'Where do you want to be in 5, 10, 15 years.' I dismissed the longer periods because in 15 years I will be 87 years old and realistically it's hard to plan for that age.
I can plan for 5 years. 77 is not so daunting to me. To weigh an acceptable and healthy weight at 77 years old is now my goal. That means I need to lose about 50 kg/110 lbs. I aim to lose 50 pounds this year, around 30 pounds in 2013, 15 pounds in 2014 and the remainder in 2015. Job done! I can't believe it's that simple to plan a strategy to reach my healthy goal weight and time to spare at that. So easy to say. Not nearly as easy to be that consistent.
Cutting out wheat lead to significant weight loss in the first half of 2012.
It became clear that I need to do more so I began some experimenting with different ratios of macronutrients, proteins, carbohydrates and fats. To do this I chose a calorie limit because it was the simplest way to work out percentages.
I followed Jimmy Moore's n=1 experiment with nutritional ketosis and have decided it will probably work for me.
It would be good to weigh 59 kg/130 lbs once more.
To reach that magic number I need to lose 28 kg/62 lbs
My goal is to lose between 14 and 20 kg, (31 - 44 pounds), this year. I'm not sure how easy or hard this will be because I've not lost much weight for the last 4 months.
I intend to be successful by being in nutritional ketosis most of the time. I have ordered a ketone meter and strips. That will be interesting.
One thing I need to watch out for is muscle depletion and loss of strength and balance. There is no point losing weight if I do not gain energy and increase my stamina for general activity.
To this end I want to commit to walking or similar daily and once a week 'Smart Exercise'which I need to learn a lot more about.
One thing I know. I will never again be as fat as I was at the beginning of 2012.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
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