Jumped Off the Wagon!

This weeks weigh in was not the delayed success of the previous weeks good behaviour that I had hoped for. I was feeling deflated and tired and I couldn't be bothered to count every last little thing that I put in my mouth especially as I wanted to eat everything in sight! I knew I had three food obstacles to overcome before the next weigh in and that it was unlikely that I would lose even if I could muster a modicum of self control at those social events. So I just jumped right off the wagon and stuffed my face. It is astonishing how quickly that weight comes back on, it really is. I put on 2.5lbs ... I'm back up to 10st 10.5lbs ... I don't like it.

Anyway, weigh in was on Monday. It wasn't pretty but I dealt with it and then on Tuesday we had the annual Girls Xmas Meal Out. It was a fantastic night with delicious food and fabulous company which I thoroughly enjoyed. We ate, drank and were merry and I told my leader that I wouldn't be counting my points that day. She said "That's fine ... you go out and enjoy it!" then she gave me a look and said, "Just get back on track on Wednesday morning." So far I have done as I was told. I feel it is unlikely that I will manage to claw back the points that I consumed on Tuesday night but if I can at least stay within my allowance for the rest of the week it should be fine. I am putting everything in the tracker and weighing things and planning out my days. It's all good. I have no major obstacles happening this weekend so hopefully I'll be able to lose some of what I gained and get down a bit closer to goal before Xmas comes around to tempt me into naughtiness. I am expecting to gain over Christmas ... I'm prepared for that to happen, I just want to make sure that i don't find myself back over 11st in January. That would upset me deeply!!!

So best behaviour where possible right up until Christmas ... a few days of merriment shall be had and then it'll be right back on the wagon for me ready for the first weigh in of 2010 on the 4th Jan.

Gem x

Wasted Weigh In?

After a stonking 4lb weight loss last week this weeks weigh in was less impressive. I was good ALL week, I swear it!!! I saved up 8 points during the week to use at the weekend. I stayed within my daily allowance on Friday night (which is rare) and used my saved points for a bourbon pecan pie on Saturday. On Sunday Hubby and I had a Chinese takeaway but I only had a chow mein which was within my points allowance too. Why then, tell me, did I not lose a single solitary lb this week? A stay the same after a week of good behaviour is pretty disheartening to be honest. Granted, it's better than a gain but still I was expecting to lose at least something!

Anyway ... I have come to the conclusion that my hard work will shine through at the next weigh in. Well, fingers crossed anyway ... if I can get away with going out for not one but TWO meals this weekend (Friday night me, Mom and BG are having dinner out before going to the theatre to see Take That The Musical! Sunday we are out for my dad's birthday/parents wedding anniversary)! I've made a good start to the week eating only 16 points on Monday and Tuesday and have 16 points planned for today. If I can do the same on Thursday I will have 12 points saved by the time I get to the pub on Friday evening. I am not at aerobics this week but if I can fit in some exercise over the weekend then hopefully there will be some positive movement on the scales. Fingers crossed.

I have two new diet discoveries for the week. The first is a food item ... weight watchers caramel shortbread iced dessert. Blooming tasty I tell you now with a good layer of crumbled shortbread at the bottom, lovely tasting ice cream and then a sticky caramel sauce on top. 2 points and just delish! The second discovery (thanks to my lovely friend PH) is two exercise channels on the TV. Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, Toning, Belly Dancing ... you name it there is a programme for it and they play non stop on these channels between about 6am and 10pm (Body In Balance - Channel 275. LA Fitness TV - Channel 282 on Sky). It's like having an unlimited collection of exercise DVDs ... I did some "Yoga for Families" last night which was quite amusing LOL. I'll be revisiting that channel again for "Belly Dancing for Beginners" very soon!!!

Gem x

The Great Cheese Hunt

So, after weigh in on Monday I treated myself to eating my full 19 points allowance. I had two fajita wraps with low fat cheese that were lovingly cobbled together by Hubby. Now, Hubby is not a fan of "diet" food items in general so was already suspicious of the low fat cheese I had bought. "It's just wrong" complained hubby while pulling a face like he'd been sucking on a lemon. "It can't be," I said, "they told me at meeting it was good!" I chose it after it was recommended by another member who had said, "It's just like real cheese ... it has a good texture and it melts!"

OK, yes I suppose it does have the texture of "real" cheddar. I couldn't say whether it melts or not as I didn't try it out and to be honest I am unlikely to do so. The flavour of this cheese was not good. It was kind of tangy in the way that a grapefruit is tangy which quite frankly isn't a quality I look for in a cheese (and also explains Hubby's facial expression after sneaking a nibble of the stuff). My advice? Just eat half a portion of the good stuff instead of suffering a whole 40g of this substance for about the same points.



Other things I tried this week were more successful. I can recommend the Co-operative Healthy Living Fisherman's Pie if that sort of thing takes your fancy. 5.5 points, quite filling and with a good smoked haddock flavour. My only minor criticism would be that a couple of the chunks of haddock were almost perfect little cubes which was slightly disturbing lol.

Gem x

Gobsmacked!!! Woohoo!!!

Monday's weigh in was unprecedented success ... you know that evil thought I had about losing 4lbs? I only ruddy well went and did it! 4lbs off taking me to 10st 8lbs (in jeans) and the lightest I have been since the blog began. Hurrah! Yeay for me!!!

So, looking back at my week what did I do that worked for me?

1. I was honest. I wrote down everything, even at the weekend when I ate more points that I wanted to (but not so many as to blow the week).
2. I saved points during the week to use at the weekend (and I did use most of them up).
3. I went to aerobics. It wasn't a happy experience but I'm sure it contributed to the loss.
4. I planned my breakfasts, lunches and dinners AND I stuck to the plan. Even when tempted with goodies such as a box of chocolates that appeared along with our friend on Saturday evening.
5. SOUP!!! Soup for lunch has been amazing and SOOOOO much better than any salad.

I don't have access to a microwave so I have to bring a flask filled with a tin of low point soup. Today I have Asda Be Good To Yourself Thai Chicken soup ... 2 points for the whole can which is cheaper and a bigger portion than the weight watchers ones. I know I could make my own low point or even no point soup but I kinda think that life is too short. At about 50p a tin for supermarket healthy brand soups by the time I have bought all the veggies to make a batch for the week it costs about the same and saves me a couple of hours at the stove.

Off to a good start so far this week with only one potential hurdle ... a family meal in the pub on Saturday evening. BUT if I can save points like I did last week we should be all good. I've got a figure in my head of 2lbs to lose at the next weigh in. Perhaps visualising my goals is the way to do it and keep me focused? Lets give it a try.

Gem x

Shockingly Good Behaviour!

It's weigh in tonight ... and all my good intentions remained intact for the whole weekend. I planned. I tracked. And I said no ... several times. I'm really quite proud of myself actually. I admit I have had a couple of hungry days. On saturday I was especially hungry as I had planned and tracked for half a pizza for my tea (7.5 points) but after I had eaten it I was still hungry. I enjoyed it. It was delicious but it wasn't a smart way to spend my points. I will think twice about doing that again. I did go over my points during the weekend but they were points I had saved up during the week so overall my calorie intake has been under my allowance. I had 2 spare points left on my week. Its been good, I've enjoyed my meals and I feel confident about weigh in. I'll let you know how that goes.

Gem x

Unrealistic Goals and Evil Thoughts

I was well aware, when I was dragged kicking and screaming to weigh in by Mom and BG, that there was going to be a gain this week. I was prepared for the scales to have gone in the wrong direction. I was NOT however, prepared to have gained 3lbs in 7 days. That's just crazy! It also means that I now have 9lbs to lose if I am going to get to my 10% goal before Christmas rather than the original 6lbs before my weeks annual leave. Goddammit!

Anyway ... I have taken a v. strict approach to the week so far. On Monday morning(pre weigh-in) I planned 16 pts of meals for the whole of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. So far this has all gone to plan and if I can stick to my planned evening meal tonight I will have saved 9 points in the last three days and earned 3 activity points from Aerobics this evening. That will give me a little bit of slack for the weekend BUT I don't necessarily want to use them up if I can help it. In the back of my mind I have a distant memory of losing 4lbs the first week of my diet and being as this is essentially starting from square one I would like to lose the same amount this week. I know this is a BAD thought to have and a slightly unrealistic goal to set myself. And I know that if I don't do it I run the risk of getting fed up and sabotaging myself but it's too late. I had the thought and now it's out there waggling its bits at me and blowing raspberries.

All I can do is hope that I stay well in the zone like I have been for the last few days until next weeks weigh in. At which point I shall cut myself some slack and go back to my full 19 points per day again but this week I need a severe boost to the metabolism.

Gem x

Save £££'s and Lose lbs!

I wanted to blog two things before I go to weigh in tonight.

Firstly I have made an amazing discovery (no, not marmite cheese and marmite cashews which although were introduced to me this week are not what I m referring to) ... the discovery was mysupermarket.co.uk . Anyone who has a severe hatred of supermarkets like myself will have discovered the joys of shopping online and browsing all the special offers and having your favourite items all waiting there to be added to your basket. Now, with this genius little website you give them your user information for your supermarket sites and it will import your favourite items. You then pick a supermarket, choose a delivery slot and do your shopping. and at the top of the page you will see the price of your trolley in each of the four supermarkets (tesco, sainsburys, asda and ocado). My shopping was £20 cheaper at asda this week than tesco or sainsburys and £22 cheaper than ocado! Not only that, it also suggests lower priced alternatives when you add items to your basket AND (now for the really good bit) suggests lower calorie alternative too. Saving you calories as well as cash. Chuffing excellent. Check it out ... here's the proof!




