SteveM

its not all about food though Stevo.... what about excercise? what are you doing? and yes sleep is a big factor but cheating and doing little to no excercise is a bigger one

Phew... this news saves me constantly thinking do i or dont i.. should i or shouldnt i... back and forward back and forward... the choice has now been removed!

Be honest Stevo... how hard are you trying... as Ekona says you have admitted to not being that good at times so this week / weekend really try and comit to it then next week up your activity levels a bit and see how much more weight drops off... once you realise that effort = reward it becomes addictive!

dont be mr sad face! thats another kilo down... 2.2lbs in a week is a healthy amount to drop and its still in the right direction

Stelvio....... looks misty! was sunny and clear the day we did it

hes not all that lucky!... he ran into the back of a car at speed for a start! from then on in it was pure luck though.. lol

take a a look here http://www.ultimatedrives.net/top-10-roads/ i have done all but 1 of these.......

if you only do one of those two..... do the route 500 up to Baden Baden!!!! edit: it would be criminal to be that close and not do it.....

could i suggest a small detour....... from La Mure to Modane you are going along the A43 / E70.... could i suggest that you do a slight detour along the D1091 through La Grave along to Briancon then up to Modane from there..... that pass through les deux alps is awesome!! also when you are in Germany if you do not drop off the route at willstatt near Oberkirch and go up the route 500 from its junction with the 28 and follow it up to Baden Baden you will be missing out BIG TIME!

cant let this slip to page 2..... hows it going guys?

i agree with Dave!!! only 1.5k... dont forget where you started!!! 116kg and now 109kg... thats 7kg!! thats 15.4lbs... over 1 stone! well done mate! put that into perspective... go down the local supermarket and get a small 5kg sack of spuds and pick it up.. you will soon realise just how much you have lost keep up the good work! its working

good news on the headache front! bad news on the boring food bit... there are only so many ways you can 'spice up' chicken. i have come to realise that the food i put in my mouth is there to fuel and build my body in the way i want it and as such i understand that at times this makes it boring, for me its a necessary evil and i look forward to meal times for the fuel it gives me rather than the enjoyment of eating after all it was the enjoyment of eating that got us into this mess right?

rest day for me today..... Gym for 2 hours on monday (1 1/2hr weights and 30 min cardio) then cycle to work (22 miles round trip) and went swimming for an hour on tuesday and then back to the gym for 2 hours (1 1/2hr weights and 30 min cardio) last night... knackered! i think it was the squats last night that has pushed my legs over the edge! important to have a rest guys and give your body time to recover so Grundy... Stevo... hows it going? how are you feeling? feel better yet? are you doing any excersise?

i must get round to sorting my pictures oh and Will.. i believe the road at the beginning of the itallian job is the Col du Petit St Bernard... further down the Alps and nearer to where i went last year... also another GREAT trip and one i have lots of details of... including taking in the col du turini and Monaco... i can pass on details! (again)

thats HUGE loss for a week... i promise you it will get easier... another week of pain and then your body will have adjusted and it will be a lot easier and you will feel better and better

5.5k!!!!! well done mate! you must be pleased with that

what did you start at Stevo? and well done grundy...

that will pass mate.....

Get the BBQ going Stevo... BBQ steak, chicken, Pork.... plenty of black pepper but stay away from the BBQ sauce

i weigh myself once a week at the gym... all that said i am not actually getting caught up in the weight thing as i know that as i put on muscle it will counteract the fat / weight loss sounds like you are both doing well with the diet and its great to hear you feel more energetic and less out of puff stick with it

you guys have inspired me to really go for it.... so as above i mentioned i WILL be in the 16s.... absolutely smashed it in the gym last night doing a 2 3/4 hour session including a personal best for 30 mins on the cross trainer and am now 16st 11lbs how are you two doing? still finding it hard or is it getting easier yet?

VERY tempted..... Hmmmmm

BMW 130i or 135i at a push?

you got a close up of the damage / dent to the back box?

stick with it Stevo... it will get easier honestly! its your body craving the easy fuel you used to give it. force it to start using teh fat stores instead and once its used to it the hunger will go and the fat will just drop off you mate. drink plenty of water and snack little and often on good things... i guess i only go about 3 hours tops between eating something! zero fat yogurt, protein shake or bar, cashew nuts, carrot or celery sticks, an apple, small bowl of cereal, packet of chicken or a chicken breast with some peri peri sauce, your pop corn stuff that you like... honestly mate keep snacking and drinking loads of water with a good lunch and nice low fat low carb high protein dinner and you are onto a winner! the key for me is excersise! i only get so far with a diet and then i have to start upping the excersise.. i have started cycling to work on nice days like today, its not that far (11 miles each way) but its enough!!! i am still going to the gym to do my weights and still going swimming for half an hour or so a week. just walking is ok but its not going to really shed those pounds. what i did was diet for a month and then start excersise... i worked on the basis that if i lost a few pounds first the excersise would be easier so i wouldnt fail and it worked!!! stick with it and by xmas you will be like a different person!