Monthly Archives: September 2009

September 26, 2009

Lost the plot!

Well since gaining that stupid 1lb I’ve lost the plot completely. I haven’t tracked, I haven’t said no to naughty food in the office and I haven’t been to the gym and I have absolutely no idea why! Didn’t get to weigh in on Wednesday either as Greg had an open evening at school so I stayed at home with Mikey (our dog). I’m also feeling very very emotional at the moment and i’m not sure if its to do with stress at work/uni, my friends battle with cancer, coming off the pill etc but I was watching the X factor last week and I was getting all teary. I know I’ve been ‘comfort’ eating and I know that I eat crap when I’m emotional so I’m hoping that this is just a phase and I need to get a grip and get back in control.

So now, I am taking control!

So far today, I’ve had a cup of tea (2 sweetners), 2 pieces of ‘warburtons toastie’ toast with ww strawberry jam and 4 pink and white’s. I’m planning on having pasta with ww pasta sauce for my tea as Greg’s out at his cousins stag do and hates pasta so I get to eat what I want today!

Got some uni work to do today as I’m meeting the Headteacher on Monday to talk through my proposal which I am quite nervous about to be honest, but as long as i’m prepared I’m sure it will go ok! That’s it today really… have offered to pick Greg up tonight at stupid o’clock from Wolverhampton as we really can’t justify £30 for a taxi when we only live 8 mile away, think its daylight robbery!

Oh and just got to get this off my chest too, work have decided to introduce a works uniform to promote a corporate image to our clients and therefore they’re going to buy us all 2 suits (one black / one grey) to wear in the office. I think it’s a great idea, but when you’re the biggest in the office and the other girls range between a 6 and 12 its just going to end in disaster! I asked for suits from Next as I know they have stuff to fit me but we’ll see how it goes!

Hope everyone has a restful weekend x

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September 16, 2009

Totally pissed off!

How on earth did I put on 1lb when I have been so good and well behaved! I'm really gutted 'cos I'm continuing my trend to yo-yo up and down each week. I really wanted to lose again this week and it hasn't happened. So as of tomorrow I'm going to OCD my tracking, drink more water and get a bit more organised…I am slightly stressing about my uni work and some people at work are getting to me and I'm also worried about seeing my friend on saturday!!! Grrrrrr its all too much again, all I want is an easy life! Roll on 2010..
Anyway enough of all that crap, here's to a better week of weightloss and a more chilled week for me…

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September 13, 2009

Very productive weekend..

I’ve had a good weekend. Yesterday I did stuff round the house and made a big batch of soup for the week ahead. We’ve been car booting this morning and took all our unwanted stuff (mostly books, craft bits and bobs and some of Greg’s old playstation games) and we did well. We’ve come home with just under £80 and most of the stuff has been sold. I can’t believe how ‘professional’ some of the car booters are, coming along with batteries to test stuff and haggling down already cheap items to next to nothing. We got there at 7:45am (I didnt know this time existed on a Sunday!!) and as soon as we parked up we had people wanting to look at the stuff we had to sell. We’re planning to use the money towards a new carpet for the front room which we are turning into our living room (at the moment it’s my uni study room and Greg’s office) and the exisiting living room will be turned into a dining room complete with dining table and sideboard (I am so excited to have a dining table and have dinner parties!!!) All in all a very productive weekend.

The week ahead – busy week at work, going to a schools recruitment service roadshow in Birmingham, have various meetings planned and have to complete my proposal for my management report (which needs the permission of the Headteacher at my school as the report itself will be based on the school).

Not sure if anyone else has had the same experience but i’ve recently decided to come off the pill which I have been taking since 2003 in order to get my body back to its normal routine for when we decide to have a family (we would like to start trying next year if possible). I’ve only been off the pill for 2 weeks and so far I’ve had terrible spots, a really hot ear and a really itchy head! Its so wierd..has anyone else had any wierd reactions when coming off the pill?

Anyway, i’m off for an early night I’m shattered…hope you all have a good week

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September 10, 2009

My graduation

I graduated today from University of Wolverhampton with a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management. It’s been expensive, stressful and tiring but I’ve done it and I’m very proud of my achievements especially as I’ve being working full time whilst studying which is bloody hard work let me tell you! We managed to get Greg a ticket so I was able to walk on stage knowing that my husband, sister and in-laws were there to watch.

I’m nearly done on the studying front…I’ve just started my management research report which is 9000 words long and it’s a project based on a real live problem at my workplace. I need to hand it in January 4th 2010 so hopefully if I can knuckle down at it, i’ll be done before the new year and can enjoy a nice family Christmas. If my report passes i’ll then become a Graduate member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) and I’ll be fully qualified in Human Resources.

Cheesy grins! – Me and my sister Toni

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September 9, 2009

Good result this evening!

Well went to get weighed this evening and I lost 3lb! Am very pleased with that considering a few accidents I had going over my points last week. I’m also very pleased with my soup that I’ve been making for my lunch at work. It’s the potato and onion soup as recommended on esource and it is delicious. It’s 4 point per recipe and I tend to make 3 portions so each portion is approx 1.5 points. Have made 2 batches this week and I’m not bored of it yet!

Only 2lb to go til I’ve reached my lowest ever weight with Weight Watchers so I’m going to be EXTRA good this week and make sure I break into the next stone bracket next week.

I’ve got my postgraduate graduation tomorrow which I’m not looking forward to. First of all, uni have made us pay for our guest tickets at a cost of £10 each (what a flamin’ cheek!), I was only allowed to purchase a maximum of 3 tickets (I need 4…for my in-laws, my husband and my sister…currently hubby is not going to be allowed in unless we can beg a ticket tomorrow when we arrive!), I’ve had to pay £34 to borrow the graduation outfit which I will only wear for 2 hours and to top it all off my buddies aren’t graduating with me as uni told them they were too late to respond to the invitation….hmmmppph!!! Still I’m very proud of my achievements and I’ll post a piccy of me in my cap and gown to show you all once I get one taken…

Off to bedfordshire now, I’m whacked…Night y’all x

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