Day one (Proper)

So my scales finally arrived. So now I can weigh myself properly, and track my weight loss. My starting weight is 123.1kg, naked.
I will weigh myself morning and night, and use the average as my total weight.

I have been falling asleep with the app. Not sure if it is working, but I am snacking less I feel, and my portion sizes are getting smaller. I don't really have a target weight in mind. But I think 100 kg is an achievable starting target. Which I think is about 16 stone.

Here goes:

Trying an app.

Day 1 of diet.
Weight: >125kg
Waist: 40"


So after seeing a load of friends on facebook go on about a certain app for mobiles to help you diet, and how a friend lost a stone in a month, I had to buy it.
I would like to say more about it, but I don't quite fully understand it yet.
The link is here
Several people have said it has helped them, maybe I will as well.
Stay tuned to find out.

Also have bought some scales from ebay so hopefully, I will have some more accurate weight measurements soon.

A new beginning. (Prologue)

Now I have never been one to worry about what I eat. I was a keen observer of the seefood diet. I see food, I eat it. I've never watched what I eat, I never counted calories, and I've never been one for small portions. To be fair, in my younger days I was quite active and managed to live around 15 to 16 stone* for many, many years.
Then I got out of work because of divorce and child stuff, and I ballooned to 18 stone. And for many years I thought I was still 18 stone. Then I gave up smoking, and put on a lot of weight. I had no idea how much.
Then one day, I had a frantic phone call from my mum late one evening. My father had collapsed. Took them three days to diagnose a stroke. But you can guess it was caused by bad diet, his diabetes, and although a work active lifestyle, he did little outside work.
During a visit to the hospital, I saw a set of scales with a huge red LED display. Out of curiosity, I stood on them. And I damn near had a heart attack there and then. I weighed 127kg.(20 stone) 1/8th of a ton. 10 of me is a Ford fiesta.
This was a huge shock. I honestly thought I was still around the 100kg mark. So I decided to do something about it.
First I started being more active. Myself and Emma, My partner, would indulge in scenic walks. It wasn't much, but it was a start. I have cut down on my coffee intake. Only really drinking it at work. Drinking fruit juice and water at home mostly. And I have drastically cut back on sweets. Preferring grapes to mints now.
How am I doing?
To be fair, I have no idea. Emma's bathroom scales only go up to 18 stone, and I have bottomed them out a few times. I will purchase a set soon and regular updates will come upon this blog.

So why have I decided to write a blog?
Why not?
Basically, so I have a record for myself that I can access anywhere, and also hopefully, people can learn from me, weather good or bad, and maybe try things that I've tried. Either way, the internet is about sharing, so by writing this blog, I share my experience. Feel free to follow me.




*Historic eight measurements will go by whatever I measured myself with at the time, and my switch between kilos and stone. I can't be bothered to work it out, so feel free to do so for me.
All weight measurements from here on in may be in either.