CARTOON LAGOON: Weightloss 'Magic Number'

Wow! I must be doing something right! When I weighed myself just before I went to bed last night, I knew that when I woke up, the weight would be lower than my previous 'Magic Number' and I wasn't disappointed! I woke up this morning and lo and behold! Another 'Magic Number'!

So, this being a great day (and not only because of my weight but because the sky's showing some blue today), it calls for some photos!

Do I get a prize for taking the most awkward looking selfies? I'm new at this so please gimme a break : )

Awkward Selfie - 8 Oct 2015

Can you see in the above pic that the skirt actually isn't clinging on to my thunder thighs? It's bunched up because it's too loose! I'm actually hunching over if you cannot tell. So I ain't sucking in my tummy.

Awkward Selfie - 8 Oct 2015

The fake 'baby bump' isn't as apparent in the above pic as it used to be when hidden under my clothes. However, when I undress, you can see (from the below pic) that my tummy still has a long way to go before it becomes taut (which is my goal!). Also, one tip; as you can see from the above pic, despite not being slim, wearing a skirt one size too big isn't flattering. It actually makes me look bigger than I am. So it doesn't mean that being big means you have to hide under big clothes. Sometimes, the reverse is true. Emphasize those curves, babe!

Awkward Selfie - 8 Oct 2015

Tummy's bloated from the breakfast bun I have just eaten. I know now that bread and rice make me bloat. Chinese noodles, Bee Hoon (rice vermicelli) and pasta also do but probably not as much. When I say bloat, I do really mean bloat. Like a balloon. It will deflate by the next morning but right after a meal, I will usually look 5 months preggo.

I still managed to bring my weight down a bit despite eating healthily and not following any fad diet. In fact, I had a Ramly Burger last night, in addition to my chicken salad, courtesy of my most 'unsupportive' husband! I say unsupportive in a loving way. What else do you call someone who tells you to eat the burger because it is delicious? What else do you call someone who brings in ice-cream to you after you have just ended your exercise routine and offers you some? Sabo-king, he is. (A person who likes to sabotage!).

But we did have a talk last night about how elephant-gigantic-hippopotamic he was becoming. In a word, he has become lethargic. I explained to him that the first step was always the hardest. I asked him if he remembered that until I started exercising, my most favourite thing to do when I had finished dinner and had done some housework was to plonk into the bed and laze on it? I had called it resting after a hard day at work! I had always felt so tired. Too tired to even get up to bring the dog for a walk. Now, I really don't mind. I finish my dinner, clean up a bit and then proceed to happily walk the doggy. Exercise and watching what I eat, has made all the difference in the world for me.

I am about 5 kgs down now and that may not be a lot of progress but given that it's been a healthy and very slow process since around mid-July (not yet 3 months), I hope that by posting pictures and blogging about it, I will be of some motivation to someone else who is actually Googling online for help. I'm not posting pictures for the sake of showing off. Why would I show off my fats? Also, I'm in a dilemma. What if I go back to work for the Government Service? Would it mean I'd have to delete all my pics baring skin or posts spoken in truth? Sigh. So, enjoy me while I am still able to do this. Meanwhile, this morning's Magic Number is enough impetus for me to keep it going for the rest of the week!!! I can't wait to share this weight loss with my favourite polyclinic doctor when I next see him! I also can't wait to see if in another 3 months down the road, I would have lost at least 10kgs!

Cheers!

8 Oct 2015

Weightloss 'Magic Number' - Update with pics

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