Secondly ... I haven't got my dieting mojo back at all however on saturday I had all my lovely healthy food options delivered from Asda at a fraction of the cost so this week I am truly ready to be on my best behaviour. The holiday is definitely over and xmas is fast approaching so if I want to get to goal before the year is out I need to get on with it and stop bloody sabotaging myself!!!

There will be a gain at weigh in tonight. I know it, but I already have my food planned until wednesday so I feel in control and in the zone so I'll be able to handle a bad result today. I know I deserve it.

Gem x

Let Operation Get-To-Goal Commence!

Since my last post I have done my duties as bridesmaid, had my weeks holiday and had the first weigh in following that. Somehow (and I'm not quite sure how it happened so please don't ask me) I managed to lose half a lb on Monday since my previous weigh in. I have to confess that I ate out every night for just over seven days, however I did also walk up not one but two mountains and do a sizable coast walk during the week so I must have burned off more calories than I consumed. We were also staying a couple of minutes walk from our preferred pub so we would walk down the hill to dinner/drinks in the evening and back up the hill to the cottage so I was certianly more active than usual. Anyway, that half pound doesn't have much of an effect on the graph as I'm still at the 10st 9lb mark but at least I haven't got any making up to do before I can get on with the business of getting to goal, which is a relief.

I also admit that since weighing in on Monday night I haven't quite got into the swing of things diet-wise. I'm still getting my mojo back ... it was not helped by the fact that I had planned a week of different flavoured weight watchers soups for lunch all week, taken to work in an v. cool pink food flask. Unfortunately, said cool flask was exactly that. It didn't actually keep the soup warm till lunch time so it is utterly useless. So, it's back to the drawing board this weekend (well, back to the camping shop to return the crap pink flask and get a decent one at least). My loathing for lettuce is only increased during the winter months and I think soups and stews packed with goodness are the only way to keep me from stuffing my face with carbs at lunchtime and I reeeeeeeally want to be at goal for christmas so that I can treat myself to some lovely new clothes in the January sales!

Let Operation Get-To-Goal Commence!

Gem x

New photos as requested by Vix

Yes Vix, I agree, new photo's are needed. What we will do is have a photo taken of the 3 of us when we meet at yours on the 7th. How's that sound?

Jayne x

Saint v Naughty

Well since my last blog it has all been up and down. The weigh in after I blogged I had lost 1lb as I had been saintly. However, my naughty side came out for a few weeks and I gained. I did do weigh in, but didn't really pay attention to what weight I was. Although I wasn't happy about it, so last monday (oct 19th) I decided I was too unhappy and a little spotty from eating crap and decided to once again be saintly.

Anyway, after the stern talk I gave myself about the way I felt I stuck to the diet and went to the gym twice that week. Mondays' weigh in showed a 3lb loss. YAY. So I now weigh 10st 2lb.

I have also decided that I need to get just under 10st as I not happy being over my 10st goal and I am finding it hard to maintain to be honest. So If I get to say...9st 10lb??? That gives me 4 lb to go up and down during the months and I then won't feel bad about it. Anyway, thats my new mission and I want to be there by Christmas.

There are a few things happening from now till then which will try and stop my good behavior, but I will try my darn hardest. First one being Leigh's Halloween party on Saturday as she is having pizza delivered!!!

Fingers crossed for me for my next weigh in.

Jayne x

The Maintain Game

Weigh in night last night ... and it was another non-eventful week of staying the same. That's no mean feat actually when I consider the heavy weekend that I had. Hen Nights and Takeaways are not a weight watchers match made in heaven after all. However, I am quite happy with that result. I have had a bridesmaid outfit trying on session and the dress fits perfectly (apart from the need for a little padding around the boob area which can certainly be sorted out with a decent bra lol). If I lose any more it'll be too big and I'll be hoiking it up all day which is not an attractive look. So the aim for the next couple of weeks is to stay the same before the wedding and to not put on too much during the October half term week. Then it will be the big push for Christmas. Realistically there will be just four weigh ins between half term and the start of the festive celebrations ... The first week back after half term is November 2nd (that will be a gain for sure) then we have November 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th (and at a push December 7th) before we are well into the party season and all ideas about a loss go out of the window and I can only hope to maintain at best. My plan for the month of November is to drop 6lbs. That takes me to 10st 3lbs and my BMI of 22. If I can achieve that before the year is out I'll be a happy girl. Then January will see the final push to my goal weight of 10st exactly. That's the plan. I think it's a goodie.

Gem x

BOO *did I scare you*

Remember me?

It sure has been a while. But i'm back. I got to goal a few months ago and then have been gaining and loosing ever since. I have been on holiday, celebrated bithdays, been to weddings, hen nights, festivals etc. I did gain 5lb during this, but then have been loosing. On Monday I was 10st 3 and a half lb.

This week I have been "SAINT JAYNE" * puts one arm in the air and one on the hip like a super hero pose* I have stayed within my allocated points each day and worked hard in the gym on Tuesday. I am hoping to go again today. I now need to make sure I behave all weekend as I am hoping for at least a 1lb loss on Monday.

Good luck to us diet girls for our next weigh in.

Jayne x

Dear Blog

Dear Blog,
I'm sorry for having abandoned you for so long. I know it's no excuse but I have been really busy with work the last month or so. It's taken up a lot of my attention and you have been neglected. I've also had a busy social calendar ... weddings, birthdays (including my own and Jayne's 30th's), hen weekends and much, much more. I'm afraid life just got in the way of our relationship!

If it's any consolation there has been very little weight loss news to report. I have battling with the same 2lb for about 8 weeks now. Hovering between 10st 9lbs and 10 st 11lbs ... losing it, then putting it back on and losing it again. I'm at the stage where I have lost it at the moment and am 10st 9lbs (a whole stone lighter than I was in January) and am hoping that I can nudge myself down to 10st 7lb before I do my bridesmaid duties in a few weeks time.

Remember Blog ... it's not you, it's me. I promise to be more attentive and not take you for granted from now on.

Love and kisses,
Gem x

NEW PHOTOS NEEDED

Think we need new photo's girls, to show everyone our progress so far??

Vix

RUBBISH

Rubbish behaviour from me again, 1lb on!! Why oh why can't i just behave myself.

I was standing behind this mega slim girl at ww today, had a sneaky peak at the front of her card, had loads of shiny number 7 stickers....mustve lost at least 4 stone!! She looked fab, why can't i just behave myself?

Very fed up now, as my mini goal that i set myself to get to by sams hen night has completely gone out of the window!!

Doubtful of any losses the next few weeks, as will be boozing at Gems party this sat and no doubt be boozing even more at sams hen night in london the following week....grrr to bad behaviour

Love Fed up Vixta xx

Getting There

2 1/2lb loss for me this week, quite chuffed as that means i only have 2lb to go before 1st stone off....only another stone to go after that....seems impossible, but i#ve gotta do it.

Have tried my hardest to behave this week, although slipped up on Friday with no tracking and going to an indian wedding, so lots of scrummy indian food and 2 glasses of vino.

Managed to get on the wii fit most nights, so perhaps that has helped....will get back onto it again this week, as i'm desperate to get my remaining 2lb next tues.

Have a good week girls xx

I Had My Cake And Ate It!

Today was weigh in day and my first day back at work after my two weeks annual leave. My first day back at work was pretty much as expected ... miserable and depressing. Weigh in brought similar emotions. My two weeks of not properly tracking, not weighing or measuring, not exercising and generally saying yes to wine and puddings has meant an enormous gain of 2lb this week. Vile. That puts me back to 10st 11lbs. Drat.

Actually, I'm not feeling down about it ... I enjoyed myself. That's the main thing when you are on holiday isn't it? To r-e-l-a-x. And I did.

However, the scales so drastically jumping back up like that has really given me a wake up call. Careless eating and no exercise makes Gemma a fatty frump - Fact. And all that drinking has given me a right bloated belly too.

I have eaten my 19 points today but there will be no going over as a weigh in treat today. I even had to cut my post weigh-in curly wurly in half and give the rest to Hubby to save a point. For the rest of the week I shall be attempting to save up food points and earn activity points to make sure I can get a really good loss for next week, whatever the weekend might bring. I've had my cake and I've jolly well eaten it too ... now it's time to get back on track.


Gem x

No news isn't bad news ... but it's not great either!!!

Today is the final day of my annual leave from work ... I just have the weekend to go before I am back in that rather gloomy office staring at the computer screen for eight hours a day five days a week. In the current climate I can't complain about having a job but I have really quite enjoyed being at home, visiting family and friends, doing a few jobs around the house and generally recharging my batteries. It's been a well earned and thoroughly enjoyed rest.

If I'm honest, the diet hasn't been at the top of my list of priorities for the last two weeks. I haven't gone madly off the rails but I have kind of been straying from the tracks a little. A few extra glasses of wine here, a handful of nibbles there, guesstimated weights of cereals and unmeasured martini's have sneaked in there I must admit. I have added things to my online tracker as and when I have been on the computer but I am sure things will have got missed. The time I have spent on the wii fit has been little or none for the most part but by the reckoning of the online activity tracker five hours of decorating every day for three days will have earned me somewhere in the region of 31.5 activity points so I haven't been a complete slob. Well, not until today anyway. Today the sofa was mine, all mine, all day :) Heaven.

Anyways, I missed last weeks weigh in as Hubby and I drove down to see sis-in-law and the family (fish and chips and wine but quite a good sea front walk too) but I did step on the wii fit before we went and it indicated that I had stayed more or less the same. This Monday I did make it to weigh in and I had lost 1lb (!) taking me down to 10st 9.5 lbs ... that's a loss of 9lbs since starting ww meetings and 13.5lbs since the start of the year. Not too shabby eh? I'm actually looking forward to getting back into a routine with my eating next week ... I can't get away with sloppy behaviour like this for very long. Or perhaps I'm not being as naughty as I thought I was. Either way it will be good to get things back under control and I'm ready for it.

