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So much has changed since i last posted. i've put a few pounds back on, got a new boyfriend, job, house...... oh and i'm 15 weeks pregnant!! So come next April I will be needing calorie count again.

Even though i have put a few pounds on and that was before i was pregnant lol, one thing i know is that I am the happiest I have ever been!!

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Okay, i am back to calorie count. I mean not that i haven't been keeping an eye on my weight over the last few months, it's just thati haven't been actively trying to lose, just keep things the same. I had a hectic couple of months with trips to China, New York and of course christmas. My weight has gone up and down a couple of pounds.

So I am here to kick start myself into the new year. I don't do this whole waiting for january 1st. I am sick of eatng to much, so i might as well start now.

Today i weigh 166.2. I started my weight lose endeavour at 203, I am happy with my progress. Now i want to push on. I would like to be 140, well preferably 132, but 140 is a good goal to kick things off with.

So here i go. Armed with my new wii fit, my old work out dvd and a the desire to get back on the horse. Wish me luck.....

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Well, I had 2 weeks of hedonism and eating and drinking exactly what I felt like and it was bliss. You heard me, I had a chocolate croissant for breakfast and didn’t feel guilty about it at all.  I went to Italy and drank wine and ate pizza, yummy.

I have been back on the wagon for the last week and have lost the lbs I put on and lost another lb. I think that is the best part, that I know I can have times where I can indulge and then I can go back to being good again. I have a month until I go on my next holiday and I would like to lost another 6lbs before then.

I have also kinda looked at my targets again and am considering revising them . I initially wanted to get down to 132, but when I think about it I would be happy just being a healthy weight, maybe I’m just not built to be that light, I mean I was only ever that weight after lots of dieting. I think I would be happy at around 154- 140. I mean I am older than I was then and to be honest I am feeling pretty comfortable where I am at the moment (166.2 at the moe!)

I feel confident and even sometimes attractive. Life is good, calorie count and the world are fab!!

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Oh my head. I have just been reminded of why you shouldn't drink on a school night!!! *groan* BUT it was for a good reason. I found out yesterday that i got a job i really wanted, a promotion and more money!! Yay!! So after work i met my boyf in a bar in town and waiting for me was a bottle of champagne!! :-) So screw the diet i was gonna enjoy myself. Although to be fair i had already spoiled my day by having some chocolate that had been made by a guy who was leaving my team. And this chocolate cake was AMAZING!!!! A good time was had, cocktails were drunk and copious amounts of chinese food was enjoyed by all!! So a really good day.

But today back on the wagon. I brought lunch from home so i wouldn't be tempted to stray into bad food territory. Gonna aim to stay good until i go to Italy in a week and 3 days time :-).

Oooh, i forgot to add, hit a new personal goal. Got under 12 stone. Was 11st 13 1/2lbs which was amazing. So onwards and downwards. Hope you are all having a good week!!



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Just a really quick entry as I have a job interview thingy to go to . I am 169.8 and by the ski of my teeth I am now in the 160s!!! Woo Hoo!! Feels great!! :-)

32lbs lost in 3 months. I really didn't expect i would be so far along in my journey by now, I am just so happy i made the changes!!

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Well, I decided to take some new pics and put them in my gallery to show myself more than anyone what I've achieved.

I still can't believe it. I am now where near my ultimate goal, but i just feel so much better now. I can even have cheat days and still get back on the wagon and lose at least 1.5lbs the next week. :-) I think that because i am near my weight before i put on like 37lbs in the space of 6 months, i am already happier. I am technically only "slightly overweight" according to the BMI tool. I have a BMI of 27 something. I have about 16lbs to lose before i hit a healthy weight.

But anyway, i am waffling now. I feel good and feel ready to achieve more. I owe it to CC, with the motivation of this website i don't think i would have stuck of this as much as i have. I feel like i have my life back, that I am me again.

Thanks guys!!

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This is not a journal entry, more a reminder or myself.

I will be a healthy weight at 154lbs/11stone.

I will be there in 18.6lbs

I will have then a BMI 24.9

That's all.

