I wasn’t going to weigh myself until the end as I seemed to be going up and down a lot. But I was very happy with the results this week when I stepped on the scales on Monday morning.

I’m now 65.6kg which is a 6kg loss to date and my waist is 78cm (I started at 84cm) so a loss of 6cm there and I’ve lost the same around my hips.

I am going to try very hard to be good over the next two weeks to see if I can lose at least few more kilo’s and centimetres. I’m really looking forward to the end results. I still can’t believe I have stuck to this as long as I have and am still motivated

The biggest lesson I have learnt since beginning my ULTRAslim diet is that you need to be prepared. I have had an unusually large amount of travel with my work, and I’m now on my first of two weeks of annual leave and have spent five days away from home. Being prepared has become very important and has been a real challenge every week. Planning has been the key whether away or at home; I really see the importance of this now and intend to keep planning when I finish the twelve weeks. I’ve learnt there are always healthy options; it just takes a little longer to find them sometimes.

I’ve had a lovely surprise whilst away. I took a pair of black evening pants with me that I hadn’t worn for 8 months, but remembered them fitting a little tighter than I liked. I couldn’t believe it when I put them on and they were too big! I kept stop pulling at the waist and at the rear of them to see how much excess room there was. I’m still smiling about it now that I’m thinking about it again and I actually felt uncomfortable in them as they looked baggy. Looks like I’ll have to buy a new pair before my next night out; I’m looking forward to a few new wardrobe purchases soon.

With only one more week to go, I’m feeling better than I have in a long time. I still have some way to go to my goal but am very happy with the results so far and have enjoyed every shake!