Gem x

What, what, whaaat?!

I am gobsmacked this week. Absolutely gobsmacked. The scales said that I have lost 2lb since last week. That can't be right surely? Although my Wii Fit seemed to agree with the weight watchers scales too. They say that I am 10st 10 and 1/2 lbs ... it also means I have lost 5% of my body weight since going back to meetings. I've got 7 and 1/2 more lbs to go till I get to 10st 3lbs, which is my 10%, my BMI of 22 and my goal weight.

I had a bit of an off week. I was starving hungry all week for some reason and I have felt a bit sniffly so I skipped aerobics and barely did five minutes on the Wii. I had an urge for peanut butter on toast on friday evening, which I indulged. Then on saturday night baked camembert happened. Perhaps my metabolism has started working a bit faster or something but I got the loss so I'm not going to question it. I'm just going to be extra well behaved this week to make sure it doesn't sneak up on me and bite me on the arse next week. I MUST make the effort to go to aerobics this week too. I am sure that is what is helping kick start my metabolism and shift these lbs.

Gem x

Looser Here

Hey Girlies

Doing a post for a change, got 5 mins to myself.

Am very chuffed at my 2lb loss this week, my goal is getting more in sight and gotta behave myself.

Haven't had the best week or the best few weeks to be honest with my gob trouble....hopefully sorted on Thursday, otherwise i may be tempted to have all my nashers pulled out and be done with it.

Must concentrate more on the wii this week as it;s slipped the past week.

Also, been very naughty today and so far eaten 4 peices of french stick (and butter!!) and a chocolate cake....feel so full that my stomach feels like it's gunna burst...big fat bloater

Good week planned for us 3 me thinks xxx

Healthy eating really does make you feel good.

You could say that I have not been folowing the ww diet for the last 2 weeks. And, well...you'd be right, i havent. I have still been doing exercise, but not been counting points and have deffinatly eaten way too many biscuits.

This week I have gained a tiny 1/4 of a lb. Which is quite a miricle after what I ate to be fair. So hoping it won't catch up with me next week. I now weigh 10 stone 1lb.

I am going to the gym today and wednesday. The gym is closed on Thurs and Fri this week, but I am allowed to go in if I take a buddy..shall see if anyone fancies it.

I must say though, not following the diet and not eating so healthy has made me feel a little un well. Aches and pains, head aches have been a killer and I have also felt more...well, just felt a bit crap really. So it does prove what a differance it makes to eat well and what a change I have made to my body by doing so.

Went out for Stace's birthday meal last night. I love catching up with the girls. Lots of fun. I had a chicken and bacon melt salad. Was bloody lovely I tell ya. mmmm. I am unsure of yesterday's points. I know I'd had 8 points duing the day so I had 10 remaining for my meal. So if I did go over then I don't think it was by much. Back in to eating healthy now. I have had a cereal bar and an apple for breakfast. Got a plum for my 11:00 break and I have special K for lunch along with a yogurt. I know I will get hungry before I go home so I will go and grap a banana at lunch time for my afternoon break. That will be 7 points. Then I am having chicken breast and cous cous for tea. Scrummy.

Well done to Vix. She has lost 2lb this week. Taking her loss to a brill 10lb so far. Whoop.

Jayne x

Silver Seven Revoked!

Ok, so my weight watchers leader didn't actually revoke my silver seven ... but I did have a teensy weensy gain of 1lb this week which I absolutely deserved and actually then some. That puts me back at 10st 12 and 1/2 lbs. It could have been far, far worse and at least I didn't go back into the 11 stone bracket.

I did over indulge, I know that I did but it was our friends wedding on Saturday so you just can't say no to canapes, pimms and full sugar lemonade, champagne, a beautiful three course meal with a trio of puddings and more wine than anyone should drink, ever. It is also impossible to count points on a hangover. Fact. I needed some good stodge to get me through Sunday and to be honest I was still suffering on Monday which is just disgraceful. So, on Monday I also had a few little extras, such as toast with my cereal, a capri sun juice drink with my lunch and (at a friends birthday meal on Monday evening) a burger with chips.



However, it wasn't your regular burger ... it was a bison burger! Bison, apparently, has less calories and fat than chicken or turkey but it tastes like beef. Well, it kind of tasted like a mixture of beef and pork to me ... bork lol. It was very tasty anyway and I enjoyed it. I'd eat it again for sure, even though they did forget to put cheese on my burger, but I'll let them off as I shouldn't have asked for cheese anyway!

So, today I am fully recovered from my excesses and back on the weight watching wagon. healthy diet and exercise are the name of the game and I think i'm off the booze for a bit too which will definitely help me shift this extra lb I seem to have acquired.

Gem x

A wicked weekend = a little gain.

But i'm not too bothered about it to be fair. I gained 3/4 of a lb. However I did have a fun weekend so I canny complain. Saturday was finchfest day. A fabulous party which included a lot of drink, food, but also dancing. Sunday I took Fin to the City show and we had a picnic and an icecream. Yummy. Monday and tuesday also didn't go well as I pigged out both days. Tut.

Anyway. Got back in to it yesterday (wednesday). Had only 14 points the whole day and also did 50 minutes of my exercise DVD. I will be good for the rest of the week now. Wanna loose that 3/4lb. I am going to the gym in a minute and shall be going on a long walk tomorrow after work. I have a busy weekend, however I will try my HARDEST to fit in the exercise DVD at least once.

Well done to my two loser friends. Vix lost 3lb this week - whoop whoop.

Jayne x

Weight Watchers - How NOT to do it!

While looking around for inspiration from other real life weight watching stories on Google's blog search I came across the rather interesting Anti Weight Watchers blog ... quite amusing really, and a very definite example of how not to do it.

My favourite article so far was "Swine Flu? Pah! Simply another excuse to eat chocolate, I say!"

Hilarious ... do not try this at home!

Gem x

Saintly Slimmers Silver Seven

Woohoo!!! Last night I got my first silver seven since returning to weight watchers meetings in June. I lost 1 and 1/2 lbs which takes me to 10st 11 and 1/2 lbs and only another 1 and 1/2 lbs to go till I have lost 5% of my body weight! That shall be my goal for next week (although I do have a wedding to go to on saturday so it is possible that I will over indulge ... but my dress fits fabulously)! I am edging closer and closer to my goal, yes indeedy do.

I don't particularly feel like I deserved so much of a loss this week. After all, I started the week with a pizza after weigh in and although I clawed back the points through saving some each day and exercising like a good un my willpower was almost zero by saturday evening. On Saturday I worked particularly hard and resisted bacon and egg sandwhiches on thick white bread at breakfast time (I had nimble toast, 1 rasher with the fat removed and a poached egg) ... at lunch time I refused a McDonalds, even when Hubby ate his burger and fries right there in front of me I didn't even pinch one chip (instead I had a banana some grapes and a bag of weight wacthers hoops) ... so at 8pm when I was reeeeally hungry and Hubby didn't fancy any of my meal ideas and we were invited out for an Indian I am afraid I caved in. I ate a vegetable balti with stuffed paratha and two glasses of wine. I steered clear of the fried rice, the poppadoms, and all those deep fried starters and it seems I got away with it this time. In my defence I did do a whole heap of exercise this week including an hour and a half walk with Jaynie on Friday night after work which was very lovely and plenty of boxing on the wii fit plus some heavy duty mowing and weeding on Sunday.

I am not about to get complacent though ... I am convinced that my curry lbs had not had chance to stick! I had only a teensy weensy treat after weigh in (a glass of wine and half a Fry's chocolate creme) and I am fully back on track today so will have got back the additional two points that I ate by bedtime. I also need to do some hardcore point saving ready for the Wedding! It would be nice to lose again next week though, I really like the feeling :)

Gem x

Exercise Epiphany

Something strange happened to me yesterday. I had made plans to go to a class with my aerobics buddy Sam (the bride-to-be) and I have to say that I have never wanted to go to aerobics less than I did last night. I reeeeally didn't want to go. I huffed and I puffed and I sulked but there was no excuse I could make to get me out of it. That isn't the strange thing though. What was strange was that once I actually started to move around a bit I found I was enjoying myself. Like, really going for it! I felt healthier than I have in ages and I was able to do the higher impact moves instead of the lower ones and I didn't need to keep stopping every five minutes for a "water" break. Now, I haven't lost that much weight ... just shy of 5% of my total body weight but I reeeeeally noticed the difference. I could actually tell that there was less wobble on my body LOL. It was quite surreal really. Just the experience I needed to really get me motivated to exercise more I think. I always feel better about myself once I've done some exercise after last night I think my hard work is really starting to pay off.

Gem x

Back for good

I have got to goal this week. I lost 3/4lb which means I again weigh 10 stone. Yay. This time I am not taking advantage of this as I know how quickly I gain. So sticking to my fitness routine of going to the gym twice a week with added extra's of walking or exercise DVD. I am going to stick with my normal points (18) during the week giving me more flexability of a weekend. I think this will mean I will maintain a lot easier.

I really didn't know how this weeks weigh in was going to go as I had not counted any points since Friday. I agree with Gem and think it must be down to all the jumping, screaming and dancing we did at the Take That concert hehe.

Really pleased with my results and enjoy feeling a lot better about myself.

Jayne x

The Take That Diet

Well, I have to say my weekend at Wembley on the Take That diet seems to have done the trick. Whether it was the several hundred shopping miles that were covered on Sunday or all the bouncing around and screaming done on Saturday I couldn't say, but somehow I weighed 10st 13lbs at last nights meeting losing another 1lb this week. That's right! I'm only bloody into the tens for the first time in around four years! WOOHOO! That's a total loss of 10lbs since the new year and 5 and a 1/2 lbs since joining weight watchers again. Nearly at that elusive silver seven and not far off my 5% body weight goal either.

