Sorry I've not written for a while, I've been quite busy and haven't found the time to post anything of interest really. I'll make more of an effort to get my thoughts down in future.
The diet has been going well, I've now lost a total of 8.5lb in 5 weeks, which is pretty amazing for me. I need to lose another 4 pounds to reach my initial target of 5% weight loss. I thought it would take me much longer so I am really pleased.
We're off to Spain next week for a fortnight so need to make sure that I keep myself on track. I'm really hoping I could continue shifting another 2 pounds a week so I come home to my 5% weight loss target but that's never going to happen with the amount of drinking and eating out we are going to be doing! Realistically, my main goal should be to make sure I don't come back any heavier.
Diet saboteurs are a major problem but I'll just have to defend myself against them and put up a bit of a booze and naughty food barrier. I know exatly what to expect, comments like 'go on have another drink, you're on your holidays', 'ahh, surely you can have a few meals out, you're on your holidays' and 'don't be boring, you're on holiday' springs to mind. I'm still going to track everything and really watch what I'm doing, of course I'll have some treats but will have to choose wisely.
It might actually help being in the sun, looking at all the lovely toned, tanned bikini bodies on the beach while I'm sat feeling like a beached whale in a tankini will stop me from running off to the ice cream van!
Friday, 30 March 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
Bursting Bubbles
Well, I was totally amazed after stepping on the scales last night, I was over the moon. I had lost 3 and a half pounds at last nights weight in, get in! I was totally shocked considering I really thought I might have stayed the same or put at least put a pound on. How good is that eh?
The actual class was really inspiring last night. One lady lost her final pound after weeks of trying and became a gold member, meaning she was now at her target weight, a feeling I'd love to have one day soon. Another two ladies that I hadn't seen before stayed to the class as they had promised that they would stay and introduce themselves to everyone when they had both lost 50 pounds. Yes, I did say 50 pounds, each! and the strange thing is they both got down to losing exactly 50 pounds on the same night. What an achievement for a couple of best buddies, it was lovely.
I was in a very happy mood all evening and didn't even bother Thursday night cheating, I got on with the plan and stuck to my points. Had my big plate of salad and stuck to the diet coke. Mind you, my friend and I did have a glass of wine during the class so I didn't miss out on my Thursday night tipple completely. I might have sneaked in a bag of weight watchers crisps at the meeting too, but I did count them!
So, I'm on a proper roll this morning (and not a sausage roll!) but whilst filling my online weight record in I realise that I must have only lost 2 and a half, gutted! For some reason my leader, and probably me too, couldn't add up the figures correctly. Grrr, oh well, at least 2 and a half off is still good, but it did burst my bubble a bit. I thought I only had to lose 1 pound next week in order to get my first half stone sticker on my book. Oh well, I'll just have to try a bit harder and make sure I lose 2.
The actual class was really inspiring last night. One lady lost her final pound after weeks of trying and became a gold member, meaning she was now at her target weight, a feeling I'd love to have one day soon. Another two ladies that I hadn't seen before stayed to the class as they had promised that they would stay and introduce themselves to everyone when they had both lost 50 pounds. Yes, I did say 50 pounds, each! and the strange thing is they both got down to losing exactly 50 pounds on the same night. What an achievement for a couple of best buddies, it was lovely.
I was in a very happy mood all evening and didn't even bother Thursday night cheating, I got on with the plan and stuck to my points. Had my big plate of salad and stuck to the diet coke. Mind you, my friend and I did have a glass of wine during the class so I didn't miss out on my Thursday night tipple completely. I might have sneaked in a bag of weight watchers crisps at the meeting too, but I did count them!
So, I'm on a proper roll this morning (and not a sausage roll!) but whilst filling my online weight record in I realise that I must have only lost 2 and a half, gutted! For some reason my leader, and probably me too, couldn't add up the figures correctly. Grrr, oh well, at least 2 and a half off is still good, but it did burst my bubble a bit. I thought I only had to lose 1 pound next week in order to get my first half stone sticker on my book. Oh well, I'll just have to try a bit harder and make sure I lose 2.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
'Meh'
Well, I've not been posting much this week, have been quite busy. We had an Italian colleague visit our office this week so have been out of action on the blog front.
I've been a bit 'meh' this week and could do with a bit of a pick up really. Diet wise, I'm still within my points allowance but I've probably not made the best choices yet again. I'm pretty spotty this week too, a sure sign that I haven't eaten as healthily as I could have. No idea how the scales will fair up later, will just have to see.
We've had a couple of meals out (our curry and booze night last Saturday) and then we took my Italian colleague for some posh nosh on Tuesday evening. I was pretty good, just had a salad starter, fillet steak for main and skipped the pud. I was designated driver so just had the one glass of plonk. Quite boring but very enjoyable none the less.
