Measurements - after day 59

Today feels like a bit of a milestone day as it's Day 60 - can't believe I've been doing this for just about 2 months now. This week (Wed) should have been the end of Phase 1 for me, which I now know won't happen, but on the upside I am a lot closer to my Phase 1 goal (I'm hoping I will only be 5kg or so off this week), which should hopefully mean only 3 weeks extra - fingers crossed!

My Alizonne appointment is tomorrow (seeing the doc on Thursday), so will post weight update then, but in the meantime measurements this week are:

Bust - 98cm (0cm loss this week - 10cm lost in total - 9cm to go)
Waist - 94cm (2cm loss this week - 10cm loss in total - 22cm to go)
Hips - 116cm (2cm loss this week - 15cm loss in total - 21cm to go) - almost under 20cm now!

No weight loss on my arms or thighs, despite all those extra exercises

I can now comfortably fit in all my Size 16 clothes and even managed to get a Size 14 jacket on in a shop yesterday, which felt amazing (I didn't buy it though!), I can also now get into a leather jacket I bought years ago because I love it so much, even though it didn't fit me - guess what I'll be wearing lots now ;)

If I've lost more than 1.3kg this week I'll be under 15 stone for the first time in as long as I can remember ....

Weigh in - Day 54

I had my Alizonne session this evening and the great news is I've lost 1.9kg (4.2lbs) this week, putting me at 15st 2lbs! Really really pleased given all the IBS pain I've had - it seems upping the exercise helped at least.

I also spoke to the therapist about making sure I phase off in time for my May trip, which she's noted in my file for my doctor's appointment next week so we can discuss options then. At the current rate I reckon I'll need an extra 3 weeks to hit the Phase 1 target they set for me, which still leaves 1 week spare between my original end date and the May trip to hit the final target - fingers crossed and all that .....

Woohoo - measurement after Day 52

SO, SO happy!!! For whatever reason my body has decided to co-operate again so measurements for this week are:

Bust - 98cm (2cm loss this week - 10cm lost in total - 9cm to go) - super chuffed, only 9cm to go!
Waist - 96cm (2cm loss this week - 8cm loss in total - 24cm to go)
Hips - 118cm (2cm loss this week - 13cm loss in total - 23cm to go)

And I even managed to lose another 1cm from my arms as well, which are now 39cm

So grateful I can't even begin to describe it, especially given the IBS; but I did increase my exercise this week to try to compensate, which seems to have helped.

Alizonne appointment is tomorrow night so I will post weight then

Yay!

Awful pain - Day 49/50

Last night for unknown reasons my IBS flaired up, and I was in absolute agony - I even had to sit out of some of the exercises in my powerplate class. My stomach completely bloated and I felt sick. I don't know whether it's because I had one of the juices and possibly didn't mix it very well, it tasted really grainy when I had it; but as that's the only different thing I had that I don't usually have that's the only thing I can assume.

In desperation I took a Colofac - no idea whether it's allowed or not but with the pain I was in I frankly didn't care at that moment.

I called the Alizonne clinic today and managed to speak to the doctor, who said that Colofac does have some fibre and sugars in, and will slow down weight loss on the day/s I take it - but if it makes me feel better I should go ahead and take it, especially as I generally only need 1 or 2 to make me feel better.

Luckily I didn't take any this morning, just a Panadol to relieve the pain, so hopefully the one I took last night hasn't done too much damage.

And then someone makes it all better - Day 49

Sometimes I'm so grateful for little things that make me feel better.

I had just had my mid morning snack and was washing up my glass when a girl I work with came up to me and said she hopes I don't mind her saying, but she's noticed I've lost loads of weight and am looking really good. I could have hugged her!

I told her I'm undergoing intensive therapy for my wheat and dairy intolerance (which is my standard line), but haven't had a great week - and she's made my day with her comments ;)

This gives me the strength to carry on.......come on body - work with me here......

End of my worst week to date - Day 48

I guess I knew it was going to be bad given poor cm loss at the weekend and what the home scale was saying, and I was right. I had my Alizonne ultrasound and endermologie sessions today and I only lost 0.6kg (just over 1lb) this week. So I now weigh 15st6lbs

To say I feel gutted is an understatement..... I've done everything perfectly, haven't deviated from any of the rules and yet for some stubborn reason my body is not co-operating. I do wonder whether having the stool softener they recommended for 2 days has impacted things - I just don't know.... I had to resort to a little cry and a cuddle when I got home and saw my beloved husband

The worst thing is that I desperately want to have phased off fully before my work trip to Australia and then 2 weeks of holiday the last week in May/June, but based on my current loss rate the therapist thinks I'm going to be left with 3 options:

• Phase off earlier so I'm done by the time I leave, which means I probably won't have hit my target weight (no way of knowing by how much I'll be off at this stage)
• Get to Phase 4 (which means I'll be at target weight but not phased off - she thinks this is possible based on my current average weight loss), postpone Phases 4-7 until after I'm back, which probably means I'll have to stay on each phase for longer than 1 week to get back on track
• Get to Phase 4, try to do phases 5 & 6 on holiday, probably for a few weeks longer each

I really want to phase off by the time I leave, but also desperately want to hit Size 12, so maybe the right decision is to get to the size I want and then phase off, irrespective of weight - I just don't know

The only upside is that I still have 2 more sessions before my next doctor's appointment to decide, so there is a chance this week and next could be better, which may give me the answer I need ......

