Byebye Big Bum Phase 2!

Thanks for the posts!!!

Flumes - its only just beginning to sink in!!! And I think I'll only really believe it when I get the first paycheck LOL!


Sarah - thank you for your encouragement! Knowing people are reading and cheering me on REALLY REALLY helps! I look forward to coming on here and posting how I am doing :)


My great week continued! I managed to get some antibiotics for the sinusitus which kicked in after 36 hours so sleeping again - phew!! The bad news is that they make me feel sick (I am allergic to penicillin and have a bad reaction to some of the -mycin antibiotics but have to take clarithromycin for this...) all the time - worse than mornign sicknessand also mean I have a constant taste of chewing on metal filings...a bit like sucking a copper coin...constantly. Needless to say this is tampering with my appetite - the "up side"!


So, Mr X called me twice on Thursday to do him a favour and he told me his schedule on Friday so I could call him for a chat. I left it until last thing on Friday afternoon and when I phoned he said he was just about to call me as I hadn't called him :D We chatted for nearly an hour, despite both of us being at work (and his team sitting around him)...and there was no pretense that any of it was really about work..we texted a few times after that in the afternoon. He was pretty impressed with my promotion, asked what was the next grade above and said he'd be seeing me at the next grade up soon! (I'm now equal/slightly above his grade in his organisation although not half as experienced). I'm not that bothered about seeing him physically, its so nice to talk to him so often and we actually get far more personal than we do when meeting as other poeple are there. It's not normal to talk to someone every week for that long about personal stuff unless you have a connection - its like some teenage telephone call - I feel like I am 14 or somethign LOL :)


and the other news....down to 200 lbs!!


Very happy with that! The next 5lbs are what I call my "magic 5" - i.e. when I stop looking so bulgy around the middle, the spare tire isn't very noticeable and I can switch to wearing tighter tops that emphasize my bust to waist ratio (big bust, smaller waist, big hips). Does that make sense? I look curvy (and overweight) but more smooth curves when I get down to 195 and under. Plus the weight at the top of my bottom/hips is reducing which makes trousers a better fit. Feeling very motivated. Keeping calories down to 1400/1500 per day is working and the cycling is definitely making a difference. Looking forward to upping my running now that my foot is better. Can't remember the last time I craved or bought a chocolate bar or had some crisps.


7 June - lose 3lbs (205lbs) - done by 10 June

14 June - lose 3lbs (202lbs) (meet X) - done by 15 June

21 June - lose 3lbs (199lbs) - 200lbs on 22nd June - 8lbs down in 3 weeks!!

29 June - loose 3 lbs (197lbs)

5 July - lose 3lbs (194lbs)

19 July - lose 6lbs (187lbs) (HOLIDAY!)
 
Oh my god, well done on the 200lbs target, when you lost the 59 pounds before, did you notice any excess skin on your body? I have yet to catch up on your entire diary, but i am just wondering because im 229 pounds and want to lose 93 pounds, i am terrified at the thought of excess skin



Congrats on doing so well so far:)
 
Hey jjjay! Congratulations on breaking the 200 lb barrior...that was a huge step for me and I know it is for you too! Just keep making the good choices and keep exercising and the rest will come off too! If I can do it, you can too! Thanks for writing in my diary too by the way...it helps me more than you know! I've been here since Sep 2011...and I've seen people come and go...I prefer to stay and keep my mind on straight and I hope you do to! Good luck with the relationship...but whatever comes of it...don't "eat at it"...!


Sarah
 
Hey guys and thanks for posting :)


Scratch the 200lbs....weighed myself this morning and...199lbs!!!!!


WOOHOOO! Onderland as Flumes woudl say!



7 June - lose 3lbs (205lbs) - done by 10 June

14 June - lose 3lbs (202lbs) (meet X) - done by 15 June

21 June - lose 3lbs (199lbs) - 199lbs on 23rd June - 9lbs down in 3 weeks!!

30 June - loose 3 lbs (196lbs)

7 July - lose 3lbs (193lbs)

21July - lose 6lbs (187lbs) (HOLIDAY!)


