Tuesday, 30 March 2010

WOW another 1lb gone


I stole this from Paul's website hope he doesn't mind.

001 pounds = a Guinea Pig
01.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
002 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
003 pounds = an average human brain
004 pounds = an ostrich egg
005 pounds = a Chihuahua
006 pounds = a human’s skin
07.5 pounds = an average newborn
008 pounds = a human head
010 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
011 pounds = an average housecat
012 pounds = a Bald Eagle
015 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
016 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
020 pounds = an automobile tire
023 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
024 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
025 pounds = an average 2 year old
030 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
033 pounds = a cinder block
036 pounds = a mid-size microwave
040 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
044 pounds = an elephant’s heart
050 pounds = a small bale of hay
055 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
060 pounds = an elephant’s private (yep, weights more than his heart!)
066 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
070 pounds = an Irish Setter
077 pounds = a gold brick
080 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
090 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average NFL (American Football) player
400 pounds = a Welsh pony


so far this year I have lost the equivalent of a sperm whales brain lol

NOT gonna let it happen again.....





As I have alluded to before, March is a huge hump for me.

It is time for celebration in my family. Birthdays, anniversary's , easter you name it my family will celbrate it with cake and food and allsorts. Now a month out of 12 is nothing, but what tends to happen for me is that the madness of march tends to continue beyond april, may june july and into august , in fact it has been known for me to go all teh way to november before I have got back on track weightwatchers wise.

BUT 2010 is gonna be different .

I am determined that this year I will get back on track now. I have a few days before I go away with Keith, and I am going to try for thos days. I am going to take my tracker with me to scotland and attempt to stay within my points.. When I get back from scotland I intend to do a fast start week to try and get myself right back onto it, and I have already set myself a new mini goal of another stone by July 4th. this will mean I should be heading towards the 14's for the summer.

I really want to succeed this time and I know it is going to be a battle, but it is one that I am going to take on and win..

I ahve to remember so far this year I have lost the equivalent of 224 thin sausages lol :o)



Monday, 29 March 2010

disappointed with myself

I am fed up. Although I had lost the stone required for my birthday forgot to add the extra inches that time of the month added to my boobage :o( hence I was unable to wear THE dress for birthday/parents anniversary meal. Was I wrong to set myself up?

I know that you can't predict weight loss or where the inches are going to fall away but I was so annoyed with the whole dress thing...got really stressed and annoyed with it all even tho I found a black dress I had bought last year which I could not fit into previosly which looked lovely on.



I should have been happy. But instead I was ratty with Keith who only told me the truth about the dress, I was bolshy with my mum when she couldn't pin my boobage into the straining dress...I even cursed the aforementioned boobage even tho for the last 20 years or so it has been my best friend!!!!

I liked myself in the black dress and I know that some day soon THE dress will fit perfectly but I was so disappointed. I think I over ate to compensate too. We went for a meal and I wasn't too cautious with my choices.....and unlike my birthday I have not counted the damage.I have got back on track today but I am really worried about weigh in tomorrow but I will face my fears and step on with my head held high.




Apart from the brief downer I had a lovely weekend with my family and Keith, and I can't wait until next weekend when we are off up to scotland. I am intending to point for teh weekend but I also intend to do some exercise to counter act any excesses I may feel the need to embrace lol!

Only three weeks until the walk , I am beginning to worry a little now .....mmmmmm baby steps :o)

Thursday, 25 March 2010

studying munchies.......




Well I managed to avoid the studying munchies today.

I remember when I did my GCSE's I used to study in the garden.....I would study in the morning then walk to the shop as my folks had told me exercise and a break would stimulate my brain. I always walked my dog to local shop and picked up something nice as a treat for the afternoon study. Only now do I allow myself to recall how I used to pick up the large family packs of maltesers or revels and I would consume this in the afternoon every afternoon whilst I revised. Not only that but my mum and dad would feed melots of nice big wholesome meals usually with a pudding to help me cos I was studying so hard. :o)

Well I did taht throughout my GCSE's....oh yes and now I think of it our ice cream man came round every night and I used to be so impressed becuase he knew my sister and I by name.....now I think it was because we saw him every night.....ice cream treats or 10p mixes i was always there :o(. And then 2 years of studying for my A levels...and the invention of giant cadburys buttons.....OMG I can't imagine how many points I ate those days no wonder I was in a size 22 skirt from evans for my headmasters sherry party for leavers.....I was mortified :o(

Uni was a little better...it was teh first time I realised that most people had a snack type lunch and then a large meal at night rather than a big meal for both. I was on school dinners prior to that and it was chips with everything, and then home to a big meal at night. I am lucky as my family was the type of family that sat and ate tea together, and I am pleased about that, but wish I had had less as part of my school meal.

Well my MSc is here and another load of study but, despite the increase in pressure due to living alone and this time it actually counting for something and me actually paying for it , well this time I am being aware of my eating habits whilst studying.

Today I had a deadline and my fridge was stocked with no point jelly and low point snacks.....actually I did not need them as have gorged self on jar of baby beetroot....oh I will have pink pee tonight lol

maybe the ww habits are finally making sense lol

Oh, and I promised to post a pic of my mum as a beautiful bride, I have found a lovely one of my mum and dad caught off guard...they are such lovely people and I don't think that 40 years of marriage have changed them that much......that being said I need to think about dealing with the next weight loss hurdle which is their wedding anniversary dinner on saturday :o)

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

I am now 35, but I tend to act my shoe size rather than my real age...so that would be 6 then :o)




so yesterday was my 35th birthday.....

