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one woman's battle to lose weight

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  • Name: angell27
  • City: Larne
  • Region: Larne
  • Country: United Kingdom

My Weight Loss

Height: 193.0cm
Start weight: 21st 1.00lb
Current weight: 19st 5.00lb
Goal weight: 16st 0.00lb
Lost to date: 1st 10.00lb
Remaining: 3st 5.00lb

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04/11/2009 12:47

Easter Survival guide

Hey folks
 
 
Its easter!!!! woot!! which means chocolate and eggs and chocolate eggs and ..........*screeches to a halt* ey up! erm i'm trying to lose weight. darnit!
yes girlies tis that horrible time of year when chocolate abounds and makes those who are trying to lose a few pounds either cave in and gorge ourself til we burst or hide in a cupboard til its all over and the lure of the chocolate bunnies has been cured with a 12bore shotgun.
 
So, being the wonderful person that i am i have decided to write a little Easter survival guide to help you all through the pain and suffering that is chocolate hell
 
 
1 - if someone gives you a huge chocolate easter egg cover it in something rotten. i find ants work well. gives them a tasty treat and prevents you from eating it
 
2 - take a ruler or stick with you when food shopping. when tempted to reach for the chocolate - beat yourself hard on the hand shouting thou shalt not feast! yes people will look at you like a mad thing,they may even recommend psychiatric treatment but your hands will hurt that much you wont be able to lift the chocolate
 
3 - if all else fails find a dark corner, wrap yourself in a blanket and rock to and fro crying eat the bunnies - this stage may last 3 days. be prepared. On the plus side though you wont have eaten for 3 days so you'll be skinny as a rake
 
 
haha seriously though if you fancy a piece of chocolate, have it. just dont overindulge buy a bar instead of an egg. Life is about living not denial. Everything in moderation is good!
 
 
on a side note, i havent been posting on here the last week. I'd like to say that its because i've had nothing interesting to say but since that is the case every day haha the honest truth is because i had a bit of a weight gain last week. i kinda lost my motivation a bit and didnt particularly feel like sharing the news. But a post by Tatumsmum really hit home with me. Just because i dont log it, write about it, share it, doesnt mean it didnt happen. I need to accept that i will not lose every week, as nice as it would be. Some weeks i might gain and some weeks i might stay the same. I just gotta learn to deal with it and move on. In the past i would have let a gain completly derail me and my diet would have ended and i would go back to eating crap and put on all that i had lost. no more!!
I am proud to say that the small gain last week (1 3/4lb) actually spurred me on to follow my diet rigidly this week and has a result i have lost 3 1/4lbs. So i am now 2lbs off my first stone. Yay!!
 
 
have a nice eater, enjoy your treats and enjoy being off work/school/whatever
 
 
Angell
xx

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03/30/2009 14:23

Typical Monday morning

I hate mondays. i think i have an old post that starts with something similar. But really...i do
 
Yesterday was awesome. I drove to coleraine to pick up the OH from his brother's house and decided at the last minute to bring the mutt with me. Once I picked him up we went to downhill beach for a frolick on the cold beach. Which resulted in me him and the stupid mutt (i love her really!) covered from head to toe in sand salt and water! with not a towel between us. Good times!!! I did manage to stick to my diet plan though, despite the presence of every ice cream truck in the land, which was
 
Breakfast - vanilla date oatmeal
Lunch - BLT (balsamic, lettuce and tomato)
Dinner - Mexican chicken (yipee!!) salad - which was lush! i really must start posting some of the really yummy recipes on here for all to try
Snack 1 - Pistachio nuts (50)
Snack 2 - chocolate mousee (made from tofu and cocoa powder). Not a success i must say. But i think if i blend the tofu with a little melted chocolate instead it will be much tastier and still much less calorific
 
 
Today - not so well
Slept in (and i even remembered to put the clocks forward!) but still slept in.
Managed to get my ass showered and looking presentable (well not just my ass, but aherm you know what i mean. I hope. not that i go round flashing my ass to people., I should though because its fit., aherm i'm rambling) but had no time to make breakfast or lunch to plan.
Breakfast was simple enough - 6oz plain yoghurt, 1/2cup granola 1/2cup fresh raspberries.
Lunch - meh i didnt have half the ingredients i should have had to make my planned lunch of courgette frittata even though i went shopping at the weekend. But i have stuck to the healthy very little meat plan and am opting for 2 slices wholemeal toast and a snackpot of baked beans.
Snack - apple and 1 slice cheddar cheese
 
Tonight for dinner i think im having some sort of spicy chilli dish thing (i cant really remember) but i know i have all the ingredients i require. And walking the dog for exercise
I do think i need to get back to the gym though, i'm suffering from having no regular form of dedicated exercise and even though im walking the dog and going hiking at the weekends, its not enough to tone/firm the flabby areas us girls seem so intent on pummelling to death eg thighs bum (here i go with the ass thing again) stomach. So perhaps next month i shall resurrect my gum membership and start training again. hurrah!
 
