This week I lost another 7 pounds, taking my total loss to 2 stone 6 pounds (or 34 pounds if you’re American). That’s 6.87% of my starting weight lost and 12.14% of my long term goal (to get to 15 stone) completed.
If I carry on losing at least 4 pounds a week then I will hit my target in 62 weeks. Of course, I don’t expect it to go that smoothly, there will be times where I lose less and even blips where I gain weight. The most important thing is staying focused and not get too hard on myself when things don’t go to plan, as long as I get back on the horse, I’ll get there in the end. That’s when the real work begins!
I have my spreadsheets and charts to keep track of it all. See below
I’ve tried to up my exercise a bit, I have a circuit I like to walk that is 2.2 miles long according to google maps. It takes me about an hour with a 15 minutes break in a park before heading back and I walked it on Wednesday and Thursday. I tend to get aches in my shoulders and upper arms whilst walking but I can already feel that improving although after Thursday I got blisters on my feet, it might be too much to do two days on the bounce but I will try double socking to reduce the friction.
On Sunday I went back to my old stomping ground, Dovestone reservoir for the first time since last Easter. There are a variety of walks but for now I’m just sticking to the main circuit around the perimeter of the reservoir itself.
Unfortunately, I went over on my right ankle and sprained it. My ankles are a nightmare. Years ago, when I had physio following a back injury, the physio told me I had an unusual gait and that one leg is slightly longer than the other. They were supposed to refer me to have some special inserts made but it never happened. It doesn’t cause me big issues but my balance isn’t perfect.
When the physio got me to rotate my ankles, I could hear a noise a bit like squeezing cotton wool balls. I think the ligaments are damaged and if I get pressure in very specific spots, they instantly collapse. It’s not just down to my weight either, I went over on both ankles in Edinburgh after I lost over 13 stone. It just happens very suddenly and the next thing I know, I’m on the floor.
A couple of blokes came over to see if I was alright and offered to help, which was very good of them but also a bit embarrassing for me, I got myself up and decided to carry on rather than go back even though we were probably only a quarter of the way round but I am quite stubborn. I came there to do the full circuit, and it didn’t matter that I had to hobble the rest of it. It took 2 hours but I did it.
Driving home was very uncomfortable but there was no choice. I treated myself to a cup of tea with one sugar and two squash’em sweets we had in the car, more for the shock than anything else.
I’ve scraped my elbow and my knee is quite sore and it will set me back a couple of days before I can do another walk, which is annoying but if I try to rush it, I could damage it even more. In the grand scheme of things it’s no big deal.
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