2 Stone

Last week, I finally reached my 2 stone award. I was absolutely overjoyed with it. I have pinned it to my notice board and my sister even got me a bunch of flowers to congratulate me. It felt great. On the same night, my best friend got her 1 1/2 stone award, which she wasn't expecting and is completely, wonderfully insane!

Things have been OK. I mean, not wonderful, but OK. I've been rather under the weather and not keeping up to date with my friends like I usually would. I've literally been getting home and dropping into bed. I just want to sleep all the time. I don't think it's slimming world that is causing it. I just think that I have been burning the candle at both ends and I need to take it easy for a bit. Work is so insane at the moment and I won't cope with it if I am unable to function as a human!

My jellyfisher friend has lost 6.5lb so far and of course I would not want to belittle that as it's a really good thing- but she is noticing her loss all over the place. She is saying that lumps and bumps she used to have on her body appear to have melted away. Having lost 2 stone, I note that many of my clothes are too big for me (I took 7 bags of clothes to the charity shop this weekend) and others fit where they never did before. However, I still look in the mirror and see exactly the same lumps and bumps as I saw before. I still see myself as the same size as when I started. I fear that this may be because I have always been really hard on myself and I won't notice the difference until I have reached my target weight, which is still a considerable distance away.

When I got my 2 stone award, I lost an extra 1/2 lb. This means that I am already on my way to my 2.5 stone award. 6.5lb to go and I would like to do it before going to the dance weekend at Alton Towers. That is, I believe, in the middle of March.

I also have to think up a 'free food' to take to group with me on Thursday. I reckon I will take my ratatouille as I have been going on about it so much. Or maybe a salmon & rice salad?