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WOOHOO!! I did it!

Slimmer of the Year 2011!

OH MY - I still can't believe that I have won (I kept telling everyone that I won't win because I never win anything).

I was at work when I started getting messages on my phone and all I could do was shake - it was very hard to serve customers when my mind wasn't on the job!

I am so very overjoyed and I feel like a SUPER STAR!!!

I think I might have to go and buy a star charm for my bracelet to celebrate!!

Thanks to all those people who voted for me!

ME AT THE START

LOST 22.0 KGS AND 106.5 CMS only 10 weeks

LOST 40.4 KGS AND 201 CMS only 24 weeks

LOST 50.2 KGS AND 259.5 CMS only 40 weeks

LOST 60.2 KGS AND 322.5 CMS only 61 weeks

Hi, I'm Toni. I started my weightloss journey with Tomas from The Natural Way Ipswich in May 2010. My start weight was 137.4kgs.

That's a good reason to start with The Natural Way, isn't it? I really was just sick of being overweight - I'd had enough, and wanted to improve my health. I want to be here for my grandkids - I want to watch them grow and be a part of their lives.

So here's my history so far with The Natural Way. We'll be updating weekly - sort of like my own journal, so please follow me as I take this journey - any comments or encouragement you might have you can send to me here.

I am feeling so very frustrated at the moment as my weight goes up,  then down, then up and down again. The good news is that I stay sort of around the same weight but I really want to get to my goal weight!!!

I've had a few health issues but that is NOT an excuse or a reason!

I have just got to get past this slump and get on with it!!!!!!

Lost 1.2 kgs this week

I have had another great week losing 1.2kg.

I am so close to having lost 65 kg now only 0.5 kg to go so hopefully this week I will get to put my next charm on my bracelet.

Lost 1.5 kgs this week

Wow! I lost 1.5kg this week - I am so happy - let's hope that I am over the slump and I lose steadily for a while. I just can't wait to get to my goal.

I find I have a new addiction - I just LOVE buying new clothes.I think the rail in my wardrobe is starting to bend LOL. I got my reward charm today - its a shooting star because that's what I am.

Lost 0.1 kgs this week

I lost another 0.1 kg this week - it's not much but at least I am heading in the right direction.

We are going to try to kick start my weight lose this week with the Quick start program. I know that I usually do pretty good on this so wish me luck.

Lost 0.1 kgs this week

Still so very frustrated as I only lost 0.1 kg this week.

Tomas says that I need to relax and as long as I am sticking to the program (which I am) the weight will come off. He also says that I need to start thinking like a 70kg woman but I haven't been a 70kg woman since I was about 19 so can someone please tell me what it is suposed to feel like!!!  I am just feeling so very impatient but I am still A STAR!!! LOL

Gained 0.5 kgs and LOST 12.5 cm since my last update

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't written in a while - I've been a bit down on myself lately. A few weeks ago I had a big gain with no reason to explain this - I lost the next week but I'm not quite back to where I was!!

This week I didn't gain but I didn't lose either - I am so frustrated!!!!!

On a good note I am a finalist in the slimmer of the year competition. I am already a winner having lost all that weight but gosh it would be great to win the competition also!!So please get online and vote for me!!!

Our local paper did a lovely story on me this week (I feel like a super star) and I had a phone call at 5am on the same day from A Current Affair wanting to do a story. That was on Monday but I haven't heard anything more from them but it was a  thrill just to get that phone call!!

I promise I will write again next week no matter what those scales say - I must keep telling myself I AM A SUPER STAR!!!!!!

Lost 1.0 kgs and 4 cm this week

I am so glad to report that I have returned to where I left off before my bender. I think that every time I feel like that in the future I will have to just take myself for a walk or something like that to take my mind off my downer. I just hope it doesn't happen again for a very very long time!!!!!!

I went through menopause quite a few years ago but I recently have realized that I am getting some of those symptoms again. It's like since I have lost the weight my body is reversing itself. How sad to have to go through that again!!!!

Gained 0.9 kgs and lost 2 cm this fortnight

I've had a bad couple of weeks. 2 weeks ago I went on a bender - I picked my way through the week and I didn't weigh in because I knew that I had gained lots!! I was still 0.9kg up in weight last week even though I was being very good. I feel like the equivilant of an alchoholic only with food.

