By the lunar calendar, it's been two years since I started my current health regime. I've lost a little over 20 kilograms, just about all of it in the first year of the regime. That's about 45 pounds, which sounds even better. Effectively, the weight loss is greater, since a lot of the fat has been converted to muscles. I even ran the half marathon in San Francisco this summer. I started out as heavyweight in the frame of a welterweight and I'm down to a little less than middleweight, which I think is pretty good for a guy in his mid 40's.
The best part is my wine drinking didn't even take a hit, since so much of the change and loss was due to a lot of gym hours. A bottle of wine doesn't contribute so much calories-wise so much as it whets the appetite, and that can be controlled, it turns out. I could have lost more if I did drink less, but my thinking is I'm happier when I'm enjoying life, and it's easier to train hard when I have a few evenings in the week filled with good wine, good food and good company to look forward to.
So, I thought it was time to share.