounding like a woman (joking) I needed a new pair of trouser's to wear for the evening that fitted so I went off out and found a nice pair of jeans and the good news is they were a size 36. I was shocked as I have only just got down to a size 38 in the past 3 weeks.
Talking of the party I would like to take this opportunity to thank family and friends and members of Bedhampton Bowling Club for their kind generosity in sponsoring me for the Great South Run. http://www.justgiving.com/darin-mccloud if you would also like to sponsor me for Diabetes UK.
My weight. Last week 107.7kg this week 105.5kg a loss of 2.2kg or 4.9lb which is the same as the weight gain for last week so the last two weeks is a level weight, I so wish I had not panicked so much last week but its part of who I am and I'm sure I will get better now.
My measurements are Chest 45 inches Waist 43 1/2 inches Stomach 44 1/2 inches Butt 43 inches Left Thigh 23 1/2 inches Right Thigh 24 inches Right Thigh 24 inches Right Calf 18 inches I will update this once a month to see how the body is losing size.
Met up with Trevor on Monday had a great session always amazes me where he takes me on my timeline and what problems we find and pull out from so far back in my childhood. Have my new slimpod and looking forward to the next part of my journey. Trevor in the Park sounds like a great idea and with the great weather on Monday it was brilliant.
I have had a few people question my journey and talk about crash and burn and waiting for me to fail as they think I cannot keep up what I am doing. Without being rude to these people I will ignore what you have to say as its not constructive therefore not helpful to me or my journey, What I am doing is clearly working and will continue to work, it is a new lifestyle that I am so pleased with that I will never go back to my old ways of the last 45 years. So please don't be offended or upset I will not crash and burn.
I have also made another major decision at home that needed to be made and having spoke to my other half her first reaction was not good although understandable but having spoke at length about it we are now both comfortable and happy with the why. That decision is that I will cook my own meals so that I have total control of my food intake and I can eat the foods that I need to eat to fuel my body for the journey ahead.
I am from this week going to take body measurements. I do wish that I had done this from the start of my journey I'm sure that would have helped me with the weight gain weeks and stop me from being disappointed when it has happened. On that note last night I went to my mum's 65th birthday party (Happy Birthday Mum) and for the fear of sounding like a woman (joking) I needed a new pair of trouser's to wear for the evening that fitted so I went off out and found a nice pair of jeans and the good news is they were a size 36. I was shocked as I have only just got down to a size 38 in the past 3 weeks.
Talking of the party I would like to take this opportunity to thank family and friends and members of Bedhampton Bowling Club for their kind generosity in sponsoring me for the Great South Run. http://www.justgiving.com/darin-mccloud if you would also like to sponsor me for Diabetes UK.
My weight. Last week 107.7kg this week 105.5kg a loss of 2.2kg or 4.9lb which is the same as the weight gain for last week so the last two weeks is a level weight, I so wish I had not panicked so much last week but its part of who I am and I'm sure I will get better now.
My measurements are Chest 45 inches Waist 43 1/2 inches Stomach 44 1/2 inches Butt 43 inches Left Thigh 23 1/2 inches Right Thigh 24 inches Right Thigh 24 inches Right Calf 18 inches I will update this once a month to see how the body is losing size.
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