The Dryathalon and shifting enough timber to tire 100 lumberjacks

So I expect everyone in the blogging world has already unleashed a blog about their New Year's resolutions.

I would do the same but I've never really been one for making them, there are some thing however in my life I need to sort out my one of which is my oversized gut and distinct lack of fitness. This is something that I'd made a start on last year shifting a not too unrespectable 7kg, however then came some birthdays and Christmas, attendance at the gym and eating well soon went out of the window.

So this January see's a reinvigorated stab at sorting myself out, the necessity of which is pretty clear when looking at some of my graduation photo's like this one, oddly the same photo which has made the girlfriend want to drop a bit of weight too!

In the last week I took the first step and hopped on the scales, the result wasn't pleasant but at least it didn't tell me to get off. I came in at a strapping 114.3kg with a horrifying 49.1% of that being fat! This was quickly followed by breaking out the tape measure with the equally shameful results below..

Waist 46"
Hips 44"
Shoulders 47.5"
Chest 46"

With all of the above it's clear something has to change should I want to dodge heart disease diabetes or some other horrific result of staying the shape I'm in!

So I've decided a few things...

1. I need to get back to the gym before uni meaning a 6am start! This also means no more 2am bedtimes!
2. Eat more protein.
3. Eat less processed carbs, I still need to get the carbs into me but I'm trying to get them all from fruit and veg while trying to dodge things like bread and pasta where I can.
4. Lay off the booze.

Number 4 brings me onto my attempts to raise a bit of charity money. Cancer Research UK are running a Dryathalon this January, essentially this means no booze for the whole of the month and hopefully people sponsor me. They even gave me this snazzy wristband so I don't forget. If anyone wants to offer up some sponsorship money then you can go to http://www.justgiving.com/dryathlete-andy-brown its all for a very good cause!

This I think helps us both it lets me raise a bit for a good cause and it helps me shift a bit of unwanted timber! I'm 7 days in and truth be told its pretty nice I'm more productive and I sleep a lot better without the odd tipple here and there!

I think that's me done for now, I'll be back with my progress sometime around the start of February when I again brave the scales and tape measure and I'm sure I'll have plenty more to share before then!