A quest for the old happy Em
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A STS this week which given that I’ve been watching what I eat but not sticking to the plan I’m quite pleased with. Back to it 100% today as I’ve put a particular pair of work trousers back on and they’re a snug fit…..I’d stopped wearing these as they were starting to slide down annoyingly L It’s when you remember how things used to fit and realise that they no longer do that it really hits you – more so than the scales in my case I think.
Gym tomorrow and Friday so back in the routine and hopefully I can reach the xmas target I’ve set myself of losing 12lb in the 11 remaining weeks. That would get me to 12st 7lb which is 3lb below my lowest weight so far this diet. It would also make me a nice size 16.
Bit of a sulky moment in the changing rooms on Saturday when a lot of the size 16’s weren’t quite big enough and I had to start picking up 18’s again which I haven’t done for a long time. Ok, so I was shopping for some skinny jeans to wear with the DM’s and some of my other boots so maybe it was just that I wasn’t used to the tight fit and comfort wise I preferred the 18’s….but not entirely I don’t think (I just told myself that to feel better at the time). I got 2 bargain pairs in M&S for £12.50 each which they only had left in size 8’s 10’s and an 18 so lucky I did want the 18 I guess!? Never thought I’d do skinny jeans but seems to be what everyone is wearing and I don’t think they actually look too bad given that I’m no stick insect. I wore them out on Saturday night and it was strange to feel fashionable for a change. Don’t know how everyone else feels but clothes and fashion are one of the main reasons I want to be slimmer – so I can wear what everyone else wears and what’s in the shops (makes shopping so much easier for a start!). It’s also nice to feel like you can look good in what everyone else is wearing too. For years I haven’t been able to do that but I’m starting to feel like certain fashions do suit me, like leggings and dresses, or the skinny jeans tucked into boots. Of course the fact I can buy boots is a novelty for me too as I can finally get them over my fat calves ;-) Must be why I’ve bought 2 pairs in two months!
Gym tomorrow and Friday so back in the routine and hopefully I can reach the xmas target I’ve set myself of losing 12lb in the 11 remaining weeks. That would get me to 12st 7lb which is 3lb below my lowest weight so far this diet. It would also make me a nice size 16.
Bit of a sulky moment in the changing rooms on Saturday when a lot of the size 16’s weren’t quite big enough and I had to start picking up 18’s again which I haven’t done for a long time. Ok, so I was shopping for some skinny jeans to wear with the DM’s and some of my other boots so maybe it was just that I wasn’t used to the tight fit and comfort wise I preferred the 18’s….but not entirely I don’t think (I just told myself that to feel better at the time). I got 2 bargain pairs in M&S for £12.50 each which they only had left in size 8’s 10’s and an 18 so lucky I did want the 18 I guess!? Never thought I’d do skinny jeans but seems to be what everyone is wearing and I don’t think they actually look too bad given that I’m no stick insect. I wore them out on Saturday night and it was strange to feel fashionable for a change. Don’t know how everyone else feels but clothes and fashion are one of the main reasons I want to be slimmer – so I can wear what everyone else wears and what’s in the shops (makes shopping so much easier for a start!). It’s also nice to feel like you can look good in what everyone else is wearing too. For years I haven’t been able to do that but I’m starting to feel like certain fashions do suit me, like leggings and dresses, or the skinny jeans tucked into boots. Of course the fact I can buy boots is a novelty for me too as I can finally get them over my fat calves ;-) Must be why I’ve bought 2 pairs in two months!
Finally.....I'm back on plan! Did a 100% day yesterday with no hexA's, both my hexB's and just 3 syns. Made mushy pea curry last night so that's my lunch and dinner today sorted as well so all syn free. I'm back to writing it all down in my spreadsheet which as we all know is crucial - adding it up in your head just doesn't work. I'm also off to the gym tonight as well.
Of course with sticking to the plan comes the daily weighing to 'keep me on track'. This morning they reported a 1lb loss since Sunday though so that's not a bad start
Of course with sticking to the plan comes the daily weighing to 'keep me on track'. This morning they reported a 1lb loss since Sunday though so that's not a bad start
Not too bad this week, 1.5lb off so that's a start. I had a few wobbles in the week so to still get a reasonable loss is good. This week is going to be a bit of an 'ok' week as oposed to a good week as well as I have a meal out with a friend tonight and a curry with my boyfriend Thursday for our anniversary.
