I did my official weigh-in today. Down about 4 lbs....Very good for the first week - esp if one takes into account the water weight that also gets flushed out.
As mentioned in an earlier post - I have fibroids. Big ones! So I have that 'are you pregnant?' look, which got worse once I gained weight. Thankfully the core exercises have started to flatten-out my gut a little more.
For the official weigh-in, I went through the pics (from the current and last game) and thought 'Man, I wish my mid-section was slimmer.'
In proportion to the rest of my body, every pic shows my waist - esp the lower, mid-section - with an additional layer and push out. But that's the body I was born with....(well, I can get the fibroids removed)
I write this for folks that may think they'll look like someone out of a catalog post-weight loss. Or have this magic number on the scale because a runway model reported this number to the press. Sorry to be Capt. Let-Down but your genetics, diet, posture, and strength training (or lack of) will play the major roles in the results. IMHO - in that order.
As my eye doctor told me (when I was complaining about why I was born with such poor vision - before being thankful that at least my vision can be corrected by contacts or glasses) - 'We're all made up of thousands of people - are genes made up from them'. As a former scientist and current part-time realist, I had to take this advice to heart - accept the unique ranges my body will present to me - healthy or no.
At my healthiest - I'm an up-and-down stick with a nice butt. Athletic, toned - you may pass and ask me if I run track. Super model - no!
Also, i didn't get the hour-glass shape. Hard when you're flat-chested and aren't particulary hippy.
At my unhealthiest and heaviest, I could give a few defense ends a run for their money. Well, at least a wide-receiver. Again, athletic but in another way.
So, the gym shoes are laced up and I'm on another day of HIIT and weights. The thoughts and motivation come from the health and acceptance and honor of what I'm working with today - not yesterday or the future. Both of those are just illusions.