Archive for November, 2007
Day 141, The 21st week. Party party - NOT
The family is finally beginning to feel a bit better. Tilda is now free from her ear infection, and everything should roll on as normal this week. It’s been hard with children and servers waking me up during the nights, and I’m feeling an autumn lethargy setting in.
I have to keep watching what I’m eating. The Max hamburger diet was easy - it was great to have a menu and to know what I could eat all the time. I’m still eating five times a day, using a menu and regular eating times. I’m trying to take a lunchbox with me to work, to stop my lunches becoming unhealthy. I cooked loads of great food while I was at home with Tilda, including lasagne with a 50/50 mix of carrots and minced beef which turned out to be a great success. Pia’s salmon pasta is delicious, as is the Thai-style chicken fillet casserole. I have to publish some recipes a bit later on. 
The same breakfast as during the Max diet
Fruit between breakfast and lunch
Lunch
Afternoon snack of fruit or vegetables (an organic tomato or some carrots)
Dinner
A piece of fruit or some fruit salad in the evening if I’m feeling peckish.
The weekend was celebrated with an oral defence of a doctor’s thesis and a Christening. Congratulations, Doctor Per, you are the king and everything you touch turns to gold! For my part, there was FAR TOO MUCH drink, and my brother had to drag me home. I’m simply not used to my new body not being able to cope with large quantities of alcohol, but I’ve certainly become cheaper to maintain. The Christening on the Saturday WASN’T one of the highlights of the weekend. I had no opportunity to exercise before I was due at the church, and I was thoroughly hung-over ALL day. I’m obviously getting too old for this now!
I spent the Sunday fetching packing boxes from the attic. Now it’s time to clear up before the move, which is a lot of hard work and great exercise for the back and forearms.
Exercise 2 x weight-training for chest/back. 1 x moving boxes to and from the attic (really hard work), 4 walks over the same period.
Result: 33.1 kg
94.3 kg (127.4 kg) Totalweight
23.5 kg (42.0 kg) Fat
54.1 kg (44.0 kg) Water
40.9 kg (34.8 kg) Muscle
96 cm (129) around the waist
65 cm (80) left thigh
66 cm (80) right thigh
36 cm (40) left arm
36 cm (43) right arm
38.5 cm (43) neck
Add comment November 26, 2007
Day 134, Week 20 - The Älvsjö Cottage Hospital.
The misery continues with a visit to the Älvsjö Cottage Hospital, and there is no end in sight… Youngest daughter Tilda now has the mother of all colds and has also contracted an ear infection. The doctor has prescribed penicillin. Oldest daughter Emma was also complaining about earache, but I think she just wanted to stay at home with Tilda and her mother. It has taken me all week to recover from my stomach bug, so I haven’t been able to exercise as much as usual. It’s always disheartening when this happens just when you get going, and I’m now terrified that the cold will follow hot on the heels of the bug.
Due to the installation of new servers, I had to work all weekend….. Things are finally beginning to shape up, and I ought to see a fall in my workload.I’ve been asked about my BMI. Perhaps someone can help me - I’m 178 cm tall. Lise, my friend who helped me get going with exercise, has said that I shouldn’t get too hung up about the BMI. It quite simply doesn’t work with some body types. I should be checking my waist measurement, which should not exceed 102 cm. Before I went on a diet, my waist measurement was 129 cm. Even when she was pregnant with our third child, my wife only measured 120 cm! But in any event, here is my before-and-after BMI.
BMI BEFORE the Max hamburger diet : 40.1 (anything in excess of 30 counts as obese)
BMI now: 29.4 (anything over 25 counts as over-weight)
Evidently, I have now gone from being obese to simply being over-weight, which is great. Check out this site, it’s really interesting. Among other things, it’s calculated my energy requirement in kcal etc. To maintain my current weight, I should consume about 3125 kcal per day. If I eat less than approx. 2045 kcal per day, I should lose weight. While on the hamburger diet, I only consumed around 1400 kcal per day, but this has now increased to about 2500 kcal. Check it out yourself!