Irishprincess - I wouldn't have said I was really toned and tight skinned/muscley as I didn't do those kind of exercises...I just went running and concentrated on losing the lbs. My upper arms, although they lost a lot of inches, were wobbly in terms of skin - but nothing I was worried about showing in a sleeveless top. Likewise, my tummy had a little flap/muffin top (but I have had a child so blame her for that!! and it was only really around where I had an existing appendicitus scar). However, I am from mediterranian heritage so have relatively supply skin. Probably the pictures at http://weight-loss.fitness.com/t/40182/before-and-in-between-238-183lbs-another-40lbs-to-go help explain. My main worry was my boobs - I didn't want droopy deflated ones but it hadn't happened by 179lbs...who knows what the next 30lbs would have done!


Sarah - I do understand what you mean about people posting in your diary - it is immensely supportive - I feel exactly the same. It takes a while to get momentum here with people reading stuff and posting regularly but when you are on the go...it really helps. I joined back in Dec 2009 and a lot of people have come and go since then (which is a bit sad when absolute regulars just disappear...but then again, I did for a while...). For me, weight loss is about buying into the long term and having it as an absolute focus for the start, until the lbs start reducing regularly, then it fades a little in the background to become a way of life. My downfall was that I got so busy at work and injured so I couldn't run, that it wasn't tinkering along in the background, but halted! Re Mr X - good motivation to look good, lose weight and feel good about myself. It's a little weekly/every few days buzz that SOMEONE wants to get to know me, talk to me, help me along. That's the nice part - I'm not in the place any more where I feel miserable if it doesn't turn into something (which would be the eating risk!).
 
Atta girl!!!! Look at yoouuuuu!!! SMOKIN!


I had to look back at your previous pics myself. Wow!


You are gonna be the poster child for the Weight Loss Forum if you keep this up!



Happy happy for ya!!
 
(I think that post just before me is a spambot. )



How many superlatives can one girl take???? Honestly, I've said brilliant and I've said fantastic, and I've said terrific and here you are with a whole new achievement!!!! :party:


Ladies and gentlemen, she just doesn't stop!!!!! :eek:


Seriously, jjjay, great that you've broken that tough, tough 200 barrier -- go, jjjay, go!!! :hurray:
 
Hehehe you guys are great cheerleaders (yes, EVEN the spambot...I'll take encouragement wherever I can!).


Fell off the wagon slightly yesterday - met up for an afternoon training with all my normal national team (whom I haven't seen since going on secondment). Had a healthy lunch at the conference center (fish and salad - no potatoes, no pudding etc...) but after the training, we went out to celebrate the various promotions and I had probably...5 or 6 glasses of wine and we shared some hummous/pitta bread, fries and garlic bread platters. I didn't have a huge amount but would estimate, that with the wine, I was probably 2500 cals for the day, maybe 3000 rather than 1500. Not the end of the world, and I'll be cycling for at least an hour today.


I think the highlight was that I wore a tight clingy shirt for my presentation - its that funny point where my waist isn't quite free of the spare tire enough to do this with absolute confidence. Baggy clothes feel more comfortable but actually wearing somethign more fitted looks more flattering. So I just went for it yesterday and wore it...


Got to dash to work. Have a good day my lovelies and I will read diaries when I get back tonight.
 
ok, back from work!


Food today: 1320 cals (and that INCLUDES 220 cals of a chocolate bar that I shouldn't have eaten!)

Exercise: 1 hour cycle from work to home (360 cals burned)


In appeals court for big case for the next couple of days so should be a nice break - I can just sit back and listen (plus one of the guys on the other side is a bit hot....heheh...fair bit of flirting last year when the case was last in court...shame I'm not as slim as I was then but still feeling pretty good!)


Now I'm 3 flights of stairs away from the kitchen and really can't be bothered to go downstairs to fix a proper dinner...Its just too far!!! Looking forward to weigh in at the end of the week - I just feel like its getting better every day - even if the lbs plateau out at some point, I feel slimmer, trousers fit better, tops aren't so tight that I can't wear them...IT'S HAPPENING!!!
 
well okkkaaaay that was an interesting day and night! I was in court on a case on appeal that the last hearing was on a year ago, and I had a flirty episode with someone from the other side 12 months ago. So today we both pretty much knew the other would be there....talk about slow burn LOL!!!


Sat in the court room, ended up directly opposite him and all through the day we were both trying to pretend we weren't looking at each but every now and then we'd catch each others eyes and have a bit of a smile/laugh.


