Annual Result!

G'day all!

Well what a year 2009 has been for me! And now it's time for my annual results. Below I have all my results from 1st Jan '09 to 1st Jan '10, including photos, and charts of my weight loss.

But first I want to say thanks. Thanks to me, and thanks to you.

Thanks to me because I have done it. I went into this really with the belief that I again would fail. I've always failed before, so I did not know what it was like to succeed. But from somewhere, somehow I managed to summon the courage to do it, to continue, not to give up. This blog played a big part. To be able to get my thoughts out there, to share them with the world is something that worked for me. Also starting slow was a big thing. Only starting with walking - just walking home from work was all I started with - now i'm doing Triathlons!!

Thanks to you because of the tremendous amount of support you have all provided. The comments on the blog & on Facebook have so inspired me to push on, to push up & to succeed.

There are some people imparticularly I would like to thank for being the most supportive, wonderful people in my life. Thank you so much; Jeremy Johnston, Neil Polles, Ben St Lawrence, Leigh Edwards, Richard High, Katie Chatfield, Sarah Morris, Mariela Iribarne, Lorraine McIlwain, Jason Markezic, David Ballance, Christianne Barraclough, Vanessa Moore, Andrew Ratchford & my wonderful Sister Niki, as well as everyone who has left me comments & encouragement!

So here are my comparison photos:

Pretty cool to see huh! And the tan doesn't hurt ;-)

And here are my stats:

Weight

1/1/09 - 150kg 1/1/10 - 92.6kg

Body fat

1/1/09 - 45.5% 1/1/10 - 25.9%

Muscle

1/1/09 - 20.1% 1/1/10 - 31.8%

Waist

1/1/09 - 157cm 1/1/10 - 100cm

Chest

1/1/09 - 136cm 1/1/10 - 104cm

Leg

1/1/09 - 81cm 1/1/10 - 59.5cm

I have also been charting my progress every week - below are two charts, 1st, my weight loss per week, 2nd my cumulative weight loss per week against the target.

So how do I feel about it?

Stoked, chuffed, happy, ecstatic, beaming, and a million other adjectives to describe how good i'm feeling. I'm putting myself out there now. I'm dating, i'm going to the beach, i've got more confidence, i'm buying BRAND NAME clothes! These things are what others take for granted - but to me, it's a big deal!

Where to from here?

Well I still have 2.6 kgs to go until I reach my final goal. I also think I have a little more to lose - 85kgs is where I think I can get to. I also want to continue working on my strength - I am starting to get some muscle definition, and i'm really enjoying the training so will continue with this. I'm also training for some triathlons that I am enjoying competing in. 1 in Jan, 1 in Feb & a big one in Byron Bay in May.

I will continue to put up my posts on the blog to track my progress as it is a fantastic record, and it's brilliant to read back on what i've done.

Again, thanks to all who have helped me along the way.

Pete