dietgrrl
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Hey Angel dear, thanks for the message! Ha ha.. adventurous.. Believe me this is the same girl who thought touching raw meat was 'icky' and therefore used it as an excuse to eat mostly processed food! Now every day, I'm touching raw meat and thinking, nom nom nom! Such a change, and it's all thanks to Dr. Cohen!
Wow, as I type this, I am currently in Starbucks having a hot green tea. I was so excited when I got home - the first thing I wanted to see was the supermarket! It was so WONDERFUL to eat fresh mushrooms, and yoghurt. I still haven't found the right cheese yet (has to be low-fat cheese right?) so am waiting on that. But wow! Even the beef taste so delicious! However we get our beef flown from Australia believe it of not. Such a difference from the grizzly meat that I have to hack away back in Indonesia!
My bf noticed the weight loss on my face first - everyone is saying that it's longer now, more oval. Then he was quite sad that I had lost some butt but overall he seems pretty happy with the new me because I still have my curves.
My friends when they saw me said that I had indeed lost weight! One friend grabbed my upper arm and exclaimed, "it's so small!". She then commented that my jeans (the same jeans that I unbuttoned months ago because it was too tight!) were baggy and that I should to get a smaller pair ("you deserve it!!"). I was really happy to hear that because I kept thinking in my head that I hadn't lost that much weight. Curves and thighs still here but smaller. They congratulated me and wanted to hear how I did it.
My other best friend however isn't too happy with my weight loss. She thinks I've lost enough and that I shouldn't lose anymore. I'm a bit disappointed with her reaction because I know for a fact that I am not anorexic looking or very skinny to warrant such concerns. Everybody thinks that I'm starving myself to get the size I am now but I've explained over and over again that I've actually INCREASED my food intake than before. Before I would skip breakfast and my meals would be usually processed or cooked for me. Now, I am browsing at aisles of food in the supermarket (FRESH food/meat!) that I've always ignored before!
Here's the funny thing - while I happily share my food intake with my friends, I am shy to tell them that I'm actually on a programme that I paid lots of money for. I don't think I am quite confident to talk about it completely until I've lost the weight and maintained it. Otherwise, I feel that there is pressure to see whether I can keep this weight loss or not. I mean there is already pressure. When I'm out with my friends, they are eyeing what I eat and just because I don't have a snack or am just drinking hot tea, I'm starving myself? The thing about weight loss, it's not about losing the weight and then eating whatever I want! I still have to maintain it and unfortunately, I am not someone who can eat a cupcake a day and expect not to gain weight!
I've explained over and over again that I do eat, it's just that for now, I prefer to eat my meals at home. That I can eat beef, cheese, and other wholesome proteins. I just avoid carbs (for now) etc.. My boyfriend isn't giving me much grief about it because we had steak the other night and he was quite impressed of the portion I had (he thought I was eating like a bird). So I think it's a matter of showing my friends what I'm eating that they would not worry so much.
Ok, so anyway, it's been a month now and you must be wondering how much I weighed right? First of all, let's talk about my trip to the clothing store. I knew that I must at least be a size 8 because my size 12 (sometimes 10) pants are so baggy. I picked up a size 8 pants and tried it on.. the crotch and leg were baggy! I was so surprised! Rather shocked... so I tried on a size 6 and it fitted well*!
However, I know that there are different sizes of size 6 and 8 so I'm not jumping for joy yet. I mean I'm happy but I also know that once I'm off Cohen's, and into maintenance, I need to start jogging to tone my thighs. They are smaller but they are still flabby. I'm not a small size 6 yet. I'm on the large side of size 6 if that makes any sense. I still haven't tried on more labels to compare but I'm pretty happy that I'm a SINGLE DIGIT woman!
So! What is the MAGIC NUMBER??
I had to weigh myself on four different weighing scales to be sure and they more or less say the same thing (who would thought that even weighing scales would differ?). I'm sticking to the weighing scales (digital) that I bought because this is the one that I am benching myself on.
I'm a ......... 60.0 !!!!!!!
I'm so shocked. I was hoping for a 62kg or 63 kg but this is... just over the moon for me! I'm only 3 kg away from refeeding! (goal weight is 55 kg, refeeding starts at 57 kg if I got it right). Of course, the other part of me is going, well... only 5 kg to go and your thighs are still huge? What to do, this is my body shape and I have to accept it. I'd never have skinny legs, but I can have toned legs and I think athletic legs are pretty sexy so that would be my next goal!
Well, I guess I should update my ticker now! Happy days!
*of course, I bought the pants! I keep looking at the size label and grinning at myself. It's Sonoma pants so someone please tell me if the sizes run true (or not).
**I was at this store that sells exercise machines, because I wanted to check my weight (and also fat percentage - but this deserves another post of its own because I have questions.. cate!), and I was told "60 kg is a lot for a GIRL. You need to lose weight". What a stupid ass! This is not how you encourage people to buy your products! Duh! I told him sternly that it depends on the girl's height and her body structure, walked away and bought my weighing scale elsewhere!
