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I'm posting this more as one of several motivational tools, rather than a 'what tyres for spare tyres?' thread.
37 yrs old, 5'10", 21.5 stone, 47.5" waist (measured at the proper place), so that's a BMI of 41, a moderate diabetes risk (rising to significant once I get past 40). Don't smoke, hardly drink. I can walk all day, swim for an hour, and I'm slow but steady on the bike. Could be worse, but should be much much better. Ten years ago I was a fit-as-a-fiddle rugby player at 16 stone. I'm not a rugby player any more so 16 stone is not an appropriate target.
I'm aiming for a weight loss of 1kg per week, and since I like both science and sums I'm going for a calorie counting approach based on my daily calorie needs (calculated using the Mifflin-St Joir formula, to be recalculated for every 10kg of weight lost) less 1100 calories. I know about processed vs unprocessed food/calories. Exercise will be swimming, walking and biking but no set programme other than at least one hour of something three times a week.
The target is therefore a 50kg loss in 12 months which, if achieved, will put me at 12.5 stone and a BMI of 25.
I thought I would post my progress every Saturday, for my own motivation .
So, here goes! Feel free to join in if you wish.