Now the biggest challenge- maintaining my new weight!!!

I am now weighing 56.5kilos and have been sitting at this weight for a few weeks now (apart from weekends when it gos up a tiny bit- but always comes back down again).
My plan for maintaining over Christmas and New Years is to stick to my 19 points a day and eat well and exercise during the week and to be sensible but not too restrictive on weekends. This seems to be working for me the last few weeks so I will continue doing this until after Christmas.

We had an engagement party of a friend back home on the weekend and I saw lots of people who haven't seen me for 12 months plus and couldn't believe how great I looked. When someone was walking around taking group shots of people I had one girl say "Why do I have to stand next to the skinny chick?!" (meaning me) I couldn't believe it- such an awesome feeling!!!

I have made a promise to myself to never let myself get over 57.9kilos again! I want to feel like this for the rest of my life- I feel fit, healthy and hot!!!! I think I can even say that I am now a "Yummy Mummy"!! Haha!!

Nearly finished!! 57.3kgs!! 300g to go

Well, I think my weight loss journey is almost over. Today I weighed in at 57.3kgs and I don't think I want to lose much more. Especially now I have new clothes!
I went shopping last weekend in Melbourne and brought a new wardrobe (well part of it- a girl can never have too many clothes!) I brought two pairs jeans one size 10 and an Esprit pair in an 8 (OMG!) I also brought a pair of denim shorts, a summer dress, a cardi, several tops, a pair of knee length boots and a pair of flat shoes. I have also ordered some more of the Sussan shorts I brought in September because the size 10 I was sooooo excited to get into then, is now too big :( What a waste! They are so comfy and have hardly been worn!
I am now around the weight I was when I got married and before then I was always about 5 kilos heavier so being 57 kilos is awesome for me and almost smack bang halfway between my healthy weight range of 50-62kgs. I might even try on my wedding dress. I never ever ever ever thought I would fit into that again!
I have put up some pics of me wearing the same shorts and top as I wore when we were in Qld at Movie World in May. (Same as pic with Marilyn Munroe) They are awful pics but show how much loser the clothes are on me. That was 1kilo ago.

Week 18- back on track

Well- obviously I haven't "blogged" for a while. Last weeks WI was 58.9 so I made the 59 kilo mark but the last couple of weeks I have fallen off the wagon a little. Had a week where I gained 300g- my first gain throughout my WW journey. Oh well- had to happen eventually :(
This last week or so I have just been feeling a bit "too" comfortable with my weight as it is so slackened off on the tracking and eating over points.
But I have decided today that I would really like to get to 57 kilos by end of October which is 10 days away. I know it is a big ask but it is a possibility. I am heading to Melbourne for a shopping trip with a close friend and want to buy a new summer wardrobe. So these next 10 days I am going to track EVERYTHING I put in my mouth, stay within points, drink 2 litres water a day and do my exercise.
Will report back at the end of next week.
M x

Brought a size 10 pair of pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I had an extremely exciting weekend. Saturday morning the weather forecast was for 27 degrees so I got a bit excited and headed to the shops to get a couple of new tops. Wasn't quite ready to get any pamts or shorts just yet, wanted to wait to lose a few more kilos.
In Just Jeans I decided I would try a pair of 3/4 denim pants to see how they fit and tried a size 12. I couldn't believe it when the 12 was too tight! There is no way after losing 9 kilos that I was going to try a 14!
So I headed off to Sussan to see what they had and the lady who works in there says "Oh My God- look at you!!! You have lost so much weight!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing coming from an almost stranger. I would go into this shop maybe once every few months so I didn't think she would notice me- but she did and after discussing how I have done it and the sizing in Just Jeans she says I would be a 12 if not a 10 in their pants. I didn't believe her so headed in with a size 12 pair of pants which fit but were a little loose and I knew if I waited to lose another few kilos I would be able to get the 10. On my way out I thought I might take the 10 into the changerooms to give me some idea of how far off I was to getting in them. When I put them on I couldn't believe it- they fit! And even better they looked better than the 12 did! So of course- I brought them! Who wouldn't? Haha!
Anyway- weight went up a little over the weekend because I think I am getting a bit too comfortable at the weight I am! Because I look and feel so much better I found myself eating over my points when I shouldn't have. So am back on track and am needing to remind myself that I have 3 or more kilos to go till I reach my goal. I figure I should be able to get to 59 kilos by end October at least.
So here's to the next 3 kilos!! M x

Week 12

Last Thursdays weight showed a loss of 1.2kgs bringing me down to 62.2- but then Friday I was down to 61.6! Which was good because we were going away for the weekend and I knew there would be no exercise and a few indulgences- so this gave me a buffer to play with. Weighed in this AM at 62.4 which I am happy with.
Am feeling good about my WW journey at the moment and am very proud of how far I have come. There is no chance of me throwing in the towel any time soon! I am loving finally getting myself back and am excited about how far I can get. I have always been around the weight I am now (62kgs) and just thought this weight was where my body wanted to be. I can't believe I was content with my weight- I am not content with where my weight is at the moment. I am happy at this weight (it is so much better) but still have problem areas- namely my bum and thighs, so this is where I hope the next 3 or so kilos are going to help.
Saw alot of family on the weekend who were shocked to see me 8 kilos lighter than they last saw me. Overall everyone was really positive about it and I even got a couple of "you don't want to lose too much more" but I think this is because they are used to seeing me at this weight and can't imagine me too much smaller. There were alot of comments about how thin I am in the face and upper body. So I hope I don't get too much thinner up top and it starts evening out soon.
I really want to take some updated pics for here but I never get photos of myself so might make an effort to take some this week or even get Jesse to take them for me. Hopefully next time I post I will have some 62kg shots up!!

