Conny’s Weight Loss and healthy eating blog

My name is Conny and I am ready to change my life. I am going to use this blog as a way of recording my progress as I change my life. I am going to face up to the things I know I need to do and log my thoughts and feelings as I do so.

The long term outcome I am looking for is…

living a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a weight that makes me feel comfortable at all times without depriving myself

My initial goals are…

To lose 4.7kg because that will bring me to my target weight of 64kg by the end of April.

So, here goes…

Day 1 Saturday 1st January 2011 – OK, here it goes – it is the 1^st of January and I am officially one of thousands of people who are starting a weight loss programme in the New Year. However I am very determined to make it, knowing that I have done it before. It is going to be hard though, as I just loooooooove my food.

Friends and colleagues always say “you don’t need to lose any weight you are skinny”, which is probably true if you just look at me with my clothes on – they haven’t seen me in my natural body suit yet. I certainly do not fall into the category “Micropig” anymore. Like so many other sufferers I have nearly mastered how to hide my problem areas – my wobbly tummy. I suppose I am quite fortunate that I am tall (5.10”), I have very skinny legs, arms and bum – all my excess weight goes straight onto my tummy area. According to specialists this is the most dangerous area, as this is where all the important organs sit and I don’t want to ignore this completely. Anyway for people who need to lose a lot of weight who look at me probably think that it will be a piece of cake for me to lose a few pounds, however, trust me, for me it is like climbing the Mount Everest. I think if you have a lot of weight to lose, you are quickly dropping few kg just by cutting down your daily intake. As I don’t have to lose an awful lot it is as hard as it is for a big person to go into the final few pounds of their weight loss programme.

My weighing this morning after an opulent meal last night including alcohol was 68.7kg. That is about 2.7kg more than a few months ago – not a good starting point. My target weight is 64kg, which is less than 1 stone to lose and will bring me to a weight that I haven’t had since I was a teenager. 2 years ago I nearly lost already that much and felt great. I want that feeling back, but I am not kidding myself, it will take a few months.

John asked me what my goal is – whether it is giving up certain food, or eat healthily, or whatever. Luckily I have no certain food that I cannot do without. I like a nice balance of everything. I am one of those rare people who can buy a big bag of crisps, eat 2 handfuls and then put it back in the cupboard, ready for next day. I must admit though I would always choose savoury food, over sweets. I also ALWAYS have to have a second helping to my dinner. I don’t know why, but it is just psychologically. It is almost as if I want to get the first lot down to get rid of the hunger and the second lot to really enjoy it. So I must find a way to stop myself from doing this. Doesn’t help that I always cook for 3 – 4 people when it is only 2 of us.

So, how do I go about it? I will count my calorie intake as I do not believe in all those diets where you are allowed to only eat such and such etc. and deprive yourself. I rather have a bit of everything but count my intake. That way I do not have those massive cravings. Hopefully – she says…..! I hope this diary will help me to explore my feelings on the way.

See you tomorrow!

Day 2 Sunday 2nd January 2011 –

Weighed myself this morning and the scale showed me a surprising 67.5kg, which means a weight loss  of 1.2kg since yesterday. That is quite a lot, however I reckon that day 1 was especially high because I stuffed my face so much with anything that came my way on New Year’s Eve. As a matter of fact I knew that I would have to go on a weight loss programme in November, but did not see any point in starting then as I knew that lots of Christmas Do’s, friends invites, Christmas, New Year etc. would lay ahead of me and then no point in going on a diet. So with this in mind I thought “ahhh what the heck, I just enjoy as much as I can while I can..!” A lot of rubbish really, but I DID enjoy it. I even caught myself on several occasions that I would have dinner and think about what I will eat for breakfast the next day, or even wake up in the middle of the night thinking already about what I will eat during the next day. Very strange, as I had never experienced this before. On the other hand I kept on feeling more and more uncomfortable with my tummy that kept getting bigger each week. I would lay on the side in my bed and touch my belly and check how far it is to the edge of the mattress and it wobbling over and pulling me down . Luckily that never happened.

