Seven months. It sounds like a very long time. But actually, it is 207 days to be exact.
But that said, time is something I always found very relative. So to make it easier, let's pull some numbers.
Let's start with the weight.
Under normal circumstances, I would only imagine this happening during the first month of excercise because that is when you usually lose all the excess water that has been bound in your body.
But I guess under these circumstances, more effort will be added - and needed.
While on the other side of the computer screen, we have goal number two; the virtual wealth.
But that said, time is something I always found very relative. So to make it easier, let's pull some numbers.
Let's start with the weight.
Starting weight: 145kg
To hit my target, I need to lose 45kg.
"Seems fine"
This averages out to about 6.5kg per month.
"Woah, that took one crazy turn! :o"
Under normal circumstances, I would only imagine this happening during the first month of excercise because that is when you usually lose all the excess water that has been bound in your body.
But I guess under these circumstances, more effort will be added - and needed.
While on the other side of the computer screen, we have goal number two; the virtual wealth.
Starting gold: 115,000
To hit my target, I need 885,000 more.
"Right, numbers making it look big."
Actually, this would average out to approximately 126,500 gold per month.
Or 4,220 gold per day.
"Wow, but that's almost like a normal day's casual sales."
Right, at this point, it seems that this may actually be possible, quite easily. Mainly because of the theory that you have to spend money to make money. In broad strokes: the more you can spend/invest, the higher the return.
Why? Because you get the ability to reach access and trade in more markets. (For example enchanting materials and gems)
I do find it quite funny, for some reason I always thought the second goal would be harder to achieve - but when you're breaking it down like this, it makes you rethink what you just gotten yourself into.
But is it enough to give it up?
"HELL NO!"
Hey Flaxe
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great project and I really think you can make it.
I spent about 1 year losing 30 kg myself (went from 110 kg to 78kg) and I learned a few things that you might find useful (or not).
I know people can get really religious about weight loss and what works and what doesn't, so please just take this as inspiration and things that worked for me.
Cut down calories and you WILL lose weight. Eat less = Results. Exercise is good but surprisingly not the main part of this.
First of all, cutting away all sugar and alcohol REALLY helps A LOT. It is much easier telling your friends that you dont drink at all than "I can drink but only 2 beers and only on friday". There is more calories in alcohol than you would think (even in a vodka shot)
What also helped for me was to set up exact times for when I would eat and make plans for WHAT I would eat (this meant weighing food, counting calories and preparing food). Your aim is gonna be 1200-1300 calories pr. day (preferably as little as possible).
I did breakfast around 9, lunch around 11.30, snack (e.g. apple) around 14.00, another snack around 16.00 and dinner around 19.00. If you can avoid eating the last 3-4 hours before going to sleep it also helps a lot.
I would recommend you when you cook food, to go for good quality stuff (or organic if nothing else), that way you dont get weird sugar or other artificial stuff in and its easier to control calories. Chicken breast is really your best friend :D
I would also recommend you to keep your food as simple as possible and not mix it too much. This means, don't have salad, bread, a little portion of pasta and some chicken - rather go for a little salad + some chicken. Its more easy for the body to process and well, I don't know the exact science but it really makes it easier to lose weight.
Weigh yourself everyday, e.g. schedule it in the early morning after you visit the toilet and make sure you always do it e.g. naked so you have as pure/clean results as possible.
A thing I regret not doing is taking pictures of myself every week or so, since I can really see from old pictures I have the clear difference and I think it would be very motivational when you are about halfway to just go through the pictures and see the awesome results. It is not as much about the weight as how you feel and look.
A thing you will learn when you are done with this and have succeeded is that its not hard losing weight (obv. it is but its not really). It is very hard to maintain your new weight. This is why I can only recommend that you try to find some sort of sustainable way to do this. Stuff that you would want to do once life "goes back to normal". I have gained atleast 10 kgs and lost them again 2 times since I finished my 'big diet' and it is really hard since you will still want to be your old self who drinks 20 beers np and stuff like that. The same goes for whatever exercise you go for. If you hate running every day then once you are happy with your weight, you will gradually stop it. For me, rollerblades was actually something I found fun enough that I kept doing it even though I didn't "have to".
Nr. 2
ReplyDelete"Optimisten har lika ofta fel som pessimisten men mycket roligare"
När optimisten säger att det är fint väder, säger pessimisten: "Idag, ja". Men otaliga studier visar att de som är optimistiska och glada faktiskt lyckas mycket bättre i livet.
Varje gång du slås av en negativ tanke som: "Det kommer aldrig att gå" (och det tyvärr kommer att ske då och då), så tvinga dig själv att se möjligheterna istället.
Fundera på vad som skulle hända om det som du tror inte skulle gå, verkligen lyckades.
6.5 kg, hmm..
ReplyDeleteSeems like it's time to go out and start running :D