The Mission

One week ago the world naked bike ride took place in Cardiff city centre, to great cheers from all the shoppers, stag/hen parties, as well as an ever-growing crowd of Japanese tourists.

Promotional poster for the ride

The bike ride itself is a protest about cycle safety, i.e. if you see me whilst I'm naked why don't you see me when I'm not, whilst at the same time being a lot of fun and although a lot of people could be put off from doing the ride because the nudity aspect it is something I've done myself for the previous four years, but not this year.

Nick Wysoczanskyj, founder and organiser of the Cardiff ride 

The reason I didn't do the right this year is simple, I'm a fat bastard. Not that I've been this skinny guy the past four years, far from it I've been a fat bastard now for many many years, but in previous years I've managed to lose some weight prior to the ride taking place but this year I found myself putting on weight instead. I still went down to show my support but I found myself leaving the ride a little disappointed that I didn't take part and saying to myself 'next year next year'.

Group photo at the end of the ride

I spent the rest of the weekend thinking how I need to lose the weight, whilst at the same time gorging myself on the usual crap I eat. Then on Monday I stepped on to the scales and shocked myself when I saw that my weight was at 21st 6lbs, in other words 300lbs.

At 300lbs, it means that I weigh more than say a most rugby forwards or a WWE wrestler or even a giant panda, that's crazy. So I decided at this point then I need to get my act together a lose the weight, once and for all. 

So my mission is to lose 100lbs by Christmas this year, hence the title of this blog, which I know is a very ambitious target given Christmas is only 6 months away but I think I need to be very ambitious with my aim as I rather be happy with losing close to 100lbs than thinking my missions complete at say 50lbs.

In fact I weighed myself this morning and I've dropped 5lbs since Monday, so only 95lbs to go. I don't know as yet how I'm going to lose that 95lbs, only that I plan on blogging the different things I try over the next 6 months.