Yesterday was not too bad really. Of course I thought about food and what I would like to eat. Was looking forward to my dinner all day. I cooked Ravioli with grilled Chicken and spicy tomato sauce. A total of about 650kcal. For lunch I had 1 slice of dark rye bread with cheese (245kcal). I craved a small amount of sweet and made a hot chocolate with a dash of milk (50kcal). Normally I will have a fair amount of sweets after dinner, but I managed to stick with 2 (!) wine gums. I wanted more, but didn’t, so was quite pleased with myself. I roughly consumed a total of 1285kcal, which is a bit less of what I can have. I will try to stay below my allowance, so that I do not have to feel too guilty if I go above on certain days. Not sure if that will work, but will see how it goes as time goes by. I am trying to plan each day ahead, so I will roughly check what I want to eat during the day and how many calories each meal/drink/snack has. That way I know if any “extras” will compromise my total calorie intake.

I did not go to bed hungry last night and that is a good thing. I hope that the next days are going fairly smooth as well, but am sure that I will have rough days coming up.

Day 3 Monday 3rd January 2011 –

I almost feel slightly guilty to admit that I hardly had any cravings yesterday. I felt slightly hungry at certain times, but brushed it off, remembering how good it will feel once I lost all that weight. When I woke up this morning I was reeeeealy hungry and could have easily consumed two Full English, however I had my 2 Rivita’s with ham like every morning. My weighing was 67.6kg, so 100g more than yesterday, although I stayed within my allowance of 1300kcal per day (I was even slightly under). A bit disappointing, but John assured me that things like this happen and tomorrow will probably have improved slightly.

I kept myself really busy today. Took the dog for a walk in the morning (2 miles). Went to the Shopping Centre and spend an incredible amount on stuff (had to treat myself with something, although I doubt that I could eat a pair of knickers . Went to Pret a Manger for lunch and had one of their delicious soups, which suggested it has only 243kcal. Not sure if I can trust them, but have to take it as it says. Got back quite late and took the dog for another 2 mile walk.

Dinner was a Spicy Prawn and Noodle soup, which I got from one of the dieting shows on TV and downloaded the recipe off the Internet. One serving has only 200kcal, which is really hardly anything for a meal and you actually feel pretty full up. However that was 1 hour ago and I could munch something right now – probably more a habit, but I still got plenty of calories that I could consume tonight. So will check in a minute what I can find.

Tomorrow back to work and I wonder what impact that will have on my dieting as the whole office is constantly full of biscuits, cakes and other goodies. Very hard to resist, but I must be strong.

Day 4 Tuesday 4th January 2011 – My first day back at work and I was very busy, so did not have too much time to think of food or even have lots of food, however I felt very hungry I must admit. So when I got home I could not wait to stuff something down my face. Cooked a healthy meal (Pork Filet with vegetables and new potatoes) and still had a nice allowance of calories afterwards, so treated myself to a banoffee ice desert of which I don’t know how many calories it had, but I think it was a Weight Watchers one, but even if it had more than I thought I would have been within my range. My weighing this morning was 67.4kg so hopefully coming down slowly. Can’t wait to get below 67kg. There is a party coming up soon, but I will either eat before or account for whatever is on offer there.

When I went to the shopping centre on Monday and saw myself in the mirror from all angles I almost felt a bit disappointed that I still had those fat rolls haning over my trousers, but I don’t know what I was expecting. I suppose that when you go on a diet you think it should be visible immediately as I feel already as if I am wasting away . Obviously not the case. I won’t give up anyway!

Day 5 Wednesday 5th January 2011 – Weighing this morning 67.1 – yepee. Seems to be paying off being hungry lots and lots. I was really hungry most of the day. I am trying to change patterns. I normally have breakfast before I go to work (about 7:20am) and only eat 2 Rivita with ham. So I am ready for more food by about 9:30am. I normally have some fruit then, but does that fill me up…..? You must be kidding – of course not, but it helps to calm the nerves for food . So one day I took my breakfast to work and had it later, but it did not make any difference whatsoever. Was still starving marving at 9:30am. One day I had a more substantial rye bread with one slice of cheese and had it in the office, but again it did not seem to make any difference. I have lunch at 12pm (because by that time I am starrrrrving), but only eat a salad with tuna, which does not have more than about 250/300kcal. So not much to make you really full up for a long time. However as I am determined I try to just ignore the hunger feeling. I know that once I achieved my target weight I will be able to eat slightly more without gaining weight (hopefully).