It's Mothers Day this Sunday and I have my lovely Mum flying in from Spain for the weekend, I just hope that it doesn't sabotage my diet, I'll have to be strong, especially when the vino gets cracked open! We'll be out all day Saturday wedding dress shopping with my sister whilst she searches for the frock of her dreams, so this will likely involve food on the go. Plus, Sunday we are meeting up with the clan for a set menu 3 course pub grub affair, just hope the choices will be OK.
So, I'm still feeling 'meh' and a bit down in the dumps. Hopefully tonight's weigh in will give me a bit of a boost. I need to turn my frown upside down!
I've been a bit 'meh' this week and could do with a bit of a pick up really. Diet wise, I'm still within my points allowance but I've probably not made the best choices yet again. I'm pretty spotty this week too, a sure sign that I haven't eaten as healthily as I could have. No idea how the scales will fair up later, will just have to see.
We've had a couple of meals out (our curry and booze night last Saturday) and then we took my Italian colleague for some posh nosh on Tuesday evening. I was pretty good, just had a salad starter, fillet steak for main and skipped the pud. I was designated driver so just had the one glass of plonk. Quite boring but very enjoyable none the less.
It's Mothers Day this Sunday and I have my lovely Mum flying in from Spain for the weekend, I just hope that it doesn't sabotage my diet, I'll have to be strong, especially when the vino gets cracked open! We'll be out all day Saturday wedding dress shopping with my sister whilst she searches for the frock of her dreams, so this will likely involve food on the go. Plus, Sunday we are meeting up with the clan for a set menu 3 course pub grub affair, just hope the choices will be OK.
So, I'm still feeling 'meh' and a bit down in the dumps. Hopefully tonight's weigh in will give me a bit of a boost. I need to turn my frown upside down!
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Monday, 12 March 2012
Curry and Booze
My weekend wasn't too bad this week, but as always Mondays come around far too quickly! They should make 3 day weekends compulsory. If I was prime minister that would be my first task.
Saturday morning was boot camp, then it was off to one of my best friends houses for a typical Saturday night take away curry with the husbands. Luckily my friend is on weight watchers too, so we worked out what we could eat and drink for maximum enjoyment using as few points as possible without being totally boring.
I ditched the usual creamy korma sauce, rice and naan bread and opted to share a chicken shaslick with salad and saag aloo then mopped it up with a weight watchers pitta bread. To be honest, it was absolutely gorgeous and completely guilt free which meant we could save all our points for booze!
Normally, we'd both be on the wine, but wine is 4 points for a small glass (and who pours small glasses these days?) Spirits are only 2 per shot and diet drinks are free, so I stuck to the Bacardi for a change. I had 5 Bacardi's so all in all I had a jolly good drink and scran without going overboard on the allowance. However, when we got home at 2am I ended up raiding the cupboards for something to eat and made myself a couple of crumpets, I counted them in though!
So, this weekend I've used a fair few of my weekly points allowance so will have to be quite strict with myself for the rest of the week. It is do-able though!
Saturday morning was boot camp, then it was off to one of my best friends houses for a typical Saturday night take away curry with the husbands. Luckily my friend is on weight watchers too, so we worked out what we could eat and drink for maximum enjoyment using as few points as possible without being totally boring.
I ditched the usual creamy korma sauce, rice and naan bread and opted to share a chicken shaslick with salad and saag aloo then mopped it up with a weight watchers pitta bread. To be honest, it was absolutely gorgeous and completely guilt free which meant we could save all our points for booze!
Normally, we'd both be on the wine, but wine is 4 points for a small glass (and who pours small glasses these days?) Spirits are only 2 per shot and diet drinks are free, so I stuck to the Bacardi for a change. I had 5 Bacardi's so all in all I had a jolly good drink and scran without going overboard on the allowance. However, when we got home at 2am I ended up raiding the cupboards for something to eat and made myself a couple of crumpets, I counted them in though!
So, this weekend I've used a fair few of my weekly points allowance so will have to be quite strict with myself for the rest of the week. It is do-able though!
Friday, 9 March 2012
Good Friday
Yes, it's a good Friday today!
'W' day went well and I managed to lose 2 and a half pounds from mainly eating rubbish this week. I'm quite pleased with that. I'm only saying quite pleased as usually I'd expect a bigger weight loss on my first week of embarking upon a diet, but due to the fact that my choices have not been as healthy as they could of been I'm pretty chuffed really.
