Weigh-in: 124 kg
Weight loss to date: 30 kg
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Dear All,
Yes it has been 2 week since my last blog and I must say, it has been eventful since ATE.
I had a quick weekend back in my home town, great to catch up with some of the family. It was fantastic to see family and their reaction to the weight loss, very uplifting. We are all in the mist of getting very excited about our upcoming family reunion which takes place next weekend, with family descending on Sydney from near and far.
I mentioned above that I was uplifted by the reaction from family that I have not seen (due to distance) in some months and it was great timing as it has been an up and down few weeks. I did reach 125 KGs 2 or so weeks ago, I then (unexplainably) gained and went up to 128 KGs. We have been through reasons on previous occasions why this happens and I must say that the retention of fluid plays a major role in what the scales say.
During this period, I was continually supported with words of encouragement from friends and also in particular Anton. I now know firsthand, the power of having positive people around you. The other interesting discovery that I realised is that like with my past efforts to lose weight, I had flat moments – however I never thought of giving up. I attribute this wholly to the exercise program that Anton has created for me. The exercise is hard and I am pushed, however at the end of each session I am overwhelmed with a sense of achievement. Now, this coming from the original couch potato is quite a revelation. Don’t think that I have become an exercise junky (because I haven’t), I am sure you can all hear me moaning in Darwin when I have to get out of bed in the early hours of the morning to meet Anton in the park. When the alarm sounds and I pull the doona up (Sydney is Antarctica at the moment, especially in the early morning) and try to snuggle in for the long haul, I suddenly remember how I feel when I don’t train: lethargic, bloated and unmotivated. This springs me into action (well that’s a bit of an exaggeration 
). You do have to push yourself to do the exercise – however each week it does get a little easier.
I can only say that the key is, if you can’t get a trainer, grab a friend, grab a few friends – this makes it more bearable that doing it alone.
This brings me to my next revelation (there has been a few of them lately) 0 a very good friend of mine who is also on this journey to lose weight and is training with Anton, texted me the other day and said “City to Surf – are you up for it?” To my complete surprise, I texted back and said “You bet I am” – so come on all and join us!!!!
I am not sure whether I have told you this, however when I started this weight loss and get fit journey I was at 158 KGS after 2 weeks of dieting I was down to 156 KGs and I was struggling – this is when I knew I needed help as I was in the right mind set to do this for the last time. That’s when I met with Anton and started a new lifestyle. As I said, I started with Anton at 156 kgs and then started on the fund raising for Dragons Abreast at 154 KGs.
You may ask after around 4 months (I started at the end of March) what is your weight today, I am happy to say that I am, as of last Saturdays weigh in —- 124 KGs 
34 KG loss – that’s at this stage of the program, averaging just over 2 KGs per week.
I do have a goal of being 120 KGs for the family reunion next Saturday on the 3rd. I have this week’s weigh in on Saturday the 26th and then the next on the 3rd.
I feel like I have done well this week, however as I have learned, scales have a mind of their own.
That’s it for this week
Until next week.
Be good and remember to surround yourself with positive people,
Steven.
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Hi Steven
Congratulations, well done again. It really is very exciting. We knew you would do it. How does Mr Plateau feel now? Sulking in the corner waiting to pounce again I expect. Well, you know what to do if he appears again. The reunion weekend will probably be very difficult for you, but once again keep plugging on. By the way, good luck for the city to surf. I am not one bit envious about that one.
See you soon.
Woo hoo!!! 124kgs – that is incredible. Not only are you doing a great job with keeping positive and the weight coming off but you are writing fantastic blogs which are a joy to read.
Thanks also for all the financial support of Dragons Abreast – our main office computer is just about dead – blue screen greets us many mornings – so we will be using the next lot of donations that come through to buy a new one. We could not do this without your support.
Thanks to everyone who is right behind Steven and enjoy that family reunion.
Hey slim boy,
Loved the read this week and have missed hearing from you via your blog. Enjoy the family reunion and give my love to your relies I know…… keep it up Stdvie….so to speak!
Love me and Paris xx