I had a tea in the afternoon, which I normally don’t have, but because I use sweetener it makes me hungry even more. Did you peoples know that sweetener is part of the feeding ingredient for pigs? Because apparently it makes them more hungry, i.e eat more, i.e more bacon on my plate . I also try to avoid diet drinks as they have the same effect. Not sure if I am the only one noticing this, but it does make me instantly hungry.

Dinner was a lovely recipe of pork loin strips with chickpeas, green pepper, onions and tomato puree. We ate that with no rice as it was quite a lot and had only 352 cals per portion. It was delicious and quite filling I must say. I treated myself to a Solero ice cream afterwards as I still had kalories that I could consume. It is so nice not to have to deprive yourself from sweets or other “naughty” things like so many diets suggest. As long as you stay in your range you can have anything and I like it a lot.

Day 10 Monday 10th January 2011 – Day 10 and I have simply forgotten to keep my diary for the last 5 days – how dare me! No big excuse, except lots of work and feeling a bit rough with cold over the weekend. So what has been happening? Yes I had the occasional craving and I ate a bit too many calories over the weekend, but I am sure that will level out again. I did not go out, but cooked healthy meals instead. Weighing went down Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but then up again on Sunday. Only slightly, but enough to make me feel a bit disappointed. John assured me that this is normal and it is no reason for me to think “oh well, it is obviously not working”, but I did feel a bit upset still. Natural?! I suppose as weeks go byI will learn how my body works, by continuously weighing myself each morning. This morning I weighed 66.6kg and I hope to see a big improvement tomorrow morning.

I find it much easier to control my calories during my work week – not sure why, but probably because I have some sort of routine and no big temptation to go out for a meal. And the good old salad bar is always there, without a fail, waiting for me. Also I am very busy at work and can’t think about food too much, although I feel very hungry at times. But I still feel that way even when I am not counting calories, so I ignore it.

We have a party coming up on Saturday with buffet style food, which I normally like (depending on the buffet), but I am very tempted to cook before we go out, so that I am not touching the “naughty” food. Worst case scenario though would be that I will eat at home and THEN have the buffet food as well – that would be typical. It has to be one way or the other.

Anyway, my belly fat is slowly moving away from the edge of the mattress and finally no immediate danger anymore to pull me over the edge in the middle of the night. So fearless sleeping for me .

Good night!

Day 11 Tuesday 11th January 2011 – 100 gram??!! I lost only 100 gram between yesterday and today…?! I honestly could not believe it. A steak weighs more than bloody 100 gram . Oh well, I got over it and moved on. Was in a meeting until early afternoon and felt very poorly today (with cold) so was more busy feeling sorry for myself than the fact that I cannot eat a lot. Besides – everything tastes the same anyway when you have a cold.

Had a salad with a small chicken breast for lunch. I spray my salad with balsamic vinegar and a little bit of soy sauce. Sounds strange, but tastes good and has hardly any calories. For dinner I had a Weight Watcher menu which was rather delicious and not too naughty with only 362kcal. For pudding I had a Weight Watcher ice cream and counting all my calories together today I could still allow myself to eat a small amount of something, but I won’t, although I do feel hungry – a bit, but will go to bed soon, so that feeling will vanish. Thank god!

I wonder what my scale will tell me tomorrow. Will I finally go under the 66kg mark? I doubt it, but hey it will happen one day.

Day 12 Wednesday 12th January 2011 – A breakthrough! Finally went under the 66kg mark. Weighing this morning was 65.7kg! Yepee. Wow that felt good, after all that hard work. I even went outrageously experimental and tried a shirt that I had not worn for quite some time as it was a bit tight around my waist line. That fitted perfect this morning. Although saying that – my porky little friend is still there and it still hangs slightly over my belt, however it must have come down by an itsy-bitsy-tiny bit, so anything is fine with me.