*hugs*

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As i sit here at work I am wearing a size 14 (UK). Not just a size 14 top but also trousers :-) It is the weirdest feeling. I know i'm not back to my pre-fat weight (9lbs to go), or anywhere near my goal weight, but i am sooo happy. I feel like my old self. i am wearing my old clothes and just feel great!! (sorry i don't mean to go on.) I am wearing fitted clothes. My trousers fit and are not too baggy. The clothes i am show my figure and i have not worn clothes that do that for sooo long. I have been wearing floaty and baggy tops for the last year.

I'm 175lb today!! (well the scales did say 174.8, but that was on the second go.) I cannot wait for the 160s.

I was having a really bad week last week. the scale just did not seem to want to move. But i had a few more calories over the weekend than i usually do and that seems to have restarted my weight loss.

I want to stay dedicated. I have a lot of vacations coming up and they are kinda my goals. -I have a weekend away in 3 weeks up north. By then i want to be in the 160s. -I have a trip to Turin in a month and a half and i want to be hitting the high 150s. -In November I am going to China (and it is my 29th birthday) and i want to be 140 something or low 150s. -Then in December i am off to NY and will see my "pen friend" who i last saw in July and i would like to be 140. Plus the fact that the last time i was in NY in February this year i was 200lb. -Ultimately I am starting a new job at the end of December and i would like to start it looking good and feeling good about myself. I was 200lb when i went to the interview and it's quite a physical job so it would mean the world to be a healthy weight.

Anyway, it's all good. :-)

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Well i'm still here, still being good. God, do i miss bacon and cheeseburgers. I'm down to 177lbs, although over the weeekend i swear i saw the scale go down to 175.8 but alas that was due to alcohol dehydration. This week i am re-introducing exercise into my regime. I did 30 mins of a workout dvd yesterday and 15 mins with light weights. AND today i ache!! But it feels good in a strange way. My whole body has changed. My waist is returning, my thighs are getting smaller and my tummy is no longer the bloated mess it was. I feel even the tiny bit of exercise i do will help me on my way .

Also good things happened this weekend. I went to my dads to get my weights (i moved out last october and i still have a whole load of things there- my poor dad), anyway while i was there i decided to have a look through my old clothes. Now when i say old clothes i don't mean that they are old and worn out, rather i just became to fat to fit them. They are mostly size 14 (UK), with a few size 12s (UK). So as i was looking through them i decided to try a few things on, ya know just to see how far away i am from fitting in to them. Well....they fit. Not everything, but quite a few of the tops fit. Honestly i had tears in my eyes. I was so happy. I was about 164lbs when i fit most of these clothes, so i guess it makes sense that i would be getting close to fitting in to them, but i guess i had just got so used to being a blob i didn't think i would ever actually get back there. I'm going to have to change the way i think though. Because i have got so used to wearing baggy clothes and floaty tops that at the moment wearing tops that actually fit. And i mean fit comfortable and are not tight- well they feel uncomfortable, I feel uncomfortable and i guess that is just gonna take some time to get used to!!! So it helped, it has motivated me to keep going. I am not far from reaching 164lbs- a weight which i was for like a year and comfortable at. Although i won't be stopping at 164lbs. I want that healthy BMI :-)

Another thing was that i found my skinny jeans, you know every girl has a pair. That pair that you just knew you looked good in. Well i found mine. They are a size 10/12 (UK) (i was about 136lbs when i wore them) and honestly i could barely get one leg on. Which is good and it brought me down to eartha dnmade me remember that although i have achieved alot i have a long way to go.

Anyway, that's enough rambling from me. Hope everyone is going well!!

*hugs*

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Today was a good day. Started the day with a .6 loss. Now 178lb :-)

My boyf came to my work today to take me out to lunch. Which was lovely... but it prompted that age old problem- what can i pick off the menu that's healthy. I decided on a small piece of steak, a plain baked potatoe (medium) and a side salad with no dressing. So i think i did well. And it was yummy.

Although it was so hard seeing my boyf tuck into a cheese and bacon burger with chips (fries) and loads of mayo- one of my all time favourite meals.

But i reasoned that even though it would have tasted nice, that feeling would have lasted for all of 5 mins and then i would have been left with just a feeling of guilt.

So here's tomorrow and continuing to fight the good fight.

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