A quiet week for me this week. I've been super busy at work and not been feeling too good to be honest.
But the good news is that I've stuck to my points religiously and pointed everything that I've eaten. I've not gone over my weeklies and I'm really hoping for a good result. The only down point is that I seem to be retaining water which may count against me.
I haven't really found this week a struggle particularly but I have had a few days when I've wanted to munch my way through the biscuit tin and tonight has been especially hard. I've not had a good day and I'm trying suppress the desire to comfort eat !
Will let you know how it goes tomorrow...
Friday, 20 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
The things keeping me going
Well, the motivation is still riding high and I'm still enjoying the plan. Normally by now I'm beginning to wain and bit and cheats and treats are beginning to sneak in.
So the things that are keeping me going are
1. I need life insurance. Unless I get the weight off my premiums are going to be astronomical
2. We have a trip to Centre Parcs in the summer which means me in a swimsuit. I'd rather Greenpeace weren't called !
3. I want to be buying my first pair of "off the shelf" boots next winter. Nothing fancy, just some knee high boots like most normal people buy every year. Sadly my rugby player calves have never let me do this.
4. My fear of heart disease.
So, thats enough to be going on with I think !
So the things that are keeping me going are
1. I need life insurance. Unless I get the weight off my premiums are going to be astronomical
2. We have a trip to Centre Parcs in the summer which means me in a swimsuit. I'd rather Greenpeace weren't called !
3. I want to be buying my first pair of "off the shelf" boots next winter. Nothing fancy, just some knee high boots like most normal people buy every year. Sadly my rugby player calves have never let me do this.
4. My fear of heart disease.
So, thats enough to be going on with I think !
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Week 1 and the result is....
3lbs off !
I'm quite pleased about this really as it was TOTM and I'd eaten a (pointed) chinese the night before. I suppose secretly I was hoping for more but 3lbs is a respectable weight loss.
So, with motivation riding high here is the menu for next week
Saturday : M&S dine for £10 deal. High points but worth it !
Sunday : Stuffed cabbage parcels with mash and broccoli
Monday : Cajun chicken and rice
Tuesday : Butternut squash and boursin risotto
Wednesday : Spicy prawn stir fry
Thursday : Pizza and salad
Friday : Steak and chips
I'm quite pleased about this really as it was TOTM and I'd eaten a (pointed) chinese the night before. I suppose secretly I was hoping for more but 3lbs is a respectable weight loss.
So, with motivation riding high here is the menu for next week
Saturday : M&S dine for £10 deal. High points but worth it !
Sunday : Stuffed cabbage parcels with mash and broccoli
Monday : Cajun chicken and rice
Tuesday : Butternut squash and boursin risotto
Wednesday : Spicy prawn stir fry
Thursday : Pizza and salad
Friday : Steak and chips
Friday, 13 January 2012
My mini goals
Having sat down and worked out just how much I need to lose I very nearly ran away in panic.
Just how important it is to me to lose weight however has just been brought into sharp focus by an insurance form that has just arrived for me to fill in. Now, I'm in pretty good health *touch wood* so it really is just my weight that is going to count against me. The feeling I had looking at that form really made me think that this HAS to be done.
So my main aim is such
* I want to lose this weight and for once in my life - well since I was a kid anyway - I want to be a normal weight.
* MY DH is 40 next year and I have a major birthday treat lined up for him. That gives me 18 months to get to within a reasonable distance of my goal.
I need to break this down into smaller goals for my own sanity and also to make it seem I am achieving something. My goals are as follows
1. A new stone value - this will make me very happy as it will take me under an important psychological barrier.
2. Next is my 5%. Because of my weight at the moment, this is about a stone off.
3. Dropping into the next stone bracket would be my next goal after that
4. Then is my pre-pregnancy weight
If I can get past those 4 then I will have lost 2 stone and I will be a happy bunny !
Just how important it is to me to lose weight however has just been brought into sharp focus by an insurance form that has just arrived for me to fill in. Now, I'm in pretty good health *touch wood* so it really is just my weight that is going to count against me. The feeling I had looking at that form really made me think that this HAS to be done.
So my main aim is such
* I want to lose this weight and for once in my life - well since I was a kid anyway - I want to be a normal weight.
* MY DH is 40 next year and I have a major birthday treat lined up for him. That gives me 18 months to get to within a reasonable distance of my goal.
I need to break this down into smaller goals for my own sanity and also to make it seem I am achieving something. My goals are as follows
1. A new stone value - this will make me very happy as it will take me under an important psychological barrier.
2. Next is my 5%. Because of my weight at the moment, this is about a stone off.
3. Dropping into the next stone bracket would be my next goal after that
4. Then is my pre-pregnancy weight
If I can get past those 4 then I will have lost 2 stone and I will be a happy bunny !
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
My Foodie Diet Rules
So far so good. Ok yes so I know it's only day 2, but it's baby steps you know !! Yesterday wasn't a struggle at all in the way Day 1 of a new diet usually is. I wasn't hungry, too busy at work for that, but I ate good - non "diet" food too.
