Dad bod be gone - Man boobs no more

Previously on Dad bod be gone, I told you about the three things my trainer suggested for change and how I thought they were ridiculous. Obviously the hard lesson I went through was the moment I pulled my muscles when I tried breathing in hard as I put on my pants before I went to work one day. (Okay, I used pulling muscles for dramatic effects).

Bottom line, I was still 79 kilos and one kilo away from becoming a delicious dumpling (a wanton at this point I’d say, like pretty but just smaller). This was the moment of realization that I need to live the values I believe in - be the change that you want to be!

I made the decision to get serious and officially kicked off the transformation journey with a specific goal together with Matt about 16 weeks back - become sub-70 kilos by Christmas. In response to the three ludicrous things he’s said, I made minor tweaks to keep things sustainable:

“I’ll only drink on Fridays and Saturdays”

…and keep to my skinny bitches

“I’ll only drink on Fridays and Saturdays” - I get invited to many social events and it often involves a glass of wine (or a bottle). On the weekends, I could easily do some eight G&Ts and still standing. Instead of cutting out my drinks entirely, I limit it to Fridays and Saturdays because I have a life! And instead of champagne and G&Ts, I switched over to skinny bitches (really, just vodka soda and lime). I hated it at first but I grew to enjoy it and it’s basically 96 calories and water.

“I’ll start meal prepping my breakfast and lunch/ dinner for the week” - I started researching on meal prep recipes and improvised them to fit my taste buds. They’re not only delicious, they’re also nutritional. I can’t wait to share some of the recipes in my next posts and you can be sure of a good balanced meal!

“I’ll slot in the fourth meal” - I thought this was totally crazy. I have to eat more to lose weight? Turns out, you can. I was hovering around 73-74 kilos at one point but as soon as I start slotting in that fourth meal, it went down faster than I thought.

Of course, this all comes with proper training and workout with my trusted trainer, Matt. I train at least three times a week and it’s great to see my strength increasing every time I train. Today’s Christmas and I’m hovering around 68 kilos, losing a total of 10 kilos in 16 weeks and most importantly, I can fit back into that pants that gave me that muscle pull. Fun fact, I used to think I have Gynaecomastia and thought I needed surgery to get rid of my man boobs but I guess it’s sorted now.

Through this, as with any successes in life, I believe you can achieve anything if you set clear objectives and make changes to your life. Ultimately, it all depends on you and your will power to make things happen.

Eternally grateful for the progress made in Phase 1. I’m ready for Phase 2 in 2020! Watch this space.