Just shoot me now, will you? No, seriously...
I've fallen off the wagon. Big time. Stupidly I didn't do anything about me falling off the wagon on time. Meaning I am basically back where I started. Well, not fully, I'm actually 10 kg (or 10,8 kg to be exact) short of that, but it could as well be the same.
So, what happened? Well, since I haven't updated the blog in forever and a day I should start from the beginning:
I stopped updating the blog somewhere in November/December of 2011. I was still going strong with the weight loss back then and continued to do so until mid March of 2012. My last weigh-in (as of March 14th) was at 79,4 kg, meaning I had lost almost 60 kg. Still doing the "shakes only" diet. By then my body started showing signs of "resignation" if we can call it that, so I decided to go off the shakes a couple of weeks early (original intention was beginning of April 2011). My body seemed to adjust well and I was finally able to excercise, something my body didn't allow on the lower than low calorie intake before. I went to the gym at least 3 times a week and was training towards the yearly 5k in May. So much easier to run with 60 kg less pressing on your feet, joints etc.
I completed the 5k on May 14th and was really pleased with myself. I didn't manage to run the full 5k and did some walking intervalls in between, but I finished and managed to do so in 35 minutes. Not too bad! I was feeling so good about myself!
One week later disaster struck. Big time. I was starting to feel uncomfortable on Monday night (May 21st) but since we were supposed to go away on a small trip with work I went to the office, bag in hand, on Tuesday morning but had to realise that I just wouldn't be able to go. I had the most excrutiating stomach pains so I ended up going home right about when my colleagues went away for the trip. I called the doctor's office to ask their advice and as they couldn't give me an appointment that day they referred me to the emergency room right away. I had to drive myself there since my husband was out of town for the day. After a few exams I was quickly admitted and had to stay in hospital until Sunday. I had a severe case of pancreatitis and was given morphine to help me deal with the pain. Unfortunately they never found out the reason for the pancreatitis which is a real bummer, but I guess that deep down I know it was my body's way of saying "enough is enough".
After my stay in hospital a few other things happened that made it really hard for me to focus on my continued weight loss, so during and after the summer the weight started to pile back on. One of those evil circles of unhappiness, food as a comforting mechanism and then of course more unhappiness followed.
I am now in a much better place mentally thanks to a few great people around me. It's time to do good things for myself again and to put my health first.
I'm therefor, as of today, back on the weight loss train, this time with a new programme I will write more about in a later post but with the same weight goal. This time I have about 63 kg to lose to reach my ultimate goal weight, starting at 127,8 kg. I want to use this blog as an incentive to keep going, hoping some of you will follow my journey and cheer me on. Let me know! I'd love to hear from you in the comment section below!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Friday, April 20, 2012
Yes. I know.
Indeed. I know:
So - are you ready for some blogging? Coming your way shortly!
- It's been way too long.
- There are probably not a lot of people who have missed me/this blog (feel free to proof me wrong!).
- I don't really have time to blog now either.
- This blog entry is seemingly meaningless.
- This blog entry is "spam" and will be published on all 3 blogs.
- I really should cut to the chase and start blogging instead of babbling.
So - are you ready for some blogging? Coming your way shortly!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Dear blog!
Dear blog!
I'm sorry I'm neglecting you so terribly. I've been awfully busy lately as Christmas is getting closer and the days just seem to have too few hours.
I can report that my scales at home have finally given me the best early Christmas present: I now weigh less than a hundred kilos! Yes, I'm back to to two numbers instead of three before the comma, and god it feels good! :-)
My next official weigh-in will be next week, one week early, due to the upcoming holidays. I will report back after that. Still going strong without food, and I must say I have fantastic support from lots and lots of people, both at home, at work and around the world thanks to Facebook :-)
Thanks so much for making this journey so rewarding!
I'm sorry I'm neglecting you so terribly. I've been awfully busy lately as Christmas is getting closer and the days just seem to have too few hours.
