How I discovered that the best way to lose weight was to start by facing up to things!
The Hardest Truth After the Best Day
On Christmas night in 2024, I lay in the bathtub of my young adult son’s newly renovated bathroom. I reflected on the busy, hectic, fun and indulgent day’s events.
My socialist Sister In Law had suggested a ‘Secret Santa Opportunity Shop’ theme for gifts this year. Her usual intentions of bringing environmentally and financially friendly components to the extortion of Christmas. Something that definitely would have been frowned upon by my capitalist side of the family.
But, being the kind of person who doesn’t judge, I happily participated in this. The best part was only needing to organize one cost effective present for my person.
The Gifts of Giving
My Secret Santa gave me a mini waffle maker (who I later discovered was my adult daughter). I have another page on this website with a recipe involving the use of this wonderful piece of equipment. More recipes are to follow in the near future.
My son’s present (who turned out to be from my Father-In-Law ‘Grandpa’) was a set of bathroom scales.
The meaning was unfortunately not lost on any of us. For some time now, my intellectually disabled (yet high functioning) son’s comfort eating had been resulting in substantial weight gain.
This had been a slight bone of contention among the extended family members for a while now. Especially with my super skinny and energetic 50+ year old outspoken sister-in-law.
While Grandpa is a lovely natured man, I couldn’t help but feel this wasn’t very subtle of him.
My Weight Loss Now or Never Moment
As I continued to soak away, a thought nagged at my usually overcrowded mind, leaving me unable to ignore it. It was accompanied by what I like to call a surge of bravery. A now or never feeling I get when I finally decide to face up to something that’s been bugging me.
So, I pulled the plug and toweled myself off. For quite some time, I’d been aware that my son and I have excessive weight gain in common. But where his understandable lack of motivation seemed to hinder him, mine couldn’t scream loudly enough for my attention.
My Moment of Truth
I awkwardly stepped onto the strangely designed set of second-hand scales (where on earth did my Father-In-law find these?!). I tried to prepare myself for the result ahead with all sorts of self-consoling preempting thoughts:
It’s Christmas, so even the skinniest people are going to need to lose some weight! No one can possibly diet during Christmas. The weight gain was to be expected during my husband’s terminal illness battle and decline over the last five years.
All self-comforting preemptive thoughts flew out of my head as I clocked the final result with stomach dropping horror!!!
90.7 Kilograms!!!
I thought it would be bad but OMG!!!
A quote from some recent internet reading came to mind:
No wonder it was getting harder to move around. My nighttime snoring was rivalling King Kong’s (or Zombies, according to my son).
The Benefit of Experience: The Best Way To Lose Weight
As I am no stranger to weight loss, I at least had experience to draw on.
In 2018, in happier days, I successfully lost 15 Kilograms over six months through diet and exercise.
So, tonight’s result just felt like even more of an Epic Failure!! My ideal weight is 55 kilograms at 163 cm tall, I had more than double to lose this time (yikes!!).
I was long past tiring of my own overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. I knew things had to change. But could I really do it all over again?!
Only time would mercifully (or mercilessly) tell!
However, I have completely surprised myself by my slow but steady success to date. However, I’m pinching myself over my luck. If I manage to stay motivated, perhaps I really can discover the best way to lose weight yet!
Conclusively From the Bottom of My Much Lighter Heart
I wish to whole heartedly thank you for taking the time to read my whiny weight gain confession. I promise to post more optimistic material of my progress in the near future.
My aim is to help others in a similar situation who wish to find the best way to lose weight. We know we are not alone.
Take care and stay tuned
Love
FatGirlLim77 (obviously not my real name, lol).
xoxo
