I haven’t updated on the progress of Healthy 2013, so I thought I’d do a quick one.
Not much to report, but I have lost some weight – how much? I haven’t weighed myself as yet, but I know I have because a lot of my “fat clothing” is slowly getting looser.
Other things I’ve noticed about my weight loss is that I’ve become increasingly more energetic than I was before. Walking up a steep hill (and around Five Ways, Paddington – there are a lot of hills) it would usually knock the wind out of me. But not anymore!
I’m enjoying long walks, especially those uphill. I think if I do it more regularly weight will just fly off instead, so I should make a habit of doing extra walking after and before work.
In addition to this, I’ve got a goal of losing 5 inches (about 13cm) off my waist so I can fit into an old pair of jeans I’ve been holding onto for almost a decade. They were my favorite and extremely distressed (there’s a massive slash right under one of the butt cheeks) pair of jeans I wore to death when I was twenty which have a lot of great memories to them.
I was wearing them the day I walked out on a very abusive relationship, head held high and did not look back. I was wearing them the day I moved into my new home in Paddington and loved every second of it. I was also wearing them the day I met Topher in the small laundromat in Darlinghurst.
Although I will never actually wear these jeans out in public again (pretty sure slashed jeans was so 2005, if not 1992!) they’re just a size I want to be able to fit into again. Once that’s achieved, I’ll go out and buy a new pair of jeans, sans a butt cheek hanging out the bottom of it.
Since I first set the goal a couple of weeks back, I’ve already lost an inch off my waist. I was really surprised because I didn’t really change what I ate, I just ate if I was hungry, smaller portions and never after 7pm, even when I was working late. Although my eating habits have changed, I’m never starving which is good.
In addition to changing eating, I’m ever so slowly easing back into vegetarianism. I’m not perfect; I still eat eggs (a very big staple with my breakfast and snacks) and cheese and fish, but as far as other meats goes I’m completely off them. I haven’t eaten pork in over eight years, I’ve given up beef and I’ve really struggled with chicken but I’ve managed to steer away from it and I’m not missing it at all.
I’m taking iron supplements that was recommended by my GP. I will only recommend taking them after seeing a doctor because if you don’t get one that medically suited for you, you may be not getting enough or taking too much which neither is good for you.
I’ll keep you updated on my progress again in the next couple of months.
How is YOUR Healthy 2013 going?
