Rise and shine time, today marks the official start of being back on a very low calorie, low carb, no dairy meal plan, so I can start to detox out all the junk my body is holding onto and kickstart my weightloss. Raw and fresh vege for snacks and meals most days with 80gms of lean meat protein added to my 3 gym days each week. All this is monitored by my Dr to ensure I am taking care of myself while getting the best results for me. I have had some messages on why I am on this journey, so here it is. In 2007, after being sick on and off for 8yrs I went to yet another Dr and begged for him to look into why I was putting on weight. My diet wasnt that bad I thought, I was doing decent amounts of exercise and I just didnt understand what was wrong. After a few tests, I was diagnosed with a tumour on my pituitary gland, called a prolactinoma. This tumour is not cancer or going to kill me but it does produce hormones and mine was going to town with prolactin. At the same time, an old back injury started playing up and I got a little depressed about the whole situation, so I started to eat things I shouldnt. Working 12hr shifts on a rotating 24/7 roster wasnt helping either so my weight kept on piling on. I was put on some medication for the tumour and it all seemed to be going ok and the next 2yrs were all about getting the tumour under control. We got married in 2009 and a few months later, we moved from Sydney to Melbourne and I started a new job. This was a huge change. I had moved from a city where I had a lot of friends and was familiar to a city where I knew no-one but my wifes family, I got more depressed, so the eating continued and I was in denial and refused to deal with the underlying issues causing the depression and eating. I just kept plodding along for the next 5yrs until now. A few weeks ago I was thinking about my life, looking back on what I had done and more importantly what I hadnt done. My weight had stopped me doing some things I really wanted to do, it had made me insecure and embarassed of being out in public or doing things I would have normally participated in before I was big. I was on my laptop and saw a youtube clip of a guy calling himself Obese to Beast. It was all about his struggle in losing 160lbs and at that moment, something inside me just clicked. I started to question my actions, challenge my thoughts, to ignore the excuses I kept coming up with and I made a plan. I decided that I have spent the last 20yrs being controlled by my weight, being a slave to everything else but my happiness and decided I will not and I refuse to spend the next 20yrs in the same state.....So here I am. I am almost 39 now, in 15 months I will be 40 and I want to be free to enjoy being me and enjoy the process of starting a family with my beautiful wife. I cant do any of that in the unhealthy condition I am in. So, today is day 1 - today is the start to achieving my goals and being a healthier me. I know I will have some great results and I know I will stumble along the way too. I wont be perfect but I know no matter what obstacles appear in my path, I will make a decision to step around them and keep pusing forward, one step, one meal, one day at a time. If youre joining me on this journey, every week I will be posting my weight (losses and gains) so post along with me and we can keep each other accountable, motivated and determined to reach our goals together! Starting weight: 159kgs. Goal weight: 90kgs.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:04:47 +0000