large guy checking in, will update with progress as and when it happens :
- have been steadily gaining weight since moving countries in 2004 (weighed 80kg/177lbs on arrival, weighed 119kg/262lbs at the end of november 2016)
- aim is to get rid of as much fat as possible and get to a sustainable lifestyle that will keep me healthy; getting into reasonable shape for next season of snowboarding and table tennis would be the secondary goal
- still going through the process of getting a massive kidney stone removed (4 surgeries, 16 hospital visits, 4 run-ins with sepsis and almost 1 icu spell so far, getting the next operation date sometime soon)
- went through the usual phases of denial, super focus,depression,not giving a shit ... but the problem didn't go away and it was affecting everything i did (bend over to do up bindings, can't due to something being in the way ... ie me)
- have not been able to do any exercise for a long while due to crippling pain (i'm looking at you kidney stone), so have focused on trying to get my sleep/eating/stress management working for me
- sleeping and eating changes since november have resulted in : 25kg/55lbs loss of weight and way better sleep, stress management is still very much in the early stages (trying not to do too much at once as that was a recipe for disaster in previous iterations)
- this has taken me ages of experimentation to get to where i am now, hopefully i'll be able to exercise in the next 3-4 months and start getting into shape for next season
- have been steadily gaining weight since moving countries in 2004 (weighed 80kg/177lbs on arrival, weighed 119kg/262lbs at the end of november 2016)
- aim is to get rid of as much fat as possible and get to a sustainable lifestyle that will keep me healthy; getting into reasonable shape for next season of snowboarding and table tennis would be the secondary goal
- still going through the process of getting a massive kidney stone removed (4 surgeries, 16 hospital visits, 4 run-ins with sepsis and almost 1 icu spell so far, getting the next operation date sometime soon)
- went through the usual phases of denial, super focus,depression,not giving a shit ... but the problem didn't go away and it was affecting everything i did (bend over to do up bindings, can't due to something being in the way ... ie me)
- have not been able to do any exercise for a long while due to crippling pain (i'm looking at you kidney stone), so have focused on trying to get my sleep/eating/stress management working for me
- sleeping and eating changes since november have resulted in : 25kg/55lbs loss of weight and way better sleep, stress management is still very much in the early stages (trying not to do too much at once as that was a recipe for disaster in previous iterations)
- this has taken me ages of experimentation to get to where i am now, hopefully i'll be able to exercise in the next 3-4 months and start getting into shape for next season