Early last year my wife showed me the Michelle Bridges 12WBT program and told me that a friend was doing it and had great results. To shorten a long story I signed up and began the program. This is a before photo taken on the 17th of January 2013...
At that time I weighed in at 104 kg which was my heaviest. I tried to work out what goals I should set and decided that, even though I have a problem with the concept of BMI I would aim for the "normal" range. Given my height I would need to get down to 82 kg (with the lowest weight in the normal range being 66 kg). The first few weeks were seriously challenging as I hadn't exercised consistently for many years and the diet had me feeling hungry. I persisted, started enjoying the exercise and began to lose weight. At the end of 12 weeks I had lost 20 kg and (almost) made it to my goal weight...
It felt great! What I found out fairly quickly was that my blood pressure was now a "normal" 120/80, my resting heart rate was down to the high sixties, my waist was down to less than 100 cm all of which reduced my risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke...
I immediately signed up again to a round of 12WBT Lean & Strong program which is a strength and toning program rather than weight loss and gained strength, lost another belt size or two and felt awesome. After another 5 weeks I took more photos...
So, at that time, I was feeling excellent, proud of my results and had a completely new wardrobe as none of my old clothes fit me at all.
Late last year I started a new career that requires 12 hour shifts. I live 90 km from work so a day at work costs me 14 hours plus preparation and "wind down" time. My fitness has declined, my strength has declined and my waistline has expanded.
Time to rethink...
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