A DESPERATE NEED FOR NEW CLOTHES!!
As I mentioned the other day, I have been on a diet since November. I didn't tell anyone about going on a diet, I just decided it was time to lose weight.
I have always been overweight. I had serious spinal surgery at the age of 12 so I wasn't really allowed to do sport as a teenager, and the love of chocolate, lollies and cake along with lack of exercise made me very overweight. When I was 16, I decided to lose weight and lost 30kg on the weight watchers program. Over the next few years, due to changing my lifestyle, I then lost another 10kg but when I had my son a couple of years ago, I put a lot of weight on.
So long story short, after seeing a photo of myself in November I made the decision that I didn't want to be as big as I had been when I was a teenager and made the decision to lose the weight once and for all. I was imparting a very unhealthy lifestyle on my kids, and although I was going to the gym I was eating a lot of the wrong foods and had put on 10kg last year.
I did some research on healthy eating and looked at some popular diets and also spoke to my health care professionals and decided that I would go on the CSIRO diet as it seemed to be something that would work for me as I need rules. If I am told I can have chocolate sometimes, I will make that sometimes every few days...
I have since lost close to 20kg and have a couple of kg to go and I feel great. But there is one thing that I am lacking at the moment... CLOTHES!!!!! All of my clothes are a size 16 and I am now a size 10 - 12 so I have been searching for patterns to sew and clothes to buy that I might enjoy wearing and that will look good on me. I have lived most of my life in jeans and t-shirts but now I feel like embracing my lovely feminine body and wearing dresses and even skirts!!
I am thinking of using this tutorial that I found last night... and maybe even making a few more of these...
What is your favorite girly, wintery patterns for this year? I am thinking things I can wear with my tights and either flats, boots or heels :)
p.s. I recommend speaking to your doctor if you are considering a weightloss expedition like I did xo
8 comments:
Thats so terrific Amy.I'm happy for you.
No ideas for patterns. Though....
What about some of those apron wrap skirts... that way it wouldn't matter what size u were they'd still fit.
Natxxx
Thanks Nat :) I am thinking that if I make some small wrap skirts they will fit :) Just gotta find some nice fabric :)
I really want to make the wrap skirt from Nikkis book for winter. Just need to find the time!
I like those too! I reckon I could go one of them...
Congrats Amy, you have some serious commitment,please send some weight loss vibes my way :) Can not lose my baby weight, as i too am a sweets addict :)
Would it be possible to upcycle the clothing you have? There are stacks of tutorials on how to transform and jazz up old clothing.
Well done on the weight loss. I have the CSIRO books here... I just need to be able to focus on it!
Well I think you have always been gorgeous Missy! :) -Even when you had yellow hair :P and I am pretty sure I have known you through every size you have ever been!!!
Glad you are feeling healthy and happy though, and that you are now inspired to pass on a more natural eating habit to your kiddly tots!
Love loads
xox
Thanks for your beautiful comments guys :) Sarah, I love you xo and I have been busy searching through my patterns to see what I have to play with :)
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