Yes, I know I have been extremely slack in updating the blog lately. Iāve also been pretty slack in keeping my own eating diary up to date, which is pretty bad, because I tend to forget things if they arenāt written down. But I know that Iāve been eating okay, because my diet tends to be pretty much the same I know that Iām doing okay by the loss on the scales. But you know how it goes, life just gets in the way of āstuffā, in this instance, life just got in the way of blogging.
And when I say life, I mean 12WBT has gotten in the way. I mentioned in an earlier post that I joined the gym, and this time (yes, Iāve gone down the gym route before, as readers of my previous blog on here would know) I am determined to do it right and keep it up. And two weeks into my joining the gym, Iām going quite well. Iād love to say that Iām doing fantastically, but Iām not, but that is more due to the fact that I seem to keep coming down with this dreaded lurgy. But Iām going as often as I can and Iām enjoying it and Iām loving doing the weight training again and more importantly I’m still motivated, normally by now the motivation has worn off.
Amongst other things that have gotten in the way of my blogging, is my quilting, which I have gotten right into. I started a quilt for our bed last year (and this is still a work in progress) and then got sidetracked, because cutting out 300 squares of cord was just killer on my wrist. But earlier this year a friend had a baby boy, and as I was organising her baby shower, I thought of doing her something special to mark the babyās arrival (her first child). So at the baby shower I had all the guests write on small squares of white material, which I then took home and quilted up with some gorgeous blues and voila ā one hand made, unique baby quilt. I have to say I fell in love with this quilt while doing it. I was quite sad to give it to her too, because itās officially the first quilt I have ever made. But really, what am I going to do with a quilt full of messages from people I donāt know? The bonus is she loved it, and I know that he is going to grow up with a blanket that has a lot of meaning to him. (You can see pictures of the quilt here)
So admittedly I just went on a bit of a ramble, because this post is about the small things Iām noticing that make weight loss such a great thing. I think for me, the smallest, but by far the biggest thing is how easy it is for me to hold my partners hand now. Seems strange doesnāt it? But Iāve lost weight in my fingers, so wrapping my fingers into his is not such a struggle anymore, they just fit together nicely and I love it. Iām not in general a touchy feely sort of person, I like my personal space and canāt really remember the last time I hugged family (except my mum) but I always have to hug and kiss and be near my partner. Heās the only one I can stand being around that much. So to be able to hold his hand with ease is such a great feeling.
Another great feeling? Sleeping at night. The more weight I lose (did I mention, 14.3kg gone now, oh yeah!) the easier it is for me to breathe. I can talk for longer periods at a time (okay, maybe not the greatest thing that) without losing my breath, but more importantly, when I lie down, I donāt have all this weight pressing down on my lungs. I still have a lot of weight there, donāt get me wrong, but god I canāt wait until Iām at my goal weight, because then, breathing will just be a breeze. But I find I am getting such a better sleep at night, because Iām just getting so much more air into my lungs.
Lastly, but by no means least. My clothes are getting too big!!! Weāre like everybody else in the world at the moment, money is tight, saving for a house deposit, bills come in etc etc and I canāt really afford to be going out buying new clothes (which I havenāt yet, Iām putting that off for a bit longer), but Iām having to get rid of a whole lot of my clothes because they are just too big for me and some of the pants literally fall off me now and I’m happy about it, happy about having to buy new clothes and spend precious money. It says a lot about my fluctuating weight though, that I have so many different sizes of clothes at home, that itās not necessary for me to rush out to buy clothes that fit, because Iām starting to recycle back into old clothes that I had worn a few years ago. The thing Iām doing different this time though, is that Iām giving away all the clothes that are now too big for me. Previously I would have kept them for ājust in caseā, which is probably why I never really noticed my weight piling back on, because I would just move to a different end of the wardrobe to find clothes that fit me, it wasnāt necessary for me to have to face facts that my clothes were shrinking, I was putting on weight, because I could still fit the clothes in my wardrobe. I conveniently ignored the fact that the clothes I was wearing were 2 sizes biggerā¦ā¦. But this time, theyāre going. There will be no safety net for me to fall back into. And any of the clothes that I particularly love, Iām going cut up and quilt. It will be my weight loss journey quilt (I did say I was getting onto the quilting thing again right lol).
So thereās my ramble today, about some of the small things that make my weight loss great. There are lots more reasons, but for me, these three things really stand out. What makes your weight loss great for you?