Twas the day before Christmas..)

Seasons greetings to anyone who is reading this blog.

I've not had a chance to post until now, so I thought as it was Christmas Eve I would sit down and give the blog an update.

Things are still going REALLY well.  The weight is continuing to come off week on week.  I've now lost over 16Kgs and its still going.  The weight lose has slowed down from the 7lbs per week when I started to 5lbs per week.  That is still great, but I've started to do more walking and this week I lost 4lbs in just 3 days.  This is a real reason to do MORE exercise to up the rate of weight lose.

I'm still not feeling hungry...the problem is a mental one.  My mind craves foods which I see on TV or I see the family eating.  I have been really good and not succumbed to any of these temptations although it has been very hard at times.

Christmas has been proving to be a tough nut to crack.  What with all the adverts on TV and friends and relatives coming round or us visiting them.  I never really noticed how much food was a part of Christmas.  It's not until you stop eating that you realize just how much of Christmas it is.  This does make you feel like an outsider, someone who is just with people watching while THEY eat.  This has been very hard at times, but I'm proud to say I've stuck to my guns and not joined in with the eating.

This afternoon with be another tough time.  We usually go around my sisters for the afternoon/evening and there are nibbles and sweets in easy reach for everyone to have.  I've been preparing myself for this by digging out some photos of me before I started this program.  I have printed them out and put them in my office.  I look HUGE compared to how I look now.  Below are a couple of photos.  The first is from the start of 2007 and the second is from today.

As you can see, there is a real difference, which even I am noticing now.  I'm just feeling so much better in general.  I wish I had done something like this years ago...

I reckon I've got another four months of this and I should be right down to my ideal weight.  This is the first time EVER I really believe I can do it.  I'm needing to wear all my old clothes that I had grown out of and I'm even needing to buy new ones.

Well, that is about it for now.  I hope you have a great holiday and I'll post another update after Christmas.

BJ