Well the final week is here. I have to say that I have really enjoyed doing the Celebrity Slim challenge very much, and I have never once felt as if I have been deprived of anything. The only one thing that I have missed are my home made scones.

It has been quite a busy week for me as it was my birthday so I have been clothes shopping, my husband took me for a meal, which I was very good and stuck to the plan, then he took me to the Wetherby races and we made a full day of it. We had a picnic there and then we went out for the night until 2am, so as you can imagine I was a little bit worse for wear after all that activity. At least I didn’t over indulge on the vodka this time.

Well now I have got so much confidence back it is unbelievable. I now go out to the pubs meeting my friends in a tight top instead of the big baggy tops. Everyone of my friends have complimented me on how much better I look and how I am now back to my normal self. I have so much more energy now.

Well just been for the last weigh in at Rowlands and I have lost another 2.4 lbs Excellent!!! I wasn’t that hopeful this week as it did seem to slow down last week so I am now just 5 lbs off my target of 2 stone which is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

Really looking forward now to Friday in Bolton to meet up with everyone, as I have made some new friends on this plan and can’t wait to see them, so roll on Friday guys and I hope that you have all done really well.

I just want to say a very big thank you to Celebrity Slim for choosing me for the challenge, as I would not be the size that I am today without them!!

Week 7, and I feel just great!! Really happy with all the weight loss, but this next 2 weeks I will be really pushing myself with the exercising as I would love to hit the 2 stone mark.

Husband still cannot believe how little goes into our shopping trolley, so it just goes to show the amount of sweets and chocolate we used to buy.

And yes ladies and gents I am now into my SIZE 12 jeans. I would not have been able to get them half way up my legs at one point.

Last night I really fancied a cheese and onion crisp sandwich lol, don’t know why, but it soon passed when I looked at my jeans.

Rowlands staff keep laughing at me as I try to get weighed at the same time every week and keep the same clothes on, but obviously, now they are much too small and I am tied up like a bag of rags lol.

I was speaking to my niece last night, and she cannot believe the amount of weight that I have lost. She says that I now weigh less than what she does, so after the challenge has finished we are going to work out a plan together, and keep on the diet.

Well not a bad week really as I have been on a treadmill all week so I am hoping that will have made a big difference. I thought it seemed pretty quiet out there with the other Celebrity slimmers, as at first there was a lot of emails going around but now it just quiet, mmm just hope that everyone is doing well on the plan and still enjoying it like myself.

Well just been for my weekly weigh in and slightly disappointed as I have only lost 1.5 lbs, and I did all that work on the treadmill!! but another cm off my waist and I have been told now that my BMI is normal and I am now officially not overweight yeah !!

Feel absolutely great with the Celebrity slim plan and will continue now to maintain my weight. Really looking forward to Bolton to see all the slim people there.

Started the plan, really frumpy,

low energy levels, really grumpy,

Celebrity Slim, with tasty shakes,

soups and snacks, much better than cakes,

Loose the weight nice and steady,

shaker in hand, now lets get ready.

So much energy, feel really great,

Celebrity Slim, my best mate,

So much happier, so much slimmer,

Celebrity Slim is a definite winner.

Well I cannot believe that we are almost done. The last 6 weeks have really flown by and I can honestly say that on Celebrity Slim programme you do not deprive yourself of anything. This has to be the best diet of all time. If anyone thinks that they cannot stick to a diet, then believe me you can on this one.

I will definitely stay on this diet, as I feel absolutely great! So anyone reading my blog YOU CAN DO IT!!

My eating habits have now totally changed for the better, and I do not intend going back to all the bad habits that I had.

I am really trying very hard this week as I do want to hit the 2 stone mark badly and get into my jeans, which I love. We have only got 6 days this week before the weigh in as it was Easter last week, so I will really knuckle down this week and do more walking.

My sister in law has now lost 10 lbs on the Celebrity Slim programme. I just think it is great.

My husband still cannot believe that we spend so little now at the supermarket, as he said that usually the trolley is full of sweets and chocolate. What a difference to your shopping bill. He says that I look great. One of my neighbours came over to compliment me yesterday and says I look fantastic with the weight loss, so what more encouragement do you need.

I now go out without my big coat that used to hide all the sins lol. I get up early, I have a spring in my step, and I feel so much happier. This is now my way of eating for ever. Thank you so much Celebrity Slim.

Been really good all week so I hope that I have lost some more weight tomorrow. I have been out today walking for about 3 hours so hopefully that will have helped. Still enjoy the shakes and the soups and especially the mint chocolate bars, they really do satisfy your craving for sweet things, which is definitely my downfall.

Saw a friend today that i have not seen for quite a while and she said that she had heard me on the radio everyday. She said that I have done really well and look great, so that does give you so much encouragement.

Well time for the big weigh in.

Yipeee I have lost another 3.3 lbs which brings it now up to 19.6 lbs total weight loss in the space of 6 weeks, cannot believe it. My god I am amazed and absolutely over the moon. The staff in Rowlands actually said today that you can really tell now, and also said that I am only 1 point off my BMI now for a normal BMI.

