Monthly Archives: January 2012

January 31, 2012

Finishing January on a high!

I must tell myself off more often because I lost 5.5lb this week at weigh in. I was over the bloody moon, if not totally gobsmacked! I was hoping for a loss so was overwhelmed with the result. I’m putting the loss down to eating good meals through the day, sticking to my allowances and getting plenty of exercise.

I’ve had a post weigh in meal of pizza followed by some chocolate and now I’m ready to face the next week ahead with good healthy balanced meals, plenty of fluids and more exercise. I’m hoping to get to the gym at some point this week but I’m not at work for the next few weeks so my routine is all out of sync but I’m hoping to get there. I’m also hoping to start a regular walk with some of the people from my WW class. We’re going to make each other power walk a couple of mile to get our heart rates up and actually do something positive together. Should be a good laugh if nothing else.

So I’m all ready to get February started, I’m focused, determined and can’t wait to get my 4 and half stone target smashed sharpish (3lb to go) Bring it on!

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January 30, 2012

Meal Planning Monday 30.01.2012

It’s going to be a very busy couple of weeks here in the Shilts household so we’ve planned basic meals as time will be a bit of a premium.

Sunday: Cod, potatoes and veg
Monday: Sausage and Mash
Tuesday: Supermarket made Pizza (post weigh in treat!)
Wednesday: Italian chicken and rice with veg
Thursday: Chicken and tarragon pie, potatoes and veg
Friday: Oven baked fish and chips (Fish fingers for nephew who is staying with us)
Saturday: Pork chops with dill and garlic salt, potatoes and veg

Lunch will be pasta salads or low fat chicken salad wraps
Breakfast will be Alpen Porridge (going to try the new stuff that’s been advertised, looks delicious!) or granola, yoghurt and fruit.

It’s a bit boring this week with most of the meals being very basic but they’re all WW and time friendly which is what we love when time is short. Why not head over to Mrs M’s blog for more Meal Planning Monday inspiration. Have a good week everyone

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January 29, 2012

Central Square Complete – Made in Cherry QAL

I’ve progressed quite well this weekend with my Made in Cherry quilt top. I spent my Friday evening avoiding the kitchen and cutting my squares and triangles for the quilt. It takes a lot of concentration trying to get every square the exact same size. I did have a few slips with the blade and unfortunately have a few more scraps than I had planned. Yesterday whilst battling the dreaded lurgy and keeping kleenex in business, I sewed up a couple of my blocks. Today I have finished off the central square and whilst the seams don’t always match up i’m hoping I can get away with it when I put the points into the mix. I’m not going to get much time to do more sewing this week so will probably pick it up again next weekend but here it is so far..

Apologies for the poor picture – light is terrible in the evening!

I’ve heard over on twitter that other people are getting on really well so can’t wait to have a nose at their progress and seeing how their central squares are sizing up!

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January 28, 2012

You’ve gotta aim for the stars…or the shoes!

Despite a crappy cold I’ve been suffering with all week and not being able to do any exercise, I’m remaining on track this week. Following my last post, I’ve been thinking about how to reward myself when I get to certain goals. I need incentives and something to look forward to. I’m aiming high and being realistic. So here’s the lowdown..

Next stone bracket reward: I have 12lb until I get into the next stone bracket. I want to lose that 12lb by the end of March (at the latest!) and when I do, I’m going to treat myself to a pair of these little beauties. I’ve never seen these before (I live a sheltered life, shoewise) but I have fallen in love with these from Irregular Choice and want a pair.

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Total loss of 5 stone / 70lb reward: I’ve got 15.5lb to lose until I’ve lost a total of 5 stone with WW and to celebrate the milestone I want another pair of gorgeous Irregular Choice shoes. I want to own a pair of these very cute shoes. I’d wear them with a black dress and tights or be brave and buy a red skater dress to team with polka dot accessories. I have none of those clothes so would need to buy some but hey, that’s what an incentive is all about. Since I’ve been dieting my shoe size has gone down by one which is great as now I can fit into ‘normal’ shoes.

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Total loss 75lb reward: I’m going to treat myself to a new dress to wear with the shoes above so I can go out for an Italian meal at my favourite restaurant with my hubby. I love Italian food especially pizza, garlic bread and pasta carbonara (drools!) It’s all full of calories and pretty pointy (PPwise) but as a one off treat I don’t see why I can’t indulge..it’d be a celebration anyway!

I’ve got lots of other ideas for rewards as I lose a bit more weight but I’ll blog about those a bit nearer to achieving them. This year is full of goals that I can achieve and with incentives like this, I’m gonna do my bloody hardest to reach them!

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January 26, 2012

What’s my motivation?

Feel like I’ve wasted most of January (on the diet front) to be honest.. 3 weeks in and only lost 3lb. I suppose it’s better than gaining so I should be pleased with that.

I’ve been reading some new blogs of late and am quite jealous how motivated and enthusiastic newbies to WW are about losing weight. All I keep thinking is…that used to be me. Why am I not like that anymore?

I need to stay motivated and having thought about what motivates me to keep going I’m going to write them down so I can achieve them!

1) I want to be a mummy, plain and simple. One way to achieve this is for me to be at my healthiest and so obviously losing weight is still top of my priorities.

2) I want to wear dresses like this…

My gorgeous friend Jen blogged about this dress recently (You can read her fab fashion inspired blog here) and I fell in love with it. I’ve also seen various other versions (did you see Lorraine Kelly in her dress for the National Television Awards…gorgeous!) and I want one.

For me to feel comfortable in such a dress, I need to lose more weight and be happy with having my pins and arms on show. Legs can be covered with thick black tights but my arms are not so easy to cover up!

Perhaps I’ll be slim enough to wear one for next Christmas!

3) I want to wear smaller sized clothes. I’m still wearing plus sized clothes and it’s cack! I want to be able to go in any clothes shop and pick up an item and for it to fit. Ideally I want to be 14-16 as I don’t think I’d look right any smaller but who knows until I get anywhere remotely close.

4) We have been invited to two weddings this year. One in May and another in August so I’ve got 4 months to make a difference. I’ll be needing a new outfit for the first wedding and hopefully a second outfit for the other. New clothes are definitely my inspiration.

5) I’ve got another hospital appointment in June. Another chance to show the Doctors that I can lose weight and keep it off. And I guess, another chance to prove to people about how serious I am about wanting to start a family.

So I have plenty to achieve and to look forward to. I just need to remember these when I’m having a moment and reaching for the crap!

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