And a little more for good measure...

On my final weigh-in before Oz trip, I'm 68.4kgs (& that's with my glycogen topped up too).  It's been years since I was this weight, and though I do now need to tone up, I'm extremely pleased to have made it this far, only 0.5kgs off losing 20kgs in total since the end of October! :D  I've revised my final goal down to 60kgs, or a size 10 - I would't want to get any smaller than this anyway (& I'm enjoying actually having at least some semblance of a bust - which I can only guess is thanks to having the girls!)  Also - I know that once I start to build muscle, the scales will be deceiving...  I've started to use myfitnesspal to keep a track of things while I'm away.  I've given myself an upper limit of 2000 calories, which is roughly what a woman needs to be eating a day to maintain.  I don't yet know what my maintenance calories will be, but it's a good thing to aim for.  Some days I will eat more, some days less, just as long as it balances out - I'm not going to be too strict, as I'm on holiday!  Thankfully my family eats pretty healthily anyway, certainly none of them are fat :)  

Michelle said that I'd still be a healthy weight even if I did put on half a stone, but I'm not intending for that to happen....but it won't be the end of the world if I put a little bit on (though of course I'm hoping I won't!)  Anyway - to finish up - I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd manage to lose this much before the trip.  When I started in October, I had the vague notion that's I'd try to get below 75kgs, and anything else would be a a bonus :D

Finally!

So I am finally under 70kgs!  (ok, 69.9, but I'm there :)  I haven't been this weight for years, and while I know I have exercise to now incorporate into my routine, I'm very pleased with myself.  Hopefully at my last weigh-in before going to Oz, the scales will read under 11 stone, as at the moment they are bang-on 11  (& I'd love to have a '10' in front!)  I have revised my goal with Michelle again, and it's now 10 stone (which is 63.5kg), however I'm not fussed at how long that takes - I'm just going to start running and keep being strict during the working week, and see how I go.  I tried on all of my size 12 clothes on Saturday, with the view to taking some to Oz with me.  Well - everything fit, actually not only fit but fit better than when I bought them!  It's like I've been shopping without having to spend any money :P  I had sausages and lentils Saturday night, and last night did thai cod (with yummy coconut milk - which will always be a weekend-only thing!) last night.  Next weekend I'll do smoked salmon and scrambled eggs for Sunday brekky I think, and might try out a lamb tagine in the slow cooker.

I'm hoping increased activity in Oz won't lead to much, if any gain.  I intend to swim, run, hike, and of course run around after the girls, so hopefully I should be ok with eating bit more than I've been used to.  I'll buy myself a set of scales I think next weekend (for our luggage as much as for me!) - probably just get the same weight watcher's ones my consultant uses, but I will be wary of weighing myself more than twice a week.

Post Xmas break!

I was sure this post would be a contrite one, telling how much I had put on over the Christmas break....however, I was absolutely astounded to find out on Saturday that I've lost another 1.2kgs.  Given that I hadn't watched what I was eating at all (wine, puddings, cheese etc.), I'm both amazed and extremely pleased!  (evidently carbs/salt etc. must not affect me as much as they do some people)  Michelle has now set a firm goal of 11 stone (just under 70kgs) before going to Oz, but I'm a little dubious about reaching it...we'll see! I've been thinking more and more about a plan of action once we're back from Oz.  I am thinking of being pretty strict during the week, and a bit less so on weekends, though I am really considering dropping back down to Step 2 of the program until I reach my goal of 65kgs....but eating carbs (so stepping up to 3 or 4, or even 5) on the weekends in order to exercise.  I've been looking at Waitroses' Love Life range - there are some really tasty looking things there, and focussing more on healthy eating rather than focussing on low fat etc.  The soups look particularly yummy, and unlike most supermarket soups, are low in salt.  http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/waitrose_lovelife.html

I'm thinking this weekend or the next I'll get my smaller clothes out of storage, and see what fits that I can take with me to Oz!