So, what I have learnt this week? Probably that portion control is one of the things I need to change about my eating habits (even my Mum pointed this out to me yesterday!) I've eaten rubbish, but I've controlled how much rubbish I've stuffed into my mouth. I've weighed and measured absolutely everything that has passed my lips, and, if I've been hungry I've chosen healthier things to fill the gap rather than just having more of the wrong things.
Portion control is a bit of a shocker really, what I would class as a normal portion size is not what I have in my head. Other diets I've done usually give a list of 'free' foods which you can eat to your hearts content. For example, if I've been on a green day on slimming world I've been able to eat things like potatoes and pasta freely, so would make a big mountainous pile on my plate and stuff myself silly. Or, on a red day I'd pile my plate up with meat and have fewer potatoes. With Weight Watchers I've been able to mix all the foods I like, but weighing them into the correct portion size has made me realise that you shouldn't be eating a plate full of food higher than the Chrysler building. Facing facts, I've been troffing like a pig and it needs to change.
Typical normal sizes should be as follows:
Learning to eat less will be a bit of a challenge for me, but it's gotta be done
Whilst browsing the Internet for an inspirational image for today's post, I came across this:
Fitting don't you think?
'W' day went well and I managed to lose 2 and a half pounds from mainly eating rubbish this week. I'm quite pleased with that. I'm only saying quite pleased as usually I'd expect a bigger weight loss on my first week of embarking upon a diet, but due to the fact that my choices have not been as healthy as they could of been I'm pretty chuffed really.
So, what I have learnt this week? Probably that portion control is one of the things I need to change about my eating habits (even my Mum pointed this out to me yesterday!) I've eaten rubbish, but I've controlled how much rubbish I've stuffed into my mouth. I've weighed and measured absolutely everything that has passed my lips, and, if I've been hungry I've chosen healthier things to fill the gap rather than just having more of the wrong things.
Portion control is a bit of a shocker really, what I would class as a normal portion size is not what I have in my head. Other diets I've done usually give a list of 'free' foods which you can eat to your hearts content. For example, if I've been on a green day on slimming world I've been able to eat things like potatoes and pasta freely, so would make a big mountainous pile on my plate and stuff myself silly. Or, on a red day I'd pile my plate up with meat and have fewer potatoes. With Weight Watchers I've been able to mix all the foods I like, but weighing them into the correct portion size has made me realise that you shouldn't be eating a plate full of food higher than the Chrysler building. Facing facts, I've been troffing like a pig and it needs to change.
Typical normal sizes should be as follows:
- A medium portion of spaghetti (dry weight) is 40g and should be the diameter of a 5p coin
- A medium portion of cheese (40g) is the size of a small matchbox
- A medium portion of cooked rice (150g) is the size of a small tuna tin
- A standard scoop of mashed potato (60g) is the size of a lime
Learning to eat less will be a bit of a challenge for me, but it's gotta be done
Whilst browsing the Internet for an inspirational image for today's post, I came across this:
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| Small, medium, large and Horse |
Thursday, 8 March 2012
W day and Gallbladders
Yeay! It's W day and we all know what that means, it's my first big Weight Watchers Weigh in tonight.
I'm feeling quite optimistic as I know I have stuck to the plan 100%, but a little bit sceptical considering I feel like I've eaten 'worse' than I normally do. But, I've done it literally by the book so don't see why it shouldn't have worked.
The thing that does play on my mind is my lack of gallbladder which was removed a few years ago. I've struggled with losing weight on other diets and had been told that the problem with slow or no weight loss could be related to my lack of gallbladder or possibly the side effects of the medication I am on long term (for associated gerd/reflux problems)
Gallbladders are funny old things. At the time, I was in lots of pain, and I mean LOTS of pain when my gallbladder became infected. People say that the pain associated with gallbladder problems can be worse than childbirth (and I don't fancy going through that either!) 9 times out of 10 the doctors are quite happy to solve the problem and stop the pain by whipping the thing out and sending you on your merry way. Ever since mine was taken out I've suffered with other ailments and problems and really wish I would have thought about the implications of cholecystectomy before undergoing surgery. But, when you are dosed up to your eyeballs on morphine and feel like you are dying you are likely to sign anything to make yourself feel a bit more human again.
Anyway, I digress. Admittedly I'm probably looking for reasons for me not to lose weight this week before I've even stepped on the scales and usually I blame the old gallbladder for that (as most of my weight has gone on since then) but who I am to say? It could just be the fact that I need to stick with something that works for me for long enough to get to my goal weight.
So, I'm actually quite excited to get there tonight and find out what this week has brought. Fingers crossed that I'm on my way to wearing that bikini again one day
I'm feeling quite optimistic as I know I have stuck to the plan 100%, but a little bit sceptical considering I feel like I've eaten 'worse' than I normally do. But, I've done it literally by the book so don't see why it shouldn't have worked.
