Last week (2025-01-06 - 2025-01-12): walked 83.7 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 88.0 kg to 86.0 kg my BMI changed from 28.7 to 28.1 Read the books Discipline Equals Freedom and Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink. Walked part 0 of the Westerbork path. #100DaysToOffload 7/100
Hiking in Amsterdam (6.5 km) and visiting musea. Walking in Amsterdam is about soaking in the atmosphere of our capital city with its most beautiful canal houses. You pass by the Anne Frank House, and at the Hortus Botanicus, the broken mirrors of Jan Wolkers’ monument symbolise that “the sky after Auschwitz will never again be unblemished.”...
Why read the book? In Extreme Ownership, former Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share their leadership secrets learned in combat. The book teaches you to take full responsibility for everything in your life and leadership. Whether you are in the military, business, or personal life, these principles can help you improve your leadership,...
Why read the book? In Discipline Equals Freedom, former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink shares his philosophy on life, success, and overcoming challenges. This is not a typical self-help book; it is a straightforward guide to cultivating discipline in every aspect of your life. With actionable insights on mindset, fitness, and mental toughness, this book...
Last week (2024-12-30 - 2025-01-05): walked 58.1 kilometres weight 88 kg BMI 28.7 It is a good starting point of my goal to lose 22 kilograms in the next 6 months. When I reach that I have lost 50 kg over a course of a year. Just by walking and eating the right food. It is very simple, but not easy. Wrote a blogpost about the year 2024 and a...
Why read the book? Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his wisdom from decades of success in bodybuilding, acting, business, and politics in Be Useful. With his signature toughness and humor, he reveals seven key principles that shaped his journey, from hard work and discipline to staying curious and always giving back. It’s a practical, no-frills guide...
This year, my main goal is to buy an house and make it my home. Some side goals: Write 100 blog posts (100DaysToOffload) Take more photos Walk more Read at least 52 books Publish blog post from the past #100DaysToOffload 1/100
Q1 The first quarter of the year was quite stressful and I was unhappy with my work environment which was the cause of all the stress. I started talking to my colleagues about this and soon figured out that more people were feeling the same things I did. We send a letter of concern to the management team. We had a few good round the table talks...
Last week (2024-12-23 - 2024-12-29): walked 44.8 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-12-16 - 2024-12-22): walked 43.4 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-12-09 - 2024-12-15): walked 38.5 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-12-02 - 2024-12-08): walked 45.5 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-11-25 - 2024-12-01): walked 30.1 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-11-18 - 2024-11-24): walked 22.4 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-11-11 - 2024-11-17): walked 37.8 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-11-04 - 2024-11-10): walked 34.3 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-10-28 - 2024-11-03): walked 24.5 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-10-21 - 2024-10-27): walked 58.8 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-10-14 - 2024-10-20): walked 43.4 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-10-07 - 2024-10-13): walked 64.4 kilometres My progress came to an halt. I stopped walking a lot, and stopped weighing myself. Only a few times, like twice a month. The next of Q4 my weight fluctuated between 84 kg and 88 kg.
Last week (2024-09-30 - 2024-10-06): walked 56.0 kilometres lost 1.5 kg from 86.0 kg to 84.5 kg my BMI changed from 27.9 to 27.6
Last week (2024-09-23 - 2024-09-29): walked 96.6 kilometres swam 1.0 kilometre lost 1.5 kg from 87.5 kg to 86.0 kg my BMI changed from 28.5 to 27.9
Hiking from Kranenburg to Kleve (16.83 km). After the 13th century city walls and mighty towers of Kranenburg in Germany, you walk through the Reichswald. You cross kilometers of forest and the size of the forests is impressive. In Kleve, the end point of the Grote Rivierenpad, you can enjoy the path while enjoying coffee with Sahne-Torte. Hike...