I had a pizza to celebrate ... the less said about that the better LOL.

So, the plan for this week is to save as many points as possible between now and the weekend. For a start I need to make up the 7 extra points I consumed yesterday with my post weigh in celebration meal. I also need to make sure I put in the effort and do a bit more exercise as it was too hot to even contemplate rhythm boxing during last week's heatwave.

Stay on the wagon, stay focused and stay in the tens.

Gem x

A Weekend with Take That!

Before weigh in later this evening I just wanted to make a post which says I know I will not have lost this week. In fact, I am almost certain of a gain on the scales. This weekend was the Take That concert in Wembley and me and my mom went down on the train early on Saturday morning, stayed overnight B&B and came back late Sunday afternoon. You know what that means? I did a fair bit of eating out and that will take it's toll on the scales.

What I would like to point out however, is that even though I was away from almost any kind of healthy option I made good choices and was prepared for it. For example, rather than getting a coffee and a muffin from the shop on the train I made up a foil parcel of marmite toast from nimble bread to take with me. Also rather than eat whatever was on offer at the stadium Mom and I had a Nando's before we went inside ... we both had Chicken in Pitta with a Side Salad and a fat free frozen yoghurt for pud. It was less points than anything on offer inside Wembley (which seemed to mostly be greasy looking nachos and ugly looking hot dogs with wierdness on top of them). Jayne also took her own cob, and I think she was glad of it when she saw the cardboard cartons of overpriced filth going past us! We took snacks into the stadium too of apples and cherries. We earned activity points by dancing ... A LOT.

The next morning at the buffet breakfast we chose wholemeal toast, cooked tomatoes, veggie sausage and scrambled egg (not bacon, not sausage and absolutely NOT fried bread OR croissants) which filled us up till mid afternoon. Then we had a tomato-ey pasta thing for a late lunch which was nice and so filling that we didn't eat again for the rest of the day. In fact, I think we were both to tired to eat! We walked our little socks off during the day getting the tube to Covent Garden, wandering around the shops, walking to Trafalgar Square and through St James's Park then the entire length of Oxford Street (which is very, very long) and back again.

Hopefully not too much damage will have been done, but I do feel like a bloater so I am not holding my breath or keeping whatever crossed for a loss. Lets see what the scales say tonight.

Gem x

PS. Do swollen knees make you weigh more? I gave my knee a right bashing on the chair in front of me at Take That and its huge and purple!

Hello Girls

Hey Girls

Just popped on quickly!!!

Haven't caught up with any posts yet, so excuse me if i've missed someat out.

Well as you will all know, i have stayed the same two weeks on the trot due to my own sillyness, so no more arsing about from me (god, i don't have repeat myself all the while). I have been super good this week, i have walked 8.5miles already this week, am planning for another 3.5m trot with the girlies tomorrow and hopefully get another one in the weekend too.

Foodwise, seem to have behaved myself so far this week, but think that's more to do with the heat and just cant be bothered with cooking.

Speak soon
xx

DAMMMIT!!!

I feel ever so slightly cheated this week. I was unusually well behaved, not just during the working week but also all weekend. I ate, I drank, I socialised ... but all within my weekly points. In fact, I has 7.5 points left over at the end of the week and I had also earned 6.5 activity points that I didn't eat. So tell me, why then did I only lose ONE MEASLY LB on the scales? Yes, I know that a loss is a loss and I should be pleased ... the thing is that takes me to 11st bang on. 11st is not into the tens. Into the tens was my flaming june challenge and that means that I have failed. GODDAMMIT.

*sigh*

Anyway, yes I had a loss the scales are going in the right direction and if I keep up with the activity and keep up with the tracking then I'll be into the tens next week without a doubt blah blah blah. Except I do doubt. I have been trying to get into the tens for so long that I doubt it is actually possible. I think what dissapointed me the most is that I own the most unreliable bathrooms scales known to man. I stepped on them before I left the house to go to meeting and they said 10st 11lbs which was enough to convince me I had got a much bigger loss than I really had. I shan't be doing that again.

Anyway, back on with it. No post weigh in treats for me, I had 18.5 points yesterday. I also need to try and fit in some exercise ... preferably go to aerobics on wednesday as I think that burns some serious calories and I need all the help I can get as I'm going away at the weekend with my Mom to see the legends that are Take That. Jayne will be there too ... we'll sing/boogie/scream-like-teenage-girls so much we'll be sure to burn off any extra points we might consume!

Here's a lovely picture of them to take my mind off the weigh in dissapointment.

Gem x

Exercise addict?

Not quite an addict, but as you will see I have done lots of extra exercise this week.

Weigh in last night showed a loss of 1 and 1/4lb. Taking me to 10st and 3/4lb. Aaaaalmost back at goal weight. I am pleased with that.

I was very unsure what the scales would say as I had gone over my points at least 3 days. On wednesday I had a 2 course meal at the 6th form ball and a few drinks, Friday I munched on a few biscyuits, Saturday we went to Gems for a BBQ, but I was well behaved and Sunday I went to the pub for lunch, but I did choose from the healthy menu and then had fruit for tea.

The exercise I did really must have helped.

Sunday = 3 mile power walk with Vix
Monday = 3 and a half mile power walk with Vix
Tuesday = Gym
Wednesday = Nothing
Thursday = 3 mile power walk with vix and Gem
Friday = Swam 16 lengths
Saturday = Nothing
Sunday = 40 minute boxercise DVD and then walked for an hour.

We had planned to power walk yesterday but the weather was awful so had to cancel it. I did think about doing some exercise once Fin had gone to bed, however I was still aching form the exercise the day before so I just chilled on the sofa and did nothing. I shall be going to the gym today and either a power walk today or tomorrow. depends on the weather.

I am going to try and lose this 3/4lb by next week so I again need to be good. I am going to try and eat better this week and I shall continue to do lots of exercise.

Just heard from Vix. She has stayed the same this week.

Jayne x

Have I Done It?

I've just been doing a bit of reflecting on my week so far ... It's Sunday, and I will tentatively say that the weekend seems to have gone without too much of a hitch. This is unusual for me ;) The wii fit graph is at it lowest point since I had the darn thing twelve months ago ... and it reckons I might just have edged into the tens *gasp*!

I took a similar strategy to last week, trying to save points during the week to give me some flexibility at the weekend to eat kind of what I fancy. On Friday evening I had a Chinese ... I ate a lettuce boat with some yuk sung in it, half a pork chow mein and a couple of sweet and sour chicken balls with a couple of glasses of wine. That doesn't sound like diet food does it?! But for the whole day I only ate 24 points including the wine. I also had 24 points on Saturday, when we had ten people in our garden for a BBQ. Nothing special about that you might think ... but Saturday afternoon it started throwing it down with rain in the Midlands. There was lightening and everything. There I was standing in the kitchen threading mixed peppers, onion and mushrooms onto skewers shaking my head thinking 'Oh Bu**er' while Hubby got soaked through erecting two gazebos over the patio LOL. Very funny now I think about it, and I think everyone had a good time. During the BBQ Jayne and I drank pimms and diet lemonade at 1/2 a point per glass, I managed to avoid the burgers, sausages and pork ribs sticking instead to low fat halloumi and veg kebabs (yu-u-um), chicken skewers, and a meat free glamorgan sausage. I was actually really full after that even though it was much less than I might normally have eaten! Jayne also brought round some weight watchers chocolate eclairs, which are 1.5 points and really bloomin delish. So nice in fact, that I bought some more today for sweet treats during the week :P

The upshot of all this is basically that although I had 24 points on Friday and Saturday I had saved up those extra points during the week so actually according to my online tracker I still have points going spare. That is the first time that has happened since I went back to meetings as I have made some kind of diet faux pas every week so far. I've got good expectations for tomorrows weigh in ... I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much but I feel like I've done well. I really want to be in the 10's this week. What will the scales say?! I can hardly bear to look!

Gem x

Disappointing ... or not?

I was a little disappointed with my weigh in yesterday ... rather than creeping into the tens as planned I actually had a half pound gain. Now, this is actually quite remarkable when I think about what I shoveled down my neck this weekend.

We went out for a meal on friday night with some friends to a pub with no healthy options. Not only that they "accidentally" charged us twice for the three desserts that had been ordered (I didn't have one) and added four shots of amaretto to the bill for good measure. Needless to say we wont be eating overpriced and fairly averagely cooked food at The Bassa Villa Bar & Grill in Bridgenorth again.

Saturday was graduation day ... It was great fun! I got to meet a lovely person who I had studied with yet never met face to face before, spent the day with my favourite people in all the world (Hubby, Mom, Dad, Mom-In-Law, Bro and BG), and had a few drinks and some lovely food. We had a coffee and a danish after arriving at the symphony hall and I'd got robed up. Then we had a little wander over by the canal at Brindley Place and had a glass of wine while nibbling on some pretty damn yummy tapas at All Bar One. After that I went and did the shaking hands thing at the ceremony which was coolness. Then I de-robed and we walked down the canal to the mailbox, had a quick spritzer in the rather poncy Bar Room Bar before moving onto Zizzi's for dinner which was scrummy! I had Insalate Tricolore (tomato, mozzerella and avacado salad) and Penne Pollo Picante (spicy chicken pasta with creme fraiche) washed down with a few glasses of white wine and two G&Ts when we got back to my folks.

