As promised here is the data to track my progress:
December 31 weigh-in. This is the calibration weight: 78.5kgNew Year’s day. Full of roast duck and toxins, I’m up to 80kg! oh dear.January 2…. back to where we started.January 3, progress! The hunger games are paying off.And progress slows. I’ve done this before and learned there’s an easy kilo to lose at the start before the hard work begins.Jan 5: After a bit of cycling yesterdayJan 6: I was cranky from hungry yesterday afternoon.One week in, just under 76kg. It’s all going faster than I expected. I anticipate a plateau any day…January 8. Up a bit. I think I was dehydrated yesterday.
FYI. Here’s how I track my food. There’s no daily calorie goal, just a general attempt to limit things.
January 9. Just above 76 kg.10 January. Up a bit despite a long walk and lots of hungry. Welcome to the plateau.Jan 11: 76.5kg. Still.Scales jan 12. No net progress in six days! #notworriedJanuary 13. A new low!January 14: 75.5 kgJanuary 15. Halfway through January, but over halfway to weight loss goal. :)January 16. Steady is good, considering how much pizza I ate last night.Scales Jan 18 – approaching target weight!Sunday January 19. 75kgScales, Monday January 20. Have hit target!
Is that it? Can I go back to a diet of peanut M&Ms and Four N Twenty Pies? A close look at the way this challenge is set up says no. I need to come in at or under this weight on February 1. I’m sticking at it…
Jan 21January 22January 23: 74kgScales Jan 24: 74ish kgJanuary 25Jan 26, pre Australia Day bbq.Jan 27, post-Australia Day BBQJanuary 28 – 73.5kg. I’m ahead of schedule!Jan 29.January 30. 74-point-somethingThe penultimate photo… 74.something kg. Not quite the buffer I was hoping for, but perhaps 300g in the clear. One more hungry arvo and I will be okay!February 1. Challenge Over. Money Saved. Phew!
I reckon you’re pretty close to the same build and height as me and cracking 75kg is going to be really tough, especially if you’re exercising and building muscle.
I like your thinking and am tempted to try employing it for my much larger weight loss project. Your starting weight is roughly what my target weight would be. Going to give this some thought.
Strong work – hope you keep it off. I find shame a bigger incentive than hate. So I ‘externalise my conscience’ – telling all my friends and colleagues “I’m going for a run this weekend” or “I’m giving up Reese’s Pieces this month”. That way on the Monday when asked “how did the run go?” I’ll have the shame of having to admit I stayed in bed/couldn’t be arsed…
Thomas the Think Engine 
I reckon you’re pretty close to the same build and height as me and cracking 75kg is going to be really tough, especially if you’re exercising and building muscle.
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nah – I have no muscles to speak of at all.
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I salute your excellent progress. I wish I were you. Same weight for the last 15 years or so.
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Truly, therein lies the difference. 15 years ago I weighed 60kg.
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I like your thinking and am tempted to try employing it for my much larger weight loss project. Your starting weight is roughly what my target weight would be. Going to give this some thought.
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I recommend it. Although a big all or nothing bet might be too stressful. A fresh bet on every 5kg might be the trick!
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Strong work – hope you keep it off. I find shame a bigger incentive than hate. So I ‘externalise my conscience’ – telling all my friends and colleagues “I’m going for a run this weekend” or “I’m giving up Reese’s Pieces this month”. That way on the Monday when asked “how did the run go?” I’ll have the shame of having to admit I stayed in bed/couldn’t be arsed…
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