My apologies for the self indulgent nature of this blog post. If I can’t be self-indulgent here, where can I be?

I wrote a few months back about how I’d received some honest feedback. I was ridiculously unfit, overweight, and with a chronic blood pressure issue.

I decided to change my practice; this meant a change in diet and a change in exercise regime. The effects in 12 weeks have surprised me. I know I was starting from a high point in terms of weight but I’ve still managed to lose 41 lbs to date (18.6 kg). For comparison that’s

• 2 car tyres
• 8 x 2 litre bottles of fizzy pop
• a 5 gallon bucket of water
• 4 large bags of potatoes

I sleep better, eat better, feel better.

What matters is that this isn’t about fad diets; I eat healthily but still enjoy treats. This isn’t about easy routes to exercise; I do 2-3 sessions weekly at an intense pace to burn off excess calories.

It’s reminded me – you need to put effort in to get results back. It’s also reminded me that you need to publish what you do sometimes. By posting updates I know that I’m sharing my commitment to change with a wide audience. There’s no hiding place.

As I said last time; quantitative feedback produces qualitative results.