Well it has been a while since I posted an update and I thought it was about time I got round to it.
So much has happened in life since last I posted.
My last update post was on July 19th (a Thursday). Weight 114.9kgs.
Saturday the 21st my second son was born at 4:58 am. My wife was amazing and awesome and I know I could never have succeeded as well as she did. I am so eternally grateful for my two boys and her!
The arrival of my son started 3 weeks of leave for me to try to help get our lives in order with his grand arrival and to help with the routine of our eldest boy (5 years old). 3 weeks of leave. The longest period of leave in one block since I started working…IT WAS GLORIOUS!! I could so see myself being a stay at home dad….unfortunately from a household income perspective it is not feasible but boy did I really enjoy the time off and time with my wife and two boys!
Not being in the 9 – 5 structure of the work day did throw the routine out a bit. I will be honest there were several instances of cheats occurring namely in the form of a small handful of curly fries on occasion and the odd (two) tim tam with afternoon tea.
Tim tams – let me tell you about a bit of a realisation….within me there will always be a greedy person trying to break out! Carbs – I am ok – I enjoy them but they are not the be all and end all for me! Sweets however are a different storey. LATE one evening I snuck into the pantry to have a tim tam…I ended up having six!!! I have NO willpower when it comes to sugary treats! Lesson learnt – avoid sweets.
The one non-Dukan thing that I do on a more regular basis is that I have a bowl of Uncle Toby’s Oats for breakfast. So apart from the odd transgression and the oats the time off was good and was overall a success.
13th August – Return to work. Weight 110.2kgs. Loss on leave 4.7kgs!
The return to work resulted in a return to structure and routine. My darling wife has coped with the two boys at home alone fantastically well (I am so proud of her!) and I am dealing with the post break blues in my return to the workforce (buying lotto tickets now!!). The first week back found me snacking much more than I did at home. At home I never had 10 am and 3 pm snacks and I also found myself drinking much more water (and coffee) that I did at home sooooooooo…..
I ended up recording almost a week of gains…weight at the end of that week 111.4kgs. That was a GAIN of 1.2kgs in the week. I am certain this was compounded by the fact that I did absolutely no exercise during the week while I tried to get back into the work swing, get used to feeding the baby at 4 am and get home from work “too late and tired”…poor excuses but they were the ones I used.
Over the weekend it was my mother’s birthday and that resulted in morning tea at our house, dinner at my sister’s house and breakfast the next day at the club (a buffet – all you can eat!). I stayed strong. No snacks at the morning tea. No carbs at the dinner and once piece of bacon with the scrambled eggs and mushrooms at the breakfast! Overall a good weekend navigating the constant barrage of food. A couple of runs achieved too and so I am happy to report that as of this morning I was back to 110.0kgs almost a new low (previous low was 109.4kgs).
I am typing this post for several reasons…
1) To catch up on the trials and updates on the past month.
2) To try to get my head back in the game. I feel that over the past couple of weeks I have let things slide. I am [today] 6kgs from the Dukan suggested weight and 10kgs from my target yet I am feeling like things are waning. Maybe I am trying to get ahead of myself and try to adopt Stage 3 before I should. If anything in this post I am trying to vocalise my faults to acknowledge them and hopefully overcome them.
3) Acknowledge the greedy bastard inside of me! I know he is there and I know that I have to manage him. When it comes to sweets I have no willpower! NONE and the fat bastard inside loves that and wants me to fail and forget about this healthy lifestyle. I worry about this fat git when it comes to stage 3 but I hope that acknowledging him means that I will be prepared for the battle that will commence once I arrive at the start of stage 3.
Tomorrow will be a weight gain – I know this with some certainty as despite my plan for an 8km run tonight (we have a weather warning in place at the moment) I have eaten about 200g of biltong (beef jerky – South African style). It is pretty salty so I am expecting water gain. This does not condone the snack or the fact of it but it is self-admission of the fault and is hopefully the start of a refocused, prepared and committed me that goes forward from here.
Thanks for reading my rant along the way.
Happy thoughts and lighter scales.
Cheers
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