Can’t believe that it is Mid-November already which means the Christmas break will soon be upon us. I think the air temperature for November is part of the problem as well. How can it be this cold this late in the year? I have no idea but Auckland certainly seems to have later summers and lots more wind than I ever remembered growing up. There must be something to this climate change malarkey. 

Anyway I can certainly feel the air temperature more than in years past. I have been on a little bit of a health kick over the last 24 months. Up until the start of this year I had lost about 14kgs after giving up drinking and not eating breads, pastas etc. and felt quite good about myself.  Then I was brought back to earth by Paul’s situation at the start of the year and thought that for me to give myself the best opportunity to avoid the cancer or heart disease epidemic that seems to hit Kiwi males;  I needed to finish off what I had started and get down to my ‘fighting weight’. And over the last few weeks I have achieved this and am now 85kgs which is what I weighed when playing sports in high school. This is 22kgs lighter than I was 24 months ago. I didn’t think I was obese at that weight but it was there to be lost and I feel like a new man. A little colder when walking home up High Street each night but I can always put on a jacket for the cold.

Not sure why I am writing this post but always believed that you should celebrate your wins and maybe someone may feel that it is their time to do the same. My secret to losing the weight is twofold really, acupuncture and reducing my intake. The second one is logical but maybe the acupuncture is a little left field for us Westerners but it all has to do with whether your internal organs operate with balance and move nutrients around the body or store them as fat.

Giving up drinking is an interesting social experiment for an extravert kiwi male with origins in South Auckland. People tend to feel uncomfortable around you and you get fewer invitations for social events than you would have previously. Not sure whether people now think I am boring or they don’t want to be reminded that maybe they should at least cut down on their intakes? I am quite comfortable with this though because I have more time to ride my motorbike and play with my cameras.

Hope this post finds you well. Anyone that may have some questions about how they could also lose some weight, feel free to make contact.