{"id":3360,"date":"2011-11-30T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2011-11-30T11:11:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:11:59","slug":"update-on-my-fit-at-40-challenge-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/11\/update-on-my-fit-at-40-challenge-3.htm","title":{"rendered":"Update on my Fit at 40 challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s the last day of Movember and, whilst I said I wouldn’t be growing a ‘tache this year, I did say I’d push to make sure I’d lost my second stone by the end of the month<\/a>\u00a0(all part of \u00a0my “Fit at 40” challenge<\/a>). Despite not being able to exercise for nearly two weeks earlier in the month due to a heavy cold (man flu), I’ve been pounding the streets since then, combined with spinning classes, the\u00a0occasional\u00a0swim and being really careful about what I’m eating.<\/p>\n

Even so, it was with some trepidation that I stood on the scales this morning and…<\/p>\n

…I did it!<\/p>\n

\"\"15st 10lbs (100kg) means I’ve shed two stone since I started this challenge and, for those who are thinking “yeah, but anyone can lose a couple of stone on a diet” the whole point has been to avoid “diets” and to lose weight by switching to a more healthy, sustainable lifestyle (i.e. I can still have a drink from time to time, and eat food that I like, in moderation). \u00a0It also means I’m lighter than I’ve been in years – probably since before my wife was pregnant with our first child (I put on weight to match, but she lost hers…) – and certainly fitter than I’ve been since… my teens I guess.<\/p>\n

My weight loss seems to come in fits and starts (it plateaus, then I lose half a stone, before it plateaus again) and the 16 stone barrier has been tough to break through – if I can get below 15 and a half stone before Christmas (and keep it off after Christmas), I should be back on track!<\/p>\n

So, here’s where I’m at:<\/p>\n