The end of the road

Do you want the good news or the bad news? Starting with the good, I've lost 2lbs this week, according to weigh-in yesterday, and I was so excited by this I went out shopping today for some gym wear. 

I've gone from large to medium in tracksuit bottoms from my favourite store and I even bought a hoodie that was size small.  Spurred on by my weight loss and new purchases, I continued to shop. I must have burned up a few calories pacing up and down Oxford Street and I splashed out on a pair of tailored linen trousers. I've been wanting some for ages, but was determined to wait until I'd could buy a size 12. 

The bad news is, of course, that I didn't reach my original target of 9st 10lbs or even my later target of 10st. However, for the first time in my life I have committed to working out. I've also managed to quit chocolate, albeit only recently, so although I didn't manage to cut out all the naughty stuff and reach my goal, I have made some fairly fundamental life changes. 

I would love to reach 10st but I don't know if I can bear going without the food I love. My personal trainer says when he orders an Indian, he asks then to hold the sauce – and I just couldn’t imagine going through life without a proper Indian! 

I'm away this weekend for a romantic break at a gastro-style hotel so I'd better balance lunch and dinner with some hearty exercise.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful messages of support. Here's to a toned, sugar-free new me!

Comments

[The Dieting Man]

Hi, I've just come across this blog and I think it's very interesting.

I'm a 14 stone male trying to lose weight, and I'm keeping a blog (thedietingman.blogspot.com)

I'll be checking back here often!

You've done well to lose weight, keep your goals in mind, just make sure that you are happy. Well done!

[Caroline]

Hi Laura, Thanks so much for your lovely message. I've kept on with the personal training and I'm loving it. I want to run a 5km race by the end of the year. As for Indian meals, I had the most delicious one yesterday with ALL the sauce! Caroline x

[Laura]

First of all, congratulations, you look great! I know how hard it is losing weight and let's face it, if we didn't love food we wouldn't have this problem! I have also done Weight Watchers in the past and think it's a great program. Don't give up on getting to those targets though, you can still do it, it may just take a little longer than expected, and don't forget that by toning up you will also be putting on muscle mass so it may be inches rather than weight that you lose - measure yourself! Finally... don't say you're never going to have an Indian with the proper sauce or whatever your fancy is, my trick for keeping it off is just being aware of what you have eaten and compensating by being careful for the next day or so and perhaps doing a little more exercise, just don't let those pounds creep back up! Congratulations again, it's great for us all to hear success stories like yours!