Lainie's back and on a mission :)

[vanda]

Just dropping in to say hi and well done on your loss. A surprise loss is always welcome

Hope you had a fab night having full control of the tv remote and all that

 

[Lainie10]

Just dropping in to say hi and well done on your loss. A surprise loss is always welcome

Hope you had a fab night having full control of the tv remote and all that

Hi Vanda! Thanks It was a lovely feeling, spec as I was certain I was going to get a rollicking from group leader! She said that she actually thought I was going to jump off the scales in excitement ... ha ha ... :character00100:

yes, I enjoyed my evening in, watched the whole of Waterloo Road in peace, until peace was shattered at half 9 by OH who decided to descend after all, and proceeded to spend the evening playing on Tony Hawk Ride on the Wii....boys and their toys!!! was an amusing evening anyway :giggle:

 

[vanda]

Hope you are having a fine weekend

 

[Lainie10]

Monday...Again???

Hope you are having a fine weekend

Hi Vanda, yes weekend was good thanks..if not little manic lol.. tends to go by in a hazy cloud , too fast anyway!

Feeling in a bit of a struggle with it all this week, (not that I haven't for the past couple of weeks! oops) Not sure what the problem is really, have had some issues with OH and over the weekend, I went a little lax on things.. Annoyed at myself as usual as I worked so hard to get this far already and I really dont want to mess it up, but my head is just a bit all over the place. Personal life is a bit confused so i guess this is beginning to show in that sense too.. Not expecting a huge success on wednesday at WI, and tempted not to go and just sort myself out for next week, but i think that may be a bad move. Just really need to get myself motivated again.. I'm beginning to see the loss in certain items of clothing and it's such a great feeling, I even wore one of my t-shirts on it's own yesterday that I never usually wear without a shirt over it , and felt happy in it.... For that reason I dont want to muck up..come payday on Weds, I need to shop for some new work trousers as my current ones are ever so slightly baggy...first time I've been in a size 18 since I was about 22! lol

Hope everyone's had a good weekend xx

 

[vanda]

Yes definately face the weigh in on Wednesday, it maybe better than you think and if it isnt better to face up to it and start anew. Otherwise that dodgy couple of days can spread into a dodgy couple of weeks.

I've been in that struggling state for a few days too, but have woken up with a more positive head on today. We can do this, just think how fab you will feel buying those smaller sized trousers.

Have a great day

 

[Lainie10]

Yes definately face the weigh in on Wednesday, it maybe better than you think and if it isnt better to face up to it and start anew. Otherwise that dodgy couple of days can spread into a dodgy couple of weeks.

I've been in that struggling state for a few days too, but have woken up with a more positive head on today. We can do this, just think how fab you will feel buying those smaller sized trousers.

Have a great day

I know your right, I do need to go to WI , just don't want to get into trouble :nono: lol, even though i do deserve it this week. I've gone through my points from the weekend and I dont know if they were as horrendously over as I thought they were...should hopefully not be too disastrous a result. and if it is, well at least I'm expecting it i guess. I get paid on weds so I intend to do a massive 'sensible' shop again and get my head back on it... I can do this!! My goal is not just to get my size 18's, but to get my 16's - I haven't been them since I was a teenager lol... Oh what that would feel like!!! I found a photo of me and the OH over the weekend taken about a month ago, it was actually the photo that spurred me to join WW, and I can see the difference from that photo to now, my waist is actually beginning to look like it's making a reappearance which is a pretty cool feeling! So i'm determined that this will work, and I will NOT give up!!! :character00115:

Hope everyone is having a good monday so far, I personally think they should be banned, but hey!

Laters peeps xx

 

[Lainie10]

D-Day tomorrow...

Well, tomorrow is D-day...in different ways..

Got WI at lunch time and crossing my fingers, and toes, and tongue and anything else that might possibly cross, that the damage isn't too horrendous. Even if it is, I'm going to start completely fresh 100% this week and make for a great loss next week. Gave myself a stern talking to last night and reminded myself how disappointed I was with me... lol

Hopefully I might have a positive D-day tomorrow however, as work trousers are beginning to look a bit too baggy to get away with for much longer, so I'm going to dare to look for a size 18 pair...

Fingers crossed....... :sign0009: xxxx

 

[size102b]

Hello I just read through your diary and Im sorry things are alittle tough atm,Im having a bad time personally atm and always turned to foo but do you know whats stopped me this time........its the knowing that food makes me fat and then Im even unhappier then reach for more food to help me deal with being fatter.
Maybe turn to something else when it gets tough,like buying a mag and reading it when your down or going on wii,Just Dance is great if you havent got it.Im a big comfort eater but havent for nearly 5 months now thats the first time I havent for a long time as I look at food as a need to be alive not a friend if you know what I mean
Look how great you feel when you lose the weight,remember that feeling when you step on the scales and have lost? I cant blip as one slight over points and I gain 22 years of yoyoing did that,just get in your head a christmas how great you'll feel you could be 1.5-2 stone lighter Good luck with weigh-in
xx

 

[Lainie10]

Look how great you feel when you lose the weight,remember that feeling when you step on the scales and have lost? I cant blip as one slight over points and I gain 22 years of yoyoing did that,just get in your head a christmas how great you'll feel you could be 1.5-2 stone lighter Good luck with weigh-in
xx

Thanks I do feel that I fall on the food front when I'm down, its the comfort element, and like u say, I need to find something else to channel that feeling into. I find it's only when I'm on my own that the 'eat' desire takes hold, so I guess it's out of boredom too.. When I'm with the OH for example, I dont really tend to feel hungry, to the point that he's sometimes trying to convince me to eat more... I was bullied at school as a teenager for being 'fat' - ironic as at the time I really wasn't , but I think it must have created one of these 'self fulfilling prophecies' all the pyschologist people talk about...

