1/4 of the way to 120lb!!! Thanks Jane Plan

I did it!! 30lbs off.

I can't believe that I'm heading towards half way now...

For me it's really helping to have goals and stats to mark my achievements. In fact my favourite app for numbers is Happy Scale:

7lbs to the next goal. Hopefully Xmas events won't hamper it too much!

30lbs lost

90lbs to go

1240kcal per day and 3lb on :(

I know that there are going to be bumps in the road, but it still doesn't make it any more easy.

I went on the scales this morning and I'm 3lb heavier than I was last time. I know we women we can fluctuate in weight, but it doesn't make it easier to digest. I've checked MyFitnessPall and my average kcal for the week is 1240 which is 240 below what I'm allowed in order to lose 2lb a week. It should be falling off...

26lbs off :(
94lbs to lose

UPDATE

My nutritionist at the Jane Pan was right - it was the off plan day before - today 2 lbs of the 3 are off and I'm hopeful the 1 or more will be gone tomorrow!

28lbs off (phew)
92lbs to lose

It's all a little too easy...

It's been two weeks since I reached my first goal. In that time I've reached another goal - I lost 2 stone in 9 weeks. To think that this was beyond the goal I set myself at the start of the journey is mind blowing to me. 

I've set two more dresses out which I would like to get in. One is a 'small' size 20. Those of you above a size 14 will know that shop and cut can make you need anything between 3 sizes. This is one of those dresses that I really should have bought a size up at the time. I love it though so can't wait to fit in it properly. The other, a black dress,  is a 16 that I bought in a sale when I was on another 'yo' (diet). I've never fit in it, so that will be a special day. It's some way away yet!!

I'm almost in the larger of the two dresses...I look forward to showing you!

I've attended a number of social events including drinks with my aunt who was in town and an afternoon with my bestie in the pub. We booked a holiday! Another motivator...I have 7 months until I'm in a swimsuit (or even bikini?!). 

People are noticing the changes and mentioning it which is nice. 

However, December is just around the corner and, of course, so is party season. I've got events a minimum of twice a week to Xmas. Then of course there is Xmas itself!

One step at a time though. I need to stay in the moment and look at the successes. 1lb and then I'm 1/4 of my way there!!

Lbs lost: 29

Lbs to lose: 91

I start to see a difference

Following the success of my birthday week I felt like I really could do this. This is when I started to believe that I could reach a healthy weight. I set my goal of losing 120lb. At first I didn’t want to tell anyone because, again, I didn’t believe I could do it, but as the lbs started to drop off and the diet wasn’t too tough, I figured why not! I didn’t set a deadline and I don’t expect to continue to lose 2lb a week, but I’m going to keep chipping at it until I’m there!

I started to notice a difference in my clothes. I set out an outfit for an important meeting the night before...when I came to put it on I couldn't wear it... It was TOO BIG!!! This was not the trend I'm used to. I have accumulated clothes in around 5 different sizes over the years. In the last year alone I've put on 3. As the outfit I had laid out was too big I tried on a dress I loved but hadn’t been able to wear for a while... it fit!

 

I wasn’t really sure how this was happening (of course I knew I was on a diet)…I wasn’t hungry, it wasn’t affecting my life in any significant way and the food was great! How was I losing this weight? If it is this easy, why has it taken me this long to find it!

 

Lbs lost:22

Lbs to lose:98 (only double digits!!)