Jo's Journey - 175lbs to happiness...

10am

MORNING!!

Sorry I've been AWOL I think I was here on Saturday but not 100% but I haven't been ignoring you lovely people just had a really hectic weekend. So I am still on plan and still keeping up with my body magic so alls well on that front.

In life: Not too bad...went to work on Saturday as usual then came home and went shopping with my Mum and the doodles to get her a new coat for her starting school *14 days and counting*. So she has everything for school now until she does a Darcy and stains her clothes or tears her clothes lol but she'll look good on her first day lol.

After I got back from shopping we went over to my martyr in laws oops I mean brother in laws lol as my hubby said he'd take his fish...now you won't know this about me but I am petrified of fish...weird one I know but they scare me and I have full blown panick attacks if I look at them or am surrounded by them i.e. a pet shop...so this just shows how much I love my hubby because they're in our living room I made him put them to the back of the room so I don't have to see them but they're there lol.

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Meet Larry, Curly and Moe.

We then spent the rest of the day decorating our bedroom...its getting there we're about halfway but it's a big room so can't complain. Then X-Factor came on and I left my hubby to it and laid on the bed watching him lol...

Then on Sunday OMG did I have the morning from hell lol. My hubby usually wakes up at 4:30am even at a weekend and he wakes me up with a cuppa when its time for me to get up. On Sunday I woke up and he was beside me in bed so I thought oh it must be early still LUCKILY I looked at my phone and saw it was 7:30am (I have to be at work by 8am) so I rushed around like a headless chicken set off for work 9 miles away half way there my dashboard lit up I pulled over rang him up and told him he said without looking at car I can't tell you what's wrong so I drove back home he gave the car the all clear and I set off again got to work collecting all my stuff out the car and 'oh oh' rang my hubby again lol...I'd gone tot he loo while he was checking the car and put my work keys down and yes they were at home on the windowsill in the bathroom. So I got back in the car and drove all the way back home to get my keys to go all the way back to work I was 45 minutes late for work...oops.

After finishing work myself, the hubby, the doodles and the parents went to Chatsworth Country Fair. It was a nice day out was not worth the £22.50 admission per adult...Darcy loved it because they had a fair there and she was in her element with my Mum and Dad spoiling her rotten. I got sunburnt :(

helter.jpg Darcy and hubby on the Helter Skelter lol

Then yesterday I woke up and sorted out all my SW stuff as it had been abandoned for 2 days lol and I caught up with my TV.

tv.jpg Watched duplic8 win got to dance woohoo!! So happy for Tobias...and Jak of course.

Then his family had arranged to meet up at his dads yesterday afternoon at 2:30pm to discuss funeral arrangements...hubby finished work early...came home...only to find out that his sister couldn't make it at 2:30 and they'd rearranged it for 6pm and no one had let him know...frustrated is not the word lol.

Anyway went up there at 6pm his family are very...OTT when it comes to funerals...I understand its a celebration of life and so on and so on but it isn't a Broadway production...it should be done with dignity my mother in law was a quiet, collected and shy person so she wouldn't want the bells and whistles they're insisting upon and what's annoying is the ones making these suggestions and ultimately the decisions are the ones with money and us who don't have money are still expected to pay our contribution towards their elaborate ideas. My sister in law had been pricing up the oasis for the flowers JUST the oasis and it was £140...no flowers just oasis. That's without the rest of the funeral...so I was kind of sat there trying to talk them down from a spectacle she wouldn't want to a dignified funeral and when we all left at 8pm they were still hanging on to the bells and whistles...so me and my family won't be eating for a few months...the rest of the year...possibly next year too...suppose it will be good for my dieting though lol.

