1.5lbs on... I wasn't expecting good things but I wasn't expecting a gain. Harumph, I guess I had better try and work out what went wrong this week. Bodies can be so flipping annoying at times! And I was only a pound off another shiny silver seven..... Huff.
Oh well, I'll dust myself off and get back on with the matter at hand..... a day off pointing religiously for my birthday!
Off to the pub for lunch and then we are out for dinner tonight, I'll still try to make good choices but I won't be too obsessive. Back on track tomorrow.
We're away for the weekend so I am going to struggle to be saintly, but I'll do the best I can!
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Happy Birthday to me!
And I feel old! That's most probably due to total lack of sleep however and not the fact I have reached the grand old age of 33. Six nights out in a row so far, plus a 6am start at work yesterday and I am feeling it! I'm not as young as I used to be :)
My desk at work this morning....
Had some lovely presents and a little birthday cup cake complete with singing candle... obviously I'll be saving that til after WI. Got a new charm from Matt for my Sweetie bracelet in the form of an engagement ring - he said I kept on about wanting rock, funny bugger!! Still, its well nice, plus he got me some diamond earrings and a pamper day at a spa. Bless him.
Went to Pizza Express with the girls last night and had one of the Leggera Pizzas, very nice and only 8.5 points. I felt almost virtuous. The girls all said they thought I had lost weight, which was lovely :)
WI at 10am - once again I am not overly confident of a loss. Exercise has been almost zero except for a powerplate session last night, OH MY GOD, that hurt. Its been about 6 weeks since I was last there after the ankle injury and blimey could I notice it. Its slightly painful to move today.
Anyway, I am rambling. I'll report my fate after WI later.
TTFN x
My desk at work this morning....
Had some lovely presents and a little birthday cup cake complete with singing candle... obviously I'll be saving that til after WI. Got a new charm from Matt for my Sweetie bracelet in the form of an engagement ring - he said I kept on about wanting rock, funny bugger!! Still, its well nice, plus he got me some diamond earrings and a pamper day at a spa. Bless him.
Went to Pizza Express with the girls last night and had one of the Leggera Pizzas, very nice and only 8.5 points. I felt almost virtuous. The girls all said they thought I had lost weight, which was lovely :)WI at 10am - once again I am not overly confident of a loss. Exercise has been almost zero except for a powerplate session last night, OH MY GOD, that hurt. Its been about 6 weeks since I was last there after the ankle injury and blimey could I notice it. Its slightly painful to move today.
Anyway, I am rambling. I'll report my fate after WI later.
TTFN x
Monday, 8 June 2009
Weekend excess
As usual, I managed to completely blow it at the weekend. Went up North to visit my parents, bless my mam, she'd cooked a veritable WW feast on Friday for when we arrived so I managed to bank 4 points. Saturday was the trauma..... Had a cooked breakfast, relatively healthy and then salad for lunch. We went out to an Italian for a meal on Saturday night and I made really good choices - Melon and Parma Ham for starter and then chicken Milanese (breaded chicken) but I asked for Salad and no chips... check me.
I think it all went wrong when the wine started to flow.... I tried to work out my points on Sunday but I stopped when I hit 50..... My exercise has been minimal as well this week since I've been out every flipping day. Ah well, I had saved 12 points and had some walking BPs so hopefully not too much damage done.
Had a lovely roast dinner yesterday before heading back to the aiport for our flight to LHR. I ordered a skinny latte while we waited for our flight and I am pretty sure there was nothing skinny about it. Within about 2 minutes of finishing it, I was running to the toilet to well - bring it back up. Sorry - TMI! It was soooo sickly and minging sitting in my stomach that it actually made me physically sick. A lesson learnt there.
Oh well, 2 more days until WI so fingers crossed I can be saintly. Off to a friends tonight for a bit of a soiree, she is doing Pizza's so I am going to take my own WW version so I don't feel like I am missing out!
Right, am off for a stomp around the high street now to try and get the pedometer moving.
Laters
I think it all went wrong when the wine started to flow.... I tried to work out my points on Sunday but I stopped when I hit 50..... My exercise has been minimal as well this week since I've been out every flipping day. Ah well, I had saved 12 points and had some walking BPs so hopefully not too much damage done.
Had a lovely roast dinner yesterday before heading back to the aiport for our flight to LHR. I ordered a skinny latte while we waited for our flight and I am pretty sure there was nothing skinny about it. Within about 2 minutes of finishing it, I was running to the toilet to well - bring it back up. Sorry - TMI! It was soooo sickly and minging sitting in my stomach that it actually made me physically sick. A lesson learnt there.
