A combination of age (sedentary work) and too much good food has left me heavier than I’d like plus acutely aware of the intra-abdominal fatty deposits so I’m back on the diet that worked well enough just under a decade ago.
My aim is to be lighter than I’ve been since, well, forever.
That’s a 30 kilogram loss. One quarter of my body weight.
I started on the 17th of September by just reducing my calorific intake and I’m getting good results. My issue has always been portion sizes and, for whatever reason, not having a reliable “I’m full now” response.
My previous weight apparently required a 2500 cal a day intake to maintain so I was definitely overeating. I’m now on an 1800 cal diet. Dropping my intake by a quarter will definitely make a difference.
Having a calorie limit does help. Sometimes I’m a couple of hundred cals over, sometimes I’m a hundred cals under.
I see the difference on the scales but I haven’t seen it on the clothes or in the mirror yet.
Since the 17th Sept I’ve dropped 6kg. That’s pretty good. I know it will plateau.