So ... after all that I suppose its not surprising I had a gain BUT it was only a gain of half a lb. I'm back to 11st 1lb AGAIN and so I need to lose more than 1lb if I am to succeed in my Flaming June challenge to get into the tens. It's definitely do-able. I have a weekend that should be kind to me points-wise as long as I don't drink my points away and once I am over this bloomin head cold that I have caught off Hubby I should be able to fin in some exercise thursday (walk) and friday saturday sunday (wii fit) to get myself into the next stone bracket for the last meeting in June.

Gem x

A little loss

Weigh in last night showed a loss of half a lb. Not bad...could have been better...but I am pleased with a loss. I only went to the gym once last week and I did go over my points on friday and saturday. Friday night I found myself eating some sweets and a curly wurly. Saturday I made a ww chicken curry and had half a bag of rice and I did go over my points by 4 by having a naan bread.

On sunday I cooked Tony a fathers day big breakfast. I was good and just had 1 rasher of bacon on a wholemeal bap. Quite saintly i think :)

Myself and Vix (along with the little uns) went for a 2.75 mile walk on Sunday. We both enjoyed it and arranged to do it again the next day. Yesterday we did a 3.50 mile power walk. Again, we both enjoyed and both felt good, pooped and should I say??...a little sweaty. We have arranged to do it again on Thurday and Gem shall be joining us. I think we should aim for another 3 miles.

I am going to the gym later and will then go home and have a bit of a pamper.

I am going to the 6th form ball tomorrow and it is a 3 course meal. I will be as good as I can be.
The menu is:
Tomato and roasted pepper soup
Breast of chicken wraped in bacon, baby onion and red wine gravy on cheddar mash
and I hear there is a chocolate fountain. THIS I will resist...i did last year anyway.

Also on Sunday we are going for a pub lunch with my nan and sam. So I need to be really good and save up some points the other days.

Just to let you know, Vix has stayed the same this week. She is pleased about that. All on for a good loss next week girls.

Jayne x

Keeping On Track

I was a little bit disappointed on Monday not to have had a bigger loss so this week I am going all guns blazing with the points. I felt like I needed something tasty on Monday night as a treat after weigh in so I had Spag Bol but I stayed within my 20 points allowance. However, for the rest of the week (well, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and probably Sunday) I am going to try to have 16 points each day. I'm not becoming an obsessive diet freak or anything I just want to save some points so that I can enjoy my graduation on Saturday. I am also trying to fit in some exercise every day after work. Last night I did the wii fit for 45 minutes, also wearing my wrist weights for extra toning of the bingo wings. I do wonder about the irony of doing Free Step while watching the UKTV Food channel (the wii hand set makes a tick tock noise so that you can change the channel and watch TV while stepping)?! I'll do the same tonight probably and then on Thursday I'm planning to join Jayne and Vix and the nippers for a bit of a walk.

Graduation will be a bit of a challenge this weekend. Firstly because your ticket entitles you to a danish pastry with your tea and coffee before the ceremony (which I bloody well deserve for passing my Masters in my opinion) and secondly as me and the family will be going for a meal afterwards. I'm not sure whether it will be Italian (Zizzi's) or tapas (La Tasca) but both are well covered in the eating out book so as long as I track everything that passes my lips and save enough points to enjoy my day then I should be fine. With the 16 point strategy and the extra exercise I will be very disappointed if I don't get into the 10's on Monday. I still feel committed to making the changes I need to shift these lbs so I just need to crack on and keep going and not get disheartened if the scales don't move as much as I would have liked.

Gem x

In the zone

Weigh in last night went well. I have lost 2lb which takes me to 10st 2 and a half lb. Yay. Pleased with that. So almost back at goal after falling completly off the wagon.

I was also at home all of last week as Finley was off nursery, so I think a 2lb loss is pretty damn good as I normally struggle to diet when I am at home, but the naughty food was hidden and to be honest, I was really keen to loose so I wasn't even tempted. I did go over my points slightly on Sunday as I went round my moms who had friends round and she did cheese and onion cobs, so I couldn't resist one.

As I wasn't at work I made sure I still did some exercise so I did that 2 mile run/walk. Went on the wii fit. Did sit-ups most nights and also did a 50 minutes exercise dvd.

Back at work this week and I shall be going to the gym tomorrow to update my routine. I will be strict with myself again this week and hopefully by the end of the month I shall be at goal. One thing in my way will be a 3 course meal next wednesday at the sixth form ball.

Well done to my 2 loser friends. (Vix lost 2 and a half lb this week) Keep it up girls.

Jayne x

The Weight Loss Continues ... just about.

Weigh in last night ... not quite the overwhelming success of last week but I managed a loss nevertheless. A whopping half a lb LOL. So, not quite into the tens yet I'm hovering at 11st and 1/2 a lb. How bloomin frustrating!!! It wasn't just me, no one at meetings seemed to lose mega amounts. It seemed a slow week. Perhaps it was the weather.

I've been trying to identify why last week I managed to lose so much and this week I lost so little, bearing in mind that I did actually have a massive pizza last week and this week I didn't do anything nearly as silly. I did perhaps drink more alcohol ... I had the ww choc bars ... I possibly drank less water ... I didn't go to aerobics. I can't actually identify anything in particular that seems significant enough to make that much difference. Maybe it was a combination of all of the above?

I did win the raffle last night though and put my £4 shop voucher to good use by buying the weight watchers oil sprayer (It costs £5.95 so with my £1 off voucher that came with the monthly pass I only paid 95p for it haha!). You fill it with olive oil, pump it five times and it sprays a fine mist of oil worth 1/2 a point into your frying pan or over your potatoes and veggies for roasting or wherever. It's pretty clever and a good way of controlling how much oil you use, as sometimes you do need some oil or your food won't cook properly. I think I'll get quite a lot of use out of that.

Gem x

Friday Whoopsie

My challenging weekend theme continues ... not so bad as last week when I accidentally ate 45 points but I still consumed a fair amount. I had 6 points too many last night BUT there is a distinct difference to last night's over eating and the overeating I was doing before I was paying for weight watchers meetings. That is, I have been completely honest on my tracker about it, and not only that, I had got points saved from other days and from doing some activity that I was able to spend on eating like a normal person at a friends BBQ :) In fact, after I just put the various bits of meat and token salad leaves into my online tracker I still had two points in the bank! Hurrah!!! I need to make sure I keep an eye on myself for the rest of the weekend but hopefully the scales will see a loss on Monday.

Gem x

Here I go

Well I weighed in on Monday and the scales showed a loss of 1 and a half lb. Wooohooo. I was quite surprised about this as I had not been overly well behaved. I wasn't eating naughty things, but over eating good things..if you know what i mean. I was only working mornings last week as Finley has chicken pox so I was coming home at 12:30 so that Tony could then get off to work. Being at home sure does make dieting more difficult (for me anyway).

This week I am feeling keen and determind to diet and to get rid of these 4 and a half Ibs I have to get back to goal. I am working from home all week. However I have managed to be good and saintly. Staying within points each day and doing some exercise. I even went for a "run" yesterday. I must say I did 2 miles...but I did power walk more than I ran. I prob made it about half a mile before I had to stop and start walking. I will keep trying. I,m sure I will get better at it. You never know. I may do the half marathon one day????haha.

Well done to the other 2 losers. Let's keep this up ay girls :)

Jayne x

Paying For It

Last night was weigh in day ... the first one since I started back at meetings last week. I was reluctant about paying for someone to weigh me but I tell you what, it bloody well worked. I lost 3 and 1/2 lbs this week!!! That makes me 11st 1lb. I am ecstatic, I really am! Just think what I would have lost if I hadn't had that boo-boo with the pizza? Now, I have been at this weight once or twice before since the start of the blog but never made it any further. I think next week though I might just make it into the next stone bracket! I need to lose anything over 1lb and I'm into the 10 stone somethings. That is a lovely, lovely thought :o))

It was a successful meeting all round ... I go to meetings with my Mom and my Brothers Girlfriend (BG). BG is younger so this is the first diet she's ever been on I think and my mom has dieted but never gone to meetings before so weighing in at the end of the first week was exciting and nerve wracking. They did amazingly though. Mom lost 5lbs and BG lost 5 and 1/2lbs!!!

In fact, we have all done well this week. Vix had her meeting this morning and has lost 3 and a 1/2 and Jayne weighed in last night with a loss of 1 and a 1/2 which I am sure she will blog about later. Not bad going Girls. Not bad at all!

Gem x

Perfect Pizza?

Weekends are often a struggle for me ... this weekend I felt prepared. I had saved 7 points during the week and had got 11 points left for tea yesterday so that I had 18n points to enjoy a celebratory tea and a glass or two of wine with Hubby who had his last exam that afternoon.

We decided to get a takeaway and after all his hard work it was his choice of cuisine. He chose pizza, my favourite and I ordered a vegetarian one like I always do. I ate 7 slices ... which actually is an obscene amount of pizza now I think about it. Not only that, according to the eating out guide I consumed around 45 points (not including wine). So my lovely online trackers which was looking pretty darn good now reads MINUS THIRTY POINTS for the week. Thats the equivalent of eating 4 points over every day this week qnd pretty much negates any chance of a loss on Monday I think. Its my own fault. I didn't check the points before I started eating and kind of thought it would be about 20 points worth of food. That wouldn't have been a complete disaster and I could have clawed that back.

I feel like I have cheated myself and I'm pretty bloody cross about it.

Gem x

Curry in "good-for-you" shocker.

As if any of us ever needed an excuse ... here is the revelation that curry is actually good for you. It's a brain food.

"Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's
disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests."

So there you have it ... and with the average meal from an Indian restaurant containing something in the region of 37 weight watchers points (Chicken Tikka Massala - 21, Pilau Rice - 8, Plain Naan - 8) we'll all be great big fatties as well.

