Howdy!
You will probably not remember me, I am the Golden Block blog and I basically mothballed in 2020. We won’t go into what else the domain is used for, but it was not just languishing with a few really old blog posts that are not really very good anymore (or indeed very informative)
I wanted to kick start a new beginning though, because I had some issues with a web host and I am basically moving everything I have off of Eco Web Hosting (which has recently been bought out and have had many issues) – it was just as easy to wipe the old past and start the new future with….
Losing Weight
Yup. COVID, life, family and everything meant I was comfort eating, comfort drinking (profits at Stella Artois are about to plummet) and comfort sitting at a computer doing pretty naff all. Well I say that but actually I have been running through the diets and different ways to lose weight and nothing really worked for me:
Low Carb (not quite Keto) Diet
Now back in about 2016/17 I was very much into low carb eating. It was working for me as I was working in a job with a three-shift system and I could prepare my dinner in the kitchen adjoining the office. I have a permanent gang-mate who I worked around the shifts with and we would largely have decent meals that we cooked for each other.
Things did not really work out, and after I had to leave that job I fell into one where the shifts are totally random, the work is varied on a day to day basis, and my 30 minutes lunch break can be at any one of a number of locations, with a microwave and a kettle.
Hypnosis
What turned out to not rally be hypnosis in the traditional sense but a chat, about 60% Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and being told that:
- Not only should I stop drinking beer, but I should stop drinking alcohol-free beer too
- Not only should I stop drinking (basic black, no sugar) coffee, but I should stop drinking decaff coffee too
- Not only should I re-evaluate my life, but I should get a divorce, move out the family home, get a new job and more
Frankly, I found the 6 sessions I had to be a waste of nearly £600 and even the therapist finished the last session telling me to re-evaluate whether CBT was me…. despite me not asking for CBT in the first place.
The Gym
Although I am not a big fan of going to the gym, I have been signed up to a large commercial gym group for nearly a year now. It’s 24 hours, which means that today, while I am drafting this, I have already been to the gym and done a work out and it’s not even 6am yet.
I have been investing my time in the gym. I will go for an hour before a 4am shift or afterwards if I finish late at night. I prefer it when it is quieter, especially as this gym has a suggested capacity of 200, and I just want to get on with things rather than wait for a machine.
The problem there is that when I have time off I fall off the wagon and do not go back for two months or more. Today was my first gym day back since Easter for that very reason.
The New Experiment: Mounjaro
I would probably have preferred to be on a weight loss injection about 18 months ago. At the time though, my employer was still assessing whether the risks and benefits work because of the job that I do.
Having taken some time off in case of a reaction, I have taken my first dose though and I am hoping that the appetite suppressing claims of Mourjano are true. After successfully navigating the gym yesterday (yes, I am still drafting a day later) it has been 5 days since I had any interest in the chocolate, cake or biscuits at home. That is a positive step for me! Now admittedly I am still eating around 1500 to 1800 calories a day but when I have popped into a shop for a bottle of drink I have not even thought to look at the sweets.
If you have not noticed, there is no “affiliate link” to any providers for Mounjaro. I would want to have a successful month before I even point you in the direction of a provider.
Onwards to the next few weeks. Especially as I am sat right now in Wetherspoons with a Breakfast Wrap….