Melissa's Lighter Life

Disappointing weight loss this week, 1kg exactly so counting it as 2lb for the ticker....however it makes it 16lb to go till I get food Not sure why I didn't lose the usual 3-4, not TOTM but I think I have been less active this week so maybe its that.

Easter was nice ! I had 2 non-food pressies. Some really sweet egg cups that look like cracked egg shells and bunny spoons from Whittards and my OH decided that he would buy me what he thought was an appropriate T-Shirt ! It says "Little Miss Bossy".Well of all the cheek, he can't be serious ! I wore it on Monday though and will put a photo on Live Space.
But I mean, from what you lot know of me, Bossy ???? It's ok, you don't have to answer that !

Hi. No report last week as I had a weeks hols in the Cotswolds as a bit of a pressie from my other half as I left work the Thursday before.  It was really sad and I will miss them all but the move to Cornwall is imminent! Try having 2 leaving parties and not being able to get trollied or have any food ! The hol was good and yes I managed to go swimming and although it exhausted me and left me quite weak and wobbly I kept at it...in small chunks.

So I have weighed in this morning and in a fortnight have lost

6 pounds......so 106 pounds gone, 18 pound to go before I can re-introduce food.

Have talked to my CDC about it already and I am going to do 2 weeks on Add a Meal when I have lost the 18lb before I start moving up the other plans. I would like to get my BMI to less than 25 and the 18lb still to go takes me to that so I am relying on smaller weight losses as I move through the other CD programmes to bring it down a bit more.

I have had a 100 pound off "official" photo taken which as usual I will try to upload to this blog but probably to no avail so will put it on my Live Space as I think you were all able to see that last time, if not email me!

Happy choccy free Easter everyone !

I can't believe that I have got to my 100 pound weight loss this morning and have lost
7 stone 2 pound

  

It feels so good ! I can't believe that I have done it. I thought it was something that other people did but not me ! After a lifetime of failed diets and being seriously obese. I have 24 pound to a reasonable BMI now and am only overweight ! 

LL & CD rock. You lot rock too for all your support !

Had a lovely few days in Cornwall except for the small of cornish pasties and cheese straws driving me mental !  Really felt the urge to eat but resisted.  A lot of the urge was to do with anxiety because someone in the house conveyancing chain has died and everything is up in the air. Was due to move down in less than 2 weeks...well that's postponed for a month at least. Ggrrrrrr !

Had a great night out on Saturday while down there and got all gothed up (in a tame way !) for it. Will put the piccie on Live spaces so you can see it there. It is also a milestone piccie coz I was at 6 stone 7lb lost.

Had lost 5 pound when I weighed in today, yippee ! That's 6 stone 12 pound overall.   Made up for the small loss last week ! Also now my BMI is under 30 which is fab.

Strange but I am feeling so fat. I am so critical of myself. I know I weigh stones lighter but OMG -I feel flabby and wrinkly and yucky. Feel happy in clothes but out of them.....   Is everyone else this self-critical ?

I have lost 2.4 pounds this week which isn't much but I have had a couple of good weeks lately so I won't be down about it.

I also bought some size 14 jeans - hurray and yes....got to weigh in the next stone down !

Have also started with the irritating habit of chewing sugar free gum. I think I am addicted even though I hate myself doing it. It does make my stomach growl and makes me feel like I am hungry because of that. I can see why LL say don't do it....it really isn't worth it ! Don't follow my bad example. It doesn't bring you out of ketosis but does make your stomach expect food.

Off to Cornwall at the end of the week for a few days to see if we can get this house move pushed along. Really looking forward to it.

Have also bought myself a swimming cossie coz I REALLY want to go swimming but feel all self-conscious about it. I will try and put a photo up ...from the catalogue that is, not me in it ! Think I may be able to wear it and actually go swimming as it covers up a lot !

Anyway 91 pound gone, 33 pound to go !!!

I have lost another 4 pounds or 1.8 kg

Very happy with this other than I am at a stone and I had hoped that I would just go under to the stone below ! Silly I know but psychologically I like crossing the border to the next stone down   But next week of course I can look forward to that.

Found things quite hard this week, want to nibble, have had to go out with people having meals etc. I have coped but feel ready for food and there is still 2 and a 1/2 stone to go (minimum - a few pounds less would be good for a bit of dinner room if you see what I mean ) so I am trying to be focussed.

Bought a lovely purple jumper dress from Next for a treat, very naughty as days to pay day ! I tried on the extra large and it was too big so bought the large. Was flabbergasted ! I really think I am swapping a food addiction for a shopping addiction, worse on my purse but better on my health !

Oh well, off to make a mint choc mix-a-mousse for tea, yes Cambridge diet has a lot going for it !

Have a good week everyone !

Come celebrate with me with a glass of  sparkling water of course !

I weighed in last night and had lost 4 pounds making an overall

Drum roll.......

