The total weight loss of 40kg is not a new stat – I hit that milestone a little while ago, back in Round 2 this year, and have maintained that loss.
What is new is that I added up the total centimetres lost from my chest, waist, hips and thighs since my first measure up in Week 1 of Round 2 on 20 June 2010.
I have lost 163cm in total!!
163cm less of me!
163cm is almost my height (I am 173cm)!
163cm is taller than my mum!
163cm is 5’4′ in the old scale!
To break it down: I have lost 26cm from my chest, a whopping 42cm from my waist, 23cm from my hips and 16cm from each thigh!!
In this last round, which has been one of ups & downs and much less training than planned I still managed to lose centimetres: a total of 14cm lost in those areas PLUS I gained 2.5cm on each bicep in just the final 4 weeks! (Wish I had been measure them from the start).
Phenomenal stuff. 12WBT ROCKS!!
My waist is now under 80cm – an important marker for risk of heart disease and diabetes.
My waist to hip ratio is now in the healthy range which relates to reduced heart disease & diabetes and increased fertility.
To give the percentages:
- I have lost 40kg which is 36.5% of my starting weight.
- I have lost 27% in terms of my total measurements
- My chest is 21% smaller
- My waist is 36% smaller
- My hips are 19% smaller
- My thighs are 23% smaller
Now there is a whole lot more extraordinary packed into a body less than two-thirds the size I was before!
More awesome per kilo! More awesome per square centimetre!! HAHA!
Starting from where I started, I cannot say strongly enough that if I can achieve this, anyone can.
So – what are you waiting for?
xx Ange
Love your work Ange!!!
Thanks Bek!! Love your work too! You are a machine woman, a machine I tell you!!! Looking forward to seeing you smash it up in 2012. xx
Ange.. you look really ‘apologetic’ in that first photo, like you want to smile but you feel like you shouldn’t. Second photo.. total warrior!
Hey Jeni
Yes, I do look apologetic. You are right. Looking at that photo no longer upsets me. It used to. A lot. Even once I had lost weight I think I felt lots of grief & regret for missed opportunities… disappointment in myself… and most of all just felt so so sorry that I had let myself get to that rock bottom point and feel so awful in every way. Looking at the pic used to make me scared initially also – I got to the point where I was no longer in denial and I could see how unwell and unhappy I was. No wonder the people who love me and doctors had such worried and scared looks on their faces…. I was so in denial. But – now I look at those photos from before and they serve as a reminder … of where I do not want to ever end up again and also, mostly, just how incredibly far I have come!!
Thank you for your lovely comments. I hope 2012 is amazing for you.
xxx
You are still a weird shape…sorry darl, just keeping it real!
What world are you living in shithead! You need to get a life!!!!!! You keep it real!!!!!!
Hi Karen
You are welcome to your opinion. One person’s weird is another person’s awesome. I could not be happier with the transformation I have made – inside & out – as a result of losing 40kg and becoming an exerciser.
Perhaps 18 months ago a comment like yours would have upset me, however today as I read it my response is very different to what it may have been back then. I have to grin a little about how far I have come. I also wonder how must you feel inside about yourself to feel compelled to leave that comment on a blog depicting a severely obese woman on the verge of serious health consequences who has lost 40kg to pull herself up from rock bottom. It’s not a Victoria Secret page where they purport to have the most awesome bodies in the universe – it’s a blog about how I went from being a super gigantic fat chick to a healthy, fit chick. hahaha! But part of me wants to give you a hug & tell you that you can accept yourself – faults and all – as I have done.
I am truly happy with my body – inside and out. I feel strong, healthy, fit and happy. I am more productive and successful in my work and other pursuits than ever. Life is a pleasure, not a grind. I am very proud of what my body can do physically and even more so of how it has recovered from the awful beating and neglect I gave it! The outer, physical appearance is less important than all those feelings and outcomes I have just listed. Getting the mindset straight, eating clean and training all lead to resilience and well-being. The changes and improvements in physical appearance are just an added bonus.
I hope that you are just as happy with your body and can accept yourself faults and all as I do. If you are not at that stage yet, well, I really hope that you are on a path that will take you toward that outcome where you love and accept yourself for who you are very, very soon. I suspect if you were living the life YOU truly loved and desired and you were 100% accepting of yourself, your body and where you are at in life then you would not feel the compulsion to leave comments of this type on blogs.
Get out there Karen! Get busy being the best version of you, as the saying goes. No comparisons, no self-hate or negativity – just focus on you. Life is too short to take any other path! Bless xx
Amazing losses! Well done.
Thank you gorgeous girl!! xx
Oh, the haters. Weird shape?? More like GREAT shape!
You definitely look like a warrier Ange – I pity the fool who wants to cross you in a dark alley
Haha! LOL Sair. Maybe my blog name should change to “From Worrier to Warrior” you reckon?? Or perhaps I need to get some Mr T style gold bling?? Finish this sentence… “I pity da fool… ”
Thanks for your post hon. I don’t think I see the post as being from “a hater” even… just a comment from someone who is perhaps unhappy with where they are at and struggling to accept themselves warts and all – or something like that, it’s an indication of something that’s going on with them. I think it’s only once we accept that we have good and bad bits that we can get all that out of the way and push onward to make awesome changes.
Like I said, the comment made me I have to grin a little about how far I have come. It was posted a while back, wish I had seen it before today because it really made me realise how far I have come. So I guess I am thankful for it! It also made me wonder how must a person feel about themselves who posts comments like that on a blog depicting a severely obese woman on the verge of serious health consequences who has lost 40kg to pull herself up from rock bottom. It’s not a Victoria Secret page where they purport to have the most awesome bodies in the universe – it’s a blog about how I went from being a super gigantic fat chick to a healthy, fit chick. I’ve never said “Hey check me out, I have a body like Elle” – bahah! That goes on the list of “Things you will never hear me say”. I post to say “Hey check it out. I was severely obese and made changes so I am healthy. You can do it too.”
Blogs, facebook, tumblr and twitter are all just like the TV and radio. If you don’t like what is being posted then change the channel. Stop following. Stop reading. It is *that* simple. Comes back to that basic lesson Thumper teaches Bambi in the Disney movie “If you can’t say sumfin’ nice then say nuffin’ at all”.
xxx Ange
Hi Ange, you are an amazing lady. You look fantastic. I have spent a couple of hours looking at your blog and your achievements!! I have a massive issue with my body image. I have done 2 rounds of 12wbt and am at my goal weight, I still can’t get my head around the mental side though. I am a size 10 – 12, 1178cm tall and weight 70kg (depends on the day but it goes from 69 – 72 on any day!!). I look at your photo’s and think how amazing you look – you weigh the same as me, you are a bit shorter, so I should look just as amazing, shouldn’t I????? I have seen all of your stats and you have done such a great job. Can I ask you for some more information though, would you mind sharing your measurements? Because that is personal, I will share mine (even though you don’t know me). I am 1178cm tall, 70kg, thighs 57cm, bum 100cm, waist 78cm, chest 93cm, Dexa scan BF19%. Thank you. And thank you for putting yourself out there for all of us to use as inspiration.
Hi Ange! Thanks for the blog! I shall read it alongside my own journey with 12wbt. Soooo looking forward to getting right into it! By the way, (if it’s not too wierd) I have a series of photos of Mish and other svelt feminine icons…yours is right up there on the fridge next to Mish’s for inspiration! I can only hope that I work hard enough and find a fabulous reward as you did – a strong, empowered, healthy, go-anywhere, do-anything body with a mindset to match! Best of luck in the future! Dee