What this article actually says if you get further than the sensationalist headline is that curcumin, which is found in turmeric, can prevent the spread of 'amyloid protein plaques ' that are thought to be linked to dementia. So actually, it's turmeric that is good for you and not "curry" of a miscellaneous variety. (Turmeric contains no points at all though so that is good news.)

Raaaaa ... I do get so wound up by this type of scaremongering story.

Gem x

I am still here - Trying to get back on the wagon after a big fall.

Ok...I know it has been a while. The last time I blogged was 19 May. I had put on 1 and a half lb that week. Totally rubbish. Anyway I weighed in on 23rd May (day before I went of my camping trip) and I had lost that 1b and half taking me back to 10stone 2lb. However...I then went on holiday and had a week off work so I knew there would be a gain. I weighed in on Monday (1st June)And I was right..I gained 4lb in fact. Aaaaaaaagh.

Over the holiday though I did have 2 fry-ups, sausage rolls, ice cream, thick white bread, sweets, chocolate, chips etc etc.

I am feeling quite low at the moment. If you remember I was having giddy moments and feeling light headed a few weeks ago. Then I started getting a bad neck/shoulder. I am not sure if it is a a trapped nerve or a muscle spasm, but it bloomin hurts. I know it's no excuse, but this has made it difficult for me to behave on my diet. The only problem is that I know feel fat and really un happy with myself...which then in turn makes me eat more rubbish.

Anyway. I need to snap out of this and just get on with it. I have just printed out a tracker and have planned my food for the day. I won't be able to go to the gym after work this week and my son has chicken pox so I am only working mornings this week. Will get back in to that as soon as Finley is better and I'm working full days. I may take Finley for a walk each afternoon so that I am at least doing something.

My weigh in days have been all over the place of late. I have decided to stick to a Monday evening. Sunday morning seemed like a good idea. However I was still weighing of a Monday evening as you weigh more of an evening and I want to be 10 stone of an evening if that makes sense lol.

Jayne x

New Start. (Yes, yet another one!)

After ummming and aaaahing about whether or not to take the plunge (into my purse) and pay to go to weight watchers meetings I eventually decided that it was my only hope of reaching my goal weight at any time soon. So on Monday me, my Mom and my Brother's Girlfriend tootled round to the local high school for the 6.45 meeting. (I decided the Tuesday night one was too early for me to realistically make it home from work).

The diet is essentially the same as it was when I went there five-ish years ago with Jayne, counting up your points each day but what they have done is put more of a focus on healthy eating rather than just low-cal low-fat eating (which isn't the same) and you are supposed to use at least two thirds of your points on filling foods (which is essentially the stuff you can eat for free on slimming world) every day and the tracker is set up to encourage you to have enough calcium, fluids and portions of fruit and veg each day. I've got my monthly pass and the essentials pack with a shiney new shopping guide, eating out guide and tracker book. I've filled out all the vital statistics, even measuring various body parts with a tape measure. I'm ready t go.

Oh, I suppose you want to know what I weighed? 11st 4 and a half on the ww scales. Eeek. I've also set myself a mini goal (the whole group set themselves one in the class on monday ... it's called the Flaming June challenge). My mini goal is to get under 11 stone before the end of the month. That's 5lbs in 4 weeks. I hope I can do it. I really want to do it this time.

Gem x

To Meet or Not To Meet?

To give myself a kick up the bum I decided to weigh in early and hopped on the wii fit last night instead of leaving it till today. I've gained 1 and a half lbs ... not a surprise. Back to 11st 3lbs. I really do seem to be having trouble controlling myself. I've had a rubbish week on the diet. I really have. I seem to have no motivation to eat well at all, despite feeling like a big roly poly and becoming increasingly self concious which is unlike me.

There may be a turning point about to happen though. Vix is back off her hols and is planning on joining a weight watchers meeting next week. Now, I would rather not spend the money on meetings quite frankly but something needs to change. I did well last time when Jayne and I went to the meetings (back in 2003 i think?!) and accoring to the website people lose on average three times more going to meetings than doing it alone. I wonder if it was the thought of paying out each week which made me stick to my guns back then? Or the thought of someone else weighing me? Or the good pep talk that you get each week after weigh in? Whatever it was I have discovered is that you can buy a monthly pass for weight watchers now which is £17 per month (cheaper than paying for four meetings individually and more easily manageable for me) with free registration and a free essentials starter pack (which contains a shopping guide, eating out guide and tracker diary thingy). You also get free access to the eSource online service.

I haven't fully made my mind up whether to go yet ... but all the indications seem to suggest that a meeting would be a good move. As long as I can get back from work in time for the 6pm start on Tuesday.

Gem x

A Measly Move

I weighed in on Friday as planned ... I managed to lose a rather measly 1/2 a lb taking me to 11st 1 and a 1/2 lbs. I suppose I should be grateful for a loss at all because to be perfectly honest I wasn't that well behaved last week so I put the loss down to my trip to aerobics. Then of course it has been a bank holiday weekend so there have been plenty of opportunities for naughtiness too including a house party on saturday and a BBQ on sunday. I didn't count points this weekend. Hmmm.

I would like to say that I plan to behave myself for the rest of the week, and while I don't have any plans for being especially naughty I haven't exactly made plans to be especially good either. Today's menu is Rice Crispies and Strawberries for breakfast (good behaviour), for lunch I have ham salad sandwhich on thick fresh crusty bread (bad behaviour) with an apple and a ww fromage frais (good), then a jacket potato with reduced fat coleslaw and salad for tea (good) and probably a sprinkling of cheddar cheese on top (bad). Then for pud some more strawberries (good) with a scoop of ice cream (bad).

I really should make more effort ...

Gem x

Strange Goings On

... I ate a salad for lunch today. Just thought i'd mention it cus its sooooooo rare that that actually happens. It had actual leaves in it and everything. My body is a temple ... *snigger* ... Ok, well I have treated it like one so far today at least.

Gem x

Oh no...i have done it a'gain'

Well folks. I did weigh in last night and I am 10 stone 3 and a half lb. That's a gain of 1 and a half lb. Rubbish. Going to try my hardest to be good this week and I will have weigh in on Friday as I am going away early saturday morning.

Jayne x

It went downhill from tuesday :(

Oh forgot to blog...I did loose last week...2lb in fact. I was pleased with that as I had been really well behaved.

THEN IT ALL WENT WRONG lol.

On Tuesday last week I was still doing well. I'd had my usual cereal for breakfast and a salad for lunch with a yogurt for pudding. That day I went to the gym and did 15 minutes on the treadmill. Then decided to do a spin class. After 15 minutes I started feeling a bit giddy. I got off the bike and my legs were like jelly, I started feeling sick so went outside..and then fainted. So I then needed sugar so ate 2 chocolate bars. From then on it went downhill. I stopped counting points and on friday I caved in and had a chinese. I ate biscuits over the weekend too...and lots of chocolate. Yesterday I had bangers and mash for tea mmmm.

I forgot to weigh in yesterday. Well..I remembered but I had already had my breakfast and a few biscuits by then. I was also wearing heavy clothing...so didn't go ahead with it. However by weighing in this morning I can see that I have put the 2lb back on. Which is RUBBISH. I am going to behave from today and until I go on holiday this Saturday so that I can try and loose a little bit before I go. Then I will be good when I come back next thursday.

I don't know why I am making it so hard for myself to loose weight and keep it off.

Jayne x

Will things ever change?

It's been about two weeks since my last confession ... errr I mean blog post. In fairness that's because not a lot has happened. Apart from our power walk (which was good by the way) I haven't really exercised or properly attempted to diet and my weight hasn't budged. I am stuck quite firmly at 11st 2lbs. Humph.

Anyway ... I have aerobics planned for tonight and two of my exercise buddies Sam and Donna are joining me so there is no escape. The chances of both of them dropping out are slim to none so I shall definitely be going. I have planned a very fast but low point tea of pasta and tomato sauce for when I get home, and I'll make lots so that I can bring some for lunch tomorrow too. I have had shredded wheat for breakfast although I'm not sure what to have for lunch yet. I really want to get under that 11st mark and so far I am struggling. Once I have done that I shall need to look at another mini goal. I have my MA graduation coming up on the 20th June so I might come up with a challenge tied in with that.

Gem x

Good week...bout time

I have been soooo well behaved this week. Even at the weekend. No biscuits, cakes or crisps were eaten and I had 1 curly wurly last night. The only one all week so I am very pleased about that. I have been very saintly indeed. I stayed within my points everyday and went to the gym twice and we went for our power walk on Friday which was very enjoyable.

I had weigh in yesterday morning as I am changing it to a Sunday morning from now on. Hopefully this will feel like a fresh change. I was 10 stone and half a lb. So I have defo lost. I will still weigh in tonight for the last time. Just so I know what I have defo lost this week. I will from then on go by my Sunday morning weigh ins.

The only this is, is that its that time of the month so I am feeling bloated and heavy today.

Well done to Vix with her 2 and a half lb loss. Whoop Whoop.

See you girls on Friday for the next installment of the power walk :)

Jayne x

No News is Bad News

I think you can pretty much guarantee that if I am quiet on the blog I am doing some diet related misbehaving. Well, since last weigh in - which was very very good - I have been being very very bad. In short, I am back up to 11st 2.5lb which is rubbish. I have skipped meals then filled up on junk, eaten out, ordered in, had not one but TWO delicious BBQs over the bank holiday weekend and yesterday (to really top it off) I had tea at the pub and despite choosing a jacket spud instead of chips I was unable to resist a rather large portion of hot chocolate fudge cake with ice cream :P If it makes it any better I couldn't finish it all?

So, today is a day of good behaviour, rather late into the week but better than never. I have decided to change my weigh I day to a friday before our power walk. (Its also the day when I am most tempted to eat badly at work due to big-breakfast-day culture and a canteen menu that is basically the weeks leftovers plus chips) It is only two days away though so I'm not expecting a massive loss since monday but even a stay-the-same would be a blessing at the moment.

