Sue81

Well… I’m back.

The last time I logged on properly was after my holiday to Florida. I tracked my weight but didn’t blog. During the three weeks I was away I maintained my weight, inspite of eating everything in sight. I guess all the walking balanced out the eating. I think towards the beginning of the holiday I might even have been losing weight but two weeks into the holiday I bust my knee so became a lot less mobile.
It was late November when I got back and I switched from holiday eating to Christmas eating early. I haven’t weighted myself since.

I lost 38lbs last year (not counting the dent made by Christmas) and hopefully I can make further progress this year.  I intend to do the same as last year and take it 1st (14lbs) at a time. I’ve still got a lot to lose but I’ll get there in the end. Exercising is going to be a bit tricky as my knee is still not right and some days I’m having to use a walking stick, but it’ll hopefully heal in time and the less I weigh the better.
This is the first time I’ve ever managed to make any real headway into my weight and end the year weighing less than I did at the beginning.

I had a little bit of a (nice) shock yesterday. I went out shopping with my mum last week and I spotted a pair of trousers for a few pounds in the sales. They didn’t have my size but did have the next size down. They weren’t expensive and were nice trousers so I got them as a bit of an incentive to get moving.
Yesterday I thought I’d see how far off I was to being able to get in them and they fit. I mean properly fit. I have been wearing one or two sizes above. I think I need to reassess how I see myself. I’m not as big as I think. It was a good feeling.

I’m going to start back properly on Saturday. I’ve been away for Christmas at my parents and only got back yesterday. I need to get back into my routine at work, stock up on the correct food and get rid of the unsuitable stuff. So I’ll weigh myself on Saturday morning, see exactly where I stand and go from there.