A colleague of mine at work is on a diet, but she is taking only substitutes (i.e. she only drinks shakes) so she has not eaten anything properly since 2 weeks and she is going out for a meal tonight  as an exception (as it is her birthday) which she was over excited about. I thought about this on my way home and what that means when you are trying to lose weight. You either want to lose weight or not, correct? I am going to that party on Saturday, which provides buffet food, but I am already thinking about how I can avoid eating the food there, because I do not want to ruin what I have worked so hard on in the last 2 weeks. I suppose people are different and I am sure I will be looking forward to a night of pigging, but at the moment I just want to get to my target weight. THEN I will treat myself!

I hope I will continue feeling the way I feel right now. Of course I would love a piece of cake or a bag of crisps etc., however the desire to lose the weight is stronger at the moment and every result like the one from this morning encourages me to carry on even more! That can only be right and I feel goooooooood!

Day 13 Thursday 13th January 2011 – Weighing this morning was 65.9kg – 200 gram more than yesterday, however I am slowly getting used to this. I want to pick up on Jacqui’s comment below (thank you Jacqui). When I started this diet I wanted to weigh myself once a week, like you do at Weight Watchers and to avoid exactly what Jacqui said – the disappointment. But John suggested that I try and weigh myself every day as the body weight will fluctuate for no particular reason and it makes you aware of it and you get used to it without feeling too depressed. I am still in the beginning of my weight loss programm and of course it is a bit discouraging, however I must admit that John seems to be right (I know he will love reading this…. – yes, you are right AGAIN . I more or less eat the same calories each day, sometimes even less and still I might have gained a bit (like today), so it cannot be something that I have done wrong. Also once I have reached my target weight I need to find out how many calories I can have per day without gaining weight again, so it is important to experiment and weigh myself every day. Also, if I have a few days of being “naughty” I can put the breaks on immediately if the weight climbs up too much and correct it there and then and not after 1 week, when it might have become 1kg. So I think I stick with this method for a while and once I know how my body reacts I might revert back to once a week – who knows.

Apart from that I was ok. Ate healthy, but was a little bit above my allowance, but that does not matter. 2 weeks now and I recon it will take another month or 2 to get to my target weight, but that is ok.

Day 14 Friday 14th January 2011 – Felt really down last night and this morning and am not 100% sure why, but am better now. I noticed today that I still feel quite hungry before lunch and dinner, however it seems to have gone down a bit. It is not so craving anymore – almost as if my stomach is slowly getting used to eating less. I still can’t help though thinking about all those lovely things that I would eat and that it makes me feel all yummy inside. I wonder if I will resist this feeling in the future, or if I will go back to old habbits. Of course I will want these treats every now and then, but not every day. So I can really appreciate it when I have them.

Normally I would have a glass of wine or 2 on a Friday evening after work, but I want to save my calories as we are going out for a meal. I will choose something fairly healthy, however so far I have consumed only about 500 calories (don’t know how I managed that), so I can treat myself to 1 glass of wine and a nice meal of my choice. Luckily I am no big drinker. I only drink on the weekend and even then only Friday and Saturday only about 2 glasses each night. If we socialise with friends it might even be 3 . So I am quite lucky that this is not high on my list of priorities.

Anyway, gotta run now…!

Day 16 Sunday 16h January 2011 – Missed writing about my day yesterday, but I suppose that is not a disaster. Was very focused yesterday as I knew I would go to the party in the evening. Had a M&S ‘Count on us’ menu at 360kcal which was really filling. I still had 300kcal left to use when I got to the party. Didn’t have any buffet food, but treated myself to 2 glasses of wine and 2 pieces of sweets from the chocolate fountain and stole another 2 pieces of John’s plate (without the chocolate). So I was a bit over by the end of the day, but still under 2000kcal, so should still be losing some weight. However, my weight still hasn’t shifted and is lingering around 65.6kg and 65.7kg. I am waiting for another break through.

Was good today. Only had soup for lunch with a roll. Cooked a Cottage Pie for dinner and found out that it has less calories than I thought it would have (around 400kcal for 350gram, which is quite a lot). My 1/2 of the pie didn’t have any cheese topping though. So I will allow myself an ice lolly in a minute, which I found in the freezer section today at Tesco, which has only 75kcal. Looking forward to that.

