Weighty Issues
Posted: Wed 7 December, 2005 Filed under: 2005 Resolutions, Health, Thoughts 4 Comments »Roughly six months ago, I wrote about the weight I’d managed to lose in the first part of the year – at the time I was down to 19st 10lb. I’ve eased up on the dieting a bit since, and not been cycling to work in a while – although I do generally walk home from the train station most days.
Anyway, I weighed myself yesterday, and while I’ve put on a little bit, I’m now dead on the 20st mark. No, that’s not light – but it does mean that even without making every effort for the weight to come off, or to keep it off, I’ve still managed to maintain pretty much the same weight for six months now.
And to me, that’s still a success. Yes, I’d like to lose some more, and there’s some other stuff I plan to do in order to manage that – but equally I suspect that whatever I lose in fat will just change to muscle (I know it’s not a “just change” procedure, but the fat will go and be replaced by muscle that has developed from the exercise) so I’ll still be in a similar weight range, I guess.
These are the kind of thoughts that follow you on a day when you’re sorting out techie stuff…
Remind me, what height are you?
As you say, and I’ve been there, just being able to maintain your weight is a good thing, I’m hoping my current weight loss doesn’t end up in the usual “put it all back on in a month” loop!
6’4″ish, with a build that already includes a 50″ chest… So I’m never going to be that 12stone ideal that Weightwatchers suggests… *grin*
I understand that muscle actually weighs more than fat, Lyle, so putting a little weight back on could actually be a Good Thing.
Well done you! I know totally how managing to stay about the same weight for any length of time is an achievement.