The diary of a (not so-Little)Sausage
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LittleSausage
is not so little
Oh, I know just what a rough deal most civil servants have... My mum is one and I spent a long time working for the DWP. I just have an issue with the "no cuts" mantra and banker bashing that's going on! You're stronger than I am. If I were a nurse I'd have legged it to Australia!
So, have decided to make today a green day, and have updated my food diary accordingly. Quite excited about having 2 HEs as I have just discovered the Fibre Plus bars and they are really nice. Perfect for that chocolate craving!
Also, found out that Malteser bunnies are 8 syns, which means I can have one at some stage and not feel guilty!
Am full of paracetamol and decongestant, so hoping that I manage to sleep a bit tonight.
So, so pleased with my 2lb loss this week. 5lb more and I'll have my 2 stone award. Yay!
So, have decided to make today a green day, and have updated my food diary accordingly. Quite excited about having 2 HEs as I have just discovered the Fibre Plus bars and they are really nice. Perfect for that chocolate craving!
Also, found out that Malteser bunnies are 8 syns, which means I can have one at some stage and not feel guilty!
Am full of paracetamol and decongestant, so hoping that I manage to sleep a bit tonight.
So, so pleased with my 2lb loss this week. 5lb more and I'll have my 2 stone award. Yay!
funcurls
Never gets tired of SW!
Yeh I know what you mean, but I hope the violence of a tiny minority doesn't overshadow the peaceful approach of the majority! And I do get angry that the government are willing to make cuts in essential services! It's clear to me that they don't care about real people!
LittleSausage
is not so little
I know. Front line services are so important. But there is such a massive hole that cuts have to be made. And whoever is in power would have had to make savage cuts. Fortunately, the NHS budget has been ringfenced. Now it's just down to how the execs spend the cash! Nursing levels have dropped at an astonishing rate, even though the NHS has been receiving more from central government year on year. Crazy. Those ridiculous managers need to be cut. It's crazy how they cut the number of nurses so that their books look good (less staff, less salaries to pay yearly) and, instead, have to top up huge numbers of man hours with agency staff, when the outlay is about 5x per hour more than that of staff directly employed. Why things like that haven't been addressed, I really do not know! Have you ever considered going in to the private sector? X
funcurls
Never gets tired of SW!
You have summed it up perfectly! The thing is the pension scheme is pretty decent, the annual leave allowance is generous, the sick/maternity pay(6 months full pay) is reasonable! I'm not sure how it compares to private healthcare, I've never looked into it! Plus I love intensive care nursing so mayb I should count my blessings- it's not all bad!
Well done on the great loss by the way! That's brilliant news! XxX
Well done on the great loss by the way! That's brilliant news! XxX
LittleSausage
is not so little
Thanks for the messages, y'all! I am so pleased with the 2lb loss this week. According to the SW website, I should get my Club 10 award on April 18 weigh in. That sounds awesome to me. Yeah, I'm not losing as quickly as a lot of people, but I am definitely losing, which shows that it works for me. And 2lb is not to be sniffed at! Do your Consultants have one of those big, yellow blobs of 'fat' (rubbery stuff) that weighs 2lb? It's amazing to think that I have dropped one of those in a week.
Have been seriously considering the C25K... I am so unfit that I'll probably be doing week 1 for longer that just one week, but I'm ok with that. It's just something I'm thinking of, anyway.
Have been seriously considering the C25K... I am so unfit that I'll probably be doing week 1 for longer that just one week, but I'm ok with that. It's just something I'm thinking of, anyway.
Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
Hey Sausage!
First the run - now if I can do it (albeit I've only done one, and my thigh muscles still feel a little tender, unfit lump that I am) - then anyone can. Seriously, even as a kid I hated that sort of running - my thing has always been swimming -but I can't run. But I really would like to, so this is a great way of doing it and building up. Plus I know a few people, who have really shaped up and lost weight, who attribute a fair part of that to running. Like you, I am wondering whether I will really get up to 30 mins within 9 weeks - so may have to repeat weeks every so often. But in the first week, you run for 60 seconds, walk for 90 seconds. I found that just long enough to get myself together for the next run if you see what I mean. I also tried to run in roads I don't know so well, and earlyish in the morning, so I didn't risk bumping into anyone, as that would really be quite mortifying. I had been thinking about it for a few weeks though before I finally took the plunge. Sorry - wasn't trying to bang on about myself - more give you my experiences as a fellow non-runner trying to come good! Good luck with whatever you do though.
Weight - that is fantastic Sausage, 2lbs off. And 23lbs down. I don't think you're losing slowly at all - a couple of pounds a week is healthy. And it is all coming off slowly but surely. I know what you mean about it feeling that way though - when you have more to lose it just seems such a long journey at times. Break it down into to smaller chunks though -which I imagine you already are doing. My goal weight at the moment is also a stone (ish) higher than I might ideally end up as. But it feels more doable to me that way. You are doing fantastically though, especially given the hurdles you have with work etc etc. Isn't 2lb a bag of sugar or something? You're right though - it is not to be sniffed at. Did you ever do any measurements?
Does SW have a tool to predict weight loss then? I didn't see that!
Anyway, onwards and downwards. Have a great day today.
x
First the run - now if I can do it (albeit I've only done one, and my thigh muscles still feel a little tender, unfit lump that I am) - then anyone can. Seriously, even as a kid I hated that sort of running - my thing has always been swimming -but I can't run. But I really would like to, so this is a great way of doing it and building up. Plus I know a few people, who have really shaped up and lost weight, who attribute a fair part of that to running. Like you, I am wondering whether I will really get up to 30 mins within 9 weeks - so may have to repeat weeks every so often. But in the first week, you run for 60 seconds, walk for 90 seconds. I found that just long enough to get myself together for the next run if you see what I mean. I also tried to run in roads I don't know so well, and earlyish in the morning, so I didn't risk bumping into anyone, as that would really be quite mortifying. I had been thinking about it for a few weeks though before I finally took the plunge. Sorry - wasn't trying to bang on about myself - more give you my experiences as a fellow non-runner trying to come good! Good luck with whatever you do though.
