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You got it - if it had been just fat alone then you might have seen the scales move more BUT you might not have seen such a good loss off your waist. That muscle is what's helped you lose so many cm for a 1.5 kg loss overall. The other thing to remember is that many people find that the closer they get to a healthy weight,…
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Aw, you folks are so sweet. Thanks for all your kind words. And thanks for the birthday wishes, too - I wasn't expecting those!
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The key question in your post, I think, is "what is it that made you stop? Was it gradual or sudden?" I have tried losing a few times before with various methods. For me, the things that made me stop each time have been gradual. Maybe feeling like I'm doing well, so thinking it's ok if I ease back a bit; or getting a bit…
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I'm also only 5'3 and started in January too. I've lost 20 lb so far and people have only just started to comment in the last week or so. When the first friend commented I said to her "Thank you so much - you're the first person who's noticed". She replied "I actually noticed a week ago but didn't say anything because I…
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Here are a few things to ponder: - if the personal trainers at your gym have any experience at all then they will have seen plenty of overweight people who want to start getting fit and healthy. You won't be the first and you won't be the last. If anything, they are likely to be thinking 'Good on you for getting started!'…
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Try this: get on the scales and look at your current weight. Then go and pick up something heavy like books, hand weights, tinned food (whatever) and get back on the scales. Keep picking things up until you are holding enough that the reading on the scale is equal to your starting weight. Now stop and take it in. That is…
