Profile shot 9 + month in review

 

So I find myself at the end of a very successful month. In my first weigh-in of the month I was 169.2, in my last I was 162.8, a loss of 6.4 kg. I passed through the 10 and the 15 kg milestones. I stayed disciplined with food and noticed an overall improvement in fitness and I started fitting old clothes. That is a successful month by any definition. I hope I can continue in March. I'm toying with the idea of treating myself to a creme egg on Easter Sunday, but I haven't decided yea or nay just yet .

I know it looks like I'm getting bigger, but that's the scaling as I crop the picture down.

Droopy

The area just below my belly button is starting to look like a slightly deflated party balloon. Yes, it's the loose skin that so many dieters end up talking about. I guess the way I figure it is that at the moment I wouldn't be prepared to show my torso to anyone, but I might at least be able to dress well at the end of all this. That's not nothing. Anyway, dealing with loose skin is like step 89. Right now I'm on step 7. So I'm not going to worry about it too much.

There's always the possibility of surgery at the end of this, anyway.

Facetime

The month is winding down. Time for another headshot, I think. The one on top was taken on 5 January, the middle on 29 January and the bottom, yesterday.

I get the feeling the close-up was a little extreme on the third one. Oh well.

I went up to Mum and Dad's place today and picked up some clothes that had been in storage there. Not everything I picked fits me yet, but it feels good that some of it does.

To 'Tube or not 'Tube, that is the question

I'm considering putting together a video for YouTube to share my thoughts on weight loss so far. I've enjoyed a lot of motivation from there and I think I have something to offer. I've half written a script for a video, but I'm a little ambivalent about my presentation style.

I also went for a lunchtime walk - amble, really, for twenty-five minutes down to the market day on campus and back again. It was a lovely day for a walk.

Weigh-in 8

Start weight: 178.8 kg (394.2 lbs)
Last week's weight: 165.2 kg (364.2 lbs)
Current weight: 162.8 kg (358.9 lbs)
Loss this week: 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs)
Overall loss: 16 kg (35.3 lbs)
Start BMI: 56.4
Last week's BMI: 52.1
Current BMI: 51.4

I am thrilled, stunned and amazed with this week's result. I was hoping for a 1.4 kg loss to get me to the 15 kg mark, and instead I got an extra kilogram to take me to a 16 kg loss. I had to double-check, because 2.4 kg is a huge loss for 1 week, but the scales gave the same result twice in a row. This is absolutely wonderful. Given that my goal for the year is to lose 60 kg, I'm now a quarter of the way there.

So, yay for me! As I mentioned, I mentally broke up the 60 kg goal into four 15 kg phases To get the first phase done in less than two months is great, and gives me a month in hand for the rest of the year. This also takes my weight out of the 360s lbs range (it's helpful to think in multiple systems) and into the 350s. My next goals in the short term are:

• Get into the 150 kg range
• 20 kg loss
• BMI <50

Profile shot 8

 

I think there's some more change evident this week, especially around the face. I can't really tell with respect to my body because this t-shirt isn't as clingy as other ones I like to use for profile shots. Especially the microfibre grey ones I've worn for the previous two weeks. I'm pretty sure my man boobs and arse are getting smaller, though.

I had to walk up an incline today, something I normally try to avoid. Dunedin is not without its share of streets on hills and I had to park all the way at the top of one to do something at the bottom of it. The last time I walked up Carroll Street, I was sweating and puffing. It was an unpleasant experience. Today, while I consciously breathed deeply as I made my way up the hill, I wasn't exhausted when I reached the top. It looks perfectly benign on Street View, but it's quite a non-scale-victory for me.




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Pick-me-up

I really needed a pick-me-up today. I think I probably would have resorted to food for that a few months ago. I didn't do that today. I uploaded this month's profile shots to Facebook instead. Lots of positive comments that make me smile.

I took topless profiles pics today (no, those weren't the ones I put up). A little bit of change in how my abdomen hangs over my pubic area, but not much else.