Playing Out

We were invited to a party last night - and I had nothing nice to wear that fits me! So I bought this black "playsuit". I think it's quite slimming with my funky high heels. Surprised a few people I hadn't seen for a while, which is always good.

Shame I was so worn out from digging and shifting 5 tonnes of paving blocks really - was back home and in bed by 10pm!

Digging it again

Having dug the drainage ditch last weekend, this weekend it was time to bury some huge drainage cells in the garden - so this is the start - and that's me with a spade instead of a wrecking bar for a change!
I'm sure it must be good for my bingo wings!

200g - not a lot!

I have a list of vegetables that I can have lots of of, and a list from which I can have only 200g (total) per day. This restricted list includes things like tomatoes, mushrooms, red and yellow peppers, asparagus, turnips - so lots of choice, but limited quantity.

To give you an idea, this is what 200g looks like - two big mushrooms and about 1/3 of a beef tomato. I made this lot into a Sunday Brunch with a smoked bacon pancake.

Knickers!

Had to go shopping today in my lunchtime - simply HAD to!
Got dressed just fine this morning, but as I got to work my knickers fell down! It's just as well I'd put trousers on today, or they would have been round my ankles with me stepping out of them. As it was, they were bunched round my thighs, and I was hoiking them up all morning. So, it was either shop or go commando!

Waisting Away!

Measured all my vital statistics last night, just to see how much I'd shrunk. Couldn't believe it!

The scores on the doors...
Calves - down from 19" to 18.5" - 1/2" loss
Bingo wings - down from 16" to 15" - 1" loss
Thighs - down from 30" to 27" - 3" loss
Bust - down from 47" to 42" - 5" loss
Hips - down from 60" to 53" - 7" loss (and easier to measure, can actually get tape measure round now!)
and top of the pops...
Waist - down from 46" to 36.5" - 9.5" loss!

I'm 5'4", so you can imagine how "chunky" I was - but clearly getting smaller all the time!

Isn't funny, dear reader, that I will share these intimate details with you, my size, my weight, my feelings - but ask my age and I'll poke your eye out!

My new best friends

I have lots of new best friends.

If you are one of my old best friends reading this, please don't be alarmed, you are still one of my best friends. Some of my new friends aren't even real.

The ones that are real I've got to know via the Alizonne forum - some I've met in person, but many just through exchanges of stories, hints, tips and support. They are a friendly, sharing and caring bunch, who all give of themselves generously when they can, and take support and advice when they need it.

My other best friends are inanimate objects.

I don't think I could live without
- my Tbsp and 1/2 Tbsp measures, for dishing out the olive oil.
- Or my weighing scales for my 200g of special veg.
- Or my aerolatte for mixing my drinks.
- Or my silicone muffin cases for making my treats.
- Or my silicone spatula for mixing sticky things.
- Or my white body stocking (or tic tac outfit) for having my hoovering in.

These friends are also serving me well.

Lumps and Bumps

Had a bit of a panic last night. I was lay in bed (as you do) feeling my ribs (as you do) and found a lump. It was just where the two sides of my ribs joined together in the middle, but it was quite large and it wasn't there before.
I panicked a little bit, and mentioned it to a very understanding (but trying to sleep) husband. Turns out, it was my breastbone! I didn't even know I had one - never felt it before. Not that I can remember anyway!

So, turns out I am normal after all!