HotLocks by Rachael...

I have a hair appointment for tonight, and believe me, I need it! I commented on a thread on the Vogue Forum for a hair dresser rec in South East Melbourne, so I mentioned the place I go to... They quite literally saved my hair from breaking off! It's called HotLocks by Rachael, on McKinnon Road, McKinnon.

My previous hair dresser was good and much closer to home, but things were getting a bit too relaxed, I stopped getting asked what I wanted, and it was the same routine 1/2 head of foils in my usual colour, just a trim and GHD'd... Granted, she knew the colour I wanted my hair to bey, but after a few years of going there, sticking with the one colour for foils started looking really bad! I honestly had no idea, but the under-side of my hair was dark brown (looked black) and the top half was white/yellow/gross.

I also started to be unable to get an appointment when I really needed it (my own fault for not being organised) and the HD sent me home with foils in, to wash it out myself... Big Mistake. It only 2 times for me to have over processed hair, without even realising. My new HD  told me I was luckily my hair hadn't already snapped off! I had to have a fair bit cut off (which was sad) but my hair is in such better condition now, nealry one year later. 

Of course I put the blame on myself, saying that it was my own fault for over processing, but my new HD quickly reminded me, that I should never have been sent home to do it myself to begin with. 

What's worse is that my last emergency appointment (and last appointment there ever) was a few days before my 10 year high school reunion, and anyone who has seen 'Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion' knows how important this event is! I actually thought I looked okay, it wasn't until the photos circulated on Facebook that I realised how straw-like my hair was!!

Ewww, I found the pics to prove it!

This is me at my reunion *sighhhh

This is me about 1 month later, after being to the new Hair Dresser

A lot of hair did get cut off, but becuase the longer bits were so dark, you can barely tell from this pic. Although, I think she took a bit off each time so I wouldn't freak out and never come back. 

I will also post a new pic tonight... My colour is better now as well.

9th week weigh-in

Hey Guys!

I knew it would be a slow week!

My weigh-in was yesterday, and I lost another 700 grams, taking me to 76.8kgs. 

I weighed again this morning (as I usually do) and was down another 500 grams, hehe- just my luck! But I will add that to my loss next Wednesday.  What really matters is that the number is going down… I now have 10kilos to go till I get to my goal!

I am feeling really good and finally able to wear some of my cuter outfits seeing as they fit a little better now… I still have a weigh to go (geddit?), but I will get there.

Oh I just realised, this takes my total weight-loss to.... 12 kilos!!!
(1.3kgs a week!!)

Ugh... I am terrible at updating!

I think I get carried away looking at everyone else's blogs!!

I have now completed 8 weeks of my diet, and am now sitting at 77.5 kgs, which is a total loss of 11.3kgs! Yay! I have just over 10kilos to go to get 'back to where I was'! And I am getting closer to no longer being over-weight and having a 'normal' BMI!

I have always been confused about my body and its’ shape... I am an APPLE, through and through and I find it hard to find much useful information about what to actually wear to flatter my figure. I guess I can cross that bridge when I actually have a flatter-able figure though! hehe.

I entered my waist to hip ratio into an app on my iPhone and it confirmed my apple-ness and warned me I was at HIGH risk of heart disease. No fair!

Anyway, my point of all this, is that when I first completed my diet, I got to 66 kilos and felt great and thought I looked pretty decent too! Especially considering I had come down from a high of 114kgs... but now I am thinking that 66 probably isn't my optimal weight... It takes my BMI to the healthy range but I think I still get a muffin-top look. Anyhoo, I guess time will tell :)

The medical diet gives you a range to aim for (though not set in concrete) and they changed it to include age as a factor... Originally my goal range was 60-63kilos, so I never quite made it, and now it has changed to 55-58... Eeeeek! I am still going to stick with my 66kg goal, but if I can continue on my plan, I will endeavour to get into the 50's, which would be amazing to me! I never even imagined being able to get into the 60's!

Very happy with my results so far and I am feeling G.O.O.D. My next weigh in is next Wednesday, but I think I will be due for a lower drop now, I have been having 1+ kilo drops for the past 2 weeks, and I am guessing something has gotta give! LOL. Plus TOM will be coming soon!