I am wondering how long it will take until my weight actually comes down again.

Day 17 Monday 17h January 2011 – …….well that might take a while as my weight this morning was a very disapointing 66kg (!). Not sure what happened as I really have not cheated – mostly even been below my allowance. So I was VERY frustrated. However John was there to give me a motivational talk and pointed out to me that if I had been to Weight Watchers 1 week ago and would have had my weighing today I would have lost 1lbs, so he has got a point and I think I just have to be more patient. I was surprised anyway how quickly my weight had dropped in the 1st 2 weeks, so maybe it is going at the normal pace now.

I was really craving something very naughty today and I am not talking about a night with George Clooney – more along the lines of Fish & Chips or similar. It is probably going to be quite a while until I will treat myself to that sort of thing….might have George Clooney before the Fish & Chips…;-).

I will NOT give up!

Day 20 Thursday 20th January 2011 – ah oh – forgot to keep my diary for a few days. Was so busy at work, that I could not face to do this little “job” as well. Shame on me!

Anyway, had a big breakthrough this morning with 65.1 (!)kg. Gave myself a little “*” in my food diary – feels a bit like being “Employee of the month”. I still kind of eat a range of all sorts. Normally I try to keep my calory intake during the day to a minimum, so I have some left over allowance to work with in the evening. Because that is when I normally have this and that in front of the TV.  So I can have a mixture of lovely little treats and that does satisfy my craving for naughty things. I nearly always stay in my calory allowance though. Now that my weight is coming so well I feel even more encouraged to carry on. I am already contemplating to go under my target weight, but just have to see how it goes and how long it takes for me to get there.

I can definitely see a difference in my belly reducing in size. I am no longer worried to climb on the scale in the morning. I am starting to enjoy this now. I can honestly say that the first 2 weeks are kind of hard, but then it is getting easier by the day and I am feeling less hungry. Fingers crossed!

Day 23 Sunday 23rd January 2011 – Weekend almost over and I was lazy again filling in my diary. Not much to report on anyway. After my morning weighing on Thursday with 65.1kg, on Friday it was 65.5kg again . Do I need to understand this…? Not yet to be honest. And since then it has not really moved much. I ate over my allowance on Friday night, but was still below 2000kcal. I was ok yesterday and today, although I feel hungry tonight. I am wondering when it will finally come down again.

Today we went for a very long walk around a lake. I reflected on my diet and talked about my slight frustration that everybody I tell I am on a diet says “you don’t need to be on a diet”. I don’t know why nobody can just say “good for you”? We talked about the fact whether the word “diet” is associated with people who are hugely overweight. Maybe I have to use a different word, such as “detoxing” or “eating healthy for a while”. Maybe this is more exceptable and less threatening. I agree that I do not look as if I need a diet, but the point is that if I would not “eat healthy” every now and then I would start getting overweight. And I don’t want to pile on the pounds and then have to work double as hard to get rid of them again. I suppose I look the way I am because I do keep an eye on calories etc., even if I do not count them. However every now and then I have to put the breaks on.

Anyway, nearly time for bed now and at least I don’t feel hungry while I sleep and Iwonder what my weight is going to be in the morning. 3 weeks now into my diet. It will probably take another month or more to get to my target weight.

Night, night

Day 24 Monday 24th January 2011 – Today was not a good day. Got up all enthusiastic to weigh myself and found myself in huge disappointment. Weight had gone up again. Only by 200g, but at this stage I am hoping for it to come down every few days by 200g, not going up. Was nearly in tears and felt so discouraged. John recommended to fill in his spreadsheet which captures each days calorie intake and the total weight loss. Puts it a bit more into perspective and actually seeing it on a chart makes the overall outcome not look so bad after all. However I have been good the last few days and I NEED the weight to come down.

Whilst writing this, my email bings in the background and this little preview box in the bottom right hand corner comes on. It is from “Pizza Express”, inviting me to one of their special discount nights……..well, Pizza Express, you can just bugger off.  Trying to sneak your messages into my brain, trying to be clever. I know you guys have special nights on all the time, so I will come back on your offer, but not just now. Go away!