The thing that does play on my mind is my lack of gallbladder which was removed a few years ago. I've struggled with losing weight on other diets and had been told that the problem with slow or no weight loss could be related to my lack of gallbladder or possibly the side effects of the medication I am on long term (for associated gerd/reflux problems)
Gallbladders are funny old things. At the time, I was in lots of pain, and I mean LOTS of pain when my gallbladder became infected. People say that the pain associated with gallbladder problems can be worse than childbirth (and I don't fancy going through that either!) 9 times out of 10 the doctors are quite happy to solve the problem and stop the pain by whipping the thing out and sending you on your merry way. Ever since mine was taken out I've suffered with other ailments and problems and really wish I would have thought about the implications of cholecystectomy before undergoing surgery. But, when you are dosed up to your eyeballs on morphine and feel like you are dying you are likely to sign anything to make yourself feel a bit more human again.
Anyway, I digress. Admittedly I'm probably looking for reasons for me not to lose weight this week before I've even stepped on the scales and usually I blame the old gallbladder for that (as most of my weight has gone on since then) but who I am to say? It could just be the fact that I need to stick with something that works for me for long enough to get to my goal weight.
So, I'm actually quite excited to get there tonight and find out what this week has brought. Fingers crossed that I'm on my way to wearing that bikini again one day
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Day 6 Already!
I can't believe I'm on day 6 already, only one more day to go until W day! Hooray!
I really hope that the scales shift in the right direction this week. I've stuck within what I am allowed and have exercised like a freak so there should be no reason why they shouldn't show something encouraging tomorrow night.
I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that the stuff I'm eating is not what I'd normally eat at all. I also have a big confession to make, which involves ready meals. This week I've eaten 7 of the buggers already which is not like me at all. I never buy or eat convenience food and am usually totally against the concept of microwave dinners. I really don't see the point in them when you can cook something much more appetising and appealing from real ingredients. Ready meals are the work of the devil.
On my quest to find low point lunch time meals I read somewhere that you could buy Weight Watchers ready meals for £1 each at Iceland. Now Iceland is a place I'd never normally set foot in as all that junk food/convenience meals makes me shiver (and gag) but last Sunday I drove to our local village and stocked up on a pile of frozen ready meals intending them to be for emergency use only. I was so shocked at my purchase that I had to photograph my bad booty and send it to my friend (who was probably totally disgusted with me too!)
So, I've now eaten 7 of my emergency frozen meals in one week and need to start cooking again for my own sanity!
Whilst on my frozen food convenience roll this week I also purchased a 2 pack of frozen baked potatoes from Tesco. Am I going totally mad? I think so. I can't believe I've bought something that takes 5 minutes in the microwave to cook from frozen, when I can just get myself a lovely fresh potato from the sack, prod it with a fork and stick it in the microwave myself for 5 minutes! Who is mad enough to buy this stuff? .....Me probably!
So, no more Mrs Lazy Arse, I need to cook REAL food next week!
I really hope that the scales shift in the right direction this week. I've stuck within what I am allowed and have exercised like a freak so there should be no reason why they shouldn't show something encouraging tomorrow night.
I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that the stuff I'm eating is not what I'd normally eat at all. I also have a big confession to make, which involves ready meals. This week I've eaten 7 of the buggers already which is not like me at all. I never buy or eat convenience food and am usually totally against the concept of microwave dinners. I really don't see the point in them when you can cook something much more appetising and appealing from real ingredients. Ready meals are the work of the devil.
On my quest to find low point lunch time meals I read somewhere that you could buy Weight Watchers ready meals for £1 each at Iceland. Now Iceland is a place I'd never normally set foot in as all that junk food/convenience meals makes me shiver (and gag) but last Sunday I drove to our local village and stocked up on a pile of frozen ready meals intending them to be for emergency use only. I was so shocked at my purchase that I had to photograph my bad booty and send it to my friend (who was probably totally disgusted with me too!)
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| Bad Booty |
So, I've now eaten 7 of my emergency frozen meals in one week and need to start cooking again for my own sanity!
Whilst on my frozen food convenience roll this week I also purchased a 2 pack of frozen baked potatoes from Tesco. Am I going totally mad? I think so. I can't believe I've bought something that takes 5 minutes in the microwave to cook from frozen, when I can just get myself a lovely fresh potato from the sack, prod it with a fork and stick it in the microwave myself for 5 minutes! Who is mad enough to buy this stuff? .....Me probably!
So, no more Mrs Lazy Arse, I need to cook REAL food next week!
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