Woah, I just caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I have a waist. A waist! My shoulders and hips are wider than my waist. Visibly wider. This was not my intention when I started taking exercising more seriously.
Honestly, I’m a big girl. Have been most of my life. Yes, I’ve tried to lose weight in the past. I still have my Weight Watchers membership, though I don’t actually use it. But never have I lost so much weight in such a short period of time.
A couple of months back when my hair was falling out, family members were in and out of hospital and I was pretty stressed with the general thought of living through my daily routine I was 165cm tall and 81 kg. 81kg and with no intention of trying to lose the weight anytime soon. I was stressed, frazzled and generally lost in a cloud of mental “arghhhhh!!!” but I had no doubt of my self-worth and that I was loved for being me, regardless of my weight.
Then I discovered endorphins. Endorphins are like a really, really good drug. It didn’t take long, but now I think I’m addicted. And that comes with its own set of complications for a girl who stresses out having to fit multiple things into one day (mothers, I don’t know how you do it).
I make time to exercise now. When it was about weight loss, I focused on the food and would only exercise when I found the time. Exercise was like a weight loss ‘bonus content’. Now it’s the ‘feature film’.
So, today, after setting several exercise – not weight loss – goals and working towards them over several weeks, I weigh in at 73kg. The lightest I’ve been in several years. Lighter than I ever achieved with Weight Watchers. And with no change to my diet.
Here I am, World. 8kg lighter, with baggy jeans, an addiction to endorphins and still no doubt in my mind that I’m loved for being me.
Woohoo, great progress girl!! You rock! Keep it up.
Thank you!
Woot!! Good for you!! I remember what it was like to have a waist… looking forward to finding mine again
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That is really awesome and very encouraging. I love that you stumbled into discovering your new waist. It’s amazing what you can achieve when you’re not looking at weight, but at overall health and wellness.
Loved this post! I was really overweight when I was 18. I was working in disco in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii (yep, it was a few years back because the music came from live musicians) and living in a resort hotel. We got free food for the taking all day long and it was seriously bad for you. And instead of green coffee bean extract from Kona we were using another green harvest from the island.
Gee, could you come up with a worse combination? Pakalolo (Hawaiian for “stupid grass”), free food, working only four hours a day, and living on the beach in a resort with absolutely no chores or exercise other than walking to get free food while stoned?
My weight exploded after three months of that. I went from 165 to 201. But the next summer, like you, I discovered working out and endorphins. Dropped down to 135 in just three months on a high protein low carb diet. Loved watching that scale drop!!!
Cheers to your success Peonut! I can’t wait to hear about your continued success….
Love it when it seems “easy” (saying that tongue in check) Well done to you!
Hey great work on the weight loss and progress! It’s great when people can reach goals like that without spending money on services, gimmicks, etc. I know how you feel about endorphins and seeing yourself after loosing a good amount of weight. I was happy when I lost 20 lbs last year. Definitely a great feeling and endorphins just take all the stress away. Good luck on your exercise goals and keep it up!
A waist is a terrible thing to waste. Glad you found yours ; – )
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