Oh well, 2 more days until WI so fingers crossed I can be saintly. Off to a friends tonight for a bit of a soiree, she is doing Pizza's so I am going to take my own WW version so I don't feel like I am missing out!
Right, am off for a stomp around the high street now to try and get the pedometer moving.
Laters
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Wardrobe Malfunction
OMG, it could have been so much worse! I was wearing a pair of linen trousers yesterday (was told we were meeting customers so I had to be smart!) and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were actually baggy on me - as opposed to last time I wore them when they were somewhat restrictive.... Anyway, last night I met Matt in the pub after work for a couple of Lime and Sodas and we decided to have our Wednesday Chinese.
Much umming and aaahing ensued given that Matt is now a point watcher and was trying to weigh up the benefits of 2 pints of strong lager against Sweet and Sour ChickenBalls... Anyway, I digress.... After collecting said Chinese and getting back into his car, I sort of shuffled my non too tiny derriere to get properly into the seat..... and the whole bum of my trousers ripped - and I mean the whole lot from the waistband at the back to somewhere under my nether regions!
Good lord, It could have been an absolute disaster had I performed the same shuffle in my chair at work! I would have had to sit down all day until everyone had left the building. Fortunately when we got home I was able to shimmy (no mean feat at my size) into the flat without any of the neighbours getting an eyeful!
Needless to say, I am back in my jeans today. I feel somewhat safer.
I'm out tonight with some of my old work colleagues so I have 15 points for dinner - I'm driving so no booze will pass my lips and am hoping I can be relatively good.
Didn't go spinning last night as the class was full when I tried to book - however my mate now tells me that there were loads of places as people didn't turn up. VERY ANNOYING! My exercise this week is going to be pretty pants.
Ah well, I'll just have to be as saintly as I can the rest of the time. Fingers crossed.
Much umming and aaahing ensued given that Matt is now a point watcher and was trying to weigh up the benefits of 2 pints of strong lager against Sweet and Sour ChickenBalls... Anyway, I digress.... After collecting said Chinese and getting back into his car, I sort of shuffled my non too tiny derriere to get properly into the seat..... and the whole bum of my trousers ripped - and I mean the whole lot from the waistband at the back to somewhere under my nether regions!
Good lord, It could have been an absolute disaster had I performed the same shuffle in my chair at work! I would have had to sit down all day until everyone had left the building. Fortunately when we got home I was able to shimmy (no mean feat at my size) into the flat without any of the neighbours getting an eyeful!
Needless to say, I am back in my jeans today. I feel somewhat safer.
I'm out tonight with some of my old work colleagues so I have 15 points for dinner - I'm driving so no booze will pass my lips and am hoping I can be relatively good.
Didn't go spinning last night as the class was full when I tried to book - however my mate now tells me that there were loads of places as people didn't turn up. VERY ANNOYING! My exercise this week is going to be pretty pants.
Ah well, I'll just have to be as saintly as I can the rest of the time. Fingers crossed.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Another 4 bite the dust
Get blooming well in!! Not a clue how, but I lost another 4lbs this week. I wasn't overly confident of a loss, but then I never am. My leader asked me what I'd done differently this week and my only thought was "I drank half a bottle of bacardi" I am not entirely sure WW advocates that as a good tool for weight loss however!
Went to the gym last night, managed 20 mins on the tread walker which knackers me out, its kind of like a treadmill but there are 2 platforms you stand on which move up and down as you walk, sort of scissor like..... clearly I'm not explaining that at all well! Anyway, it claims its twice as effective as the treadmill so you gotta love it. I also did 20 mins fast walking on the treadmill whilst I watched Come Dine With Me. I seem to have gotten into the habit of watching cookery shows while I bust a gut on the gym. Still it spurs me on I guess.
Made fish pie for dinner last night which I was massively dubious about since I am not a large fan of our fishy friends unless they are deep fried in batter. It was suprisingly tasty and a mahoosive portion for 7 points. Even Matt the fish hater loved it. He is cracking me up asking about the points values of everything at the moment. He seems quite taken with the WW way of life.
So, from tomorrow I am facing 12 nights in a row of not being in control of what I eat (i.e. me not actually cooking it), which also means I'll be struggling to fit in any exercise. Gulp. Why on earth did I plan so many things in a row?? Stupid girl. Anyway, I think I'll be making copious amounts of No Point Soup and salads so my evenings are less of a trauma. I might even try and get to the gym before work......... Ha ha ha, what a ridiculous thought!
