The Buckingham Blog - Julie Diet

Size 12 Jeans!!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:50:00 -0400

I just had to share, that I bought size 12 jeans the other day, and what's even more impressive is that they fit and I can wear them!! Me?? Size 12!!! I've lost a total of 3st 3lbs now. I've had a month of not being very good with one event after another, so the weight hasn't dropped too fast, but I can feel I've lost inches.

Julie.xx

With my old pre diet size 16 jeans on (which were rather tight when I started!)

With my new ones on 5 minutes later!!

3 Stone Photos

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:15:00 -0400

6th April 2008 16th Aug 2008

Julie.xx

Under the Cot & Party

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -0400

I've decided, after Chloe's comment, that I will continue with the blog, but as text only until the photo thing is fixed. Otherwise I'll forget what we've been up to! I'll go back and add relevant photos when (if) it's fixed.

Today when Krystal woke from her nap, Kory decided to hide from her under her cot. She couldn't see where he'd gone so I lifted her out (in her bag) and she spotted him and wanted to go under.

They played under there for ages, Krystal thought it was hilarious!

Kory took this one. Quite impressive actually!

Time to backtrack a bit now, on Saturday we went to Matthew's 1st birthday party at his house. Kory played with Joe, and insisted on wearing a party hat, while Krystal ate (and ate and ate!!) It was good fun.

When we were leaving, Katy (Matthew's Mummy) gave the kids rabbit balloons. We blew them up when we got home and they were HUGE, Krystal's was pink, bigger than her and looked like a huge willy!

Kory's had been burst within about 10 mins by Krystal and they were both hysterical about it! I popped the other on Sunday night as I didn't want a giant willy lying around when I had customers in!!

So yesterday was a very busy day. We had a dentist appointment at 9:30am in town which was a challenge to get to! Kory was a good boy letting the dentist see his teeth. I need loads done as usual now that I am back under private care I can get it (won't get fillings done when I'm under maternity NHS care as they are rubbish ones which caused half the problems I have!) I have 2 x 30 min appointments in the next month, yuck!

In the afternoon I had 2 appointments for the business an hour apart. Both went well both booked dresses. Bizarrely it was the same dress they booked! One thing I find hard is when one dress looks nicer on a lady than another. I am honest regardless of price, I would rather they left with a cheaper dress that looked good than an expensive one that didn't. But when the nicer one is the pricier one, as it looks like you are only saying it as it's more expensive! So that was a nice successful afternoon!

And lastly - the diet. I'm now lighter than I was when I met James, yay! I do have photos (Jenni & Laura!) but obviously I can't show them now. I will though.

Julie.xx

Diet Update

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:20:00 -0400

I've not really been posting about this as I've not had much to say, but....

I've reached my 3 stone target that I had!

Julie.xx

Back to the Diet

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:39:00 -0400

So back into the country and back on the diet, yuck!! I put on 11lbs on holiday which I'm actually fine with (I thought it'd be more) as I drank loads, ate lots of bread, some pasta, potatoes etc. I started back on it on Thursday, so it's not been a week, but wanted to keep my Monday weigh ins. So from then until now I've lost 6lbs. Once I get back to where I was before the hols I'll keep the running total going.

Julie.xx

Crustless Quiche

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:46:00 -0400

I've not popped a food photo on for a while so thought I'd show you the crustless quiche I did yesterday when I did normal quiche for the others. To be honest I'm not keen on the crust anyway, so it wasted fine to me!

Julie.xx

Little Black Dress!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:46:00 -0400

Just for Jenni and Jill!! Please excuse the lack of make-up and "rabbit caught in headlights" look!!

Julie.xx

Diet Week 10

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:53:00 -0400

I seem to be losing this weight steadily, another 3lbs came off this week, making a total of 34lbs I think. I'm losing track slighlty in my running total, but I know it's a pound away from 2 and a half stone. I even bought a little black dress yesterday which I never thought I'd wear in a million years. But it actually looks nice on....no really!! But rest assured, it's for my holidays so most people won't have to endure it!!

Julie.xx

Diet Week 9

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:52:00 -0400

Have to say I thought today was week 10, but it appears last week was 9, so I am confused! Anyway, another 3lbs this week making a total of 31lbs. Unfortunately the boobs don't seem to be going down at all!! People are really starting to notice now which is nice and I'm desperately running out of clothes. My jeans can be put up/down without undoing them. Weird, 2 months ago the same ones wouldn't even do up! Anyway, here's a couple of photos this weekend compared to the start one again!

Julie.xx

Wedding Dress Saturday!

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:09:00 -0400

Hello! As I mentioned when I started my diet, one of my goals was to fit into my wedding dress...so this morning James got it out of the attic for me. It fitted although was big on parts I didn't expect it to be. I suppose I'm a different shape after 2 babies! Anyway, I insisted on a couple of photos, so here they are!

Julie.xx

Diet Week 8

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:05:00 -0400

Another week, another 4lbs off which means I've lost 2 stone.

I'm not going ot make it to the 3 stone mark for my holiday, but will definitely get to 2st 7lbs which is impressive enough for me. I'll need to get James to take another photo and I'll get it on.

Yesterday I went shopping (alone, was great!) for holiday clothes and needed many of them in a smaller size which was nice. Just before I started this, I bought a cheap pair of jeans from Asda. But I love them loads. Anyway they are now falling off me to the point they look like I'm wearing someone else's trousers. I went back and they had discontinued the range in the petite range. And last week in the normal length too so I thought I had no chance.

Yesterday, I was looking at tshirts and just sitting there, nowhere near jeans was a pair of petite ones. So I checked and it was the size I needed - woohoo!! I couldn't believe it, I went and looked and there were no others in the section. What luck!

Julie.xx

Diet Week 7

Mon, 26 May 2008 04:41:00 -0400

And another 3 lbs off making a total of 24lbs. I've made it to my first goal which I think I mentioned at the start. This was to get to the weight I was on our wedding day, which I have got to and beyond this week. Only 4lbs to go until the 2 stone mark, which I'm sure I'll manage before our holiday.

This works out just under 5lbs a week (remember 2 weeks of it are kind of ruled out so only 5 weeks of proper dieting) which I think is pretty impressive.

Julie.xx

Diet Week 6

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:51:00 -0400

Another 3 lbs off this week, making a total of 22lbs. I'm feeling great for it. I'm fitting into clothes I wasn't before and those that did fit before are falling off. Ever heard a better excuse for a shopping tirp ladies??!!

Julie.xx

Diet Photos

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:12:00 -0400

OH MY GOODNESS is all I can say. I knew I felt a difference, but asked James to take a photo today and I can really see a difference. NEVER going back to the first photo...EVER!

The day before I started

Today, 21lbs lighter

I'm wearing the same jeans believe it or not too. Totally embarassed putting these here, but I NEED a reference place in future!!

Julie.xx

Diet Week 5

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:25:00 -0400

Only lost 3lbs this week, so a bit disappointed compared to the other weeks, but I KNOW that 3lbs loss in a week is good by normal standards!

Onwards and upwards!

Julie.xx

P.S. This is short and not been other posts as our router has decided to die and therefore I'm having to be primitive and use a cable to plug directly to the modem! We'll be back online properly hopefully tomorrow night (ha! as if anything works the first time you plug it in.)