General thoughts - 25% down

Well the first 5 weeks of my challenge are over and done with. I'm sailing along quite well to date and have managed to lose 5kg of the 20kg that I would like to lose in total. That's 25% done and dusted.

While I've had some ups and downs along the way, I'm in a good place emotionally. I decided to try on some clothes last night and it's amazing what a difference 5kg can do.

I own the above yellow dress which I have always loved and think is gorgeous. However, in the past I felt a bit self-conscious that you could see my lumps and bumps through it. You can probably tell from the picture that the fabric is fairly light and not forgiving when it comes to hiding those bulges. As a consequence I tended to wear some spanx underneath just to keep everything in place.

But having tried it on last night, it just seems to sit so much better - I'm still not happy with my stomach by any means, but it is definitely protruding less. This is the first time in a long time that I have felt beautiful and confident.

I need to keep reminding myself that, if this is how good I feel being a quarter of the way there... how amazing will I feel at goal? I'm going out for dinner tonight with friends, hopefully I can keep this feeling in my head and make the best possible food choices.