Amy's weight loss diary

WELL DONE ON THE LOSS!!! That is amazing! :party:

On the skirts issue, I also think tights/leggings are the way to go. That's how I get around in Winter in Melbourne... probably a lot colder where you are, but still, leggings are snug :)
 
It's funny, I've never been into fashion. Never thought I could carry anything off so I've always dressed to disappear. For the first time in my life, I feel like showing myself off. I don't know who this person is and what she's done with shy, awkward, wallflower, Amy (ok, I'm still shy and awkward), but I'm really enjoying this change.

These are some of the kinds of looks I'd like to go for:
Blouse and jeans:
Sweater and skirt: (the skirt thing is one thing, but I'm also considering wearing pale colours on my bottom half :D)
Vest, blazer, and jeans: (I already have some of the component parts for this)
Cardigan and skirt: (ok, I'd tone this down a bit, to be fair)
Dress and tights:
Dress and blazer:
Wrap, skirt, beret:

And of course, I need some more daring jewellery than the very small plain stuff I have now. And shoes. :D

(and a trust fund :svengo: )
 
That's what a lot of the girls do here. I wonder how they cope- I get by wearing tights and/ or thermals (often 2-3 pairs, haha) under my jeans. While it's not Scotland or Newcastle or anything (I always think of the Newcastle near Sydney, but yeah... the original one), it's still to my standards bloody cold. (It snowed both of the winters I've been here. It last snowed in Sydney when I was a year old, and melted before it hit the ground)
 
WOOT plateau BUSTED! :) Good on you! And ya, Jacqui E is great for that kind of stuff! Actually, they are the ONLY shop in Australia where I've been able to find work pants that are long enough, and for THAT, they simply rock. Now if only someone would do that with jeans... but living in Switzerland where everyone is teeny tiny, I doubt it!

you look gorgeous in that dress! I can see how a really nice sash around the middle would really dress it up - I'd just go to a stationary store and buy the thickest red ribbon they have (for presents and stuff) - it works a treat! And yeah, you could definitely do the costume jewellery thing, though I tend to go for big earrings and a big bangle, with no necklace. You'll have to show us a pic when you're all done up! :)

x
 
I love a lot of Jacqui E's clothes, but being a student, there wasn't a whole heap of it I could afford. I got that dress about 4 years ago and even then it was 60% off or something! I don't know about long enough, but I also love Katies' long sleeved business shirts. Lovely flattering fit (not baggy old lady nor tarty teenager tight), good colours, long-lasting, and little-no ironing required. And pretty cheap too- although if their website is any indication they've changed demographic in the time since I left Australia, le sigh.

That's an inspired idea! My thought went as far as "fabric shop... wait, can't sew... mum not here to do it for me... crap". There are plenty of gifty type shops around here, and I'm sure I could find something for much cheaper if they're selling it as gift wrap rather than a belt.

It's funny how different people choose their jewellery. I've never been one for bracelets (let alone bangles), not sure what to do with them kind of thing. I'm very much into the earrings myself. Just got to get out of the conservative mould (plain silver necklace with small sparkle of colour and matching earrings) I've been in forever. I love this, but it's multiples of what I could justify spending:
 
I'm knackered. I'm experimenting with going two days without caffeine and I crashed about two hours ago. I really want a cup of tea, but even on a normal day it's too late for me to have one now. (If I were staying up later it would be coffee. Strong, strong coffee) I hope this helps me sleep, this is the aim. For the moment, I feel pretty lousy. And I want to binge, damn it.
 
I love all those looks! I think you should go for it and not be content to blend into the background any more!

I have always loved unusual, vintage and funky clothes and just fashion in general. But i have found that the larger I have got, the less I experiment with my clothes. I have brown hair with fuchsia pink in the side, and loads of nice accessories, but as for the clothes themselves- a bit boring. That's one of the main reasons I'm looking forwards to losing weight so that i can feel confident in nice clothes again! My clothes are mainly from primark at the moment, cos I think what's the point on spending money on clothes when they will look shite anyway. So I'm so envious of you!

Polyvore is a really good website for messing around on. You can upload a pic of you in the dress, and search through millions of accessories you can buy right now, and put them on a moodboard to see what works and what doesn't.
 
Thanks for that :) When I lose the weight a friend of mine who has excellent fashion sense is going to come and visit me and we're going to go shopping. For every kilogram I lose I'm putting a way a little money, and my boyfriend's giving me some money, to spend on new clothes.

Given the amount I now want to change, though (I thought it'd only be a little), I think I'm going to have to do less city centre and more charity shop. Apparently the swanky suburbs are where to go for that.
 