 
Hope you all have a good day
Angell
xx
 
 

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03/28/2009 14:55

Success!!!

well i weighed myself this morning. And *drumroll please*
i lost a massive 10lbs!!! of which 4.5lbs were fat!!!
i have these nifty scales that give you your body fat in % and in actual weight so wohoo!! i'm well chuffed.
And a perfect incentive to keep going. I reckon the remaining 5.5lbs are probably fluid (i dont feel as bloated and i was on TOTM at my starting weigh in last saturday) so we shall see next week what my losses are. but to think. in 8lbs time i shall be under 19stone for the first time in a very long time
 
Actual results
 
Weight 19st 7lbs down from 20st 3lb
BMI 34.0 down from 34.8
Body fat weight (this is a shocker. i swear if you want to stick to a diet get scales that weigh your fat) 7st 10 3/4 lbs down from 8st 1/2pound
Body fat % 39.6% down from 40.1%
H20 levels (yup really fancy scales) 44.1% up from 43.8% hydration :)
 
Have a great saturday i know im going to
 
 
Angell
xx

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03/27/2009 20:07

I'm so proud...

of me!!!! well not for the spelling in my last post. but because i'm awesome!
Why am i awesome??? Pft like you need to ask. But I'll tell ya anyways
 
Today I had a hell=ish day in work. you know one of those days where everything you pick up is not straightforward? yeah my day was kinda like that.
 
My boss left today (1 months notice given, 1 day taken). We have a new regional manager over from Australia for 3 months because our companies adminstration practices are somewhat confusing. Everything we were trained in 6 months ago before the store opened is incorrect, long winded and unnecessary (hell i knew that on the 2nd day but heh it's a job) So we are getting a shake up. Which is good. But difficult when you are trying to go about your daily tasks as normal and deal with change and rectify mistakes they are picking up in the last 6 months and doing your boss's job and blah blah blah
But that's not the reason i'm awesome.
So the OH is away. I slept in this morning so no time to prepare healthy nutritious breakfast lunch or dinner. Grabbed 2 pancakes (total cals 300 as per my diet) for breakfast, beans on wholemeal toast (total cals 400 as per my diet) and drank water. Driving home, stressed, tired and hungry I pondered on what to have for dinner. Normally - junk food, fast food anything quick and easy.
I drove past KFC. I drove past McDondalds. I drove past Pizzarella (the nicest pizza place in northern ireland). I drove past 3 chippies a chinese and another McDonalds (i drive through Glengormley the fast food capital of Northern Ireland) I stopped of to get cigarettes...bypassed Subway, bypassed the crisps dips and chocolate isle and picked up some wholemeal rolls. Got home.
Made a veggie burger with ketchup. mustard and 1 slice cheddar cheese. and a huge salad.
Check me! I'm awesome. For the first time EVER in the face of tiredness hunger and stress, i managed to make the right choice. Anytime i've been on a diet in the past i've still struggled with this hurdle. And failed. And promised to make it up tomorrow.
 
Still, the first weigh in tomorrow morning so wish me luck
 
Angell
xx
 
 

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03/27/2009 01:22

And so it goes...

when life seems to be going well, it throws you a curve ball.
Diet is still going well. My frist weigh in this saturday since starting it so fingers crossed. I have been sticking to it religiously though.
But today my boss quit. Its kinda been a long time coming but crap all the same
She was away for 2 months and i was carrying the can and she has only just came back and now she is gone again. So i get to carry the can. again. And they still havent sorted out my pay rise for the promotion i got back in bloody november.
There is a small chance i may get promoted to my boss's position. If the pay and conditions are right i might take it but nothing has been mentioned as yet so will have to wait and see i guess
 
this weekend i'm on my own. the OH is going to his brother's house to paint it and doesnt come back til Sunday. YAY!!! i love having the house to myself.  a time to chill out completly, do what i want to do when i want to do it and just relax without worrying about anyone. apart from the dog
 
So i intend to clear out the kitche cupboards and the wardrobes in preparation for spring. Visist my gran, take lucy to the forest park for a 6 mile hike and then lie on the sofa all day sunday. yipee!!
 
