The truth came out
Whether I wanted to or not, I had to go on the bathroom scale. My worst suspicions were surpassed. I weighed 113.4 kg. I made the decision immediately. I was going to lose weight. The date was November 15, 2020.
Christmas month on a diet
It seems almost unnatural to start a diet up to the month of December, when all the sweet things tempt weak souls. That’s what I did. There were temptations, but I could master me. There were some Christmas lunches, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve where I allowed some good food and drink. I just made sure not to overdo it and to stick to food rather than candy. I came through Christmas and New Year with a little weight loss as a result. So it could be done and I felt no loss. In fact, it turned out that all the bad habits I had had for years did not become something I was going to miss. On the contrary, I began to find the past treats too repulsive.
Week by week
It became a sport for me to lose weight. Every kilo became a victory for me. I made sure to eat what I needed and no more. I got a big hang of mineral water with soda and citrus. I drank them many of the following months. There was only quite a bit of wine and only for special occasions. I did not touch beer and stronger spirits at all for more than five months. After that, it was also only quite rare that I let myself be tempted by these drinks.
If you can dream it, you can do it…
I sat down to lose 30 kilos. Setting such a big goal in view was to me like running a marathon. The goal is almost unnatural, but my ability to believe in myself, be focused on the goal and show stubbornness also proved to be viable here. Week by week, I could see my weight steadily going down as I went on the weight Sunday morning.I think it was the same willpower that many years earlier made mine stop being a heavy smoker from one moment to the next.
The goal was reached
The sub-goal was to lose 25 kilos in half a year. That was the date on which The Great Wall Marathon was to be held. I succeeded. So did the ultimate goal of losing 30 kilos before midsummer. On June 17, the weight came down below the magical 83.3 kilos. Now it’s about keeping the style for years to come. Here the future must show whether it is possible.
