Alexmummy's learning journey...
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alexmummy07
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Hi Everyone
I'm still around just mega mega busy so not having a lot of time to post.
Started my new job last Mon - but just did training those two days, then yesterday started at the hospital on the ward - really enjoying it, but sooo much to learn.
Keeping up with gym, and trying to exercise somewhat at home when I can't get to gym, but scales still not budging - not helpful at all, but just keeping going, and hoping eventually they will have to move down...that's the hope anyway!
Tummy still doesn't seem to be perfect at the moment, but will keep an eye on it.
Can't believe it's only 3 weeks now until dress is due to arrive, and then fittings start from there - wow!
Time is flying, and I have sooo much to do
xx
I'm still around just mega mega busy so not having a lot of time to post.
Started my new job last Mon - but just did training those two days, then yesterday started at the hospital on the ward - really enjoying it, but sooo much to learn.
Keeping up with gym, and trying to exercise somewhat at home when I can't get to gym, but scales still not budging - not helpful at all, but just keeping going, and hoping eventually they will have to move down...that's the hope anyway!
Tummy still doesn't seem to be perfect at the moment, but will keep an eye on it.
Can't believe it's only 3 weeks now until dress is due to arrive, and then fittings start from there - wow!
Time is flying, and I have sooo much to do
xx
*butterfly*
Silver Member
Hi Claire,
for the record i'm really not bothered if people don't write on my thread. And i don't mean that in a nasty way. At the end of the day i use this for support and just writing helps. I love to see how everyone is doing and catch up when i can, consider it part of my larger 'friends' circle in a wierd way. But, at the end of the day we all have our own lives and they're often pretty hectic. I would never want anyone to feel obliged to post to me, and i would never even question why someone hasn't been around for a while. I think we all use this forum in our own ways, as long as it helps you thats the main thing. I'm waffling. I just know how you feel, cause i can't get on a smuch as i would want to, and how frustrating it can be.
Job sound chaos, i just do not have the memory for general nursing. I could not retain all that A&P in my head all the time. I really do have a major problem with memory. Took crisis calls this afternnon at work and by the end of the call had forgotten the beginning almost! Not good, hence i am an avid note writer.
Hope your tummy feels better soon. Maybe body just needing to hold on to anything at the moment while recovering. Impressed that you are maintaining the gym, but don't push yourself too hard hun if you're not 100%. Have only just done session tonight after about a 3 week gap. Need to squeeze it in somewhere. Hope Wedding planning going ok? xx
for the record i'm really not bothered if people don't write on my thread. And i don't mean that in a nasty way. At the end of the day i use this for support and just writing helps. I love to see how everyone is doing and catch up when i can, consider it part of my larger 'friends' circle in a wierd way. But, at the end of the day we all have our own lives and they're often pretty hectic. I would never want anyone to feel obliged to post to me, and i would never even question why someone hasn't been around for a while. I think we all use this forum in our own ways, as long as it helps you thats the main thing. I'm waffling. I just know how you feel, cause i can't get on a smuch as i would want to, and how frustrating it can be.
Job sound chaos, i just do not have the memory for general nursing. I could not retain all that A&P in my head all the time. I really do have a major problem with memory. Took crisis calls this afternnon at work and by the end of the call had forgotten the beginning almost! Not good, hence i am an avid note writer.
Hope your tummy feels better soon. Maybe body just needing to hold on to anything at the moment while recovering. Impressed that you are maintaining the gym, but don't push yourself too hard hun if you're not 100%. Have only just done session tonight after about a 3 week gap. Need to squeeze it in somewhere. Hope Wedding planning going ok? xx
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Morning
Well a day off today, and definately needed, am shattered - information overload - yes!
Thinking of Sunshine and hoping she has an amazing wedding day today too.
Can't quite believe how quick the days and weeks are flying by at the minute. Almost half way through July, and a month today until DP's stag night. It's just all coming on soooo quickly now. xx
Well a day off today, and definately needed, am shattered - information overload - yes!
Thinking of Sunshine and hoping she has an amazing wedding day today too.
Can't quite believe how quick the days and weeks are flying by at the minute. Almost half way through July, and a month today until DP's stag night. It's just all coming on soooo quickly now. xx
Greeneyes11
Gold Member
Glad your feeling better Claire.... time is definately flying by this year and your wedding will soon be here.... how exciting. Glad to hear of your new job, hope that is going well, I am sure if you persevere the weight will have to come off eventually, and probably a nice big amount too..... keep it up.
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Hi All
Thanks for all your lovely messages.
I'm still here, and I'm still trying hard - I'm still battling the scales so probably that's my reason for not posting as much, as I feel a bit deflated that it's just over 9 weeks now 'til wedding and scales are still not dropping. I'm still determined to get the lbs moving, just not sure how right now, and with time rapidly running out, it's definately affecting my mood a little, but trying to be positive and look at all the nice things. I wish now I hadn't been on our holiday and I'd have still been on the lower end of 10 stone and much much happier - so gutted not to be there now.