Measurements - after day 45

All I can say about the measurements today is that they're crap. The only thing I've lost is 1cm on my arms - which is good considering I haven't lost anything there in ages, but everywhere else stays the same:

Bust - 100cm (0cm loss this week - 8cm lost in total - 11cm to go)
Waist - 98cm (0cm loss this week - 6cm loss in total - 26cm to go)
Hips - 120cm (0cm loss this week - 11cm loss in total - 25cm to go)

My home scale says I've lost almost 1kg, which I guess is something to be grateful for. Alizonne appointment is on Tuesday so I will post weight then - not much else I can say for now ......

Phew - Day 43

Well, I managed to navigate that one - just about!

I was sitting in on an all-day judging panel for an awards ceremony, and was really panicking about how I was going to manage to schedule everything in as unobtrusively as possible, but thankfully it all worked out today:

Breakfast - oatmeal at home
Snack - managed to grab some coffee from pots dotted about the table and mixed up with some hot choc
Lunch - salad mixed with sheep's cheese. Thankfully we'd broken for lunch at this point and everyone was milling around grabbing sandwiches etc from the buffet, so I didn't feel thank self-conscious
Snack - we luckily wrapped up earlier than anticipated, so I popped into a Starbucks and grabbed an Americano to mix up with a hot choc sachet
Dinner - herb omelette with a portion of red cabbage recipe from the Alizonne cookbook

Quite chuffed I managed to navigate through ok - here's hoping I'll have phased off to around Phase 5/6 by the time of the actual awards in April!

Weigh in - Day 41

I had my Alizonne appointment today and the fantastic news is I've broken the 100kg barrier - and am now 98.8kg (15 stone 7 lbs)!!!

The bad news is it's unlikely I'll complete phase 1 within the 9 weeks they originally stated, and am currently looking at an additional 2-3 weeks to hit the required 89kg before they move me off Phase 1. Apparently this is quite normal, and the only people who seem to hit the Phase 1 estimates are men, which does beg the question why they provide such optimistic estimates in the first place. It means it will be touch and go for me to be fully phased off by my birthday in May, and off course there's the cost - but I kind of feel like I've invested so much in this already and it is working, so I don't think I really have a choice....

Measurements - after day 38

I had my period this week, but the scale at home says I've broken the magic 100kg, which I desperately hope is true given it tends to show me at a heavier weight than the scales at Alizonne. My appointment is on Tuesday this week, so I will update then, but in the meantime here's this week's measurements:

Bust - 100cm (3cm loss this week - 8cm lost in total - 11cm to go) - just need to break that magic 1m now.....
Waist - 98cm (1cm loss this week - 6cm loss in total - 26cm to go) - yay!
Hips - 120cm (0cm loss this week - 11cm loss in total - 25cm to go) - shame I didn't lose anything here this week, but last week I did lose 4cm and I have just finished my period, so guess I shouldn't complain (at least not much anyway!)

Generally feeling ok ....... and the best bit is I had to do some more clearing out of my wardrobe this weekend and am now a "proper" UK size 16 as all my old clothes in this size actually fit me now - BIG HOORAY!

Nix that - Day 36

I spoke too soon - 2 women on the tube today offered me their seats - my grey coat has gotta go!

Makes me feel better - End of week 5 - Day 35

Anyone who is overweight living in London will recognise this - that cringey moment on the tube when someone offers you their seat because they think you're pregnant. This has happened a few times to me, and usually I can't decide whether to be mortally embarrassed and meekly decline, or simply accept the kind offer for the sake of the peace. I've done both in the past, depending on my mood. In fact, the last time this happened towards the end of last year I simply said "No thanks, I'm not pregnant, just fat" - which certainly made the poor lady look embarrassed!

Anyway, I digress. With the weight loss my clothes are getting big for me, especially my coats - but it simply isn't worth replacing them yet. So, I jump on the tube and sitting in front of where I was standing were a man and woman having a chat. He noticed me and thought I might be pregnant, so quietly mumbled to his friend whether she thought I was too so he could offer me his seat. Here's the best bit, she looked at me and said no - hooray! I can't decide whether to be over the moon to not have been mistaken for a pregnant woman, or sad not to have got a seat....but deep down I think it's the former to be honest

Taking the good with the bad - Day 33

Well, they say you have to take the good with the bad, and I guess this week has been testament to that.

First, the good news - measurements yesterday:

Bust - 103cm (2cm loss this week - 5cm loss in total - 14cm to go)
Waist - 99cm (1cm loss this week - 5cm loss in total - 27cm to go) - finally below 1m - yay!
Hips - 120cm (4cm loss this week - 11cm loss in total - 25cm to go) - yippee!

Then, I had my Alizonne session this evening and the bad news - I haven't lost any further weight since my doctor's appointment, and am still 100.7kg - bummer! I've decided I can't let this demotivate me, I have to stick with it and given I'm still seeing good centimetre loss I just need to keep at it - especially as it could just be PMT related.

The ultrasound made me really itchy today, but thankfully the endermologie was nowhere near as bad as it has been.

More to follow once I've been measured again on Sunday