Pretty happy this morning as when I weighed myself, I weighed 100.7 kg (222 Ibs). On Wednesday I was 101.2 kg (223 Ibs). I'm very close to my goal of being under 100 kg (220 Ibs), very close! I suspect (more so hope) that I will reach my goal in two to three weeks.
I hope I don't sound like a wanker, but in this post I'd like to throw some hopefully helpful advice to both Links and Urban.
For Links:
I think Urban's got a good idea there, Links. If your knees can handle it, I would suggest interval training as well. If you can, try running (or jogging at least) and then when you start to grow tired, reduce speed to walking speed. When you've recovered, return to running (or jogging). The idea is to simply keep moving and not stop. Your walking will essentially be "resting" however as Urban suggested, you're still working and you're still moving. Like I said before, please take care of your knees... if it starts to hurt while running (and not muscle fatigue/lactic acid "sore", but I mean sharp, not nice pain) then stop what you're doing and rest up instead.
If you haven't already Links, I would highly recommend seeing a physiotherapist about your knees. They may be able to help you identify the problem and in turn, give you exercises to help strengthen areas where you might be weaker, in order to make your legs better and stronger. I know I suggested seeing a specialist but... scratch that. Try a physiotherapist first and if in the unlikely events it gets worse, I'm sure your physio will direct you to a specialist.
For Urban:
Urban, that's a really good idea about the no sugar thing.
Not to discourage you but having no sugar in your diet, especially if you're used to it, is very hard. When I first started my new and current diet, I hated the first week and in the first few days I was experiencing head aches, I wasn't sleeping and I was getting grumpy and agitated very easily, all because my body was having a spasm for the lack of sugar (yeah, I was having sugar withdrawal).
My suggestions for combating sugar withdrawal is to drink lots of water throughout the day. If you're really craving something sweet, I would suggest drinking a diet or "zero" soft drink/soda. Even though these drinks have no sugar or calories, they're still not good for us because of the shit they put in it to make it taste nice, so I would only suggest falling back on a diet/zero drink if you absolutely need to. Maybe once a week, or once every couple of days? Once you break through the first few days (it can take some people anywhere between three to five days, personally it took me five days) you will be fine.
Another solution to combat sugar withdrawal is to eat multiple meals a day, lots of good, healthy food. I would probably suggest five to six small meals a day, meals that consist of protein, complex carbohydrates and vegetables. If you're craving junk food, or maybe you're going out with friends for dinner, try to limit that down to once or twice a week. Finally, avoid alcohol. Depending on what you're drinking, alcohol can contain a crap tonne of sugar, so that's a big one.
If you have no sugar for a month while continuing to try and do your exercise, then I'm confident you will lose weight. How much weight? I have no idea, everyone is different and our bodies work differently.
Give you an example... Kevin Smith went on a no sugar diet last year. He quit sugar, basically. He lost about 20 Ibs (9.7 kg) in a month. On top of that, he was walking to the equivalent of five miles per day. Sometimes he would go for regular walks but Smith said he tried standing up a lot during the day, which got him moving more often. Below is a before/after picture of him.
Big difference. No pun intended.