Week 11 looking good

Am definately a little slack with this thing but as long as I get in here when I can to post about how I am going so that I can look back in a few months time is all that matters.
Am doing really well this past week or so. I am not as starving as I was a couple weeks back and have a lot more energy when I am exercising so my body must be happy. Had a sneak peek at the scales (yep- am still a daily weigher) and they are showing a loss of 1.2kgs for the week (official WI tomorrow). So this is good- I haven't had a loss around the 1kg mark for about a month!
I made my End of August goal of 63kgs (exactly!) and my end Sept goal is 61kgs but I may reassess if the scales are really good this week and next because at this rate it is the start of Sept and I am 62.2kgs already.
We are going away this weekend to see family for Fathers Day so am preparing myself for a tempting weekend when we will be eating out a lot. Am craving Thai food for Dinner on Saturday night as I haven't had it for months and months and we don't have thai where we live. Lunch at the Pub on Sunday and maybe even Dinner out Sunday night so will do my best to behave!
I am kind of looking forward to seeing our family's reactions to my weightloss though. Last time most saw me I was 8kgs heavier!!!
Will try and post again next week.
Michelle x

To take a break or not???

I done a bit of reading over the weekend about the science of weightloss and about how our bodies go into starvation mode when dieting. (Thank you to Nikki for leading me to this site!)
http://www.dramandaonline.com.au
There was a sample of Dr Amandas book "The Don't Go Hungry Diet" available to download.
Basically the book explains 'The Famine Reaction' which is how your body reacts to dieting.
The result of your body going into starvation mode is a weightloss plataeu. The best way to kickstart your metabolism is to take a break from the weightloss and work on feeding your body and maintaining weight. The idea behind this is that once you have stopped your body thinking it is starving you then re-start your dieting with better results like when we first start a diet.
I won't go on too much about it because I don't totally understand it myself.

So- after reading this information I believe my body is going through a Famine Reaction, I don't have a lot of energy and I have been really hungry and craving all sorts of food. Last night I went to bed thinking that I would give the idea a go and forget about the weightloss for a week or two and focus on eating what my body was needing/telling me to and then get back into it when my body was ready again.
But I just can't bring myself to do it! I'm just not ready to risk not losing weight yet. I have a goal to get to in 6 weeks time on the 4th October when we have a wedding and a 30th in our home town where some of my closest friends will see me for the first time since before I started losing weight. I want to get to 61kgs by that weekend, which means I have 6 1/2 weeks to lose 3.4kgs which I think is almost do-able.
Once I get past this I am prepared to give my body a break and try out the theories in this book but until then I am going to plod along and try to lose 500g per week until the start of October.

Not my most positive week

Hi,
Well Thursday did show a loss on the scales-400g which gives me a total loss of 6kgs in 8 weeks. I am happy with that but during the week I was quite depressed and looking for more- I just felt I wanted to get there quicker but am in a better frame of mind today and happy for the weight to come off slowly, I haven't got too much further to go but I do anticipate the next 5 kilos taking longer.

I'm not sure what was wrong with me during the week. It isn't TTOM but I do occasionally get moody and yell at the kids alot for no real reason but can't control myself- and this week was one of those weeks, I actually eneded up crying a couple of times, I felt like I had so much to do and not enough time to do it, I wanted to exercise, I wanted to spend some time with the kids because I was feeling guilty but I just couldn't do it all.

After not doing any exercise on the treadmill over the last 2 days I forced myself to get back to it this morning but couldn't push myself as much as I usually do, when I was jogging I couldn't do the full 4 1/2 min bursts that I do nearly every day so instead walked then done around 2-3 mins jog then walked 10 or so mins and tried a couple more jogs between walking but still couldn't do the full song until the end. So my energy levels are a bit down today for some reason.

Anyway- need to get off this computer, my kids want me again!!

WI tomorrow not looking promising :(

So, 8 week WI is tomorrow. Have I hit a plataeu or am I being puniished for weighing every day?? God I hope it's not a plataeu- I don't think I could cope with that at the moment.
I have had weeks like this before where the scales have shown a gain over the weekend then dropped a couple hundred grams over Tues night and then a couple hundred grams on Wednesday night and all is well. So this morning after being 300g over last Thursdays weight I thought some would have dropped off by now but the scales still showed 65.1 (Thurs was 64.8)
The worst thing about this gain is that I have been really good this week. The weekend was not blown out like others and I stayed within my points for the week. I have jogged/walked 30 minutes on the treadmill every day except Saturday.

