This weeks weigh in, Bokwa and eating healthily on a budget

Weighed in yesterday instead of my normal class on a Monday and I was up 1.5lb and to be fair I was expecting more as I said in the weekend blog that my hip caused me a lot of problems over the weekend which caused me to comfort eat, it wasn't crap that I ate but I was constantly eating and this can easily happen and come Sunday lunchtime I drew the line, I've promised myself that this week that I get back to basics, keep a positive attitude and set a good example for the people I inspire, since Boney's funeral the 1st week in June ive actually piled on 9lb how the fuck can I inspire people when I struggle myself so now it's back to the drawing board, start food prepping again and get back to the gym, my hip right now cannot handle a 5k without using Nordic Sticks and that basically means no treadmill, that's not a bad thing as I can walk to my gym(2.65km) do a little treadmill work and do weights and i'm incorporating Bokwa into my fitness.

On Monday, I participated in a charity Bokwa session with the Slimwithdan slimming world groups in aid of the Marie Keating foundation which fights cancer in Ireland in Finglas, beforehand I watched a few youtube videos on Bokwa and it looked fun. What is Bokwa?  It's a bit like zumba but you move to the alphabet while moving to the music and its high intense, total non stop for 60 minutes and you melt fat doing it, I burned 732 calories in a Bokwa class and I never done it before, most people's excuses not to go to the gym or an exercise class is that it's boring, I can tell you now that Bokwa ain't boring which is why after the session I made the decision to take it up on a regular basis as well as my traditional gym sessions and will be doing it on a Tuesday evening in the Liberties in South Central Dublin and have an option of doing it in Pearse St on a Friday also. You can burn more calories having fun doing Bokwa than spending an hour on the treadmill at 6km/h avg 5% grad and the Bokwa instructors made me and everyone who did the class very welcome and quite a few have decided to take it up.

When it comes to making excuses about not losing weight when they need to, join a weight loss group or incorporate a healthy eating plan is down to money, I did a weeks food shop today of lean protein (canned tuna,turkey, chicken and 98% fat free beef mince), fruit and veg, eggs and greek yoghurt for 35 euros, all on plan and I know what is going into my body now tell me you can't afford to eat right BULLSHIT, if I can eat clean on a budget so can you. Would you rather save money eating cheap processed foods or would you rather keep spending money on medication and doctors fees (it's 50 euros a visit in Ireland) because your nutrition isn't the best

The pic i'm posting was my calorie burn, avg HR and max HR during Bokwa

Another breakdown and tempting to comfort eat

The past few days I've been looking forward to doing my bit to combat the scumbag disease thats riddled friends and family and even managed to borrow a pink Stade Francais jersey off a friend as we were required to wear pink and guess what happens? My hip decides to really play up and in a big way causing me to be awake all through the night and it's become a joke thats gone way too far, I go through this on a daily basis sometimes I can bear the pain and other days I can't handle it at all and last night and today is living proof of the hell i'm going through.

So how does the eating play a part in this? I could easily comfort eat and its very tempting as right now I'm on my own with a needy but adorable dog plus I don't have a great deal of energy to cook a decent meal as I got fuck all sleep.

All I can do is rest and put pressure on Cappagh Hospital and push through for a replacement and I ain't giving up or give up speaking out against the fucked up corrupt system that the Irish health system is and if you don't like what I have to say about the likes of Leo Varadker, James Reilly and the other wankers who thinks it's ok for normal folk to suffer for 2+ years well fuck off , they don't know what I'm going through and the stress I bring to loved ones because I'm suffering with uncontrollable pain and being moody

Update after weigh in Tuesday morning

The week so far and evil cravings

Currently the week is going well and currently having non-Irish type of weather right now which means having to hydrate on a regular basis and having mad urges to eat ice cream normally but I can live without it and I can have the odd one if I fancy and stick to plan. The warm weather can bring out the lazy in me regarding meal prep so the past few days just kept it simple and making chicken or turkey salads for my main evening meal, lots of fresh fruit too, this evening just a spur of the moment I was really craving for a raisin and biscuit yorkie bar maybe because I saw someone eat one on the 41b bus from Drumcondra to the City Centre and it was driving me up the wall, right now I resisted temptation but this could happen again tomorrow and this is one of many fucked up things a food addict has to face on a daily basis, another thing was mentioned today at a mate's s.w class was Secret Eating and i'm definitely guilty of this even know now I have that under control, this is also common in food addiction and eating disorders.

