Weighing Scale - NO Please!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oh, my God, what did you do to yourself. I liked the chubby you better was the outrageous comment from one of my friends, who saw me recently after 4 years. when I look back at the before and after pictures, her comment felt really out of place and I was trying gauge if everything was normal with her to love my before person.. lol.:spin

It takes a lot of will power to not step on the weighing scale once it starts the movement in the -ve,everyday and a lot of courage to step on to see it soaring away +ve and I always had the fear of stepping on it, and there were days I would have given anything to see a dent in the figure. I maintained my weight at the same level for six years though it was not the recommended weight.

Yes I am talking about the weight loss. I have been struggling so much with the weight loss issues for the past 10 years, and now it has become a war. As I have already mentioned, in a few posts and blogs, I have been doing all the right things but have not been seriously focused is what I feel when I sit back analyze my way of doing things.

After an insulting and rude sitting with the dietician recommended by a very concerned cardiologist, I had my enlightment that I needed to really do SOMETHING more than what I was doing.. and that something was nothing but being more motivated and FOCUSED.

The journey of a focused weight loss regime started during the months of December 2009. I consciously started looking into my diet, my ways of doing things, my exercise regime as I was frequently told by cardiologist that what I do inside the home, like cleaning, cooking does not come under exercise, and I need to really exercise.??@@#:rant

With the health issues, spinal injury which did not allow me to go to a gym, or use the treadmill or any other exercise methods, I just walked, slowly not like the one that makes you sweat, but a slow rhythmic walk with the swinging of hands, and on the terrace of my home in circles.

There has been a dominoes effect because of my focused regime. My daughter and son have lost the chubbiness and have moved into a healthier bmi, and are conscious about the importance of maintaining the weight in terms of its direct influence on health, drinking more water and exercise.

Today is the first week of December 2010, I have lost 15 kgs and have 8 more kgs to be lost in 2011, and a dress size to decrease.

Thanks to IL, which was a party to my weight loss. Lot of people to look upon to for inspiration shvap_786 (Vahee), Shiva, pman, Alpa. Chitvish maam, who showed that food for the diet conscious could be the tasty and yummy. My confession thread friends who were there to help me out of bad patches..k2s, ami, aswini, akila…Thanks to all of you guys who helped me and others who were just there with me during my journey.:bowdown

Well hope next year I come back to say that yes I reached my target, though slow but steadily.

As always signing this blog off with IF I COULD DO IT, YOU CAN, to all those who are trying to lose weight..stay focused:cheers…

(cartoons : source internet)