I’d never been a dieter and made avoiding scales a conscious decision before I started this but having seen some unflattering photos of myself felt that I owed it to my Wife and four kids to do something about my weight before it did something to me.

In retrospect I had probably been on >3000kcal a day, I was 18st 7lbs (117.6Kg) and only getting bigger. I suffered from chronic acid reflux to the point where I had to have gastroscopy and took Omeprazole daily as well as being asthmatic.

I decided to cut back what I had been eating and introduce a fasting day on Tuesday and Thursday. So I dropped my intake to 2000kcal with a fasting day of 600kcal and the weight just fell off. In March I’d lost 3st (19Kg) I dusted off my bike and bought a trailgator which meant I could tow my youngest daughter the one mile to school on her bike.

I now cycle between 60 and 80 miles a week, dropped from 40″ waist trousers to 36″ (and I have to wear those with a belt). I’ve lost 22.1Kg (3st 6lbs) in a little over a year. I haven’t used my inhalers in months, I’m able to go without my Omeprazole for days at a time without any ill effect and haven’t had any acid reflux episodes since before Christmas.

I’ve gotten a little less strict with my non-fasting day diet and generally keep it between 2000 and 2200kcal (my TDEE is 2552kcal) the weight loss has slowed but I now burn around 4000-5000kcal a week cycling.

I’m very happy with my weight and fitness as they are at the moment, medically I’m still overweight (BMI is 30.2) so in the long term I’m aiming to drop another 16Kg to get my weight into the top end of ‘Normal’. My goal of 79.4Kg (12st 7lbs) is still a long way off, but I’m in no hurry!

Regards,
TH.