Absolutely gutted! Gained 1/2 a pound this week, no idea why or how, maybe my pizza express treat did for me although i doubt it.
Spoke to my leader after meeting and she said a lot of things that made sense, such as my body is just catching up and I've probably lost inches - now the rational side of me can see all those things but the totally irrational side of me thinks why, why WHY!!!
Any way I'm going to stay positive and stay on track have to see some improvement eventually right?
Monday 27 April 2009
Sunday 26 April 2009
Sunday Nerves
Well here we are again, it's Sunday night and the nerves about tomorrows WI are starting to kick in!
I know I shouldn't but I have just gone back over every day on my tracker just to check that I stayed in limits and also to make sure all my AP have been added! Every week I stay OK and yet I still start to worry on the Sunday - maybe that's what keeps me going back for more!
Although I have spent most of today sat on my btm watching all various sporting activities on TV, I did get up extra early and take an almost power walk around town, earning myself some AP's :O). I have decided not to go swimming at the weekends anymore cos it was just to busy and it stressed me out trying to avoid people and having to stop and start - roll on 6.30 tomorrow morning when I can get back in the pool! Now that's a phrase I never thought I would hear myself say!
Well I'll be back tomorrow with news of the dreaded WI and work permitting I may even walk to meeting!
take care all x
I know I shouldn't but I have just gone back over every day on my tracker just to check that I stayed in limits and also to make sure all my AP have been added! Every week I stay OK and yet I still start to worry on the Sunday - maybe that's what keeps me going back for more!
Although I have spent most of today sat on my btm watching all various sporting activities on TV, I did get up extra early and take an almost power walk around town, earning myself some AP's :O). I have decided not to go swimming at the weekends anymore cos it was just to busy and it stressed me out trying to avoid people and having to stop and start - roll on 6.30 tomorrow morning when I can get back in the pool! Now that's a phrase I never thought I would hear myself say!
Well I'll be back tomorrow with news of the dreaded WI and work permitting I may even walk to meeting!
take care all x
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Pick N Mix
Had my second meal out last night, second since I started on this journey, went to Pizza Express, and had dough balls and a Soho pizza, god they were good! i had been really good all day and pointed the pizza before i went so i was sorted. Dinner went well, so far so good.
But then the next part of the evening, the cinema..... i tried hard, i really really did but the pick n mix was shouting my name and to my shame i listened and answered their call!!
the candy shrimps, fizzy cola bottles and toffee bon bons had ganged up on my and I have given in without so much as a whimper, luckily my friend, who is not dieting, ate loads and I made him take the rest away with him, so i pointed them as half a bag of haribo and I'm pleased to say that even with that indulgence my time in pool paid off and i still managed to save a point for day :O)
i must not give in to the pick n mix again tho - i must be strong! lol
But then the next part of the evening, the cinema..... i tried hard, i really really did but the pick n mix was shouting my name and to my shame i listened and answered their call!!
the candy shrimps, fizzy cola bottles and toffee bon bons had ganged up on my and I have given in without so much as a whimper, luckily my friend, who is not dieting, ate loads and I made him take the rest away with him, so i pointed them as half a bag of haribo and I'm pleased to say that even with that indulgence my time in pool paid off and i still managed to save a point for day :O)
i must not give in to the pick n mix again tho - i must be strong! lol
Monday 20 April 2009
Gutted
I know i shouldn't moan but I'm just back from WI and I only lost a 1lb :O(
i felt I had worked really hard this week but hey ho, maybe its TOTM, i never know when mine will be ever since i stopped taking my tablets, lets hope it is and i get a good loss next week. Still aiming for my 3st by the end of the month so fingers crossed
We talked about motivation at meeting and I really should have measured myself cos hopefully I've lost inches with all the swimming I've been doing.
Gotta keep on track, good luck everyone this week :O)
i felt I had worked really hard this week but hey ho, maybe its TOTM, i never know when mine will be ever since i stopped taking my tablets, lets hope it is and i get a good loss next week. Still aiming for my 3st by the end of the month so fingers crossed
We talked about motivation at meeting and I really should have measured myself cos hopefully I've lost inches with all the swimming I've been doing.
Gotta keep on track, good luck everyone this week :O)
Sunday 19 April 2009
Why is it.....
that I always feel really heavy in the run up WI?
Today I feel like I can hardly lift my feet off the floor and I know this is crazy, I've had a good week, done loads of exercise - I'm pushing to get 3lbs this week, and yet I feel like I've got lead knickers on!
Hey ho, at least I'm back to work tomorrow and my normal routine can swing back into action, as much as I like time off (who doesn't) it really messes me up with the whole eating thing! Maybe I'm institutionalised cos I like my routines!