All I can say is Thank god for Celebrity Slim!!!

Roll on next week.

Well i cannot believe we are now into week 5. I am feeling so much different than what i did before i started the celebrity slim.

My friends are saying that i am back to how i was a long time ago as sometimes when they called me i was always too tired and washed out to talk to them, but now i am feeling much more confident and so much happier than i have been in a long time.

I have had to go buy some smaller jeans now as i could not go on much longer being tied up like a bag of spuds. I have bought a size 14, but even the size 14 are quite loose on me. I haven’t tried a size 12 on yet as i don’t think i am quite there yet.

I think the more you keep on losing, the more you are determined. I can honestly say that i never want to go back to the size i was before as it made me so miserable, tired, fed up and fat.

The clothes that are too big for me now i have given away. I don’t want to keep them in the house, as i think if you do then you might start going back to the size you was before, so come on everyone. lets all throw out the Fat Pants!!! 

We are really enjoying the meals on an evening, and it does make you realise how much fat and carbs are in certain foods. All the meals we have are just as tasty, as we have been experimenting with all the herbs etc.

We had friends round before Easter and i was asked to make some of my lovely home made scones for them. So instead of making lots of small ones i made a few very large ones so there would be none left for me to eat . The smell of them cooking really made my tastebuds tingle. I could hear them all in the room saying mmm these are delicious!! How mean is that!

Easter Sunday i treat myself to a boiled egg and a chocolate celebrity slim bar, so i did have an egg at Easter with some chocolate lol. Not really the same as a proper Easter egg but i soon got over it. Anyway my husband did treat me to a new coat so i cannot complain.

Easter Monday i started with a chocolate shake, mmmm, that was good.

Can’t get weighed until Tuesday as Rowlands is closed for the holidays, so i will let you know how it has gone.

Just got weighed and I am very pleased to say that I have lost another 2.6 lbs. Very pleased again!

Well we have only got another 3 weeks left so hopefully I will reach my goal of losing 2 stone in all.

I will definitely stay on the diet so I can maintain my weight, as I do not ever want to go back to 11 1/2 stone that I was before I started the Celebrity Slim.

Half way there now and I feel better than I have done in a long time. Much more energy, sleep so much better and get up feeling great. I must eat like this all the time as I feel great.

Just found a recipe for beef stew which I made the other night and it was scrumptious. Even my husband has 2 helpings of it and said in future this is how our stews will be, he loved it.

Big day tomorrow, my sons wedding. I will be having my usual shake for breakfast and a snack and I think I will probably take a shake with me and if anyone asks me what it is I shall tell them I am drinking a special cocktail.

So it has been a really busy week for me, but still stuck to the celebrity diet plan.

Had a great day at my sons wedding, but unfortunately I think I did forget to eat all my meals, so with all the vodka that was flowing I wasn’t really in a sound mind or body lol.
Saturday I was feeling really bad all day, hence yesterdays over indulgence!! but still stuck to the plan.

So glad I am back in the land of the living. Had my normal shakes and snacks and feel back to normal now.

I don’t hold much hope today about the weight loss, with the wedding and all, as I did consume too much alcohol and not enough water, but if it is only 1 lb I will be happy. Not so nervous now about getting weighed as I feel great and everyone says I look great, so that makes me feel so much better. Everyone at the wedding commented on the weight loss, now that does give you a lot of confidence. I had bought myself a smaller size in the jacket and top and the trousers as none of my clothes really fit now, so I have a wardrobe full of clothes that don’t fit, but I am really good with a sewing machine, so I can make them fit lol.

Well I will be back soon after my weigh in.

Well pleasantly surprised as i have lost another 3.3 lbs, very very pleased with that and I have also lost 7 cm from my waist !! Wow cannot believe it. That is why all my clothes are falling down.

Getting nearer to the size 12.

Roll on next week then

Into third week now, and I must admit I was a little disappointed with my weigh in on Monday but it just means that I have to try a bit harder and really think positive.

My skin is definitely a lot better than before, which I think is probably due to all the water as I never drank water before so I am re hydrating my skin now which needed it badly.

More brisk walking today, really feel good after I have done it.

Just wondering if my stomach has shrunk a little as I don’t seem to be able to get through a full meal lately, as the other day I made an omelette with 2 eggs but felt quite full after eating 3/4 of it so that is good.

Not really feeling up to scratch this week. Having quite a bad time craving something sweet, this could be due to the fact that I have been icing a wedding cake and usually I lick my fingers when the icing has gone onto them and I know that I can’t do that anymore. Just have to get back to thinking positive!!

Still enjoying the soups and the shakes very very much, just getting a bit fed up of veg as I hardly ever used to eat it.

Sunday was a bit of a cruel day as we had friends down for something to eat, and my husband decided on hot roast pork baguettes with stuffing and they did smell absolutely gorgeous! I had some pork with a stirfry, but it was very enjoyable I must admit as it was a new recipe that I had found which I will put on the website for all to try.

