OBIO
October 19th, 2012, 22:33
As in one of the Xs on the size tag on my shirts. In the last sx months, I have lost 3, almost 4, inches from my waist. From a 46 inch waist, I am now around 43 inches, closing in on 42 inches. And my shirt size has gone from XXL to XL. My jeans are all super baggy on me and without my belt fall right off. Today I dug into the dark corner of my closet and pulled out a long sleeve purple shirt that was once one of my favorite shirts. I got too fat to wear it, but could not bring myself to toss it out. Luckily I didn't, because when I put it on today....it fit great. First time in 5 to 7 years that I have been able to button the shirt with out losing the ability to breath. Then I reached back into my closet and pulled out the red pull over that I wore as part of my wedding attire.....haven't been able to wear it since late 2004 or so.....and it fits better now then it did the day I married Deb.
Deb wants me to go out next Friday...my next day off....and buy at least one new pair of jeans in the proper size. The ones that are too big will do just fine for work....but she wants me to have one properly fitting pair of jeans to wear on Friday (my only day off) so that I'm not walking around looking like a rap artist in jeans 4 sizes too big.
Now you may be wondering how many pounds I have dropped. And the answer is...not many. When I began work in April (after being out of work for over 5 years caring for my wife during a breast cancer scare...turned out negative.....and then a brain tumor surgery and lengthy recovery) I weighed 285 pounds. The scale now says 275 pounds. A 10 pound drop....but I have lost a lot more size than pounds as my body has simply replaced fat with muscle....and muscle weighs more than fat. Granted...even when I had a 34 inch waist and looked very thin, I still was heavy.....245 pounds. I have calves (solid muscle calves at that) that are the size of an average man's thighs and thighs the size of an average man's waist....I have always had HUGE powerful legs. Combine that with broad thick shoulders and a rather big chest cage.....I am built to be heavier than I look.
Do I feel better being 4 inches less girthy? Heck yes! My energy level is up and my sleep apnea has decreased greatly. I haven't had a single major flair up of acid reflux in a few months now...though I still get heart burn every once in a while...but not the full blown acid in my throat and nose that I used to wake up from.
So, 4 inches down...another 2 to 4 to go. A 40 inch waist...I can live with that...and live longer in fact.
Tim
Deb wants me to go out next Friday...my next day off....and buy at least one new pair of jeans in the proper size. The ones that are too big will do just fine for work....but she wants me to have one properly fitting pair of jeans to wear on Friday (my only day off) so that I'm not walking around looking like a rap artist in jeans 4 sizes too big.
Now you may be wondering how many pounds I have dropped. And the answer is...not many. When I began work in April (after being out of work for over 5 years caring for my wife during a breast cancer scare...turned out negative.....and then a brain tumor surgery and lengthy recovery) I weighed 285 pounds. The scale now says 275 pounds. A 10 pound drop....but I have lost a lot more size than pounds as my body has simply replaced fat with muscle....and muscle weighs more than fat. Granted...even when I had a 34 inch waist and looked very thin, I still was heavy.....245 pounds. I have calves (solid muscle calves at that) that are the size of an average man's thighs and thighs the size of an average man's waist....I have always had HUGE powerful legs. Combine that with broad thick shoulders and a rather big chest cage.....I am built to be heavier than I look.
Do I feel better being 4 inches less girthy? Heck yes! My energy level is up and my sleep apnea has decreased greatly. I haven't had a single major flair up of acid reflux in a few months now...though I still get heart burn every once in a while...but not the full blown acid in my throat and nose that I used to wake up from.
So, 4 inches down...another 2 to 4 to go. A 40 inch waist...I can live with that...and live longer in fact.
Tim