I'm going to have to watch myself very closly so it doesn't happen again. I feel like deep inside me will always be that obese person trying to get me back there, but with the help of The Natural Way I know I WON'T go there.

I hope that I will be back to where I was this week or even better down further.

No weigh-in this week.

Lost 1.0 kgs and 5.5 cm this week

I am so pleased with myself as I lost another kilo this week.

It just goes to show that if you follow the program and do the right exercise you lose weight. I am now officially in the overweight class now and am no longer obese. I find that funny as I don't feel either of these and people keep telling me that there won't be any of me left if i lose too much more weight - but I know that i have a little way to go (only about 6 - 7 kilos).

I'm getting so close to my goal now and I can't wait to get on the maintenance program and begin the next phase of my life as a normal person who is not the biggest person in the room; and I am determined that this time it will be for the rest of my life.

Lost 0.5 kgs and 6 cm this week

Wow I have lost another 0.5 kg this week - I am now totally convinced that the walking is the secret to my sucess and I will never stop again.

I have my new charm, it's a red dress and represents a sexy red dress that I had when I was about 18 (that's how I feel again - even though the skin is pretty loose now - never mind - you can't stretch it for as long as I have without consequences).

I'm back on the Quick start program this week - this is good as I don't get a chance to get bored and it makes me think about what I am doing!!!

Lost 2.6 kgs and 3 cm this week

I am just so excited - I have now lost 60.2 kg. I got off the scales and jumped for joy! I just couldn't believe that I had arrived at long last!

I really believe that getting out and walking this week has been the  cause of such a good result. I had been going to Curves and not walking as much but the local site has closed so it made me get out and walk again. I won't make the mistake again- I have really enjoyed getting out there again even though it has been so cold ( I usually leave at 5.30 am - very pretty sunrises ). I just hope the next week sees my weight go down again!!

Gained 0.8 kgs this week

I have had 2 gains in the last couple of weeks. It seems like I take 1 step forward and a couple of little ones backwards. I am feeling so very frustrated by this. Tomas feels that I have a mental block and that is what is causing my stalling with weight loss.

I do know that I am not going to let it beat me and that I will get to my final goal. This week I am back to the quick start program - so wish me luck that I have a more successful week than I have been having lately.

Gained 0.7 kgs this week

Lost 2.1 kgs and 9 cm this week

I am delighted to say that I  am now under 80kg!

I lost 2.1kg this week and there is only 0.9 kg to get to my 60 kg lost charm - I'm so glad that I ordered it last week because I am determined that I WILL get there this week.

Thanks Tomas for giving me a bit of a shake up last week - it really is what you need when you get a block.

Gained 0.3 kgs this week

I gained 0.3 kg this week and I am convinced that I have a mental block getting past the 80kg mark.

Even though I feel that I have been eating correctly I just seem to keep just above 80 kg.

Tomas has put me back on the Quick Start program and hopefully this will get me going again. I only have 3kg to go to get to 60kg lost, so I went and ordered my next charm as an incentive to get me there.

This time next week I AM GOING TO BE UNDER 80 KG!!!!!! (I hope)

Lost 0.5 kgs and 5.5cm this week

So close yet so far away! I lost 0.5 kg this week which means that I am now 80.1 kg. Next week I WILL be under 80 kg!!!! I have done this even though I have been feeling a bit sick, so I didn't do quite as much exercise as usual.

Tomas pointed out that I am having a little to much bread so I will correct that this week. I suppose I was a little confused with the change of program but things will get better with practice.

Lost 0 kgs and 2cm this week

Last week I lost 0.9 kg but my weight has stayed the same this week. I did lose 2 cm though. It has been a much better month. I am so close to the 80 kg mark now so I was a bit disappointed that I didn't lose this week.

I'm now on the low GI program which is a big change - it's so nice to be able to have a slice of bread (something that I have really missed).

I visited Monique in Toowoomba as Tomas suggested and she gave me a pep talk - it was nice to get a different perspective.

Maybe this week I'll break through that 80kg barrier!!!

Lost 0.5 kgs this week

Another 0.5 kg came off this week and I have now lost a grand total of 3.01 meters off my body.

Pretty unbelievable isn't it! I am so happy with this result at this stage of the journey I think any loss is a good loss. After all I know I couldn't keep losing like I was in the beginning

I will get there in the end!!!!

