by the way

Here's a snapshot of me in the last 12 weeks. You can see I really wasn't taking WW seriously pre January 4 when I though "dammit, this is it! I am ready". Now look at me! Also, I have totally bypassed 82kg! I went straight from 83.1 to 81.7! Wah! I can't wait to get under 80!!

Total loss 6.5kg! I fit into my cue pants!!!

1.4kg loss!! So today I wore my very expensive cue business pants out. No one else in the world except me knew what it meant to wear those pants. I bought them when I was busting out of them because I thought I needed them (the biggest size the store went to was 14 and it was a generous 14)... then I never wore them and couldn't fit into them.

Today... today! I fit into my pants. They slid on and while the waist was snug, it wasn't uncomfortable and I could sit down with no issues. Around the leg fit great. I am pleased!! Last week I was very good food wise and fit in some exercise too. I drank lots of water and I didn't go over my points. I am just so happy with myself. I really think I am starting to look better.

A happy/sad point was when I put on another expensive piece of clothing - size 16 fully lined Jacqui E skirt and it sort of floated around my waist. It was lovely to feel that but also sad that an expensive skirt is getting too big! And I nearly fit into my grey corporate dress that was another silly purchase. I put it on and while it fit I still need a little more room around the bust. I look amazing in it, so I'll take a photo when I can.

In 20 days on March 21 I will be riding 15km as part of bike week on the "Taste of the Tunnel" circuit with my boyfriend Sky. There's a new tunnel under the city and I can't wait to ride it. In fact, I can't wait to ride 15km! We get sent a number bib (it's not a race but still cool) and I even ordered a "size 14" shirt to wear when we ride! One day it will be too big for me! Imagine that?!

mmmnngh

I now have chocolate and coke in my belly, and while for a brief moment the taste was sensational, now I just feel full of coke and chocolate... not cool.

Saturday afternoon... just me and my rather large assignment

So I should be writing something else but I just thought I'd share with my blog my intense sugar cravings I am fighting right now. I am so glad that I am here, in a house that has practically no 'crap' in it (because I know I will eat it if it is here) and not at the house BBQ that is happening a few suburbs away with my friends (I have a big assignment to do which is why I am not there). I called my partner to see how he was going and he mentioned that there was rainbow cake. My mouth watered. He has instructions to bring me home one can of coke (which I usually split with him to give me a 1.5 point serve) and one freddo frog (strawberry flavour) for two points which I will split with him for 1 point.

Every day I can understand more and more why I am overweight. I just ate such an amazing amount of things. And as much as I can just look at what skinny people are eating and wonder why they are thin, they don't eat the bad stuff all the time...

Sweet... fluffy... icing topped cake... random sugar post...

(also I did a pretend weigh in today as if it was Monday... I am looking forward to a nice loss on Monday if I can keep myself on track this weekend.

400 grams lost - 5.4kg down total

A 400 gram loss which is pretty awesome considering I had a very nibbly weekend. There was a picnic on Saturday which I turned up to where there were gummy bears, nuts, chips, dip and cheese. And of course I hadn't eaten anything substantial before turning up so I nibbled away until some kind folk brought along fruit and some healthier looking crackers.

Then Sunday there was a visit to Australia Zoo and while I had brought a few snacks like cereal, yoghurt and bananas, I still snacked away on the hot chips and pie my partner brought. I must say, I do like that he doesn't say "should you be eating that?"... lovely bloke of mine.

But anyway, a loss is a loss and I am pleased. I exercised this morning with Sarah, then rode to uni and back so I have lots of exercise awesomeness today. Totally pumped for the week ahead!

The picture is of me in the size 14 pants from Cue... expensive expensive pants... The legs are starting to fit nicely, but the waist is still tight! A few kilos to go before it feels comfortable. On my way to 10kg lost which is great.

Discovering weaknesses

I was at a meeting yesterday that went from 9am-1pm and around 11am they had catering. I was proud of myself that I didn't eat any of the cakes or biscuits that were out, but I did go a little nuts on the mini sandwiches. I probably had the equivalent of two whole sandwiches filled with various toppings. But I would never eat two sandwiches in a sitting anymore - isn't it funny that they were in small bite sized pieces and I was able to eat more? Also, food on a platter is not good in front of me. I just want to eat it.

I then had a very munchy afternoon after that and had practically eaten all my points. For dinner I had one poached egg on one piece of toast with a pile of stir-fried veges and garlic. It was very nice, but of course an hour later I was hunting for things to eat. Also, I have a lot of study to do, and I miss eating lots of chocolate and sugary drinks when I study, so that was very hard too.

Sarah and I went to the gym this morning for 30 minutes. Her knee is bad so she is limited in what she can do. I felt exhausted afterwards because my last piece of equipment was the rowing machine. I beat my old record and rowed 1000m in 4:30... my legs were like jelly afterwards and my lungs were burning. I feel pretty good now though...

My BMI is under 30!

Wow! For the first time in a long time, my BMI is under 30 (according to the ticker factory!) - I am now considered "overweight" rather than "obese"

I made it to 5kg! 300 grams lost this week

So here is my 5kg present. I just made it. I am right on 5kg lost! Wow! It seems small but I know it is large. I need to do that 4 more times and I will be at goal. My first present was supposed to be earrings but I couldn't find anything that I liked. So I bought this broach/hair piece at a market on Valentines Day (we were out for breakfast) and I thought it was quite gorgeous and something very nice to wear.

I am not surprised at only 300grams. I think this is the closest to "gaining" I have come, and I probably didn't gain because I went to the gym 4 times last week. Sarah and I went to Cannberra on Saturday and we dined out with a friend who chose a very nice Italian place - but there was NOTHING points friendly on the menu. So we just bit the bullet and had pizza, and even though I only had around 4 small slices, they were very oily and very cheesy.

I am looking forward to a much better week this week! Plus, it's 7 weeks until Easter Sunday.... I'm onto my 5kg challenge. Wow. 5kg more... I will be at 78.8 then.. can you imagine? In the 70s!

8 week Easter challenge

I am allowed one creme egg only. One.

In order to get this creme egg, I need to be at 10kg loss by Easter Sunday. That's 8 weeks away. So 8 weeks to lose 5.3kg. I say yes! I think this will be a fun challenge.

I know that weight loss is a funny thing, and everything could go crazy, but I really want to work towards this.

One creme egg is 3.5 points. I am addicted. I can taste it now. It will be so sickly sweet.

(image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvk/7670252/)

The chart

So I am in bed doing some work, and ahead of me on the wardrobe is my chart. I look up at it, and while I am very proud that I have come this far, I'm also a little daunted by how much weight is left to go. Yes, it is broken up into mini goals.... earrings very soon, a yoga mat at 10% and the coffee machine at 10kg that my boyfriend is also looking forward to... but sometimes I just think "unnnnhhhhgghhhhhhh".

But I know, pretty soon, I'll be looking at the chart and seeing more weight lost than is left to go...

1.1kg lost! Total loss of 4.7kg in 5 weeks!

So Sarah and I have been on WW now for 5 weeks. I am utterly over the moon that I am 4.7kg lighter than I was on January 4th. I am 300grams shy of my first present which is a pair of earrings for myself.

Big news for last week is we joined a gym. We are now 12 month members at Fernwood and I couldn't be happier. I am loving the classes and we have vowed to go at least 3 times a week. We're trying out the bodyjam class tomorrow at 6am which is a bit like dance aerobics. I can't really feel any major difference in my clothes, but I did get a compliment from my man, which always makes me feel good.

I tried on the expensive business pants again, and while the "legs" feel good, the waist is still a bit tight. I'm working on it.