Week 21 Weigh In

Starting weight - 132.3 kg
Today's weight - 96.5 kg
Total loss = 35.8 kg

Wow!  I am so happy and cannot really believe that I am actually under a hundred kilos!

Over 35 kg gone!

I looked at my reward list and realised I am a little behind rewarding myself. Every 5 kg there was a reward and I haven't had one since my first 10 kg loss.  I am due a mani & pedi, massage, date night, night out dancing and my 35 kg reward was a shopping spree.

I might go and buy a new pair of jeans or belt or something today (as the 18s are quite loose round the belt and thighs).  I've still got a chesty cough so will hold off on the nights out. A massage or pedicure would be awesome! =)

With boot camp over the plan is to return to swimming (when my cold is gone) and I'd like to try jogging on my own. Now that I know I physically can do it. And will start yoga/pilates again at home.

I am so so happy with how this is all going.

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Under 100 kg!! OMG yay!!!!

I have been sick this week with a cold but decided to jump on scales this morning.  And it was under 100kg!!! So excited!  It has been a long time since I've seen double digits! Had to share my joy!

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20 Weeks - HALF WAY!!

Starting weight: 132.3 kg

Today's weight:  103.7 kg

Total loss = 28.6 kg

WOW!! 

Half way through the 40 week challenge already!!  It seems only yesterday I was still very unhappily large and feeling like it was a hopeless case.  That nothing was going to change the way I looked and I should get used to it.  I had completely given up on me, my body and the idea that I could be better.  

But I have changed... in lots of ways.  Some I couldn't even imagine! The last 20 weeks have been very emotionally and physically draining and a constant mind challenge getting my head around everything. The continuous battle of trying to change my negative thoughts and self talk into positive and healthy affirmations and, in turn, a healthy lifestyle.  I know I am not there yet and I am a long way from my goal, but I have come a long way also.  I have lost 28.6 kg!  To be able to say that is such an achievement and I am so excited about it.  

How much weight is that??

28.6 kg = 

my 2 year old daughter (10.9 kg)
a farm sack of potatoes (10 kg)
2L of milk (2 kg)
a stick of butter (250 g)
a jar of jam (450 g)
a ream of paper (2.9 kg)
a bag of flour (1 kg)
a bag of sugar (1 kg)
AND
a tin of cocoa powder (100 g) 

all together!!!

OR (if you can imagine)

• Almost three farm sacks of potatoes (30 kg)
• Almost 10 reams of paper (29 kg)
• 14.3 X 2L bottles of milk
• 114.4 sticks of butter
• 63.5 jars of jam
• 28 and a half bags of flour
• 28 and a half bags of sugar
• 286 tins of cocoa powder

That's a lot of weight gone!

MY BRAG LIST

In 20 weeks I have...

• lost 28.6 kg
• gone from size 22 to a size 16 top
• gone from size 24 to size 18 bottom
• found my cheek bones, jaw line, collar bones, hip bones, and I like it!
• been reintroduced to my arm muscles, leg muscles and abs
• done loads of exercise (swimming, running, walking, cross trainer, weight training, yoga, core work, squats (way too many squats!) and more)
• found the woman inside of me again - actually feeling good about myself and wanting to make an effort with my hair/make up/clothes etc
• changed the way I eat/drink and look at food
• improved my breathing, my fitness, flexibility, my strength
• changed how I see myself
• and much much more

Thank you to all of the people who support me each day, each week, each month and each happy/sad moment.  Your motivation, encouragement and kindness is greatly appreciated every time.  

REMINDER

Please remember that the first 40 weeks of my journey is also dedicated to raising money in my
'40 Kilos in 40 Weeks' challenge.  

beyondblue is dedicated to reducing the impact of anxiety and depression on individuals, families, carers and society as a whole.  

If you would like to sponsor my journey and donate to beyondblue for my 40 week challenge, please click this link for more information, contact me or leave a comment.  There are various options for payment including secure online payment through Everyday Hero and all pledged donations do not need to be finalised until December on completion of the challenge.  All donations over $2 are tax deductible.  

Again - thank you to those who have already donated or who have pledged to donate!  Your support means so much to me and to beyondblue.

Have a safe and happy week.

Thanks for reading!

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Week 19 Weigh in (4 months 2 days post op)

Starting weight - 132.3 kg
Today's weight - 106.0 kg
Total loss = 26.3 kg

The scale is moving back down, very slowly.

Not much to say, I have been feeling really really tired and nauseous all week... it has been making it hard to be motivated. I skipped boot camp out of laziness and wanting to sleep.

On a happy note I found my one big pair of pants I've kept and put them on. They were WAY too big. Then I put both legs in one leg whole and I could pull them up 3/4 of the way. I can't wait to do it again in a few months and see if I can pull them all the way up. When I can I'll take a photo of it and put it up.

That's all this week, thanks for reading.
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Week 18 Weigh in

Starting weight - 132.3 kg
Today's weight - 107.0 kg
Total loss = 25.3 kg

Yay my weight is going back down! Great news especially since I seriously over indulged last night at a wedding.

I had ONE mini vegetarian spring roll canape, and I tasted each of the five course meals (completely devouring the wild mushrooms on toast) plus a small piece of cake. I also had one alcoholic drink that took me four hours to finish! I ordered my old usual, beam and diet coke with lots of ice in a tall glass. Not sure if my tastes have changed so much or if the drink arrived as a double (or even triple) shot but it was SOOOOO strong. I kept sipping then adding more ice and flat diet coke to weaken it. Eventually by the last quarter it was weak enough that I could take a whole mouthful at a time but wow.  Maybe, my next attempt at an alcoholic beverage should be something different.

Lots of exercise this week... will need to try and burn off this weekend.

Enjoy your week, thanks for reading.

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Four month - Measurements and Photos

Wow! Four months gone already since this 40-week challenge began.  

My measurements as of 1 July 2014 are as follows:

As you can see I have lost another 30.5 cm from around my body this month bringing my total cm lost to 111.5 cm!!  Wow indeed!  My arms losing 5.5 cm each and my legs losing 6 and 6.5 cm this month.  I am sure this is due to all the running, squats, push ups and weights I have been doing at boot camp!  

Will have to keep it up and push even harder! So happy.

Now for the photos!  Here are the usual front, side and back view.

Front view

Back view

Side view

These photos are front, side and back view with proper clothes on.

The next photo is an update of my belly without clothes on - so look away if you don't want to see it!!

You can see my surgery scars have almost disappeared and my stretch marks are more noticeable (to me at least) but most of all you can see how my skin is starting to droop as I am losing weight.  The bottom especially is starting to form a little w but as I pinch that area the skin is separate to the fat.  I am probably going to have a lot of excess skin drooping in this area when I am finished.  I think the excess skin is better than the fat so I'm ok with it and how it looks. Perhaps if it gets really bad when I have lost all the weight I can, one day I might have it cut off.  Will have to see how it is when I'm finished!

So that's it for this month.  

Check in again next month to see my progress continue 

and read my weekly weigh in posts along the way.

Thanks for reading.

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