The Struggle is Real
It really is. For every two steps forward, I tend to take at least three steps back. A few years ago, I really made headway in my weight reduction journey. I went from almost 120kgs down to 104 kgs and was so happy. I had energy again – despite still being way over my ideal weight – by 40kgs! But the difference in my outlook was dramatic over that time. I was heading to being under 100kgs for the first time in about 20 years and was so positive I was going to make it – and then, Murphy’s Law. My knee finally gave out and I needed to have an arthroscope to see how bad the damage was. Not bad enough for a replacement or even reconstruction, but bad enough that it was being riddled by arthritis – which after the exploratory seemed to expand even more. Then my other knee gave way – having to load bear the weight of both knees all by itself – by this time the weight had started to creep on again. Slowly at first and then, as I sank further into a depressed and painful state,