Hiking from Nijmegen to Kranenburg (18.00 km). On the other side of the Waal, at the characteristic Waal bridges, lies Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands. You have beautiful views over the Ooypolder and you imagine yourself somewhere else when you walk past the Kabouterboom, the thickest tree in the Netherlands, through the Filosofendal...
Last week (2024-09-16 - 2024-09-22): walked 143.5 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 89.5 kg to 87.5 kg my BMI changed from 29.2 to 28.5
Hiking from Dodewaard to Nijmegen (26.59 km). Via Zetten and Andelst you return to the mighty river Waal. On the Waaldijk you can see the groynes and breakwaters that were built along the Waal to keep the strong current in the middle of the river. Further on, eddies prove that the river was once stronger than man. Hike report Details of the hike...
Hiking from Tiel to Dodewaard (24.60 km). On this stage you follow the Waal, about which Nijhof said in a poem: ‘My head full of the landscape far and wide’. Over the dike you walk past IJzendoorn and Ochten, about which a folk rhyme says: ‘Tiel is a city, Echteld a hole, IJzendoorn a pool of water and Ochten is a king’s chair’. Hike report...
Last week (2024-09-09 - 2024-09-15): walked 100.8 kilometres lost 2.5 kg from 92.0 kg to 89.5 kg my BMI changed from 30.0 to 29.2 no longer obese milestone below 90 kg milestone
Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 90 kg. The last time I saw this number on the scale was 3 years ago. It is another great milestone, and it is given me a boost of motivation to keep going.
Today, I reached another milestone in my journey. My BMI is below 30.0, so I do no longer fall in the obese category. No longer obese is a great milestone, and it is given me a boost of motivation to keep going. Every step I take brings me closer to a healthier, stronger version of myself. I am excited to continue this journey.
Last week (2024-09-02 - 2024-09-08): walked 136.5 kilometres lost 1.5 kg from 93.5 kg to 92.0 kg my BMI changed from 30.4 to 30.0
Hiking from Geldermalsen to Tiel (22.86 km). Everything breathes fruit in this stage through the Betuwe landscape. The orchards were traditionally on the riverbanks and old Betuwe farms adorn the route. Along the way you visit the town of Buren, the ‘Orange City’. You end in Tiel, which is inextricably linked to Flipje and the jam factory. Hike...
Hiking from Leerdam to Geldermalsen (22.26 km). Along the Linge, the cozy villages follow each other: Acquoy, Rumpt, Beesd and Tricht. The river is 108 kilometers long; the riverbanks of the Linge are designated as a protected natural monument. Here is also the estate Mariënwaerdt, which means island of Mary. It is located on a ridge in the...
Last week (2024-08-26 - 2024-09-01): walked 128.8 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 95.5 kg to 93.5 kg my BMI changed from 31.2 to 30.4
Walking from Hei- en Boeicop to Leerdam (13.12 km). Along the Schoonrewoerdse Wiel, the largest in the Netherlands, you walk to Leerdam. The town is known for its glass industry. The route continues along the river Linge, past beautiful dike houses and Fort Asperen. The view of the landscape is different after every bend in the river. Hike report...
Hiking from Ameide to Hei- en Boeicop (16.47 km). In the wide bend of the Lek along countless ditches you reach Lexmond. Here in the middle of the Groene Hart there is still peace between the busy Randsteden and it seems as if you are walking nowhere, it is so empty. The clouds above you are the only thing that moves and the mooing cows the only...
Last week (2024-08-19 - 2024-08-25): walked 124.6 kilometres lost 2.5 kg from 98.0 kg to 95.5 kg my BMI changed from 32.0 to 31.2
Hiking from Bergambacht to Ameide (22.61 km). On the Lek with the narrow floodplains lies silver city Schoonhoven. Under the beautiful Veerpoort you take the ferry to the other side of the Lek to Nieuwpoort. The route goes right through the small fortified town where the street pattern is still the same as in 1700, with the Waag and the beautiful...