Bit nervous about the weigh in tomorrow as I have been having a sneeky peek at my scales at home and going by them I don’t seem to have lost much weight this week again, and I have been sticking to the diet by the book, so we will wait and see.

Still got lots more energy that I used to have before I started the celebrity slim as usually by 5pm I am shattered. Lately I have been going visiting friends most nights..

I have bought myself a pair of size 12 jeans!!! I am determined to get into them by the end of the 8 weeks.

Really pleased with the weight loss. I have lost another 3.7 lbs this week and I have also lost;

2 1/2 inches from my hips

1 1/2 inches from my bust

1 inch from my arms

1 1/2 inches from my thighs

4 inches from my waist

I am absolutely over the moon! Roll on next week as it is just getting better and getting nearer to the size 12 jeans, yipee!!

Well into my second week now and so very pleased with the results of the weigh in on Monday. I just feel so much better every morning when i get up instead of feeling really groggy with all the rubbish i used to eat the night before. Note i did say used to eat!! This is definitely the end of the rubbish for me now. I never used to eat fruit and even veg was very sparse on my plate, but now i eat both and really do enjoy both. This diet really does teach you how to eat healthy and enjoy it without depriving yourself.

Never hungry with eating healthy every 2 hours. I am actually doing brisk walks every day, which is something i have needed to do for a long time and not had the energy to do it.

Last Sunday i went to a car boot very early and was out for quite a few hours so i just took my ready made shake in the shaker and an apple and that was quite sufficient for the full morning i was out.

I made the celebrity slim recipe shepherds pie tonight and it was great, tasted just as nice without the potato.

Did really well today with the brisk walking, well it is a gorgeous day so i made the most of it.

Getting the water down a lot easier now as i start drinking it in the early morning and i have usually drinks 2.5 litres by tea time, so not going to loo as much during the night and i have noticed a difference in my skin since starting the diet. It feels softer and looks a lot clearer, maybe that is with all the water i am drinking, not sure.

Before i started this diet i did actually measured every part of my body and i cannot believe that i have lost half an inch from around my knees!!. Well come on, no lady likes fat knees.

Woop! today i actually got into a pair of jeans that i could not get into before, I am over the moon!! I would definitely recommend this diet to anyone who has tried other diets and failed.

Feel great today in my jeans that would not fit before and a top that is not a big baggy one to hide all the fat.

Not a really good day today as it is mothers day, so had my strawberry milkshake with strawberries on top as a treat. Well they do say no pain no gain!! Not that the diet is painful, its just painful not having all the treats and chocolates i usually get for mothers day. Not to worry though i have some beautiful flowers.

Tomorrow is the big day again so i am hoping to have lost some more weight, fingers crossed.

Well, i have only lost 2.9 lbs this week.I have done exactly the same as last week so don’t know. Maybe slows down each week as if you lost the same amount every week i suppose you would eventually disappear lol. Never mind i will carry on regardless as i feel so much better in myself and look so much better!

I would love to know what the full total weight loss will be at the end of the 8 weeks hmmm, quite a lot i should imagine.

Into my second week now. I have had a really bad day today with craving something sweet and very bad headaches for most of the day.  The vanilla shakes do take the craving away and i have found that sugarfree mints also help with the cravings and they also freshen your breath as i did have a strange taste in my mouth. I am doing the 10 minute walks each day for some excercise.

Well another day today and i certainly feel a lot more positive today. Still have a slight headache but nothing much. Really enjoying the shakes and the soups and i always make sure that i have a balanced meal at night. My husband is helping out in many ways with the cooking, so really it is helping both of us to diet.

Rowlands are brilliant as they have said if i need any advice or help in anyway, just to get in touch with them, so that is brilliant.

I do hope that at the end of the 8 weeks i have lost enough weight for me to stop smoking, as that is one reason why i have not stopped yet.

Went shopping today at Asda and it seemed like a totally different experience, as i usually head for the cakes and sweets and end up putting lots of goodies in the trolley, but not this time, and we spent a lot less!!

Tried the Mulligatawny soup today and it was delicious!! and also the caramel bars which were scrumptious.

Had my first weigh in today and have lost nearly 6 lbs so i am really pleased with that. It has given me such an incentive. I am really getting into the swing of things now on what to eat and when to eat.

I am finding the diet absolutely great. The shakes are yummy but not too keen on the cafe au lait. I have felt so much better on this diet. I have lots more energy even after 5 days. I know i have lost some weight but not sure how much yet until i get weighed at Rowlands next week. I do not feel hungry at all and i do have a very sweet tooth but the shakes satisfy that. I do spend a lot of time at the loo with all the water i am drinking, so if i go out anywhere i make sure it is not long distance.
Even after 5 days my jeans are not as tight as what they were, so things are looking good at the moment.
I will know more after next Tuesday, but here is a little bit of a diary for you.