There's hope!

Despite my all telling silence I'm doing ok.

I've managed to get everything back under control during the last two weeks. I had crept back up to 16 stone and was absolutely horrified.

I'm now at about 15.9 and hope to be down to 15 stone by Christmas (you've gotta aim high (or low, in this case) right?!)

Denial

Wow, if you're struggling at the moment and in the 'tomorrow' mindset, I urge you to read this today...

Put better than I could ever write, I think I might have just been given a gentle kick...

The Role of Denial in Weight Gain (or Regain)- Escape from Obesity

M.I.A

...or inaction more appropriately!

Oh dear, dear bloggers I've put on about 4 lbs.

I've been happily munching my way through everything and drinking my way through a brewery.

I've had a wedding, hen do, birthday party and leaving do. All are excuses for what is really me not wanting to watch what I eat, pushing it out of my mind, and getting down with some serious eating!

Fear not, today i'm back on the wagon. I have another night out on Friday but as it's with an impossibly skinny minnie I know there will be no late kebabs at least! Just wine. Lots of it most probably. Sigh.

So, I need to refocus. For so long it was my best friend's wedding coming up etc. and it was great motivation. That's been and gone and amazing it was too.

It's a tricky time of year to diet what with the nights getting darker, feeling the need to hibernate and then boozing in the run up to Christmas. But if I can lose even 1.5lb per week, i'll be 18 lbs lighter by Christmas, and 30 lbs lighter by my birthday.

Getting there

Weigh In

15 stone 5.5 lbs this morning. I thinks that's 2.5lbs lost this week.

Only 10 lbs and I'm no longer obese! Never thought I'd hear myself being happy about that when I was younger!

Wonder if I can be just 'overweight' by the 17th September?

Dodgy day

Today has all gone a bit wrong.

I skipped work as I was feeling generally unwell this morning- and still am- and that has somehow caused me to medicate with food, and lots of it!

I've had:

Branflakes

2 x roast beef, horseradish and rocket sandwiches

2 x Nature Valley double pack granola bars

Southern coated chicken burger and salad in white bun and ovens chips with full fat mayo(!)

5 x Lotus caramelised biscuits

Banana

Duo Smoothie and yoghurt lolly

That's a whooping estimated 2700 calories. This is not good folks!

I'm not sure what happened today. I think a combination of feeling off-colour (tired, achey, dizzy) and being at home bored caused me to keep wondering into the kitchen in search of something to make me feel better.

Ironically, I've been really bloated (before today's disaster) and somehow this has made me want to eat even more. It's like a self rebellion! I'm feeling huge so I eat loads. I know it's illogical and ridiculous, but there you go.

Hopefully tomorrow I can have an extra healthy food day and claw back some of this damage. And hopefully I'll stop feeling like crap too!

1 measley pound

The scales show a 1 pound loss this week.

I’m a bit surprised because last week I lost sod all and on Tuesday it was showing a much lower figure and I got all giddy as it was the lightest I’ve been since 2005.

Oh well, I’m sure a nice loss is in the post!

I’ve been lifting weights (cans!) every other night for the last two weeks and I’m amazed what a massive difference there is already. My arms are really muscley! (I’ve just got to get rid of all the chub on top)

In other news- a Laura Ashley silk dress I bought in the sale in June now fits perfectly- it’s a small 18. So I may well have a nice dress to wear to my friend’s wedding. So there is hope for that other dress I bought which is too small.

I have a friend coming to visit this weekend. I’m really going to try not go too mad with food and booze as I’ll be gutted if I’m up a few pound again, I really feel like I’ve passed a threshold lately and I can’t go back over it. I was kicking around in the 16 stones forever and I feel like they might be gone forever. Here’s hoping.

x

Advice/ Statistics needed

I wondered if anyone out there in blogland:

a.) actually reads this drivel, and

b.) if you would be so kind as to impart your wisdom to me.

The below mentioned ‘dress-that-doesn’t-actually-fit, ahem’ is about 1-2” too small around the upper back.

My question is: if you’ve lost weight, and have measurements, consistently for a month or two, how many inches did you lose around the bust/ waist during that period? (and how tall are you)

You can see what I’m getting at here can’t you! Am I likely to be able to get into that dress if I lose the maximum 12 lbs between now and then I wonder?

Obviously I understand it comes off in completely different places on different people, and there are no guarantees I will lose any where I actually want to etc, but I’m basically just wondering if anyone has any knowledge/ statistics/ experience?

Roughly how many pounds equate to dropping a dress size around the size 16/18 range. Any experience or pearls of wisdom would be delightfully and thankfully appreciated!!

Chubby chubster x

: )