Went to the gym last night, managed 20 mins on the tread walker which knackers me out, its kind of like a treadmill but there are 2 platforms you stand on which move up and down as you walk, sort of scissor like..... clearly I'm not explaining that at all well! Anyway, it claims its twice as effective as the treadmill so you gotta love it. I also did 20 mins fast walking on the treadmill whilst I watched Come Dine With Me. I seem to have gotten into the habit of watching cookery shows while I bust a gut on the gym. Still it spurs me on I guess.
Made fish pie for dinner last night which I was massively dubious about since I am not a large fan of our fishy friends unless they are deep fried in batter. It was suprisingly tasty and a mahoosive portion for 7 points. Even Matt the fish hater loved it. He is cracking me up asking about the points values of everything at the moment. He seems quite taken with the WW way of life.
So, from tomorrow I am facing 12 nights in a row of not being in control of what I eat (i.e. me not actually cooking it), which also means I'll be struggling to fit in any exercise. Gulp. Why on earth did I plan so many things in a row?? Stupid girl. Anyway, I think I'll be making copious amounts of No Point Soup and salads so my evenings are less of a trauma. I might even try and get to the gym before work......... Ha ha ha, what a ridiculous thought!
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Normal service is resumed
Bad mood is gone thankfully, I was a horror yesterday. Must've been the lack of sleep. I'm still not confident I will lose this week, but its not the end of the world. It took me years to get this fat so its not going to fall off that quickly either. I just need to stop beating myself up over every minor blip.
Watched that "10 things you need to know about losing weight last night" and it was really interesting. I am following one of the theories this morning by having an egg sarnie for breakfast - apparently protein makes you fuller for longer.... although I am not sure hunger is my problem, its more greed!!
Thursday onwards is going to be difficult diet wise, am out Thursday night and then home at my parents for the weekend, and then I have managed to plan things every night from Monday 8th - Monday 15th June. Not very clever. I am exhausted thinking about it! Oh well, I'll just have to deal with it as best I can. Was hoping we'd have nice weather so we can go out for walks since I'll not get to the gym, but the forecast is typically gloomy.
Right, food is calling and I suppose I had better do some work x
Watched that "10 things you need to know about losing weight last night" and it was really interesting. I am following one of the theories this morning by having an egg sarnie for breakfast - apparently protein makes you fuller for longer.... although I am not sure hunger is my problem, its more greed!!
Thursday onwards is going to be difficult diet wise, am out Thursday night and then home at my parents for the weekend, and then I have managed to plan things every night from Monday 8th - Monday 15th June. Not very clever. I am exhausted thinking about it! Oh well, I'll just have to deal with it as best I can. Was hoping we'd have nice weather so we can go out for walks since I'll not get to the gym, but the forecast is typically gloomy.
Right, food is calling and I suppose I had better do some work x
Monday, 1 June 2009
I'm never in a bad mood...
...apart from today! There is no real reason for me to be moody (other than that usual Monday feeling), the sun is shining, life is generally good, but I just feel proper mardy today. Bah Humbug at me. I think I am pretty disappointed in myself for my weekend excesses. I ended up over points again yesterday - only a couple, but that was down to another bad lunch which left me starving about 3 hours later. I did my 30 mins of swimming and tried to stomp around a fair bit but I only made it to 1 BP on the pedometer. I think the sudden realisation that this is forever has hit me and I will constantly spend my life worrying about what I can eat, how much exercise I need to do etc etc etc if I am ever going to be a normal weight. I didn't sleep at all last night either so that's probably not helping. Grrrr, I hate moody me.
On the plus side, Matt signed up for WW online last night. He wants to lose 2 stone (no clue from where) and he's been half heartedly trying for a few months. He thought he'd had a pretty good day yesterday but when he worked out everything he'd eaten he was at 54 points - he's allowed 30! So hopefully with both of us at it we might make better choices.
Right, I am off to console myself with an ELF and pesto sandwich and a bottle of Dr Pepper Zero. Rock and roll.
On the plus side, Matt signed up for WW online last night. He wants to lose 2 stone (no clue from where) and he's been half heartedly trying for a few months. He thought he'd had a pretty good day yesterday but when he worked out everything he'd eaten he was at 54 points - he's allowed 30! So hopefully with both of us at it we might make better choices.
Right, I am off to console myself with an ELF and pesto sandwich and a bottle of Dr Pepper Zero. Rock and roll.
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