118.9KG

So not a huge loss. But still a loss none the less, I’m aiming for more next week! Watch this space!

The Sketchbook Project is something that I came across from an old work colleagues Facebook link. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was at first so I decided to have a look and find out what it was all about and really, I think it’s a fantastic idea but whether or not I will participate in it is another thing all together! Basically, The Sketchbook Project is a world tour of Sketchbooks. But where do the sketchbooks come from? Well that’s the fantastic thing about it. The Sketchbooks come from people around the world who want to participate, there is no judging or voting. Participants simply pay a $25 entry fee, receive a standardized sketchbook and have until the 31st of January to send it back. At which stage it’s entered into the collection and goes on world tour. You don’t get anything out of it other than knowing that people all around the world are going to get the chance to look at YOUR work. Which is something I find pretty fascinating and also a little overwhelming and is probably the reason I haven’t just hit the ‘Sign me up!’ button just yet. Although if I was to and had to choose one of their themes. I’d either go for Time Traveler or 10 Minutes.

Okay so this is a bit of a weak blog. But I just wanted to share it all with you. If you like the idea, click the image above and check out all the details! Leave a comment if you are going to sign up!

Monday
Today was my last day off after a long weekend, and well. After posting the blog, I didn’t really get off to that good of a start. I slept in until 10am, went to lunch with friends and had McDonalds… shame shame, and then I proceeded to sitting around for the rest of the day. Blaming the poor weather and eating Cheesecake, Chocolate and Chips. Three C’s that I am going to have to cut out of my life! I did how ever start to commit to drinking water over softdrinks. Instead of reaching for Coke, I went to the tap and got myself some Ice-Cold water instead. It may not taste the same, but it’s a good first step and from here on out I am limiting myself to one drink of soft drink per day. Simply because I know that I can’t just cut everything from my life style straight away or else two weeks down the track I will more than likely cave and go back to my old habits. There have been ad’s on TV about substituting things in your diet instead of just eliminating them. So I substitute a drink of coke here and there with a drink of water. Eventually I will substitute a chocolate bar with a banana and other fresh fruit and vegetables. But thats enough crap for now! I did how ever! Go to the gym. Eight PM hit and I had been finding excuses all day. But then something snapped. I told myself I couldn’t give up already. Today was the day I was starting it all, I couldn’t put it off till the next day. After all. No more excuses right?

Tuesday

Today was my first day back at work after a long weekend. It was a busy day and I ended up not having my first break due to the fact that my entire morning up until Lunch time was spent in about three different meetings. Followed by the fact that it was flat out crazy with customers. For lunch I had a sandwich and for my last break I only got 5 minutes of that and had a glass of water. Dinner I had take away! Ugh! Bad Daniel!! Snacking before / after / between meals though, All I had was a slice of Cheese Cake after dinner. No exercise today how ever I was running around like a mad thing at work. So much so that I ran into three people and smacked my face into a window! Whoops!

Wednesday

Busy day at work. Didn’t eat breakfast. Had a Sandwich for lunch and then chicken? I think. For dinner and an icecream later. Would have gone to the gym except for I had a killer headache //excuse time.

Thursday

Soo busy at work that I forgot to update / keep track. I think I was good for most of the day. But I may have let go in the afternoon!

Friday

Recurring theme? Yep. Crazy busy ass day and I was relatively good. Just a few pringles after work.

Saturday

Woke up at 5am, hit the road for 14+ hours in a car driving around the bush in a 4WD challenge. Did eat half a packet of Natural Confec Lollies and some Pringles. Damn!

Sunday

First weigh in since Monday. God I was nervous because I was freaking out. “What if I haven’t lost any weight” I was thinking and I really really put off getting on the scales. But hey. I did and well. The results below.

And the results are in. After one week I now weigh in at…. 

119.3 kg

So I do believe that is some form of success. Seriously I would have been happy just to loose one kg, but I’m not complaining. Now just to keep up this  weight loss!

So today I’ve made up my mind. Starting Monday 10/10/11 I will start being more active, I will visit the Gym at least three times a week. I will not make excuses and I will start to change my diet. I will pay attention to what I’m eating and I will not eat junk food all day. I will not have McDonalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks, Charcoal Chicken or the likes more than once a week. I will drink water more regularly and I will start loosing weight. I am not paying money for a gym membership only to see it go to waste. I’ve spent enough money over the years on technology and junk food. I now need to make the money I’m spending in gym memberships worth it. I’ve already made the investment into my health financially. I just need to get my self physically behind it.

I currently weight in at 122.5KG and I’m posting that here for the whole world to see. Because I no longer want to be this weight anymore. I don’t want to wear 2XL sized clothing. I don’t want to get exhausted running around for five minutes when I’m playing the dog. I want to be able to go for long run’s with him. I want to be able to feel comfortable with who I am and I want to get down to a Large in clothing size. I’ve been inspired watching Youtuber ShayCarl loose weight. He’s lost over 50 pounds which equals to 22.67KG which is pretty much the same amount in which I need to loose to reach what I am currently calling my goal weight. But that doesn’t mean that I will be happy with getting to just 100KG. I want to get further. But Weight Loss is not my soul goal here. I want to increase my strength, my fitness and my eating habit’s. It’s a long and challenging commitment and I fully understand that it will not happen over night.

It’s because of this that I have decided I will update at least once a week on my health progress. Every Sunday I will update you with my weight. Because if I’m posting it online, there’s no way I want to go up in weight. Only down. I’m not expecting to go from fat to skinny in just a week. This will be a long journey and hopefully one that I will be able to get through if I put my mind to it. As far as I see it. I’m taking my first steps here and now. I just need to make sure I take my second, third, fourth and fifth until I start seeing improvements.

I encourage anyone else who reads my blog, if they are wanting to change something about themselves. Join me in this mission. Post your goals and progress on a blog, tumblr, twitter or Facebook. Anywhere that makes it public. Because if your goals are public. You are more likely to strive for them. Thats all I have to say today. Now I head out to begin this mission. I hope you will follow me along for the ride.

Now it’s far from perfect. I googled an image for any random person and just started drawing away. This was my end result. I hope to continue getting inspired to improve my work and not just be happy with sub-par work. I would like to improve my colouring skills and more than anything. EYEs. Eyes kill me all the time. I can never get them right. Argh! Anyway. Tomorrows post. Is hopefully going to be more personally inspiring for me. Probably not anyone else. See you tomorrow <3