Dress

I had bought this dress on eBay looking up steampunk for costumes. It drew my eye. I was too big for it when i got it (like it wouldnt go over my head too big) and it's made by a very talented designer.(but not the price tag as sells all stuff via eBay)

I bought it as a I want to wear this and be able to wear it. Was trying it on other day as hubby has Christmas party next week in February. This isn't the dress for that event but it fits and looks good.

I'm still not exercising as much as I need to but MacMadam my buddy is signing us up for a 5k so even if I don't run it as not running yet with ear, I can walk it and need to walk faster. So quarter end at work is over and now I'm ready to motor

Also my hair is growing back nicely! Still wearing wigs at work and going out because why the hell not ! They look good and no bad hair days hah

But my hair is coming in thicker and more surprising is now curly. Like curly sue Curley with waves. My hair was dead straight before so this will be interesting.

Goal wise I'm about 16 pounds to goal and still being good about the food especially with not exercising as much. Still have cravings but doing well. At work yesterday they did a pancake breakfast for all us sales folks. I had a sausage and some egg. Lunch they did pizza, I had some chicken parmagina and threw away the bread. Gave half the sandwich away as well so had just chicken. Dinner was shrimp and I also had two protein tubes during the day. I need to drink more water again. I was doing better at 10 glasses but now 8 and I feel better at 10.

Moving and grooving

So down again. While I can't exercise like I need to since I still have the hole in my ear, been keeping strict on diet as much as possible. I find if I do eat a bite of something like a carb that I want more of it, so no bite at all helps. Iv have only 15 pounds to go and I'm 9 months out. Ideally like to hit goal by the year so as soon as I have clearance I have to get more intense workouts

It's been good though for clothes shopping - now in a 10/12 trousers in US and 16/18 tops with large boobs still front and center :) I can just walk into any store and buy. As one of women at the support group was saying and all of us nodding as we knew it too well, now we try on and unless we love it we don't buy it. Before if it fit you bought it as most items didn't and shopping for clothes made you feel shite. I went to one store as thats where I knew it all would fit but did a shop maybe once a year for work clothes.

My Mum is here and helped me clear out three closets of mine and kids and hubby. We must have 7 bags clothes now to donate to friends, church. Feels good to get it all cleared.

So signed up for a family walk valentines day and a relay for life walk April as helps to keep on track. What are you doing to motivate yourself ?

Moving and groovin

Trousers

So here's me in my old trousers. Yes I fit one side.

8 months on

130 pounds down. Shopping with sister was lot of fun. It's a real treat going to store and everything fitting. Now in size 8-10 10-12 in trousers. Wow. Tops well still have boobs so 16. Also just finished first 5k. Didn't run as still hole in ear but we walked it with whole family out at a park crack of dawn and medal to prove it!

Side view 8 months on

Yeah take that holidays!

So finally under 170 at 169. It's not the number but more the head space of going up and down a pound daily it seemed until I went down. I still have to do more exercise but this evening came home and cleaned house literally so feel good about that

So I'm going to walk the 5k as still not allowed to run but sure that's ok. I need to get treadmilling and walking with my sister when here as haven't walked enough. The scale and my clothes tell me still heading in right direction

So christmas is usually a time of stuffing faces in my family and most families I know. Especially chocolate so keeping that out of house this week.

Sending blessings to all of you for a wonderful Christmas and New year if I don't blog sooner

Holidays

So I weigh myself most mornings. Naked of course because I did enough weight watchers meetings and know to go in as light as possible ;)

I'm still losing but slower and I need to ramp up my activity and keep logging my food. With holidays it's easy to do the bite lick taste that's another couple of
hundred calories. That Ginger biscuit, small chocolate or even the food at work or out with friends around holidays. Now I try and go- well that 3 wee ginger bread is an hour on treadmill or cleaning garage. Do I want to clean garage then eat away and move and groove.

Made me think Out of Box for workouts that aren't typical but burn calories.

Walking with kids at kids zoo was a great workout and great hanging out with friends. That's an easy you don't think of it workout. Carrying the little one at cinema for three hours was a killer on pelvis so not recommending that one again

So scale going down and my aim is to lose another couple pounds before holidays and increase my activity