So...AND THIS IS THE LESSON HERE GIRLS - BE BOLD...I decided that i had nothing to lose and after the day had finished at 4, hung around the court and whilst he was leaving with his team, asked if he had 5 mins for a chat. He told them to go on without him and the conversation went on....and on...so I suggested a coffee...he suggested the pub. Numerous drinks and dinner - no gap in conversation all evening and a fair bit of flirting and tactile behaviour on both sides, some 6 hours later, we decided we had to call it a night, walked back to my tube station (his hotel was next to it). He gave me a kiss on the cheek and a big looooong full body kind of hug. I bottled it and said good night rather than kissing him and we walked off in our different directions. I have to see him tomorrow morning (last day of the case) so when I am not drunk, any kissing might have turned out to feel like a really stupid unprofessional thing to have done the night before. I will call him though (he's part of Mr X's organisation....) and chat and email - I'm sure that we will keep in touch and maybe he'll be down again in the city at some point..


Nice to feel attractive and flirted with. 9lbs down BUT acting like I feel good and look good - that's the difference. I still have lots to lose, but I am so glad that its starting not to hold me back from being who I am as opposed to feeling shy and insecure (which isn't my natural personality!!!).


Rubbish calories on the wine. Great cals on food (not much of it today!!). Dreading tomorrow morning - going to feel not good I fear....
 
AHey jjjay! Congratulations on feeling and acting bold!!! And I especially love that you are feeling good about yourself! That is the best part of weight loss for me... Renewed positive self esteem! Keep making good choices ( and stay away from too much wine)! And you will see the pounds continue to go away!
Sarah
 
hey guys. What a day...again!! LOL


I put on a tight wrap around shirt that is a bit busty to be honest - again, obviously feeling so much better about how I look! Walking down the street with my MOJO rattlin'!! You know, when you get a smile off of a nice looking guy, so you walk on smiling a bit more...and then the next one...so you smile even more...and by the time I got to the station, I was like....a supermodel or something hahaha - well that was my walk to the station this morning (it is so rare that I overbrim with confidence that hopefully this doesn't sound arrogent!!!!)


We got chatting for 2 mins on our own before the trial started and I was pleased that he wasn't awkward at all after last night - in fact the opposite, he was pleased to see me but a bit nervous about being so pleased - bless.


Today there was no pretense of catching him looking at me and him looking away or vice versa; we just stared at each other across the court room and wriggled eyebrows or laughed. Then when the day came to an end, I walked out and sat outside with my legs crossed - his colleague came up to me and we were talking about technical stuff and then Mr Z walked past leaving for his train but stopped, said bye to his colleague, turned to me, put his hand on my knee and kind of squeezed/stroked it for a couple of seconds and said that he'd see me soon when I came to visit him at his office, gave me a cracking smile and ran off. God knows what his colleague must have thought about him touching me like that - hahah. In the context of how tactile we were last night, its fine and fits with where we got to with each other but its NOT what you would do to someone that you'd just met a couple of times in our professional environment LOL. I was just taken aback that Mr Z forgot himself enough to do that in the company of others that work with us both. On the other hand, it was a real reassurance thing - "yes, I meant the interaction we had last night" kind of message.


Would I be too desperate if I drop him an email or give him a call tomorrow? It was like he was nervous this morning that I might just come in and go oh my god I have a huge hangover, got drunk and flirting with him was a big mistake, but throughout the day there is a mutual attraction there and when he left it was definitely "unfinished business". Hmmm. It so nice to get plain clear messages from a man (unlike blooming Mr X who is so controlled and calculating).


Will jump on the scales tomorrow or Saturday morning. On one hand I've had rubbish alcohol intake this week, on the other hand, I've not eaten that much at all some days - between 1200 - 1500 cals. Clothes are DEFINITELY getting looser and my stomach has lost one bulge - I think that's pretty much where the whole 9lbs has gone!


By god though, I have double motivation now!! Z wants me to come to his region and sort out a load of cases....no problemo! Suppose if he really wants to see me he can sort that out....OK super concentrating on the poundage. THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN - I CAN GET BACK DOWN TO 180 lbs!
 
First of all... Congrats on getting to 199- WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!


Secondly, OMG your life sounds so exciting right now!!! Haha look at you getting your flirt on!!! Alcohol is such a weight loss killer though... Good luck with the weigh in!
 
