The Backpack Test
A more visceral way of feeling the weight I've lost than a number on the scales: it's now more than the backpack I cycle to work with.
There’s another way I’ve started to notice the weight I’ve lost.
I cycle to work, and I carry a backpack with me.
It has my laptop, a change of clothes and all the various bits and pieces I need during the day. It’s not particularly light.
One day it occurred to me that I’ve now lost more weight from my body than the weight of the backpack I’m carrying.
And I can feel it.
I know what that backpack feels like when I’m cycling. I know what it feels like when I take it off.
I’ve effectively taken even more weight than that off myself permanently.
That’s a much more visceral way of understanding the change than looking at a number on the bathroom scales.
The scales say I’ve lost around 11 kg.
My brain says:
That’s a number.
My backpack says:
No, mate. You have lost this much stuff.
And when I’m cycling up a hill, I can actually feel the difference.
It’s one of those little things that makes the weight loss suddenly seem real.