Commitment

It’s Wednesday today. I had a lovely surprise when I got on the scales this morning. 3kg gone.

It didn’t seem real.

It wasn’t.

I think I really need to update the batteries in at least one set of scales right now. Just to get a decent baseline and get moving on this weight thing. There’s some things starting to worry me. For the first time in my life, I had a high blood pressure reading when I did my medical last week. That terrified me. One of my deep heart felt positives about my life has always been that I have low blood pressure. I don’t anymore. That’s scary.

My clothes are starting to wear out. All the size 20s I bought are now wearing out. The aim was to be fitting my size 18’s by the time this happened and I’m not. In truth, I’m nowhere near it. My vital stats are as follows:

Chest: 126 cm

Waist: 113 cm

Upper Arm:  46.5 cm

Thigh: 178.5 cm

Hip: 135 cm

Body Fat: 48.7%

A size 18 looks something like:

Chest: 107cm

Waist: 86cm

Hip: 114cm

OK so that’s wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_sizes) but still. I need to lose a total of  67cm to fit what wiki claims is a size 18.

And that 49% body fat? Well if I were to reach a body fat % of 25% and manage to keep the same lean mass I have now, then my weight should be 82kg. That’s a loss of 37kg.  That will leave me with a BMI of 30. Actually, I’d be happy with that.  37kg is a lot of weight to lose, but it is doable. I know it, deep in my heart I know it. I could even do it in less than a year.

The question is, how to do it. I wonder would going to a weekly class help? It might help me meet people I suppose. And it would take the control of weighing off my hands. Weight Watchers didn’t work for me last time – I got obsessed and ate the same lunch every day for a year. I still can’t look a rice cake square in the face. So what’s next? Rosemary Conley appeals purely because of the exercise element.

The time for procrastination is over. I want to lose 27cm off my waist? I’m going to have to put the work in. there will be room in my budget for a weekly class if I choose that way. My commitment to go to the gym twice a week will also help. Get up off my ass and do something.

New motto. I think it deserves a bigger font as well. From now on, I will

GET UP OFF MY ASS AND DO SOMETHING!!!

It’s in red as well. Gotta mean something!!! Now, off to do it!