December 21st Weigh In
81.5 kg or 179.68 lbs
LOST 0.6 kg/ 1.32 lbs
16.5 kg / 36.38 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 29.4 (7.9 points down)
TOTALS = 22.0 kg/ 48.50 lbs LOST
SO FAR! = 57.14 % OF WAY TO GOAL!
Mission maintain is going amazingly well seeing as I am not really doing anything …in fact I am still managing to lose a little weight without doing anything. What’s up with that?
I shouldn’t complain but it does seem weird to me. I have done zero exercise as I a) haven’t had time and b) am experiencing quite a lot of sciatic nerve pain lately. I have noticed that I approach food quite differently now. Eating slowly without thinking, picking at my food and taking rests in between bites…basically eating more like a thin person does? Well it’s great and I am so so happy to nearly be done with silly season and not have it gotten the better of me! My desire to be under 80kg by New Year will not happen but that’s OK. Back to serious healthy eating and exercise (leg pain permitting) very soon.
Have a lovely day with your families and friends. Well done to all of you who will enter the new year weighing less and feeling lighter! 2010 we will reach our goals. Exciting!!!
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Hyper Mobility Hell
Gah…I haven’t been doing well this week. I mentioned that after my physio therapy last Wednesday that I was pretty sore…well it got a little better and then got a whole lot worse on Monday night. The pain was VERY intense and I haven’t felt anything like that since before starting treatments with the pelvic disorder specialist a year ago. I called her up and she saw me the next afternoon.
Surprisingly my pelvis had on only slipped out abut half a cm (it felt more like 2 cm). It had shifted upwards and forward on the left side of the pelvis and backwards on the right. This also meant that pretty much all my vertebrae had wiggled out of place too. She assured me that because I had so much pain from a half cm shift that is was actually good news because it means all the work I have done to strengthen and stabilise is working and actually want to sit in the correct position. So I guess that’s good news…..I however am sick to death of this stupid problem and the pain. The weather is properly wintry now and I need to wear boots….and I can’t! The pressure of it pressing on my ankle triggers the sciatic nerve pain horribly. I am scared I am going to be confined to my house for the duration of winter (or as long as there is snow and ice on the ground). Thank goodness I am off to Australia in March and won’t be back until Mid May.
I hope things calm down….but even after being adjusted back into place I am still experiencing much more pain than I have in over six months. I am obviously not allowed to exercise right now….not helping my good intentions for the week but I have been able to keep my weight stable so far. Trying to stay positive and hoping that the pain is just temporary.
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December 14th Weigh In
As I mentioned last week I am in a maintain mode over the next weeks because of the crazy number of parties, dinners and visitors we have this year. This week was definitely the worst week I have had since I started my weight loss journey. I had friends staying from Monday to Friday. Food choices were awful for the week and ended up having pizza twice (once homemade so was mostly vegetables) and Indian food one night (OMG have you seen the stats on that stuff!?). I did try and not eat too much and to eat very slowly…and I guess apart from those meals, my eating wasn’t too awful. I only got around to exercising once this week (yesterday) so that sucked too. My physio therapy on Wednesday was a bit intense and my nervous system was totally over-stimulated. This made me extremely tired and the nerve pain was pretty intense for two days.
Thankfully it appears that my metabolism is functioning very well these days and I weighed in at:
82.1 kg or 181 lbs
lost 0.3 kg or 0.66 lbs
That’s a little drop and I am not quite sure how that worked out all things considered. I don’t want other people trying to lose weight who might be reading this to think that they can have poor eating and no exercise and somehow manage to lose or maintain their weight too….as in my experience over the last few months even one day of poor eating choices can impact severely. Needless to say, I am relieved.
Another two parties and a dinner this week but I have good intentions to exercise every day. I am hoping the food is not too tempting 
I don’t want to lose my motivation and I have to admit it was nice being lazy last week.
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December 7th Weigh In
82.4 kg or 181.66 lbs
LOST 0.5 kg/ 1.10 lbs
17.4 kg / 38.36 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 29.7 (7.6 points down)
TOTALS = 21.1 kg/ 46.52 lbs LOST
SO FAR! = 54.81 % OF WAY TO GOAL!
Silly season has started and I have come to the conclusion that I must not count on weight loss during this time and move to a maintain period. We have had a crazy number of dinner and party invites this year and along with trying to prepare for Christmas at our house time is short. Of course all the Christmas food in Norway is fatty fatty fatty …..and throw some potatoes on that…oh and then the national habit of binge drinking and you don’t have a great recipe for weight loss.
SO…despite the fact I would have been happy to maintain my weight this week, I am thrilled to have lost 0.5 kg 
I have been trying to shrink a lot of my clothes in our new dryer this week. My jeans seem to be a snugger fit now, which is a relief as I like the jeans I have and don’t want to have to find new jeans yet…but it wasn’t as successful with most of the other items.
