The Other People

A diet is a selection of food that makes other people lose weight.

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Weekly Wrap-Up – Week 5

This week I witnessed one historical event. On Saturday morning my weight had finally fallen below the 70 kg mark and I actually weighed something that starts with 6 – 69.6 kg. That was a major accomplishment for me. My weight didn’t quite stay there but one day it will, I’m sure of that. The end weight for week number 5 is 70.0 kg. A nice round number to start a new week with.

Weight loss progress

So far, I’ve lost a total of 6.6 kg – or 14.55 pounds. My weight loss has been faster than recommended, but in the end, it’s not up to me to decide where my fat decides to go and when, is it? Needless to say, I’m happy with the progress I’ve made. When I look in the mirror, I genuinely think I can see a difference. And that’s what I can see in the weight loss simulator as well:

Before | Now

This definitely gives me motivation to continue!

Thirteen

From 13th to 13th

I just realized that it’s November 13th. It was October 13th when I started my diet. And as it happens, I have managed to lose 13 pounds so far. I guess I have found my lucky number.

Anyhow, I wanted to post today to let you know that I’m still here even though my blogging hasn’t been quite as active as it used to be. I still weigh myself every morning but the changes in my weight aren’t so drastic that I’d have the energy to keep you posted. My apologies for that. Nonetheless, the graph on The Success Report gets updated on a daily basis and I will definitely keep writing in the future as well.

Weekly Wrap-Up – And A Really Short One

I’m too tired for words tonight so I’m going to wrap-up my weight loss progress with the help of these statistics from Medhelp.org:

Week 4

Day 27

70.9 kg

Day 26

71.1 kg

I ran my first ever mile today. First. Ever.

Day 24

71.0 kg

Day 23

71.7 kg

Comfortable Fit

“Your ideal size is the size that feels the best, at which you have the most energy, the best health, and the highest self-confidence and self-esteem.”

Some time ago I bumped into an article titled Choosing Your Ideal Size on the FamilyEducation website. The article had plenty of good points but the one I found particularly motivating was the importance of clothing. You know, taking that age old pair of jeans out of your closet and realizing that for the first time since the last ice age you actually fit into them.

“Scales scientifically measure your specific gravity in relationship to the earth. That’s all.”

I had been blindly staring at the number on my scale for weeks but on Friday I had a very thorough laundry day that left me with practically nothing to wear until my clothes would dry. So, I ventured into the depths of my closet. To those uncharted regions that contain a huge collection of depressing clothes from days gone by.

“Clothing sizes are an imprecise but highly effective guide to measuring your weight-loss success.”

Much to my surprise I came to notice that many of those clothes that I already thought I’d gotten rid of actually fit. Fit! Comfortably even.

Now I’m even more motivated to continue with my diet!

I’m Back

It’s day 22 and I’m here again. My weekend went by quickly, and all that traveling left me quite tired. Nonetheless, I’ve decided to get back on track with my diet right here, right now. Luckily the weekend did not entirely wreck my diet and I didn’t actually witness any weight gain at all.

My weight for today:

72.1 kg