Today I feel like I can hardly lift my feet off the floor and I know this is crazy, I've had a good week, done loads of exercise - I'm pushing to get 3lbs this week, and yet I feel like I've got lead knickers on!
Hey ho, at least I'm back to work tomorrow and my normal routine can swing back into action, as much as I like time off (who doesn't) it really messes me up with the whole eating thing! Maybe I'm institutionalised cos I like my routines!
Saturday 18 April 2009
Swimming (a moan)
I go swimming every morning, sad I know but true. I generally do a brisk 1/2 an hr, swimming about 1.5km.
Anyway, I went this morning as usual and OH MY GOD the pool was pretty much full when I got there at 8.10 (it doesn't open til 8am on a w/end), it was awful :O( i had to keep changing course to avoid slower swimmers, at one point I had to stop as there was just no way through ggrrrrrr. Yesterday was a completely different story, busy from 6.30am til 7, but then everyone got out and I had the pool to myself for another half an hour - bliss. If only every morning was like that!
I'm not entirely sure why I'm posting this, I was just proper annoyed this morning at the gym, do you know what really annoys me, and this is going to sound terrible, what really annoys me about the gym is that I pay for full peak membership but on bank holidays and w/ends the gym doesn't open til 8am (it's usually 6.30am) so i lose 1.5hrs of my peak time, however the off-peak members don't lose 1.5hrs of their membership and I am more and mroe beginning to think this is rubbish! There I said it, I know it sounds really petty but there it is!
Anyway, I went this morning as usual and OH MY GOD the pool was pretty much full when I got there at 8.10 (it doesn't open til 8am on a w/end), it was awful :O( i had to keep changing course to avoid slower swimmers, at one point I had to stop as there was just no way through ggrrrrrr. Yesterday was a completely different story, busy from 6.30am til 7, but then everyone got out and I had the pool to myself for another half an hour - bliss. If only every morning was like that!
I'm not entirely sure why I'm posting this, I was just proper annoyed this morning at the gym, do you know what really annoys me, and this is going to sound terrible, what really annoys me about the gym is that I pay for full peak membership but on bank holidays and w/ends the gym doesn't open til 8am (it's usually 6.30am) so i lose 1.5hrs of my peak time, however the off-peak members don't lose 1.5hrs of their membership and I am more and mroe beginning to think this is rubbish! There I said it, I know it sounds really petty but there it is!
Friday 17 April 2009
totally addicted to....
blogging! it's madness I have never even kept a diary before but I keep finding myself being compelled to post more mindless nonsense about my day! Hopefully when I get back to work next week this will wear off and hopefully I will be less inclined to nibble during the day.
Went shopping today and managed to hit the healthy mark on the WW pedometer by just wandering around the shops so I treated myself to some CD's to stick on the ipod for future wanderings! In fact I've been quite busy for me, not only have I been swimming for an hour, 2.5km swam, but I popped into the 'fat girls shop' (Evans) and was trying on trousers for work when I climbed into a pair that were snug, took them off and checked the size to find that they were a 22, I would never have picked them up as I have been in a 26 but OMG i was sooo pleased I could get them on and do them up, couldn't have worn them all day but how chuffed was I!!!! :OD
Anyway I bought some new work trousers in a 24, pleased with that too, a little large around the waist but I have rugby player thighs so I have to compensate and hence the snug 22!
Managed to resist the bratwurst stall (the smell of grilling sausage nearly killed me) and am now stuffing LF houmous and carrot sticks into my face - yum!
Went shopping today and managed to hit the healthy mark on the WW pedometer by just wandering around the shops so I treated myself to some CD's to stick on the ipod for future wanderings! In fact I've been quite busy for me, not only have I been swimming for an hour, 2.5km swam, but I popped into the 'fat girls shop' (Evans) and was trying on trousers for work when I climbed into a pair that were snug, took them off and checked the size to find that they were a 22, I would never have picked them up as I have been in a 26 but OMG i was sooo pleased I could get them on and do them up, couldn't have worn them all day but how chuffed was I!!!! :OD
Anyway I bought some new work trousers in a 24, pleased with that too, a little large around the waist but I have rugby player thighs so I have to compensate and hence the snug 22!
Managed to resist the bratwurst stall (the smell of grilling sausage nearly killed me) and am now stuffing LF houmous and carrot sticks into my face - yum!