I am really proud of myself for coming so far and being so dedicated to my new life as it is really starting to pay off in a huge way now. I physically feel lighter now and have a bounce in my step. Going up the stairs is when I notice this the most. I have lost my double chin and my face is so much slimmer. Straight on I have the most lovely curvy waistline again (more work needed for the sideways view still ) And despite the stretchmarks and saggy skin….it IS starting to firm up a bit. I am exfoliating the worst areas every day and using shea butter moisturiser everyday.
A busy week again and will be difficult to find time to put in the workouts I need but I will try. Wish me luck in maintaining and a little extra luck for a little loss maybe
1 comment December 7, 2009
November 30th Weigh In
82.9 kg or 182.76 lbs
LOST 1.2 kg/ 2.65 lbs
17.9 kg / 39.61 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 29.9 (7.4 points down)
TOTALS = 20.6 kg/ 45.41 lbs LOST
SO FAR! = 53.51 % OF WAY TO GOAL!
GOODBYE OBESITY!
What a successful week. An amazing loss of 1.2kg has taken my BMI under 30 finally! Now I am no longer officially obese and just the absolute high end of overweight. Ummm…that doesn’t sound as good as it feels. Should I be celebrating being overweight? Hell yeah! I did weigh in at 82.7 for a few days during the week, but the weekend screws me up a bit as I allow us a “not healthy dinner” once a week and just try to be sensible about portions and eat slowly. That still seems to take about 2 days to catch up with me, so I am hoping the weight will drop again tomorrow. I was very good about pushing myself to really sweat during my workouts on the exercise bike during the week and even did a day of strength training ( I really need to start incorporating that more often).
The weather has turned and winter is here now….I am expecting it to snow during the week. It was a surprise to see driving into Oslo today that even a few kilometres from our house they have had snow….lots of snow already! How can the weather differ so much over such short distances? I am hoping the sub zero temperatures starting this week will not send my body into hibernation as I have lots more weight to lose!
Loving it and doing well. My thoughts to all my fellow weight loss bloggers. Keep at it.
2 comments November 30, 2009
November 23rd Weigh-In
84.1 kg 185.41 lbs
LOST 0.7 kg/ 1.54 lbs
19.1 kg / 42.26 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 30.3 (7 points down from 37.3 readjusted with exact height of 166.5cm)
TOTALS = 19.4 kg/ 42.76 lbs LOST
SO FAR! = 50.39 % OF WAY TO GOAL!
So how about that huh?! I have made it to 50% of my goal this week I am at the top of the hump and the end is visible now! I am extremely proud of myself. I know that in 6 months my body will be transformed back into something I recognise and I can’t wait. My weight loss hasn’t been quick but it has been fairly steady and added up over time. I know that each kilogram I lose from here will show more and more (the paper roll effect) and I can’t wait as I still see a very overweight person when I examine myself in the mirror. Huge wobbly and saggy stomach that just looks like a sausage when stuffed into body shaping garments, huge wobbly thighs with old and new stretchmarks and my absurdly shaped bum that seems to carry more weight at the top of the buttocks….but it IS all much smaller than it was in July. My skin seems to have started tightening up slightly too, my stomach skin is not hanging like it was and is more rounded than before. I have been vigilant in helping that process in every way possible by exfoliating and applying shea butter moisturiser every day. My fitness level has and is improving by leaps and bounds every week. My face and neck are much slimmer and I am looking a whole heap prettier again. (I wish I had the guts to post pictures for you so you could see….I’ll think about it…that is if I even have any photos of myself at my highest weight?)
I can’t wait to drop under 80 kg again. I have learnt that making weight loss goals for dates is dangerous and inevitably disappointing and demoralising. I had hoped to be able to lose at least an average of 1 kg a week but things never work out how you plan and the fact is I HAVE been steadily losing nearly every week and it’s just going to take a bit longer than I had hoped. Having said that, I am hoping to drop below 80kg by the end of the year. We’ll see. It should be doable barring illness or hitting a plateau.
On a more down note…I spoke again to my specialist/physio therapist/ doctor last week about the possibility of trying to fall pregnant soonish and was told absolutely not yet. I have now built up enough core muscle and stability to move my therapy up a notch and the vertebrae in my lower back are now stable and don’t bulge to the sides when she treats me which is amazing progress. My pelvis didn’t shift out of place in the last month either. The tendonitis in the hamstring is 99% healed now and the hard sclerosis in my upper thigh has disintegrated over time as the swelling went down and reabsorbed back into my body. However; I still have constant sciatic nerve pain in my left leg and even though it is not overpowering my life anymore and I am able to walk and move around and even exercise carefully now, it still sucks! I have trouble wearing boots as the pressure on the ankle sends stabbing pains all the way along my leg (this is annoying as it’s winter now and I need to wear boots) Sleeping is also painful and usually end up taking a pain killer most nights. She suggested I make or buy a full body pillow to support everywhere from my shoulders right down to my ankle. I’ll make that out of an old doona today. But no babies until I am a whole more pain free and the pelvis can stand the weight of a pregnancy. I am going to be such an old Mum! Family tradition though, even my great grandmother was 41 when she had her first (and only) child.
