I am one pound shy of being fifteen pounds down.

I’m proud as peaches.

Things have been going very well on the diet so far, and not just in the pounds lost. With doing something that takes me away from all food except small servings of fruit and veggies, I feel like I’m finally getting control on the things that eluded me on the ‘eat regular food, just the healthy kind’ sort of diets.

It’s well enough for me to eat healthier. I have been. Heck, I reversed my prediabetes. But – and I think it’s due to PCOS – that wasn’t enough to get me to lose weight. This? Well, this might just be the winner I have been searching for the past two and some years.

I had my first test to my diet this past weekend when the husband and I went away on a mini-holiday. I packed plenty of bars to see me through, trusting that I would know if eating ‘real’ food would mess with me psychologically. But it didn’t.

I indulged myself in small portions of beautifully grilled fish, and I didn’t regret a moment of it. I didn’t feel naughty or even like I was deviating from the diet, really. I paid attention to the first feelings of fullness (which happen just in my stomach now instead of that bloated, all-over feeling of full) and stopped when I needed to without problem. We had seafood the second night, too, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

And yes, I had dessert, too. I had chocolate torte. I know, I know, but if you are going to do it, you should do it with something truly decadent. And to be honest, I gave myself generous spoonfuls to share because it was too big for just me.

Without fuss or anything else, I’m back on the diet. Just like that. Amazingly, no pounds heavier, either. I credit that to the exercise we got while out and about, the high quality of food (everything made from scratch), and listening to my body so I stayed with appropriate portion sizes.

I feel so incredible. I’m hoping to be able to get to the 230s (which I haven’t been in since…at least six years ago, maybe more) by my birthday in August, but I’m not putting pressure on myself to do so. I just hope and work towards it. Woohoo!

How is everyone else doing?

Wow. I feel like so many things have happened since the last time I have checked in. The weight loss continues despite a social occasion (I have discovered that ‘going with the fish’ is nearly always the favourable option and hasn’t negatively influenced my diet) and many outings.

I’m currently at my lowest weight since… since before I came to Australia, at least. My husband and I have been needing replacement pants (we’ve worn most of our pants/jeans down to threads) and we finally got to the second hand shop this weekend. I was thrilled to be able to look in the section a size down from where I usually look. I’m not quite comfortable in most size 18s (you know how sizes go – they change from brand to brand) but I found a size 20 pair of pants that are comfortable now and have a drawstring so I can keep wearing them when I get loose.

I also needed some new knickers and Target had a big sale on, so I bought some knickers and two matching bra/knicker sets. My first! Yes, ladies, I have just bought my first two matching bra/knicker sets. Haha. I feel like I’ve completed some sort of rite of womanhood. All I can say is that wearing a matching set makes me feel quite sexy.

While putting things away, I found some knickers (did I mention: women’s underwear = knickers, men’s underwear = jocks?) that I bought when I first got over here. The knickers I bought this weekend are three sizes smaller. Three sizes! I was stunned.

All in all, things are going well and I’m actually losing weight this time, which is encouraging me not to stray from the diet. I haven’t had all that much difficulty with temptation, though, for which I am immensely grateful.

How are you going?