Over the past 15 months I have taken up exercise and joined Weight Watchers. Before that, I would do a 30-minute fast paced walk on the treadmill and then help myself to a bucket of cornflakes. I had been at this for a few weeks, when I had a review with the gym instructor (M). Lo and behold the scale declared that I was 3 kg heavier than when I started out. I was fast approaching the scale limit or the “Error!!!” weight.
It was then that M suggested that I join Weight Watchers (WW) to get my food intake to acceptable levels while I continued my treadmill adventure. I joined Weight Watchers on the 24th of June 2009 and I have lost 70lbs (31.7kg) to date. This isn’t intended to be a soft sell for WW but I think it is money well spent. I still love food but I’m in control of my eating and the foods I eat. By the way, with WW when you reach your ideal weight (BMI determined) you stop paying.
On the exercise end of things, I soon got bored of the treadmill and started to take on other contraptions like the stepper, the cross trainer, the bike, the rowing machine etc… Previously these things looked like instruments of torture that were designed to punish the foolish gym members of society while the wiser public just dieted. Same result – lose weight – or so I thought then. Yes, you lose weight by dieting but that doesn’t help you metabolism or heart health or arm strength etc…
My blog today is not so much about WW or gym or exercise, but more importantly about the GOOD side of weight loss. Weight loss has given me an extra dose of confidence, made me more outgoing, daring and yes I said it beautiful.
I totally agree that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder but losing weight helps the beholders to find the beauty in your face.
31.7kg lighter and I wear less make up because my beautiful eyes are more obvious and are not covered up with the swollen mounds I called my cheeks. The mounds have gone and revealed nicely defined cheekbones. My skin is still a work in progress but definitely watch this space. Not quite Eva Longoria or Halle Berry or Genevieve Nnaji (for the 9ja’s) but beautiful all the same.
31.7kg lighter and a party invitation does not give me the creeps because old friends will falter when they see me and pay me a compliment about my hair or my shoes or my bag or anything else but that fat body. A party invite now gets me all excited about seeing my friends and catching up or even making new friends.
31.7kg lighter and a bicycle is no longer a miracle. I learnt how to ride a bicycle this year and it just seems so easy. 6-mile treks now hold the promise of discovery and not a promise of pain and torture.
31.7kg lighter has made me younger. You can talk to my doctor for the medical evidence but definitely feel younger and enjoy childish games even more – hopscotch and skipping are now things I do to spice up my gym time.
It was then that M suggested that I join Weight Watchers (WW) to get my food intake to acceptable levels while I continued my treadmill adventure. I joined Weight Watchers on the 24th of June 2009 and I have lost 70lbs (31.7kg) to date. This isn’t intended to be a soft sell for WW but I think it is money well spent. I still love food but I’m in control of my eating and the foods I eat. By the way, with WW when you reach your ideal weight (BMI determined) you stop paying.
On the exercise end of things, I soon got bored of the treadmill and started to take on other contraptions like the stepper, the cross trainer, the bike, the rowing machine etc… Previously these things looked like instruments of torture that were designed to punish the foolish gym members of society while the wiser public just dieted. Same result – lose weight – or so I thought then. Yes, you lose weight by dieting but that doesn’t help you metabolism or heart health or arm strength etc…
My blog today is not so much about WW or gym or exercise, but more importantly about the GOOD side of weight loss. Weight loss has given me an extra dose of confidence, made me more outgoing, daring and yes I said it beautiful.
I totally agree that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder but losing weight helps the beholders to find the beauty in your face.
31.7kg lighter and I wear less make up because my beautiful eyes are more obvious and are not covered up with the swollen mounds I called my cheeks. The mounds have gone and revealed nicely defined cheekbones. My skin is still a work in progress but definitely watch this space. Not quite Eva Longoria or Halle Berry or Genevieve Nnaji (for the 9ja’s) but beautiful all the same.
31.7kg lighter and a party invitation does not give me the creeps because old friends will falter when they see me and pay me a compliment about my hair or my shoes or my bag or anything else but that fat body. A party invite now gets me all excited about seeing my friends and catching up or even making new friends.
31.7kg lighter and a bicycle is no longer a miracle. I learnt how to ride a bicycle this year and it just seems so easy. 6-mile treks now hold the promise of discovery and not a promise of pain and torture.
31.7kg lighter has made me younger. You can talk to my doctor for the medical evidence but definitely feel younger and enjoy childish games even more – hopscotch and skipping are now things I do to spice up my gym time.
That is really impressive. I've been trying to lose 5kg and it's proving to be challenging....guess i'm just lazy. I saw a picture of you when you had fuller cheeks and you looked beautiful to me :)
ReplyDeleteGosh girl you know I'm proud of you on that weight loss shiznit!you got it on lockdown ganni!
ReplyDeleteAnd your posts have this endearing dash of humour!
...Encore pls!!!:)