MWWWD (or Moonwatcher's Weight Watchers Diary!)

[bulldogdaisy]

Hi,sounds like another good day for you,hope you sleep well :0)

 

[moonwatcher]

Saturday 1st September

Breakfast - Porridge - Total 6PP - 1oz Porridge Oats (3PP), quarter pint SS Milk (2PP), one tspn Sugar (1PP)

Lunch - snacky stuff - Total 10PP - half a Scone (3PP), tspn Butter (1PP), Aldi White Choc Chip Bar (2PP), pack Crusti Croc Worcestershire Sauce Crisps (4PP)

Dinner - Gammon with Pineapple, New Potatoes - Total 16PP - 8oz Gammon Steak (8PP), 4oz New Potatoes (2PP), Mixed Salad (0PP), tbspn Salad Cream (1PP), 2 Pineapple Rings (0PP), 2 Battered Onion Rings (4PP) Large Flat Mushroom (0PP), one point for fat on Mushroom (1PP)

Snacks - decided to have an ice cream today - one scoop of Rum 'n' Raisin and one scoop of Toffee Fudge (8PP), few Raspberries (0PP)

Drinks - NAS Squash, Diet Coke, cup of Tea with a splash SS Milk, two Coffees with Cream (4PP)

Totals for the day - 44PP, 29 dailies and 15 weeklies
Weeklies remaining 24
APs earned today = 3 for 45 min walk on cliffs
APs for the week so far = 6

 

[bulldogdaisy]

Looks good,I bet the walk along the cliff was lovely :0)

 

[moonwatcher]

Won't be around much today so just posting yesterday's food. A lot of points for the last day of OH's hols, but still within weeklies, as long as I'm careful between now and Friday!

Sunday 2nd September

Breakfast - none! Had a lie in then went straight out.

Lunch at Overstrand - Roast Pork Dinner - Total 19PP - 4 slices roast Pork (8PP), 2 roast potatoes (4PP), one small Yorkie (2PP), Gravy (2PP), 2 Stuffing Balls (3PP), Carrots, Cabbage and Cauli (0PP)

Walked to Cromer along the beach and stopped on the Pier for...

Coffee and Cake - Total 10PP - slice Victoria Sponge (7PP), Coffee with 2 tbspns Single Cream and Sugar (3PP)

Walked back to Overstrand and around the beach/town, then drove to Sheringham for...

Fishcake and Chips and an Ice-cream - Total 18PP - one portion Chips (11PP), Fishcake (4PP), small scoop Ginger Ice-cream (3PP). Watched the sun-set outside the pub with a diet Coke, then headed home for...

Raspberries and Cream - Total 2PP - bowlful Fresh Rapberries (0PP), tbspn Double Cream (2PP

Other drinks - NAS squash, two pots of Tea (1PP for milk)

I knew I had 24 weeklies left, so although I did have a lot today, I was counting as I went so I could keep some sort of control.

Totals for the day - 50PP, 29 dailies and 21 weeklies
Weeklies remaining 3
APs earned today - 10 for 2.5+ hours walking
APs for the week so far - 16

Back to some sort of normality today (Monday). OH is back to work so 5.30am alarms again! Mountains of washing and ironing to catch up on.

 

[bulldogdaisy]

Looks like another good day was had :0) shame its back to normality now though!

 

[Jaly]

Loooads of walking! Sounds like you had an amazing time! Hope you enjoyed the lie in x Sounds absolutely delicious!

 

[Emmaline]

Looks like you had an enjoyable day out MW and plenty of walking as well!
Great stuff...

 

[nessa123]

Another great day. I could so have coffee and cake right now lol xxx

 

[bulldogdaisy]

Morning..hope all is ok today :0)

 

[Emmaline]

Morning..I mean afternoon MW..Hope you are having a good one.