I can report that my scales at home have finally given me the best early Christmas present: I now weigh less than a hundred kilos! Yes, I'm back to to two numbers instead of three before the comma, and god it feels good! :-)
My next official weigh-in will be next week, one week early, due to the upcoming holidays. I will report back after that. Still going strong without food, and I must say I have fantastic support from lots and lots of people, both at home, at work and around the world thanks to Facebook :-)
Thanks so much for making this journey so rewarding!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Weigh-in number 5
After my super late update on weigh-in number 4, I thought I'd share weigh-in number 5 at once. As usual, let's start by looking back:
On October 26th, the scales showed the following:
Today, on November 24th, the scales showed:
To summarize:
Total:
I was wearing tights at my weigh-in today and asked my instructor if I should take them off since the scale measures body fat etc. He said we could try with the tights and take them off in case the numbers seemed inaccurate. He felt that the fat% and fat mass seemed odd so he asked me to take the tights off. When I did the scales showed an even lower fat% and fat mass :-)
REALLY pleased with this week's results, 8,5 kg lost but 11,5 kg of fat lost! :-)
On October 26th, the scales showed the following:
Weight | 111,4 kg |
BMI | 36,4 |
Fat % | 40,3 % |
Fat mass | 44,9 kg |
Total body water | 48,7 kg |
Today, on November 24th, the scales showed:
| Weight | 102,9 kg |
| BMI | 33,6 |
| Fat % | 32,5 % |
| Fat mass | 33,4 kg |
| Total body water | 50,9 kg |
To summarize:
| Weight | -8,5 kg |
| BMI | -2,8 |
| Fat % | -7,8 % |
| Fat mass | -11,5 kg |
| Total body water | +2,2 kg |
Total:
| Weight | -35,7 kg |
| BMI | -11,7 |
| Fat % | -14,3 % |
| Fat mass | -31,5 kg |
| Total body water | -3,1 kg |
I was wearing tights at my weigh-in today and asked my instructor if I should take them off since the scale measures body fat etc. He said we could try with the tights and take them off in case the numbers seemed inaccurate. He felt that the fat% and fat mass seemed odd so he asked me to take the tights off. When I did the scales showed an even lower fat% and fat mass :-)
REALLY pleased with this week's results, 8,5 kg lost but 11,5 kg of fat lost! :-)
Weigh-in number 4
Ooops! I totally forgot to update the blog for a few weeks, and when I did, it wasn't with the weigh-in results... So, here are the results from 4 weeks ago. Let's start by looking back:
On September 28th, the scales showed the following:
On October 26th, the scales showed:
To summarize:
Total:
I will follow up with this week's results in my next post!
On September 28th, the scales showed the following:
| Weight | 118,3 kg |
| BMI | 38,6 |
| Fat % | 43,6 % |
| Fat mass | 51,6 kg |
| Total body water | 48,8 kg |
On October 26th, the scales showed:
| Weight | 111,4 kg |
| BMI | 36,4 |
| Fat % | 40,3 % |
| Fat mass | 44,9 kg |
| Total body water | 48,7 kg |
| Weight | -6,9 kg |
| BMI | -2,2 |
| Fat % | -3,3 % |
| Fat mass | -6,7 kg |
| Total body water | -0,1 kg |
Total:
| Weight | -27,2 kg |
| BMI | -8,9 |
| Fat % | -6,5 % |
| Fat mass | -20 kg |
| Total body water | -5,3 kg |
I will follow up with this week's results in my next post!
Monday, November 14, 2011
To see the results you've been craving
Had a great weekend! One thing that's been on my list for quite some time now has been to a) get my legs waxed and b) try on my clothes that I had to put away once I was well off the wagon last time around. So on Saturday it was time for those two things. Legs smooth I tried on lots of clothes Saturday night, and - success! This will be a fall/winter with skirts skirts skirts. I've always loved skirts but have rarely used them. So now I have lots of cute skirts that fit me perfectly (even had to discard a couple that were more or less falling off me!).
Now I just need to unearth the sweaters that will go with them... :-)
Now I just need to unearth the sweaters that will go with them... :-)
Friday, September 30, 2011
Old lady?
Thanks hubby. Love you too. Hrmpf...
Nothing like when people tell "how it really is". Hubby has been very supportive and encouraging every step of my weight loss. He tells me when he notices changes in my body (and with 20 kg lost, there are some changes for sure!). But - last night, he pointed out a huge disadvantage of losing weight fast (20 kg in under 2 month surely qualifies as "fast"). "Honey, you have to start doing some exercise, you are getting all wrinkly!" Oh no! Am I starting to look like an old lady??? According to hubby, I'm getting "wrinkly" not only around my tummy (which I have noticed) but also around my legs.
So this weekend, I will dive into my workout magazines and look for the best body firming exercises I can do at home. Don't want to end up with huge amounts of excess skin around my body!
Any advice?
Nothing like when people tell "how it really is". Hubby has been very supportive and encouraging every step of my weight loss. He tells me when he notices changes in my body (and with 20 kg lost, there are some changes for sure!). But - last night, he pointed out a huge disadvantage of losing weight fast (20 kg in under 2 month surely qualifies as "fast"). "Honey, you have to start doing some exercise, you are getting all wrinkly!" Oh no! Am I starting to look like an old lady??? According to hubby, I'm getting "wrinkly" not only around my tummy (which I have noticed) but also around my legs.
So this weekend, I will dive into my workout magazines and look for the best body firming exercises I can do at home. Don't want to end up with huge amounts of excess skin around my body!
Any advice?
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