So as I said in my introductory post, I'm 28, 5'3 and "officially" started my weight loss a few weeks ago with my first weigh-in on Wed 17/09/2014.
Here is my progress so far:
Start weight: 85.7kg
End week 1: 84.3kg (1.4kg loss)
End week 2: 84.2kg (0.1kg loss)
Total loss since SW: 1.5kg
My ticker currently says a 1.9kg loss because after the low loss in week 2 I did a sneaky weigh-in a few days into week 3 and was so pleased to see 83 at the beginning that I had to record it. Week 2's low result is mainly due to doing a terrible job of keeping my calories down over that weekend, but a loss is a loss so I was happy. The plan is to only record my weight once a week on a Wednesday morning, but I do an occasional sneaky trip to the scales once or twice in the week just to make sure I am doing enough and am on-track for a loss by Wed. Having a set weigh-in day gives me something to work towards, and being on a Wed also gives me a chance to make up for the weekend slips. So tomorrow is my next weigh-in and I'm really looking forward to it!
I started doing a tiny bit of exercise this week - 30 mins on Sunday and again yesterday. Work also has a "take the stairs" challenge going on this month and since I work on the third floor this will help. I have a gym membership that I haven't used for almost a year so I'm keen to work my way back in there. It's so intimidating with all the fit stare bears but I just need to stop caring what they think and do what I know is good for me. At the same time I need to not commit to too much too soon as that didn't work last time. I'm aiming to go tonight but if I opt for another 30 mins at home instead, I won't hold it against myself.
Last night my partner wanted to order Thai but I declined. Woohoo. I was thinking, if I get Thai, I will have to make a choice like a salad (not a fan of salads for dinner). But if I don't get Thai, I can have one of my Lite N Easy dinners (which I actually quite like) so I was proud of my resistance and reasoning. In the past I would have rationalised with "it's only one night, I'll make up for it tomorrow" or felt bad that he had to order alone. I'll confess I did have a few spoonfuls of his fried rice but still kept to my calorie limit for the day!
One thing I do want to document for my future self is all the things in life that are harder or worse because of the extra weight, and all the things that change/improve due to the weight loss. The small things that I know I will forget to appreciate. When I was 61kg and a size 12 four years ago I still wasn't entirely happy with my weight because I wanted to be a size 10. Now I look at old pics of myself and think I look great and can't wait to look like that again. I do remember feeling so much more comfortable in my clothes though, so it's those things about being bigger that I want to remember.
One thing I've noticed in just the last few weeks is my skin. I had bad acne as a teen and although much better, it's followed me all the way through my 20s. But cutting out 90% of the junk food I was eating in just the last few weeks has made a huge difference to my skin. I've typically got one spot going at a time but they are much less angry. I know the positives will just keep on coming.
Thanks for letting me share my thoughts with you. It is great to have a space to come to where people are genuinely happy for you. A lot of people in your life can be jealous of your weight loss, usually if they are overweight themselves, and it's hard to boast about your successes to them. So thanks.
