Well, the first day went OK – managed to keep the calories within in the specified limit, did 25 flights of stairs, and went for a (very) short jog.
Woke up feeling…lighter! It’s probably entirely psychological, but getting the psycological boost should help with keeping the physical in check!
I know it’s not a great achievement, but the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, doesn’t it?
Here we go then. As of today, I weigh 231lbs and stand 6ft tall, giving a body mass index of over 31. Anything above 29.9 is obese – so I am officially obese!
My ideal weight is said to be 175lbs, which makes me about 56lbs overweight.
The first step, however, is to become ‘not obese’. To get a BMI of less than 30, I need to get to about 15 stone 10lbs – which is 220lbs. So goal #1, step #1 – lose 11lbs.
I intend to attack this goal by decreasing my daily calorie intake, and starting to exercise – nothing drastic yet, just a few flights of stairs or a brisk walk to begin with.
As it is not expected that anyone will lose more than 2lbs a week on average, then I could be down to my ideal weight in 28 weeks (which sounds like a zombie film to me) and I should have achieved step #1 by around the start of February.
Today, I am sort of comfortable.
Since Tuesday, I haven’t been!
Running down the stairs (as you do) on Monday night, I missed the bottom three steps and landed with a considerable whack, face first on the tiled floor, yet miraculously avoiding hitting any part of my body hard other than my feet.
When I couldn’t walk the following day, I took an 8 hour trip to the hospital, followed by a 5 hour trip the day after.
It appears I have broken the fifth metatarsal in my right foot, and damaged the second metatarsal in my left, along with some ligaments and hyperextension. Both legs are now in plaster from the toes up to the knee.
My mobility is now limited…
This is of course not the first time I have suffered injury at the hands (feet?) of some steps, having previously slipped off one and fractured my ankle. Must buy a bungalow next time.