Help me! I'm melting!

“Help me! I’m melting”, as the Wicked Witch so aptly put it. And so am I. Maybe not as spectacularly as the good witch herself but the lard is making it’s final exit (albeit gradually!). The process seems soooooo slooooowwww – especially for one who would opt for instant gratification over hard slog any day! And at times I struggle to accept that this transformation of my life will be a marathon not a sprint. But now even I can see that there are some results rearing their lovely heads. And I feel bloody chuffed, thanks for asking!

So, as my ticker illustrates, I’m now down to 86.5kgs (190lbs) when I am completely starkers! (according to my new scales). At the end of the day I’m only 0.3-0.5kg heavier than I am in the morning. Not bad, huh? A further loss of 1kg (2.2lbs) will mean I have lost 10% of my body weight since surgery. Research suggests that even a 10% loss of your original body weight will have immense positive effects on both your health and body. Nudge that weight loss up to another 1.5kgs and I will have lost 10kg (22lbs). Woohoo!

I measured my BMI and total body fat this morning as well. My BMI is now down to 33.8. The day before my surgery my BMI was a scary 37.2. Another 8.8 BMI points and will be borderline healthy. I figure that’s about another 20kgs. It’s a long way to Tipperary! Make that a bloody long way!

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Two things occurred to me today:
1) My work pants are definitely getting looser. When I first started wearing them, the pockets bulged over my hips. The pockets didn’t sit flush. The waist band sat on my waist. And today? I was in the bathroom and noticed that my pockets no longer bulge and the waist band sits 2” below my belly button! Yesterday during a homevisit, I had to keep hoiking my pants up to preserve my modesty. Note to self: must buy a new pair of pants ASAP unless baring my underwear to the world is considered tasteful
2) My hips and knees no longer ache. I still get the occasional back ache but only after I do some hard core pilates focusing on my back and even then it’s only a little twingey

It’s all these little things that keep me focused. Small rewards, little gems - not necessarily associated with numbers on the scale. I am one happy possum!