A loss of .1kg (.2lb) makes for a total of 2kg (4.4lb) for the past two weeks. And that in spite of our lovely Thanksgiving dinner and a brief spell of insanity on Sunday at the Chapel St Festival in which I consumed wedges, nachos and a scoop of white chocolate and cherry and a scoop of honey baklava ice cream from Baskin Robbins (the white chocolate and cherry was meh, nasty maraschino cherries, but the honey baklava... sweet skateboarding Christ was it good!)
So it appears my system has settled down and I'm exercising again. And it feels GOOD!
It also means that I really have achieved my next goal of losing 25kg. Woo! It feels REALLY GOOD! I'm treating myself to a couple of new skins for my ladymisstree.com site from Joelle at BlogMoxie. Sexay!
So I have a plan for the holidays. It's pretty simple.
My plan is that this week's weight is what I want to be for my first weigh in of the new year. If I can still be 75kg in the first week of January, then I'll be extremely happy.
I intend to keep eating sensibly and doing exercise all the way through December. However, I am not going to deny myself for Christmas. I'm not going to go overboard, but this way I can have a little bit of everything, enjoy myself and not feel deprived. I'm not pressuring myself to lose anything for the next four weeks, just not to gain.
If, by some freakish miracle, I do manage to lose, of course I'll be thrilled. If I do gain, I will be disappointed, but I'll work it off in January. My goal is to simply maintain and enjoy the holiday season.
January, I'll go at it again, hard core. I would like to be at goal for my 33rd birthday in April (and for Beckie's 30th in May!), so I'll have around 15 weeks to lose the remaining 10kg.
I might be dreaming with this one, but I'll aim for it and whatever I manage to lose in that time will be good.
I think the maintenance is achievable, I hope being at goal for my birthday is achievable.
Something I never thought would ever be achievable? Walking into the Alannah Hill store on Chapel St, pulling out a size 14 silk brocade overcoat and it fitting perfectly. Even the button over my hips did up without pulling! I nearly died on the spot! Then I looked at the price tag. And promptly died on the spot.
I might fit into her gear now, but I don't think I can afford to!
Hi Tree,
You sound absolutely fantastic at the moment- glad you're happy. And why wouldn't you be- you look great!
that is a good and reasonable aim for the holidays. well done on the 25kg you legend!
'sweet skateboarding Christ' MUAHAHA. You know had JC been born in the 20th century I bet he would have been a skateboarder, a real Californian dude :) Anyway I digress.
Well done on 'really' achieving your 25kg milestone! As of today I'm 0.1kg off achieving it for the second time in 6 months, hehehe.
Your holiday plan sounds great too. I'd be doing the same thing, except I have to make up a bit of ground that I lost over the past 6 months! Christmas Day will be my only exception, otherwise it's Bootcamp all the way :)
Hi Tree, Oh My (sweet skateboarding) God !!!!- Congrats to you on reaching that 25kg goal. You are inspirational to a lot of people that read this site - which is Fabbo by the way.
Please give yourself a really really nice small and expensive something for xmas as you deserve it. Enjoy the silly season and be a bit silly and remember "dance like no-one is watching"
Merry xmas to you and thanks for the words - they make me (us) smile.
Yay for 25 kgs! and yay for Alannah Hill jackets that do up! Those things are gorgeous. maybe you can have one for a goal present, as long as you put the photo on your website. Your party season plan is very sensible and I hope you don't mind if I try it too. Happy summer to you :-)
seriously, i think this year thanksgiving food was calorie-free! magical. i only gained .4 lbs, my best friend stayed the same, and you lost! magical!
I have dreams that involve me walking into a posh shop, trying something on, having it fit puurrrfectly, but then not buying it because it just wasn't _quite_ what I was looking for......I'm so glad someone is living this dream. I will get there eventually.
I just hope you did the happy dance required for moments like these in the privacy of the dressing room:)
I wish you much swimming and soda water for the christmas break, K.
I can't wait to see the new skins.
And I also am continually in awe of you -- especially losing on Thanksgiving week. Congratulations!!
I just stumbled upon your site from Scale Tipping. Congratulations on your milestone.
You have a great sense of humor. I'll definitely make your blog one of my daily reads.
Hi Miss Tree, I've been reading your journal for ages so I thought I had better write a comment! You really have a way with words you know that? You actually make me laugh outloud :) And I also love the way you get straight to the point - life's too short to beat around the bush isn't it? Keep up the great work.
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