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Two days to go, and I'm now at the point I just want to get on the scales and have done with it. Then I can get on with setting some new goals based on how I think I might realistically progress.

Dream will be weighing and measuring tomorrow as she will be at work on Monday. I've decided to do my measurements with her and going forward weigh every 4th Sunday so we can do it together. This time round however I won't jump on the scales, but will leave that to my doc on Monday. Having such a close friend powering along by my side makes a huge difference to me, so I want to share our successes.

It is not, of course, a competition. Dream is considerably lighter than me to begin with, not to mention taller and younger, plus she has a physically demanding job as a nanny to three children under the age of 3. I can already see the difference in her shape, despite her having to miss a week of fasting due to work commitments. She has plunged straight back in after her week off and I'm immensely proud of her.

Dream is somewhat obsessed with the wearing of correct fitting bras. (Don't ask me, I blame mumsnet.) She has always been on at me, even before we started all this malarkey, to properly measure and buy some decent bras dammit! Now that I appear to be not filling my cups quite as much as before, she has become even more naggy. (Why does the weight have to come off the boobs? Its so unfair!)

This morning, with a possible shopping trip on the cards, she insisted on measuring me in case any bra buying opportunities arose. There is really no point protesting when she is brandishing a tape measure so I let her get on with it. It was only some time later that I realised I couldn't remember what my starting measurement was 6 weeks ago. So I had to look it up on the blog.

Drum roll please...

My starting measurement for under my bust was 42in. Today, Dream measured it at 39in. That's a reduction of 3 whole inches.

Let me repeat that: 3 inches in 6 weeks.

I had to have a little sit down.

I have no idea if that's great or average or terrible compared with anybody else, and I really don't care, I just know for me it's somewhat miraculous. I will post the rest of my measurements tomorrow and am looking forward to my doctors appointment even more now.