 
Take care folks
 
Angell
 
 
 
 

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03/23/2009 23:14

Still feeling strong

Well day 3. And still feeling strong and positive. Which is good. I've already started to notice a big difference in my skin. It's smoother and clearer. I tend to suffer from bad skin due to PCOS so its a constant battle but at the minute i'm looking good
 
My diet today is
 
Breakfast
Natural yoghurt with mixed berries and granola - YUMYUM
 
Lunch
Mozzarella and tomato and basil pitta
 
Dinner
Chicken (MEAT!!!!!)stirfry and brown rice - now i hate rice but i was so hungry it tasted yummy
 
Snacks
Soya nuts and raisins
Apple and peanut butter dip (peanut butter blended with tofu. suprisingly scrumptious)
 
I went for a walk today with my friend. 7 bloody miles we covered. Amazing what you can do when gossiping
 
Apart from that nothing new in Angell-land. Oh am going to newmarket in July to the horse races and then to see Simply red in July. Really looking forward to it. Cause i will be seeing the Monkey
 
 
Keep up the good work girlies
 
Angell
xx

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03/22/2009 18:47

miss meat? hmmm

So, day 2 of my diet. Do i miss meat? erm not yet. give it a week. Today has been a bit hit and miss. Yesterday i really enjoyed everything i had.even the olives (but only cause i couldnt taste them thanks to the fennel). Today erm not so much.
My menu is as follows
 
Breakfast
Swiss bircher - it was ok. a bit strange but edible. Mental note needs cinammon
 
Snack 1
Baked grapefruit with honey and cinammon - YUCK!!! i like grapefruit. anything sour yumyum but baked it was disgusting. Needless to say it was trashed
 
Lunch
Mozarella and tomato pitta pocket with basil and a vinagerette made from lemon juice, olive oil, flaxseed, dijon mustard and garlic. YUMYUMYUM i could eat this over and over
 
Snack 2
Natural yoghurt and maple syrup - Yeah its nice. doesnt set the world on fire but its nice
 
Dinner
Curried Quenoa with chickpeas springonions grated carrot and cranberries - hmm the jury is still out. It doesnt taste horrible but i'm not sure it's really a dinner. Probably because it's not hot. and it takes AGES to eat. But filling
 
So yeah at the moment, determination and drive is still high. Will talk the dog for a walk in a bit as my daily excercise then its time to wallow in a hot bath!! oh bliss
 
 
 

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03/21/2009 11:57

AWOL

Eeep! i've been AWOL for 6 weeks. *awaits a slap*
i guess i kinda crashed and burned after my 30th, have had a lot to deal with between work and relationships and argh my head has been all over the place
and now i'm back here. again.
I've decided to start "the flexitarian diet" (sorry to all you americans, but really, it could only be an american thing). I love meat. buti've decided to cut down on the amount of it i eat. I realised that all my meals were the same. cereal, sandwich, meat potatoes and 2 veg. Dull, boring, and really not condusive to weightloss. So after a bit of research i have decided to do this diet.
It's a 5 week diet where you eat mainly vegetarian meals with the option of having a little meat. And it's aim is to change how you eat for life. I find i need the structure of such a diet. I do not yet have the ability to make healthy tasty choices on my own so the fact i have been given a meal plan to follow helps a lot. And most meals take no more than 20mins to prep and cook. yay!!!
 
I weighed myself today for the first time in god knows how long and to my suprise, i had lost 6lbs from my last official weigh in. God knows how. i dont feel like i've lost it i feel like i've gained it. especially around my stomach. But then i havent been doing any form of excercise at all. Well that's about to change!!!
 
My meal plan for today is
 
Breakfast
oatmeal, flaxseed and chopped figs (which i've just eaten and turned out to be amazingly yummy)
 
Snack 1
soynuts & raisins
 
Lunch
Herbed cheese and tomato pittabread
 
Snack 2
Grilled banana and walnuts
 
Dinner
Tomato soup and vegetable flatbreads
 
 
I'm really looking forward to this because it will introduce me to a whole stack of new foods i would never dream of trying otherwise.
 
On the exercise front i plan to do a 3mile hike with the dog. A friend and I are planning on doing the 5km race for life in Belfast on 31st May i think. So it's time to get serious
 
 
Oh and on the PCOS front, my TOTM has started again. After 12 years!!!! and boy does it bloody hurt. Does anyone know any effect non painkiller ways to deal? Apart from eating chocolate and crushing a hotwater bottle to death?
 
 
Love
 
Angell

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02/02/2009 16:44

Feb already!

