MySlimmingWorldJourney.

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I’ve been absolutely awful with keeping this up to date over the last year. We’ve had a pretty shit year this year, there’s no other way of summing it up other than to say it was a complete write off. I have literally been my worst enemy. I’ve eaten enough for about 4 people some days and weeks, however some weeks I’ve actually stuck to plan and have had some good results. I’m currently 12 stone and half a pound - 1 stone 9 and a half pounds lost so far. However I can’t seem to get below 12 stone! So back to basics this week and having my cheat day on Saturday! I really wanted to be at target by Christmas of this year. However we’re almost half way there! So it’s down to me! I need to stop snacking on a pack of 4 kitkat chunkys and start snacking on fruit and veg instead! 7 months with two stone to go... I can do this 👌🏻

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Little progress picture too, there is a stone between these pictures. I'm amazed that my belly isn't as round, my legs are thinner and I've got shape and a waist! I never thought looking at my own underwear pictures would inspire me to carry on as much as these do!

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I got woman of the year!! This time last year I'd have never of thought I would join slimming world. I thought my weight was fine (deep down I knew it wasn't) but my boyfriend and family loved me and that was all that mattered! However looking at pictures of myself made me feel so depressed and disappointed. I hated going clothes shopping because I knew they wouldn't fit me and knew I'd have to try them on. I hated clothes shop fitting rooms with a passion. No one wants to see their wobbley bits from all different angles and especially with their lighting. However I am now 1 stone 3 and a half pounds lighter (17 and 1/2 pounds), I still don't like fitting rooms, but I'm getting there. I can now walk around my bedroom in my underwear and not be disgusted at catching a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I know I'm making my mom and boyfriend proud, but best of all I'm proud. My next mission is definitely learning to cook proper meals and trying more foods. I'm sure my boyfriend will be ridiculously happy about this! But until then I'm gonna keep pushing myself and trying to get to my target before Christmas/my birthday!

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So I've not updated this for the last month, I've had a pretty busy few weeks! So let's start at the beginning. I went on holiday to Turkey for a week, all inclusive and was eating pancakes with Nutella every morning... came back with only a 2 pound gain. (I was massively surprised at this!) Went to H's hen do and drank my body weight in alcohol, missed weigh in just after as there was a family illness. Went back the week later with a 2 pound loss 👌🏻 My last weigh in was 09/08 - I lost another 2 pounds and was given my stone award! I also received slimmer of the week jointly with my mom! What shocked me the most was the fact that I received this text, saying I'd been nominated for woman of the year... I was certain my mom had nominated me, asked her and she promised she hadn't. (Also asked the rest of our tribe - there's now 8 of us - and they hadn't either). I'm not very good with public talking, I embarrass easily and get very nervous - however I am quite looking forward to speaking up on Wednesday. Even if I don't get the award, it's made me realise just how proud of myself I am. I am determined to get to my goal weight by my 24th birthday in February. I am hoping to lose 2 pounds a week from now until Christmas. I think I need a new progress picture and measurement update as I'm still not seeing a difference!

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Endocrinologist Appointment

So had my 6 monthly endocrinologist appointment today, turns out I've lost 6kg since my last appointment in January. Obviously had to correct the doctor and tell him it was from the start of April. His face was a picture! I learnt today that I was most likely born with PCOS and I am 99% likely to have it for the rest of my life. He definitely knew how to kick a girl when she's down! I cried all the way home from my appointment, this all means facial/body hair is still going to be increased, thinning of my head hair, abnormal periods and possibly the inability to conceive. Everything a girl does not want to hear! So when I mentioned my concerns to my boyfriend, he said I should stop being upset about the shit hand I've been dealt and be happy with the fact I was blessed with good boobs and if we couldn't have children we could have another cat or a dog... He definitely knows how to make me smile ❤️ On the plus side, I am now 82.1kg which translates into 12st 9lbs and in 3 days I'm going to Turkey for a week with my family. Tried my bikini on the other day and I don't look as much of a whale as I thought I would. I guess this just goes to show Slimming World does work, it helps you lose weight but gain confidence. Hopefully I'll put another progress pic up when I'm back 👌🏻

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Ridiculously excited for the next couple of months!

- Started my new job Monday. - Leaving do for my old job on Friday. - Turkey on 8th July. - Hen do on 22nd/23rd July. - Get to see one of my friends marry her best friend on 2nd September. - Go away with the boyf on 4th September!

I really don’t think life could get any better right now! Extremely happy Felicity!

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Usually I hate having my photo taken from far away, I only ever have pictures taken of my face and when I know about it... however when you're playing with your nephew on a hot summers day at a water area at a park you don't really care what you look like. However Emma - my sister in law took this without me knowing and I'm amazed at the difference from the photo of me in the purple dress! My body shape is completely different. I have a waist now, however my boobs are definitely shrinking! I wish the fat would go from my tree trunk thighs instead 😂 Weigh day tomorrow and I'm pretty sure I've put weight on, I left my old job on Friday and ate some cake and then started my new job yesterday and I've barely been eating because of the heat! 2 and a half weeks until my holiday though and at this rate I'm still gonna be a chubby cub! But I'm skinnier than when I started slimming world so I can't moan!! 😆

