Thanks for all the replies.
Loosing weight was not my choice. My wife is not a good cook (please don't tell her) and during the lock-down there was no other option than starve Just kidding.
As a kid and teenager I was always on the fat side. That was until I was 20 or so years old (around 2000). Then I started swimming and by 2005 I was doing 2.5km/1.5mile swimming sections 4-5 times a week. I was about 85kg/188 pounds. Then slowly things went back to "normal". Got a job, started moving around the globe, swimming became more and more sparse, got married, then got kids etc etc and slowly I was getting fatter and fatter. A couple of years ago mainly driven by my desire to become a better diver I again lost some weight (10kg/20lbs) through diet but right after this, again slowly I started putting on weight and somewhere in mid of January I couldn't stand this route any more.
By coincidence right then I fount a wonderful App (its called "Eat right now"). It is not a diet App - it doesn't discus what or how much to eat at all. The main focus is on how our brain works, habit loops and how to avoid them, the mentality/reasoning behind things like the how, why and when of eating etc. It is highly recommended. Some people might find it a bit strange or even disturbing that it includes elements of meditation and mindfulness, but these are there just to help and I wouldn't call them essential parts of the program at all. The best part is that it works. Even day 1 had a huge impact on me! Now I have a very clear view of what was wrong with my eating habits - hence I feel that I am much better equipped with the tools needed to avoid these behaviors in the future.
Anyway, back to diving. I forgot to mention that I usually intentionally dive about 2pounds/1kg heavy (due to solo I carry a 7lt AL pony that has the potential of becoming positive if I ever need to use it). I was thinking to remove this extra kg/2pounds to begin with.
For now the main thing is when our government is going to allow us to dive. Seems that from Monday we will be allowed to, but still it is not 100% clear. I am getting my tanks filled tomorrow anyway just in case.
All the best
Loosing weight was not my choice. My wife is not a good cook (please don't tell her) and during the lock-down there was no other option than starve Just kidding.
As a kid and teenager I was always on the fat side. That was until I was 20 or so years old (around 2000). Then I started swimming and by 2005 I was doing 2.5km/1.5mile swimming sections 4-5 times a week. I was about 85kg/188 pounds. Then slowly things went back to "normal". Got a job, started moving around the globe, swimming became more and more sparse, got married, then got kids etc etc and slowly I was getting fatter and fatter. A couple of years ago mainly driven by my desire to become a better diver I again lost some weight (10kg/20lbs) through diet but right after this, again slowly I started putting on weight and somewhere in mid of January I couldn't stand this route any more.
By coincidence right then I fount a wonderful App (its called "Eat right now"). It is not a diet App - it doesn't discus what or how much to eat at all. The main focus is on how our brain works, habit loops and how to avoid them, the mentality/reasoning behind things like the how, why and when of eating etc. It is highly recommended. Some people might find it a bit strange or even disturbing that it includes elements of meditation and mindfulness, but these are there just to help and I wouldn't call them essential parts of the program at all. The best part is that it works. Even day 1 had a huge impact on me! Now I have a very clear view of what was wrong with my eating habits - hence I feel that I am much better equipped with the tools needed to avoid these behaviors in the future.
Anyway, back to diving. I forgot to mention that I usually intentionally dive about 2pounds/1kg heavy (due to solo I carry a 7lt AL pony that has the potential of becoming positive if I ever need to use it). I was thinking to remove this extra kg/2pounds to begin with.
For now the main thing is when our government is going to allow us to dive. Seems that from Monday we will be allowed to, but still it is not 100% clear. I am getting my tanks filled tomorrow anyway just in case.
All the best