And so it begins

The comments.. everyone has an opinion don't they?
"Oh don't lose too much more, you look good now"
"Careful you don't become anorexic" - yeah like THAT'S going to happen!
Don't get me wrong I'm really liking the way I look, and the changes that I have made, but I'm still obese! Not just overweight, obese! I really want to get to the healthy weight range for my height (which is my goal weight) I'm confident that I will, I mean I've managed to stay on track for almost 14 months, it's not always difficult.

I have treats when I have allowed for them. I've very picky on what I choose to use my allowance points on. I don't have to have something "because it's there" Some of you would cringe if you saw what was in my fridge, pantry and freezer. There is ALWAYS chocolate frogs, or some kind of chocolate in our fridge, Brad likes to give it to Daniel as a treat (a packet of chocolate frogs lasts for months!!). I haven't had actual chocolate (except 1 ww choc crisp bar the cookies and cream flavour and only then because I wanted to taste it) since well before Easter. The pantry has an assortment of WW Choc Crisp bars (Brad likes them), nuts (again for Brad), biscuits and little packets of shapes for Daniel. I've had a packet of marshmallows open for over a month, that I have 1 or 2 of occasionally. The freezer usually has an assortment of cakes (we have a client who has a bakery and likes to send Brad home with lots of yummy treats, including croissants and Danish pastries) .

I love the saying if you "kinda" follow the plan, you will "kinda" lose weight, because I don't want to "kinda" lose weight. I want to lose it for ever, so if that means I need to be strong and not have all these naughty foods that lurk in my house, it's what I have to do. I always have plenty of fruit and yogurt on hand so there is never an excuse, I can't say but there was nothing else to have, because there ALWAYS is, I make sure of that!

Frustration

I stayed the same at WI yesterday. Very frustrating, but I know I have lost cms as I need to buy a belt to keep my jeans up (I don't want to have to buy a smaller pair of long jeans, because eventually it is going to get and stay hot isn't it?) So I'll keep plodding along and really make an effort to "mix up" food and exercise and drink my water this week. Stay tuned...

Well, doesn't that just rot your socks?

I gained 0.3 this week!
I hate it when I do everything to the letter and I still gain :(. I was expecting it though as I have been feeling fluidy (this hot one day, cold the next, weather doesn't help) for the past few days, so I'm not overly concerned I know it will come off next week (well I hope so) and well life, just wouldn't be life if there were little detours along the way. One thing it won't do though, is it won't send me searching the pantry for whatever naughties might be in there. No siree, I've come too far to go down THAT road. Binging won't make me feel better when I step on the scales next week, now will it?? So I will continue to plod along and I will get there, I'm confident of that!

I am Woman!

I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained (or lost)
If I have to
I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

Oh, yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained (or lost)
If I have to
I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long, long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh, yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to
I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong

I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman

(Of course these are the lyrics of "I am Woman" by Helen Reddy)

What a great song hey? And that's exactly how I'm feeling right now! I have kicked the 80's to the curb, and I didn't just hobble into the 80's either I kicked butt with a massive 1.7kg loss this week! I'm so pleased. I feel invincible, this week I can do ANYTHING!!! I'm a 70's girl and I won't ever be eighty- something again!!!

I'd like to thank the Academy...

I did it!!!! A loss today of 0.6kgs means I have lost 40kgs!!! (Well 40.3kgs actually!) That is 80 tubs of margarine! YAY!!!! After hovering for a couple of weeks I finally did it! I can't even tell you how I feel, it's all a bit surreal at the moment, but I'm doing a happy dance, and probably will be for a while!!

Thank you everyone for your support!

So proud of myself.

As you may know I have set myself a challenge. An extra exercise challenge. I think I've mentioned that I have been getting up at 6am most mornings and go out for a walk by myself for an hour. If it is raining (very rare), I don't go. If it looks like rain, I still go and wear a rain jacket.

The exception being one day on the weekend and Wednesday (weigh in) mornings, I don't like to drink excess fluid on weigh in morning so instead when I drop Daniel off at MIL's on weigh in morning I also drop off the pram. Then walk to pick him up (uphill on the way there, down hill on the way back) and push him in the pram on the way back. Ususally takes an hour.

It feels really good going out in the early morning and getting some exercise done early, then anything else I get to do during the day is a bonus. Not bad for not a morning person, hey?

Thanks goodness!

Weigh in wasn't as bad as I had predicted. After showing a 1kg gain on my scales all week, at weigh in I was pleased to have lost 0.3. not much but it sure feels better than a 1kg gain would have. This brings me to 0.3 from 40 kgs lost. I'll get there... eventually!!! So here's to another good core filled week and we'll see what happens next week (I hope the extra exercise catches up!!).

Midweek update

I'm not feeling 100% (sore throat) both Daniel and Brad have had a cold for the last few days, so I'm guessing it's my turn :(.

Overcast here today but I did go out for a short walk this morning (1/2 hour @ 6.30am on a public holiday mind you! - Who is this person??) I have been out most mornings for at least 1/2 hour, mostly 1 hour.

I had a sneak peak at the scales today and I'm not liking what I'm seeing, but I will wait and see on Wednesday (I'm hoping it's my scales having a spaz!)

I gained 0.1kg :(

I gained 0.1kg this week. I know not the end of the world but a bit disappointing none the less. I've increased my walks this week. I now go out most mornings by 6 and I'm back by the time Daniel wakes about 7.30. (Don't worry, Brad is here, Daniel just has to wake him if he's up too early and I'm still walking.) I've stuck to core 100% most days only using 10 of my weekly allowance points, I'm still drinking heaps but, I seem to be a bit constipated and I feel really bloated. :( So I'm attributing the gain to that. Needless to say I'll be upping the fibre this week to see if I can get things "moving" lol.

