Congratulations on your stone award, anya! I've had a similar experience - received mine last week and my parents came to visit, commenting on how much slimmer I look. I've still got a long way to go, but little things like that spur me on. I actually took some photos of myself at the start of my journey, and when I'm feeling despondent, I look back at them, reminding myself of how far I've come and how I never want to go back there.
When I weighed myself yesterday, I was just over 9st 13, but the only reason I can state for it is that I had been quite unwell in the night. Back up to 10st0.5lb this morning, but I'm feeling much better, so I can't complain.
Been a bit of a hard week, as I've been sitting in tearooms/coffee shops a lot, sipping on herbal tea whilst everyone else gets stuck into their hot chocolate and cake. I still feel some motivation though, as I edge closer to the next stone bracket.
Weigh in tonight. I'm not expecting to make it to the 9s this week, but I'm crossing my fingers for a decent loss and hopefully my Club 10.