The bulge being my waistline.

A couple of months back I set myself a target of trimming off 10kg by midsummer, I'd have been happy with 5kg and it would have reversed the Xmas period gain that I've not shed this year, but 10kg seemed acheivable and would have been good for my long term health etc. I didn't plan any particularly serious exercise or diet, I was just trying to do a little more of the former and cut back overall on the latter. So how's it progressing? Pretty poorly to be honest, which is why I'm blogging about it, sure I can do many more situps and pressups than when I started, and the morning run to the station has become faster, but the goal is now 13kg away. Therefore something more drastic is called for.

Hence my blogging about it, I'm going to post a weekly update in here to shame myself in public to keep off the pies and booze. Exercise wise I'm going to be more rigourous and disciplined, and I'm currently working out a timetable for activities I can fit in around my day.

I'm using the Hackers' Diet for dietary assistance, so expect to see plenty of charts etc later. Atkins sounds tempting but a little too extreme for my omnivorous tastes.

So today is Day 1, the goal is 13kg away, lets see how much closer it will be next week!