Weigh in day

I am happy to say that I am still 132 pounds :-), so the extra 100 calories a day are helping to maintain, but slowly loosing weight. I was 132.5 pounds last week, now I am exactly 132 pounds.

Last week ended up being fish and salad for dinner instead of my burger fuel, so tonight I had burger fuel. The poor lady at the counter had to put up with making me a very special burger - a small bun with fish and lettuce and tomato and tomato sauce (My first burger in about 3 - 4 months), and it was devine.

I want to thank everyone who has had to put up with my highs and lows and strict need to control my food.

Finally the before and after photos together

weigh in day <:-) I have done it

I have lost 50 pounds. I now weigh 9 stone 6 pounds, 59.9kg, or 132 pounds.
I get to have my first special meal today, and I'm off to burger fuel for dinner for an altered nitris seaside. -- yum. My calorie intake is going up to 1200 calories.
Richard is charging his camera and then I can get some after photos for you all as promised.

This is not the end, I have a new goal of 9 stone (again), but its not urgent and it might not even be practical or healthy for me, so we will see.
I still have to learn how to maintain this weight.

What is motivating me to lose weight

My bikinis (and summer in 4 1/2 months time).
Looking good at the work ball in september, not shying away from the camera.
Not wearing a track suit on the beach.
Feeling comfortable wearing a light short sleeved summer dress.
Just being around people with out feeling like they are looking at me like I have no self control, or sloppy or lazy.

Weigh in yesterday

My weigh in proves that I'm not gaining weight. But alas I've not lost weight this week. So I still weigh 134 pounds. I have more confidience in next weeks weigh in.

For those interested in how I am losing the weight (47 pounds)

The first part of my diet was 10 days of water fasting, and then to make sure that I did not pile on the weight, I have slowly added food back to my diet. At certain points of my diet I have added back foods. This allows the body to believe that there there is no need slow down the metabolism because more and more food is coming its way. (This is possibly the reason why some people have never had to bother dieting and have stayed skinny). So the first week after the fast I only had a low fat cup of soup for lunch. I have been extremely strict on my diet, I found out that it takes about a week for your body to notice the food and speed up the metabolism to suit. The second week - low fat cup of soup for lunch Salad for dinner (with low fat dressing) Lettuce, tomato, asparagus Grated carrot, similar veges and so on
and now I eat quite a bit and am still loosing weight I have a cup minestrone soup with 1/3 to 1/2 can of tuna for either lunch or dinner (but at least 1 soup a day) I have a poached egg for breakfast (with tomato sauce for taste), 1 tablespoon of flax seed. Vegetable/avocado sushi (8 normal pieces) for either lunch or dinner, or a large plate full of salad, or a large plate full of vegetables either boiled, steamed or baked. and 50 grams of smoked salmon for dinner. Milk biscuits and a hunts fat free chocolate pudding, with 2 teaspoons of marmite to keep my iron levels up.
And yes I do exercise but not a lot, about 30 - 45mins a day during the week (from car to work and back and a little walk at lunch time), I am 33 and no I don't have children.
I hope this helps :-)

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Richard made the nicest thing for me
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And is one of the sweetest things anyone has made for me.

Updated BMI calculator

http://www.nzideas.com/BMI calculation.xls
I have now added a calorie to kilojoule and kilojoule to calorie converter to the spreadsheet. I have tidied up the little sheet too. Its tidy and practical, and I am happy for people to download it from my site, just don't say it is yours.

Weigh in again 134 pounds, I have lost 3 pounds this week

I am 134 pounds, I have lost 48 pounds
or
I am 9 stone 8 pounds, and I have lost 3 stone 6 pound
or
I am 60.78 kg, and I have lost 22 kg

I am 2 pounds away from my revised goal which I have now changed back from 9 stone 6 to 9 stone. Yes I have decided to try for 9 stone again, if its too light I will just add a bit more back. But I will be happy with 9 stone 6 and there is no urgency to go lighter. Plus I promised my after photo when I get to 9 stone 6 and I am keeping to it.
I'm really happy, I feel heaps healthier, I have heaps more energy, I'm becoming more comfortable with who I am.
2 more pounds away to being allowed a special meal on Saturdays.
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1st Week - 16 pounds
2nd Week - 4 pounds
3rd Week - 1 pound
4th Week - 3 pounds
5th Week - 1 pound
6th Week - 3 pounds
7th Week - 3 pounds
8th Week - 3 pounds
9th Week - 1 pound
10th Week - 2 pounds
11th Week - 4 pounds
12th Week - 1 pound
13th Week - 1 pound
14th Week - 1 pound
15th Week - 1 pound
16th Week - Nothing
17th Week - 3 pounds

I have made a little BMI calculation chart

http://www.nzideas.com/BMI calculation.xls

You can convert your height and weight from metres and kg to pounds and feet, and work out how much you can eat to maintain your weight. It has a copy of the BMI table in it to reference what your BMI is. A cool little tool I know I will be using for a long time to come.

What an excellent message board

I am into exploring how much I can learn and where the limits are on learning. I've found this great site that promotes just that http://www.wordofmouthexperiment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4

weigh in day and still 137 :-\

Oh well could be a lot worse, I could be getting bigger. I've got to ride it out and see what next week brings me.
I can't complain though. I went shopping today (because I have to to wear anything now). I'm definately a comfortable size 12 (usa size 10). And very close to size 10 (usa size 8). So I'm happy.