Permanent Fitness

The first week of the 30 day challenge has gone by and I must say I am really happy with the results I achieved. This week I lost 2.7 pounds! That is almost 3 times more than I intended to lose according to my weight loss plan.

The feeling I had today when I stepped on my scale was fantastic. I was really proud of myself. Actually, I still am   I can’t stop smiling when I’m writing this post. I am back on track to getting thin and fit, or better than that – I am on a highway! Read the rest of this entry »

Our bodies are real adversaries when it comes to weight loss. They are trained in the art of survival.  Mechanisms which regulate our metabolisms have been developing for hundreds of thousands of years. Thanks to them our bodies can flexibly adapt to changes in the calorie intake.

When we go on a diet and reduce calorie intakes below our daily calorie needs, our organisms adjust the metabolism to match usage of energy to the amount of energy received. This way they hope to get us through to the times when there will be access to more food. Read the rest of this entry »

It so happens that just as I am starting this blog, a more and more famous personal trainer Leigh Peele is starting a 30 day challenge aimed at weight loss. I could not resist not to join and Leigh was so great that she put me on the list of official participants. Thanks for that Leigh!

I think that joining a challenge on such a renowned blog is a perfect way to build up motivation for initial phases of my diet and to make it through the first month of fat loss with success. My progress will now be followed not only by me but by thousands of readers of Leigh’s blog all over the world. I can’t let myself and them down. I can’t make excuses and can’t back down – this train is running and I am on it! I must admit – it is quite exciting! Read the rest of this entry »

To start my weight loss programme, I will first answer a fundamental question: Why do people get fat? That’s easy you’ll say – anyone can answer that: because they eat a lot of fat foods and sweets which have many calories!!! Perfect! – but what does it mean? What do calories do? What exactly makes you fat? I’ll start my search for this answer with getting a good understanding of what calories really are. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi, I’m Matt and this is my first post on the Permanent Fitness blog. I chose the name ‘Permanent Fitness’, because that is what I am striving for – I want to lose weight, get fit and maintain that state permanently.

My name is Matt and I got fat!

I was a sports lover since childhood. I’d probably run out of space here if I were to describe all the sports I’ve done over the years: I played football in high school and university, I trained rock climbing, kayaking, skating – I was a dedicated hockey player for a while, I trained martial arts for over 4 years, I cycled a lot, I am a PADI certified scuba diver and hold a licence of a sailor, and I’ve done many many other sports just for fun in my spare time. Read the rest of this entry »