Wow, as I type this, I am currently in Starbucks having a hot green tea. I was so excited when I got home - the first thing I wanted to see was the supermarket! It was so WONDERFUL to eat fresh mushrooms, and yoghurt. I still haven't found the right cheese yet (has to be low-fat cheese right?) so am waiting on that. But wow! Even the beef taste so delicious! However we get our beef flown from Australia believe it of not. Such a difference from the grizzly meat that I have to hack away back in Indonesia!
My bf noticed the weight loss on my face first - everyone is saying that it's longer now, more oval. Then he was quite sad that I had lost some butt but overall he seems pretty happy with the new me because I still have my curves.
My friends when they saw me said that I had indeed lost weight! One friend grabbed my upper arm and exclaimed, "it's so small!". She then commented that my jeans (the same jeans that I unbuttoned months ago because it was too tight!) were baggy and that I should to get a smaller pair ("you deserve it!!"). I was really happy to hear that because I kept thinking in my head that I hadn't lost that much weight. Curves and thighs still here but smaller. They congratulated me and wanted to hear how I did it.
My other best friend however isn't too happy with my weight loss. She thinks I've lost enough and that I shouldn't lose anymore. I'm a bit disappointed with her reaction because I know for a fact that I am not anorexic looking or very skinny to warrant such concerns. Everybody thinks that I'm starving myself to get the size I am now but I've explained over and over again that I've actually INCREASED my food intake than before. Before I would skip breakfast and my meals would be usually processed or cooked for me. Now, I am browsing at aisles of food in the supermarket (FRESH food/meat!) that I've always ignored before!
Here's the funny thing - while I happily share my food intake with my friends, I am shy to tell them that I'm actually on a programme that I paid lots of money for. I don't think I am quite confident to talk about it completely until I've lost the weight and maintained it. Otherwise, I feel that there is pressure to see whether I can keep this weight loss or not. I mean there is already pressure. When I'm out with my friends, they are eyeing what I eat and just because I don't have a snack or am just drinking hot tea, I'm starving myself? The thing about weight loss, it's not about losing the weight and then eating whatever I want! I still have to maintain it and unfortunately, I am not someone who can eat a cupcake a day and expect not to gain weight!
I've explained over and over again that I do eat, it's just that for now, I prefer to eat my meals at home. That I can eat beef, cheese, and other wholesome proteins. I just avoid carbs (for now) etc.. My boyfriend isn't giving me much grief about it because we had steak the other night and he was quite impressed of the portion I had (he thought I was eating like a bird). So I think it's a matter of showing my friends what I'm eating that they would not worry so much.
Ok, so anyway, it's been a month now and you must be wondering how much I weighed right? First of all, let's talk about my trip to the clothing store. I knew that I must at least be a size 8 because my size 12 (sometimes 10) pants are so baggy. I picked up a size 8 pants and tried it on.. the crotch and leg were baggy! I was so surprised! Rather shocked... so I tried on a size 6 and it fitted well*!
However, I know that there are different sizes of size 6 and 8 so I'm not jumping for joy yet. I mean I'm happy but I also know that once I'm off Cohen's, and into maintenance, I need to start jogging to tone my thighs. They are smaller but they are still flabby. I'm not a small size 6 yet. I'm on the large side of size 6 if that makes any sense. I still haven't tried on more labels to compare but I'm pretty happy that I'm a SINGLE DIGIT woman!
So! What is the MAGIC NUMBER??
I had to weigh myself on four different weighing scales to be sure and they more or less say the same thing (who would thought that even weighing scales would differ?). I'm sticking to the weighing scales (digital) that I bought because this is the one that I am benching myself on.
I'm a ......... 60.0 !!!!!!!
I'm so shocked. I was hoping for a 62kg or 63 kg but this is... just over the moon for me! I'm only 3 kg away from refeeding! (goal weight is 55 kg, refeeding starts at 57 kg if I got it right). Of course, the other part of me is going, well... only 5 kg to go and your thighs are still huge? What to do, this is my body shape and I have to accept it. I'd never have skinny legs, but I can have toned legs and I think athletic legs are pretty sexy so that would be my next goal!
Well, I guess I should update my ticker now! Happy days!
*of course, I bought the pants! I keep looking at the size label and grinning at myself. It's Sonoma pants so someone please tell me if the sizes run true (or not).
**I was at this store that sells exercise machines, because I wanted to check my weight (and also fat percentage - but this deserves another post of its own because I have questions.. cate!), and I was told "60 kg is a lot for a GIRL. You need to lose weight". What a stupid ass! This is not how you encourage people to buy your products! Duh! I told him sternly that it depends on the girl's height and her body structure, walked away and bought my weighing scale elsewhere!