Great Start To May

[Islay]

I am now 198lbs lighter.
I lost weight on holiday!!
Only another 35lbs to go to get to the surgeon set target, but who knows I may add 14lbs to that will wait and see how I feel after those last 35lbs.

[jno]

well done you, keep at it.

[Islay]

Lol Barmaid, actually clothes shopping is a pain when you have to do it!!
Its got to the point where I am buying the barest minimum to get through the month unless there is a really good deal on then I buy a few sizes down!
Hate to say it but jeggings are my new best friend, the are the only thing that I buy these days that are over £30 as it really is the case of pay more for better quality with them!

[maggiebee]

Totally amazing Islay - you must have real perseverance to have stayed the course. May the next 35 lbs drop off you like raindrops off a leaf x

[Barmaid]

I dont really like clothes shopping either in fact, I hate any form of shopping. I do most of it online because I really dont like changing rooms and I really dont like lots of people in shops.

[choux]

Your achievement continues and together with your enthusiasm the target develops. You are a remarkable lady, Islay. So pleased you had a great holiday :)

[ummmm]

Really really proud of you xx

[Islay]

Thanks Ummmm xx

[Peter Pedant]

good !
well done

[hc4361]

Wow!

[Islay]

lol HC - I am having a treat for lunch - 3 slices of brie and a teaspoon of cranberry

[anneasquith]

I fancy some brie for lunch now :-(

[Islay]

lol sorry anne

[anthro-nerd]

Amazing! Well done you!

[Islay]

Oh dear apparently reading about my weight loss is nauseating! What a shame!

[bednobs]

i dont find it nauseating

[hc4361]

You absolutely must stop thinking of food as a treat - it is simply fuel to keep you going and the 'wrong' food is poison.
Find other ways to treat yourself.

[Mamyalynne]

Brilliant achievement, a new life really.x

[Bazile]

Do you enjoy food now , given that you are full , after eating a very small amount ?

[Islay]

Given how I react to some foods HC - I will always allow myself at treat otherwise it like being on a constant diet and its not a diet its a way of life.
The way it was explained to me was that if a thin person wanted a treat they would have one just a small one - therefore I should do the same.
Bazile - at times yes at others no - had a family bbq whilst away and managed to eat loads of protein (well loads for me), but went out for dinner at a post restaurant and only managed a tiny bit of goats cheese - it really depends on so many factors, like environment and heat and stress etc as to how my stomach is going to behave when faced with food!

[Barmaid]

Will it always be like that, Islay? Or will your body slowly adjust? I know you've had one or two "episodes" where you've collapsed - is that likely to stop?