the change of scenary

Well it's been awhile since my last post but pretty sure I have the best excuse ever. I moved to New Zealand! Yup - Hairspray closed (thus ending my 2.5 year run of full-time employment), we packed up our stuff (most of which we won't receive for another 6 weeks or so) and hopped over to NZ, bro! Diet and exercise over the past 3 weeks? Disastrous. Fresh start needed? Definitely.


Unfortunately the move and lack of employment also means a lack of money and therefore gym membership and highly energetic job. This will make losing weight even more difficult so I'm having to resort to a very low calorie plan which I wouldn't recommend to most and I won't be following for more than 3-4 weeks.


To add to my fondness of statistics, I bought a fat calliper - one of those painful looking things that pinch your flab to work out what percentage body fat you're carrying. I wasn't looking forward to the results, but it's really helpful (and important) to know when it comes to figuring out how much weight you want/need to lose. Currently I'm sitting at 27%. Ouch. Don't even want to think about how much of that was gained during the past few weeks. Nevertheless, it is what it is and now I know what I need to do to get rid of it.


Because I've never actually been at my goal weight in my adult life, I'm not exactly sure what I'm aiming for. After crunching the numbers, I'm guessing I'd be happy at 20% but seeing as I'm wanting to land film & television work now, 18% might be better. To reach 20% I'll need to lose about 5kg, to reach 18%, approx 7kg. I have set myself a 1000 calorie per day meal plan (sounds like very little but considering how inactive my lifestyle is now compared to a couple of weeks ago, it's actually not going to be difficult) which at my current level of activity should lead to 1kg fat loss per week. I wish I could do it faster, but with no gym membership and not being a fan of the outdoors (my skin and the sun have a hate/hate relationship) - it's just not realistic.


I'll be measuring up tonight and will also post my sample meal plan but must stress that low calorie diets should not be undertaken without professional advice/supervision and should only be used for short periods of time - it is not a plan for life! If you want to drastically change your diet to kickstart your weight loss, PLEASE speak to a dietician, personal trainer or doctor first!