I had something of a wakeup call at the end of 2024 when I was officially weighed as part of a health assessment and clocked in at 87.5 kg. Perhaps I should have realised sooner that my suit trousers were all too tight to wear comfortably, but seeing it in black and white on a printout was undeniable evidence.
I resolved to do something about it and started tracking my food with the NHS Weight Loss app as well as increasing the amount of walking I was doing. I tracked my results using the health log on my phone and I'm now not far off being under a BMI of 25 for the first time in over ten years.
Fortunately my bi-annual bowel scan (one of the joys of being over sixty) came back clear, but in less positive news my left knee started giving me problems. After a weekend at UK Games Expo where I must have walked a fair distance and a trip to our Bedford office, I felt a distinct twinge followed by the joint swelling up to the point I could hardly bend my leg. A trip to the doctor followed by X-rays at the hospital confirmed that I now have stage 3 osteoarthritis in that joint with the cartilage being noticeably worn.
Fortunately I seem to have reasonably strong muscles from years of iaido practice which protects me from the worst of the pain. I've recently had a physio assessment with a couple of new exercises to work on to maintain strength in that joint and I can continue with iaido as long as I am cautious.
My health resolutions are basically to carry on on the same track as above, ideally getting my weight to 75 kg and improving my upper body strength as well.
Let's see what 2026 holds!
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