Updated pics

Here are the updated pics as promised. Taken 25/9/07. Just after my 12 month anniversary with WW and 39.5kg lost.

52 weeks ago

I started WW, and wow what a ride!

I was secretly hoping to lose 1.6kgs this week to bring my total for the year to 40kgs, and although I didn't happen I'm more than happy with my results. I did lose 1.1kgs which makes a grand total of 39.5kgs in 1 year :).

I'm more confident. I like the way I look. I'm proud of myself. I know everyone who loses weight says "If I can do it, anyone can do it" but it is so true, there is nothing stopping anyone from losing weight if they want to, except themselves.

I will post some updated pics soon.

I see bones!

I see them in my wrists, I see them in my feet, I feel them everywhere! It's amazing! Sometimes I look at my hands and I don't recognize them as mine, lucky for me they are attached hey? lol! I even mentioned at the meeting this morning that my bed is becoming less comfortable as I feel bones rubbing against each other (ankles and knees) which is a good thing, right?

We were asked this morning to work out how many tubs of margarine we had lost so far... 76! 76 tubs of margarine!!! Unbelievable!

I'm changing and not just physically! My attitude to life has changed. My attitude to food has changed. My attitude to exercise has changed! I stand tall.

I'm not the biggest person anymore. I used to look around at shopping centres and I was the big person, praying that the chair didn't collapse under me each time I sat.

Next week will be my 52nd week at Weight Watchers. A whole year! WOW! I will have to post pics!

A loss of 0.7kgs for me this week. :)

I still lost..

0.6 this week, even with the lead up to Daniel's party, and Father's day I still managed a great loss. I know I didn't get to do as much exercise as I would have liked to either, so I'm very happy! I was actually saying to Jen (hi Jen) at last week's meeting that I'd be happy to stay the same this week, so a loss of 0.6kg is brilliant!

Sometimes we say things to people and we don't really know how it affects them. A few weeks ago I was chatting to an older lady "M" at our meeting (I chat to her quite often) who was feeling a bit bummed about WW and how it was taking so long for her. This week she got to her 10kg loss YAY and when our leader asked what has made the difference in her journey she said "Sharon". I didn't know, but the week that we had chatted she was ready to give up and throw the towel in but I pointed out to her that she had in fact achieved something, that week she had gone into double digits, she was under 100kg and she hadn't been that weight in a long time! It gave her the boost she needed to keep going. It made me feel really good to be acknowledged in that way too. :)

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Here is the cake! It ONLY took me 5 hours to decorate it, but I was happy with how it turned out! Daniel had a great day :) He was very spoilt with lots of fantastic pressies!

Food wise for me was ok, I did have some cake, some (lite) cheese and rice crackers (which weren't core) but it could have been allot worse, so I'm proud of myself.

-0.2kg this week

Every little bit helps hey! :).

I can't believe it's my little boy Daniel's birthday this coming Saturday. He'll be 3. I'm planning core friendly party food for the adults hommus, tsatzki and salsa dips with vege strips, fruit platter and popcorn. The kids will be having frankfurters, fairy bread, lollies and cheezels etc.. I'm making the cake from Annette Sym's, Symply Too Good To Be True cookbooks @ 3 points a slice. So hopefully we'll have a great day! Will post pics :)

I'm still here!

Another great loss of -0.9kg this week! Bringing my total loss to 36.9kg and over 30% of my start weight.

Who would have thought that 11 months after I started I'd still be going strong?

Certainly not me in the beginning! Originally I thought - you know, even if I lose 5 or even 10 kilos I'd be that much better off. But as I went along and hit these milestones (and many more since then) and for me, it hasn't been that difficult to continue. The fact that I'm not feeling deprived has made it so much easier to continue on the downwards spiral to goal. I do have little treats along the way, but not every day. Eating CORE I find fantastic as I am not obsessing about food as much as I was on points. I feel fantastic and I'm actually starting to like the way I look, I was looking at my shadow the other day while on my walk and it's very noticeable to me how much it has shrunk! I even bought a pair of size 12 denim 3/4 pants on special for $5! It will be a while before they fit (I'm not even into 14's quite yet), but I know I will eventually get into them - hopefully around Christmas, size 12 for Christmas, what more could a girl ask for?

I'm obese! YAY!

Which feels and sounds a whole lot better than being morbidly obese! LOL. By losing 0.9kg this week my bmi has dropped from 49 to 34 since I started WW almost 11 months ago. You can work out your own BMI here.

Bring on the next step... being overweight!

35kgs gone forever!

I hit another milestone today. I lost 0.5kg to bring my grand total to 35.1kgs lost. Boy that sounds like allot hey? I rewarded myself with new undies as I think I have only 1 or 2 pairs that DON'T fall down when I go on my walk (always a good sign that you need new ones I think LOL) So with the purchase of new bras last week and new undies today I'm all systems go in the underwear department, well for another few months anyway!!

New Pics

Here they are, please excuse the goofy smile and hair (I let it dry naturally)

It worked!

I drowned the plateau lol. ☺

Seriously though I was so pleased to see that I had lost 0.7kg this week! Onward and downwards and hopefully will have another great week next week. I will keep up the water drinking, and will up the exercise again this week and see what happens. I hope to update pics this week too, might get Brad to take some tonight if he gets home at a reasonable time, so stay tuned.. ♥