Measurements - after day 136

Here’s my measurements for the week:

Bust - 91cm (1cm loss since last week - 17cm lost in total – only 2cm to go!)
Waist - 85cm (0cm loss since last week - 19cm loss in total - 13cm to go)
Hips - 103cm (0cm loss since last week - 28cm loss in total - 8cm to go)

I didn’t lose anything on my arms but did manage 1cm on my thighs.

I don’t have an Alizonne appointment this week, but my home scale is saying I’m losing again, so I'm cautiously optimistic that the changes I’ve made to breakfast are having an impact.

I’ve decided I can no longer survive with just 4 skirts and a pair of jeans, so have taken a day off work tomorrow and am going to do a bit of shopping for some new things – especially as I’m off to Australia for work in less than 2 weeks’ time and don’t really have anything to wear. Just need to watch how much I spend off course given current circumstances ......

Update - Day 134

I spoke to the doctor at Alizonne this morning and she believes based on what I've said I'm having that I'm eating the right things, but agrees that even though I was weighed at different times of day it doesn't make sense that I'm suddenly showing a 1kg increase.

Based on this we've agreed to try a few things over the next few days:

·Eliminate the permitted Phase 3 vegetables and stick to those allowed in Phase 1 & Phase 2 – which I was already doing anyway
·Have no bread or weetabix
·Have porridge oats
·Try low fat lactofree milk/yogurt, but reduce the amount I have to compensate for the fact that it isn’t fat free. If that doesn’t work then reduce daily olive oil allowance to compensate

No hard and fast answers unfortunately, but my home scale does say I’ve lost a bit at least, so it isn’t continuing to go up thankfully. Geez!

Gutted - Weigh in - Day 131

I had my Alizonne appointment tonight, and bizarrely seem to have put on 1kg! I say "seem" because it makes no sense at all given I've stuck to Phase 3 100%, so the only things I can think may be causing it are:

- When I saw the doctor it was first thing in the morning before I had had anything to eat or drink
- Phase 3 brings in wheat and dairy, both of which I am slightly intolerant to, and which could be causing my body to hold on to weight

Either way it has made me feel slightly depressed as over the last 4 months I have consistently lost each and every time - no matter how small the loss. The therapist is going to have the doctor call me on Thursday when she's in so I can chat to her about it, but in the meantime I've bought skimmed goat's milk to have instead of cow's milk, and will have porridge oats instead of wheatabix to see whether that helps. Jeez - I just can't win can I?????

For record purposes weight updates are:

Current weight - 83.9kg (1kg gain since last Thursday!) - 26kg total lost to date
Weight in stone - 13st 2lb - 4st 2lbs lost to date, or 57.4lbs

I will update on Thursday once I've hopefully spoken to the doctor

Measurements - after day 129

Here’s my measurements for the week:

Bust - 92cm (2cm loss since last week - 16cm lost in total – only 3cm to go!)
Waist - 85cm (1cm loss since last week - 19cm loss in total - 13cm to go)
Hips - 103cm (2cm loss since last week - 28cm loss in total - 8cm to go)

I also lost 1cm on my arms and 1cm on my thighs again this week.

Best bit is I bought a beautiful pair of white jeans in a Size 12 yesterday and I can almost get them done up – just 2 weeks or so and I think they’ll fit perfectly – hooray!

I have my Alizonne appointment tomorrow so will post weight update then.

Weigh in and end of Phase 2 - after Day 126

I had my Alizonne doctor's appointment and blood work was all ok.

Weight updates are:

Current weight - 82.9kg (1.8kg loss in just over a week) - 27kg total lost to date
Weight in stone - 13st exactly - 4st 4lbs lost to date, or 59.5lbs

The best bit is I've hit Phase 2 target so officially moved to Phase 3 today (Day 127).

I still have 5.9-7.9kg to lose to hit my target weight of 75-77kg, which I need to hit before moving off Phase 3, which the doctor thinks will take me around 4 weeks or so.

Although I could phase off earlier, there's no real point as I might as well do this properly, and then move onto Phase 4 onwards in June, taking me to an end date of around end June.

After all, what's another 4 weeks after 4 months!

I can't believe it - Day 124

My husband and I popped to Costco today to pick up a few things for the house.

In their clothes section I saw they had lovely Macs, which I desperately need now that all my old ones rather dwarf me. I decided that although I'm still not at target I would get one, and guess what - I fit into the MEDIUM. That's right - a medium fit me and even did all the way up!!!

It's going to take me a while to realise that I am no longer as big as I was .......

Measurements - after day 122

I can't believe it's been 122 days already!

So, after a few missed weeks of measurements here's the update on these:

Bust - 94cm (2cm loss since last measurements - 14cm lost in total - 5cm to go)
Waist - 86cm (5cm loss since last measurements - 18cm loss in total - 14cm to go)
Hips - 105cm (4cm loss since last measurements - 26cm loss in total - 10cm to go)

I also lost 1cm on my arms and 1cm on my thighs.

I don't have an Alizonne appointment this week, but am seeing the doctor for my monthly check-up so might ask her to weigh me, and if all goes according to plan on Thursday I will be on Phase 3 - hooray!!!