And I lost 1lb. I am so pleased about that. It also means that I am now 1.5lb away from my 1.5 stone award and 7lb away from target! It doesn’t sound like all that much but when I tell you that it look me 3 weeks to get that 1lb (I have been finding it really difficult) it makes the 7lb look like its a million and 7. The biggest problem is that my wedding dress fittings start next week and I get married in January so I am running out of time. I know that 7lb really won’t make a massive difference but what a feeling it will be to be at target on my wedding day. Not only will I know I’m looking my best on the most special day of my life but it will also be the first time in my life (that I can remember) where I will actually be at a healthy weight and inside my healthy BMI! I am determined not to be embarrassed about these photos!
Usually I hate showing photos of myself, especially before photos, but you are in luck today. I thought I would share them today. I feel like it is all good for my own therapy to come to terms with the fact that I am losing weight and I am no longer the size I used to be. It took me a little bit of time to find some actual photos as I used to hide away from all photos and then if someone did manage to get a sneaky photo and I decided I didn’t like it I would then untag myself. But I have found a couple.
Before – Late Summer 2010
This was a weekend in Norfolk and as you can see I am wearing a baggy top but I was starting to actually fill it out.
Before – Christmas 2010
All I can see in this photo is that I look very square. I have lost all shape in my body (I am a natural hourglass shape) and my neck is starting to disappear and become thicker. I just wasn’t happy and looking back I was extremely unfit.
Before – April 2012
Sorry about the cutting off the top of my head, I’m pretty sure it was taken by my 7 year old soon to be sister-in-law but it shows me having lost a little bit of weight. This was 2 months into doing Slimming World. I hadn’t lost tons of weight by this point because I have always been a small weight loser. In fact I am having an amazing week if I lose 2lb (first weeks weight loss and the biggest weekly weight-loss I have had).
My before measurements were:
- Bust = 40″
- Waist = 34″
- Hips = 39″
Before BMI = 28.3
Today – 26th October 2012
You have to excuse the fact that is badly taken in a mirror by myself. I hate these types of photos but when I discovered that I had no current pictures of myself I had to resort to it. I think I am still in ‘avoid all cameras’ mode. I will make it my mission to get a proper and nicer photo taken but I think it serves the purpose. As you can see I am a slimmed down version of the first photos and although you cant really see it in the photo due to the camera, but I have much better chin and neck definition.
After measurements are:
- Bust = 35″ = total loss of 5″
- Waist = 29″ = total loss of 5″
- Hips = 34″ = total loss 5″
Current BMI 24.6
Not bad going really and if that is not motivation enough to lose that last 7lb I don’t know what is!