Slow, but sure progress

With five weeks to go, I am pleased to report another loss this week, only 1lb but quite an achievement given a weekend in a hotel, and a working hotel lunch this week.

That leaves 9lbs to go by 29th September. I have this week re-launched the fundraising campaign as I try to get to the £430 mark, and hope that an increase in money will see a decrease in weight.

The weight loss though has got me a dilemna as I am struggling between clothes sizes. Trousers are becoming a big issue, as depending on the cut of the cloth, depends greatly on the waist size I buy.  This week I bought a pauir of trousers that fits me fine around the waist but pinch the muscles from walking on my calves.

Shirts are another problem. I need the big size for my chest and shoulders, but they now drown my waist.

I can see that when my body finally agrees on a settled shape, I may have real problems in finding clothes that fit properly!

Forty Days - Ten Pounds

With an expected small gain of 1lb this week I am now in the final countdown of 40 days until the target has to be reached.

Two targets exist - 10lbs needs to go, and £120 needs to be added to the fundraising target to get me up to £430.

The expected gain this week was smaller than I thought having had a week with quite a lot of alcohol and not a lot of exercise.

The effort will no re-focus as next week I will launch the final countdown through BUILD's traditional supporters to bring that last few pounds in to the bank, whilst pushing that last few pounds out of the waistline.

One of the costs of losing this weight is the increase in the wardrobe as I now struggle to find a pair of trousers that will stay up without a belt, and this is now the second time I have had to add more holes to the belts I have.

So here we go, forty days to my birthday, a target of 10lbs to shift and more money to put into the bank.

Beer, Breakfasts and back breaking barrels

With the NorJam 2010 event firmly behind me, where I managed bars for the adult volunteers, it was going to be interesting to see whether the physical work of building the bars, shifting the barrels and all the walking involved, would balance out the regular full English breakfasts, and coffee and cakes that became a habit for the mid afternoon breaks.

Add to that, the "essential" beer tasting to ensure good quality product sales to my customers, and a gain was surely on the cards.

Taking into account the four pound loss that led into the event, I am pleased to announce that that loss has been maintained over the last two weeks. No gain, no loss.

So with 7 weeks to go before the target date, I have a net loss of 34lbs with only 9lbs to reach the target.

The final push will be difficult - but I believe achievable.