If he's (pointing one direction) X, and he's (pointing in the other direction) Z, does that make you Y, in between? ;)

And I jolly well hope that some merest whisper drifts back to X (I am guessing that your field is full of hot gossipers, because all fields are!) and that he realises he can't dilly-dally too long, or this gorgeous, curvaceous, knockout woman is going to get away!


(They could fight a professional duel, with the man who wins the case/gets the big client/pulls off the biggest deal coming panting in, thinking he's won the right to your hand, whereupon you, as an Independent Woman, astonish them by suddenly revealing... Mr Q!)
 
Alright Jjjay!!


You must be glowin'!!!!! Really! I mean when when you're smilin'....the world smiles along with you! Thats an old tune from somewhere that I always hum to myself when I feel good. And its true!!


Enjoy it!!! I hope you kids hit it off! Woohoo!!!


And what more of a motivational boost could you wish for!!! I can see you crushin 180 in no time!!


Way to go!!!!!!
 
hey Ludzafuzz - thanks for dropping in! hehe under that magic 200...I definitely have got my flirt on!! That mojo is rattlin' once again!!


NoParsnips - that is a hillarious thought. Think of them both like...police officers running different, competing teams...putting the two of them together in the same room...I wouldn't want to be there!! I wouldn't know which one to look at and the manly territorial thing would kick in once X or Z figured out wht I was like with the other one hahaha.


Flumes - thanks hon :) I am on a roll and its brilliant motivation to stick to the exercise and weight loss plan. Seeing someone come on a bit keen does put some of our chats about X in perspective - great to be friends but if he's not going to step up when there's an opportunity....guess its not meant to be.


Sarah - thanks! Really chuffed to feel the confidence returning!


Update on the last two days:

Been eating pretty well - minimal snacks, healthy choices. Stuck to 1400 cals on Friday, went out for a 20 min walk at lunchtime - sent Z an email before I went off so I had somethign to look forward to and we sent a few jokey ones back and forth in the afternoon which culminated in me saying I had some work stuff to chat through with him at some point so to let me know when a call might suit him and him joking around about how he had too much work to catch up on and then saying seriously though, call me anytime you want... (this is the point at which, having played it quite keen, I'm now not going to call for a week or so.... EVIL!!). So, I called Mr X instead...who was in a very chatty mood and talked about for an hour and 10 mins....on a Friday afternoon when he usually leaves early. Maybe NoParnsips is right....hahaha.


Saturday

food not as good as it could have been:

small pancakes for breakfast - 250 cals

2 cups of tea - 30 cals

snack of 1/2 pitta bread and hummous - 200 cals

1 small prawn wonton soup - 115 cals

Strawberry light meringue bar - 60 cals

Small bag of snack buscuits - 120 cals

steak, veg and mushrooms for dinner - 300 + 166 + 60 = 526

pineapple juice - 100 cals

small bit of leftover tuna steak - 60 cals


Total so far: 1461


But the BEST NEWS is that I tried out my new running shoes today (Saucony ProGrib Stabil CS - for overpronators who need real arch support) along with a "dancers pad" (bit of chiropody felt that sticks on the ball of my foot with a hole cut out so the sesamoids (small bones a bit like knee caps under the big toe) could float around impact free - these were the bones that I injured and have caused me agony over the last 8 months)>>>> So, despite not doing ANY running for 8 months apart from a tentative 3 miles the other day, I ran my old route of 7km and didn't stop once...or have any pain (well thats a lie, everything but my foot hurt like crazy!). REALLY REALLY PLEASED!!!! This now means I can go back to regular running. My time was pretty slow but 7km - not bad at all for when I should be quite out of condition! Not sure how many calories I burned - a lot of online calculators are saying around 670 cals for an hour jogging at my weight - on one hand, I was slow, but on the other hand, there are some killer hills on the route to climb... 670 feels a lot though so perhaps it is less.
 
AHey jjjay! Excellent on the run! Be careful on that distance right off though...could be trouble if you get injured. Believe it or not, you burn the same calories if you walk the same distance...takes longer, but much easier on the bones and joints! Just a thought. (coming from someone who runs and walks but on the treadmill!)
Take care nd great choices you've made are leading you to great results!!
Sarah
 
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