I am now half way to my eventual target weight loss, and things are going very well. My goal is to get to my target in 1 -2 years. As I say in the book, as long as the weight change is going in the right direction, I am not in a rush to lose the weight, and this way it will stay off, and that has to be everyone’s ideal end goal, to keep the weight off once it has been lost.

Having said it could take 1-2 years, I also think it will happen slightly earlier than that, because the 1poundaweek plan has changed my view on what and how much I need to eat, it really has made life changes to my approach to food. These simple, slow changes can have a lasting effect. The upside of this is that I have less ‘bad days’, and I find it very much easier to have less calories than I need in a day, and that in turn means I lose weight.

The next big thing I am working on is increasing the excersise. There is no doubt in my mind that if I could increase the number of times a week that I excersise, the weight would then really go, and I could achieve my goals in 3-4 months. However, the key is to establish life long habits, and so I am always careful that the increase in excersise needs to be to a level I find enjoyable and sustainable. Of course the more excersise you do the more you want to continue doing it, so again, hopefully those little life changes can become permanent, and the virtuous circle will continue. I will keep you updated!

Well, the good news is that even under those less than perfect conditions, I am very pleased to report that my weight has remained very stable. In fact, at the time of the busy schedule, the batteries went flat on our weighing scales, and so I was not able to weigh myself daily, which as we all know by now, is vital, to gain the feedback we all need to maintain weight. The good thing is that the good habits did not fade away, and so I was able to maintain a steady weight.

It is however holiday time now, and as I write this, I have just returned from two weeks holiday. Those of you who have read the book will know that this is a hard time for me. I believe that you should enjoy yourself on holiday, and that inevitably results in weight gain! The local food has to be experienced, and the local wine! I return from holiday four pounds heavier. I am not too concerned about that, it has been worse. Four pounds are relatively easy to drop, especially holiday pounds. However, I have decided that as my weight has been static for quite a long period now, it is time to go to the next level of weight loss. I am looking to drop another 7-10 pounds.

I love this aspect of the 1poundaweek plan, the fact that I feel so ‘in control’. Having maintained my weight for a longer period than ever before in my life, I have the confidence to now continue on my journey to get to my ideal weight. NO fuss, NO dread, just a quiet confidence that I can drop that weight. Of course, now I have gone public, there is an extra pressure to achieve it.

I will report back on my progress, I am not sure how fast I will get there, but remember my moto, there is no rush, I have the rest of my life. As long as the weight is going down or stable, I do not need to be concerned. Remember, to find out more, or to buy the book, go to www.1poundaweek.com.

Those of you who have read my book will know I put 9 holiday pounds on last year, and still managed to lose lots of weight over the year. As soon as you look at weight loss as something you can tackle over a number of years, rather than just a few short weeks, the whole process becomes so much easier, and so much more achieveable. If you have not read ’1 Pound a Week’ yet, go to www.1poundaweek.com. You can buy the book or download it. Its a simple, straightforward, plan that really does work. You can download a chapter for FREE by visiting http://www.1poundaweek.com/sign-up.aspx to get a feel for the relaxed manner in which great things can be achieved. Join in, more and more people are, and seeing the benefits!

Well, of course I would recommend that you buy the book to find out how you can achieve sustained weight loss, and work towards that Holy Grail of life long weight control, but this blog will update you from time to time on how I am doing on my journey, and how others are doing on theirs. You can buy the book at www.1poundaweek.com, and join the growing group on the very same journey.

I welcome tips, ideas and strategies to help us all on that journey, and I hope that this blog becomes a meeting ground of all those who take to the 1 pound a week plan, and choose to live this simple, natural, commonsense approach to weight control.