My weight loss so far....

I mentioned in my last post that I had already lost a fair bit of weight.

At the end of 2008, I was 69kg (152lbs).  That may not sound like much, but I'm a tiny 149cm tall (maybe 150cm on a good day)! This put my BMI (Body Mass Index) at 31 - i.e. OBESE.  This was a shock, as although I had often struggled with my weight, and had been in the "overweight" BMI range before, I had never been "obese".  I will write another post explaining my "weight gain" journey, but needless to say, I realised it was time to do something.

A few changes occurred at the end of 2008 / start of 2009 - I changed jobs and moved interstate.  I didn't bring my car with me when I moved, so I started walking a lot more.  With my new job came more time for myself, so I started cooking more (rather than relying on fast food), and going to the gym.  The end result was that in 2009 I lost 21kg (46lbs).

2010 rolled around and it was a difficult year (as has been the start of 2011).  A lot of family drama, a lot of personal health issues, and some trips overseas, sometimes for extended periods (which, although wonderful, are not good on the waist!  Hence why I am concerned this time about going overseas)  My weight was no longer my focus, and as a result I gained back around  5kgs (11lbs).  I've lost about 3 of those kilos I put back on, and as of yesterday (18 May), I was 50.35kg.

BEFORE PICTURES - Approx 69kg

END OF 2009 - Approx 48kg

 

END OF 2010 - Approx 50kg (my current weight)