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So this week I am half a pound down (not too sure how as I've been ridiculously naughty), I am currently 12 stone 13 (I maintained last week and the week before I put a pound on). I have just started my 12 week journal and it takes me to August 30th (3 days before H's wedding!) and I am planning on losing at least 1 stone and 3 pounds so that I will have lost 2 stone! Obviously if I lose more than that I'll be over the moon. Ideally I would like to be a size 10/12 by then and have thinner arms so I can wear a nice dress. This weekend I'm going to take all of my measurements and take a picture in my underwear and then in 12 weeks time do the same and hopefully I'll be able to see a difference! Hopefully this motivation stays for the whole 12 weeks and longer, but I can't guarantee it! Fingers crossed though!🤞🏻

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So after my little strop the other day I put on a pound, I can’t even be disappointed because I know I was ridiculously naughty! However I still went to group, I still got weighed and I still stayed for the whole of the group. I love listening to other people’s stories, why they joined and what their motivation is. As I’ve said before, mine is that I don’t want to look like a whale in a bikini on holiday. So this week I’ve bought myself a motivational diary. I intend to stick to this religiously for the next 12 weeks starting next week so it takes me right up to September and I’m going to prove to myself that I can do this! No more cheeky snickers bars, no sandwiches from Tesco and definitely no Chinese…

Also glad I stayed to group tonight as we buy raffle tickets (the money goes towards the tea and coffee facilities but also goes towards brilliant prizes). When the consultant said what the prize was (slimming world mug, fruit tea and 2 sachets of salted caramel options hot chocolate) I got slightly jealous of the future winner of it, purely because I have never seen a salted caramel hot chocolate (and salted caramel is my favourite flavouring in the world!) she then pulled the raffle ticket out and it was mine! 😍

So now every time I have a cup of tea I can see that life does taste better with slimming world and that I can do this!

Here’s to a new week!

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Blugh

Haven't written on here for a while, I'm still doing well with my weight loss - 2 and a half pounds until I've lost a whole stone and haven't put on weight for 7 weeks since I started slimming world. However I feel massively crap, bloated, tired and quite frankly - shitty. I keep trying to motivate myself and remind myself that this is a bloody hard journey and I'm doing really well considering I am useless with diets! (I put on a stone doing weight watchers two years ago) However it really helps that I have my mom helping me every step of the way, the woman is a bloody saint for putting up with me for 23 years and still being my best friend no matter what. My boyfriend of 3 years is pretty good too, especially when I'm feeling really low - he always knows how to make me smile in my darkest moods. I guess I just needed to write this to make myself see that I have pretty amazing people around me and influencing me and just to sit and rethink that I am actually doing really well! My confidence is rising, I have a waist and I'm almost in size 12 jeans. I go on holiday in July and all I want is to look like a normal human being in a bikini instead of a whale 🐳 I want to make my boyfriend feel proud standing next to me and for him to be happy that his girlfriend isn't all flabby and fat. One day I guess this will all become true and in a years time I'll read this back and laugh at myself for being so silly, but until then I'm going to drink my cup of tea and go to bed. Tomorrow is another day.

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A month between these two pictures and half a stone lost. I keep saying to people that I can't feel any difference and that I'm not noticing anything. Well putting these pictures side by side has proved me wrong. I finally have a bit of a waist now, my bras and knickers are too big and I'm in a size 14 pair of jeans. After a month of doing slimming world I'm genuinely proud to see such a slight difference, last year I joined weight watchers and put more weight on than I lost!

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Had to go clothes shopping as my thick thighs ripped two pairs of jeans this week and I was down to one pair of jeans! I know I’ve still got a muffin top, but fitting into a size 14 pair of jeans and being able to do them up and be comfortable is a bloody miracle! I usually hate trying clothes on, the mirrors and the lighting just make me feel disgustingly fat and covered in cellulite. But today after work, I went to Matalan actually wanting to try clothes on. I took in 3 skirts, 2 tops and 5 pairs of jeans. The skirts were all too big in a size 16! (crazy right!?) I bought one of the tops and three of the five jeans. Practically skipped out of there with a huge smile on my face! Hopefully in a month or two I’ll be doing all this again for size 12 jeans or in a few weeks because of my silly thighs 😂

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One of the main pictures that made me realise I needed to do something about my weight and fast. Weekend away with work at an annual conference and I woke up utterly hungover (probably still drunk, thanks to free drinks!) looking through Facebook at the tagged photos and this popped up. I have never felt so disgusted and heartbroken in my whole entire life. This is the heaviest I have ever been, my starting weight was 13 stone and 10 pounds. Getting on those scales when I first started slimming world was a big eye opener. Half a stone down and I’m excited for what my skinny future is going to hold!

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So I started slimming world on 29th March, I’d been putting it off for a few weeks because I was too embarrassed to admit to myself that I was overweight. Whenever I mentioned it to someone they’d say “you don’t need to lose weight”. Which is what everyone says when someone says they’re overweight. Well, I bit the bullet and turned up with my mom, brothers girlfriend and her nan and instantly felt more confident. I couldn’t believe how friendly and welcoming everyone was and I definitely couldn’t believe how much food I was aloud to eat! Slimming world does not feel like a diet, I’m constantly full and enjoy my meals. I’ve still got 3 stone or more to go but I’m more motivated than I have ever been! If anyone actually comes across my tumblr then i apologise. I’m doing it to prove to myself how far I’ve come once I lose all of my extra baggage!