9 Stone 2

Hooray! Hooray! I fit in all my old jeans. Yes, all of them, though some are a little on the snug side. My belt is on hole 6 instead of hole 2. I have a collar and hip bones!

Still gyming, still running once a week and this weekend, my first pilates class.
I have been reading Dr Atkins and India and Neris so am basically following a low carb (but really horribly high fat) plan. The weight is coming off but my fear is that it is mostly water. There is a two week induction and I am only on day six. Fizzy water only on my girls' night out tonight and 8 more days before I am allowed a piece of grainy toast (sigh). Still, India and Neris have lost 5 stone each eating cheese, so I'm sure another 8 days won't kill me but it's certainly making me tired. And a bit grumpy. Still with just 9lbs to my target weight I no longer feel like a fatty.

9 Stone 7

Lowest I've been in ages but yes, it's yet another year of hovering around the 10 stone mark. November's good progress was hampered in December by a drawn-out cold that kept me away from the gym and close to the bread bin. That was followed by Christmas at my family's and New Year in a hotel. With that behind us, there are no excuses left.

I am fit and well. Gym once a week and a 20 minute run in the park once a week is the least I can do. Keeping yourself full and happy while taking in the least number of calories is the only way to shift the fat. These things I know are true:

Start the day on the wrong foot and it spirals
Eat a big lunch or afternoon snacking will take over
Refined carbs make you hungry - white bread, popcorn, chocolate, fizzy drinks are banned
Vegetables are filling and the fibre makes your system feel good
It's hard not to lie on my food diary
I cannot live without cheese or the odd glass of chilled white wine
More than one glass of wine leads to snacks and more wine. And sometimes fags.
A hangover leads to fizzy drinks and bacon sandwiches

I am the same height and build as Geri Halliwell. Just two stone heavier :(