Hiking from Krimpen aan den IJssel to Bergambacht (14.77 km). Central to the stage is the Loetbos, named after the peat stream Loet that flows right through the Krimpenerwaard. You walk over bits of grassland and via small wooden bridges over countless ditches. This is how it must have been before the land was cultivated: peat bog and marshy...
Last week (2024-08-12 - 2024-08-18): walked 118.3 kilometres lost 3.0 kg from 101 kg to 98.0 kg my BMI changed from 32.9 to 32.0 below 100 kg milestone
Hiking from Rijsoord to Krimpen aan den IJssel (16.06 km). Along the Waal and past wheels with names such as Kattenwiel and Oosteromse Wiel, and close to busy traffic junctions, you will come to the Kinderdijk windmill complex, which UNESCO has designated as a world heritage site as ‘proof of human ingenuity in draining and protecting the land’....
Hiking from Rhoon to Rijsoord (18.37 km). The tidal grienden Rhoonse Grienden and the Carnisse Grienden are unique nature reserves with special flora and fauna. You see the Oude Maas from a different angle every time; sometimes close by, sometimes further away between the willows. Heerjansdam has narrow dike streets. Hike report Started walking...
Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 100 kg. The last time I saw this number on the scale was two years ago, so it feels like a meaningful step forward. While I am proud of this achievement, I am aware that the journey is far from over. My goal is to get down to a healthy weight, which is under 70 kg for...
Last week (2024-08-05 - 2024-08-11): walked 123.2 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 103.0 kg to 101.0 kg my BMI changed from 33.6 to 32.9
Hiking from Geervliet to Rhoon (15.13 km). From the small picturesque Geervliet you walk in a green ribbon along the Oude Maas past willow groves and reed fields. It is a green buffer between construction and industry in the Botlek. Places like Rhoon, Poortugaal and Barendrecht have grown together to form one big Rotterdam. Hike report Walking...
Hiking from Maasland to Geervliet (18.00 km). Colossal seagoing vessels on the Nieuwe Waterweg and high cranes in the harbours along the Maas dominate this stage. Yet you will still find peace on your way, such as along the water of the picturesque old city centre of Maassluis and on the island of Rozenburg, the green pearl in the middle of the...
Last week (2024-07-29 - 2024-08-04): walked 112.0 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 105.0 kg to 103.0 kg my BMI changed from 34.4 to 33.6
Hiking from Hoek van Holland beach to Maasland (23.67 km). Hoek van Holland owes its existence to the construction of the Nieuwe Waterweg to Rotterdam, which caused many Rijkswaterstaat workers to settle in the ‘Oude Hoek’. From here you can walk through the Staelduinse Bos past abandoned bunkers towards Maassluis. In the distance, the enormous...
Last week (2024-07-22 - 2024-07-28): walked 88.2 kilometres lost 3.0 kg from 108.0 kg to 105.0 kg my BMI changed from 35.3 to 34.4
Last week (2024-07-15 - 2024-07-21): walked 44.1 kilometres lost 2.0 kg from 110.0 kg to 108.0 kg my BMI changed from 36.0 to 35.3 below 110 kg milestone
Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 110 kg. The last time I saw this number on the scale was two years ago, so it feels like a meaningful step forward. This weight loss is just one part of a larger JourneyToLunar. The idea behind it is to challenge myself to cover 384400 km, which is the distance from the...
Last week (2024-07-08 - 2024-07-14): walked 35.0 kilometres lost 3.0 kg from 113.0 kg to 110.0 kg my BMI changed from 36.9 to 36.0
Last week (2024-07-01 - 2024-07-07): walked 23.1 kilometres lost 3.0 kg from 116.0 kg to 113.0 kg my BMI changed from 37.9 to 36.9
Welcome to my epic journey of moving 384400 kilometres – the exact distance from earth to the moon! This adventure is not just about covering a colossal distance; it is about transforming my life, my health, and my future. I weight 116 kilograms, at 1.75 meters tall that is a BMI of 38, I found myself in the obese category. I begin to notice that...