Sunday 26 July 2009

So close I can almost touch it.....

I was thinking today of how far I've come. From weighing almost 16 stone at the start of this journey (more when you consider how much I weighed before the holiday) to the 11 stone something I am currently today. It feels good. I have re-set my goal to 9 1/2 stone from 9, as it seems a more maintainable figure. I'm feeling much better about myself already-not that I want to stay where I am though!

Totm is non-existent at the moment. Should have happened yesterday but is conspicuous by it's absence. Apart from a bad stomach ache on Thursday have had none of the other signs that it's on it's way. No spotting, nothing. Over the last few months I'd got used to the fact that it was 26 days on the dot-now it's thrown me another curve ball and I don't have a clue any more.

Paul is due down in a few days-he has no idea about the diet and wants to meet up. He will have to be sworn to secrecy where Linda and Neil are concerned. I don't want them to find out before I can surprise them in September! Been invited to a party in October. Ordered a dress (in 3 different sizes) but none of them fit. They're going to have to go back unfortunately. The one place it doesn't fit is across the back and I can't guarantee losing inches from my back! Anywhere else maybe-but not there. They're low stock already so I won't be able to get it again in a couple of months time.

If things stay as they are for tomorrow's weigh in I only have 32 1/2lbs left to go! I won't get too excited though-the last couple of weeks the scales have gone UP for Monday morning...ffs...

Sunday 19 July 2009

Hoping against hope that my weight doesn't go up again before WI tomorrow morning, like it did last week. After a slow start to the week I've finally managed to drop 3lbs and am only 3/4lb away from my 4 stone now. Still don't think I will manage that by tomorrow though. I am no longer officially obese now-just overweight. Will be nice that once that 3/4lb has gone I will also be in the 11's!

Tried my jeans on again and managed to do them up! A bit tight, but still! Same with my salopettes. I will have to have some other item of clothing to aim towards now. Not going to buy anything else to wear now-my wardrobe is full of stuff that will get me through the summer holidays. Going to try and walk everywhere over the holidays to tone me up a bit more-also finally ordered the Winsor Pilates. Hoping it won't take the 28 days that it says it could be on the website! If I do get a good weight loss this week it will have to last me. Totm is due to rear it's ugly head again on Friday so it might not be so good for that WI.

Wednesday 15 July 2009

Slow week

Week 18 and things are going slooooow. Just because I don't want them to. Lost 3 1/2lbs at Monday WI, but I wasn't happy because the day before it had been 4 1/4. As it is I've only lost 1/2lb so far this week, so I will still be obese (just) on my birthday tomorrow and won't have lost 4 stone in 4 months. I'll be lucky to get my 4 stone off by next Monday at this rate. Really annoyed to have a slow week this week because it's my totm next week and that will ruin it anyway.

On a better note, tried lots of clothes on at the weekend and I actually fit into quite a few more things. I nearly fit into my salopettes, which I'm amazed about-I was hoping to fit into them at Christmas, I certainly wasn't even nearly expecting to get into them now. I can't do them up yet but it won't be that long. Haven't got a clue what I'm going to wear to work tomorrow. My work trousers are so loose they look terrible. I've only got the one more day but I really don't think that I can wear them. It's mufti day on Friday so I can wear my jeans-then I won't have to worry about more trousers until September.

Time for more photos tomorrow. Also going to take a photo of me in the size 24 jeans that I bought a little while before I started on Cambridge. They were so huge on me when I put them on at the weekend! I nearly fit into my favourite size 14 jeans from Next now. Just a little while before I can do them up yet.

Monday 6 July 2009

Week 17

Not a good weight loss this week-in fact it's the worst I've had since I started. It was totm last week so I wasn't really expecting much-my weight has yo yo'd up and down all week, but it finally dropped to 12st 5 1/2 on Sunday-only to go straight back up to 12st 7 this morning....grrrrr. On any other diet this would have had me heading straight for the crisps, but not this time. I might still be pretty peed off at the little amount I lost, but I'm not going to let it sabotage me. My cdc said that no less than 5 people called her to cancel today because of their rubbish losses this week. I think it must have been the heat and everyone has been retaining water like mad.

I would have thought that all the exercise I got walking back to the car after Take That on Saturday would have made some difference. Who knows-it might catch up with me sometime! I was very good and didn't go off plan at all. I had planned to have some chicken, as the heat had been affecting me and leaving me quite dizzy. Although it was supermarket, pre-packed tikka chicken, it was also low calorie and low salt. There was only 130g of it and I was really quite full. I had a frozen tetra in the morning followed by the chicken and a mousse at lunchtime. I also took a bar for later on when we got to Wembley. Although we had Sapphire tickets, with free drink (and there was a buffet) I didn't touch anything other than a bottle of water, so I was really good. Lets hope I get my reward at next week's WI.