Hi folks

Can you believe it is February already???? How scary is that, before we know it summer will have been and gone and we will all be preparing for Christmas again. hahaha there is a thought to cheer you all up.

WEll i had my birthday party on Sat. Well, actually i had two.

My best (female) friend Gilly was also 30 this weekend. And her parents threw a little shindig on Friday night. When i arrived, low and behold, she had brought over my best (male) friend Monk from England. I was so shocked i cried. I had asked the lying git if he was coming over and he had told me he couldnt afford it so soon after Christmas. So it was a lovely suprise. They had tied him up and put him in her shed. After hugging him like crazy, i walked out leaving him tied in the shed haha. that will teach him. EVentually we untied him and headed into the house for much drinking (and eating!). Gilly's mum had got her a stripper. She went scarlet. Imagine a man stripping to his red thong! (didnt go very well with the desert boots and socks - such a german look) then rubbing your hands all over him and dry humping you on the floor and then spanking you - All in front of your parents and your inlaw!!!!! i laughed so much i cried (again)

Sat night didnt go so well - my "future inlaws" turned up as miserable as sin. I dont think they like me being friends with a boy. they were completly ignorant to him and made snide comments to me all night. Now the OH knows Monk and is friends with me and i have asked him repeatedly does he have an issue with us being friends. Me and monk are incredibly close and see each other every 6 weeks (he lives 600 miles away in Suffolk) and when we get together we are very touchy feely and have a connection that no-one else even understands. I have seen him and me in a room with 20 other people, and we know what the other is saying/doing. the OH assures me he has no issue (for the record monk is married with 2 adorable kids) so i was more than a little pissed off with his parents attitude. I hate ignorant people. more so when they are ignorant to my friends in my own house. So, after a bottle of tequila (i have a high tolerance for alcohol consumption) i let rip at them. in mega style. To the point where the OH and Monk trailed me outside to calm down. They left soon after that. the OH wants me to apologise but i told him no way. Not until they apologise to Monk. Monk says he isnt bothered about it, he only came over to see me and that is all that matters but i dont care. There is absolutly no excuse for being downright rude to people. Even if they did think something was going on, they could have a queit word with me in private rather than making it obvious.

 

So as for the diet (thats why i'm here after all) meh that went to pot at the weekend. *shrug* ah well you only turn 30 once and it was well worth it

My goals for this week are

Excercise before work 3 times

Sleep 7 hours a night (currently impossible im a manic insomniac)

Eat healthily ( i am not counting calories or anything this week as i am doing a weekend detox come friday)

 

So wish me luck :)

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01/29/2009 15:22

Excuses excuses excuses

Hi folks

Well i'm now 30!!! and 2 days. hahaha

weighed myself today i have put on another 3lbs. HArdly suprising really considering i had a chinese on Saturday and Tuesday and a KFC on sunday. Not to mention sweets birthday cake chocolate etc.

The girls in the office decorated my desk on Tuesday with balloons and banners and ribbons and laid on breakfast (scones, pan o chocolat and croissants) one of the department managers baked me a huge delicious chocolate cake and my mum took me out to lunch. And yes, i used my birthday as an excuse to eat crap and not feel guilty about it. Except I do feel guilty about it...in the sense that i know all my efforts over the last few weeks have been wiped out. And i have my friends 30th birthday party on Friday and mine on Saturday and i know im going to overeat and overdrink then to.

I read a rather interesting article about goals - setting them and achieving them. I dont have the link to hand but i will dig it out and post it here. And it is all common sense but sometimes we need to be slapped up the face with common sense dont we. im going to try and eat relativly healthy next week. Then from the Friday i am going to do a weekend detox listed in my fav magazine Zest ( a womans health magazine without all the condescension usually dripping) and healthy eating with realistic food and excercise goals that i can achieve without feeling deprived. I'm hoping that this will help spur me on to achieve my desired weightloss. I think im going to break down my goals a week at a time initially then extend to fortnightly goals and eventually monthlong goals, thus gradually increasing the time i need to stick to such a plan. I need to stop looking at the bigger picture as it is so daunting (i am aiming to lose half my body weight) and i need to stop self sabotaging. The other thing i need to do is stop feeling ashamed of changing my habits. i spend so much time worrying what people will think of me "oh the fat girl is on a diet again"  that it causes me to derail i need to learn to be comfortable in my own skin and also with being me. its gonna be tough im gonna wobble and fall off. but ultimatly im gonna do it

i hope

 

Sayonara

Angell

 
 
PS a HUGE thank you to Beardjoy for your inspiring and encouraging messages and posts! Your awesome girly!

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