May 29, 2012
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(written on 10 February 2013)
85.0
Let's take a moment to look at that number and give it some thought. When I weighed 103 kilograms back in January, I decided that I really needed to lose weight. A lot of weight. And I decided then that I would have to get down to a level that would be considered 'normal weight' on the BMI scale, which means lower than 85.5 kilograms. So I set myself the goal of going down to 85.0 kilograms, which would put me in the normal weight bracket for the first time in about fifteen years, having floated through the overweight bracket to just the obese label in January.
Over Easter, during a visit to Limburg, I decided that my real goal would have to be 82.0 kilograms, because at least that way I would be comfortably in the normal weight zone without the risk of popping up to overweight again upon drinking a glass of water. So 82,0 became the new target and I have certainly not reached that yet. But... this morning the scales showed 85.0. I had reached my initial target, which means that through exercise (i.e. swimming) and dieting I have now lost 18 kilograms of body weight, with only a further three to go. It's an absolutely wonderful feeling, but it does come with some unexpected side effects. For example, all of my trousers are now just too big and I will have to go shopping soon to replace them. But that is of course not a problem!
The only 'problem' I have now is that in the upcoming weeks, with first Colin and Andy's visit and Daniel's subsequent stay here, I don't think I will be losing weight as rapidly as I've been doing so far. So, even though there are only three kilograms to go, somehow I don't think I will reach my target weight of 82.0 any time soon. Ah well, at least I know that, starting tomorrow, my life is going to busy, but also a lot of fun! The table in the picture above was just polished and it was the last thing I did in preparation of Andy and Colin's visit tomorrow, other than changing the bed linen of course.
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