Author: martinjamesphd
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Transformation era ride #1
After 4 weeks entirely focused on diet and calorie control I relaunched my workout regime with a short bike ride – 20 miles. I felt fast and powerful but strong winds kept me in check, especially on the way out. On the trip back I was much faster, setting a few PBs. I’ll take whatever…
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Backing myself: I WILL hit my weight loss goal by MID-SEPTEMBER
After 4 weeks of dieting and experimentation I’m calling time on the “test and learn” phase. Here’s a summary of key developments. After this length of time I don’t think about dieting (asides analytically), I just do it. It is now clear that I can live with 1,700 calories on a standard day. Note: My…
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Results are in: diet week #4
This week seemed doomed to be my first stall. Firstly it was a 6 day week (for boring reasons I won’t go into), secondly it was a lazy week through no fault of my own. Last week I burned 5,000kcals less than usual, which seemed likely to have spill-over effects. Moreover, this week has been…
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Little things make big differences
I like my house to smell AMAZING! Looking good is a non-negotiable, tidy is essential but smelling heavenly is the icing on the cake. To that end I highly recommend these “Hotel Collection” reed diffusers from Aldi. They look both stylish and prominent due to their extra-large size. Allegedly they last 5-6 months and the…
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Small steps
In amongst the madness of the last few months I have still hoped to see progress on the home front. This print is the anchor piece of my new look mid-floor hallway. I haven’t taken a picture of it yet that really captures how striking the colours are. It will look even better once the…
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Life being predictably un-predictable
A picture speaks a thousand words as they say. In diet week #2 Vs week #3 I lost 4,200 calories less. The reason for this was that I found out last Tuesday that I had a job assessment this Monday (8th June). I wasn’t planning on twiddling my thumbs Wednesday to Sunday waiting for something…
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Results are in!: Diet week #3
This week concluded with a modest loss: 1.8lbs. Although that’s below target I crossed a key psychological threshold of moving out of the 15 stone bracket. I’ve been over 15 stone four times in my life and it generally corresponded with things going wrong. Within the 14 stone bracket – given my large body structure…
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Last day of Diet Week #3
Running comfortably ahead of target for the week. Fingers crossed I will see the back of the 15 stone bracket tomorrow.
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Diet reflections #2
I haven’t weighed myself so far this week, I’m planning to do so tomorrow so that I know where I am likely to land on my official weigh-in day – Saturday. I have mixed emotions presently, on the one hand I feel lighter on my feet but on the other I am concerned. My calorie…
Dr Martin James 