Happy & Healthy

TROUBLE LOSING WEIGHT? THE BREAKTHROUGH KILO IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND

To get straight to the point: I weigh 81 kilos at 1.74 meters. A year and a half ago, I was a neat 74 kilos and fit reasonably steady into size 38/40, but it all went terribly wrong. And there are actually two important reasons for that.

1. The lady who works at the swimming pool and makes the swimming schedules kept coming up with ridiculous times for ‘lane swimming’.

2. I recently (okay, seven months ago) had a baby. And during my pregnancy, I had to compensate for not drinking somehow, right?! So I ate a tiny bit too much chocolate, butter cookies, pasta with cheese sauce, cream puffs, muffins, croquettes, and toast. NOT all mixed together, what do you think I am, but honestly, it all went down my throat in a flash.

In short: two extremely good reasons, if I may say so, behind which a person can hide for a while with resounding success (I mean: anyone looking at that swimming schedule can see at a glance that they are really crazy in that pool with those ridiculous times. Swimming at 7:00 in the morning?? Is that for people who stayed up all night or something? Because otherwise, you just can't do that.).

”I couldn't damn see my feet while showering”

But... a week ago, the measure was literally and figuratively full. I couldn't damn see my feet while showering, was gaining a little bit every week, was almost forced to buy a whole new wardrobe because I didn't fit into any clothes anymore, felt anything but fit, and the site of the Nutrition Center had the final blow to report that my BMI is 26.8 (which is too high). And that's why I'm now busy with super healthy living. And hold on: it's going WELL. Thanks to the breakthrough kilo: the golden kilo, the one and only kilo that makes the difference between floundering and losing weight. It ensures that you get into the vibe. It's a bit like when you want to go from short to long hair. You have to get through it, but once your locks are past your jawline, you know: it's a tough cookie, but we're getting there. This morning I weighed only 79.8 kilos and I also notice that my clothes are already a little more comfortable. Because of that, I've gained such a hopeful, good, and strong feeling about my new lifestyle that I'm now completely in the flow: size 38-40, here I come (again).

To make it even more fun: maybe I can even compare this breakthrough kilo to the famous internal switch. Which makes you really go for it and from now on says ‘no’ to lattes, shell pasta with cheese sauce, tubs of farmer's ice cream, and sandwiches with thick layers of chocolate spread without a hint of pain. Because you know what it brings you. Anyway: do you really want to lose some kilos? Then I say: keep going, stay brave. The breakthrough kilo is your new best friend.

Written by: Renske Hoff