Anyway, another week and I can’t wait to see the scales drop another number! Next goal to drop under 30 BMI and from obese to overweight.
3 comments November 23, 2009
Weight stabilised today
My question yesterday was “Am I cheating?” for posting my Sunday weight as apposed to my Monday weight as I was feeling bloated. This morning I was 84.6kg….so I guess it was just some bloating or a backed up digestive system. Yay, makes me feel better.
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November 16th Weigh In
84.8 kg 186.95 lbs
LOST 0.7 kg/ 1.54 lbs
19.8 kg / 43.8 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 30.6
TOTALS = 18.7 kg/ 41.22 lbs LOST
SO FAR! = 48.57 % OF WAY TO GOAL!
OK I am cheating a little bit and using my weigh in from yesterday and the previous few days because today I am bloated (and can feel my body getting ready to menstruate) the weigh in was awful this morning at 85.3kg. Am I cheating?
My motivation was great at the beginning of the week and I took several long walks and even tried out jogging for short distances to keep my heart rate up and create a bigger sweat. By Tuesday after my exercise my knees started to ache badly and on Wednesday I felt fairly broken and took a day of rest. Thursday and Friday I took a long walk into town and did some shopping…so that was my exercise for those days. The hill back up to our house still kills me and make me pant and sweat. I could have done better and will definitely try to be more active this week. I also wasn’t as careful about my eating as I should have been this week. I was really hungry before my walk home and decided to scout the supermarket for something to snack on before my walk home and had a look at the special bars they sell for low carb diets…..225 calories! OMG are they serious, and such a silly piddly amount of food too. I decided to wait and instead of blowing those calories on that I bought a small tub of Ben & Jerry’s which contained 500 calories for the whole tub. My husband and I ate about a quarter each for dessert instead on Friday and Saturday. So the question is….did my body rebel over the sugar and chocolate intake from the ice-cream or am I just bloated as I suspect? I also note that ice-cream is about the only dairy food on my NOT allowed list for a B blood type. I guess we’ll see soon enough.
Anyway here’s to another week and more weight off! A little here and a little there adds up to a lot over time! Stay consistent and determined in your plans!
Add comment November 16, 2009
November 9th Weigh-In
Current weight = 85.5 kg or 188.5 lbs
LOST 0.6 kg/ 1.32 lbs
20.5 kg/ 45.34 lbs TO GO!
BMI = 30.7
(adjusted to correct height this week) I had been using a web site and saying I was 5 foot 6 inches when calculating my BMI. Turns out I am 5 foot 5.5 inches.
Not a huge difference but it does change the BMI.
TOTALS = 18 kg/39.68 lbs LOST SO FAR! = 46.75% OF WAY TO GOAL!
Another week and more weight loss I am a little disappointed in myself for not working out more than I did this week and the consumption of a little gelato on Saturday probably didn’t help much either so I should be content and pleased with what I achieved.
We had our 6th wedding anniversary on Saturday (hence the dessert). Gosh…relationships are so easy and such a pleasure when you’re with the right person. No extravagant gifts as my husband was extremely generous and bought me a macbook for my birthday a few weeks back.
I did make a huge discovery on Saturday concerning my weightloss though….I am MUCH smaller than I thought I was I have been eying a couple of beautiful dresses for a few weeks, thinking it would be nice to buy one for the Christmas party period coming up soon. I noted that they went up to size 46 (european) and was thinking that I would probably fit into that all right. Anyway…on Saturday we popped past the shop and I noticed that my favourite dress was on sale for 50% off! I searched the racks for the size 46 and it was gone….ARGH! So typical right!? I picked up a size 44 and without much conviction said to my husband “I’ll just try the 44 and see…”. It slipped on all right and I looked in the mirror, It actually looked pretty nice on! I opened the curtain and asked my husband what he thought. “Errrrrrrr” he said. Oh no this can’t be good! he doesn’t like it? I look horrific? Then he said “It’s too big for you.” Too big!? I think my brain almost exploded in shock. I turned and looked in the mirror again…tugged at the fabric around my waist, checked the back. HOLY COW HE’S RIGHT! He pulled a 42 off the rack for me and told me to try it on. In a state of semi shock I slipped the dress on over my head. It fit me perfectly. I again opened the curtain and showed my husband. “Much better!” he said with a smile. “We’re definitely getting that, it’s gorgeous on you.” WOW huh?
That being said I still have a LONG way to go but I am at the stage where I need to reassess my wardrobe. I had a look at my clothes when I got home. I need some new jeans that fit, a short winter jacket and a few other things. In fact many of the really nice things I have are now looking too large on me and make me look bigger than I am. A lot of the clothes that were too small for so long, now fit….BUT they’re a bit out of fashion. Even simple things like t-shirts need changing. This could get really expensive really quickly.
Anyway another week to add a little more to my weight loss total. It all adds up right?
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