Pic on left was me in USA last time .
I made myself - and that bird - a wee promise I’d try hard this time to lose weight.
Pic on right is me week 16 into diet.
Hopefully over the next 42 days I’ll lose another stone so that I land in Santa Monica having achieved my goal.
I said in Jan when I was 22st 8lbs , I would try to be below 15st before I hit USA on 2 July .
I’m delighted that I’ve hit my target 1 month ahead .
This morning I weighed in at 14st 12. So I’m making a new target of below 14st by 2nd July .
Thanks for all your kind messages .
Week 17 of my diet . Pics show the difference.
3 more weeks before I hit LA again.
I have a long way to go
But I’ll be able to do a lot more in the USA this time , compared to last year.
Last year , 22st 8, this year 14st 12.
Trying to get as low down the 14st mark before July.
So 8 weeks ago I was a shocking 58 inch waist and 20st 8.
Today , 8 weeks later , I bought - and am wearing - 38 inch jeans.
Still v v fat,but that’s 1st time I’ve bought jeans from a shop in town in many years
Next goal - below 17 stone by end of month .
Heading to gym now .
Ive just had anti vax protester, placard in hand,screaming abuse at me about BBC coverage of vaccines.
I was helping mum get out of car to go shopping .
In middle of Belfast City Centre , this woman said she didn’t care how much it upset my 80 year old mother
Disgusting .
I set myself a target of being in the 13 stones by July 2
I was 22st 8 last Nov
With 1 week to go,it is going to be close
Ive 4lbs to lose in 7 days to meet my target
Then I’m on hols
I dream about being 12 stone by Xmas
Thanks for being amazing & kind to me during this journey
So that’s it
I used hotel gym to do final 5k run b4 I hit USA
I started diet Nov 2018 at 22st 8
I land in Vegas today - 8 months later, over 8.5 stone lighter
Then a 10 day race to my goal of running along Santa Monica beach at 13st something
The Aran jumper is going in the bin
It has been confirmed by Caroline Flack’s lawyer that she took her own life.
We all have weaknesses as human beings , and the vile , aggressive pursuit of people on social media needs to stop .
Goal 1 fulfilled.
22 stone 8lbs in Nov 2018
Couldn’t walk along 1/2 mile
Got a taxi
I swore to myself I would run this by today - which is what I’m doing.
When I come back Jan 2020 , I’ll be in the 12 stones
That is my next goal
Have got to go
Patsy Cline is singing in my ear
Thanks so much for all the kind messages today . It’s mind blowing .
Can I ask as many as possible to retweet this tweet for me.
We are trying to get as many people as possible to listen to the podcast and we need your help to push it out there.
I get a lot of abuse on social media. But not my experience this time.I’ve been fat all my life & I still am. I’m only half way through where I need to be & it’s very tough . Thank you all so much 4 the 1000’s of support messages. It means a lot to me. I might fail,but I’m trying