Exercise, yes, well….. I’ve walked on 4 days this week, but I also changed tyres on the car, and that certainly provided some exercise! I even snapped one of the nuts - rubbish car!
Result: 33.7 kg
93.7 kg (127.4 kg) Totalweight
24.0 kg (42.0 kg) Fat
53.6 kg (44.0 kg) Water
40.4 kg (34.8 kg) Muscle
96 cm (129 cm) around the waist
65 cm (80 cm) left thigh
66 cm (80 cm) right thigh
36 cm (40 cm) left arm
36 cm (43 cm) right arm
38.5 cm (43 cm) neck
Add comment November 19, 2007
Day 127, Week nineteen - Sloppy and a stomach bug…
What a great week it’s been, but oh dear, I’ve really been sloppy with my diet. I met Max’s founder, Curt, and his lovely partner, Malin, for the first time, and we had a far too nice dinner together. They were an incredibly fascinating couple, and excellent company. Then it was time for a weekend conference at Sigtuna höjden, and what can I say - tasty food and refreshments. A week of binging ended with a 40th birthday celebration. Happy birthday, Fredrik, and thanks for a wonderful party…
…and my punishment for the above is a winter stomach bug! My wife phoned me at the birthday party to say that our youngest daughter was vomiting like something out of the Exorcist. One day later, and I had joined her - let’s just say that “feeling ill” doesn’t even begin to describe it. I’ve even been left with a bruised neck! I weighed myself today despite the stomach bug. After binging on food, I wouldn’t have been surprised to find that I’d suffered a set-back in the weight loss department, but 12 hours in the bathroom took care of that! Fortunately, I avoided the night shift at the computers, and only had one restart on the night between Monday and Tuesday. I’ve also had a go at creating my very own book based on my MinimizeMe journey! Lots of fun and really fascinating - the perfect Christmas gift, with photos!I haven’t been this sloppy with my exercise since the start. Only one weightlifting session and 3 morning walks.
Result: -33.8 kg
93.6 kg ( 127.4 kg)
24.2 kg (42.0 kg) Fat
51.3 kg (44.0 kg) Water
39.2 kg (34.8 kg) Muscle
97 cm (129 cm) around the waist
64 cm (80 cm) left thigh
66 cm (80 cm) right thigh
36 cm (40 cm) left arm
36 cm (43 cm) right arm
38.5 cm (43 cm) neck
Add comment November 12, 2007
Day 120, The eighteenth week - Weight 95.2KG
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Time moves quickly when you get older…. When you’re at school, you counted the hours and looked forward to the evenings. Now you count the days to Friday instead. Isn’t it strange how time seems to accelerate…. Tick-tock…. It is now 02.30 in the morning. I’m having problems with a server and have phoned the emergency help line. The server has rebooted and I’m sitting here, waiting for a file check.
Tomorrow will be a long, difficult day.The weekend was great. My wonderful wife, Pia, is a real karaoke fan, and had entered the Myran Open XI. You’re great, John - we really enjoyed the atmosphere at Myran and a fantastic event!
I’m battling on with the exercise: 4 x weight training sessions and morning walks on 4 days. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday… But I don’t get as much muscle pain anymore, and my body is getting used to the work…I’m continuing to eat healthily and frequently - 5 times a day to stop me getting hungry and peckish. If I do get peckish, I eat an apple. This mostly happens in the evenings now that I’m exercising more.
Result: -32.2 kg
95.2 kg (127.4 kg) Total weight
23.9 (42.0 kg) Fat
54.0 (44.0 kg) Water
40.8 (34.8 kg) Muscle97 cm (129 cm) around the waist
64 cm (80 cm) left thigh
66 cm (80 cm) right thigh
36 cm (40 cm) left arm
36 cm (43 cm) right arm
38.5 cm (43 cm) neck
Add comment November 5, 2007
