I'm back - Day 117

I got back this morning, and had an Alizonne session this evening.

I am absolutely delighted to say that my parents are going to be ok, although their recovery will be slow. Mum will be discharged in the next week or two, but will then be in a wheelchair for a further three months before progressing to a walker because of her leg operations.

Dad is still in ICU but is now fully out of the induced coma, and getting stronger every day. He is being dialysed for his kidneys, which have weakened as a result of the accident, and we don't know yet whether this is a short- or long term requirement; but he has no brain damage or paralysis - thank God.

Money is going to be tight for a while so my plan is still to reduce treatments down to every fortnight, and given where I am now this should help take me the rest of the way there.

Now for weight updates:

Current weight - 84.7kg (3.6kg loss in 3 weeks) - 25.2kg total lost to date
Weight in stone - 13st4lbs - 4st exactly lost to date, or 55.6lbs

While I was away I even had to give up on 2 of my pairs of jeans and buy some new ones - in a Size 14!! I've never been a Size 14 before ;)

I also bought a lovely pair of Size 12 jeans, which I can do up at the button, I just can't get the zip up yet.

1.7kg to go to the end of Phase 2, with a bit of luck maybe next week I'll hit it

Weigh in - Day 97

I had my Alizonne session last night and lost 1.5kg (3.3lbs) last week - which is a good week for me .......

I have now finally broken the 14 st mark and weigh 88.3kg (13 st 12lbs) and 194.7lbs

I'm heading abroad again this week so will hopefully be able to keep this up and get to Phase 2 target in 3 weeks or so - hopefully .......

Measurements - after day 94

I'm heading abroad again this coming week, so this will be the last measurement post for a bit until I'm back and able to get measured again:

Bust - 96cm (2cm loss since last measurements - 12cm lost in total - 7cm to go)
Waist - 91cm (2cm loss since last measurements - 13cm loss in total - 19cm to go)
Hips - 109cm (5cm loss since last measurements - 22cm loss in total - 14cm to go)

I also lost 1cm on my arms and 2cm on my thighs.

I have my last Alizonne appointment before heading off this Tuesday and will post weight update then. Only 6kg to go to the end of Phase 2 though, which the doctor thinks will take around 4 weeks or so. Getting there ........

Weigh in - Day 89

I had my Alizonne session today and have lost a surprising 3.3kg (7.3lbs) in 2 weeks - which for me is really good. Amazing what a major trauma does .......

This means I finally hit my Phase 1 goal of 89.9kg and I have now broken the 200lb mark, weighing 198.2lb (14st 2lbs)

I now need to get to 83kg before moving to Phase 3, but given there is now no hurry with our cancelled holiday I guess I don't need to panic as much anymore

Worst week of my life - Day 88

Anyone reading this may have wondered where last week's measurement and weight updates are. I haven't been online this week. On Sat 20th March my parents were involved in a horrific head on collision while completely static - leaving both of them in ICU after being airlifted to hospital.

My mum is doing better after 3 operations on her arm, knee and hip - and despite broken ribs and a broken sternum is on the mend. My dad is in a much worse condition, and is currently in an induced coma awaiting the multiple surgeries he is going to have to go through before they can bring him out of the coma. On Tuesday this week the doctor told us to start to expect the worst, but thankfully he has been fighting and is now slightly better. With a lot of prayer we are hoping this will start to happen on Thursday this week, but we don't know whether he has brain damage or paralysis yet.

In light of this weight loss seems extremely trivial, but I am proud to say I have stuck with the programme, and even though I haven't had a scale and have had to estimate weights I've stuck to my 4 sachets, small protein and 2 litres of water daily. I had to cancel this week's Alizonne appointment, but am seeing them tomorrow and will see what the status is then.

Unfortunately my parents don't have medical insurance, so my brother and I are now scrambling to raise funds to cover medical costs. As a result, we've cancelled our June holiday to put the funds towards this, which means the drive to phase off by the end of May is gone. This also means that I now have to reduce my treatments to bi-weekly rather than weekly - but ultimately it's about trying to keep my parents alive and not undo all the hard work I've already put into this.

One thing I will say is that if I've been able to stick to the programme this week of all weeks, I can manage anything that life throws at me - and no one can possibly have any excuse .....

So loving it - Day 78

Yesterday was the end of week 11 - so a good time to think about where I've got to on my Alizonne journey

On the negative:

• I'm not where I should be and haven't even hit my Phase 1 target yet, all thanks to my rubbish medgem
• I can see the change in my face and neck, but not on the rest of my body when I'm naked - although strangely when I'm dressed I really can, weird
  

On the positive:

• I feel fantastic
• I've dropped at least 3 dress sizes (hard to say though as I haven't bought anything but have held a pair of Size 14 jeans against me and they look like they'll fit)
• I'm LOVE, LOVE, LOVING the compliments
• Clothes I couldn't get into previously are now too big for me
• I will need a serious shopping spree soon ;)
  

I had someone mention again yesterday how good they think I'm looking and how my skin and hair are glowing and someone said to me today "God, you're skinny" - best words EVER

So, at the start of Week 12 I'm not in a bad place - yes I could/should have lost more but considering the last time I looked like this was probably when I was 18 I'm not feeling that bad and am desperately going to try to stop beating myself up from now on ......

Bittersweet weigh in - Day 75

On the upside, I am now the smallest I've been in well over 10 years, in fact I can't even remember the last time I was this size. Most of my clothes are too big for me - I'm literally into single digit figures of the number of trousers and skirts that still fit (tops are a bit easier as they are stretchy), but....... I only lost 1kg this week, which was heartbreaking to say the least. After the bad week last week the home scale was saying somewhere between 1.5-2kg, so I was desperately hoping for a 1.5kg loss, but it didn't happen.

I'm determined not to let this discourage me. Alizonne has been the most successful diet I've ever done, and I have still lost something, I just need to keep a positive mental attitude. It also helped that I got a lovely bear hug from my wonderful husband when I got home.

So, I now weigh 93.2kg (14st 9lb) - just 5lb to go to hit a 3 stone loss ..... Vamos a isso corpo .....