My poor kids today have copped it a bit. I woke up in a bad mood and I haven't been able to shake it all day. Not sure if the mood was inevitable (happens a bit) or whether it is the damn scales- probably a bit of both.

I got on the treadmill this afternoon and couldn't do my usual routine but still managed to work up a sweat. I was contemplating doing my first Bodypump class tonight but then talked myself out of it because of my mood but now I am thinking maybe it will be just what I need. Shake things up a bit so I wake up in a better frame of mind than today.

5.3 kg loss so far!

Am a bit slack at this blogging thing! I spend most of my computer time reading and responding to "Hot Shorties" threads on the Weight Watchers boards. All of the girls are lovely on there and it is so encouraging to chat to people of the same height and with similar goals to mine. Last Thursdays WI showed 65.1kg. Wsa really happy with that! Total loss in 6 weeks is 5.3kg's!

My baby boy turned one on Saturday so didnt have a really good weekend exercise or diet wise. There was no time to exercise and when I was decorating the cake on Saturday I am sure I blew my points by licking the knife as I was spreading the green butter icing on it! Then the party on Sunday- I can say I didn't eay really bad foods (no party pies/little boys, only a tiny piece of cake) but I probably did eat too much of the yummy corn chips and dip that my mum made out of coloured capsicums, avacado, salsa, light philly cheese and chilli sauce. Also, a couple glasses of wine and then the remainder of the bottle of Baileys my Dad left here! (couldn't let it go to waste! hehe) On a positive note, my mum and Aunty couldn't stop commenting on my weight loss (she hasn't seen me in a month or so) and were very happy for me.

After a weekend of celebrating I was back on the wagon on Monday, (after a 1.4kg weekend gain) done 4 min walk/4min run alternating for 30 minutes in the morning and then done another 30 minutes brisk walk with 1x 4 minute jog in the middle. I did plan on keeping this up until weigh in tomorrow but only managed 30 minute jog/run session on Tuesday before deciding to slow it down due to shin splints. So at tomorrow's weigh in I will be really happy with a no loss/no gain (65.1-same as last week) but am not holding my breath as this morning I was 65.4 and I didn't manage any exercise today.

Anywho- enough blabber from me, might as well go to bed and just wake up in the morning and see what the scales say.

Well, I just had to pop in today and say that I jumped on the scales this morning and it showed another overnight loss of 500g!!
So weird! At the start of the week I was so worried because they weren't moving and then Thurs morn they showed an overnight loss of 400g. Now 900g on two days.
Just goes to prove that when my bad habit of weighing daily is getting me down that the worst thing I could do is let that disappointment sabotage the next couple of days and "what might have been".

Am finally back to report that I did actually have a 3kg loss in 2 weeks. ( A tad late)
The following week was a zero loss which also equates to a zero gain so not too disappointing. And today was my 4th weekly weigh in which was -400g. So a total so far of 3.4kgs in 4 weeks.

All in all I am happy with that but these last two weeks my motivation has been a bit lacking. Mentally I got down on myself for slipping up over the weekend (2 weeks ago) when my sister came to visit and I blew out, then the no loss followed by having another busy week where I only managed to exercise 2 days, I got on a bit of a downer and it showed.

I am back on track now. Sunday I started over after another weekend out of the norm where I found it hard to stay on track. But this 400g loss which I recovered over the past 4 days has re-motivated me, so hopefully I will be back next week on top of the world again with another loss.

Time to lose this extra weight once and for all!!

This photo was taken on a family holiday in April 2008. I had cropped my bum and thighs out of the pic but changed back to original especially for this blog so I can remind myself why I am doing this!

2nd July 2008

Well, here I am creating a blog! I would never have imagined myself doing this but I fugure it is a great way to track my weightloss journey for myself.

Firstly I will share a bit about myself. I am a 30yo SAHM to 3 beautifull children, Jesse 5, Taylah 3 & Riley 11 months. Jesse attends Kindergarten 2 days a week and Taylah has just started pre Kinder although she will do pre Kinder next year also, followed by Kinder the year after.

We live in country Victoria, recently relocating (well 12 months ago) 2 hours away from our home town where our family and lifelong friends are. But are very happy with our decision and are loving life at the moment.

I started my WW journey 2 weeks ago tomorrow and so far am so excited with what I have achieved! I started off at 70.4kg and although my weekly weigh in isn't until tomorrow- I had a sneek peek and was 67.5kg!! So fingers crossed it doesn't go up tomorrow!

I have been managing to do 30 minutes on my Treadmill every day up until the weekend where I had 3 days off because I was starting to feel shin splints and didn't want them to get any worse. Got back into it on Monday and Tuesday and had another day off today. Back on there tomorrow! I am even thinking about doing the C25k challenge!
Well, I will post again tomorrow to CONFIRM a 3kg loss in two weeks!! (Fingers crossed)
Mx