Taaaa Daaaah!

Ive built up my exercise bike and boy was it hard work. I couldnt get the pedals on and im still missing some bolts (not loose screws) on the front where the stem joins the main body with the handle bars on so its a bit wobbly, i was losing my temper a bit with it last night so i may try again tonight to do it.
Ive been good on my diet aswell and still walking to work but my ankle is killing me, im off to the doctors on Monday if it still hurts, he'll probably wonder why it took me 4 weeks to go see him but then cheer himself up by pressing it and making me cry!

Lets Start From The Very Beginning...

Well after the feeble loss of half a pound last week, it looks like im still fat as the half pound was put back on this week, grrrrr

Ive decided that on this diet even if you deviate the slightest then you put weight on so this week im determined not to have any syns and not stray. Im at daves at the weekend and im taking him some shopping so i dont eat any bad things, the next test will be Easter at Scarborough rally. Although i was given an Easter egg last week by a sales rep at work and immediately gave it to my dad, which was very very good of me.

Today i have salad for dinner and will be having salad for tea, i also have strawberries which are supposedly a speed food...we'll see!!

My ankle is still sore and ive been walking for 4 days now and i intend to get the exercise bike out of the box tonight...krypton factor here we come!

Portion size ....

That's my focus for this week. Although on the Core Plan you don't have to weigh everything, you are supposed to stop eating when you are full (derr ... it's a pretty simple concept, but one that many of us fatties struggle with). Twice this week I've eaten to bursting point. On Sunday we had a roast (chicken) with all the trimmings (spuds and parsnips done in that low fat spray stuff), but I didn't have a small portion. No. I got the big plates out.

Then last night I had chilli (which was left over from Saturday), but I finished the lot, which could really have fed two people (Andy had already had his, I didn't deprive him). The trouble is, it was so nice. And it had chick peas in it and I love chilli with chick peas in, so I ate until I was in pain.

I lost one pound this week. When I weighed during the week I'd lost 4 and I felt cheated when the scales went back up. But I think I may have may answer. This week I will put less on my plate and I will listen when my body tells me it's full.

(If anyone is interested, I've updated my weight loss stats here. When I've lost 2 stone, I'll be adding a new photo too.)

Yes, a salad!!

I ate out twice on Friday. For lunch we went to Gusto for lunch. Gusto is great. It's £5.99 at lunch time and you serve yourself (as many times as you like) from lovely fresh salads, pasta and pizza. I had a tonne of salad and two small slices of pizza. Then in the evening I went to Prezzos. I took the car as I knew that if I drank I would not be able to control the amount I ate. Plus the ladies I was meeting had booked a restaurant in Woodbridge, so my options were limited to complex buses (i.e. more than one), expensive taxis, phoning my Dad or driving. I chose 'Pollo Siciliana' which came with either fries or 'gratinated potatoes' (that has to be an americanism if ever I heard one). When I ordered I was offered fries, potatoes or salad with my chicken. I chose salad (can you see my halo? can you?). When the plate arrived there was a tiny side salad which I was very disappointed about, but then they brought me a second plate of salad with it! I was really pleased about and it was really lovely. When I was telling Andy about it after, he said "You sound really excited. About a salad." (quizzical look). And yes I was. How times change :D

I also resisted starters and desserts of which my fellow diners indulged in.

I feel like a new person …

I’ve lost 22 pounds so far on this diet and already I feel like a new person. I have a spring in my step, my clothes feel different – mainly more comfortable, but also just different. I’ve had to consign some clothes to the too big pile – which also feels really great. I can put my shoes on without almost asphyxiating myself (all the fat bunches up and squashes the air out of your lungs when you’ve got a huge spare tyre).

And, people are starting to comment that they can see I’m losing weight.

Yesterday I read some of the blog of YP. She started her weight loss journey from about the same weight as me and she’s lost over 100 pounds. What inspired me most about her story is that she now runs. Yes runs!!!! I’ve never been able to run. At school sports day I was always last, at cross-country I didn’t even bother to run, I co-erced a couple of friends into walking at the back with me. YP’s now know as “one of the fast female group” in the running club she has joined and people there don’t even know that she was once a fatty. I just find that so inspiring. That you can go from being morbidly obese (I think that’s what my starting BMI said about me), to being a proper runner. YP has now been at her goal weight for a year. Huge congratulations to you!!!

I’ve never felt so positive that I will achieve my goal.

Ive got it!!!!!

Its currently sat in my hall, not yet built up. I also got my mum one and before going to bingo last night she got my dad to build it up for her, she likes it especially the seat cos she says it doesnt disappear up her arse like the old one i had years ago...

I will try and get mine built up before the weekend and let you know how i get on

Half a measley pound!

I got weighed last night and lost half a measley pound but at least as Donna the slimbo says, its in the right direction, thanks for the support mate xx
I must admit though dave cooked me a lovely low fat meal on friday night when i went down to his but then we ate out on saturday and sunday and i had 3 pints of lager so i suppose with no exercise at all it was lucky to lose the half pound that i did.
The ankle is healing very slowly probably due to the weight i put on it everyday e.g my body!
Im buying my exercise bike this week and as my car is in for mot on friday and im not expecting it to pass, i will be on foot for a few days and cant sneakily drive to work cos its too cold outside.
So my target to lose next week is 2lbs and im gonna do it......

