I'm just too busy at the moment to keep up with this blog properly but had to report the latest weight loss at least, while I wait for the boiled water for my CPAP machine to cool!
I've been very tired this week and am not at all sure why. I seem to have a couple of weeks up and then a week down, or at least that's been the pattern for the last month anyway. We'll see what happens next month!
Weight loss goes on, sometimes I get a bit fed up with it, but it's just a case of putting it to the back of my mind and getting busy doing something else and looking forward to the next food pack.
I've discovered "poppadums" made with the Thai Chilli soups and they're delicious! Unfortunately, the length of time they take to cook in the microwave can be a bit hit and miss depending on how much water you mix with them in the first place. The one I made tonight was a bit burned... It wasn't the first time I've had to eat a burnt one (though they're usually chicken soup ones...)!
I've also discovered chocolate shake "muffins", again cooked in the microwave. They're scrummy too but Thai Chilli "poppadums" are still my favourite for just now.
The weight loss really does keep up the motivation, I have to say, without it I might have wavered by now. Most of my co-Lighter Lifers have "cheated" at some point or other. I'm grateful that I have such a firm resolve about this and am watching the weight just falling off me.
I do notice quite a difference myself. Others have been commenting on it for a week or two but I'm now beginning to notice that my ankles are thinner, my face is different, my eyes are looking larger(!), my waist slimmer and a few days ago I looked down at my legs as I sat down and realised they look different. It's quite remarkable, really, but, for me at least, the quick weight loss is one of the strengths of the programme, especially when you have as much weight to lose as I do.
That's 2 stone 11 lbs / 39 lbs gone now. My scales read 19 stone 2 1/4 lbs on Tuesday so, hopefully, I'll be under 19 stone on my scales by next week. 18 stone something will feel very good, as it's a long time since I've been there!
Oh and here's the before and "after" pics I've been promising for a while.
I've been very tired this week and am not at all sure why. I seem to have a couple of weeks up and then a week down, or at least that's been the pattern for the last month anyway. We'll see what happens next month!
Weight loss goes on, sometimes I get a bit fed up with it, but it's just a case of putting it to the back of my mind and getting busy doing something else and looking forward to the next food pack.
I've discovered "poppadums" made with the Thai Chilli soups and they're delicious! Unfortunately, the length of time they take to cook in the microwave can be a bit hit and miss depending on how much water you mix with them in the first place. The one I made tonight was a bit burned... It wasn't the first time I've had to eat a burnt one (though they're usually chicken soup ones...)!
I've also discovered chocolate shake "muffins", again cooked in the microwave. They're scrummy too but Thai Chilli "poppadums" are still my favourite for just now.
The weight loss really does keep up the motivation, I have to say, without it I might have wavered by now. Most of my co-Lighter Lifers have "cheated" at some point or other. I'm grateful that I have such a firm resolve about this and am watching the weight just falling off me.
I do notice quite a difference myself. Others have been commenting on it for a week or two but I'm now beginning to notice that my ankles are thinner, my face is different, my eyes are looking larger(!), my waist slimmer and a few days ago I looked down at my legs as I sat down and realised they look different. It's quite remarkable, really, but, for me at least, the quick weight loss is one of the strengths of the programme, especially when you have as much weight to lose as I do.
That's 2 stone 11 lbs / 39 lbs gone now. My scales read 19 stone 2 1/4 lbs on Tuesday so, hopefully, I'll be under 19 stone on my scales by next week. 18 stone something will feel very good, as it's a long time since I've been there!
Oh and here's the before and "after" pics I've been promising for a while.
Before starting on the Lighter Life programme:
After 6 weeks and 33 lbs lost:
After 6 weeks and 33 lbs lost:
I've lost the "shelf" from the top of my bum. I can feel that myself, let alone need to see it in a photo. I'm sure my next pic will be even more dramatic!
3 comments:
ali, that's really really inspiring - pic looks great. Keep it going , the short-term downer has got to be worth the long term benefits! lots of love Liz
Thank you Liz! Here's hoping it's 3 stone tomorrow!
woo hoo Ali! way too go! gee whilikers (to quote Katie Morag) you can even see it in your forearms!;-x Sooz
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