OMG - I can't believe it!

So, I saw a gorgeous blue coat in the latest Easy Living magazine which is available at Monsoon, and popped in today to try it on.

I tried on the Size 12, which fit ok, but actually felt a little loose even with the fleecy jumper I was wearing underneath. So I decided to try on the Size 10 - and it fit perfectly!

I'm not saying I'm a Size 10, especially as I bought a pair of Size 12 cords just before the coat, but do think I'm somewhere between a Size 10 and Size 12.

Absolutely can't believe it - Alizonne has really changed my life .......

Measurements - three months later

I finally got around to having my measurements done again on Sunday, and the results are:

Bust - 84cm (2cm loss since finishing - 24cm lost in total - 5cm below target)
Waist - 77cm (3 cm loss since finishing - 27cm lost in total - 5cm off target) - though it doesn't seem to matter as I'm definitely within the correct range ;)
Hips - 91cm (4cm loss since finishing - 40cm lost in total - 4cm below target)

I also lost 1cm off my arms and 2cm off my thighs since the last measurements a month after finishing.

So far so good, just keep going!

Three months later

I can't believe it's already been 3 months since I phased off Alizonne. In some ways it feels like I finished ages ago, but then went I went back for my LPG/endermologie treatment today it felt like I've never been away.

Anyway, the continuing good news on the weight front:

Current weight - 67.3kg (1.1kg loss since last weigh in) - 42.6kg total lost to date
Weight in stone - 10st 8lb (2lb loss since last weigh in) - 6st 10lbs lost to date, or 93.9lbs

I am genuinely not trying to lose any more weight, but it still feels quite good to see my body is able to pretty much maintain without me feeling deprived - although I am getting chocolate cravings today as my period started ;)

Hooray!!

Bizarre

I am currently looking for a new job (don't ask!) and have been to a number of interviews over the last few weeks. It occurred to me that the people I'm meeting now have no idea what I used to look like, and to them I have probably always looked like this. On the one hand it feels quite nice to be considered "normal" and for weight not to be an issue at all, on the other it makes a real change from all the comments ......

And another positive event to celebrate, I've finally taken my wedding and engagement rings in to be resized as they were literally falling off me - not surprising as it turns out they were 3 sizes too big! It feels like a bit of a milestone, and also means I have no choice but to keep the weight off now ;)

Two months later

I had my month 2 Alizonne appointment today, together with an LPG/endermologie treatment, and the good news is that things are holding up quite well:

Current weight - 68.4kg (2kg loss since last weigh in) - 41.5kg total lost to date
Weight in stone - 10st 10lb (4.4lbs loss since last weigh in) - 6st 8lbs lost to date, or 91.5lbs

Generally happy with how things are going so far!

The BMI mystery solved

So, I've been trying to get to the bottom of the whole BMI thing - specifically why I am now below my target weight by some way, but still regarded as overweight. When I moved onto Phase 8 the doctor at Alizonne said this was frequently because people who have been overweight in the past end up with a slightly higher BMI, but I wanted to find out what weight I would need to get to to be considered normal.

I tried the NHS BMI calculator, which is frankly useless as it only tells you what your current BMI is, not what weight you need to be based on your height to be normal.

Luckily I found a really good calculator on the Diabetes UK website, and the results are:

- Current weight: 68kg (10st 9lbs)
- Current BMI: 26.6
- Normal range: 20-25
- Required weight to be within normal range: 63.9kg for a BMI of 25

Mystery solved!

They also have a great BMR calculator, which puts my medgem at 1,429 - so not a million miles away from what Alizonne calculated.

Definitely recommend their tools ;)

Medgem update

I had my medgem reading done again at Alizonne this morning, and the great news is that it's 1,330 - which is MILES better than the 1,180 reading I got straight after finishing Phase 7. It's also much closer to the 1,410 I started out at, and the 1,500 the doctor had estimated.

Generally happy with that and I think I can live with it, although I plan to have it checked periodically if I start getting any problems