Lucybell33's Journal, 02 June 2008

Official Weekly Weigh-In

I have so much to talk about today, it's hard to know where to begin!

Let's start with a weight report. I am up a little over the weekend, but still down a fairly respectable 0.8lb week on week. I've now lost a total of 67.6lb or 32.2% of my body weight!

Now, since it's exactly a month since I had the surgery, I'll now present you with a before/after eye-baggery removal photo. I'm pleased with the results so far - I think the upper lids, in particular, show a big improvement. The lower lids are a lot less puffy, although quite lined, but do look better overall.



I also went for my Health Assessment this morning, which was a great boost. I'll get a written report next week with the full details, so I'll give you all the stats then because I can't remember them all! However, the upshot of it is that I've been told that taking into account my good body fat % and fat distribution, I don't need to lose any more weight - hurrah!!! I've therefore reset my goal weight to 140lb (I prefer round amounts!), and I'm going to start transitioning with target calorie intake towards my estimated maintenance levels until I find the right level needed to maintain my weight somewhere just the right side of 140!

I can't tell you how pleased I am with the results. Obviously the weight thing is fantastic, but my glucose, cholesterol, anti-oxident levels, stress levels and fitness were also scored really well, which I'm really pleased about. I was a little concerned that the Slim Fast products might not have given me the best readings in the first three scores, but the doc was really impressed and pleased to see that meal replacements do actually do a pretty good job!

So now the experiments begin - just how many calories do I need to maintain at around 140lb?? Watch this space!! :)

142.4 lb Lost so far: 67.6 lb.    Still to go: 2.4 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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1634 kcal

Fat: 37.12g | Prot: 81.84g | Carb: 254.62g.   Breakfast: Fruit 'n Fibre Bar. Lunch: Mediterranean Tomato & Bean Soup. Dinner: Red Bean and Pepper Chilli. Snacks/Other: clementine, raspberries, apple, Nuts, Fruit & Seeds, Banana Milk Shake, watermelon, strawberries, cocoa, tea, coffee, skimmed milk. more...

1970 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Driving - 1 hour, Exercise machine (slow) - 21 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 10 minutes, Housework - 1 hour, Desk Work - 3 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 9 hours and 59 minutes. more...