We weigh and measure ourselves every morning without getting on a scale or pulling out a tape-measure.
When we get out of bed as a fat person, we huff and puff and complain of a bad night's sleep. Does a thin person complain like this? I'm not sure, but I doubt they do for the same reasons. Five months into my diet and over 30 Kg lighter I am very much aware of this new body and am delighted on how it works and feels. Getting up in the morning is so much easier. I feel good. I come down for breakfast without complaining of sore joints as I strain to make each step of the steep staircase and I can get in and out of the shower without fear of slipping and falling. I haven't even weighed myself yet with a scale, but I am lighter.
When you get dressed as a fatty, you struggle to get your pants on and you moan about not finding a shirt that fits. You despair and seeing the last hole of your belt tie up your ample waistline. 30 Kg lighter and with a considerably thinner girth, every morning when you get dressed you are happy to be able to wear clothes that you haven't touched in over 10 years. I take pleasure at making new holes in my belt so that I can hold my now baggy pants up. I delight at the thought of going out and buying some nice new clothes - not yet though, perhaps next Spring when I'll be even more trim. I haven't measured myself with a tape, but I know I am thinner.
Absente
1 month ago
When I first read this I smiled thinking how right you were and this morning I thought of the post again.
ReplyDeleteThe belt that I tried on this morning didn't have enough holes when looking at it I couldn't believe how fat I had actually been, I called my wife over and at the first hole that I had used at the beginning of the belt, I could secure the belt with myself AND my wife INSIDE the belt, it will make for a nice photo when there is a third person there to take the picture.
Then on the way out of the house, I grabbed a jacket and for the first time since I own that old leather flying jacket I was able to zip it up ;-)
You're right, it's a good feeling not being fat anymore!