 

[Jaly]

Afternoon! Hope you're having a fab day Miss Moon! x

 

[moonwatcher]

Right, hello everyone. I've been neglecting Minis a bit over the last few days as have been out a lot, or busy catching up at home, and yesterday was INSET day at school, although I only went for the morning, then had to go with OH to the hospital in the afternoon (nothing serious - just an injection to do with his work), then out to Wells. Rather a lot of eating has gone on, so here to update from my tracker...

Monday 5th September

Breakfast - Crumpets with Cream Cheese and Honey - Total 8PP - 2 Crumpets (4PP), 1oz Soft Cheese (2PP), tspn Honey (1PP)

Lunch - Beef and Horseradish Sandwich - Total 9PP - 3 slices Roast Beef (4PP), 2 slices W/M Bread (4PP), tbspn Hoseradish Sauce (1PP), Cherry Toms and Lettuce (0PP) Banana (0PP)

Nipped down town to have my hair trimmed then went to Argos to get a gym ball, and also had to get some T-shirts for OH, and some cereal bars, all dangerously close to McDonald's...

Dinner - Cheeseburger and Chips - Total 10PP - one McD's Cheeseburger (8PP), about 6 of hubby's fries dipped in BBQ Sauce - counting 2PP for them.

As it wasn't very late and was a lovely evening we drove out to Sheringham to walk some of it off! Whilst there though ...

Snacks - Strawberry Ice cream - one small scoop (3PP), few Chocolate Raisins (1PP), then at home had Raspberries (0PP) and squirt of Spray Cream (1PP)

Drinks - NAS squash, Water, Green Tea

Totals for the day - 31PP, 29 dailies and 2 weeklies
One weekly remaining!
APs earned today - 10 (6 on Wii Fit and weights/abs exercises - did a sort of circuit training using the Wii jogging, boxing, hula-ing, some dancing and the weight/crunches etc., 4 for an hour+ walking at Sheringham)
APs for the week so far - 26

Will update in a bit for yesterday. I'm just in the middle of composing a letter to work about a job I'd like. It may not even come available yet, but when it does I really want them to know I'm interested, so want to get a letter of interest in to them today. I feel really nervous about it though - nervous about something which may not even happen!

 

[bulldogdaisy]

Hi,ohh sounds interesting about the job letter,it might create something,you never know.
Glad the hospital vist wasn't anything serious!
Well done on all the walking,love the mini circuit idea..might try that myself one day!
So when are you trying out your gym ball?

 

[moonwatcher]

Hi,ohh sounds interesting about the job letter,it might create something,you never know.
Glad the hospital vist wasn't anything serious!
Well done on all the walking,love the mini circuit idea..might try that myself one day!
So when are you trying out your gym ball?

Well I've delivered it to school this morning! I kept it really short - basically saying that I would like a role with more involvement with the pupils and that should the post come up I would like to be considered. Was a bit longer than that, but that's the gist of it. Couldn't give it to the Head though as he had his 'meeting in progress' sign up and his PA had her 'DND' sign up, so had to just leave it in his pigeonhole. Would have liked to give it to him direct and have a little chat about it, but didn't want to leave it 'til tomorrow, so it's delivered anyway.

The thing is, I know I could do the job (Support Assistant in the Special Needs Department) but I think the reason I'm nervous is whether they will think I could do it. ('they' being the Senior Management) I don't have a degree or A levels - and over recent years the people they have appointed to the posts have had both, and also been younger - many of them not long out of uni. I did get 10 O Levels with good grades (a lot of years ago when you either took O levels or CSEs, when apparently exams were harder - not sure if they were or not, I do know they were quite different to now, but harder? Don't know) Anyway I didn't take A levels or go on to uni, although all my teachers wanted me to, so it wasn't a case of 'couldn't do it' just that I chose not to... I've worked in roles where I've taught and supported adults in learning and I have a really good rapport with the kids at school (sounds big-headed, but that's not just my opinion - it's what others say). Just don't know whether they will consider those things and life skills/experience to be enough. I know I would have the support of the second in the department, and probably, from things that have been said, also from the head of department.

