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