A big breakthrough

Caitoriri

I hopped on the scale the other day, for the first time in a while, and was surprised to find myself at 59kg (130lbs), making for a total loss of 21kg (or 46lbs)
That number means a lot to me, for several reasons.

Of course, one is that I broke into the 50’s range. But another reason is because the last time I weighed below 60kg, it was 2012 and I was suffering from severely disordered eating. The last time I was under 60 before that, I was about... 10 years old? I’m 26 now, and I weigh less than I did at the end of elementary school.
But the most meaningful thing is that the number means less to me than it would have a year ago. For the last 4 years, I cared so much about scale weight. Now? Of course I'm happy, but there are other numbers that I care about a lot more. Like the 10k I ran the other day in under an hour. And my first 8 minute mile.

If someone had told me six months ago that I’d now be dreading compulsory rest days and referring to running as "fun", I would have laughed in their face. Now I have to force myself to stay at home and rest, rather than forcing myself to go out and exercise! And most importantly, I've developed legs of steel and I'm signed up for a 10k race in April.
And now for some pictures, just because.

Me circa 2009 vs. Me 2015.

dhanyaroshan

Congrats.. You look awsome..

grrrlwonder

Congratulations!

agzram

Great job....I envy your 8 minute mile.....someday!!! LOL!

You look happy and beautiful congratulations....

chez510

Congrats

Likichina

Beautiful, congratulations and thank you for sharing your story!

kasaz

Congratulations on your weight loss and your fitness.

WindyCityGal160

So glad for you.. really creating some healthy habits!!

Shull_rachael

You look awesome!

LBL1986

Awesome work!! And I hope to one day feel the same way about exercise!

queenliz99

Awesome, you look amazing!!

Caitoriri

LBL1986 wrote: »

Awesome work!! And I hope to one day feel the same way about exercise!

Thanks! I really enjoyed cycling for the first two and a bit years (2011-2013) but it took me a while to get obsessed with anything like I have with running this year. I used to hate it! So I expect your "This is it!" exercise is out there, somewhere.

Debmal77

You look great! WTG!

4bugsmama

Congratulations on your loss and finding what makes you happy. You look great!

roxannerussell

Great job! Keep it up. You look great.

sherryrichie

I love your post. You covered a lot about how you are doing now vs. before. How cool is it that you don't care as much about your weight number, especially after your severe disordered eating. I got into running like you - the great feeling I got from it made me want more and more. I did a few marathons, and somehow, through time I fell away from it and unfortunately gained weight. At 66, I find it easier on my overweight body to walk, but I would love to get back into running. And your pics are great!!!

Caitoriri

sleady wrote: »

I love your post. You covered a lot about how you are doing now vs. before. How cool is it that you don't care as much about your weight number, especially after your severe disordered eating. I got into running like you - the great feeling I got from it made me want more and more. I did a few marathons, and somehow, through time I fell away from it and unfortunately gained weight. At 66, I find it easier on my overweight body to walk, but I would love to get back into running. And your pics are great!!!

Thank you! Fitness and physical health are wonderful, but I'd say the improvement in my mental health is my greatest success. It's not easy to find eating disorder specialists in Japan, so I'm proud (and very lucky) to be able to say I got through it by myself.

Walking is probably the most wonderful and kindest exercise for the body, so I reckon you're on to something there. My mother lost a lot of weight just through walking and portion control. Running is great, but we all know the risk for injury is quite high.

klkarlen

Congratulations!