I have been off my cambridge diet for pretty much the whole of december. I ate what I wanted, drank what I wanted for three weeks and I put on just over 1 pound. I am pretty pleased with that to be honest. I expected it to be a lot more. I am thrilled it wasn't.
But today is the day it all re-starts. i am back on it again and want to knock off at least another 2 stone, possibly quite a bit more. We will see. i am not sure what my final target weight is until I get there. I have seen too many people loose weight and look old and haggard and I don't want to do that. I want to be happy with my size and I am figuring that a size 14, possibly a 12, is where I want to be.
the good news is that i bought a size 14 top today. It is a little snug but certainly wearable and I bought the 14 as it should last me a while. The other good news is my uber-skinny mate Jakki (who looks so skinny mini and fab) gave me an old pair of per una jeans to try. They are size 16 and OMG I got into them. Now bear in mind 4 months ago I was wearing size 24 trousers. I am so thrilled. So I am trying to focus on those two things because egtting back on such a strict wagon is hard, I can tell you.
We had a fab day yesterday. Jakki, Gary and their beautiful daughter Alice came over for a games afternoon and we played with the wii - we played guitar hero, bowling, tennis etc and it was such a laugh. We finished it off with a trp to TGI where I enjoyed a final pig out and Alice had a teeny tiny cocktail!
It was a great day.
So on to my quote and gratitude.
Today I am thankful for many things.
- I got into a size 14 top and size 16 jeans
- I had a fab time eating all over christmas and didn't put too much weight on
- I have such wonderful friends in Jakki, Gary and Alice
- Nigel travelled safely to Oxford to collect his Mom
- I saw someone in town I hadn't seen in ages (waves to Jo) and she said I looked fab!
So lots to be thankful for today.
No quote tomorrow but - prompt one goes live of 52 in 10.
I hope you like it!
Karen, you are looking just fab!!! Keep up the good work! Please pray for me, as started my journey yesterday. I would like to lose 85 lbs in the next 13 months, before we go on our trip to Israel.
Posted by: Heather C | January 02, 2010 at 04:15 PM
Pray for me too, I need to lose 28lb by May for wedding!!!!
You look brilliant well done!
Posted by: kate | January 02, 2010 at 04:26 PM
Congratulations on only gaining so little over Christmas, I haven't ventured on the scales yet.
Posted by: Rosemary | January 02, 2010 at 04:36 PM
Well done on such a small gain over December. Hope you can get back on your regime ok.
Posted by: Sue | January 02, 2010 at 05:52 PM
My diet deserted me over Christmas, but I am back on it today too. Glad to hear you had a good Christmas.
Posted by: vivienne | January 02, 2010 at 07:00 PM
congrats on the weight loss! I am starting on my new healthy eating plan this year.. probably the week after next.
I downloaded the prompt just fine!
Posted by: carla | January 03, 2010 at 05:18 PM
It's so true, you do look Fab! I've just been looking at your First Prompt page for 52 in 10 and you look so much more fit and healthy in your 2009/10 photo!
The picture above of you playing Guitar Hero does not look like a pic. of a lady who will be 50 this year!
I hope that encourages you in your quest to lose just that little bit more (and you're right, losing too much is as bad as getting too overweight!)
Posted by: Lizzie | January 03, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Your 52 in 10 class looks great, I may try and follow it!
Posted by: Sharon Speed | January 03, 2010 at 11:01 PM
such wonderful photos karen - and congrats on your weight loss!
Posted by: gabs | January 05, 2010 at 06:02 PM