Dani Done -19.6 kg
Day 70, 90.6 kg Day 0, 110.2 kg
What's up with Dani? Nothing, he lost 20 kilos. With this dialogue, I've summed up the essence of Dani's program, and with this dialogue, another iconic figure of the blog is bidding farewell, albeit only for a while. Since we're talking about the old greats, I have to draw a parallel between Petra's and Dani's programs because the fundamental differences and clichés between genders worked perfectly between both characters on the blog. Petra required a lot of care and attention, while I had no particular problems with Dani. There were no tantrums or unnecessary meltdowns, no text messages asking the most obvious questions in the world, and generally, I didn't feel the burden of not paying attention when I should have, or not being there when he needed someone. Dani understood and accepted what I told him without any frills, and I knew he was doing it because if he wasn't, I would notice it anyway. We went to the gym, we went running sometimes, and since we played poker every two weeks, we could also have our "what's up, how's it going" kind of conversations. I'm not saying everything went smoothly with the program and with Dani because there was a point when things wavered significantly around the middle of the program, which, as you know, culminated in the pálinka festival in flagrante delicto...
Even in the first round of the VV casting, they asked why I only deal with women. Because they need help, they need support, I answered. Because what happens... Here's this blog, it contains all the information you need to successfully lose weight. There are diets and workout plans broken down by body type, and if you get stuck or simply crash, 26 types of motivational posts will help you, and if you read them, and your will and desire for change are genuine, these posts can help you overcome dead ends. But girls don't need that, they need someone's shadow behind them, someone they trust, and whose cold breath they feel on their necks because they want to feel cared for, and that someone is paying attention to them. They know the way and where to start, but they won't start until someone is with them because they need someone... Men don't need this, just as I'm convinced that not one, and not 10 guys started their program, based on what's written in Lifetilt, without anyone knowing about it, and especially not me because they didn't send me an email detailing that they need someone to push them and help with their workouts because they can't do it without it. Men simply do it and don't plaster their surroundings with what they're doing, what they're eating, and what, when, and how they're doing it. A classic example just popped into my head, which starts with men not asking for directions even if they get lost, while women can't even read a map, but sooner or later everyone finds their way. As I was writing this train of thought, I realized that women will never understand, and even less relate to, the ideas in my article "You're alone...", but I think that's perfectly fine.
The main thing, putting aside all pedestrian philosophy and roadside moralizing, is that Dani lost 20 kilos, and that's a big deal, a really big deal. The diet and workout plan alone are worthless if there isn't a person to implement them. The world-changing, and in some places genuinely useful, workout plans and programs are lying in everyone's drawer, but just because the correct diet and effective workout plan are printed on the table doesn't mean anyone has ever lost weight. I remember my grandfather repeating to me ad nauseam when I was little that talent alone is nothing if it's not coupled with hard, persistent work without compromises. 10% talent, 90% work, or something like that. So, Dani's first big lifestyle change program is over, and it so happened that on the last day of his program, we were playing poker together, when Danny started to worry that he had lived a regulated life until now, he knew what he could eat when, but now that was over. He was afraid of the "now you can eat anything" feeling, and he was afraid of the freedom that the avalanche-like eating sprees after eating the first bad food would cause, which would send him straight into a sea of calories. This period will be followed by a weight maintenance diet, which will obviously be more lenient in terms of food, but this clearly doesn't mean you can move into the Daubner confectionery.
In September, Dani will start a new program; until then, his body will rest. Losing 20 kilos puts a lot of strain on the body and organs, so a period of regeneration is needed. In the meantime, however, there will be rest, no "f***ing turnip for breakfast". So the farewell is not final, Dani will be buzzing around the blog again from autumn, and will continue to lose weight, but then, if all goes well, we will also be able to shape him somewhat, provided the guy doesn't completely fall apart by then. It would be good if we stayed under 95 kilos, and didn't have to restart the September program from 100 kilos. Oh yes, yesterday was Dani's name day. There are few things I care less about and consider a more unnecessary celebration than name days, especially since every name now has a holiday 5 times a year, so I'll skip the name day greeting this time if you don't mind.
Dani
I thought a lot about what to write for my last post. I wanted something catchy, no clichés. But unfortunately, apart from clichés, nothing comes to mind: First of all, thank you to Bence. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to do this. Do it like this. One thing comforts me: this is not the final stop. According to our agreement, we will continue in the fall with body shaping. His nagging was needed, his words of appreciation were welcome, and the support I received from him throughout the entire period was great.
Secondly: this wasn't the hard part. I'm not saying it's easy to lose 20 kg in 3 months, but that's not the big deal. The real challenge is to maintain it and not relapse! This is a much bigger challenge for me. Perhaps also because I don't see a definite end goal in time here. Because if I say I want to maintain this for the rest of my life, that could last for 40 years or even 2 months. It depends on what life throws at me.
So that's it.
Of course, I'll keep exercising: football 2 hours a week, running twice a week, and I've also planned to play squash. If I can maintain this, I don't think it will be a problem to maintain my weight. Provided I also pay attention to my eating habits. But that's up to me. And I will pay attention...