Weight - that is fantastic Sausage, 2lbs off. And 23lbs down. I don't think you're losing slowly at all - a couple of pounds a week is healthy. And it is all coming off slowly but surely. I know what you mean about it feeling that way though - when you have more to lose it just seems such a long journey at times. Break it down into to smaller chunks though -which I imagine you already are doing. My goal weight at the moment is also a stone (ish) higher than I might ideally end up as. But it feels more doable to me that way. You are doing fantastically though, especially given the hurdles you have with work etc etc. Isn't 2lb a bag of sugar or something? You're right though - it is not to be sniffed at. Did you ever do any measurements?
Does SW have a tool to predict weight loss then? I didn't see that!
Anyway, onwards and downwards. Have a great day today.
x
LittleSausage
is not so little
Thanks, Pinkie! It's so good to hear your experience of the C25K. My fitness level is so dire, that I know I'd really struggle with it. But what's bit of a struggle when you are trying to lose a LOT of weight?!
I am very pleased with my 23lb so far. It just goes to show what a change of diet can do! I'd love to up my weight loss by at least starting the C25K. And I reckon that I'd enjoy it far more than being in a stuffy gym!
Feeling slightly hindered by this monstrous cold at the moment, though. Well, just feeling a bit sorry for myself, really. I think it'll take me a couple of weeks to really gee myself up for it and commit! (I definitely have commitment issues).
As for the weight loss prediction, when you input your weight for the week and confirm it, it takes you to a page with a graph showing your losses to date. Underneath it there are left/right arrows, and if you go to the right, they extrapolate the data and that's where I got my April 18th date! I'm aiming for that, but it does mean that I have only 3 weeks to lose 6lb. My track record isn't that great, so a loss of 2lb a week is quite optimistic. But, hey, optimism is the way to go..!
x
I am very pleased with my 23lb so far. It just goes to show what a change of diet can do! I'd love to up my weight loss by at least starting the C25K. And I reckon that I'd enjoy it far more than being in a stuffy gym!
Feeling slightly hindered by this monstrous cold at the moment, though. Well, just feeling a bit sorry for myself, really. I think it'll take me a couple of weeks to really gee myself up for it and commit! (I definitely have commitment issues).
As for the weight loss prediction, when you input your weight for the week and confirm it, it takes you to a page with a graph showing your losses to date. Underneath it there are left/right arrows, and if you go to the right, they extrapolate the data and that's where I got my April 18th date! I'm aiming for that, but it does mean that I have only 3 weeks to lose 6lb. My track record isn't that great, so a loss of 2lb a week is quite optimistic. But, hey, optimism is the way to go..!
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Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
Ooh - well I might have a go at that later then. (the SW tool).
You saying about the stuffy gym - I am seriously considering knocking my Roko membership on the head for the next few months. I just want to be outside at the moment - and I can run for free. I wanted to see how I got on over the next few months first though. But it's £50pcm I stick in my son's saving account or pay back naughtily accrued debt.
Yes get over your cold first though - maybe just try and walk a little more in the meantime, so at least you are getting out in the fresh air. Get off at LB maybe and walk from there to work? (Apologies if you do already). I keep meaning to start getting off at LB rather than Cannon Street - in fact, I may try and remember to do that on Thursday!
You saying about the stuffy gym - I am seriously considering knocking my Roko membership on the head for the next few months. I just want to be outside at the moment - and I can run for free. I wanted to see how I got on over the next few months first though. But it's £50pcm I stick in my son's saving account or pay back naughtily accrued debt.
Yes get over your cold first though - maybe just try and walk a little more in the meantime, so at least you are getting out in the fresh air. Get off at LB maybe and walk from there to work? (Apologies if you do already). I keep meaning to start getting off at LB rather than Cannon Street - in fact, I may try and remember to do that on Thursday!
Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
Hey mine comes up with April 18th too!!!! lol
julesm
Slimming World
Wow that's great that you're both on track to get club 10 on the sane date! How exciting would that be! Fingers firmly crossed!!!!
And as you know I wholeheartedly recommend the running! It does make you feel great- especially if you get into doing races like that 5km parkrun I do- how exciting would it be if we were all doing them on Saturday mornings and comparing our p.b.s- that would be super motivating!
And as you know I wholeheartedly recommend the running! It does make you feel great- especially if you get into doing races like that 5km parkrun I do- how exciting would it be if we were all doing them on Saturday mornings and comparing our p.b.s- that would be super motivating!
Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
LittleSausage
is not so little
Woah, Jules, hold yer 'orses! You ate right, though... It would be excellent to be able to run 5k at some stage! X
Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
I'm aiming for 5 minutes first though - and that could take a while! ;-)
LittleSausage
is not so little
The 60 second reps would be a good start for me!!
julesm
Slimming World
Ooh sorry if i got carried away! It does get loads easier quite quickly! I remember this time last year I just started. I was very nervous and embarrassed. I went to the park across from my house with my bf and we ran so slowly it may as well have been a walk. We ran round the lake then came home and I was knackered. Then I did a 3k fun run which I probably wasnt ready for but the adrenaline got me through. I felt so great that I went straight home and signed up for a 10km! Then I was away. I found after that training with other people is better as you can't slack off, I never really go running alone now as I hate it. Also running to get from A to B is good too- eg I like running to the sorting office with my bf if a parcel arrives for me.
