From 3XL to Large!!!

Prior to my recent overseas trip I had a bit of a  clothing purge… Nothing I had fitted me anymore and almost everything was like a  tent – except for some of those clothes I kept from years ago, hoping I might  get into them again… well they do fit me now; but even some of them still swim on  me…

I didn’t have time for much of a shop before I left  so today I decided to pop over to the local Rivers Outlet store and see what they had…  I knew I had gone down a couple of sizes, but when I tried on some button up shirts, even the  XL’s still swam on me out the front and even in the shoulders. So off I went and  got a “L”arge and went back to the change room too try that on… Perfect –  almost, but definitely better than the XL. If I decide I want to try and do aerobics  in it, it’s a little restrictive but otherwise it will do… I still bought a  couple of XL pullover shirts but they fitted well.

Since I’ve been banded almost every week something;  like this, reinforces my new positive attitude to life…

While I expected to go down a couple of sizes I  never expected to get into a large. Only 12 month ago, clothes shopping was a nightmare. It would take forever to find something that both fitted me (normally in 3XL and 112cm waist – and even then that was ‘snug’) and I  liked; now clothes shopping are a breeze with so many options – where do you  stop.

Add today’s experience to my 97cm pants I had to  buy before I went away, and in all it just makes me feel so much happier in myself…

Now to go through the wardrobe again and get rid of  some of those ones I kept until I could find the time to go shopping and then  drop all the old clothes down to the local charity store.

Until next time

No Medications

Following my recent (well 3 months ago) blood checks, my cholesterol had dropped to 3.6 – I have never known it to be this low… Today I had to pop along to the GP to get a couple of referrals and have a chat about my progress. Not putting to finer point on it, he was (very) pleased by my progress to date… He knew it would be good for me, otherwise why would he have given me a referral; but he like myself, didn’t expect the results as quickly as they have been. Over 40kg in 12 months, makes it about a kilo a week I have lost… It’s slowed down now, although I am back to my pre-trip weight at 92 ½ KG’s

We got onto the subject of my cholesterol medication, which ran out about a month ago, and he agreed it was worth seeing how I go without it. My next blood test is Early July so it will be very interesting to see if I can stay off it.

As I said at the beginning of all this, as long as I can come of the Diabex and reverse my insulin resistance I’ll be happy.

My GP took me of Diabex in August 09 and my last blood test confirmed that my insulin resistance had gone; but with a family history of Cholesterol, never in my wildest dreams did I think that mine would go down to 3.6 – OK that’s been with both the weight loss and Crestor – but the proof will now really be to see how far it can stay down (and there is no doubting without the Crestor it will rise, but to what point; it will be very interesting.