The long and winding road...

It's the final hurdle, the home straight, the last gasp of breath before we return to 'normality'. Truth is, the new normality is wildly different from the old one.

I want to wish all the new FIYLers good luck, stick with it, you'l soon see proof and not need to take my word for it. Truth is, this is so much more than a diet. This is training the body, training the mind and a cognitive re-education in health and well being. I knew the stuff I was learning was obvious to some people and some of it to me! But when you learn and understand the reason and truth behind things, then you truly get it and can actually make changes that improve your health and fitness.

As a serial fad dieter, I can honestly say, I have never felt this good/light/healthy, since I was 16 yrs old. I will take a lot of good forward and keep the weight off, and probably keep loosing some of that visceral fat 9 (so much to learn newbies).

My last weeks have been clouded by the start of my new business, which has been more full-on and full scale than I could have imagined. This can only be a good thing, but ultimately, has stopped me blogging. I want you all to know, my interest hasn't faded or drifted away, I am simply caught up with important personal growth. Some of which I personally hold FIYL responsible for.

Anyway, Lets round this up, in both diet and exercise ( which you can look forward to newbies) cause it's very tough. We'll end this the same way we started this, full steam...

FIYL. Go team

I love SWEE. Fact.

Over & out.

Return of the snack...

Not really, just couldn't think of a good title.

So... Where to start, I have been off blogging for a bit and don't know where to begin.

We had an awesome time away for ladz weekend, which of course, was rammed full of drinking. Didn't massively screw up on the food front, so that was a bonus. But like James, I don't feel too bad about and am now focused on the future.

Such a short time left! Which is both good and scary!! What the hell do we do after!? I am quite sure we are about to start learning that now. And I pretty much know the basics that I will be taking on into real life.

After the drinking and eating of the weekend, and relaxed exercises, I was surprised to see that I had put on very little weight, if any! I guess my metabolism is working a lot better know and this old body is getting used to shredding things up pretty quickly.

Still getting compliments from friends and family, people who haven't seen me for a while but are used to seeing quite a bit of me are the most surprised. It's a great feeling. Fitting into better clothes is a great feeling too, swinging a whole let better on the golf course is a great feeling too... These are just some of the things I like to remember when my mind goes wandering.

I have ben off the blogging, as I have set up my own company and have been run off my feet setting it up. It is both daunting and exciting, I am really glad I am in good shape while setting up, as I am motivated, feel great and it's just better this way.  Right, I have to go and get on with things.

Keeping motivated, seeing this sucker out and feeling good. I'll check in before the end of the week. Here's a little slice of me the other day.

Over & out.

Day 63. I think!

Hello blogness my old friend, I've come to write on you again (Sounds of silence tune).

Been an interesting week or so since we last spoke, I have mostly stuck to the programme and mostly been on the ball with the exercises. I am enjoying getting to failure on some of them. Not at the time, obvs, but after, it feels good.

Swee says he is hating the skipping! I am still enjoying it and have started listening to music while doing it, since we don't have to count at the moment. You can really get into the rhythm and it almost becomes a dance. Great fun.
I have also started to notice new lines appearing and new muscle popping out! Great! If only I could stop having little lapses (at the weekends only) I reckon things would be happening even more. Still, I am down to 15.75 stones... Unbelievable really. At my highest ever weight, I was a smidgen under 22 stone... When I started FIYL I was about 17.60, so I am really happy with that.

As Swee previously blogged, he was getting sick of cold veg at lunch time, as am I. I have started to make pita wraps. Filled with Chicken breast and rammed full of veg. Much more appealing than a plate full. I reckon, out of the 63 days, I have had fish on at least 50 -55 of them. Not good idea! I am utterly sick of it at the moment and am firmly back on the chicken. In hindsight, I should have been mixing them up. I was mixing up the types of fish, but that still is too much too soon. Still off the red meat though, and the digestion is still thanking me for it.

Got a serious 'ladz' week coming up. In reality it's only a couple of days, but that's what we're calling it. A massive night out tomorrow night, then golf on Friday, followed by a unhealthy amount of 'soup' (alcohol for the north Americans), Heineken Cup semi final on Saturday, avec soup. Night out with the GF on Saturday night. Then, Easter Sunday lunch at the old dears.... Hmm not really seeing a way round this one.

I solemnly swear, that as of Easter Monday until the 30th April, inclusive. I will be FIYL monk-like. This will be the final push for the finish line and I will stay well within the lines.

Right, that's do from me. Over to you (SWEE).

Over & out.