porkypaul
Full Member
21st Dec 2010
Well I do feel a little better now, certainly much better than I've felt for the past two or three days. I don't think my sinuses have ever been so blocked. Couple this with a really chesty cough, constant headaches oh and a filling falling out, it hasn't been much fun.
My taste buds returned a bit today but not enough that they are operating to their fullest capabilities lol. I had a nice SW fry up this morning, a big fat (cold) beef sarnie for lunch and I've had some fruit too. I've just made, and eaten, a lovely SW Spag bol and it was SB with a difference. It's not my usual thing to do this but I heavily laden it with crushed chillies, garlic, mixed spices and even some chilli powder. I sat here eating it and it very much had the desired effect, I was sweating my danglies off. For the first time in four days I can actually breathe through both of my nostrils
The weather forecasters have just changed their minds and we are to expect up to six inches of snow overnight, will believe it when it happens!
Anyhoo, back to Monday...FIVE pounds off eh? woop woop- I am sooooo chuffed and I'm nearly halfway there already, and all this in six weeks. My SW leader was talking me up again, re being her 'man of the year' next May. She said she had a meeting last week with other SW leaders and managers and when she told them she had a man (me) in one of her groups who had lost two and a half stone in six weeks they didn't actually believe her..lmao. Well they'll have to eat their words soon! To think I'm still yet to do any exercise then the losses should carry on a downward trend.
The one big difference this week has been the amount of water I've been consuming. I'd say I've been drinking in the region of four pints a day and there hasn't been any fizzy at all. I was hoping by doing this it'd show on the scales and I believe it has. Because everyone had taken in food for the Xmas party it gave me a chance to chat with some other people in the group with whom I hadn't done so before. Do you know they made me feel like a million dollars...They were so nice, so complimentary and so friendly- no animosity what-so-ever. Two or three were even telling me I was an inspiration for them - I had no idea. It's great that I'm doing so well for myself but to think I was helping others makes it feel even better. I came out of there walking much taller than I have done in years. It's such a shame I'll only be weighing in there once more as I'll have to change groups in the new year.
It's very easy to tell from my diary how up and down I've been feeling for the last couple of months, despite being ill I'm certainly on an up tonight. I'm pretty sure that as the weight continues to fall off me then my mood (or mind-set) will become more positive more often.
Christmas day is almost upon us and I'm really looking forward to watching my kids open all their presents. Okay, so it's not quite as 'magical' as it was when they were younger (the year they were eight, five and three-years old was probably my favourite) but I know they'll be blown away with what they've got this year. I'm not at all bothered about what's on offer food (and drink) wise either. It's going to be the same as always for me; three meals, fifteen sins and lots of fruit. I'll have a full dinner: Turkey, pots, stuffing, pigs in blankets, veggies, gravy and cranberry jelly, they'll just be a lot less of it and I'll stop when I'm full. I'll fill up on dinner so I won't want a pudding and I can easily do without an alcoholic drink.
The point in all of this is the fact that I don't want to pig out... and it's not because I'll be going off plan or that I might put on by next weigh in. I just don't want to pig out on crap ....full-stop.
Well I do feel a little better now, certainly much better than I've felt for the past two or three days. I don't think my sinuses have ever been so blocked. Couple this with a really chesty cough, constant headaches oh and a filling falling out, it hasn't been much fun.
My taste buds returned a bit today but not enough that they are operating to their fullest capabilities lol. I had a nice SW fry up this morning, a big fat (cold) beef sarnie for lunch and I've had some fruit too. I've just made, and eaten, a lovely SW Spag bol and it was SB with a difference. It's not my usual thing to do this but I heavily laden it with crushed chillies, garlic, mixed spices and even some chilli powder. I sat here eating it and it very much had the desired effect, I was sweating my danglies off. For the first time in four days I can actually breathe through both of my nostrils
The weather forecasters have just changed their minds and we are to expect up to six inches of snow overnight, will believe it when it happens!
Anyhoo, back to Monday...FIVE pounds off eh? woop woop- I am sooooo chuffed and I'm nearly halfway there already, and all this in six weeks. My SW leader was talking me up again, re being her 'man of the year' next May. She said she had a meeting last week with other SW leaders and managers and when she told them she had a man (me) in one of her groups who had lost two and a half stone in six weeks they didn't actually believe her..lmao. Well they'll have to eat their words soon! To think I'm still yet to do any exercise then the losses should carry on a downward trend.
The one big difference this week has been the amount of water I've been consuming. I'd say I've been drinking in the region of four pints a day and there hasn't been any fizzy at all. I was hoping by doing this it'd show on the scales and I believe it has. Because everyone had taken in food for the Xmas party it gave me a chance to chat with some other people in the group with whom I hadn't done so before. Do you know they made me feel like a million dollars...They were so nice, so complimentary and so friendly- no animosity what-so-ever. Two or three were even telling me I was an inspiration for them
- I had no idea. It's great that I'm doing so well for myself but to think I was helping others makes it feel even better. I came out of there walking much taller than I have done in years. It's such a shame I'll only be weighing in there once more as I'll have to change groups in the new year. It's very easy to tell from my diary how up and down I've been feeling for the last couple of months, despite being ill I'm certainly on an up tonight. I'm pretty sure that as the weight continues to fall off me then my mood (or mind-set) will become more positive more often.
Christmas day is almost upon us and I'm really looking forward to watching my kids open all their presents. Okay, so it's not quite as 'magical' as it was when they were younger (the year they were eight, five and three-years old was probably my favourite) but I know they'll be blown away with what they've got this year. I'm not at all bothered about what's on offer food (and drink) wise either. It's going to be the same as always for me; three meals, fifteen sins and lots of fruit. I'll have a full dinner: Turkey, pots, stuffing, pigs in blankets, veggies, gravy and cranberry jelly, they'll just be a lot less of it and I'll stop when I'm full. I'll fill up on dinner so I won't want a pudding and I can easily do without an alcoholic drink.
The point in all of this is the fact that I don't want to pig out... and it's not because I'll be going off plan or that I might put on by next weigh in. I just don't want to pig out on crap ....full-stop.
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