Also, when you go for a job internally like this, everyone knows, and of course everyone knows if you don't get it! I'm not really looking to change schools just to get this kind of post - I like the school where I am and want to stay there, but I've seen people not get jobs internally, and then because they don't feel valued, they feel disgruntled and start to look elsewhere for posts. There is also sadly an undercurrent of... not sure how best to put it.. 'lack of respect' is the best I can think of, for support staff in the school. Don't get me wrong, many of the teachers are lovely, but an awful lot don't really 'see' or appreciate the work that support staff do, and I'm sad to say, look down on us. I have had a senior member of the staff express surprise that certain words were 'a working part of my vocabulary' when I used them in conversation with him!

Anyway, I'm waffling on. Thing is, if I try and express any of this to my OH, he just says 'Oh you'll definitely get it -they'll snatch your arm off!' While it's nice he has so much confidence in me I prefer to be a bit more circumspect about it. Trying to keep that fine line between PMA and realism! If it becomes available, which looks possible, then I'll know soon enough if I'm in with a chance, then it will probably be interviews/selection process etc. Fingers crossed.

Haven't used the gym ball yet - stomach muscles sore from Monday still! Probably will try it out over the weekend, as back to school properly tomorrow and first couple of days will be absolutely manic!

 

[nessa123]

Good luck I hope the letter is well received as I'm sure it will be. There is nothing wrong with pushing yourself and wanting more especially when you are more than capable. Xxx

 

[bulldogdaisy]

I totally get what you are saying and well done for putting yourself out there :0)
I get what you mean about the respect thing and people assuming! I Think it's human nature,not that it makes it right of course!
Ok bout the gym ball,ouch at your stomach muscles still hurting!
Sounds like a busy few days lined up for you!

 

[moonwatcher]

Good luck I hope the letter is well received as I'm sure it will be. There is nothing wrong with pushing yourself and wanting more especially when you are more than capable. Xxx

Thanks hun. I'm going to stay positive. If they don't take me on in the post, then that's their loss! xxx

I totally get what you are saying and well done for putting yourself out there :0)
I get what you mean about the respect thing and people assuming! I Think it's human nature,not that it makes it right of course!
Ok bout the gym ball,ouch at your stomach muscles still hurting!
Sounds like a busy few days lined up for you!

Thanks hun. Yep it was sort of... 'oh, you're not a teacher, how could you know long words like that!!!!' I just laughed, because in my opinion, it shows where the real ignorance lies!
Yep, I overdid the abs exercises I think - not done them for a while, so giving them a bit of a rest today!
First few days of term are... indescribable!

 

[Emmaline]

Great that you are doing something more with the knowledge and expertise that you have.
Unfortunately men never (or hardly ever) respond very well to being asked about things to do with feelings! It's just not manly enough.. a built in ego thing!! .. :giggle:
Hope you get a good result anyway MW.
Ouch as well to the sore tum.. perhaps you rather over did the first lot of exercising... :hmm: ..

 

[bulldogdaisy]

Yup it's amazing how ignorant people can be..least you proved him wrong :0)

 

[moonwatcher]

Great that you are doing something more with the knowledge and expertise that you have.
Unfortunately men never (or hardly ever) respond very well to being asked about things to do with feelings! It's just not manly enough.. a built in ego thing!! .. :giggle:

Haha! No you're right there! He thinks he's really helping by being so positive! He is, in a way. I probably should be more positive. I've got every job I have ever applied for bar one, and that was one where I applied for two posts at the same place... you can't get both the jobs can you? LOL!

Hope you get a good result anyway MW.

Thanks hun. xxx

Ouch as well to the sore tum.. perhaps you rather over did the first lot of exercising... :hmm: ..

Yes, I hadn't done any stomach exercises for a couple of weeks, with all the going out for days and hubs being on holiday, so I think I overdid it on Monday!