I have to laugh or I will scream. They're making such a song and dance about it and they're a family who don't discuss this stuff so had my mother in law said when I'm gone keep it simple they'd of gone by her wishes but because she hasn't said it they're going to extremes to make sure they cover all their bases. I'm organised I have mine planned and it's all at the solicitors with full instructions for whoever is left to deal with it. I want the cheapest funeral you can buy, I want no religion, no hymms, straight to crem for all I care...I want Bon Jovi - Live While I'm Alive I'll Sleep When I'm Dead played when I go in, Sound of Music So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye played as they all leave...then blow the rest of the money on a huge party and celebrate my life and the fact they're all still alive...and I want my funeral and passing to be just like my Nans...she slipped away as we were sat there laughing and reminiscing about her and the things she said and did...I don't want it to be morbid...yes death is sad...not having that person with you anymore is sad...but at the end of the day we all die and life goes on...why can't you show the person how much they mean to you while they're alive instead of waiting till they're dead to put on this huge over the top funeral...why didn't you buy her flowers just because you were thinking of her and not for mothers day or her birthday? Why didn't you buy her that thing she wanted and wouldn't buy for herself? What use is an ott funeral to anybody? It's not going to help with the mourning process a £100 or £10,000 your emotions are going to be the same you can't put a number on it to take that pain away. Ok rant over or I will go on all day about it.

Then this morning I was woken up at 5am by my little madam and by 5:20 she was back in bed and didn't wake up till gone 9 lol. So I have been working out, having breakfast, watching TV, tidying up, catching up on IG and Minis and after this I am going to do the second part of my workout. Davina DVD.

Back to SW I had a None Scale Victory yesterday. We went to buy more salad stuff as my mum stole mine *go figure* and while I was at the supermarket I decided I wanted some workout clothes the shop only went up to a size 18 and I thought go on give it a go they're stretchy *they're not stretchy trust me* but I did fit in them. Not going to lie the bottoms are very snug and I get a 10 minute workout just putting them on lol but I can get all of me in them lol. So from on snug 26 to a snug 18...Not doing too bad.

I have probably mentioned this but just to cover myself and it is in my signature but I do have an IG account I find I tend to use it a bit more for pictures (obviously) but I'm more 'vocal' on here but you can see my meals on there I guess is what I'm getting at.

Anyway I will be back later. Have a great day people!!!
 
1409673014800.jpg - yesterday's breakfast was fruit salad

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1409673041462.jpg - jacket potato with beans, cheese, onion and bacon.

1409673135998.jpg - this was from the other day my sw doner kebab
 
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10:30AM

MORNING!!

Well yesterday was pretty boring nothing much happened. My meals from yesterday were:

b01.jpg - Omelette, bacon and mushrooms
l01.jpg - Then an everything must go dinner, salad, mushrooms, bacon and I threw in a piece of steak.
d01.jpg - Homemade lamb and mint burger with SW chips, baked beans and garlic mayo.

Today I got a lay in WOOHOO didn't get up till 8:30am and I came straight down here because I have someone coming today and I wanted to make sure it didn't look like a tornado had hit the house but my darling hubby did it all before going to work bless him. So I had breakfast with the babe and now I'm catching up on minis and IG then I'm going to go back upstairs and go on cross trainer and do bingo wings then later going to do Davina core workout again. I did it yesterday and I could handle about 90% of it I couldn't do the planking and the press up position exercises so I adapted them to my ability but I kept up with the DVD and was very proud of myself...the core workout is meant to be for abs but this morning my legs are killing me lol. I am just going to persevere and it will get easier soon I know it will it just means it's working.

Also yesterday I got back Darcy's birthday photos so like promised I'm going to share those with you it wasn't until they came back that I realised all the kids apart from Darcy were blonde lol...its so weird because all those kids with blonde hair have dark haired parents I'm a natural blonde and mine has brown hair...go figure. Genetics!!

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Ok will post some more pictures later because the site keeps crashing.
 
Gorgeous pictures from the party. Looked like a great time was had by all :) food pics look yummy too. How you feeling about weigh in this week hun?
 
