the red dress

having figured out that since August i've lost 14lbs i was quite pleased given all my problems sticking with the new regime!

i've been trying on new dresses - red ones in particular - the last coupla weeks cos i have a xmas party to attend in a few weeks but i was having no luck... typical!
why is it you can only find nice dresses that fit when you don't need one?!

so i found a great one online... i go to the store... i find it on the 'buy it before it goes' rail - in my size! amazing! i hotfoot it to the changing room and wiggle may way into this dress, only to discover it's too big?! but i'm definitely the size if not a size bigger than the size on this dress? ok - department stores indulging in a bit of flattery, nothing new, i get the changing room assistant to grab me the size down - which i know is also on the 'buy it before it goes' rail cos i spied 3 and checked all the sizes (astute shopper am i)...
the lady comes back and i get the smaller little red dress around my waist no problem but come a cropper at the bosom... pah!
no inbetween sizes here lady!
ruined.

so i asked my mum if she had any red frocks i could borrow and she had 2 for me to try... one was too big (bonus points from mum there hehe) and the second while looking too small was actually a neat fit! so i have a dress and it didn't cost me anything! hurrah! and its smaller than i thought i could get into - double hurrah!

the festive sprit

so with December fast approaching, parties to go to, dresses to squeeze into etc etc
the idea of the annual festive indulgences is making me plain anxious!

i read back over this blog and laughed at how it was more about my failing to be good than any hot tips on how to stay biscuit free! haha maybe thats for the best anyway - who wants to read about a goody two shoes?! hehe

so with Baileys-filled days looming i wonder if i can maintain my new lighter figure thru the holiday season! mince pies, mulled wine, christmas pud (the dessert not me! fnar fnar) i'm only human! it's gonna be interesting if nothing else*... not to go on but do you know how many calories are in a sip of baileys irish whiskey?! i think you can put on weight sniffing it! haha

actually i'm happy to report skinny bitch tells the truth - i don't like refined sugary snacks as much as i used to - it feels synthetic now i've gotten off the junk and i still crave the sweet things but i find i prefer a banana to a bar of chocolate - which is life changing and amazing! and i'm getting thru a whole lotta bananas! haha

people are so sensitive to any diet different to their own though, probably because it highlights their own guilt about any bad habits, and i wonder how i'll survive the social eating that comes with christmas... i don't want to offend anyone but i shouldn't have to eat anything i'm not comfortable with right? oh gosh... i guess it's gonna be a long month...

*of course i've kept all my fat jeans - i'm not an idiot! in fact i had to go shopping for new jeans cos my old ones are too big now! (listen to me, 'had' to.. hehe)

this time its personal

so i got myself a PT (thats Personal Trainer to the uninitiated hehe)
and man he hurt me this week!
power squats... seriously strange positions on an exercise ball... stretches to make you cry!
but hey if it works i'll be happy right?!
i have a few xmas frocks to get into this next coupla months so...
i'm still just over 68kg, which is cool, but i hate that i've stopped losing weight! argh! what can i do to kick those extra pounds! haha
i think i'm gonna quit alcohol for november... this will be over just in time for the xmas parties and may help with some extra pounds... and frankly after the b*tchin hangover i had after halloween i really can't face any of the stuff for a while anyway (hey don't judge me - i was bought a LOT of cheap vodka and sambuca shots and didn't have time for any dinner so i was a goner from the moment i got off the bus in town! haha)
i've been slacking at the gym too last few weeks, need to get back in gear if i'm gonna make my target weight of 63kg...
with the days getting shorter and the temperature dropping i been craving all kinds of wintery naughtiness like hot puddings and hot chocolate and hot - well you get the picture! but while i indulged to start with i gotta pull it back in, i think my dairy went up a bit too so i'm gonna have to scale that back...
my body is a temple after all! did you forget?! haha i did!