WOW...Its been an interesting month, lots of twists and turns, temptations every where I looked - my kitchen, the internet and the TV bombarded me with unfettered images of fat and sugar laden 'goodies'.
Food shopping was torture! and I did succumb once and I bought some biscuits, but I made sure that they were wheat free, they tasted so good :)
I managed to drop all the weight I set out to lose - 10lbs of it and my scales will bear witness below. Thats 4.5kgs in todays currency
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| 4th and Final Week 30th Nov. 197.8lbs (89.7kgs) |
Its been a great journey and one that I will continue until I reach my goal weight of 176lbs/80kgs. With my height my ideal weight should be almost 70kgs, but being a voluptuous black woman (who loves food, bar none), that will be difficult to sustain and the times that I have gone that low I have ended up looking emancipated and found it difficult to maintain.
Things that I have learnt:
- Eating less and more frequently is better than 3 square/round meals
- Exercise is more than treadmills and cross trainers - weights and plyometrics gave much better results than ever before - and I was a ex-gym rat who lost very little spinning and running 'my time' away in the gym with little to show for it!
- Reducing the white flour in my diet has helped reduce the bloated feeling I get in my stomach
- I feel more positive about the future and I have a avoided the 'doomed' January 1st rush, for lifestyle changes
Anyway, I would like to thank you all for being on this journey with me, I know I did all the work, but your constant scrutiny and my weekly accountability post kept me from going off track.
