To find some happiness in 'small pyjamas'?

[StirlingWork]

At a certain times over the past 3 years I've ballooned up to 13st 8 - which makes me obese at 5ft1. Since lockdown I've adhered to a strict diet - exercise plan and for the first time in over 3 years am now under 11st - scales say 10 -something woo-hoo!!
After 3 years of buying size 16-18 pyjamas last night I tried on a pair of pyjamas sized SMALL!!! They are from the Sainsbury's clothing range. They fit!! OK I know I'm still technically fat/overweight -and the pj trousers are elasticated waist - but last night when I was stretching after my home aerobics session I was also starting to feel the muscles and tendons in my legs again which for the past 3 years have been buried under thigh fat!
I feel I need to be happy about small mercies. It's not pay day til Friday so I don't have extra money for 'treats' as such - all my clothes are either UK size 16 or 8/10!! with nowt in between! Fat (OK size 16 doesn not mean everyone that size is fat, but you know what mean) and thin cupboard but no middle ground cupboard!!

Hi FrogFairy - certainly - no more than 1200 calories per day and at least 1 run a day for 45 minutes. Every alternative day I do things like sit ups after then run. I know this may not be the healthiest but I do eat carbs and whatever makes up the 1200 cals really - ready made Salads in the shops, pineapple rings etc. But I do rigidly stick to the calorie restriction.

Thank you @StirlingWork.

I am the biggest procrastinator ever but would love to get into better habits.

Thank you all for your kind comments

Knocksomesense - good luck and keep going with it!! The first half stone is the hardest!!

hadtojoin - you're so right when you say it's not easy to lose weight!!

So glad I inspired you - if you go for it you won't regret it!!

CovidicusRex - you're right it isn't easy and unfortunately I'd got myself into that vicious circle of binge eating then promising myself I'd start again tomorrow then blow it all - I'd stick to it for a few days max but not for the 7 weeks or so I've done now!!

Excellent work!

What have you done what’s your day look like I’m 5/1 and weigh 12 stone 10 😰

Sorry just read above x

Very very well done lass!

I have a shift dress that would fit you, I wore it once and it was lovely but then I shoved in the tumble dryer by accident and it shrank in length so would be a nice above the knew on you and not the bum skimming indecent affront to the eyes that it is on me :o

Happy to send it (will wash it first, wear gloves and if you wash it straight away it should be ok)

And I should say, well done! I went from nearly 16st to 10.5 and the difference is amazing. And mentally too, I feel so much more confidence, more energised and happier! Go you :)

Well done those, non scale victories really feel amazing don't they. Really pleased for you!

Thanks LycraLovingLass - your comments have cheered me up - it's hard at times!!

PyongyangKipperbang - I'm constantly shrinking things in the tumble dryer haha!!
Congratulations on that loss - that is amazing!! It really does make you feel more confident, doesn't it? As if you've managed to stick to something! I was about 15 and a half stone in 2008 and shed quite a lot during that year!

Lifeisconfusing - I have been around 12st 10 for most of the past 3 years sometimes higher!!

Lifeisconfusing FrogFairy - just to say - a few years ago I reduced from 1200 to 1000 so what I'm saying is you can start off at 1200 cals a day and go down to 1000 if you want faster results as you progress!!

Thanks for all your encouraging messages guys they are really cheering me up!