I got to the gym on Friday which made me feel a bit more like I was in control again. I also did nearly 4 hours of body magic in the garden on Saturday! Final tidy up before winter so it's almost done now. Another couple hours next weekend should do it (weather permitting). I'm still aching from it though, all down the backs of my legs and my bum as I pretty much worked solidly for all that time so that has to have burnt some calories. I also got blisters on my finger from the trowel....that's how hard I worked ;-)
I'm hoping to up the gym to 2 times this week and try and make that the norm. Well I can but try right!?
I got to the gym on Friday which made me feel a bit more like I was in control again. I also did nearly 4 hours of body magic in the garden on Saturday! Final tidy up before winter so it's almost done now. Another couple hours next weekend should do it (weather permitting). I'm still aching from it though, all down the backs of my legs and my bum as I pretty much worked solidly for all that time so that has to have burnt some calories. I also got blisters on my finger from the trowel....that's how hard I worked ;-)
I'm hoping to up the gym to 2 times this week and try and make that the norm. Well I can but try right!?
Seriously sulky this morning.....3.5lb on this week!! I'm always astounded by just how quickly my body will store weight when I so much as look at food other 'normal' people take for granted. I was off plan this week and a few days I had a roll at lunch with standard crisps rather than lower fat corn snack type ones, I had 2 meals out but was that really 12,250 extra calories....I don't think so. I'm not in denial, I clearly ate more than my body can handle but I still get all moody that I can't eat what others eat. And clearly I still can't just accept that and get on with my life!! Serious mental block that's holding me back :-(
On a more positive note I did waiver over home or gym Friday after work and I made it to the gym so I was proud of myself for that. Saturday and Sunday I spent hours in the garden doing some proper hard digging trying to uproot a very well established grass plant kinda like a bamboo in it's root system and general reluctance to leave the ground it's become established in ;-) Then did lots of walking round the garden centres for new plants, seeing the christmas displays and then home to plant them out. So the garden is looking fab now, no gaps in the borders, lawn mown for winter and I have some fleecy jackets for my delicate Acers for when the frosts come Now I just need to work as hard on getting the inside of the house as nice. All productive body magic though. My bum cheek muscles need a few days rest first though ;-)
I also had another proud moment on Saturday by starting to overcome a ridiculous phobia I have about frogs and toads. I know where it comes from so as an intelligent woman I can tell myself that it's an irrational fear and I need to pull myself together....but that doesn't work any better with the frogs than it does with the diet demons. It was a little baby frog who was trying to escape the lawn mower but couldn't get up over the railway sleepers I have round the edge of the lawn and flower beds. I couldn't just leave him as I didn't want to catch him with the mower, so I put on my gloves and gave him a helping hand up onto the flower bed. Sounds so simple doesn't it but I was shaking so badly and then had to run indoors and have a moment of lots of deep breaths to calm my heart rate down as it was going mental. I did feel good that I'd done it though. First step in getting over it I think.
And today is the first step in getting back in the diet groove too. I have my tin of spaghetti, weight watchers bread (no nimble left in sainsburys), muller light and some alpen bars so that's me set for the day. Not sure what's for tea but might be chickpea dahl for something quick and easy I can have for tea tomorrow too as I'm off out for drinks with friends and have about half hour to eat beforehand!
Have a good week everyone.
On a more positive note I did waiver over home or gym Friday after work and I made it to the gym so I was proud of myself for that. Saturday and Sunday I spent hours in the garden doing some proper hard digging trying to uproot a very well established grass plant kinda like a bamboo in it's root system and general reluctance to leave the ground it's become established in ;-) Then did lots of walking round the garden centres for new plants, seeing the christmas displays and then home to plant them out. So the garden is looking fab now, no gaps in the borders, lawn mown for winter and I have some fleecy jackets for my delicate Acers for when the frosts come
Now I just need to work as hard on getting the inside of the house as nice. All productive body magic though. My bum cheek muscles need a few days rest first though ;-)I also had another proud moment on Saturday by starting to overcome a ridiculous phobia I have about frogs and toads. I know where it comes from so as an intelligent woman I can tell myself that it's an irrational fear and I need to pull myself together....but that doesn't work any better with the frogs than it does with the diet demons. It was a little baby frog who was trying to escape the lawn mower but couldn't get up over the railway sleepers I have round the edge of the lawn and flower beds. I couldn't just leave him as I didn't want to catch him with the mower, so I put on my gloves and gave him a helping hand up onto the flower bed. Sounds so simple doesn't it but I was shaking so badly and then had to run indoors and have a moment of lots of deep breaths to calm my heart rate down as it was going mental. I did feel good that I'd done it though. First step in getting over it I think.
