71.0kg, 5kg to goal weight.
Just a short update to say how I'm going. I try as much as possible to give some important story or say something interesting, but I sadly not much is going on in my life at the moment so I'll just give you a weight update. I'm losing consistently at the moment. I'm 83% to goal, and I really really want to get there (for a multitude of reasons) so I'm definitely not slacking off or pulling back a bit.
I'm exercising consistently too, but I really find exercise a bit of a burden. I'm not sure if that's because I'm not fit yet, and whether I'll ever get to enjoy it, time will tell I guess. When I started running back in 2004 there was this magical period for about 2 weeks when my sleep was perfect. I've had middle of the night waking for the last 20 years since becoming unwell but when I started running back in 2004 I'd go to bed, fall asleep and wake up what seemed 20 minutes later, in the morning. Unfortunately it only lasted for a few weeks, I guess my body got used to the level of exercise and the sleep regulation inside my brain decided that it wanted middle of the night breaks again. Such is life.
Unless I stop eating I'll almost certainly reach goal weight after the third anniversary of starting my weight loss / starting the blog. It would have been nice to achieve goal weight at the start of September but it ain't gonna happen. Current estimate of when it'll happen is about mid-September.
One unusual thing I've started doing was using Google Street View to follow my weight loss. I started when I was 3/4 to goal weight. I've lived in Christchurch for about 25 years, and have been to Dunedin (where I was born and some of my family live) at least 80 times. Unless I'm busing (which I prefer not to do since it means no transport while I'm there) I'll drive, which means that I don't get to see a lot of the scenery. Anyway, I'm taking the last 1/4 of the trip using Street View, and matching the distance with how much I'm losing, and arriving at the family home (now sold) when I reach goal weight. I find it really relaxing. It's like watching a film very very slowly. Usually it's about 10 minutes a day.
That's all for me, I know I have trouble doing so but I'll try and post updates every week.
11 pounds away? So close! Running is my savior right now. I can still eat, run a lot, and lose weight. Luckily I really LOVE running. Makes all the difference. Good luck with the "home stretch"!
ReplyDeleteHey, thank you for the comment over at gettingfitathome. Doesn't it feel great to be so close to your goal? Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteGreat to be getting closer, day by day! All the best with shifting the remaining lbs and reaching goal :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are almost there! And there is nothing wrong with slow steady weight loss. That's the kind that often stays gone!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to be so close! I hope you're planning some kind of celebration to mark reaching your goal. :-)
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