I used food when I was younger to comfort myself, so it's breaking out of those habits that's causing me issues... It's weird how something that at the time wasnt very obviously a 'problem' in that sense, causes you so many issues about 17 years down the line! But I'm getting there, I have more confidence in my body than I used to, and I do dream of the day when I am 2/3/4 stone lighter...weird as I can't imagine it as I cant really remember ever being like it..

Thanks minimins for your encouragement, it really does help :thankyou: xxxxxxx

 

[size102b]

Hi its really hard to change a life times eating habits,you are doing really well trying your hardest to change this so I hope you get there.
Maybe have a pamper nite when OHs not there a hot bubble bath facepack nails etc or invite a friend over for a girlie movie and low cal popcorn and diet coke?
I lived with my OH for over 5 years and moved out last year as we went through an awful patch and I am alone with 3 children so I understand how hard times can be.
Just think you can do this and you will do this,maybe save 2 points a day if you can for the tricky moments then have a snack pointed and guilt free xx

 

[vanda]

Sending positive thoughts for the weigh in tomorrow and good luck on buying the smaller trousers its a great feeling.

 

[Lainie10]

Hi its really hard to change a life times eating habits,you are doing really well trying your hardest to change this so I hope you get there.
Maybe have a pamper nite when OHs not there a hot bubble bath facepack nails etc or invite a friend over for a girlie movie and low cal popcorn and diet coke?
I lived with my OH for over 5 years and moved out last year as we went through an awful patch and I am alone with 3 children so I understand how hard times can be.
Just think you can do this and you will do this,maybe save 2 points a day if you can for the tricky moments then have a snack pointed and guilt free xx

Good advice there 102b I have weigh in at lunch and once that's done, it's a new week and a completely fresh start.. This weight WILL come off, and I will be the skinny(ier) me that I know is inside!

xxxx

 

[Lainie10]

Sending positive thoughts for the weigh in tomorrow and good luck on buying the smaller trousers its a great feeling.

:thankyou: Weighing at 1, and whatever the result, it's a new day Can't wait for the smaller trousers too

 

[size102b]

Good luck hope you have a good weigh in xx

 

[Lainie10]

Well, weighed in and unfortunately it was a 1.5 on :cry: am so annoyed with myself, but at least I know why - my weekend wasn't a great choice of eateries, and combined with TOTM, it really didnt help..

But hey. It's a new day and a new week, by next week I'll have it off again... I WILL do this!!!!!

 

[Mumma K]

Don't you just hate it when that happens
but your new day, new week theory is great, roll on next week I'm sure you can do it

 

[Lainie10]

Don't you just hate it when that happens
but your new day, new week theory is great, roll on next week I'm sure you can do it

Thanks Kally I had a feeling it was going to be that way, so guess had prepared myself for it. My way of looking at it is how I started viewing it at the beginning, for me this isnt a sprint, but a marathon, I still have about 6 stone to lose before I'll be satisfied that I'm healthy, so not going to allow one week to knock me completely. My habits and thoughts are obviously changing though, as before when I did WW, I'm going to the cinema tonight with a friend and previously my ickle brain would have been so upset tht I would have ended up having a snack fest blow out, however instead I'm trying to work out some low point snacks instead... So yeah!! I'm back on it.... Goal - here I come!!!

Where would I be without Minis! xxx :thankyou:

 

[vanda]

Great attitude there, I'm totally with you on the marathon not the sprint. We will get there in the end just maybe take the scenic route along the way.

You'll soon get that 1.5 off. Did you get the new trousers by the way. My boss told me today that I needed to get a belt which I suppose was sort of a compliment

 

[Mumma K]

You are so spot on there
when you have a lot to lose you have to think of it as a lifestyle change and getting there slowly but surely and taking it one day at a time.
I'm sure most of us would be lost without the support of our minimates
hope you have a lovely day Lainie

 

[Lainie10]

Great attitude there, I'm totally with you on the marathon not the sprint. We will get there in the end just maybe take the scenic route along the way.

You'll soon get that 1.5 off. Did you get the new trousers by the way. My boss told me today that I needed to get a belt which I suppose was sort of a compliment

Hi Vanda, thanks. I'm trying to convince my brain that the gain wasn't the end of the world , though I have to admit I had a bit of a low night. But at my meeting i bought some of their cookie bars , and the just for me cookbook as I pretty much cook for me (OH lives with folks and when we do eat together, he's a bit of a fast food junkie - he's also 6 foot tall and resembling a bean pole....some people get all the luck lol) there are some pretty yummy things in there, so once I've done my food shop tonight, I'll be back on track hopefully. I also bought a couple of workout DVD's on ebay to get in some extra exercise until I can afford my Wii later in the year so i'm trying thanks for the support xx

You are so spot on there
when you have a lot to lose you have to think of it as a lifestyle change and getting there slowly but surely and taking it one day at a time.
I'm sure most of us would be lost without the support of our minimates
hope you have a lovely day Lainie

Thanks Kally it definitely is a lifestyle change, and it's also for me about retraining my brain that when I 'fail' (ie gain) on something it's just a blip, it doesn't mean it's all ruined and I have to give up. Slow and steady wins the race eh...