And today is the first step in getting back in the diet groove too. I have my tin of spaghetti, weight watchers bread (no nimble left in sainsburys), muller light and some alpen bars so that's me set for the day. Not sure what's for tea but might be chickpea dahl for something quick and easy I can have for tea tomorrow too as I'm off out for drinks with friends and have about half hour to eat beforehand!
Have a good week everyone.
Well I hope so Jane. I have given myself a proper talking to! I've packed away my old work trousers in the next size up and I don't want to have to go hunting for them. A couple of weeks losses and I should be fine and back in the ones I'm wearing a lot easier.
Tonight for my bath tub reading pleasure I have the new issue of the SW magazine in order to get myself back in the mood for cooking. I think the last few weeks since holiday and before that really I'd slacked off on the cooking front, even on weekends which is the only time I really have spare time to do it, so that has a big part to play in success or failure with this diet as we all know.
Now winter is fast approaching I think I need to get back into cooking batches of soup for lunch at work as I really liked that last year.
Tonight for my bath tub reading pleasure I have the new issue of the SW magazine in order to get myself back in the mood for cooking. I think the last few weeks since holiday and before that really I'd slacked off on the cooking front, even on weekends which is the only time I really have spare time to do it, so that has a big part to play in success or failure with this diet as we all know.
Now winter is fast approaching I think I need to get back into cooking batches of soup for lunch at work as I really liked that last year.
Yesterday went very well in the end and I was pleased I managed to get it in at 7 syns. Asda have muller rice on offer at 30p so we have some of those in the fridge. I very nearly grabbed one (10 syns so would have pushed me over for the day) but then had a muller yoghurt instead. It's just too easy to say 'oh just that, it's not that many more calories than the yoghurt'....but I was determined to stick to it to the letter now
Two days down, yesterday ended up just 4 syns and no hexA's so I was very pleased with myself. All set for another day on plan, especially after seeing the scales being ever so nice to me this morning! They said 3lb off which can't really be right after just 2 days unless Sunday was an odd high reading - actually that makes sense as I didn't think I really deserved 3.5lb gain in a week when I only gained 5lb in 2 weeks scoffing on holiday in September. So either it'll go back up again by Sunday or I'm on for a very good week. Either way so long as it's a loss I'll feel determined to continue.
The plan for this weekend is to make up some soup for next weeks lunches and to get myself back in the cooking mood. Tonight is roasted veg and a quorn fillet so not too bad. The quorn fillet is a breaded one with sauce so about 7 syns I think but I think it'll be a syn free day aside from that so that's fine.
I'm reminding myself about the 3 day hump to get me through today....you know what I mean, the idea that anything you're trying to introduce into your routine or remove from in takes 3 days hard slog and then it should get easier. So roll on Thursday!
The plan for this weekend is to make up some soup for next weeks lunches and to get myself back in the cooking mood. Tonight is roasted veg and a quorn fillet so not too bad. The quorn fillet is a breaded one with sauce so about 7 syns I think but I think it'll be a syn free day aside from that so that's fine.
I'm reminding myself about the 3 day hump to get me through today....you know what I mean, the idea that anything you're trying to introduce into your routine or remove from in takes 3 days hard slog and then it should get easier. So roll on Thursday!
2.4lb off this week, yay me So that's a great start and keeps me motivated to continue in a similar fashion this week.
I had a meal out last week too but it was Wetherspoons 5 bean chili so perfectly ok and then while my friend ate her chocolate fudge cake I had the fruit salad - without the low fat yoghurt as well as I wouldn't know how many syns were in it. It even had banana in it as well which I haven't had in ages but still not that keen on.
This week only has one meal out tonight which will be another 5 bean chilli.....and I'll be resisting pud unless there's a fruit salad or something. It's Brewers Fayre but they do an identical 5 bean quorn chilli which I'm going to count as the same syns as Wetherspoons.
I got busy in the kitchen on the weekend and did my first batch of soup this winter- carrot and corriander. So that's lunch sorted for the next few days.
