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Introduction
Thisisnotabookwrittenbyasuperheroforsuperheroes.Ihavemademistakes,strayedfromthe
path,andcouldbebetter.Andyouprobablyaren't,either.Anddoyouknowwhat,that'sOK?
That'shuman.Butit'salsohumantogrowandlearnfromyourmistakes.So,let'slearntogether.
I'vealwaysbeenfatterthanotherkids(Iwastheonewhostoodingoalduringafootballgameas
akid),andasofaround2016,Iweighed140kg(sometimesalittleless-you'llreadaboutthatin
thisbooktoo).I'vealwaysbeeningoodshape-goingtothepool,cycling,running.Buton18th
July2022,Ireachedmypeakweight155kg.AsIwritethewordsofthisintroduction,Iweigh
95kg,whichmeansIhavelost60kilogramsevenly.
Thisbookisarecordofmystory.Iwon'tdescribemylife,butIwilldiscussalmostfouryears.It
willbeaboutsuccessbutalsotheroadtoit.Thefirstpartconcernstheperiodfrom23rdAugust
2019to18thJuly2022.Thatis1061days,whichcanbeseenasaperiodoffailure.Or(toparaphrase
ThomasEdison),itwasaperiodinwhichIdiscovered1061waystoloseweightthatdidn'twork.
Thesecondpartisthe158days(theeponymousfivemonthsandfivedays),duringwhich,using
thelessonsIlearned,Ichangedmylifeandlost50.5kg.
Ithoughtitwouldmissthepointalittletowriteanotherguidewithoutalightgroundinginfact
andtheory.Sohere,youwillfindalittleapproachtojustifymydecisionsandchoices.
Thefirstchapterisastoryofmyfailures,underpinnedbyboththeoreticalknowledgeand
lessonslearnedfromwhatdidn'tworkinaparticularcase.Therewillbesomeformulaefor
countingcalories,andIwillmentioncaloricdeficitandwhereweightlosscomesfromin
general.Iwilldescribeissuesrelatedtodrinkingwaterortherateofweightloss.Youwill
learnsomethingaboutshoppinghabitsandsizeableportionsoffood.Youcanread
descriptionsofriskyormiraculousideasforlosingweightusingDrKwasniewski'sdietor
pharmacologicalsupport.Finally,Iwillintroducethetopicofboxeddiets.
Thesecondchapterisdevotedentirelytotheradicalideaofgastrectomy-ifsomethingis
notworking,perhapsdrasticandirreversiblemeasuresareneeded.Idescribetheprosand
consofsuchanidea.Ishowmythinkingindecidingrelatedtosuchaprocedure.
Inthethirdchapter,wemovefirmlyintomyreal-lifestory.Iwilltouchonregularityissues
andhowchanginghowwemoveoreatisrelativelysimple.Itwillbeaboutphysicalactivity.
I'llalsodescribemythoughtsongamification,whichallowsmetopinthisdown.
Thenextchapterintroducesdiet,caloriecountingandthesupportofthosearoundmein
mystory-thoseclosesttomeandstrangerssupplyingtheirexpertise,whomIpaidfor
theirworkandcommitment.
Then,Iwilltouchondepressionorphysicalandmentalwell-being.Itwillbeabouthealth
anddoctors.Iwon'tleaveoutissuesrelatedtootherpeople'sopinionsorwhatit'sliketo
livetobefat.
Inthesixthchapter,youcanmoveontotheelementeveryoneiswaitingfor:the
transformation.Youwillreadaboutmyinspirationandmotivation.Youwillreadabout
howIdecidedtostartagain.Youwillalsofindadescriptionofhowyoucanachieveyour
resolutionwiththesupportofaweightlossassistant.