Food diary time. It's been a hard day because I've gone completely and deliberately cold turkey on the caffeine (and I didn't sleep terribly well last night). I've been very tired and feeling more vulnerable towards binging. I also bought some chocolate on sale recently so I have quite a lot of it in the house. That being said, I think I've done reasonably. (Protein is frustratingly low, again)

I've reduced my calorie allowance again to reflect the kilogram lost.

Saturday 4 June

Breakfast: 40g oats, 300ml milk, 47g blueberries, 109g yoghurt (overpour), and a little more cinnamon than I meant to pour. Subtotal: 326 calories, 21g protein, 51g carbs, 3g fat. 26/64/10

Lunch: a lentil patty with 7g sweet chilli sauce, a slice of rye bread, 77g tomato and 33g cottage cheese. Subtotal: 313 calroies, 14g protein, 50g carbs, 9g fat. 16/58/26

Snacks: 201g of green beans (from frozen) and a 165g pear. Subtotal: 149 calories, 4g protein, 34g carbs, <1g fat. 11/87/2

Dinner: chicken and spinach risotto (I deliberately left my calories a little lower so this wouldn't make too much of a dent- it needs to be eaten). Subtotal: 469 calories, 15g protein, 78g carbs, 10g fat.

After dinner: a 101g nectarine, 70g strawberries, and 273ml of milk. Subtotal: 162 calories, 10g protein, 29g carbs, <1g fat. 26/69/4

Total: 1422 calories (82%- of new total 1731), 66g protein, 245g carbs, 25g fat. 3450.8ml water consumption, 2142.2mg sodium (143%- the risotto was 95% unfortunately). Final split 18/66/16. Happy enough that protein was over fat, need both fat and protein to be higher, I think.
 
A quick and easy way to get protein up is to snack on cottage cheese.

220g= 180 calories 4g fat, 8g carbs and 26g protein.

Not the tastiest stuff in the world but dice a little onion and it's doable.
 
Thanks Iain. I was actually going to go for boiled potato with a big pile of cottage cheese and some mild chilli powder yesterday, but went to the fridge to find I'm out of potatoes. I'll be remedying that today. Not sure I can stomach it entirely on its own, even with flavouring.

Thank you Jasper :D

Oh, and I got some advice on insomnia here (in the off topic section) and one of them was to limit my caffeine consumption. As I said here yesterday, I had no caffeine yesterday. First full night's sleep I've had in months. I'm stoked. (But still want coffee, go figure)
 
I'm really pleased. I'm hoping this tea isn't going to hurt my sleep tonight, I still need to sleep properly (but I always feel worse after my first proper sleep if you know what I mean). I feel a little groggy at the moment and I need the tea to pick me up.

In other news, Sainsbury's frozen raspberries are so much nicer than Tesco's frozen raspberries. Nutrition wise, identical. Weird as hell.

Also, I'm looking into more red meat. I think I've been hitting most of the vegetarian options, but meat is the most bioavailable form of iron. I will consider the expensive stuff, but I'll probably end up making stews. Gratifyingly, turkey is a good source of iron, which I've recently discovered I like.
 
I want this.

While I think it's a reasonable price, with the amount of things I want I think it's probably a little out of my budget range (particularly given shipping). I'm going to look on ebay.
 
Amy,

you're so inspiring! I've been reading your diary (it's long, since I'm late, but I'll read everything).

You're really so inspiring! Your BMR is already very good (you're not overweight anymore), and I'm very confident you'll get to your goal of 21.5.

I'll be checking in here to know how you're doing.

Congratulations!
 
Thank you, I really appreciate it :)

You don't have to read everything. I think it's so long because I write too much- I find it quite useful/ therapeutic. But I'm happy to know when my ramblings and whatnot are appreciated- and I hope that something in all of this is helpful to you.
 
I'm looking at clothes. People here who've seen pictures of my figure- what do you think of this? (yes, to buy within the next couple of days)

Would also appreciate guide to brands in this country. I've hardly bought any clothes here and they tend to be by need and cheap/ from charity shops/ from supermarkets (yes, I've done that). I've never even dared to walk into a Miss Selfridge, looks far too high fashion for me. And I've been in Top Shop all of twice, once trying to find a winter coat (felt really uncomfortable, left), and once dragged in by my boyfriend (last week). Price versus quality versus wearability versus how "in" it is (not that I care about "in", but I don't want to be wearing something in 2013 that's soooooo 2011 and have people snickering at me, you know what I mean? - I care about the snickering, not the fashion industry and those who follow it).
 
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