Gorgeous pictures from the party. Looked like a great time was had by all :) food pics look yummy too. How you feeling about weigh in this week hun?

Thank you hun when the stupid site works I'll put more up and the kids loved it which is all that matters.

Weigh in I'm so so, I don't know whether its that I'm nervous I won't lose my gain from last week or because I'm so eager to get to my Club 10 which is 4.5lbs away but I just don't feel a big loss coming this week. I have said this before and been completely wrong so fingers crossed this is one of those times but I'm just not feeling it.

All I'm thinking about is I have been 100% on plan, my body magic is completed daily and I had a bit of an issue with the scales last week I got on them a second time *naughty Jo* and was a pound lighter so I'm hoping for at least a 1lb loss because I recorded being 1lb heavier than what I was lol...but only Friday will tell.

But this week I am hoping for 4.5lbs as I soooooo want my Club 10, I will be happy for 3.5lbs just to lose my gain but tbh any loss will be appreciated this week. Even better would be 8lbs then I'd be at 2.5st award but I may be pushing it there lol.

I'm so impatient lol
 
4pm

AFTERNOON

As I was replying to NewMe14 I realised I hadn't told you guys my September Goals so going to do that now before my weigh in on Friday.

- Lose my recent gain
- Get my Club 10
- Get into next stone bracket (19s only 8.5lbs to go)
- Get my 3st award (15lbs)

Now these may seem unreachable to some people but I'm basing this on my last 2lb challenge I aimed for 14lbs and lost 21.5lbs in 7 weeks so I think 15lbs is doable in 4 weigh ins but if it isn't I will reset it for my October goals. No big deal.

So fingers crossed.

Also just been on the phone to my hubby actually most of the afternoon he's been ringing and texting me none stop...and he may be getting himself a new job...I know he just got one but...hey...this one pays almost double his current one and he gets a company van which would mean I get my car back...WOOHOO!! I've got mixed feelings about it because where he is now he's been there 3 years and he's just moved up in the company but they've been good to him we've had 6 bereavements between us in 2 years and they haven't questioned it which most people would, and they never say anything when he has to stay home to watch Darcy if I'm ill, we have had so much free stuff from them it's ridiculous (with permission lol) and now he's thinking of moving to this other company and I'm just worried that its a grass is always greener kind of deal and that he'll burn his bridges with his current company and its a big deal because although I do work I only work weekends and my monthly pay is equivalent to my husbands weekly pay so we can't depend on my income if it goes belly up. So I am a little nervous about it but if the new job does come through and it all works out our lives would be sooo much better. We'd be able to catch up on debts and not live hand to mouth week to week I wouldn't have to worry about finding a second job that fits in with Darcy's nursery as she's only there 3 hours. In fact if he got the job we could afford for Darcy to go to private nursery and I could get a full time job which would be even better. Lets see if anything comes of it I think my hubby nods off a lot and makes these things up in his head lol. So we'll see.
 
Good luck with weigh in Friday, I'm sure you'll be rewarded for a good week.
Those pics are fab, I bet they all loved Cinderella!

The job sounds great but I can understand your reservations. At the end of the day you've got to do what's right for the both of you xx
 
Good luck with weigh in Friday, I'm sure you'll be rewarded for a good week.
Those pics are fab, I bet they all loved Cinderella!

The job sounds great but I can understand your reservations. At the end of the day you've got to do what's right for the both of you xx

Thank you I have everything crossed lol and they loved Cinderella...my daughter knew she was coming it wasn't a surprise I actually used Cinderella to stop Darcy being a brat every time she started I said right I'm ringing Cinderella and telling her not to come to your party...it worked too lol...now its back to you'll go live with Uncle Bobert lol don't know what my brothers done to her but he terrifies her every time he comes through our front door she runs to me and says no Darcy stay with Mummy not go with uncle bobert no Darcy good girl lol. I'm a bad mum but if it works so what lol and anyway Cinderella she walked through our back gate and Darcys eyes lit up and she walked up to her and gave her a kiss and a cuddle by the end of the party she was getting a bit fed up of Cinderella following her around and picking her up as Darcy isn't one of those kids she's very independent.

