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[reynardo]

Official Weight: 95 kgs
Goal Weight: 80 kgs
Remaining: 15 kgs
Weeks On: 1
Loss This Week: 0 kgs.
Total Weight Loss: 0 kgs.

I don't have a set of scales at my place, so I'm relying on a combination of my mother's set (which are, I'm sure, underweighing) and one of those annoying machines at the town plaza.

The annoying machine today told me I was 95 kgs. It put this upon its large screen so that everyone else knew it, too.

And it's supposed to measure height and tell you what your Body Mass Index is. Alas, as it thought I was 159cm, I have some doubt as to the accuracy of the weight and BMI now. (I'm 175 cm)

Never mind. I've been half-good by walking the dog, going to Laserzone, and by grilling the fish tonight and serving it with salad. The chips were an afterthought.

Yes, sweet friends, I am being sensible about this. If all I do is increase the activity with little change in the food, I should be at what my body knows is "normal" by winter. Walking, dancing, occasional whopping of my son in a darkened arena with laser guns... And if my body thinks "normal" is 90kgs, then so be it.

And if it thinks "normal" is anything under 75kgs, I will stop and rethink things.

Comments

Wise woman...

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

It really does sound like you're going about things the right way, which is a pleasant surprise to me - after hearing that my little, borderline-anorexic sister is going on a diet again, the entire notion tends to have me looking for things to throw...

Good luck with it all, and kudos to you for being so sensible. *snuggle*

Oh, and I could've told you that you were taller that 159cm - I am over the 160 mark, and we all know how short I am!

Re: Wise woman...

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

It really does sound like you're going about things the right way, which is a pleasant surprise to me - after hearing that my little, borderline-anorexic sister is going on a diet again, the entire notion tends to have me looking for things to throw...

Perhaps the motive is what helps. I'm doing it to feel fitter and healthier. I'm not doing it for fashion or to try and attract the right(?) sort of man.

Your sister is beautiful and does not need to change - we are talking Asha, yes? IS it any help to find out why she's doing it? If it's because she can't fit into the majority of clothes in the shops, then she's a normal size already.

(sigh) And if it's any help, I will gladly donate towards an Anton's voucher for her betterment in the taste of clothing.

thought Has anyone there got a copy of Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body and Beauty by Kaz Cooke? I really ought to have listed it in my 5 books...

Advantage

[scascot.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess I have an advantage in that my wife works at a doctor's office on the wekends, and she has access to one of those scales for weighing really large people. No, I don't qualify as really large, but its the only scale in a semi-private area. It's not the accuracy of the scale that matters, though. It's consistency - use the same scale every time. Sounds strange, but different scales weigh things differently. Using the same scale every time helps.

Keep up the good work!

My parents

[djfiggy.livejournal.com]

My parents are also trying to lose weight. Sadly, especially in my dad's case, the effort has gone on for more than ten years.
Good luck. Hopefully you have a better metabolism working for you.