I will have a trifle pudding in a minute with 129kcal (low fat) and I tell you peoples: it is delicious. This brings me to a total calorie intake of about 1339 for today. Slightly over, but nothing to lose my sleep over.

If my weight goes up again tomorrow I will not write about it as I cannot face this anymore. I will then only be back once it has come down.

Watch this space!

Day 28 Friday 28th January 2011 – I am baaaaaaack! I said I would not come back until my weight is back on target and I can gladly say that it is back to what it should be and even less. This morning I weighed 65.2kg, which is great. So it must be true that the body just fluctuates in fluid or whatever it is, because I did not change anything in my diet. Yes, I might go over my allowance every now and then, but I still stay under 2000 kcal so should still lose some weight. And it has happened so I am well pleased about it and back on track. I am actually so pleased that I had to treat myself to a Monster Munch today. And I really enjoyed it. No gulit whatsoever.

We are going away this weekend for a short break (just 1 night). I am already trying to plan ahead what I can have without just eating salads. It should be fine and even if I go a bit off track it does not matter. We will also do lots of walking so that will be good to put some exercise into the programme.

I will be back after the weekend to report on my progress or non progress. We’ll see.

Day 31 Monday 31st January 2011 – A breakthrough: on Saturday morning I was below the 65kg mark and weighed 64.8kg – what a success. Weekend is over and I enjoyed it to the full without depriving myself. On Saturday we spent an awful lot of time in cafes as it was so bitter, bitter cold outsight and there was lots of nice stuff on show, but I managed to resist some of it. For lunch I had a very small jaket potatoe with baked beans, but no butter or cheese. This was accomponied by a cafe late. In the next cafe I consumed a rather dry Victoria sponge and a tea, followed by a small glass of red wine (about 1 hour later). For dinner I had planned to eat a steak with vegetable, but we could not find a suitable restaurant and ended up in an Italian place. I ordered a Pizza, which was probably one of the best Pizza’s I ever had and I managed only 3/4 of it – after that I was really full. On our way back to the B&B I was craving some sugar and had a mini bag of jelly babies. That did the job.

Next day for breakfast I had scrambled eggs (out of 2 eggs), 2 slices of bacon, tomato and mushrooms (I asked not to cook them in fat) and 1.5 slices of brown bread (with flora). That was very delicious and to my surprise I did not feel hungry until the evening – everyone who knows me closely will agree that I normally do not go without food for more than 2-3 hours, but I was really ok. I finished half a bag of crisps (a small bag) around lunch time in the car, but not because I was hungry, but because I wanted to taste something salty.

So this morning I weighed 65.2kg again, but I am not upset about it, as it is not too much and I thoroughly enjoyed it and know that I will be back on track within a few days.

I am confident that I will continue to being successful!

Day 33 Wednesday 02nd February 2011 – This mornings weighing was 64.6kg, which means a total loss of 6lbs since the 1st of January. That is great. However, I got myself an up to date Calorie bible and read the introduction and in there it states that one should measure the waist  just above the belly button and that women with a waist measurement between 32 – 35 inch are at health risk and guess what ……- even though I lost 6lbs I am a 35 inch. I am not sure how much I was when I started my diet, all I know is that I lost a bit around my waist, but not hugely. My clothes fit better, but still there is my porky friend. So not sure if that will go down much more or vanish at all, but if that is the case, I will just accept it. I am very skinny everywhere else, but that was always my problem. Oh well I am not going to lose my head over it and am still proud of what I have achieved so far.

I treated myself to another bag of Monster Munch, but stayed within my calorie allowance !

Day 40 Wednesday 09th February 2011 – I know, I have let my diary down for a while, but I am often too tired in the evening to write and there is not so much happening. I am too busy to think about my craving, or hunger, except for the evening and I am still on track with my target. The weight fluctuates a bit on certain days, but I finally got used to it and now that I am under 65kg it does not bother me so much anymore. This morning’s weighing was 64.2kg, so there is actually less than 1lbs to lose to reach my target weight, however I think I will continue for a bit longer. I got used to my pattern of eating/not eating and although I feel hungry at times I do not think about it too much. I treat myself every now and then to some nice stuff and do not feel guilty about it – I actually enjoy it to the full.

