Weight loss

For the last 15 years I have steadily gained weight, and in march 2008 my weight was about 134 kg. I had begun to feel a few discomforts with my weight like a sharp pain in my ribs when doing certain movements.

During the last couple of years I have made a heartless effort to test how a weight loss could be achieved, by taking a small walk each morning for a month, but the eye wants quick results and the trials ran into the sand.

One of my co-workers used a slim powder product to hold his weight, and in March 2008 I decided to purchase a package online and have a go at it.

Sunday dinner, Monday NUPO

Sunday evening I had a usual dinner with potatoes and pork chucks, but Monday morning the 17th of March 2008 I started my NUPO (Nutritional Powder) cure.

NUPO is a fine powder mixed with 3 deciliter cold water and shaken around 30 seconds. It comes in several flavors like Cacao and Strawberry. It even comes in different flavored chocolate control-bars and cold soups like Spicy Thai Chicken. If you only eat NUPO and drink water, you need 6 portions each day, and the control-bar counts for two portions. If you eat food, you require less NUPO and loose less weight.

When I Monday morning was about to take my first portion of Cacao NUPO I was excited, the package had arrived on Thursday but I had resisted the temptation of trying it during the weekend.

My eyes said Nesquick but my tongue said cardboard – it really didn’t taste as I had expected. I was a bit disappointed but I got used to the taste after a few portions, and I learned that the harder and longer you shake it the better it tastes. Since then I have switched to the Strawberry variant, it tastes a lot better!

By the way, it is the same with the control-bar, my eyes said Marsbar but my tongue said cardboard. However the control-bar is nice once in a while and they are coated with real dark chocolate.

Daily walk

Everyone knows that you can control your weight pulling in two leavers, exorcise and calorie intake. NUPO takes care of the latter, but one week later I started with a daily 3,6 km walk, to burn more fat. During the summer I increased this to a 7,6 km trip down to the ocean and home again.

Between 24th of March and 4th of September 2008, I walked a total of 835 km:

• 65 * 3,6 km = 234 km
• 11 * 5,2 km = 57 km
• 15 *6,4 km = 96 km
• 59 * 7,6 km = 448 km

In June 2008 I purchased a new vehicle, and celebrated with a month long break away from NUPO and daily walks. In September 2008 I held my yearly summer vacation, and celebrated this as well with a break. Monday 13th of October I started my dash for the magic 100 kg!

< 1 0 0 K G !

Yes I finally did it, just before December 2008 I reached my first major goal with this project, losing weight and weighing less than 100 kg!

December was one big celebration, all the annual Christmas lunches and new-year celebrations - so I gained about 6 kg before new-year’s eve. Between new-year and April 20th, I re-lost the 6 kg, and now finally officially weighs under 100 kg. The December celebrations were well deserved and planned, although a weight gain on 6 kg was a bit more than expected, but this time I stay under the 100 kg for good.

With the spring and wormer weather, I started with NUPU and a almost daily walk on 7,6 km. From now on I journey from fat and obese to overweight and with the blessing of god - normal weight!