Lost 1.7 kgs this week

Yay!  After the last dreadful month I lost 1.7 kg this week. It was such a releif as I was starting to get very depressed about the lack of weight loss. This means that I have now lost 55.4kg in exactly 1 year.

Because it is so hard to lose now I am rewarding myself every 5 kg so I have another charm. I feel my luck has changed so I got a four leaf clover as my charm this time.

I now have only 2kg to go to get to the 80kg mark - I can't wait to be under that weight! Its been a very very long time since I was this slim - I think it may have been back in the 80's.

The past month has been absolutly dreadful for me as I have gained, lost, gained and lost again. I could understand this if I had been cheating but this hasn't been the case. My body just seems to be saying enough is enough.

Hopefully with a change of program this week I will be back on the straight and narrow. When I go to get weighed lately I don't expect anything and it is getting so very depressing. But I am NOT giving up I will perservere and win this battle.

Lost 0.6 kgs and 3 cms this week

I was a bit disappointed again this week as I only lost 0.6 kg.

It is getting harder now but I will stick to the program and will reach my goal.  I suppose it had to get hard at some stage but gosh it's depressing when you know that you are following the program so closely but not getting anywhere.

I'm back on the Health and vitality this week so hopefully it will trick my body into losing some weight. I really am looking forward to some fruit and I think that this will get me going again.

Lost 0 kgs and 6 cms this week

.6 kgs and 3 cmsI'm so very disappointed this week as even though I have stuck to the program very closely I didn't lose any weight. I did however lose 6cm which is very weird as last week I lost 2.2kg and only 4.5 cm.

Tomas has told me not to worry as the loss will show up next week - I really hope so as I'm just so anxious to get my weight under the 80kg.

It is just so frustrating at times!!! - but don't worry I won't give up and I will get to where I want to be.

Lost 2.2 kgs and 4.5 cms this week

2.2 kg lost this week - I am so relieved. I would have been so very depressed if I hadn't lost any this week

Tomas has had to move where he was measuring my tummy as the tape measure won't stay in that spot any more - my shape is changing. I really do have a waist!

I saw a  couple of people today that I haven't seen since before Christmas and they couldn't believe the change in me. Now I have to battle the responses of "you don't need to lose anymore" when I really do need to lose another 18 kg.

I am right they are wrong!!!!!!!

Lost 0 kgs and 2.5 cms this week

I am so disappointed this week as I didn't lose any weight - but I didn't gain either. I just don't understand what is going on with me lately as I've been trying so hard to keep to the program. Never mind its a new week and we cannot change the past so onward and upward.

I'm back on the quick start program this week so hopefully my weight will start moving in the right direction again.

Lost 1.1 kgs and 2.5 cms this week!

I'm heading in the right direction again. I lost 1.1 kgs this week - not quite back to where I was but only 0.2 kgs away.

I still don't know what made me gain but I don't care now that it is coming off again.

I had a rest day in the middle of the week - I didn't like it much so I'll see how I go this week having a rest.

Gained 1.3 kgs this week

Darn I've gained this week - 1.3 kg. I'm so disappointed as I can't think why I had such a big gain. Oh well a new week hopefully a better one.

My exercise program consists of a1 1/2 hr walk 5 days a week; 3 aqua aerobic sessions - 1 hr each; and I now go to Curves 5 times a week -1/2 sessions. Tomas has suggested that I slow down and have a rest day in the middle of the week. That's going to be hard as I really enjoy all my exercise sessions - we'll see!

Lost 1.3 kgs and 6.5 cms this week!

Another 1.3 kgs off this week, only 0.2kg till I get to 85kg.

I am feeling so good and very positive at the moment. I'm right on track and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel even though it is still at least 20 kg away.

I will get there and it isn't to far away now. I have come such a long way in the last 10 months and it feels great!!!

Lost 0.7 kgs and 7.5 cms this week!

Yay lost another 0 .7 kg this week! I am now back on the Health and Vitality program and loving it. Yum fruit what a treat!! I think this is just what I needed to get me on track - it takes away any boredom and gives me something to look forward to in a month's time.

My fashion advisor ( my daughter) and I cleaned out my wardrobe this week - there's not a great deal left in there. She kept throwing things out saying that I'm not allowed to look like an old grandmother ( even though I am one). I'll just be a skinny, young grandmother I suppose!! I just love wearing bright colours now that I'm a bit more shapely! I have lots of shopping to do before winter as there is nothing warm in the wardrobe at all!! Sounds like fun!