I'm lurking and posting where I can, and trying to re-learn and pick up advice all over xx
Thanks for all your lovely messages.
I'm still here, and I'm still trying hard - I'm still battling the scales so probably that's my reason for not posting as much, as I feel a bit deflated that it's just over 9 weeks now 'til wedding and scales are still not dropping. I'm still determined to get the lbs moving, just not sure how right now, and with time rapidly running out, it's definately affecting my mood a little, but trying to be positive and look at all the nice things. I wish now I hadn't been on our holiday and I'd have still been on the lower end of 10 stone and much much happier - so gutted not to be there now.
I'm lurking and posting where I can, and trying to re-learn and pick up advice all over xx
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Signed up to (again) WW over lunch, trying desp to stick to my low carb and CD ways rather than too many treats which I know sometimes on WW happens with me, but trying to keep my determined head on.
Anyway, I was putting in my points so far for today, and think I am finding where I have been going slightly wrong, possibly (daftly) too many raisins, as didn't realise how high they were, and I love them, and thinking there were fruit that eating them was ok. Also have been having a meal replacement from ultraslim and then a lf snack in the afternoon, but the ultraslims aren't as great as I thought. I think I have been eating enough calories to maintain but not little enough to lose (or not with a few bits happening here and there anyway) so I am hoping...OK Praying!!!!! that in a weeks time I could be here reporting that I am FINALLY back under the 10 stone 10 mark, and feeling much more motivated. Have pointed the rest of my day, and having chicken wrapped in bacon tonight - one of my faves, with butternut squash, peppers, onions and 1 cal spray sweet potato wedges and am sooo looking forward to it already. Have lots and lots of course work to do, so will be drinking tea and water by the gallon, but have pointed for a hot choc too...please please body...and scales be nice to each other now, I really want this beautiful wedding dress to look as beautiful on me on the day, and to shift this horrid weight a good way. I want to do the dress justice, and to get back to feeling good again.
Just 9 weeks to go, I can't believe the countdown is on single digit weeks!! xx
Anyway, I was putting in my points so far for today, and think I am finding where I have been going slightly wrong, possibly (daftly) too many raisins, as didn't realise how high they were, and I love them, and thinking there were fruit that eating them was ok. Also have been having a meal replacement from ultraslim and then a lf snack in the afternoon, but the ultraslims aren't as great as I thought. I think I have been eating enough calories to maintain but not little enough to lose (or not with a few bits happening here and there anyway) so I am hoping...OK Praying!!!!! that in a weeks time I could be here reporting that I am FINALLY back under the 10 stone 10 mark, and feeling much more motivated. Have pointed the rest of my day, and having chicken wrapped in bacon tonight - one of my faves, with butternut squash, peppers, onions and 1 cal spray sweet potato wedges and am sooo looking forward to it already. Have lots and lots of course work to do, so will be drinking tea and water by the gallon, but have pointed for a hot choc too...please please body...and scales be nice to each other now, I really want this beautiful wedding dress to look as beautiful on me on the day, and to shift this horrid weight a good way. I want to do the dress justice, and to get back to feeling good again.
Just 9 weeks to go, I can't believe the countdown is on single digit weeks!! xx
*butterfly*
Silver Member
Hi Claire,
Hope everything is going ok with you. Sure you can get the pounds down in time. I admire that you are doing it with an eating plan. I just got all too laid back and figured i had loads of time then have panicked and had to pretty much ss+ to drop before the dess fitting. Wish i had been nore organised and had option to do it more slowly. I miss my food!! Hows Wedding plans coming along? It does seem to come round ridiculously quickly. I have 5 weeks to go and still have so much to! It'll be worth it though. Not sure if getting more excited at th prospect of 2 weeks hols
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Hope everything is going ok with you. Sure you can get the pounds down in time. I admire that you are doing it with an eating plan. I just got all too laid back and figured i had loads of time then have panicked and had to pretty much ss+ to drop before the dess fitting. Wish i had been nore organised and had option to do it more slowly. I miss my food!! Hows Wedding plans coming along? It does seem to come round ridiculously quickly. I have 5 weeks to go and still have so much to! It'll be worth it though. Not sure if getting more excited at th prospect of 2 weeks hols
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alexmummy07
Silver Member
Hi All
New job is going well - very busy, but really enjoying it too, though am sooo tired by the time I get home. At the moment I have no free away time from little man to go to gym on my own so haven't been for over a week, but am missing it sooo much so can't wait to get back into it.
Hoping for a movement (downwards) on the scales by Friday, and depserately trying to stay on points and shift some of this weight and finally see the lower end of the 10's...it's been a long time now since I've seen that end...far too long!
