So, after a couple of months of ups and downs, I've got down to the lowest weight I've been since I started Weight Watchers. I lost 1/2lb this week, taking me down to 10st 9.5lb, which is a loss of 26lbs (1st 11.5lb) so far, woo. I have just 2.5lbs to go until I'm halfway there, and will have lost 2st of the 4 I decided to lose when I started in February 2010. I should be able to lose those 2.5lbs in a couple of weeks - fingers crossed!
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| Want these shoes for my wedding! |
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| Image from Elle |
A half a pound weight loss this week, and 2.5lbs off last week, means that I now only have 3.5lbs to go until I'm 10st 7lb, halfway to goal, and a size 14. I've been planning for a while that I would treat myself to a few new clothes once I got to size 14, and this week I couldn't wait. I like to give myself some little non-food treats sometimes when I've lost weight, and Friday just happened to be payday. So I went to New Look straight after my meeting, saw some purple skinnies and tried them on. Size 14, and they zipped right up. So I had to have them.
I've been wearing a few 14s lately anyway - I wear a size 14 skirt to work most days. Won't be long til I've lost the 3.5lbs and I'm 'officially' a size 14! The jeans will fit better then, lol. It took me about 6 months to drop my first dress size, but that was nearly two years ago, so I've been waiting a long time for this! I have the wedding to motivate me now though, so I will get there, and beyond to size 12.
I have 1st 3.5lbs (17.5lbs) to go until I'm 9st 7lb, and a size 12. If I want to be there for the wedding, I have 17.5lbs to lose in 24 weeks. I can do it!
Right. I've had 10 of my weekly points already, and weigh-in was only 12 hours ago. Think I should stop now :) Need to save some for tomorrow's Chinese takeaway, nom nom nom.
Another half pound off this week:
It's a little frustrating to only lose half a pound, but I have to remember that every loss is good! 3.5lbs to go til I get to 10st 7, and get my next silver 7. Hopefully I'll finally manage to get there by the end of this month.
Hopefully 10st 7 will mean size 14 like I've been saying for months now. I have in fact started wearing a couple of size 14s lately, though to be honest they are still a little bit small! Lose another inch though, and they'll be fine.
Put on half a pound this week, oops. Not as bad as I thought it would be though, considering I've eaten a ridiculous amount. Having nice things like choc ices, biscuits, KitKats and cheese in is not a good idea for me! I still don't have as much self-control as I'd like. Got lots of fruit in instead now though, so that should help me.
It will be a challenge this week though to lose anything at all! Saturday tomorrow, which is takeaway night (pizza this week), then it's Easter (noms aplenty), and on Wednesday we're going out for a curry for my birthday. What I need to do is to not waste my weekly points, and save them for those days. I can haz willpower?
Somehow I don't think I'm going to be a size 14 for the 29th! I'm not that far off though - 4lbs to go til I'm 10st7 which, if every stone lost equals a dress size, will take me down to a 14.
Tried on one of my pairs of size 14 jeans just now. I think of them as my skinny jeans, although technically they're straight legs. Anyway, they do up (just)! I've had to lie down to do them up before, but I can do them up standing up now. That's an achievement to me anyway :P
I'm slowly but surely losing inches:
Just another inch or two (5lbs?) til I can actually wear my size 14s! I won't get there by the end of this month like I'd hoped, but I will get there for my birthday. Which, incidentally, is the same day as the Royal Wedding. I may even have lost 29lbs, for my 29th birthday on the 29th of April! XD
In my previous post, I mentioned getting back down to my 10% goal of 11st 3lbs. Well now I'm 11st 2lbs, woo! Lost three pounds this week :) So now I know what's in the Totally 10% booklet:
It's full of motivational stuff, like the health benefits of weight loss, and how to get into good habits.
Losing 3lbs this week has got me thinking. If I lose 3lbs a week, I'll be a size 14 by Mid March. Or if I lose 2lbs a week, I'll be size 14 by late March.
I'm aiming for a size 12 eventually, though my goal weight might make me slimmer than that. I worked out in this post from last year that, because I was a size 18 when I started, at 12st 7lbs, and I got down to a size 16 when I was about 11st 7lbs, that losing a stone also equals dropping a dress size. If I'm right about that, I'll go like this:
Size 18 = 12st 7lbs (My starting size/weight)
Size 16 = 11st 7lbs (I'm currently 11st 2lbs)
Size 14 = 10st 7lbs (9lbs to go)
Size 12 = 9st 7lbs
Size 10 = 8st 7lbs
If I do end up a size 10 though, I'll be able to shop in teen ranges (both size 10 and age 14-15 have a 27.5" waist, according to the New Look website), which should save me a bit of money. And if I get down to a size 8(!) I'll be able to wear the right (kids) size for my height. Do I want to be that thin though?
It has finally got to the stage where I am starting to sell off my fat clothes (woo!). I've started a little 'fat box' full of size 18s that are now too big for me. Many of those pieces will be up on eBay - here's one of them:
I'm quite sad to part with this little dress, as I love the neckline detail and the silvery threads in the fabric. There's no point keeping something that doesn't fit or suit me though, so I'm letting it go to a better home. Find the listing here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Womens-sparkly-khaki-green-summer-beach-dress-size-18-/190437222559
Lost a pound and half today, woo! So now I'm 11st 1lb, just half a pound away from my next silver seven (the little sparkly stickers WW give you for every 7lbs you lose), and eight pounds from being back to a size 14. Which is probably why I look so smug!
The flowery top I'm wearing under the black cardi is one I've recently slimmed back into, yay. I'm wearing a big jumper over it now though, because it's blooming cold today!
I'm sure I've mentioned my "size 14 for Halloween" mini goal before. Well, I've made myself a little spreadsheet to chart my progress. I'm currently on track to get down to 10st 7lbs (147lbs) by the end of October. Once I get down to 10st 7lbs, I'll be halfway to goal!
I do love this look.
Which is why I really want to slim back into this (size 14) dress:
In fact, there's a big box on top of the wardrobe, full of size 14 things I really want to slim back into. Including a black skirt with candy-coloured polka dots which would also fit well into this look, and which I kind of miss. I always wanted to get a black petticoat, like the one the girl above is wearing, to go under it too. I might stop short of putting my hair in bunches though!
I would like to think that I don't follow fashion, and have my own unique look, though this isn't entirely true. I love fashion really, and pore over the glossy images in magazines like Elle. I think it's entirely possible to be fashion-conscious and an individual. :)
Just 9 and a half pounds left to lose til I'm a size 14 again ...
Finally got out of the 11st-4 rut I've been in the past few weeks! Weighed in at 11st-3 yesterday, so now I'm only 2.5lbs from my next silver 7, and, I think, I'm only 10 pounds away from being a size 14.
I worked out that, because I was a size 18 when I started, at 12st 7lbs, and I got down to a size 16 when I was about 11st 7lbs, that losing a stone also equals dropping a dress size. If I'm right about that, I'll go like this:
Size 18 = 12st 7lbs (My starting size/weight)
Size 16 = 11st 7lbs (I'm currently 11st 3lbs)
Size 14 = 10st 7lbs
Size 12 = 9st 7lbs
Size 10 = 8st 7lbs
I was a size 12-14 last time I was 8st 7lbs though, so I could be completely wrong! We'll see over the next few months :)
If I do get down to a size 10 though, I'll be able to shop in teen ranges (both size 10 and age 14-15 have a 27.5" waist, according to the New Look website), which should save me a bit of money. And allow me to wear more things with Hello Kitty on, haha :P
