This is ... well, it's going to be a warts and all progress tracker ... that way I can't hide. If anyone's reading this, and thinking of following me on all the ups and downs ... welcome ... and I'd maybe suggest not having instant email notifications, as there may be a lot of one-liners going on.
I'm on day 7 of a meal replacement shake diet, with a few tweaks. I'm unable to be physically active, so my losses won't be as fast or as amazing as other dieters out there, but hopefully this will be the start of a slow but sure reduction in my mass.
As a record ...
I'm 39 years old.
I'm 5'10.5"
I'm 18stone 1.5lb (253.5lbs, or 115kg, as of 2 days ago)
That puts my BMI at approximately 35 (according to the calculator here, which is the one I always use ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tools/bmi_calculator/bmi.shtml).
Now, I know BMI isn't an accurate measure ... I know, because my family really, truly, do have big bones in their genes - my 5'5(ish) great grandmother, in her 80s, was nothing but skin and bones, and yet still came up 'heavy', to the surprise of many a paramedic and carer who tried to lift her. Most of my physical attributes come from her. But, to get back on track, I'm going to use it as a guide, purely because it's a figure so many understand.
Working on BMI as the guide, the (approximate) ideal weight for my height is a maximum of 12stone9lbs (a BMI of 24.8, the largest still in the 'normal' range) ... that means I need to lose a third of my weight ... *looks down, shrugs* yeah, I could agree with that.
Here goes nothing ...
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