My journey with www.distancedieters.co.uk is nearing an end having started out in mid April. In the 24 weeks that have elapsed I have lost 30lbs or 13.6 kg’s, improved my BMI by 4.7 points and lowered my cholesterol and blood pressure. I have also gained much knowledge and new habits which I realise will need to stay with me for the rest of my life. Inevitably during a period of nearly half a year, there have been times when my routine has been interrupted such as holidays and business travel as well as times when the discipline hasn’t been as strong as it should have been. These last 24 weeks have after all been real life, my real life. As humans we are fallible and prone to error however throughout this period my motivation has never wavered and when I have had a minor setback then I have re-applied the new habits with vigour and bounced back on the weight loss journey.
As my weight has reduced my wardrobe choices have narrowed and yet I had deliberately chosen not to make any radical changes to it until the journey was over, or at least I had achieved my objectives. Last week however I succumbed, my clothes looked ridiculous and my wardrobe was full of items I was never going to wear again. My local Hospice shop now has five bin bags of my old clothing to sort through and sell and I have started to replenish the gaping hole in my wardrobe.
If ridding me of my old and large clothes (one pair of chino’s I bought in 1997) was cathartic then trying on some new clothes several sizes smaller was liberating and positively exciting. I’m now wearing sizes last seen some twenty years ago and I plan with all my energy and determination to never be heading back to the person I was on 12th April 2009. If any reader of this blog doubts or queries what www.distancedieters.co.uk can do for you, then take a look at the pictures below.