Lost 1.6 kgs and 5.5 cms this week!

Wow! I lost 1.6 kg this week - that means I have broken through that barrier and reached the 50kg goal. I have actually lost 50.2 kg now so I'm on my way to 60 kg.

The charm that I have gotten is a butterfly which represents the metamorphisis that I am making in my life. I'm so pleased with myself.

I have one more week on the quick start program and I can't believe that I'm getting a little bit tired of bacon and eggs and I'm looking forward to having some fruit after this week! This is so good as it gives me something to look forward to - I'm sure I'll be looking forward to bacon and eggs again after another month.

Lost 0.8 kgs and 6 cms this week!

I've lost 0.8 kg this week - I'm very happy with that as it's only another 1.2 kg and I have reached 50 kg.

I'm out of the morbid obese section on the chart now - still obese but only 11 kg away from just being over weight. My husband was shocked when I told him. These are goals that will soon be gained.

I needed some new pants yesterday and went shopping - I bought some and they were size 14. I haven't been that size in a very, very long time - it felt so good that I left the shop wearing a pair!!!! Yea for me!!!!

Lost 4.6 kgs and 22.5 cms this week!

I am soooo excited this week as I lost 4.6kg with my first week on the quick start program.

I am now under the 90kg mark. Tomas and I were so amazed at this result as we really only expected about 2kg but I'm not complaining!

The plan is now to stay on this program for a month and then back to the Health and Vitality for a month. We plan to swap every month so I don't become complacent again.

I now only have 2.2kg to reach the 50kg mark and I'll also have my next charm. This is just what I needed to get myself out of the self-imposed slump that I was in!!!

Gained 2.1 kgs and 19.5 cms this fortnight

Darn I've had another weight gain this week - I'll get all the excuses out of the way. These include being depressed with all the news of the floods. Now that is out of the way we are going to start all over again.

I decided this morning while walking that I need to take stock and start a new plan so Tomas and I decided that I would try the quick start program. This is so very different to what I am used to now that I will have to concentrate very hard on what I am doing, and I think this is exactly what I need to get me on the right track. I'm going to miss my fruit but I feel very excited about this new start and I haven't felt like this for a while.

I hope everyone got through the floods without too much damage. We were lucky - high and dry. Wish me luck with my new phase of my journey.

Lost 1.4 kgs this week

Well i am back on track as I lost 1.4 kg this week - I'm not back to where I was but well on the way.

This week I plan to set my new goals.The first of these is to get to a weight where my bmi should be which means that I still have about 25 kg to go.

Gained 2.9 kgs this week

Darn I  gained weight this week and it was bad - combination of Christmas and wet weather. Lucky I still walked so it could have been worse.

All the Christmas food is now gone so back to basics - that extra few kilos will soon be gone again.

I am so disappointed in myself though but I couldn't stop picking. Slap on the wrist and now look to the future. Lucky it only comes once a year.

Lost 1.0 kgs and 6.5 cms this week

Yay I lost 1 kg this week - I don't know what I did that was different but I don't care!!

Now the challenge of Christmas Day! Yes I am going to have some naughty things but I plan to be up early to go for a nice long walk to earn those treats. (This will happen even if it is raining!!!!) I hope to have still lost weight next week.

Thanks for all the messages of support they really help when I'm having a rough spot!

Merry Christmas everyone and don't forget to enjoy the day - you can always work it off later!!!

Lost 0.4 kgs and 4.0 cms this week

Darn I only lost 0.4 kgs this week but then that is better than nothing. Any loss is a good loss.

Unless I have a really good loss this coming week I won't make my goal of 90kgs for Christmas - but hang on I AM GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOOD WEEK THIS WEEK!!!!!

We need to stay positive at this time of year - there are so many temptations put in our way.

Lost 0.7 kgs and 4.5 cms this week

Yay I lost 0.7kg  and 4.5 cms this week. That's better than I have been doing in my off week.

I sat myself down this week and thought about what has been happening with my weight loss lately. My inital goal was to get to a size 18 and I am now there so I think that I have been thinking that I am there now.

My goals have changed and I want to get to a really healthy weight range.

So I think that I have been sabotageing myself and now I have to think of the new goals and just get on with it.

Lost 1.0 kgs and 5.5 cms this week

I lost 1 kg and 5.5 cm this week. Thank goodness as I have been feeling a bit down on myself lately.

