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I’ve decided to let you in on my latest training program and the results it’s yielding … in 10 days’ time. The reason I’m waiting till the end of next week, is that this will be exactly half way through the challenge. For one thing, you’ll be able to see what 6 weeks can do, and I will have to keep on my toes to have an even better photo for you 6 weeks after that!

I was reminded of a very simple truth yesterday. My husband has been steadily dropping bodyfat these past 3 weeks.

Yesterday, one of his colleagues, who had been away on vacation for a whole week, came into the breakfast room. He saw his boss, and his jaw literally dropped!

It’s visible of course, and co-workers have seen a change in the way his clothes fit, as has he himself, but for this man, who hadn’t seen him in a week, the difference really stood out.

At least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energy containing beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite as well as food in solid form. 

Epidemiological research also supports a positive association between calorie-containing beverage consumption and increased body weight or body mass index. New research now suggests that soda may not be the only culprit…

Not giving anything away, but it’s going fairly well, and according to plan. Well, not quite, we’re up two levels on the exercises.

I haven’t even looked at the wine this week. Do I miss it? Nope, I never really liked it anyway, it’s just something I learned to drink as it seems socially unacceptable not to like wine! I know, ridiculous. Strangely, saying you don’t like beer (which I never managed to aquire even a politeness-taste for) is ok. Go figure.

I’ve seemed absent lately, I know. There have been a few things going on. Such as our change of server last weekend after weeks of struggling with the old one. Such as getting shanghaied into starting a 12-week challenge. Such as getting over the fact that spring is the slowest in history this year. Such as, well, life in general.