Getting Lean, Strong & Healthy

An evolution in body, mind and spirit.

My Profile

  • Name: Anna down under
  • City: Wollongong
  • Region: New South Wales
  • Country: Australia

My Weight Loss

Height: 162.6cm
Start weight: 271.00lb
Current weight: 263.98lb
Goal weight: 130.00lb
Lost to date: 7.02lb
Remaining: 133.98lb

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Before After

So outta control

Let's just start with the good news for today.  Weigh-in was 112 kg (246.92 lb) which is a loss of 0.8 kg (1.76 lb) since last week.  Good -- not as good as it looked on Wednesday, but we won't quibble with a loss.  Oh, and I did a full hour walk today, with a couple of inclines.  So I was going great!  Then, for whatever reason, I ate off plan. Like way off.  Like out of control, I have no idea what came over me.  After Thai vegetarian satay take away for lunch, I later had peanut butter on toast, pizza, garlic bread, and even some chocolate brownies.  I wouldn't be surprised if today's count is over 3,000 calories.  Seriously, WTF?

These kinds of days always catch me off guard because I'll do fine for weeks and then wham, a day like this hits me.  I'll be right back on track tomorrow, I know that, I'm not about to let one day make me give up.  But I want to know WHY I let this happen?  What more evidence do I need that this is no longer acceptable behavior?  The before photos weren't enough?  The support structure under the couch cushion is broken just in the spot where I sit?  Oh, and let's not forget my shoulder -- who the hell incurs a rotator cuff tear by pushing themselves up out of bed at night to pee?   Someone who is obese, that's who.  Do you know, when I was getting checked in for surgery, even the anesthesia staff that came to get me were like, 'Wow, it's not a mistake, it's a woman! Rotator cuff tears are always men, you know -- athletes.'

I'm not dwelling on this.  I'm not beating myself up or letting negative self-talk get the best of me, really I'm not.  I'm just trying to figure out what makes me tick so I can maybe stop it from happening next time.

Comments to this post:

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That's still a great loss considering you are a week out of surgery.  When's physio start, this next week?  Good luck!
 
I'm happy:  I ended up not getting sent for PT LOL!!  I get to do it on my own, just no-impact exercise for now.

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That is a good loss.  I hear you though on wanting to know "what will it take" - i used to ask myself that question.  I used to worry that if i ever needed surgery they would tell me they couldn't operate as i was obese.  and when we went to the Gold Coast a few years ago i had dreams about the rides not buckling up over me and me falling out !  of course that didn't happen so then i slipped back into my complacency again!
since being on here i don't ask myself "what will it take to lose weight" anymore as i do have a plan,  but lately it's more like "what will it take to make me stick to this and stop mucking around!"   i guess all we can do is carry on with our plans as we have proved that they work, and take a day at a time. :)




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