I'm all set for the Pop-Up 5k in Naas on Saturday morning and all for a good cause raising much need dosh to fight a bastard disease and weigh in next week will be on Tuesday morning as I'll be doing charity Bokwa for the dame charity Monday evening, losing weight and getting healthier is enabled me to give something back

Have an A1 weekend everyone

This weeks weigh in, a lucky break and hopes for the week ahead

Back in the real world after a few days in the beautiful island of Inishbofin and visiting my sister and finally got to meet my nephew's wife and it went well and after a week of dirty eating (5 days of fry-ups for breakfast, mountains of bread,1/2 pound burgers with 2 large deep fried onion rings to compliment, enough chips to run a chip shop lol and some mouth watering desserts) i'm only up 2.5lb but I also did plenty of walking (must have covered 40-45km) and that was a lucky break as I was expected to be up as high as 7lb. At the end of the day I cannot expect to be clean eating when I'm on my jollies and i'm fully entitled to eat what I want while I'm away and if people have a problem with that I don't really give a flying fuck, just because I'm fighting addiction doesn't mean I lose my right to enjoy myself when I pay my hard earned money to go away for a few days with Jenny,  I know mentally and physically I can claw it back and more because I want this and no one will stop me from achieving it.

As I said in my last blog that I'll be hoping to do a Pop-Up 5km in Naas on Saturday morning (depending on my hip but as of now I'm definitely up for it) and next Monday I'm doing Bokwa for charity, both are for the Marie Keating foundation on behalf of Slimming World who are always doing charitable things and i'm looking forward to it.

Have an A1 week everyone

My break away so far

Been in Inishbofin Island the past couple of days and for people who don't know where it is, it's an island just off the west coast of Ireland and a favourite destination of Jenny's for a while now, it's the perfect place for someone who just wants to get away from the daily shit and for a remote island there is plenty to do, did a 10km hike yesterday but having to use Nordic Sticks just to ease the hip and since I got back yesterday I've been in a lot of pain and it's upset me because I want to enjoy the experience more but I made the choice of not sitting in my hotel room feeling like shit or sorry for myself, I'm actually enjoying being on here and I can see myself coming here again, the food is good(other than the debacle of last night at the Inishbofin House Hotel where the service wasn't the best), the people are friendly and there is a good vibe in the place and the hotel i'm staying in is one of those places where you actually feel at home (check out the Doonmore Hotel on facebook)

Before I got to Inishbofin I was planning to stay on plan foodwise but it's virtually impossible unless you're renting a house and do self catering so I decided on damage limitation so if I'm up on the scales on Monday, i'll just move on straight away and get back on track.

Before I sign off I'll be doing 1 or 2 events for the Marie Keating foundation on behalf of Slimming World on the 26th and 28th July depending on how my hip is, the event on the 26th is a 5km Pop-Up 5k in Naas and the 28th is a sponsored Bokwa in Finglas (no nasty comments please) and it should be a laugh doing something to fight this scumbag disease.

Have a good weekend

This weeks weigh in and the plan for a few days away

Weighed in at a class in Donnycarney again this week as I'm actually going away for a few days with Jenny (Inishbofin Island) and after 2 weeks of gains i'm down 1.5lb this week and i'm happy with that result, I now have this attitude that any loss regardless if it's a 0.5lb loss or a 6lb loss should be a positive thing and something to be proud of and I wish some people would have the same attitude and when I see people bitch and moan about a 0.5lb loss it does piss me off because there is good folk out there who work their arse off and get their food 100% right who would be grateful for any positive result.

Going on my jollies this week but going off plan foodwise isn't gonna happen because if I was to lose control, I could easily pile on 5-10lb in a week and I worked too fucking hard to lose 115lb to let a week of old eating habits come back and haunt me, I've seen people on Instagram join a weight loss club so they can lose 20lb so they can go loose on their jollies, eat shite and piss it all up the wall and pile the whole lot on and this is actually a dangerous thing to do because to me, going to my class is more of a lifestyle change rather than a diet itself.

