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I just wanted to share my weight for today is 72.0 kgs. I have lost 19lbs since January which seems unbelievable to me and I feel delighted, relieved and never want to see that fat again!
Clothes-wise I seem to have backed away from the ghastly size 20 to a mythical size 17, so nothing actually fits me properly just now, the bag lady look couture de jour, but if I ever get to size 16 WOW that will be a something.
A little concerned to avoid the dried out prune face look, I have asked friends to warn me of it's approach, that will be the moment to change to maintain mode really.
In my teens I resembled a stick person, then each decade brought a new dress size but the rot stops here :0)

P.s. Now I know M&S clothes are cut on the generous side but today I gathered courage and bought a pair of their trousers size 16 ... Guess what? They fit with a little to spare! I'm over the moon and back!

Well done! I have lots of clothes that don't fit me!! Cant wait to get into some of them, a size 16 seems a long way off for me tho! You must be sooooo please

That's wonderful! Well done, hope you keep losing

Well done you!!!!! That's an amazing boost to read your success!!! Can you share your secret on such a great weight loss!! Have you been doing 5:2? And calorie counting on non-fasting days?

Thank you so much for your good wishes. I have been doing 5:2 since the start of this year, apart from 2 weeks on 16/8 IF mid to end of April to break a plateau.
This lovely forum introduced me to TDEE which gave me a good working framework for daily calorie intake so yes I do count every day, but not obsessively, I don't weigh everything I eat, it's a guesstimate.
I avoid sugar every day; no carbs, no salt, no tea or coffee at all on fast days as they effect my weight-loss.
I have found it helpful to weigh myself every morning in kgs to see how it's going but I look at my proper weight in stones and pounds once a month ;0) as it means more to me. Forum suggestions to take waist measurements too has been really useful.
Keep at it and good luck to you all.

Congratulations, Azureblue! (I love your avatar.)

Well done, there is something remarkably satisfying about getting into a smaller dress size. You must be so pleased