The seed of faith.

When I decided to start losing weight during February 2017, I had no idea where I would be today. I made a decision to start a weight-loss program with no guarantees and with no promises. Just a desire to relieve my body of incessant and continuous pain. Armed with a bicycle and a plan to change the way I start and end a day, I embarked on this journey.

The first fruits.

After around six weeks I noticed some first fruits. I realized I needed less medication and experienced less pain. My initial reason for losing weight was to lose weight, reasoning that less weight would mean less pain and a better means of coping with getting around and I thought if I did some exercise while using pain pills I might just be able to get over the pain threshold. I never expected to achieve anything beyond recovering some basic mobility and I really believed that the joints in my knees were beyond recovery. I was convinced that knee replacements were the inevitable outcome for me.

Then new horizons opened up – dreams are born.

It started with an aim to lose a kilo a week using a method that my younger brother used in body building years ago. I didn’t  think at the time I really believed that my journey would continue for forty weeks and then beyond that.

The results surprised me and made me believe that I could do more. The harvest on the seed that I planted grew and became a surprising harvest that yielded much more than I expected.

From those initial baby steps that I gave, came a massive change and hope that built on results and a growing feeling of belief. I saw results beyond my wildest dreams and that made me believe I could attempt more.

Apart from a goal to lose weight I wanted to become better at my cycling once I saw the results and then I started pushing more and more boundaries.

Why I am looking back at 11 months and not waiting to complete the first year

While it would normally be the right thing to look back after a year, I felt that this message must go out now because I know if I didn’t go on this journey when I did, I may not have been able to start the journey at all. A set-back in health due to a body that must deal with excessive fat and weight is not a good place to start. The chances are very good that even a young person can end up with a health condition that prevents you from recovering and ultimately premature death or permanent loss of mobility or even worse, a vegetative state.

Start today, you may never have this chance again.

I am writing this article now, not a month later because I believe this message must go out now, not in a month’s  time.

What have I achieved?

I lost more than 45 kilos. I started at 140 kilos and today I weigh 94,4 and I have a goal to end at 90.

I am very fit and are continuously improving my cycling performance.

I am very healthy and using a lot less pills.

My insurance premiums are being revisited for higher cover or lower premiums.

I have just done a 100 kilo trip today which included a 33 kilo off-road trail. Believe me this is not 100 kilos on a road bike. It is tough. My first trip was less than 8 kilos and for quite some time I couldn’t exceed that.

I started this weight-loss blog to help other people because I want to help you and I want you to experience becoming a winner, but most importantly I want to give you this chance before it has run out.

All of this allowed me to accept an opportunity to speak on a South African national radio station because the harvest was in and ready at the right time when the listeners asked for it.

The time is now and the day is today.

Make your decision today. there are many things you can’t control but this one you can.