The ups and downs of losing weight I suppose.
Now I've lost nearly a stone, I'm finding my jeans are beginning to get a little baggy and two pairs are positively falling down. So on a whim I went off and bought a new pair of jeans in a size smaller.
I was SO close, so very very close. I can get them on AND I can get them done up but they're just too tight on the legs *sigh*. I am not taking them back though, I'd hope that in a few weeks time I'll be able to get them on comfortably. Usually when this has happened before I'd have lost heart and thrown myself at the chocolate, but this time I'm sure that I will get them on in a few weeks time !
The other change in my attitude is towards exercise. I am a confirmed exercise-phobe. I think it stems from years at school being humiliated by the PE teacher and made to run around in tiny PE skirts in the freezing cold. Since I left university I've had a few gym flirtations and actually I don't mind it. It's still not my favourite thing to do but I really don't mind it. I'm never going to be a runner or into team sports but swimming is ok and I quite enjoy cycling - when I've broken my bum in that is !
As I've said previously it was my birthday at the weekend and instead of eyeing up a new handbag or some jewellery what have I bought with my birthday money ? A cross trainer ! I'm not sure whether I need congratulating or a referral to a shrink. Anyway I'm quite looking forward to it arriving next week so I can get started.
I think I need a lie down now !
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Saturday, 25 February 2012
My poor neglected blog
This time there are no excuses apart from that real life thing getting in the way.
A quick update on the weight loss and I'm pleased to report that 7 weeks in I've now lost 12.5lbs :o) I was rather hoping to be at my first stone by now and therefore my second mini-goal but I will have got there by next weigh-in !
I suppose the good thing is that I'm still here and still motivated - even at the point of considering buying a cross trainer *faints* so I can get some regular exercise. I have realised in the last few weeks that if I am going to do this then this is the time. I am 37 years old tomorrow and staring 40 in the face and for me it's really important to have this done and dusted by then.
I have also made some yummy things while doing the plan in the last few weeks. I will blog about some of these in the not too distant future.
The menu for this week is
S: Spaghetti carbonara - using some weeklies for this
S: Sea bass with new potatoes and salsa
M: Gammon, egg & homemade chips
T: Tuna teriyaki with noodles and stir fried vegetables
W: Stuffed mushrooms
T: Beef casserole
F: Tuna & courgette pasta bake
A quick update on the weight loss and I'm pleased to report that 7 weeks in I've now lost 12.5lbs :o) I was rather hoping to be at my first stone by now and therefore my second mini-goal but I will have got there by next weigh-in !
I suppose the good thing is that I'm still here and still motivated - even at the point of considering buying a cross trainer *faints* so I can get some regular exercise. I have realised in the last few weeks that if I am going to do this then this is the time. I am 37 years old tomorrow and staring 40 in the face and for me it's really important to have this done and dusted by then.
I have also made some yummy things while doing the plan in the last few weeks. I will blog about some of these in the not too distant future.
The menu for this week is
S: Spaghetti carbonara - using some weeklies for this
S: Sea bass with new potatoes and salsa
M: Gammon, egg & homemade chips
T: Tuna teriyaki with noodles and stir fried vegetables
W: Stuffed mushrooms
T: Beef casserole
F: Tuna & courgette pasta bake
Friday, 20 January 2012
The eve before weigh in
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...
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...
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
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