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

: )

Sunday

Weigh in on Friday saw me staying the same which is a bit gutting!

Had a Dominos on Friday night but apart from that I've been fine.

Yesterday I bought a dress which is too small for me!

H & M unfortunately only go up to size 16 in their normal range. Tried on a nice dress to wear over my new skinny jeans (size 16 don't ya know!) in September but the zip doesn't do up by about an an inch or so! I left it there and went for a walk. When the dude came to meet me I told him about it and he said I should buy it as motivation, considering it was only £30, so off I went to purchase a dress that doesn't fit! I'm praying it'll fit for the hen do, so I need to pull my socks up.

-3 lbs

Very pleased that I've lost 3 lbs this week.

I've nearly got rid of all that holiday weight. It's rather annoying that it takes one measly week to put it all on and nearly three to lose! It's also put me back by a month! is it really worth it?

Getting back to it

I think I actually put on 6lbs whilst away, not the 5 lbs I thought. Boo hiss!

How can anyone put on 6 lbs in a bloody week? That's over eating by 21000 calories- not even I am that piggy! Sometimes the maths just don't add up.

Anyway, this morning 2 lbs are gone (again, grrr). Am now 15.12 (again, grrr).