3 February, 2018

WHMP: 3 February 2018

Comments : 4 Posted in : When Holly Met Percy on February 3, 2018 by : C4Kkitchen Tags: #c4kgoesbariatric, #whenhollymetpercy

It’s been over a week since my last sleeve update so I thought it would be timely to touch base with how Percy and I are travelling.

Since my last post I have some numbers to report back on. I have had another weight in losing another 1kg taking the total to an astronomical 86.7kg

I have also done my monthly body measurements. I used to do them on the 21st of each month to align with my surgery date but that’s just too confusing now so will start doing my body measurements monthly on the 1st of every month. So this lot of “monthly” measurements is just under 6 weeks.

I have lost another 15cm off my 6 measure points taking the grand total to 1.8 metres which is slightly less than 6 foot in length. I am beyond shocked to find out that I have lost 7cm off my hips, that’s more that 1cm a week!

So that’s the numbers reported on things are continuing to track in the correct direction. I have also had some other things happening, nothing substantial but it’s like I have felt a cosmic shift in my thinking over the last week.

I have my new Fitbit and I am love love loving it and I am enjoying being back at the gym pushing myself beyond what I thought possible smashing out some very intense calorie burning workouts. I have exceeded my previous personal bests in leg presses, chest press, squats, time of the stair master and lots of other pieces of equipment.

One of the biggest shifts in the last week has been the way I look at myself. In this photo I would have ordinary diverted my attention to the double chin flaw BUT instead I see my collarbone. Who knew that existed….. I certainly do now as I can’t stop touching it!

I have started admiring and LOVING my legs, admittedly I mean from the knees down, I see tone, I see definition, I see hard work and determination. I no longer see the fluid filled tree trunks that could barely move.

I am admiring my jaw line, I have a normal face and not what my dear Mum refers to as a basketball head.

I have also entered in the world of “normal” clothes wearing a Jacqui E dress in size 18 that’s non-stretch material and feeling amazing in it.

And my “normal” clothes revelation continues with me wearing jeans!! I nearly always wear skirts and dresses so that the shape hides my belly roundness.

And the last clothing turn around is me wearing two piece bathers in public!! Admittedly I wore something over the top but I still wore two piece swimmers.

I’ve also have a new found vest and joy for life in the last week.

Throwing some torture back at my amazing personal trainer getting her to lift what I have lost in weights.

Anita is an amazing inspiration to me and my fitness goals. The other gym inspiration is my cousin Cale who is a picture of toned muscle fireman perfection. It makes me giggle at their Instagram feeds with muscled and toned amazing photos in the stereotypical muscle poses that I wanted to get on board and try my own gym pose out.

Admittedly I still have a long way to go to have the same toned perfection and I also have a long way to go to perfect the token peach popping gym pose. I look like I’m channeling a 1980 aerobics video and singing “lets get physical” as I pump my arms. But I’m loving having a laugh.

What the biggest shift has been is my feelings about Bertha. I hate her but I have to accept that she isn’t going away. So instead I am going to focus on how far I have come already with Bertha and remember that I am a work in progress to getting where I want to be. Bertha is there yes, but I just have to continue to dress in ways to divert and cover the buldge I am so self conscious of. BUT look how far I have come……

I’m excited to see where I will be in mind body and spirit in the next 12 months. Look out world I’m focused, I’m determined and I’m on a mission!