Can I be the Biggest Loser?

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A couple of days ago, I started playing the Biggest Loser Wii Game. Not that I’m remotely as wobbly as the contestants on that show, but for the last few years I’ve been struggling to regain control of my pot belly.

I’ve touched on this theme before, but getting started is the biggest problem. Just trying to be more active throughout the day, eating smaller portions and healthier foods. Swapping snack foods for fruit.

What’s my goal? I’d really love a flat stomach. I’d love to wear a t-shirt and not have an embarrassing overhang. I’d love to lose a bit of the roundness around my face. When you look at overweight people, sometimes their weight prematurely ages them – and when the weight falls off they look younger again.

And here’s the rub – Lisa and I are such sedentary sods. We’re livin’ la vida sofa. But that’s to be expected for two people who make their living off the internet.

So, as well as cutting back on the red wine and Chinese takeaways (we’re deleting the local takeaway’s number from our mobile phones right now), we need to get better at taking more exercise. To achieve the more exercise, we’re making an effort to walk to the school more. That’s at least twice a day and takes roughly 30 minutes there and back.

And that brings us to The Biggest Loser – every night I’m trying to religiously do a 30 minute routine. The Wii game has a nice weigh-in feature and my first night I weighed 109.8kg. Four nights later, and the scales say 107.4kg. It’s a start. Most importantly, the exercise is gentle enough to be challenging without injuring myself. It’s been years since I’ve done anything remotely vigorous. That’s why my midsection is so damned doughy.

In an effort to keep up a routine, I’m going to start posting progress pictures and weigh-in data to track how well I’m doing. Ideally, I’ll have done enough work to look good on holiday this summer. But we’ll see, won’t we?

P.S. I’m open to all advice from you guys for weight loss, healthy eating and toning up my abs! Leave me a comment!