A few days ago I saw a picture from back when I was in a UK’s Mountain Rescue team, and in good shape. In the mid 90s I broke my left ankle in the French Pyrenees, while walking down an slope after a good day in the ice, and things went downhill from there. The lack of exercise, combined with bad eating habits took its toll, and today I’m almost 118Kg, or 260lb. for those still using imperial metrics.
This morning I went to see a doctor who specializes in natural diets, and she has given me a strict one. To start with, no eggs or milk for a few weeks, so bye bye Starbucks (I can still drink black coffee though). It’s then a matter of combining the right kind of food, for example, breakfast consists of acid fruits (lemon juice plus oranges, pineapple or kiwis), the a salad plus chicken, fish or pasta for lunch. A friend of mine has recommended this doctor, having lost almost 10Kg the first month.
Part of the plan is of course exercise, which having three kids plus a startup will be difficult to get done – my idea is to get a mountain bike and try to go to places with it, rather than take the car, plus a short cycle in the morning before everyone wakes up. Any recommendations? I was looking at some today, and the two manufacturers which seemed best were Scott and Orbea, not sure which to get though.
A weekly progress report will be posted here, I’m actually thinking of making some sort of weight widget, it’s just an idea for now.