I believe that if you want to change something, you have to admit the truth from the start. There is no point continuing to deny there is an issue, or downplay it, otherwise changes are just cosmetic - just a bandaid. You may make short term changes, but long term resolution won't happen. Weight loss is as much about what is happening in your head as it is what you put in your mouth.
So, part of my long term weight loss was going to involve in part actually admitting, deep down inside, that I was, in fact, overweight, not just "a little large", or just "a bit overweight". I was fat! There, I said it.
The scales I had at the start of the study said I weighed 86 kilos. Not too bad I thought. I only need to lose about 15 kilos. I can live with that. Mmmmm - nice little bubble I'm living in! Well, if that's the case, why am I a size 16, and boy they are starting to make them a little small these days!!!!!
Unfortunately, I didn't take my measurements at the start - I took them after about two weeks. Also along the way (weigh!) I bought new, more accurate scales (honesty is the best policy remember) - and, that meant I had about 6 more kilos to lose than I though! Oh well, I'm in too deep now!
So - here are the "bare" facts
Height 170cm
Weight - 92 kilos
Bust - 117.5cm
Waist 104cm
Hips 110cm
Thigh - Left 57.5 Right 59
BMI 31.84
Ouch!
Will I ever get my waist down to the recommended 88cm? That just seems too hard! And as for the BMI - that makes me - obese! eeek! Looks like I have got some hard work to do.
So, I will handle this task with a fair amount of humour (it's the only way) and a large (excuse the pun) amount of introspection. Hold on tight, it's going to be a rough ride!
Til next time.
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