Tomas was going to change my eating plan this week but I have decided to put it off for a bit. I have noticed that I have been picking a bit lately so I am going to get back on the straight and narrow. Hopefully next week will show a big change.

I said to Tomas this morning that I wished the size of my legs would go down. He got the tape measure out and showed my just how much I had lost - WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!!

Things like that make me feel so much better about myself.

Lost 0.1 kgs and 3 cms this week

I was disappointed this week as I only lost 0.1 kg but I did lose another 3cm.

I'm going to have to watch myself closely so that I stick to the program. It would be so easy to cheat at the moment.

I have put my starting photo up on the fridge and the pantry to remind myself what I looked like when I started (I don't ever want to go back there).

Lost 1.5 kgs and 5 cms this week

Thank goodness I had a better weight loss this week - lost 1.5 kg and another 5 cm. I was surprised as I was expecting another bad week. I have been doing a lot of talking to myself as I have been craving bread this week (haven't given in to it though).

I've also had a lot of aches and pains this week - maybe I've been overdoing the exercise a bit but I don't want to give up - Tomas has suggested I have a rest midweek. He pointed out to me that my body has gone through a major change in the last six months.

My daughter and I were at a cafe this week and she said to me that I actually fit in the chairs now- I used to sort of perch on the edge of the seat). We love going for coffee but I always have green tea now and if they don't have plain green tea I just ask for a mug of hot water as I always have some tea bags with me.

Lost 0 kgs and 5 cms this week

How disappointing I didn't lose any weight this week but I did lose 5 cm so that's not too bad I suppose. Time to regroup and go on. Hopefully it will be better next week.

On a more positive note I was able to borrow a top from my daughter last weekend - who would have ever thought that would happen - certainly not me.

Lost 0.8 kgs and 4.5 cms this week

Lost 0.8kgs this week. It's been 6 months since I started this journey and there hasn't been a week that Tomas hasn't been able to highlight some achievement - either weight loss or centimeters lost - that is some achievement.

This last week has proved very difficult for me on a personal note with a few very teary days but unlike the Toni of the past I didn't revert to food to get through - so proud of myself. I did a lot of talking to myself telling me that yes I was down but NO you don't need food to get through - so far so good.

Thanks to those that have sent messages of support they have come at a great time and I really appreciate them.

Lost 0.9 kgs and 7.5 cms this week

I lost 0.9 kg this week and an extra 7.5 cm. Isn't that amazing! Those exercises must be doing some good.

I've felt a bit low a couple of days this week and it would have been so easy to not go to my aqua or zumba classes but I refuse to give myself an excuse to not go (felt a lot better after the classes though).

Lost 1.5 kgs and 8.5 cms this week

Yay! I lost 1.5 kg this week which means that I have now lost 40.4 kg - another charm has come my way. I chose a jigsaw puzzle piece that says "does it fit" which is very appropriate as I seem to take twice as long to get ready to go out these days as I need to try on so many different clothes to see if they fit.

I have cleaned out my wardrobe and kept the outfit I was first weighed in as a reminder of where I started. The rest has gone to Life Line (5 large garbage bags) . I have been searching flea markets and Life Line for clothes to wear  as I don't want to spend too much on clothes as I know they will be too big in a matter of weeks.

I was sitting talking to my daughter recently and I realized that I had my legs crossed this is something I haven't been able to do in many many years - another milestone.

Lost 0.9 kgs and 8 cms this week

I lost 0.9 kg this week getting very close to the 40kg mark now only 1.1 to go.

I took my first Zumba class this week - what a laugh. I am so unco-ordinated - but it was a lot of fun. It is so very out of character for me to do something like this, especially going on my own, but I thought it was time to get out of my comfort zone and do something a bit different.

I also started to do some aqua aerobics - I love being in the water and I can jump and do things I can't on dry land.

I did 2 classes yesterday - maybe that's why I'm so tired today!!! Hopefully this will help me tone up a bit.

Lost 0.7 kgs and 5 cms this week

Break out the champagne - I'm under 100 kgs so I have shouted myself a special charm to celebrate ( a champagne bottle).

Thanks Tomas for the beautiful flowers and congratulations balloon (it made me feel very special).

I lost 0.7 kg this week which means I have lost a total of 38 kgs in 5 months - it is just amazing. If someone gave me a bag with 38 kgs in it and told me to go for a walk I know that I probably couldn't pick it up let alone walk with it!!!!!! I also made a discovery this week - my collar bones are starting to show again. I have so many things to celebrate this week!!!

