Just then, whilst checking what cycling kit actually fits me now.... I have a large bag of stuff which I brought when discounted/in sales: darn you Wiggle!!!.... which has never fitted. Of course I hung onto it on the hope that one day I would be able to squeeze into it. That day has finally arrived as all but one pair of cycling tights and a jacket now fit! So, I now have a choice of what to wear and drivers have a choice what they can ignore me in and still pull out on me like twats.
Anyway...there it is again...while cleaning out my draws, I came across a booklet which I thought I had thrown away: the booklet with all my measurements in from when I started all this! So, to ensure that I don't lose the recorded facts, I am going to stick them all in here.....bet you can hardly wait!
So, on the 24th Sept, the day I started my pre-op diet. I measured the following:
Weight: 127.7kg
Chest 145cm
Waist 135 cm
Hips: 120 cm
Neck 56cm
The next measures recorded are on Operation Day: 8th Oct. On this day, my measurements were:
Weight: 121.4kg, a loss of 6.3kg since I started 14 days earlier.
Chest: 140cm, down 5cm
Waist: 133cm down 2cm
Hips: 119cm down 1cm
Neck 54.5cm down 1.5cm
So, overall I lose 9.5cm during that period!
On to the next measurements I have been able to find....there might be more somewhere. I think these were taken on the 9th December but who knows!
Weight....not sure but I would guess around 109kg, down 12kg since Oct and down 18.7 since the start.
Chest: 132.5 down 7.5cm since the previous time and 12.5cm overall
Waist: 126.5 cm down 6.5 cm since last time and 8.5cm overall
Hips: 112.5cm down 6.5cm and 7.5cm overall
Neck: 51cm down 3.5cm and 6cm overall.
Thus, in total I have lost 34cm overall....approximately.
Quite pleased with that. I think I will try to take this measurements on the first of each month from now on.....yes, I know you can hardly wait!..... wait, I said that before....arrgggg!!
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Ops, sorry its been so long
Its been how long since I last posted
something....blimey, sorry about that. I must admit I really don't
like writing that much: I hate my writing “style” if indeed the
poor way I put words together can be called a style! I read quite a
bit even by “normal” non published authors and notice the
difference! I suppose it comes down to being in the “slow” class
at school back in the 1960's. Just suppose what I could have done
with my life if I had been capable of writing as well as I can think.
Sigh.
Anyway.... a word I use far too often
for my liking, lets up date you on what's happening in my life.
Well at the start of this month
(December 2015) I weight in at 109.9kg, down from 127.7kg when first
started this epic journey. That's not a bad weight loss but still
some way to go. I also....okay, CBH took my measurements see if I
have gotten any smaller and yes, it does seem so. They now read:
Neck 51cm, Chest 132.5cm, Waist:
126.5cm and hips 112.5cm...... yes, I am a funny shape! Its my neck
and face which seem the most changed visually. Oh and the 23 inch
neck shirt CBH brought me for the wedding back in September now seems
huge on me! A good sign, although it might mean that I might have to
start buying new clothes one day!
Moving on, on the 7th &
8th of the month we had a two day team meeting. It was
interesting to note that a couple of people who hadn't seen me for
some time remarked on the fact that I was looking well and asked if I
had lost weight.... a little I replied not mentioning the gastric
band to them. I don't know why but I still want to keep this under
wraps. No doubt some Professor or something would say its due to my
underlying father related relationship issues or something.... crap I
would say, its nothing to do with them!
The team meeting was interested in that
it meant eating with other people. Lunch on the first day was
fine.... I brought my own so I could have a salad, whereas we went
out for a meal after work on the first day and had a more formal
lunch on the second day. It wasn't that difficult eating only part of
the lunch and leaving the rest saying CBH was cooking a meal for me
when I got home. Overall, unlike what would have happened normally, I
didn't put on weight while away at team meetings. Oh, and I managed
to go for a three mile walk around the City of London on the morning
of the second day...it was interesting to see what has changed there
(most things) since I worked there back in the 1980's. I did enjoy my
trip to London...well apart from the bad cough I brought back with me
which laid me up sick and off my bike for nearly two weeks....grrrr.
On the 9th it was time for
my second band fill. The nurse was pleased with my progress but added
a little more to the band so that I now have 5 ½ ml in it. That's
about half full as the thing holds a total of 12ml.
As I highlighted above I was a sick for
most of the month and had quite a horrible workload so I didn't
really get out much. Indeed, we cancelled two nights out due to
illness, which is both a pain as we were looking forward to them, and
costly financially. Sigh.
Shall we move forward to
Christmas....well being good I managed to put on 1lb over the holiday
period, something I have quickly taken off again, so here on the 30th
Dec, I now weigh 105.6 kilos, down 4.3kg on the month and 22.1 since
September. That means, in old money I have lost 48.7lbs since this
all started. When you look at it, that's almost a large bag of spuds
I am no longer carrying around with me....although why I would carry
a large bag around with me is a little unclear!
So onwards to the New Year! We are out
tomorrow night at the theatre and then home in time for the
fireworks. I got a feeling 2016 is going to be an epic year of weight
loss and doing things I have not been able to do recently due to my
weight. I'll write a post about them next month when I have
formulated them....expect them to be epic, a little evil and if I
know me, unobtainable....sigh, there I go again, putting myself down.
Its something I do too readily. I really must stop and look on the
bright side of life.
Enjoy your New Year.
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