I'm off to aerobics this afternoon ... I almost got out of i as I couldn't find my trainers and then at lunch time I remembered they were in the boot of the car from the last time I intended to go and do some exercise and didn't quite make it. What am I like? :o)

Gem x

Lets Power Walk our way to skinnyness

I have stayed the same the last 2 weeks. I want to loose 4lb but struggling to be good. I can't help but pig out of an evening and a weekend. This needs to STOP. Not only is it not helping me loose weight, but I am eating lots of crap so it is making me feel all bloated and rubbish.

I have been chatting with my fellow dieters this morning and we came up with a plan. Myself, Gem and Vix need to start meeting up on a regular basis. We will meet up every Friday for a chat about how the dieting week has gone so far and how not to mess up over the weekend, recipe idea's, low point foods etc etc...things like what you discuss at the meetings...and we will do all of this while power walking.

Fabulous. Gets us active, fit, will help loose the lbs and also means we can have a nice catch up.

We start this Friday :)

Jayne x

A week of losses!

Well, after the 3lb holiday gain I weighed myself twice since my last blog post.

On the first weigh in last thursday (I think?) I had gone back down to 11st 2lbs ... phewee. Thankfully the holiday weight seemed to drop off once I started eating normally.

Then monday night at the official weigh in I had lost anther 1 and 1/2 lbs ... that makes me 11st and 1/2 lb. I think that is the lightest I have weighed since the beginning of the blog. It's certainly my lowest weight since I got the wii fit which I could tell from my graph. Whoopee!

So, despite feeling like a blimp today the scales seem to believe I am getting lighter, so who am I to argue? I now have a mini goal to lose ever so slightly more than than half a lb this week to take me under 11st for the first time since errrr I can't remember when.

Fingers crossed!!!

Gem x

It's been a while

Well. It's been a while since I have wrtten on this blog. Since getting to goal I have put on 4lb. Thats due to easter and eating lots of chocolate, having a week off work and then just not getting back in to the swing of it.

So I know weigh 10 stone 4lb. I didn't do well last week at all. But hoping there won't be a gain tonight...I was good during the working day. But as soon as I got home I pigged out on rubbish rather than having a proper meal to fill me up. We also went to York on Saturday and although I took a picnic with me so I could have been good. I had an icecream after the picnic and sausage and chips for tea. Not forgetting the scone and jam I had in a lovely cafe outside york minster.

Yesterday we went to visit Chris, Pete, Lou and Lee and they put on a lovely spread of cobs, pizza, pringles etc. Very scrummy.

So as you can see. I am well off the dieting wagon and need a push back on. This week I AM going to diet. I AM. Today I have bran flakes for breakfast, but I don't have any lunch. But I wil be good and get a salad or a ww wrap. I have a cadburys light moose for pudding and a banana for snack. I will have chicken, salad and a jacket spud for tea.

NO BISCUITS OR CHOCOLATE ALLOWED THIS WEEK. Not even a curly wurly. These are all hidden at home so not to tempt me.

I still want to loose those 4lb by 18th May (yikes??) Fingers crossed.

Well done to Vix on her 2lb loss. Here is to a good week for us all girls. I can feel it...

Jayne x

Update : Mini Goal and Holidays and the Birthday Blog

I suspect it is obvious from my lack of triumphant posting that I didn't quite meet mini goal :( I weighed in on thursday evening before the Easter weekend and was a dissapointing 11st 1lb. Darn.

So, I was a great big fail whale on the mini goal front but still proceeded to have a jolly nice holiday in lincolnshire for the long weekend and stuff my face like a good un. I put on 3lbs so I'm back up to 11st 4lbs ... exactly where I was at the start of the mini goal. It was almost a complete waste of time. Anyway, back on track (again) best behaviour (again) aerobics at least once a week (promise) and cut back on the wine (for real). How boring is it to hear all this from me for the millionth time?

Something else happened over the bank holiday too ... The slimming adventure blog is officially one year old. Happy Birthday Blog! You have done us proud, unlike myself who has only managed to lose a measly 5 lbs in 12 months. The only cake we shall be eating to celebrate is this virtual one.

... hopefully the feeling that just looking at the cakey goodness will pile on the pounds is just in my imagination.

Gem x

Smug Little Wii Fit

The smug little wii fit announced yesterday that my "weight has increased a little". Blargh. "A little" on the wii fit means about half a lb. Dammit. I was supposed to get to mini goal last night! Humph. Nevermind, I am not calling it a fail just yet. I wanted to be 11 stone or under before the long easter weekend and that is still a few days away. With utterly saintly behaviour and if I can go at it like a mad thing at aerobics on wednesday I might just make it. I will weigh in again on thursday night ... keep those fingers crossed.

Gem x

The Wanderer returns...hanging her head in shame!!

Well girls, after finishing work i never get the chance to sit and update on here, but just bother the pair of you by text with my tales of dieting woe...thought i'd update on here for once.

I'm just the most rubbishiest of dieters going, i seriously have a problem of not being able to stop myself from stuffing my big fat gob!! I know i shouldn' be doing it, i know it's wrong and i know if i don't stop it, im likely to burst!!

I am sick to death of telling myself, i will behave each morning, but by lunchtime you can guarantee i've buggered it up by stuffing something into my gob.

I am trying to walk the dog more, you would think not working i would have time on my hands, but seem to be busier than ever!!!

I am just living in the land of excuses for scoffing....i must behave myself.....I MUST!!!!!

I'm off now, before i depress myself even more. I have considered going back to classes and seeing if that'll make me behave...but can't really justify the £5.00 odd getting weighed and not staying for class....also, getting a bit bored with the whole ww thing....

xxx

Weigh In Wonder

Well, all I can say is that Go Ape must be brrrrrrilliant exercise because somehow ... despite the cake, curry buffet, gallons of wine, fish and chips and whatever else passed my lips last week I managed to lose 1lb when I weighed in last night. Amazing! That takes me to 11st 1lb ... and only 1lb away from my mini goal for next week. Whoop!

I've been fairly well behaved since the start of this week and not gone over my points at all (Monday - 20 + 1hr aerobics, Tuesday - 19.5, Wednesday - 17) I'm planning well and bringing my own lunches to work and seem to be getting into the rhythm of it. I've got a night out planned for this evening but I will be driving so no empty points needed for booze (in fact I feel like going tee-total after last weekend anyway) but I have no idea what I'll be eating. It will be easier to keep control of what I'm stuffing in my gob if I'm not drinking anyway.

Come oooooon mini goal!!!

Gem x

Dreadful ... Dreadful ... Dreadful

I'm not weighing in tonight ... that will have to wait until tomorrow. I am going to aerobics tonight in a desperate attempt to undo at least some of the damage I inflicted on my weight loss this week. It was a week of diet dreadfuls.

Dreadful Number 1 - Hubby's birthday. This meant birthday cake (chocolate celebration cake from asda, delish) and a Chinese takeaway (I could have been good and had a chow mien but I wasn't and had the authentic oriental choice of Chinese chicken curry and chips lol).

Dreadful Number 2 - Socialising. Hubby's birthday was on Thursday and seemed to stretch over the hole weekend with different gatherings. A meal out at the pub on Friday (I had a veggie pasta dish with garlic bread and 3 glasses of wine), a fish and chip late lunch followed by watching a fab jazz pianist at a little pub in cannock on Saturday (they also fed us grey peas and bacon bits at the pub and I can't begin to tell you how much red wine was consumed).

Dreadful Number 3 - Hangover. I woke up Sunday afternoon feeling fairly ropey and depressed after all that wine. I managed to force feed myself two crumpets for 'breakfast' at about 1pm, then we had to get out of the house for Hubby's birthday outing to Go Ape. I snaffled twix and a full fat sprite before climbing around in the tree tops for three hours. Surprisingly, climbing up trees and then jumping off them is quite a good cure for a hangover.

Dreadful Number 4 - All-You-Can-Eat. Needless to say we were all starving after doing the rounds at Go Ape. Some little blighter (it wasn't me) mentioned Curry. Once someone says the words Curry it is impossible to take it back and everyone can immediately taste it in the back of their mouth. I probably burned a few calories monkeying around for the afternoon but promptly piled them all back on at the Hot Rock Sunday Buffet.

With best behaviour followed by aerobics (which is going to really hurt after yesterdays tree top exertion) I might be able to scrape a bit of it back perhaps. I would be ecstatic with a stay-the-same this week but I wont hold my breath.

Gem x

My new mission/goal

As I have mentioned in previous posts. Since getting to goal I have been less saintly. I have been pigging out on biscuits and chocolate. Not good. Not only will I gain weight from doing this, but it is very un-healthy.

Now I am at the weight I am happy with I need to make sure I eat healthy and stay active. Will make me feel better inside and out. Lately I have been feeling, tired and lazy. This is most likely to do with what I eat. I eat low point lunches and teas and because of this I pig out on rubbish of an evening. So now I have more points to have per day I need to up my calorie intake at lunch/tea time, thus helping me snack less. Makes sense.

My new mission/goal...

NO CHOCOLATE, OR BISCUITS UNTIL APRIL 6TH.
Tony has hidden these foods that are already in the house. When I go shopping on Friday I will only buy the biscuits that Fin likes and I won't eat those. Tony will do without biscuits, but not chocolate hehe. He will fetch that when he runs out and he will again hide it. I really am going to do this. I know it's only 11 days, but as it is something I really love and enjoy eating, it's going to be really hard. But will make myself do it and I bet I will feel better for doing it.

Jayne x

Silver Seven!