Just one pound this week ...

but considering I fucked up last night and drank 3 pints (maybe even 4) and then troughed in to too much Shepherd's pie (even though it was made by me using only Core Plan ingredients). On the Core Plan, one is supposed to only eat until one is full, not until one is uncomfortable. Plus I had to go to bed early so that I didn't explode with rage all over Andy (down to the ongoing shitty situation with Sam). I layed in bed and thought, "Why o why Donna? You've done so well up until now." The truth is the situation with Sam is getting us all down. We wanted to go and drink to forget about it for a bit. But drink reduces willpower and I therefore ate too much. At the pub we talked briefly about Sam (and Ben) and then got on with having a nice time. But when we got back Andy spoke to Sam on MSN and it was all brought to the fore again. I criticized him for not asking the right questions, and I was torn between interfering and letting go, so I sent myself to bed to avoid a big argument. I'm blessed with the ability to go to sleep when my head hits the pillow (and I did even though I felt too full) and it was a beautiful release. Still, I guess I can take pride in the fact that being too full is now a rare occurence.

I've got back to walking after my fall last week, so this week my plan is to drink only small amounts (except for one night - I have to have a binge) and walk lots. I will continue to eat healthy food (I've not eaten crisps/chocolate/snacks for 10 weeks now.)

Good Luck Ladies ...

Good Luck for your weigh in tonight Minxxy. And for you tomorrow too Fi. How has the week been for you two?

I've done fine on the food, I'm really into the swing of healthy eating. I have had a little too much alcohol but that's par for the course.

My problem this week is that since falling over last Tuesday, I've only just got back to exercise. I walked to work today and will be walking home, but we've had a shit week with child-related trauma and we're heading straight to the pub after work for alcohol therapy. Mmmmmm .... Beer ...

3 pairs down ...

After falling over yesterday (which you can read about here) ... I had to put my work trousers out to wash last night. So this morning I decided to be a bit adventurous and see which of my varying sizes of clothes stashed in the wardrobe fitted. I was delighted to throw 2 more pairs of trousers into the "too big" pile, and put on a pair of trousers I haven't worn in more than a year. Hurray! Hurray! This dieting business is fun :D

New Start!

I got weighed at fat club last night and it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be but im now on a mission and in the style of Donna, here are the changes im going to make:

1. Walk everywhere
2. Buy an exercise bike and actually use it for exercise rather than a clothes horse (although they are excellent to be used like that)
3. Do not 'treat' myself when i think i have been good
4. Make an effort to do all the exercise dvds i have and actively look for beginners ones to do cos im not very active and a bit stiff!
5. Do not let dave lead me astray
6. Give myself a limit on drinking when on rallies and try to make every 2nd and 3rd drink a diet coke
7. Try to fit into the clothes i have instead of buying bigger sizes all the time
8. Keep myself busy in the evenings so i dont think about eating
9. Do my cross stitching again as i have stacks of it to do, this keeps me busy but its something to be done after ive done a few miles on the exercise bike
10. Keep away from crisps

So there you go, these are the things i need to do so i can have lost at least 2 stone by summer

Small change?

Each week when I get weighed at Weight Watchers, I'm amazed at the weight I'm losing. I've thought how jammy I am to lose it (and have had such comments made), but this morning when I was making the kids' sandwiches, I realised just how much my eating habits have changed.

1. Cheese
I've cut my hard cheese consumption right down to almost nothing (allowing the occasional small amount grated in a salad, just so that I don't suddenly go "I've not had cheese for 8 weeks!!" - and eat a whole block.

2. Bread
I've cut out sandwiches for lunch (and have salad instead) and any other bread other than the occasional slice of pizza (twice in 8 weeks). At the weekend I had a "Sub" for my brunch, but hastily changed my order from a Breakfast Sub to a Chicken Salad Sub when I saw the amount of fat on the meat.

3. Butter
Just not having any.

4. Eating between meals
Nothing apart from fruit/carrot/celery sticks.

5. Fruit
I'm making a concious effort to eat it. Not a big fan, but I'm allowed it and it stops me from picking at other stuff if I'm hungry between meals. I'm also treating myself to fucking expensive plums from M&S.

6. Water
I'm drinking more water, less coffee at work. At home I drink tea, but also more water, less beer.

So, I don't need to feel grateful for the weight I'm losing, or guilty that others aren't doing so well. I'm doing what I have to do to lose the weight. I've not even touched a crisp or chocolate for the duration of the diet so far (8½ weeks). I've been witnessed drinking halves instead of pints at the pub. I've been walking like a person with no car/bike/scooter/bus service. I'm doing it and I'm doing it well :D And most of all .... I think I can keep it up!!!!

Tae Bo ...

So ... Last night I finally got round to attempting the Tae Bo "Basic workout". Basic? My arse.

Me and the kids bounced around the lounge frantically for 10 minutes lashing out with legs and arms sort of in the same spirit as the instructor, then collapsed on the sofa and turned the stupid thing off. This morning I feel like I've got a dead leg.

I will give it some more tries tho. I just need to build up to it. I think I may have to do the instructional part a few more times first.

Im Back!

Im back and bigger than ever........and im not bothered, i enjoyed every little drinky poo and nibbles that i had while on holiday. My diet officially restarts on Wed 14th March so until then i have to ween myself off lovely lovely things. And Donna, i may have to redo my ticker thing to put more poundage on it to lose, but im going to do it properly this time and........im buying an exercise bike and plan to walk everywhere, apart from shopping cos vegetables are heavy!

Stepping it up a gear ...

I've decided it's time to step it up a gear. Last night I did the introduction part of the Tae Bo DVD's I bought a month or so ago. It looks like it might even be fun!! According to my scales at home I may have lost 3½ lbs this week. Weigh in is at either 10:30 or 12 today. I managed to get in before the boss today, so I reckon I could take an early lunch break without him thinking I'm taking the piss. When I get in at 9:30, it seems a bit rude to leave again at 10:20 to go to Wibbly Wobbly club.

So wish me luck ... on two counts ... 1. for my weigh in and 2. for when I undertake the Tae Bo "Basic" workout tonight!! (it looks anything but basic).