One Fit Geek

I started losing weight by accident.

It was at the end of the summer of 2011 and kids were going back to school. We used to share walking the kids to school with our neighbors but they had moved away to England. Instead of walking the kids to school one day a week, I was now walking with the kids every weekday. That is not a long walk, only about 10 minutes round trip. The change which made a difference is that before, I would take my time for breakfast, eating more than I needed. With the new weekday routine, I decided I would take a shorter, better breakfast before walking the kids and not get back into the house after. Instead, I would head straight to work.

Looking back, this is really what started this all. But the funny part is that it took me some time to notice this was doing me some good. Keep in mind I was not even trying.

At about the same time, I began ordering custom tailored suits and shirts online. We carefully took measurements, placed the order and when the first order came in, about 4 weeks later, it was not fitting as well as expected. We took the measurements again and noticed some of the measurements were off. After correcting the measurements, another order for custom tailored suits has been made. Once again, when the order came in, 3 or 4 weeks later, the pants and shirts were too large. It is only at that point, after taking measurements yet again, that I realized I had been losing weight and shrinking.

This is when I began to seriously look into getting fit, motivated by the early results I got without even trying.

Why start a new blog about fitness, weight loss and nutrition? Isn’t there already enough information on this topic on the web?

I found that no matter how we define our search terms, almost every page we find on the web on these topics is an advertisement for a miracle diet or a lure to buy something.

The intent of this blog is to share with you only the relevant information I found, what worked for me and hopefully to help you do the same. I have nothing to sell, only tips, recipes, exercise routines and results to share. I am still tinkering on the best format to use for this goal – expect some adjustments.