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How Michael Bertolacci lost 15 kilos in 4 months

Michael Bertolacci ( my son) has a new found hobby which is running with his running partner Bailey our dog. They go off at 9pm most nights for a 6 to 10km run. Michael has not done much sport and has concentrated on more cerebral pursuits but whilst in Sydney working for Google he started running at nights around Sydney University. In the space of 3 months he lost nearly 15 kilos. He started with about 2km of jog walk and by the end of his 3 month stay in Sydney had upped that to 6km. Given the abundance of food at Google he had to discipline himself and since then doesnt eat “crap” much and also keeps a mental ledger to use his words of how much he has eaten. He now has progressed to 10km runs and Bailey doesnt know where it will all end. Bailey is a fast twitch athlete/dog who is 50kgs and is more suited to intermittent pursuits such as chasing cats at high speed. So hopefully soon Michael will add Interval training and Speed Work to his sessions for Baileys sake. But back to Michael and certainly it is a good example of very simple lifestyle and exercise modifications that have worked for him. And he has worked it out all on his own which really indicates that all this stuff is not rocket science but simply a lifestyle decision and hard work.

July 21, 2007 - Posted by Loris Bertolacci | General