Today
being the 21st August means that I have just 10 days left until my 5 Stone Challenge, so my weekly weigh-in has been more nerve racking than usual. The past few weeks have really been a
personal challenge for me too. I’ve left my job, which has meant spending quite
a lot of time at home. That usually means spending
time cooking and entertaining, so that’s been tough. However, it’s been made even more difficult
as one of my best friends who lives in New Zealand is staying with me, so I’m
still having to cook or go out for meals and generally socialise a lot, which
hasn’t left much time for the gym, but I’m been really careful and hoped it
would pay off. Finally, I’ve organised
another of my best friend’s wedding which takes place in Italy in a couple of
weeks, so the associated stress or flying around and making sure that
everything is sorted before we leave is exactly the sort of thing that would
usually make me turn and look for comfort…and we all know that my 
happy place
is with food and drink. I have, however,
resisted.
So,
here’s the results from today’s weigh-in.
I started out this challenge at 26 stone (165.3kg / 364lb)with a BMI of
42.05 and a Body Fat percentage of 37.7%.
Today I weighed-in at 21st and 4lb (135.4kg / 298lbs) with a BMI of 36.7
and a Body Fat percentage of 32.5%, so that’s a loss of 66lb or 29.9kgs, plus a
reduction in my BMI of 5.35 
and Body Fat is down 5.2%. Whilst it certainly hasn’t been easy and this
sounds like a lot of weight, I am still technically obese and have a long way
to go to fall into a much healthier range, but I do feel that knowing 5 stone
is possible in 8 months, what’s to stop me doing the same in the next year?
Charitable donations have
also continued to flood in and I am honestly overwhelmed by the support my
friends and family have given. So far we have raised £3,649.88 and I hope that
we can break the £4,000 mark with other pledged donations. In the meantime, I still have 4lbs to lose,
so wish me luck!
With
just over 3 weeks left of my 5 stone diet and exercise challenge to raise charitable
funds for The Dream Factory, the pressure is definitely on and I’m working hard
to make sure that this challenge doesn’t beat me. Carefully counting every
calorie and exercising however and whenever possible.
At
the beginning of this week, I weighed in at 22 stone exactly and I now officially
have 24 days left to shift that weight. I couldn’t be more focused on meeting
this goal and it’s great to have so many messages of support spurring me
on. Local press have also been very
supportive.
Of
course, the whole reason why I am putting myself through this pain every 
day and
have endeavoured to turn my entire lifestyle on its head is to raise money for
a charity which is working to help so many poorly children, but simply doesn’t
have the resources to help them all. These
children are looking for a break in cloud cover so dense that there often seems
to be no light at all breaking through. I
want the Dream Factory to go on and shine that light where it is most needed,
but I can only make a difference with your help. I really hope you will consider making a
donation via my JustGiving site today. I
can personally assure you that every penny donated is spent carefully helping
those most in need of support.
happy place
is with food and drink. I have, however,
resisted.
and Body Fat is down 5.2%. Whilst it certainly hasn’t been easy and this
sounds like a lot of weight, I am still technically obese and have a long way
to go to fall into a much healthier range, but I do feel that knowing 5 stone
is possible in 8 months, what’s to stop me doing the same in the next year?
