Not a good week and feel this one could be bad too!!!

Put back 1.1 kgs when weighed last thursday night. Think this is a combo of the big loss the week before balancing back out and I started getting gout in my foot last weekend which curtailed my rides. This weekend havent been eating much but when I have it'd been really bad options as we haven't been home much. Start getting serious again tomorrow as back in routine

Good Start

Better result than I hoped for after the first weekly weigh in. Dropped 3.5 kgs over the first week. Have consistently been eating around 8000 kjs a day when the maintenance level is closer to 14000. So think I might have to up the intake a little, but wanted to get a good start going. Really happy with the progress so far.

Surviving the First Weekend

As most people who have struggled with their weight will know - there are a lot of ups and downs with these attempts to lose weight and to keep it off. I've varied between probably 95kg and my current weight over the last 10 years. In the last 2 years i've probably stayed pretty close to the 130kg mark, but have definitely put on a lot in the last few month. This is starting to cause problems in the rest of my life as i'm starting to experience health problems for the first time and my wife is struggling with the level of snoring - it's always been bad but is getting unbearable. I always seem to struggle with getting the balance right.
First weekend actually went fairly well. Food intake was around the 8000kj mark on Saturday and closer to 6000kj on Sunday. Also did a 30 minute bike ride Saturday afternoon and 10km on Sunday. If i can get the food intake and some regular exercise think that will make all the difference. Might have gone too low on the kj's over the weekend, but hope to get that right as I go along.

If a picture is worth a thousand words....

Goal is to post updated photos every month to see if there is an visual progress taking place. Plus publishing shots like this where everyone can see it is sure to prove embarassing enough to keep me on the right path :-)
Sticking to it so far, but need to buy some healthier food today and planning to go for a ride on the bike this afternoon. Update tomorrow with how that plan is progressing.