The job thing...whatever happens, happens there's nothing I can do but offer an opinion its ultimately my husbands decision because he's the one who's got to go to work everyday not me.
 
1409761377971.jpg - Darcys birthday cake

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1409761472455.jpg - my gorgeous nephew

1409761489600.jpg - nothing to do with her party but she got a new decal in her bedroom and I made her pose with it to send to her auntie and I love it lol
 
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9am

MORNING

So it's weigh in tomorrow. How am I feeling? I feel so so. I have been 100% on plan and doing my body magic and there is no reason I shouldn't lose but I don't think I'm going to lose as much as I want to. I just have to keep reminding myself that any loss is a good loss and it may take me a bit longer to lose the weight I want to. However until I've lost that 3.5lb gain from last week I'm going to feel like I haven't lost anything even when I have because I know I was 3.5lb lighter 2 weeks ago. I really am hoping for the gain to be gone...as I have my mini targets to maintain and my Club 10 target is September 12th next weeks weigh in it would be nice to lose it a week before my target date but at this moment in time I will be happy to lose it on the target date...and I just have to take comfort in the fact that had what's happened not happened then last week I would have had Club 10 (as I was only 1lb off) and this week could have been my 2.5st award it wasn't self sabotage it was completely circumstantial and out of my control...life happens and the **** comes with it. All I can do is hope as previously mentioned I would love the gain to be gone so 3.5lbs...ideally I would love my Club 10 (4.5lbs) but I have to be prepared that I may not get either so I'm trying to stay focused on just any loss and I'd love to say if I don't get a minimum of 3.5lbs I won't be disappointed but I will lol.
 
Loving the pictures, they all look so happy and Darcy's cake looks gorgeous. Good luck for WI tomorrow :)

Thanks hun I was pretty proud of the cake wasn't what I aimed to do but because of things that occured I just didn't have enough time but still happy with the results. They all loved it or at least I got no complaints lol and thank you I just wish weigh in would hurry up and get here lol
 
8am

MORNING

Ok someone upstairs is looking out for me because I lost 5lbs!! That means last weeks gain is gone and I got my Club 10. Ok this weeks anguish is gone now so I can move on and focus...so I now need 3.5lbs next week 3lbs to get me to my 2.5st award and 3.5lbs to get me into the new stone bracket. I would sooooo love to be a teen next week...please whoever is looking out for me above take away 3.5lbs next week. PLEASE!!!
 
That's amazing well done! You must be so pleased with that, all your hard work paying off.

I weighed this morning too (my first weigh in) and I lost 3.5lb so I'm chuffed to bits!
 
8am

MORNING

Ok someone upstairs is looking out for me because I lost 5lbs!! That means last weeks gain is gone and I got my Club 10. Ok this weeks anguish is gone now so I can move on and focus...so I now need 3.5lbs next week 3lbs to get me to my 2.5st award and 3.5lbs to get me into the new stone bracket. I would sooooo love to be a teen next week...please whoever is looking out for me above take away 3.5lbs next week. PLEASE!!!

Aw well done hun, so happy for you :) x
 
8am

MORNING

Ok someone upstairs is looking out for me because I lost 5lbs!! That means last weeks gain is gone and I got my Club 10. Ok this weeks anguish is gone now so I can move on and focus...so I now need 3.5lbs next week 3lbs to get me to my 2.5st award and 3.5lbs to get me into the new stone bracket. I would sooooo love to be a teen next week...please whoever is looking out for me above take away 3.5lbs next week. PLEASE!!!


woooohoooooooo :clap::clap::happy036::happy036::bliss::bliss::scale:

Well done Jo. I am delighted for you xxx

ps I love all the pictures from Darcy's birthday party. That cake looked yummy xx
 
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