Lots of changes since I last posted here at my six month mark! I’ve lost about 50 more pounds and gained full-time employment! Yay, health insurance! But seriously, I love reading the stories up here to keep myself motivated, so here’s how things are going.
I got really serious about losing weight and taking my life back at the end of January and haven’t slowed down much since. I average 3lbs or so down per week, but it varies. I’ve gotten very good at predicting losses and know I typically “lose” a pound overnight, haha! I’ve done it all through intermittent fasting/OMAD, low-calorie/low-carb and changing my habits around food, and if getting my new office based job proves anything it’s that you really do lose weight in the kitchen! But I outlined most of my methodology in my last post, so I’ll just give some awesome non-scale victories in celebration of a huge scale victory!
I’m down from a size 26 to a 12/14, 3XL to M/L!
My chin is more pointy than round and my awful double chin only makes the occasional appearance instead of occupying full time residence!
Towels fit around me!
My resting heart rate is 59, down from the 80-90s!
My new coworkers call me small/thin!
I’ve reversed my type II pre-diabetes!
My parents’ old scale from the 90s can read my weight!
My periods are semi-regular and my PCOS symptoms are being managed!
I can cross my legs comfortably and fit in chairs (even office chairs with arms) while sitting cross-legged!
My doctor told me I’m the most successful patient she’s had regarding weight loss without surgery!
I’ve been hit on twice in public while running errands - not the positive attention I want, but kind of validating after being invisible for so long!
Finally, I feel like people treat me very differently. It sucks, but that’s my reality and probably the same for many like me out there. My weight made people uncomfortable and hard to take me seriously. There were usually looks of pity or disgust, and few people looked beyond that if they looked at all. One thing someone told me when I first started this was that I’ll be very empathetic to those in similar situations to where I was/am, and I find that to be true. I never want to make anyone feel the way I felt and want to help in any way that I can. If I can give any advice/words of encouragement or answer any questions please let me know!
TLDR: YAY ONEDERLAND!
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