Matisyahu's Blog

I had a good day at work today – working from home and the whole experience of getting back into work has resulted in a bit of a bounce in my step. I was going to get my blood tested (general check up) on Friday but because the place has been closed from 20 December 2024 and reopened on 6 January 2025 there is a massive backlog. I’m now up in Auckland for my grandma’s memory service but when I come back to Wellington I’ll pop in on Tuesday – it is a routine check up but I want to get it out of the way asap.

With the change in lifestyle – low carb, focus on vegetables, fruit and protein, I’m gradually losing weight as well as feeling a whole lot better not only at work but also outside of work. It’ll take a while to get to the target weight but even at this early stage I am finding I’m slowly slimming down, shirts are feeling looser, trousers with a belt I’ve had to create new holes in the belt so I can tighten it – all within a space of around a month. Long term it is about a lifestyle change – something that has to be sustained over the long term, a new relationship with how I see food, to become a conscious eater that is aware of what I am consuming rather than “yeah, that looks tasty, lets eat it and no consider the long term consequences”.

I have to admit there is a certain vanity with wanting to lose weight – I have a wardrobe full of really nice clothes that I no longer fit but are in good working order so it seems to be a bit of a waste if they sit in my wardrobe unused.