So that's a great start and keeps me motivated to continue in a similar fashion this week.I had a meal out last week too but it was Wetherspoons 5 bean chili so perfectly ok and then while my friend ate her chocolate fudge cake I had the fruit salad - without the low fat yoghurt as well as I wouldn't know how many syns were in it. It even had banana in it as well which I haven't had in ages but still not that keen on.
This week only has one meal out tonight which will be another 5 bean chilli.....and I'll be resisting pud unless there's a fruit salad or something. It's Brewers Fayre but they do an identical 5 bean quorn chilli which I'm going to count as the same syns as Wetherspoons.
I got busy in the kitchen on the weekend and did my first batch of soup this winter- carrot and corriander. So that's lunch sorted for the next few days.
Thanks Jane First week back 100% always produces such good results - shame it doesn't continue for very long eh!?
This week so far I've also been 100% and yet again the scales are being very nice to me mid week so hopefully I might manage a 2lb loss this week if I can keep it up. No plans to go out and mess it up but who knows!
I've still got a way to go to get back to my 3.5 stone award but I might get my 3 stone one back this weekend at least. Be nice to have the other back by xmas though if I keep at it.
Thankfully just losing those first couple pounds has made my work trousers a little less snug - well that or I've got used to them being tight!?
First week back 100% always produces such good results - shame it doesn't continue for very long eh!?This week so far I've also been 100% and yet again the scales are being very nice to me mid week so hopefully I might manage a 2lb loss this week if I can keep it up. No plans to go out and mess it up but who knows!
I've still got a way to go to get back to my 3.5 stone award but I might get my 3 stone one back this weekend at least. Be nice to have the other back by xmas though if I keep at it.
Thankfully just losing those first couple pounds has made my work trousers a little less snug - well that or I've got used to them being tight!?
I know what you mean Jane, I'm not sure making targets for myself really works or helps either - by this xmas I was supposed to be at target and I'm actually only half a stone lighter instead of 3 stone lighter :-( This time last year xmas 2011 seems so far away that my target weight seemed achievable.....maybe xmas 2012 eh!?
This week I've been pretty spot on diet wise and I should be going to the gym tonight too. The scales were saying 3lb off this morning which I don't expect to hold till Sunday but hopefully I can lose 0.9lb and be spot on that 3 stone mark again at least.
Saturday is going to be my downfall of the week as it's a works organised shopping trip to Southampton. We should do many hours of walking round shops and carrying bags of course but it'll be a naughty meal out at lunch, plus by the time we get back home at 8:30pm I imagine we'll both feel like grabbing a takeaway too just to top the bad day off! You know when you just think 'ah well, enjoy today and start a fresh tomorrow'. Not the right attitude but sometimes you just can't help it can you (well I can't....probably why I'm not at target though right!?).
It is supposed to be for xmas shopping which I've only just started (bit slack compared to be totally finished this time last year) but I'm sure I'll fit some 'me' shopping in there too. M&S have some lovely looking cord skirts in but all the reviews say they're a tad short so I'll have to try one on. I have long legs for only being 5'5" but leggings make most things decent and lady like these days don't they. Of course I wouldn't want to be showing too much legging clad wobbly thigh though so maybe it's best left to those younger, slimmer and shorter than myself
This week I've been pretty spot on diet wise and I should be going to the gym tonight too. The scales were saying 3lb off this morning which I don't expect to hold till Sunday but hopefully I can lose 0.9lb and be spot on that 3 stone mark again at least.
Saturday is going to be my downfall of the week as it's a works organised shopping trip to Southampton. We should do many hours of walking round shops and carrying bags of course but it'll be a naughty meal out at lunch, plus by the time we get back home at 8:30pm I imagine we'll both feel like grabbing a takeaway too just to top the bad day off! You know when you just think 'ah well, enjoy today and start a fresh tomorrow'. Not the right attitude but sometimes you just can't help it can you (well I can't....probably why I'm not at target though right!?).
It is supposed to be for xmas shopping which I've only just started (bit slack compared to be totally finished this time last year) but I'm sure I'll fit some 'me' shopping in there too. M&S have some lovely looking cord skirts in but all the reviews say they're a tad short so I'll have to try one on. I have long legs for only being 5'5" but leggings make most things decent and lady like these days don't they. Of course I wouldn't want to be showing too much legging clad wobbly thigh though so maybe it's best left to those younger, slimmer and shorter than myself
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