I ate particularly well, but did not point anything lol.

so lets try to back track and calculate the damage

woke had celebratory can of diet coke 0 points

got to work 2 sausages :o) = 5 points

big slice of homemade victoria sponge = 6.5 points

lunch bowl of chips 4 points and portion onion rings = 6 points

OMG

another slice of birthday cake approx 4 points

butterkist at cinema 3.5 points

maltesers 4 points

frankie and bennies sticky pasta 15 points

so grand total of 49 points OMG OMG OMG

well thats a line drawn under it


I got to my stone goal for my birthday and hope to wear lovely dress for parents wedding anniversary







this is on saturday so will try and get some pics.

I have set my next target. Another stone by 4th july.....this is because, its about the same time frame as last time, and keith and I are going to a wedding together on the 3rd so it works.......mmmmmm maybe another new dress oppurtunity lol.

so by weigh in 29th june I will weigh 15 stone, a loss of two stone since xmas hopefully. here goes.

Sunday, 14 March 2010

the curse of march



Well its sunday night in the curse of March....

This weekend mothering sunday (although we celbrate on saturday as my mum has charitable commitments on the sunday).

My sister and I thought long and hard and bought my mum a basket of bulbs, and we went to the theatre to see calendar girls. Mum is trying to eat healthily so we decided against the usual chocs and wine.....her face lit up when she opened the gift, especially as my sis and I had made her cards for her too.

We went to the theatre and had no sweeties....and you know what not one of us missed them. We were so engrossed in the hilarity of the performance we didn't need the munchies. I ordered our interval drinks, and made sure the words diet coke rather than white wine came out of my mouth !!!

But then disaster struck.........

My father and my sister appeared really tired, and I suggested they stay over rather than drive over the penines. They agreed but then we had teh issue of food. I live alone, so I do not carry supplies for 4 lol. Everyone was tired and so I suggested we eat at the local pub.

I picked the pub as they have lots of 'smaller portion' meals and felt that people could choose what they wanted whether they decided to diet or not. I must admit I was a bit panicky....what with them having my favourite macaroni cheese and all lol.

Anyway we sat down, and instead of macaroni I found myself ordering haloumi salad, and my mum bless her, she had a tuna jacket potato. It was nice sitting eating as a family and we all ate as we wanted and the food was delicious and all served as if it were lobster or caviar. Presentation is such a big thing.



So I survived the first of the 'family' weekends in march that usually cause me to overeat....I am convinced that I will have a gain this week just as I am out of my usual routine but I have tried and thats the main thing.

Just thinking about my mum and dads wedding anniversary now. 40 years :o). I hope if I ever get married I look as beautiful as my mum did. (beautiful peeps in top pic are my mum and dad last year on our family holiday)

Friday, 12 March 2010

Climb Climb up sunshine mountain......





Well its been a bit of an uphill struggle this week.....

I weighed in on Tuesday as normal and was pleased to see a steady loss of 1.5lbs taking me to 16lbs since christmas. So yes I was a happy bunny but then I realised I had set my target at a stone and a half for my birthday which gives me 2 weigh ins to lose another 5 lbs, and as my birthday celebrations start tonight with a curry with my ww friends I am thinking a loss of 2.5lbs a week for next fortnight is out of my grasp.

I wrote my despair on my facebook status and luckily one of my ww online friends was there to make me see sense. What an achievement 16lbs was rather than how awful I may not make 21lbs for birthday. She asked me to post a before and after picture so I am going to ask my family (who are visiting this weekend) to take a pic and I will see if we can see a difference.

Whilst I was out walking with the ww clerks on monday (whom I must thank for keeping me on the exercise straight and narrow as I truly believe our weekly 5 mile walk is helping keep me losing and also keeping me sane.) Anyway whilst walking with them I was talking about my weight loss pattern. That is I start every new year with attack and usually lose about a stone through january and february and then things stand still in march, I gain on my birthday and at easter and never seem to get back on track until late november.... :o(.

Maybe just maybe, this year will be different as because I have discovered my habit I can change it...maybe the light is dawning this year......

Its been a tough week, I have had very little time for me, what with work pressures (I manage a team who has a vacancy and some sickness so I am covering a lot), my university deadlines ...thank god that essay is done even if it took a pack of mini jaffa cakes to get me through, and the day to day running of the house....its never ending

I am finding it harder and harder saying goodbye to keith each week....we try and see each other most weekends but even that is getting squashed into shorter and shorter flying visits with all the pressures but luckily he is a lovely man and is being very supportive in it all......made me realise how much I love him, he even noticed my 'dough baby' was diminishing!!!!!

Today I have tidied around my house (filing all the articles that were strewn around, and washing up that I have not done over last two days) and I am now settling down to some relaxing card making....


Busy busy busy......but happy happy happy....hence climb climb up sunshine mountain....

Monday, 1 March 2010

walked 4 miles today...with mini hills




walked and talked with ww buddy tonight....think mouth got exercised more than feet but we shall see at scales tomorrow

still not eating bread for lent and finding that I am not so hungry.

Even tho I am stressed about uni work , and my paid employment I am not emotional eating so hopefully I have made advances in that area too.

just a reminder should any of my readers wish to sponsor me for the 13 mile hike for cancer research my sponsor page is

http://www.sponsormetoshine.org/kandkhiggins