It's hard being in the 10s

I'm finding 18 points a day a bit tough! I went over by a point on both Monday and Tuesday and by half a point on Wednesday. Managed to save 1.5 points yesterday but I am still over for the week so far - sigh. I did not find dropping from 20 to 19 much of a problem but for some reason 18 points seems hard. There is little leeway for treats. And if I'm finding 18 points hard how on earth will I manage on 17 in a stone's time?

Thank goodness I don't drop a point at my birthday next week. I am going to be 35 and I thought that might be the cut off point, but it seems I get one more year. Hopefully I will be at goal before I hit 36.

Interestingly I notice that the tracker says I am now earning fewer activity points for the same activity as last week. My daily walk to and from the station used to earn me 2.5 points, now it is only 2. Which means I have less points to fall back on if I do need to use them.

It's been ages since I posted an update on my measurements so I thought I would share...

Waist -19cm
Hips -16cm
Bust -11cm
Thighs -7.5cm
Arms -1cm

I tried holding the tape measurement round my waist at my old measurement, it is unbelievable to see the difference!

A waist measurement of over 88cm is considered very dangerous, below 80cm is desirable for health. My waist is currently 85cm so I am getting there!

I keep harping on about not losing weight off my bust, when clearly I have since I have lost 11cm. This is where objectively measuring really comes in useful. You get a perception which is not always true. I think I have lost a bit off my back, also my left breast used to be a bit bigger than the right and now it is the other way around, so maybe I am losing lopsidedly. When I bought new bras recently they were the same size as the old ones but the old ones had obviously stretched while these brand new ones feel fractionally loose - just not enough to go down a size. So it is progress even if it does not feel like it.

I went shopping (again!) on Monday to buy some birthday presents for myself. I wanted clothes and wanted to choose them myself so I got some tops which I was desperately short of plus a pair of shoes for work.

Going to see Eddie Izzard tomorrow evening - can't wait! :)