First Big Milestone Reached, 10% of me gone forever!

I feel like a million dollars! Today four or five important things happened. First I lost 2lb, yep brilliant. That 2 lbs took me to 2 stone loss, bloody, bloody brilliant. That 2 stone took me to my 10% goal, bloody bloody bloody brilliant and that 10% took me into the 'obese' range of the BMI scale rather than the morbildy obsese range, OK you know whats coming next BLOODY BLOODY BLOODY BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!

I am over the moon, so I went shopping with sister and treated myself to a lovely new top from Monsoon and that was another mini-nsv because 6 months ago I could not have contemplated it as they didn' go up to my size!

Now I just have to reign myself in because I have already had a high point lunch!

Exercise

I am quite pleased with myself (again! I seem to be feeling smug a lot of the time lately!) I got up this morning to do my workout dvd again. I have to say I really didn't feel like doing it and could have happily stayed in bed but no I got up. I have to keep up with this, my walk for life is in 2 weeks and I am worried!

The other night I went a short walk with Dawn and Zoe, my team-mates, and I was seriously out of breath and red-in-the-face after walking up the hill. Dawn has told me that the route is hilly so you can understand my worry. In my defence though I was having serious gallstone pain that day so I know that I have to be careful with what I eat on the day of the race.

Saturday Eating

Just for once I managed to be more careful on a Saturday.

Usually I go to my Weigh In which is in the morning, listen to Desra talking about Proteins, Motivation, Sugar, Exercise thinking, yes I can do that, then walk out the door and do the complete opposite. Saturday is my relaxed points day, hey its Saturday who wants to be on a diet on a Saturday?

I then spend the whole of the next week fighting to make up the points I have gone over with lunch out, wine, maybe a takeway or a meal out. So this week I had a plan. I got up and did an hours workout, had a low point breakfast, made myself some points free soup which I had with a bread roll and spent the day pampering myself (heaven - well it was my birthday!)

So we all met at the Indian, not my forst choice because of how high in fat it is, I drank copious amounts of wine (I think they might start classing me as a binge drinker) and ordered the lowest point meal I could. My sister was saying but its your birthday! Order what you want! They all thought I was mad because I said I would rather have the weight-loss than sauce!! But, to be honest, I really did want what I ordered and I really enjoyed it!

Sneaky Peak

OK, ok I know I shouldn't but despite not having a particularly great week food-wise my scales at home were the lowest they have ever been. Now this could be for a number of reasons. Firstly I have drunky my 2 litres of water ervy day this week, secondly I restarted my exercise dvd, thirdly I expeceted not to put on weight last week, lastly I gave just under half a litre of blood last night! Ha ha, Surely thats not the reason why?

Well anyway I shan't know anything until WI tomorrow!

I've lost a pug dog called Elvis!

Well I recently lost a whole Harry the Cavalier King Charles my own dog. I was supposed to be working and thought I wonder what dog weighs 23.5lbs? Well its a cute pug called Elvis!

Feeling on top of the world today. Completed my Rosemary Conley DVD all the way through for the first time ever! Sill keeping on top of my water intake and looking forward to my birthday on Saturday (providing I can get a table somewhere!)

Kick in the butt time

Gained half a pound last week when I thought I had been really good. OK I stayed within my points (well if you include exercise) but I ate a lot of sugary crap (i.e. curly wurlys), didn't do enough exercise really and definitely didn't hit my water quota.

I have to say I was a bit dissapointed especially as I now have no chance of making my mini-goal of getting my 10% on my birthday (this Saturday). Saying that, I am not too upset about it because I always knew it would be hard with my track record of STS and 1/2 losses, even when I am good.

So after a weekend of falling in the fridge mouth open-wide, despairing at my weight-gain, I am officially back on track. I have give myself a stern talking to. I got out my Rosemary Conley DVD (still the best I have tried), signed up for Race For Life (eek!) and have been drinking my water religiously. Now I really do need to step it up because I want to be a bit fitter for July 9th when I take part.

You can take a look at my Race For Life page by clicking here. If you are feleing a bit flush why not sponsor me or a great cause.

I bought a dress!

Another lb down, not sure if my goal of losing 2 stone by my birthday is attainable - I have to lose 2lb for the next 2 weeks but I will still be happy with what I have achieved so far!

I have been thinking about my loss and how I think about it. Is it just over 1 and a half stone? Or is it nearly two stone? You know that cup half empty of half full thing? Well I was adding my weight loss to weight watchers online tracker today and in the corner there is a box that shows your current loss. 1 stone 10lbs. Somehow it sounds better than saying just over 1 and a half stone! Sounds a lot more!! I am feeling very smug!

Something else, yesterday I bought a dress (in a size 22). This is a big deal for me! I had no particularly special occasion to buy the dress for but I took the plunge and bought it anyway. Now anyone who knows me well knows that I just don't do dresses, what they might not know is that I really long to wear dresses, beautiful pretty feminine dresses, cocktail dresses, summer dresses, shirt dresses but I just feel self-conscious and look really ridiculous in them. That is, until now. OK I am still a whale but I am a smaller whale so yesterday I decided to take the plunge and buy a dress. I hadn't thought about buying dress beforehand, it was a total impulse buy.

So I nervously took my purchase to the checkouts all the time thinking it was probably an unwise decision that I would inevitably have to return, I didn't try it on first as there was a huge queue and changing rooms? well I don't know about you but I just hate them.

I got home and apprehensively took my dress out of the bag and tried it on. It fit like a dream! Whats more I didn't feel too self-conscious in it. I know that I still look like a whale but I am a much smaller whale now so I decided to wear the dress during dinner last night (we had friends round) and I just felt buzzed to be wearing a dress for the first time in many years (not counting the occasions where have been under pressure to wear a dress and hated every minute of it!).

What's more, the dress was a size 22. Still a plus size but I started off at a size 24/26. Well to be honest actually a size 26 as my size 24 stuff was just too tight and I had been kidding myself that it fit. Now I can say I am a 22/24 depending on where I shop. (I will be mostly shopping in New Look so I can say I am a size 22!)

Doin' OK

Another weigh in tomorrow and I don't have that sense of impending doom! Its been a stressful week again but I haven't let it beat me into eating.

Tomorrow I am off out shopping with little sister then tomorrow night we are having friends round for Paella and drinks but at least i can count points because I know exactly whats in it!

Getting There...

Well I lost a whole 3lbs last week so I am on my way to my mini-goal of reaching my 10% on my birthday. My back feels better so I managed to do some digging too. However I let myself down on Saturday and ate far too much again. Sorry but I just can't resist hot chocolate fudge cake.

I wont post a lot today as there isn't a lot to tell!