DownsizingSam88 Member

Thank you so much! That means more than you will ever know. I am super proud of how far I’ve come and the obstacles I’ve gotten over in the last 8/9 months. It hasn’t been easy at times but I just kept reminding myself to put one foot in front of the other and keep my gaze fixed forward because as my good friend said…

I’ve been absent for a while and I can’t remember if I’ve already added some of these in or not so sorry if you’re reading this from me for the second time 😂. I guess the major NSV was leaving a very toxic, emotionally & mentally abusive relationship at the end of November. I fell off the wagon big time afterwards as I…

Get out of my head! Seriously- I have literally just done 2 weeks of the “IDGAF” attitude! I was still exercising and trying to make healthy choices but inevitably I’d end up bingeing on ALL of the food! Every night I’d say to myself “Ok Sam, rein it in tomorrow, you KNOW that you’re fully capable of controlling your…

I worked the dinner service in the kitchen at work the last 2 nights. The first night I went over my desired calories but still managed a decent Deficit. Yesterday I promised myself no bingeing at work no matter how good the food looked. So at the beginning of my shift I saw what was available, made my choice of what I was…

I’ve had a couple of weeks of blowouts, last week being the worst I’ve had for years- I “gained” 3.1Kg in a week! Every time I get close to a new milestone I self sabotage and put myself back a few paces. The milestone coming up is a big one- 65Kg which puts me into a healthy bmi range (I know bmi is controversial, but at…

I ordered a size S (au8) top the other week as something to strive for. For the longest time I dared not even hope that I could fit a size 8, I didn’t believe my bone structure would allow it, in fact there was a time when a size 12 was my ultimate goal. At the moment I am wearing size 10 and that can be hard to wrap my…

To hit the healthy BMI range (for me this is 65Kg). I have less than 4Kg to go!

Oi stop picking on us Aussies, we are only a little bit crazy 🤪

My brother got married last month and my partner and I were both in the wedding party. There were MANY selfies taken 😂 Happy Monday beautiful people

I trusted myself enough that I could control my bingeing and went ahead and ordered a bulk lot of some of my favourite lollies (snap and crackle and strawberry zappos) they are a box of 60 each and not so long ago I wouldn’t have ever entertained the idea of having that many treats in the house coz I couldn’t stop myself…

SO. MUCH. ALL. OF. THIS! Only mine wasn’t an outfit I should get rid of, it was that I would never be a size 12 (Australian) I’m actually a size 10 now so there’s that 🤭

Last night my calories allowed for a lot of treats. I just had one mini chomp bar even though I have a whole bag of those plus chewy caramel Timtams, curly wurly’s and plain chocolate in my fridge. I’m getting good at this disciplined eating business. There is even cold rock ice cream in the freezer from 3 weeks ago.…

How long you can continue to wear clothes that you’ve technically shrunk out of. I’m currently an AU12 (can squeeze into some AU10’s so I found out the other week) but I’m still rocking my 14’s. My 16s are too baggy to look good. I do have a few items in 16 that are actually a little tight on me at the moment which is a…

I bought a pair of Australian size 10 shorts and a pair of Australian size 10 jeans the other day to work towards. Both are stretchy. I tried them on that afternoon, expecting to not even be able to do them up yet, but they both fit somewhat comfortably. I mean I still have a ways to go before they fit properly as there is…

I ordered new Cowgirl Tuff jeans in a 28x33 which is equivalent to an AU12. My measurements are almost at a 12 so I figured I would buy them to fit into soon. They got here yesterday and I held them up and was like “no way are they gunna go close to fitting, they are so tiny!” My partner told me that I would fit them and…

I got new work shirts in a 14 (previous were 18 and getting pretty baggy- I could have gotten away with a 12 but I was hesitant to order 12s because I didn’t think I was “there” yet. I have been looking forward to hitting size 12 but I didn’t think I was as close as I am- I do have a few size 12 items in my cupboard but I…

I did it! Now my mini goal is to get under 70Kg. Hopefully by my birthday early in March 🤞

I’m at my happiest when I’m in the saddle!

I ate ONE fantale!!! The official serve is 3… And it wasn’t because it was the last one. I just decided I wanted one and told myself that I could have ONE. This is HUGE for me. I’m slowly getting better at this discipline business! I still have my pig out days (the last 2 have been pretty bad actually!) but I’m definitely…

74.8Kg will mark 30Kg gone. I’m currently sitting at 75.3 (well when I weighed in Monday I was) I have had a couple of blow out days so I’m not sure I will make it this weigh in on Monday- it’s currently Saturday afternoon in Australia and my blow outs were yesterday and Thursday 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Shaved 37 seconds off my previous pb this morning!

Last week I set myself a goal of maintaining a pace of less than 7 minutes/Km on my 5K jogs for the week. Happy to say that I made the entire week, then yesterday morning I told myself I could take it easy since I had hit my goal from last week, but during my first 500 metres that “easy” pace felt uncomfortably slow, so I…

I have owned these shorts since I was 18 (I’m turning 34 in March just for an idea of how long I’ve held onto them. They are an AU14. When I bought them I deliberately sized down because I was fed up with my size and wanted to motivate myself to lose weight. Over the years I have never entertained the idea of parting with…

My partner and I were up late last night (actually early this morning- 1:30am bed time) having deep conversations about the future of our relationship. My nsv is that even though I had a sleep in until almost 7, I still got out and went for my jog. It’s summer in Australia and the mornings heat up pretty quickly, but…

Today is my first day off. Instead of sleeping in, I woke up at 4:30 and went for my jog. I matched my pb this morning! And for the first time in like 3 years I managed a sub 6 minute kilometre! Then I went out and had a ride on my horse.

I agreed to do some 3am-1:30pm shifts (instead of my usual 7am-5:30pm) while we are waiting for the person who is usually in that role to be able to get back due to covid travel restrictions, starting tomorrow. I have already made a plan to get enough sleep (albeit split) AND still fit in my 5Km jog and horse ride. Yay for…

I have a few- 5k in under 30 minutes (current PB is 31:47 from memory, but I’ve only just got back to it after I had a back problem, so will take me a little while to build back up to it) Comfortably be able to complete a full set of proper push ups with good form (currently I can’t even do one!) Get to my goal weight of…

I got back out for my 5K jog this morning. Yes it was slow, and yes I felt it, especially that last kilometre, but after 4 weeks off with my back, I am FINALLY back at it. I’m taking it slow for the next month or so just to make sure I don’t flare my back up. I went through my “too small” pile yesterday and everything bar…

The last 3 weeks I have been off the wagon. I just stopped caring about eating right and reaching my goals. I was in a real head funk. Then a couple of weeks ago I injured my back and it’s still not at 100% (though definitely much better!) I think the back injury just added to my previous week of not caring and I let it…

I made rocky road today! And didn’t help myself to any lollies during the cutting up stage like I once would have. I am getting much better at this being disciplined with my “kryptonite foods”. My plan is to have one piece on the days where my calories allow for it as my after dinner sweet.