I finish off today's blog with the actual name of my blog 'KICKING OBESITY IN THE BOLLOCKS' I named it that because I feel that I am kicking it in the bollocks and a select few have taken offence to it which led me to be removed from a private facebook group because of the name and because of a few begrudgers, good folk in that group will miss out on my story based on honesty and inspiration and I will never change the name just to please one or two, I warn people to expect language and to conclude today's blog I posted a photo of me in the new Arsenal jersey in an X-Large which fits nicely, i started my journey in a 5XL and 3XL football jerseys which is a result to me

Have an A1 week

This weeks weigh in, another breakdown and the future for me with exercise

Weighed in at a class in Donnycarney Monday just gone and the good weekend back home cost me a 3.5lb gain and I accepted that, only a good food prep minimised the damage but at the same time I'm only human and i'm entitled to enjoy an old favourite now and again and I don't regret a single thing as I know I can claw it back and I will do as I never doubt myself and was back on track straight after weigh in.

Did a 5.5km walk last night from home to Donaghmede and back via Darndale Roundabout and my hip gave in again clise to Kilbarrack Fire Station the same place I pulled up in February and I have to seriously think about the way I get my fitness in and I know my hip isn't able for 5km+ walks now but instead of only doing pool work and weights, I will still go walking but restrict to only doing 3km max and my gym workouts will continue but cardio will be 3x 15mins on the treadmill at 5.3km/h with a max of 10% and do full on weights (leg days will only be once a week not twice) and will look into Aqua Aerobics too. I will do the odd trek but only if I feel 100% on the day as I cannot afford to fuck up half way around a trek especially as I could be stranded.

I'm feeling ok mentally and i'm in positive spirits

The weekend, a non scale victory and hopes for tomorrow

Thought I write this as I'm heading back to Dublin from a weekend in London where I got to see 2 of my all time fave bands (Black Sabbath and Soundgarden) in London's Hyde Park and it was a bit of a test when it comes to food as I do go past temptations like Gregg's bakers, traditional pie n mash shops and other places where some of the damage that caused me to have this food addiction, one thing about me going to my slimming class and using social media and what I have learned is doing a complete food prep, this way I'm in total control and I managed to have some form of control while in London but at the gig venue, food prep went totally out of the window as 1. me and jen decided to have a full on lunch before going and 2. The security at Hyde Park were complete and utter bastards, you couldn't even bring a packet of chewing gum or a bottle of water without them confiscating it.

As for eating in the venue itself there was plenty of choices ranging from burgers, Mexican, Indian, pasta, fish and chips and even vegan food and most of the delicious offerings are not on my current plan so I was kind of forced to pull in a flexi-day and had the jalapeño burger, the good side to Friday was I got in plenty of walking and the same as yesterday when me and Jen went to Camden Market and Oxford Street and my hip was playing up so I sat down for a few minutes in Camden Lock and next to me there was a guy eating a Chimichanga (a deep fried burrito that tastes too damn good) and that was so unfair but I remained strong, did go for a Mexican in Chimichangas in North Finchley and I enjoyed it and I think I have done enough to warrant a weight loss tomorrow as my food was 100% throughout during the week, back exercising and got in some good sleep too (to me sleep is just as important as you can burn up to 300 calories an hour according to to the Jawbone Up band which I have, will weigh in at a class in Donnycarney instead as I'm travelling overnight and I want to get some decent rest before and I feel good mentally and physically and I will promise myself that no matter the result tomorrow I will jump off the scales with my head held high.

I finish off with a before and current photo of myself just to show the total progress I have made since December 2012 when I could only get into t-shirts in 5XL and 3XL football jerseys and now I can get into an XL no problem and treated myself to a Heisenberg Heineken shirt yesterday and I feel good in it, there is gonna be obstacles in any weight loss journey but it's totally up to you to rise above them and crush it

A slight change of plan foodwise

While I was in Cappagh Hospital yesterday, the doctor asked me what my normal diet was I was a little shocked that certain staples like acidic fruit, tomatoes, peppers and even potatoes were triggering my inflammation plus red meat (I do love a medium rare steak myself), the new plan is to still have the fruit and veg as it's vitally important regarding my weight loss plan but obviously limit it, as for red meat I'll probably only have a steak once a month  as a treat and when I have a chilli or a bolognese have it with extra lean turkey mince (all my chillies are done with turkey anyway), as for fizz I'll be phasing it out permanently, the main protein source will be chicken, turkey, fish and post-workout musclepharm combat protein shakes

If this helps me regarding pain and i'll be happy to continue, doing this on a 1 month trial and see if there is any improvement, also doing a food journal which all my instagram followers will get to see every evening, you can find me there @beavis420 as I find there is no negativity there unlike facebook (yes facebook can be seriously bitchy and I had to remove many comments and people because of it)