Stats Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:117.4kg
A loss of: +1kg
A total loss of: -41.8kg --------------------------------------------------------------------
It was on the 8th of April last year that I 'officially' started trying to lose weight. I went to my Doctor, joined a gym and started keeping a record of every morsel of food I ate and liquid I drank.
I didn't start some radical, celebrity inspired/endorsed diet. I didn't stop eating chocolate or carbohydrates. In fact, in the beginning the only changes I made to my diet were breaking up with chocolate milk and fruit juice. Just by doing that and with no exercise, I lost 1kg in a two week period. After that, and with the addition of exercise, the weight continued to fall off.
I saw, and continue to see my doctor once a fortnight. She reads through my food journal and suggests changes I can make. Very gradually the entries in my food journal began to change. Instead of eating the entire box of chocolates I was only having 3. Instead of spending the evening with my hand buried deep in a large packet of Dorito's, I was able to feel quite satisfied with only a small packet.
I never cut anything out of my diet completely, allowing myself what I wanted when I wanted it. I just had to be careful not to overindulge. In the beginning I would often find myself standing in the supermarket with a packet of Tim-Tams in my hand, trying to talk myself into putting them back on the shelf. After all, I was obviously surviving without them wasn't I? I always felt and continue to feel so proud of myself when I would leave the store without those biscuits.
It's been over a year now since I set myself the challenge of losing weight. I never thought I'd be able to come as far as I have. I have achieved the two material goals I had at the beginning, of being able to fit a size 16 and of fitting into a David Bowie t-shirt I had bought years earlier with the goal of one day being able to wear. That makes me very happy.
At my most recent Doctors appointment she said that if I wanted I could stop losing weight now if this weight was something I wanted to maintain. But I think I can do even better than what I have so far. I'd like to bring my weight down to 100kgs and then I'll decide from there where I want to go. Will I want to continue with my efforts or will I be happy where I am? In a few months, we'll find out. Wish me luck!
