Weight Loss Challenge Results

Weight Loss Blog - Last Day of challenge!

Well today is the last official day of my self-set challenge. It has been a month on the Kate Morgan diet and this morning I approached the scales with "Eye of the tiger" playing in my head.

Any my final weight ..... (drumroll ......) ..... 84.7KG!

That's a loss of 11.8KG! That's over 12% of my body weight gone over the month!

My final measurements are:
Waist: 103cm (40.2 inches) 12cm lost!
Chest: 106cm (41.5 inches) 5cm lost!

Now I should point out that this is not the recommended Kate Morgan weight loss method. They would recommend replacing no more than two meals a day. But I find if I get the taste of food it really sets me back. After about a week I get used to the shakes and the cravings disappear.
But for legal reasons, I would recommend doing it the correct way and you can find out the info from their website: http://www.katemorgan.com.au/

Here are my before and after pictures


Well I have done it. Smashed the 10KG weight loss challenge in a month, now I face a much tougher challenge....... Keeping the weight off.

Will keep you up to date on my progress.

Bad Habits

Weight Loss Blog - Day 22

I was good all weekend ....... until Sunday at lunch time.

As I said in an earlier post, I had some people over on the weekend and was cooking up a BBQ. I had my shake in the morning and at around 9:30AM my cousin came over to help me with some landscaping of the front yard. (If you were impressed with my weight loss before and after photos wait till you see my garden before and after photos!)

I ate a hamburger, one chicken kebab, potato chips, lollies and a three beers. I was like a man possessed! Having deprived myself of food for so long then given myself an all you can eat ticket for a limited time range is not a good idea.

But after the BBQ, I did go for a half an hour walk ...... down to the shops to get more beer and some ice creams! I only had one of each though.

The next day I jumped on the scales and felt remorse, I have set myself back at least four days. But I am happy to report I am back on track still have hope I can reach the 10KG mark by the end of this week.

No weight loss before and after pics on this post sorry, I am holding off for a biggest loser style finale ..... but you can see my new garden though ;)

Persistence pays off!

Weight Loss Blog - Day 19

I lost 0.5KG today, putting me down to 88.1KG. Measurements were:

Waist: 106.5cm (41.7 inches)
Chest: 109cm (42.6 inches)

I did my 10 minutes on the exercise bike this morning and had a Mocha flavoured shake.

Lunch I had a Chocolate Kate Morgan shake. Carried quite a few heavy boxes to and from the car, so have made this my weight workout for the day!

Dinner I had Mocha again and then went to the cinema with my girlfriend to see Fighting (top movie!). I bought some sugar free mints to eat in the cinema .... didn't even smell the popcorn this time. I must be losing interest in food or something? Bizarre .....

Anyway, I have 10 days of my personal weight loss challenge left and 1.6KG left to lose the 10KG I set for myself.

I will now just post on Mondays (photo days) and Fridays to make it a bit more interesting ... like a Biggest Loser Finale ;)

Oh, I also mentioned I might start to bring a meal back, I have changed my mind about that for now, but will eat on Sunday as I have visitors coming around and I don't think they would be impressed with a milkshake lunch!

Changing the game.

Weight Loss Blog - Day 18

Nothing worth reporting today. Exactly the same as yesterday! Did 10 minutes on the exercise bike.

Breakfast: Banana shake
Lunch: Berry shake
Dinner: Tomato Soup

Now that I don't have much more weight to lose I am going to cut down on the posts, blogging only on Fridays and Mondays.

I have also decided to introduce one meal slowly back in, going to 2 sachets and one real food meal. Still toying around with that idea, so will fill you in with that tomorrow.

Much better weather tonight, managed to sneak in a 30 minute walk.

Slow and steady wins the race

Weight Loss Blog - Day 17

I'm back to 88.6KG! Not losing much now, maybe I am building muscle in my legs from all the riding? Doubt it. My measurement are showing I am losing weight but the scales don't like me at the moment.

Waist: 106.5cm (41.7 inches)
Chest: 109.5cm (42.9 inches)

I had a Mocha shake this morning and it was fantastic! They didn't have this flavour last time, but I managed to get a few this time around. I did 10 minutes on the exercise bike as per usual.

Lunch was Choc Mint and for dinner I had another soup. This one was chicken flavour, not bad now that I have mastered getting it clump free!

Due to really crap weather, I had to miss yet another walk, but did a few sets of bench presses.

One step forward, two steps back

Weight Loss Blog - Day 16

Alright, so the title might be a slight exaggeration but it is how I am feeling - I put on 0.1KG. But realistically is would just be fluid. My measurements are:

Waist: 107cm (41.9 inches)
Chest: 110cm (43.1 inches)

A little bit off the gut to confirm I am still on the right track. I try a new flavoured Kate Morgan sachet this morning, Tropical. It was great, or maybe it was just different from the others. I only got one of them so it is hard to tell.

I jumped on the exercise bike for 10 minutes.

Lunch was Choc Mint and for dinner I give the Tomato soup another go. The last one I had tasted alright but was a bit of a disaster due to the powder clumping up. This time I poured the powder into the boiling water (not the other way round), and stirred like crazy. Much, much better. No clumps!

Picture time!

Weight Loss Blog - Day 15

Ok, so now that it's Monday, it is time for a current photo.



I know.... Still a little work to go, but I lost another 0.4KG today putting me to 88.6KG. I seem to be a bit slimmer in the face, so I think I have lost the weight all around my body this week, not just off the gut.

I went for a quick 10 minute ride on the exercise bike this morning and downed a Cappuccino flavoured Kate Morgan shake for breakfast. My measurements were:

Waist: 107.5cm (42.1 inches)
Chest: 110cm (43.1 inches)

Lunch was Butterscotch, which is OK, but I wouldn't be able to have this flavour regularly.

Dinner time I had a Banana shake. I has been pouring down with rain since I got home from work so have given walking a miss tonight. Maybe tomorrow night....