The new mini goal is off to a good start. At yesterday's weigh in I managed to lose another 2lbs taking me down to 11st 2lb. I think that is my lowest weight since I started on the slimming adventure last year. It also means that I have lost 7lbs - half a stone - since the start of the year. WOOHOO!

In the back of my mind I am kind of thinking back to last year though ... and last year I got stuck at 11st 2lbs and couldn't get any further. I am determined not to let that be the case this time but it is a worry. I've got my mini goal to keep me focussed though (I have two more weigh ins before my Easter break and I want to be under 11st before then so 2 more lbs to go).

I also have Vix watching my every move and vice versa. Last week we started texting one another every morning to report our menu plan for the day (for example, today I am having shreddies, ham salad sammo, fruit, fromage frais and chicken stir fry ... Vix is having porridge and prunes, stir fried brown rice and veg and a turkey roast dinner). It seems to be working as Vix also had a good 2lb loss this week. It's also cheaper than going to a meeting which would be the next step if we can't behave ourselves.

Gem x

Maintaining weigh in #2

Weigh in last night showed a gain of 1/4lb. Taking me to 10st 1lb. Not bad considering all the rubbish I ate and not counting my points again.

I am using my tracker this week though and I am going to count everything. I am booked in to the gym today and Thursday and I'm hoping to loose that 1lb by next Monday. If not loose. Then I don't want to gain anymore.

I am good during the day. But once it comes to after eating my tea..I don't know what it is, but I just feel like pigging out. This needs to STOP. Immediately. I have special K and a salad for lunch with a banana, an apple and a yogurt for snacks. Will want something quick and easy for tea as I'd have been to the gym and my mom is coming over to see Fin. I think I'll just have a ww lasagne and waffles for tea.

Well done to Gem and Vix this week. They have both been very good indeed.

Jayne x

1st weigh in after getting to goal

I didn't have time to weigh in on Monday as I was at Finley's parents eveining and it was late when I got home. So I did a weigh in last night. I was 10 stone and 3/4lb which is a gain of 1lb. I think that is ok as I know I will go up and down around 10 stone from now on. It's what happens to everyone at the end of the day. No one is the same weight week in, week out. I had also been to the gym. Don't know if that makes any diffencece with weight, but I'll go with that.

I didn't count points nor did I behave very well last week. I kept using the excuse...I deserve this, I am at goal. But that happened the whole week. Even Tony said it when I had the second chocolate bar one evening hehe.

Anyway. I will start counting points again now as I know I need too (just wanted a week off)

Today I have had special K for breakfast and I do have a salad for lunch as I have not had one for a while now (I had a few sarnies or pasta bowls last week :o) I have a banana and a yogurt for snacks. For tea I have a chicken breast with cous cous, a jacket spud with a squirt of extra light mayo and salad. Will have fruit for afters. Pineapple and strawberries. Yummy.

I am going to the gym again on Thursday. That will be my new routine. I will run more and use a few more weights to help me tone up. I have stopped the rower now as I think this is what hurts my back.

Jayne x

Gem's New Mini Goal

Right ... I have decided on a new mini goal. It's very mini. Graduation isn't until the 20th June, which is too far away for a mini goal. By rights I should be at my actual goal by then but let's not think about that for now.

I have a few days away booked for over Easter ... Me, Hubby, Mom, Dad, Brother and his Girlfriend are going to Lincolshire for a short break in a cottage in the countryside. Nice. Holidays are notorious for weight gain so I want to be under 11 stone by the time I go away so that I (hopefully) wont be more than 11 stone when we get back. That gives me 3 official weigh ins between now and then to lose at least 4lbs.

There ... I have thrown down the gauntlet. Not an easy challenge but a challenge none the less.

Today I have had rice crispies for breakfast, I plan to have a ww wrap for lunch and some fruit and an alpen light bar for a snack with a cuppa later on. That's 10 points (depending on what fruit I choose) during the day. Then either salmon or chicken with new potatoes and veg for tea which equates to about 6 points so there's room for a yoghurt or more fruit later too.

Gem x

Feeling Light as a Feather

Well, weigh in didn't go exactly to plan this week. I put back on the 1/2 lb that I lost last week BUT I do have excuses.

1. It is only four days since last weigh in being as I weighed in so late last week.
and
2. I ate the world at the weekend so there was no way I would get away with it.
and
3. I actually feel FANTASTIC and like three stone has been lifted from my shoulders as I just got a distinction grade back for my final MA module. Bring on the graduation :D

Niether myself or Vix did particularly well this week however we have made a pact to watch each other like hawks for the next seven days. We will be texting our meal plans each day and and giving regular updates. I have also made a no-sweets-or-chocolate-for-seven-days promise to myself. I have loads of points left today (11.5) so I can afford something nice for tea and a celebratory glass of wine.

Perhaps my graduation on the 20th June can tie in with my next mini goal? Something to ponder.

Gem x

9lbs in 9 Weeks - FAILED!

Ok, so Monday 9th March should have been the 9th weigh in of my 9 week challenge to lose 9lbs. I was out on Monday night and back late on Tuesday so it was actually Wednesday before I got chance to weigh in this week. I knew it was unlikely that I would reach my mini goal, being as last week I still had 4lbs to go! Obviously, I failed the 9 week challenge. Boooo and Hisssss!!! I did however, have a teeny tiny loss of 1/2 lb which puts me at 11st 3.5 lbs.

Vix and I are both struggling to stay on track at the moment. We KNOW what we shouldn't be eating and yet we do it anyway then text Jayne and each other to confess and ease our consciences LOL. For example, last night after weigh in I ate one of those small chicago town pizzas with oven chips followed by a Smarties egg (one of those cadbury's creme egg sized ones with the mini smarties inside) ... see, now I feel far less guilty. I know that pizza and chips and chocolate should not be on the menu when I really reeeeeeally want to be a slimmer but I just keep on sabotaging myself. Humph.

Anyway, enough with the self pity. I must get immediately back on the wagon and write down everything that passes my lips. After such a late weigh in this week there is less time between now and the next one so I have some serious work to do if I'm going to lose after skiving off aerobics and eating pizza :P

I must also have another think about setting myself another mini goal.

Gem x

I'M AT GOAL

So pleased. I was really good all week. Stuck within points. Went to the gym twice. Went on the wii fit a few times and went for a long walk on Saturday. Tony has been doing it with me which really helped.

I lost 2 and 3/4lbs taking me to 9 stone 13 and 1/4lbs. Hoorah, I've done it...Reached my ultimate goal weight.

Thats a loss of 32lbs ...or...2 stone 4lbs...or...16 bags of sugar.

So now its maintain time. Will keep up with the gym and still behave food wise as I know how quick it can go back on.

I'm going to celebrate with a snickers later on. Yuuuuum. I am going to the gym today and Thurday this week. Will hopefully go for a run/jog/walk this weekend as well.

I have special K for breakfast, A ham salad and a yogurt for lunch and a few strawberries and some special K mini breaks for snacks...not forgetting my snickers woowooo. Not sure what to have for tea yet. I'm quite fancying beans on toast.

Whoop whoop whoop.

I have just worked out that I can have 25 points a day. Thats 7 extra points a day. Blimey :D

Jayne x

Scale Fight!!!

As you know I have been weighing myself on my scales at home since April 2008. As you may or may not know, I have also been weighing myself on the scales every Monday and Friday morning in the gym at work with the lads I work with. We have a dead cool graph. I must post it on here sometime...Anyway. It has always showed a different weight to the ones at home. They always show a lighter weight. This morning they showed me at 60.2 kg. That's 9 st 4 stone. So way off what my scales show. We were told by the gym instructors that they were out by 2 kg. So that would make me 62.2 kg 9.7 stone. So still totally off my home scales.

Anyway...I went to weigh myself at lunch time on the health scales in Tesco. These types of scales..like in boots...are meant to be correct. These scales say I am 9st 8.4lb. Which is closer to the gym scales than mine. Shocking :0 Surely that can't be right? 2 lots of scales say I am 9 stone something. Naaaah...I can't be.

I weighed myself on my scales last night and I was 10 stone 1lb. How confusing haha.

Girls get down to tesco or boots and try it for yourself. See what the difference is. I will still go by my scales.

I have been good this week so hoping for a loss x

Getting desperate

Last (working) week went pretty well food wise. I was unable to go to the gym because of my back and then on Friday I had some work to do which stopped me going.

Friday evening I went to a party with my mom. The buffet looked amazing..and I couldn't resist. I pigged out. Slice of pizza, cheese cob, pasta, potato salad, cheese rolls. Then I had a pudding of fruit and a meringue.

Saturday I had a banana for breakfast and a Gregg's sausage roll for lunch. For tea I had ww soft cheese on a ww toasted bagel. But during the day I did snack on biscuits. Once Fin went to bed on that evening myself and Tony had a go on the wii. I was doing very well and had done 30 minutes when I then decided to have a go on super hula. I was spinning that fast that me and Tony starting laughing. As soon as I did that I felt my back go again. I was in agony...raaaa. So I couldn't go for the run I had promised myself I would do on Sunday.

Sunday I again pigged out. I had 2 bowls of special K for breakfast, cheese spread on crackers for lunch and ate even more biscuits. Terrible and very piggy. I didn't have a proper tea due to all the biscuits I ate. Just had a yogurt. But then also had a curly wurly. As you can see I was very naughty and a pattern is emerging that I am good until a Friday afternoon. Why on earth can I not behave of a weekend?

Anyway. I had weigh in last night. Luckily i'd stayed the same at 10 stone 2lb. Phew.

Tony has started dieting with me this week so I'm sure this will help me. Also Vix lost 3lb this week so that has spurred me on to be good. I'd like to say that I will loose these last 2lb by next weigh in, but I guess that depends on if I can get to the gym. I'm feeling desperate now.

Jayne x