Thursday 16 April 2009
walking #2
just a quick up date on the whole walking thing.....
went for a bit of a wander but feel a bit daft tbh as I don't have a dog, but I have managed to walk off 1 AP so it's not all bad :O)
went for a bit of a wander but feel a bit daft tbh as I don't have a dog, but I have managed to walk off 1 AP so it's not all bad :O)
Walking
This week at WI I bought a WW pedometer, oh how I have been fooling myself with the activity points I have been adding from walking! It would appear that you have to walk your legs to stumps to get any AP!
I have therefore discovered that I need to walk a lot more to get any benefit - I guess that's not all bad (unfortunately).
Anyway, back later, I'm off for a walk! lol
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Weeks 1 - 12
I thought I would lump all this time together as I am a latecomer to the blogging scene and have already started on my journey.
So wk 1 was a real revelation, having been a member of WW previously a few years ago this was my first time on the current plan, I say current because WW has to re-invent itself every now and then to keep the punters coming in! Anyway, as I was saying, wk 1 came as a real shock, as a fatty I had 32 points a day to scoff and quite honestly I found it really difficult. When I got back from meeting I made a conscious effort to clean mu cupboards out of all the 'bad' foods that were lurking there, I fihured that the only way I was going to be successful at this was to be super strict, clearly the scales were telling me I have NO willpower so I had to get rid of all the foods I loved so much.
As the week progressed I used the boards and esource daily, for tips, support and tracking. So weigh in came and BINGO I had lost 6lbs!! Hoorah :O) I couldn't believe it and it had seemed so easy, was this crazy eat what you like plan just lulling me into a false sense of security??
So the weeks have gone by and week by week I have been whittling away at my weight - -5, -1, -4, -2, STS, -3, -3, -4, -2, -4, -5! My grand total to date (last night was WI) is a massive 39lbs!! I truly can't believe it.
As the weeks have progressed I have reduced my points and upped my exercise, I even walked to WI last night (20 mins each way). Eery week I keep waiting for a gain, not sure why I am still super strict with myself and always save a few points each week but I really can't believe that I am losing weight!
Anyway, I'm sure you must have lost the will to live by now, I promise that my next entries will shorter, I just had to fill in the gaps up to date :O)
So wk 1 was a real revelation, having been a member of WW previously a few years ago this was my first time on the current plan, I say current because WW has to re-invent itself every now and then to keep the punters coming in! Anyway, as I was saying, wk 1 came as a real shock, as a fatty I had 32 points a day to scoff and quite honestly I found it really difficult. When I got back from meeting I made a conscious effort to clean mu cupboards out of all the 'bad' foods that were lurking there, I fihured that the only way I was going to be successful at this was to be super strict, clearly the scales were telling me I have NO willpower so I had to get rid of all the foods I loved so much.
As the week progressed I used the boards and esource daily, for tips, support and tracking. So weigh in came and BINGO I had lost 6lbs!! Hoorah :O) I couldn't believe it and it had seemed so easy, was this crazy eat what you like plan just lulling me into a false sense of security??
So the weeks have gone by and week by week I have been whittling away at my weight - -5, -1, -4, -2, STS, -3, -3, -4, -2, -4, -5! My grand total to date (last night was WI) is a massive 39lbs!! I truly can't believe it.
As the weeks have progressed I have reduced my points and upped my exercise, I even walked to WI last night (20 mins each way). Eery week I keep waiting for a gain, not sure why I am still super strict with myself and always save a few points each week but I really can't believe that I am losing weight!
Anyway, I'm sure you must have lost the will to live by now, I promise that my next entries will shorter, I just had to fill in the gaps up to date :O)
Blog Day 1
Well here I am, writing a blog. Been considering it for a while and having read others I decided that I might as well set my own up.
It wont be exciting and I expect it wont be up dated all that often (I'm not the kinda girl that uses Twitter) but I will use this to record my weight loss journey for me and anyone else that wants to know.
So, where to begin? I joined WW at the end of Jan, 19th to be exact and if I had been planning to join I guarantee that I would not have picked a Monday as my WI day!
Well I nervously entered the room and was made to feel welcome immediately. Got myself signed up and then the weighing - OH MY GOD a staggering 22st 10lb, how the hell did that happen???? But it had happened and now I had finally made my mind up to do something about it.
It wont be exciting and I expect it wont be up dated all that often (I'm not the kinda girl that uses Twitter) but I will use this to record my weight loss journey for me and anyone else that wants to know.
So, where to begin? I joined WW at the end of Jan, 19th to be exact and if I had been planning to join I guarantee that I would not have picked a Monday as my WI day!
Well I nervously entered the room and was made to feel welcome immediately. Got myself signed up and then the weighing - OH MY GOD a staggering 22st 10lb, how the hell did that happen???? But it had happened and now I had finally made my mind up to do something about it.
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