This is one thing I struggle with with Weight Watchers (and other diet plans for that matter) is the substitution of proper food for "diet" alternatives. I have also learnt from other diet plans that I've followed that protein really does fill me up more than cereal or toast for breakfast.
I love my food and I love GOOD food - which is probably why I'm here in all truthfulness. I don't want to deprive myself of decent food and I also don't want my kids to think that sugar stuffed diet alternatives are the right way to eat. So, in this respect here are my Foodie Diet Rules
* I will most likely sacrifice a few more points here and there for proper oil. I genuinely cannot stand the hideous Fry Light and I am sure Fry Light can't boast the same healthy properties as good olive oil.
* I will eat proper cheese and real mayonnaise but just less of it.
* I will not use sugar substitutes or sweeteners, honey aside that is but that's natural.
Not too dramatic but over all my aim for this diet is to cook good food, proper food which the whole family can enjoy. I don't think that living off diet microwave meals can be all that healthy and to be honest I can make more nutritious and filling meals for the same amount of points.
So I'll get off my soapbox now and post our menu for week 1
Grilled mackerel fillets with roasted tomato sauce, new potatoes and broccoli
Aubergine parmigiana with salad and ciabatta
Spicy root vegetable & lentil casserole
Creamy mushroom pasta
Chinese takeaway - I have been saving my weeklies for this !
Green chilli
This is one thing I struggle with with Weight Watchers (and other diet plans for that matter) is the substitution of proper food for "diet" alternatives. I have also learnt from other diet plans that I've followed that protein really does fill me up more than cereal or toast for breakfast.
I love my food and I love GOOD food - which is probably why I'm here in all truthfulness. I don't want to deprive myself of decent food and I also don't want my kids to think that sugar stuffed diet alternatives are the right way to eat. So, in this respect here are my Foodie Diet Rules
* I will most likely sacrifice a few more points here and there for proper oil. I genuinely cannot stand the hideous Fry Light and I am sure Fry Light can't boast the same healthy properties as good olive oil.
* I will eat proper cheese and real mayonnaise but just less of it.
* I will not use sugar substitutes or sweeteners, honey aside that is but that's natural.
Not too dramatic but over all my aim for this diet is to cook good food, proper food which the whole family can enjoy. I don't think that living off diet microwave meals can be all that healthy and to be honest I can make more nutritious and filling meals for the same amount of points.
So I'll get off my soapbox now and post our menu for week 1
Grilled mackerel fillets with roasted tomato sauce, new potatoes and broccoli
Aubergine parmigiana with salad and ciabatta
Spicy root vegetable & lentil casserole
Creamy mushroom pasta
Chinese takeaway - I have been saving my weeklies for this !
Green chilli
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Here I am again
Ok, so new year blah blah blah.....I know everyone says the same things year after year. I am exactly the same and have been saying the same things over and over again for the 10 - yes 10 years that I've been dieting, or rather pretending to be dieting. In my defence there were 3 pregnancies in there !
Anyway last year kind of fell apart after my last entry. First thing was that I got a new job, a very important new job actually. I am now right at the top of my career - all very scary and very new. Even though I've been doing the job for a few years now, there is a whole new side that I've had to learn. It's been exciting, scary, fun and overwhelming all at once.
Secondly we sold our house after it had been on the market for 14 months 2 weeks before I started this new job. Luckily it all went through fairly smoothly and we moved mid-August into a lovely new home.
Shortly after that my youngest started school which I found harder than he did ! Then, within 6 weeks of each other we lost both my father and my father in law.
As I am sure you can imagine in all that dieting was the last thing on my mind and so I have gained weight. Not as much as I had feared but still more than I would like.
So, after the huge highs and crashing lows of last year I am hoping this year is a little more settled. I also feel now that I'm done having babies, my career is sorted and I have a lovely home where I am very happy - it's time to focus on me.
I am back on weight watchers from tomorrow. Tonight I have eaten cheese and the last of the HUGE box of chocolates my Mum bought us for Christmas. I have planned, pointed and planned some more and my lovely husband is on board too.
Hold on for the ride....
Anyway last year kind of fell apart after my last entry. First thing was that I got a new job, a very important new job actually. I am now right at the top of my career - all very scary and very new. Even though I've been doing the job for a few years now, there is a whole new side that I've had to learn. It's been exciting, scary, fun and overwhelming all at once.
Secondly we sold our house after it had been on the market for 14 months 2 weeks before I started this new job. Luckily it all went through fairly smoothly and we moved mid-August into a lovely new home.
Shortly after that my youngest started school which I found harder than he did ! Then, within 6 weeks of each other we lost both my father and my father in law.
As I am sure you can imagine in all that dieting was the last thing on my mind and so I have gained weight. Not as much as I had feared but still more than I would like.
So, after the huge highs and crashing lows of last year I am hoping this year is a little more settled. I also feel now that I'm done having babies, my career is sorted and I have a lovely home where I am very happy - it's time to focus on me.
I am back on weight watchers from tomorrow. Tonight I have eaten cheese and the last of the HUGE box of chocolates my Mum bought us for Christmas. I have planned, pointed and planned some more and my lovely husband is on board too.
Hold on for the ride....
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)