Category Archives: Weightloss

February 22, 2012

Game plan

Enough whinging from me, I’m back feeling positive and have had a really good day WW wise. I’ve changed a few things for the week ahead and I’ve developed myself a mini game plan to see if the changes I make work for me.

Change 1) Reduce daily points from 37 to 34
Change 2) Do not touch weekly allowance
Change 3) Eat activity points earned (I totalled up 34 last week and didn’t eat them!)
Change 4) No fizzy pop – stick to sugar free squash & water
Change 5) Have different breakfasts and lunches for variety

So my game plan is set. I’ll let you know how I get on

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February 21, 2012

Disappointed…and treble it!

I’ll keep this short because I’m completely peed off. I gained 2lb at weigh in. I’ve put 3lb on in 2 weeks and I’m going the wrong direction. I’m gutted because I have worked really hard this week and with the Zumba too I thought I was doing ok. Maybe it’s muscle, maybe it’s water retention, maybe the two or three bourbon biscuits I ate but thought they’d be fine under the weeklies…Pah! Enough is enough, back to basics (again!) gotta draw a line and move on.

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Thank you to all my friends on twitter for all your support this evening, I really do appreciate your kind words and encouragment

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February 18, 2012

Mission Zumbathon 2012: complete

I am pleased to report that I have spent the afternoon in good company and being just a tad bit active, mission Zumbathon is complete!

The girls ready for Zumba!

Today I joined my friends Sarah and Tresa with a few other lovely ladies in a 3 hour zumbathon raising cash for Beacon Centre For The Blind. Sarah’s daughter uses the Centre and as a way of thanking her for her fantastic support during the last year, I signed up to wiggle my booty for a few hours in aid of a very good cause.

The music started and so did the dodgy dance moves (from me, that is!) It was a very high impact session with lots of totally difference music tracks to what we are used too so it was mostly a case of joining in where I could and following the dance routines as best as I could.

It was a good 3 hours, after an hour we were hot, sweaty and in disbelief that we’d only been dancing for an hour. After 2 hours we were still hot, very sweaty and pleased we only had an hour to go and at 3 hours we were delighted to have finished. It’s wasn’t easy and I ache a bit now.

Here’s a totally unattractive photo of me just after we had finished. I drank 4 bottles of water and had a very quick ‘comfort’ break.

So, there we go who’d have thought that 6olb down and I could Zumba for 3 hours! Certainly not me, that’s for sure.

If you’d like to help me raise as much cash as possible, you can donate completely securely here and every penny will be put to the best possible use helping families across the Midlands with the one thing we all take for granted, our sight!

I’ve had my bath, a brew and my Chicken Chow Mein is order and I do believe that my mission is complete!

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February 17, 2012

Have you got support?

At our WW class on Tuesday evening, most of the group were downbeat after gaining weight. We didn’t gain much but it was 0.5lb here and 1lb there, enough to feel slightly disappointed with the week’s achievements. Jim, our leader, spoke to us about what our motivations are and what we want to achieve. The group got talking about each other’s bad habits and what we do in a good week compared to what we do in a week where we gained weight. Some of the group just didn’t track. They didn’t bother writing down what they’d eaten or drunk and slightly over calculated in their heads what their daily intake had been. Some had just let their emotions take over and proceeded to raid the cupboards for anything sweet and alcoholic. Some just didn’t bother with WW at all and decided to eat whatever they wanted knowing that it wasn’t healthy and would probably make them gain weight.

It was obvious that whilst we are all on our own individual journeys with our weight loss, we all need support. It got me thinking about what support I have and how it helps me. First up our leader Jim is great. He has a closed group on Facebook and we all have his phone number to catch him when we need him. He reminds us each week that he’s there should we need him and to call or text if we feel we’re going to crumble and fall off the wagon.

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The support of the class is immense. There’s a group of around 15 of us that encourage, motivate and inspire each other to do well. We don’t judge each other. We’re all completely different people with completely different backgrounds but we’ve all got something in common, we all want to lose weight; whether it’s 5lb or 50lb. We go to different WW classes but met through our previous leader, Deb. This week alone, we’ve helped each other to get back on the straight and narrow, track what we’ve eaten, drink plenty of water, encouraged each other not to go to fast food outlets and make positive choices. The support is fantastic.

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Of course, my hubby is very supportive but he’s never been overweight. I do believe that until you’ve been put in a situation you never actually know what it’s like. I really do appreciate him going food shopping so I don’t buy the food that’s on offer (BOGOF, 3 for 2 etc) and usually mega pointed. I also really appreciate that he cooks meals for us both from our whole stash of WW recipes. I have about 10 of the recipe books now, each with their own brilliant, mouth-watering ideas and whilst they are a little expensive, they are worth the money and take out the hassle of pointing everything up.

I must also mention the support I get on my blog and on Twitter, is fantastic. I really appreciate every comment/tweet that congratulates me or encourages me to get back or stay on track. It spurs me on to want to make a good day turn into a good week so that I can see positive changes, not just on the scales but with my fitness too. I really enjoy reading other peoples blogs. I love to see what progress their making and how they’re losing weight. My personal favourites are down there on the right hand side of my blog.

So, if you’ve ever supported me on this WW journey I really do appreciate it. I have a small handful of blogging friends who are worth their weight in gold (even if we do want to lose some of it) and I just want each of you to know that you’re great and it really is appreciated. Please don’t stop supporting me. I have a long way to go but I really want to get there and hope you’ll be along for the ride.

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February 15, 2012

Put a ring on it!

I finally got round to taking both my wedding and engagement rings in to be re-sized at the jewelers in town and I am over the moon! They both have been re-sized FOUR sizes smaller than their original size. How happy am I?

That’s definitely what I’d call a NSV (Non-scale victory)
Sometimes it’s the small things that remind me how well I am actually doing despite the blips along the way