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I’ve switched to FatSecret to keep track of my diet. The main reason is that they have an app for my Android phone. When I buy something from a shop, I can just scan the barcode and it appears on my food diary (assuming it’s a product if knows about), which I thought was really [...]

I know I’m running the risk of sounding like a broken record, but I’ve decided to start calorie counting again. When I’m not doing it, I start eating rubbish and that’s what causes me to lose control of my weight. It’s not that I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I guess it’s a problem [...]

So, the Christmas period is over .. ok, it’s been over for a couple of weeks now, and I’m well on my way to getting back on track with my diet. We had some relatives over, then Arthur’s birthday, so it’s been a bit touch and go, but I’ve managed to lose one of the [...]

Well, the 2 weeks of holidays are almost at and end and it’s back to our routine on Monday. Arthur will be going back to school, I’ll be going back to work, gym and Camille and I will be going back on our diet. It’s been a fantastic 2 weeks; excellent to spend some time [...]

So, I went for my final weighing and the six-month study is over. The good news is that they’re planning to extend it for another 6 months. Anyway .. here’s how it went:

Starting weight: 137kg
2 months after: 129kg
2 months after: 125kg
2 months after: 126kg

The bad news is that I put on a kilo in the [...]

Well, it’s time to retrench for a few weeks just to try and stablise my weight before the Christmas. When I started my diet 6 months ago, I managed to loose 8 kilos in the first 2 months, 4 kilos in the next 2 months, but I have been struggling to maintain my weight since [...]

So I spent a few days in Malta and the net effect was a gain of 2kg, which wasn’t too bad considering how much I actually ate. It’s funny how your body stocks up on food and how it uses it. Anyway, I’ve found that using TweetWhatYouEat is useful, but it hasn’t really helped me [...]

I got weighed yesterday as part of this diet study group I joined 4 months ago and it’s great to see I’ve lost a bit more weight. Not as much as I should have really. I lost 8 kg in the first 2 months and only lost 4 since then, but I’ve had a cold [...]

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Well, I don’t seem to have lost any weight at all over the last 3 weeks. To tell you the truth I wasn’t really expecting to; I’ve had a cough since I was sick a few weeks ago and haven’t really been able to go to the gym at all. [...]

Here are some pointers on how you can lose some calories without trying too hard:

Be a couch potato: But make sure your TV is tuned into some great comedy. A 15-minute fit of hysterical giggling can burn up to 40 calories if you did it every day, that’s enough to shed up to 4 pounds [...]