Weigh in, numero uno

I went for my first fortnightly weigh in today. I think I did pretty well, considering that I've been sick/slack. What I learned is that 70% effort is still an effort, and any step forward is taking me closer to that goal. I hate to sound cliched or trite, but that really rang true for me today.

Ruku also signed up for Celebrity Slim today. He wants to lose about 30kg (he weighed in at 101.1), and get control of his weight while it's still manageable. Which is fantastic, and also means that I've got an in-house weight-loss buddy.

Anyway, to my weigh in;

Dress size: 20 tops, 24 bottoms (damn you big bum!)
Weight: 116.4
BMI: 43
Hips: 136cm
Waist: 127cm
Arms: 35cm
Next Weigh In: 24/10/08

Yes, you read correctly; that IS a loss of 1.6kg, a loss of 2cm, and down one point on the BMI. I think I've done pretty well. Only 58.4kg to go now!




I bought a new outfit last night. A new top and a pair of shorts, sizes 20 and 24 respectively. And this is where I am going to make a public promise to myself - From this moment on, I shall never buy a size 20 to 24 (or god forbid, larger) for myself again. By the time I need new clothes, I will need smaller clothes. I'm promising myself this, and I aim to deliver.

To finish off this post, I shall include pictures of the aforementioned outfit I bought last night. May the next outfit I post be a much smaller one!

Day Two Food Diary, and other stories

I am holding tickets in my hand. To clarify, I am holding tickets for Tegan and Sara in my hand.

We went to their concert just before Christmas last year. I don't know how much I weighed then, but I'm betting it was around 110kg at the very least. That was... well, a pretty messy time for me. Let's leave it at that. I bought a tshirt at the concert, in a large, and it turned out to be ridicously small on me. I still have the shirt. And I still plan to be able to fit into it.

After the success of their last tour, Tegan and Sara are touring again. The concert is on the 8th of January. While I don't for a second think I would have lost a huge amount of weight by then, I am looking forward to going to see the same artists, in the same venue, around the same time of year..... but in much happier times, Who knows, I might buy another tshirt?

I also mucked around with My Virtual Model today, and made a "me" now, a "me" at 88kg (my halfway point) and "me" at my goal. Because I've been unwell, I've had the free time to play around with this stuff (and spend a lot of time on the CS forums). Apparently according to the doctor I have a gland infection which would explain why my joints have been sore and stiff. I'm having tomorrow off as well, and I'll see how I feel about some gentle exercise then.

FOOD AND EXERCISE: Day Two, 30/09/08

Breakfast: Strawberry Celebrity Slim shake + Fat Burner Tablet

Snack: Plunger coffee w/skim milk and 1 sugar (hoorah for sugar cubes, perfectly portioned sugar!)

Lunch: Low carb ham and veggie pizza + Fat Burner Tablet

Snack: Regular Voltage coffee w/skim milk

Dinner: Chocolate CS shake

Snack: Half Atkins Advantage bar, slice of cheese & slice of ham

No exercise & 2L water.