I feel really great and can finally see a difference in my body shape. Monsieur “Porky” is still there, but he is now more like a “Micropig” and I can accept it. My clothes fit so much better and I can wear stuff again that I had abandoned in my wardrobe – not because they did not fit, but because they were a bit tight around the waist.

There are a few dinners coming up and I wonder how I get on and feel slightly “anxious”, however even if I indulge, I am sure I will get back to my normal routine during my week and should get back to my desired weight.

Wednesday 16th February 2011 – I have actually reached my target weight 5 days ago – hurray. Since then it has fluctuated very slightly, but not even worth worrying about – especially now that I know this happens. I am encouraged to carry on for another 2lbs and will then stop.

I am VERY pleased with myself and I feel great. Of course I still have those cravings and want to eat all those lovely things, but I treat myself every now and then and do not feel guilty about it. The next day I am back on track.

I went to a tailor yesterday and they had to take my trousers in by 2inch. I basically lost 1 dress size. I was always a size 12 in trousers and 14 in tops, now I am a size 10 in trousers and size 12 in the tops. I bought myself a new pair of trousers for work and a new shirt and it was the first time EVER that I can remember that I tucked my shirt into my trousers and actually did not have to walk around like having just sucked on a helium baloon and trying to keep the gas in – well in this scenario my belly. And I felt really good. I am almost wasting away .

Anyway, now that I have reached my target weight and although I want to continue for another 2lbs I will stop my diary as I think I have done myself proud and I do not need the peer pressure anymore. It was a good journey and now comes the most important part of this – keeping the weight off. However I think by having kept a diary each day and weighing everything off and being more aware of how many calories certain things have, I should be on the right way of living a healthy lifestyle.

I am wishing everyone out there that is on a diet or trying to be on a diet the best of luck. It is not easy – I am very aware of this and you have to be in the right frame of mind, however the feeling you get once you achieved your goal is great. So keep on going – I know you can do it!

4 Responses to “Conny’s Weight Loss and healthy eating blog”

1. Anonymous says:

   January 23, 2011 at 4:51 pm

   Hi Conny – glad it is all coming together and John is just a Tower of strength isn’t he. I do not know what I would have done or where I would be without him. However – less about me ! I really must tell you that I listened to John’s weight loss hypnosis track – the first one of the two on the disk – late at night before I went to sleep on my mp3 player. If you have not got one or are apprehensive about learning to use one, ask John to show you how to use one. He wrote me an idiots guide ( clearly he did it very very nicely ) and even I can use it. I listened to the first track and proceeded to lose two stone in about 9 weeks without any effort or feeling I was cutting anything out at all. Infact it was and still is not a diet. I loved the entire process and do not think I will ever eat in the same way that i used to pre-John. It really worked for me ( plus constant John pep talks ofcourse, although my issues were with alcohol not weight – I add here that I barely drink at all now. two glasses of whisky since NYDay ). Clever John keep smiling.
2. Jacqui Warner says:

   January 12, 2011 at 4:14 pm

   Conny
   Keep it up – my suggestion would be to weigh yourself at the same time of the day on the same day of the week and no more – that will stop the horror of putting on a little bit of weight one day and only losing a little on another. Your weight can fluctuate quite a lot in the period of a week.
   Keep it up
   Jacqui
3. Conny says:

   January 10, 2011 at 9:59 pm

   Hi Fiona, thanks for your kind words. No I haven’t listened to John’s Hypnosis tracks. I might revert back to this resource if I really get stuck. So far yes I do feel in a good place. See how I feel in a few weeks time . Take care. Conny
4. Fiona says:

   January 6, 2011 at 9:34 pm

   Hi Conny – I’m enjoying reading your blog. I also heard fizzy drinks make you hungry and also sweeteners and I think it may be in John’s own weight loss blog. I could be wrong. Have you listened to John’s weight loss hypnosis track – it really worked for me. Sounds like you are in a Good Place Fiona.