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The 1st 7lb Milestone
Read more: The 1st 7lb MilestoneDaily Weigh-in done… On 21st August, 31 days after starting, I had shifted 1 stone of weight. I was very pleased with that. At the time I wrote… “It will get harder.” Now, just 16 days later, and a further 7 lbs gone. That’s pretty consistent. Less than 7 weeks in and 1st 7lbs (9.6kg) […]
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Matty the PT
Read more: Matty the PT
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Day 2 of Gym Life
Read more: Day 2 of Gym LifeTook myself off to the gym this afternoon with the aim to do 60 minutes on the treadmill at a steady walking pace. Need to lose more weight before I get up to a jogging pace. Bearing in mind I’ve only done 6 minutes on a treadmill ever – and that was last night, under […]
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Week 7 – Update
Read more: Week 7 – UpdateDay 49 End of Week Seven – 8th September1.8kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date10.4kg (23 lbs) And yet another week with a few milestones achieved. “Routine is King” as they say and I am certainly settling into a good routine. The small hurdle of a Jaguar Breakfast Club breaks that routine […]
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#TeamBowelCancer
Read more: #TeamBowelCancerMy friends on JaguarForum.com have been following my weight loss journey for some time. Recent tongue-in-cheek comments have included: “At this rate Mark is going to be doing the London Marathon next year”“Too far away? Ok then Great North Run then lol” Well… It’s happening! It’s confirmed! “Congratulations, you’ve got a place with #TeamBowelCancer in […]
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Week 8 – Update
Read more: Week 8 – UpdateDay 56 End of Week Eight – 15th September+0.1kg (+0.2 lbs) weight gain Total weight loss, to date 10.3kg (23 lbs) So, a tiny weight gain this week of 0.1kg as I move into a new phase of this fitness reboot. Merely losing weight was just the start. Having now completed nine gym sessions in […]
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Week 9 – Update
Read more: Week 9 – UpdateDay 63 End of Week Nine – 22nd September1.7kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date12kg (27 lbs) Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio and two hard sessions with Matty the PT. On Tuesday I called him a “baby-faced assassin”, but on Thursday I reflected and thought that was a […]
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Andy the Sports Physio
Read more: Andy the Sports PhysioMatty had identified that I had very tight hamstrings that were restricting mobility, basically reducing my flexibility. We did a few exercises to help stretch them but some deep tissue massage would be beneficial. With the help of Google I found Andy Tamaddon of Muscleworks Therapy, in Thornton-Cleveleys. Today was my first ever deep tissue […]
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2 Stone Milestone
Read more: 2 Stone MilestoneDay 67 and I’ve reached the 2 stone Milestone! It only seems like 36 days since I hit the 1 stone milestone – oh it was! 31 days to lose the first stone (14lbs / 6.35kg) and then just 36 days for the second! 2 stone (28lbs / 12.7kg) total weight loss in 67 days […]
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Week 10 – Update
Read more: Week 10 – UpdateDay 70 End of Week Ten – 29th September1.9kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date13.9kg (31 lbs) And another busy week with the Blackpool Invitational last weekend, bacon rolls, Wetherspoons and Carvery to navigate. Plus the 2 stone milestone coming mid week. Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio but […]
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