It hasn't been that great a week though; my poor brother was attacked last night He was beaten and a bottle smashed over his head in a totally un-provoked attack. He was simply walking the dog home with his girlfriend, and these lads kept bumping into him on purpose, and saying "what you looking at" etc and then went for him. Thankfully he was in the street where he lives, and his girlfriend managed to get to my mums house to get help or who knows what the outcome would have been. My mum was sadly punched in it all too as she tried to pull my brother away from off the ground - so angry, and so upset, but just so relieved he is alive! My mum said she felt physically sick when she saw him on the ground and them punching him again and again - she thought these lads had killed him
It's times like this when you realise just how precious those close to you are - don't know how I'd cope without either of my brothers, or any of my close family for that matter xx
New job is going well - very busy, but really enjoying it too, though am sooo tired by the time I get home. At the moment I have no free away time from little man to go to gym on my own so haven't been for over a week, but am missing it sooo much so can't wait to get back into it.
Hoping for a movement (downwards) on the scales by Friday, and depserately trying to stay on points and shift some of this weight and finally see the lower end of the 10's...it's been a long time now since I've seen that end...far too long!
It hasn't been that great a week though; my poor brother was attacked last night
He was beaten and a bottle smashed over his head in a totally un-provoked attack. He was simply walking the dog home with his girlfriend, and these lads kept bumping into him on purpose, and saying "what you looking at" etc and then went for him. Thankfully he was in the street where he lives, and his girlfriend managed to get to my mums house to get help or who knows what the outcome would have been. My mum was sadly punched in it all too as she tried to pull my brother away from off the ground - so angry, and so upset, but just so relieved he is alive! My mum said she felt physically sick when she saw him on the ground and them punching him again and again - she thought these lads had killed him It's times like this when you realise just how precious those close to you are - don't know how I'd cope without either of my brothers, or any of my close family for that matter xx
*butterfly*
Silver Member
Sending best wishes that your brother recovers and mom is ok. Must have been so frightening for all of you. So scary to think that can happen just out of the blue from absolute strangers..... Big hugs. Hoping the scales move for you too.xx
Watergirl
Rock Solid
OMG Claire that's terrible, your poor Mum and Brother. Are they both okay. Can't believe that happened, what an awful thing. Bet you felt really upset hearing about that.
People are sick - that sort of thing really frightens me. Hope you're okay, it really shakes you up doesn't it. Not on the same scale, but my Parent's dog got attacked by 2 other dogs when my Dad was walking him and Dad had to fight them off. It's upsetting when things happen to those we love xxx
People are sick - that sort of thing really frightens me. Hope you're okay, it really shakes you up doesn't it. Not on the same scale, but my Parent's dog got attacked by 2 other dogs when my Dad was walking him and Dad had to fight them off. It's upsetting when things happen to those we love xxx
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Hey All
Brother and mum are ok - both shaken, and my brother is very sore but doing ok. Think he is going to have to have another trip back to Dr's as he feels like he has a shard of glass in his head still, but as it's in the back under his hair etc, none of us can see - so will need checking properly. It's been nice to spend time with them this week though.
Diet-wise - about 1/2lb down so not great, but at least it is downwards, and that I'm very very happy with.
Haven't managed to get to the gym still, but intending to get there tomorrow as DP can look after little man for me in the afternoon.
Dress arrived yesterday and it needs taking IN! shock horror to me! So have left at my BM's house for 3 weeks until app with Seamstresses so I have 3 weeks to lose as much as possible, and then I have to maintain for the day...so here goes really...going looking for the dropweight bars/meals ?!? in Asda today and hoping for the very best along with a WW thought in mind and aiming to just lose as much as poss in that time x
Brother and mum are ok - both shaken, and my brother is very sore but doing ok. Think he is going to have to have another trip back to Dr's as he feels like he has a shard of glass in his head still, but as it's in the back under his hair etc, none of us can see - so will need checking properly. It's been nice to spend time with them this week though.
Diet-wise - about 1/2lb down so not great, but at least it is downwards, and that I'm very very happy with.
Haven't managed to get to the gym still, but intending to get there tomorrow as DP can look after little man for me in the afternoon.
Dress arrived yesterday and it needs taking IN! shock horror to me! So have left at my BM's house for 3 weeks until app with Seamstresses so I have 3 weeks to lose as much as possible, and then I have to maintain for the day...so here goes really...going looking for the dropweight bars/meals ?!? in Asda today and hoping for the very best along with a WW thought in mind and aiming to just lose as much as poss in that time x
Sunshine Singer
Dropped White Sugar & Feeling Fantastic
Hey Hun. You're poor brother and mum. You must have been so shocked. Good to hear they're recovering.
Only 3 weeks till your last fitting. Ooh that sounds familiar lol. Good luck Hun x
Only 3 weeks till your last fitting. Ooh that sounds familiar lol. Good luck Hun x