Now on to next week only 2 kgs to my next charm- 40kgs. I must work hard to get there.

I lost 1.3 kgs this week - 0.1 off that special milestone of 100kg. I was a bit disappointed but on the bright side I will be sure to make it next week.

At long last I'm over my chest infection and as of last Monday off the antibiotics (thank goodness).

We went out for dinner this week and I slipped up and had a few chips but was out walking it off next morning. I think it doesn't hurt to be a bit human and slip once in a while just as long as it's not too often.

Only lost 0.5 kg this week which is right on line with my pattern.

I'm still not over this chest infection and I'm on my second lot of antibiotics (so this might be affecting the weight loss). I have been feeling a bit down and it would be so easy to revert to old habits but i'm determined not to!

I'm so close to being under 100 kg now only 1.4 kg to go. That is such a big milestone for me that I am going to treat myself to a special charm. Hope next week sees me there!!!!

What a surprise - I lost 1.6 kg this week - so much for patterns - this was supposed to be a not so great week

I've now lost 35.5 kg. I'm not feeling so great this week as I have a nasty chest cold and I really don't feel like eating - but I have been making myself eat and walk (I know that if I don't I won't get the results).

I walk very early in the mornings - usually dark when I leave home - what a wonderful time of day - the sunrises are so beautiful and people out walking seem to be a lot friendlier than later in the day.

What a shock - I lost 2.3 kg last week after thinking I'd had a bad week.

This week has been a lot better as I have gotten a walk in every day even though it was raining on Sunday. My husband and I went to our local shopping centre and did a few laps so I got in about an hours walk - it was good that he was with me as it was all walk no look and spend. It will be interesting to see how much I lose this week when everything goes to plan.

I've just been in to see Tomas and I lost 1.5 kg so I am very pleased with myself. My weight loss is starting to go to a pattern one very good week , the next is a good week, then a not as good week, then a bad week. But that's ok as long as the weight is coming off I don't care!!

I was telling Tomas that one of the first things I did when I started this journey is to give my bathroom scales away so when I see him that is the only time I weigh myself. I know when I have lost weight in the past I would be getting on the scales every day and it would get me down when they weren't moving.This way I can at least talk about it when the weight loss isn't so good.

I only lost .4 kgs last week but it was enough to get my next charm and I went shopping straight away. I had to choose a different charm and decided on a bird which represents me spreading my wings.

This week has been difficult for me as my husband has been away which means I was cooking only for myself and we all know how easy it is to be a bit lax when you are by yourself.

I spent the weekend with my daughter at the coast and we went out for dinner. I was going to be good and I ordered steak and salad (we asked for no dressing but when we got our dinners it had a bit of dressing). The steak came with chips and yes I succumbed and had a few chips and yes I did enjoy them. I also had a migraine and didn't each much, just dry toast and tea - herbal of course. This also meant that I missed a couple of days walking, so I don't think the loss will be good this week.

Oh well, there is always next week.

YAY! I've made 30 kgs off! I just can't decide between a jigsaw puzzle piece that says "Does it fit" or a butterfly that would represent my metamorphosis

I tried on a size 18 skirt this week and yes it fit - big change from the size 26 that I was wearing.

SO PROUD OF MYSELF!

The rainy weather used to keep me indoors in front of the TV, but now I just take an umbrella with me. I must be walking a lot faster now as I have to keep extending my walks. I average around 1.5 hours a day now.

I had my grandsons with me when I visited Tomas this week and he took my photo with them. The first time I visited him as we talked I realised that I didn't have many photos of myself with my grandchildren. I was reduced to tears - I didn't realise how much I was hurting - Poor Tomas had to cope with this emotional wreck, but things are looking up and I'm sure there will be plenty of pics in my future!

Lost an amazing 22 kgs and 106.5cms. WOW

I now have my 2nd charm. YAY!! I've chosen a sneaker this time for all the walking I've done.

My husband has told me that if i gain weight again he is going to take 2 charms off my bracelet.

What a great incentive to keep on track.

Just amazing! I have never lost weight so quickly before EVER!

A friend suggested that I should get a reward, so I decided to shout myself a Thomas Sabot charm every ten kilos that I lose. My first charm is an apple as I felt that I had been eating so many of them.