Weight loss - what weight loss? It seems the days when a man could lose weight by not eating are gone. It seems as though I am in fact something from Hogwarts School of Magic and Witchcraft - I am an enchanted creature perhaps? This makes a complete mockery of: " The secret to weight loss at any age is actually a very simple formula; consume fewer calories than you burn." Well, to whoever wrote this "simple" formula - I'd like an explanation please. I'm eating no calories and nor have I for some considerable time and I'm clearly expending energy but I'm not losing weight.
Frankly I'm now at the point where I am almost prepared to say forget the 42 day fast - here's a new potential plan: I'm not going to eat until either my body begs for mercy or until I weigh 90 kilos. At this rate I may never need to eat food again in my life! That would certainly reduce the bills and break the occasional record. Simple bloody formula - forsooth! It may be a simple formula but clearly it is either a false formula or I am not of the human race! Now you all know why I struggle to lose weight - because my body defies logic and explanation. I'm actually in quite a good mood today - this fast has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous and now I wonder just how long this weight plateau really can last - I am genuinely tempted to push the boundaries a bit here and just keep going. We'll see how I feel. For the worriers amongst you - there is humour (at least intended) in this paragraph.
My knee is feeling slightly better today which is a relief as it was excruciating for the last couple of days and also because even swimming was too painful for any meaningful exercise. I'm looking forward to being able to cycle again as I am feel slightly cooped up at the moment.
I have come to the realisation in the last couple of days that I really enjoy my cooking and as a result I think that I'm going to start taking it a little more seriously. How I'm going to do that, other than regular practice, I'm not yet sure. Today I'm baking bread in a cast iron pot - it's a gift for my mother in law who is coming to town. The problem of course is that I cannot try the bread first to know if it's any good. As I have never baked a loaf of bread before perhaps it is not the wisest gift I have ever considered giving but even if it is rubbish she can at least appreciate the effort involved (which by the way is surprisingly little).
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| My first ever loaf of bread - in the pot |
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| ...and on the plate! |
She'll probably be freaked out by it whichever way it goes - apparently it completely fries her that one of her sons-in-law does the washing up occasionally. To add cooking to that list is probably going to put me on her "highly suspect" list. Anyway, Asya gets a loaf as well to go with the last remaining pate and the onion marmalade.
Beautiful loaf well done.
ReplyDeleteOut of interest, which one of Asya's mother's son-in-laws washes up occasionally?
Nothing but positive vibes for you today Ben.
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That's awesome! That cast iron pot (60% off from Tangs) has got to be one of my better purchases! What an investment.
ReplyDeleteAs for your weight loss plateau, it seems that your metabolic rate has slowed down considerably now - which makes it imperative that you gradually build up the quantities that you eat when you break your fast over a longer period of time than what you had originally planned.
I would also say that as a quick weight loss method, the fasting has stopped working. I think you've reaped all the benefits of a water fast now. I would even go so far as to suggest that you break the water fast now, and spend the rest of the time left of your 42 day period on a juice (fruit and veg) fast as a way to slowly increase your metabolism and bring it back to normal.
You could also think about doing weight training, to build muscle mass, and increase your metabolism. I know it'll be hard with your knee, but there will be weight bearing exercise you can do that puts no pressure on the knees at all.
Hello Ben!
ReplyDeleteBoth Charlie and Jamie told me about your blog. great stuff - I hope I have the resolve at some point to do something similar.
glad to see that photo coming in useful - a tremendous photo of a no holds-barred 'goosing', although it was rather more luck than skill behing the lens!
very impressed that you are able to cook without caving - easily dismissing such temptation whilst it is staring you in the face is a markedly strong sign that you are in control.
Most inspiring Ben - it truly is.
Hedge