6 stone.... oh and 1 pound !

Am over the moon especially as I was lusting after everyone's pancakes and feeling how unfair the world is !  It's just bloomin food and this feeling is SO much better !

Melissa xxx

Lost another 3 pound last night meaning that if I can do another 3 pound this week then next Tuesday I will get to my 6 stone weight loss ! Yippee....how cool will that be ?

OMG this week I just had a total blow out money wise on clothes at M&S. We are staying with family and just went to a place called The Meadows by Camberly (I think, I am lost around here) and there was a HUGE M&S and Tescos.

I am trying not to buy too many clothes as they don't last long BUT there were 4 clothes rails full of Per Una sale stuff.....I couldn't resist !

Then after the sales stuff there were the other clothes and I just had to have the prettiest skirt with roses all over it although I did buy it in the next size down as I can't see me shivering in it just yet

I went mad in there and then to make it worse I went into Tescos and got a load of cheap T Shirts, another skirt etc etc.

It felt GREAT though !

I have also been doing the Valentine Challenge on minimins and aimed for 19 pound loss and achieved a 22 pound loss so am really pleased with that too. Probably deserved all those per una clothes dontchafink ???

Melissa is one happy Valentine Bunny OH bought me nice non-food treats too bless him.....now we are going to the shops, no work today which is even better.

Thanks for all the interest in seeing the photos and the nice feedback, it keeps me motivated!

I only lost 1.4 pounds this week which was very dissappointing but I guess it had something to do with TOTM week....can't think of any other reason, no cheating and most definetely in ketosis !

I have tried and tried to upload photos to this blog to no avail ! It only uploads half a piccie no matter how small I make them. If anyone has the secret please let me know. So I have put my piccies on My Space

http://magickmel.spaces.live.com/

you may need to be on msn messenger to see them though. If you are already on my list you will see them automatically I think. If not email me on

magickmel@hotmail.com and I will add you !

Melissa x

I lost 4 pound and got to  5 and a half stone weight loss ! Was very pleased with this. It has felt a bit difficult lately but I haven't given in to anything. Was quite ill after eating a CD bar on Monday that had Maltitol in it. Worked better than laxatives  Won't be trying any of those again. Now that I am in a size 16 skirt I know I should buy a 14 to have for motivation but I seem to have such a block about it ! Loving shopping though !

I lost another 3 pounds. Not wonderful but ok and still in the right direction. I also bought a size 16 skirt from Dorothy Perkins which was so unbelievable that I am not over the shock !

Should be starting CD soon and although I will miss my LLC and my LL group I am quite looking forward to the extra flavours on CD.

Still feeling I should do more exercise. I have had so much trouble keeping warm this week that I have not been able to face going out walking. Photos still on their way ! The house move has been a bit disruptive of getting things like that done.

Lost another 4 pound bringing me to:

5 Stone ! Hurray !

Three of us hit 5 stone last night which was a great morale boost. So glad I didn't muck up over over Xmas or I wouldn't be at this point today.

Life is changing at a rapid pace too. We are moving to Cornwall ! Back to Cornwall for me as its where I lived before moving to Hampshire 3 years ago. Had to give my notice in at work which was upsetting as I love my job and the people there. Have to work a 3 month notice period though so I am not going anywhere just yet

There is no Lighter Life in Cornwall - have investigated, so will be swapping to Cambridge diet.  Cambridge make the foodpacks for LL so this will be fine and it costs less than £35 per week which will be a great saving !

It was all a bit of a rush last night as we had just finished moving out of the house, cleaning it and cramming everything in the car and had yet to move the last of the stuff in to Pete's.

I did go to LL though and had lost another 3lb - I think it may have been a bit more but I usually get weighed in fairly light clothes and last night I had jeans on !   Anyway I was pleased but tired and dirty so I collected my foodpacks and left. This was a shame as there were 3 or 4 new people in the development group and I didn't get to meet them properly. Or should I say my group was new to the existing development group and we were new to them !  Next week I should be much less frazzled for me as the solicitor has just confirmed that we have completed on our sale so HURRAY and that is one part of the move over !

I am hoping by next week to reach 5 stone weight loss so watch this space

I lost just under 7 pound ! Yippee !  So abstaining over Xmas and New Year was worth it. No, it wasn't easy, some days I just wanted to join in eating yummy chocolate, Xmas pudding, cheese and biscuits BUT it felt better hitting the sales and buying real bargains at nice shops for the first time in my adult life.

So on I go although I am not looking forward to next week as I am moving house and its all a bit stressful  But if I can survive Xmas on a VLCD I suppose I can survive anything !

Since my last weigh in I have lost another 6 pounds. So 3 pounds each week, not bad. The grand total for my 100 days is a 4 stone, 2 pound loss which I am very happy about

I will keep this short as I am hoping to put some piccies up in the next day or so.

Happy Christmas to everyone !