11/12/2008 11:49
all looking good :)
Had a totally disciplined week - measured, calculated, counted and tracked everything I ate and drank to the letter all week, some days going over my allowance but always reducing my intake on other days to make up for it. I finished the week with 3 unused points, having allowed an extra 20 points for activity on top of my 203 points weekly allowance (29 per day).
My activity was spread over 5 days including 4 visits to the gym (each includes 15 mins CV, 45 mins weights, 10 mins swim & 15 mins sauna) plus 1 brisk walk for an hour, and on each of these days I allowed an extra 4 points to eat.
The result was surprisingly good - I weighed in at 7.5 lbs lighter than the week previous, which I'm totally chuffed about and am determined to continue the trend with similarly good behaviour over this week too.
Watch this space
10/24/2008 06:03
Back in the saddle
Having acheived a new low of 14st 5lb in late June I've sadly been slipping ever since to 15st 5lb this week, and have since redoubled my efforts and intend to reverse the trend and keep the momentum going as best I can for the rest of this year.
I've been diligently tracking my consumption taking care to not exceed my alloted points, plus I've upped my visits to the gym from once to twice this week.
It's been quite some time since I blogged here, but in anticipation of having regular positive news to report I hope to leave smaller gaps between entries from here on.
05/21/2008 06:25
week 44 update
Hi
it's been 4 weeks since my last post, at that time I had acheived a record new low weight of 14st 6lb - 29.5lb lost snce the start.
Sadly in the 2 weeks following that great result I slipped badly and went up to 14st 13.5lb before getting it back together again over the last 2 weeks and clawing most of that back.
This morning I weighed in at 14st 7lb. It's a shame that I slipped and basically lost a month's worth of progress, but I am back on track and motivated to keep losing, so am looking forward to another record low weight next week.
2 stone shed, another 2 to go!
I have been very active using exercise to burn the calories off and my walks, runs, road riding and mountain biking activities are all recorded here if anyone wants to check them out
04/22/2008 08:32
week 40 result & catchup
First my apologies for leaving the blog unattended for the past 10 weeks, yes I've been busy but I cold have found the time but jusy didn't, so I'm sorry!
my last post on 12th Feb noted the results after my 30th week on my new regime of following weightwatchers points plan combined with exercise, and my total loss at that point was 24.5lb at a weight of 14st 11lb.
in the 10 weeks since then I've had a few gains, a few losses and a few 'stay-the-same's, but overall the theme was not really taking it seriously and by the end of March I was heavier than in my last post.
however, since the start of April I've been back on track and seriously trying to follow the program to reach my goal, and today I finally cracked the 2nd stone having now lost 29.5lb weighing in at 14st 6lb.
Although WeightWatchers set my goal weight by BMI (BMI 25) at 12st 0lb, I'm not aiming quite that low and am chasing 12st 7lb, which will be just over 4st lost (56lb) when I get there.
This morning I left the house on my bike and cycled 10 miles to the gym (the gym is only 2 miles away, but I wanted a decent warm-up so took a long route) taking fuel from a carb & protein energy drink en-route and then did a 40min workout before weigh-in at the WeightWatchers meeting and then a cycle home for lunch.
Lunch was a large bowl of strawberries & raspberries with a WeightWatchers yogurt and a pint of skimmed milk.
off to work now!
02/12/2008 16:39
week 30 weigh-in result
woo-hoo!
got a great result - lost 2.5lb since last week
yes, I went 80 points over on food/drink, but with 41.5 activity points earned through running, walking, cycling and going to the gym (every day included something, and usually more than one thing) it shows where the real key to weight loss lies.
here's my activity log:
Tuesday
Gym - 15min running, 15min step, 15min weights
Wednesday
39min cycling, 36min running
Thursday
24min cycling
Friday
44min cycling
Saturday
new washing machine install, old one to the tip, 2nd run to the tip with junk
Sunday
60min walking
Monday
36min running
here's to keeping up the momentum over the following weeks
:)
02/11/2008 19:15
week 30 days 6&7
further to my last post on Sunday morning, here's the results of my last 2 days in week 30.
Sunday
Muesli & dried apricots for breakfast
2 Cadbury Creme Eggs for lunch
Roast pork with all the trimmings for dinner with a glass of wine and caramelised bananas with ice cream for dessert.
food points used = 30
activity points earned = 3
Monday
Muesli, fruit & yogurt for breakfast
Fillet steak with roasted veg for lunch plus bread & butter pudding with custard
Fish & Veg for dinner with a WeightWatchers mousse & glass of wine
food points used = 27
activity points earned = 6
so, only 2 bad days this week, but they were very bad! hopefully I'll get a result at the scales
total food points this week = 276.5 (196 allowed)
total activity points this week = 41.5
02/10/2008 04:07
week 30
ok, it's Sunday, day 6 of week 30, and I've just woken up and am blogging from my bed reflecting on the week so far and contemplating the remainder.
I've just had 2 disastrous days in a row after being good for the first 3 days.
Tuesday
was really good as far as beakfast, lunch & dinner concerned, went to the gym and did 8.5 activity points - was only let down slighly as it was Shrove Tuesday and I had 3 pancakes which took me just over my allowance.
Wednesday
fruit salad & yogurt for breakfast, then cycled to work (5.75 miles)
Midday I ate 5 points worth of dried fruit & nuts as fuel before going for a 3 mile run (36 mins).
After the run Mike knocked up lunch for me which was heavier than I would have done myself - 10 points for rump steak, rice & veg!
cycled home from work and got a chinese takeaway for dinner, but was really good and chose a low-point option - King Prawn Chow Mein for 5.5 points, followed by a low-fat yogurt.
Finished the day 2 points under my food allowance and with 12.5 activity points earned.
Thursday
a really unusual day - had muesli with skimmed milk and dried apricots before cycling to work. Lunchtime I had sweet & sour chicken with rice and made some pancakes!
Went to the pub for 2 pints after work and then Claire picked me and my bike up after she'd been shopping to save my legs from cycling home!
For dinner we had a large chicken kebab each (only 5.5 points) and I finished the day 0.5 points within my allowance (not counting any activity points) - extraordinary considering the pancakes, beer, chinese, kebab consumption!
Friday
Cycled to work and was famished when I got to the office so had muesli with soya milk and brazils & dried apricots (8.5 points)
Lunchtime I got creative and did tuna & salmon on toast with mixed beans, sweetcorn, onion & garlic! (9 points)
Went to the pub again and had 2 pints before cycling home, when I got home I had a beer head on and went for a curry with rice & naan plus 3 more beers and a double decker.
7.5 activity points earned were dwarfed by 69 food points consumed from my 28 points daily allowance :(
Saturday
skipped breakfast and got on with numerous tasks I had to get done
Lunchtime I had a fry-up for brunch plus hot cross buns (16 points)
Popped into the pub in the afternoon and had a pint of Magners before going home and getting ready to go out with Charlie & Stu for a meal and movie.
Dinner was a bit of a blowout totalling 44 points :(
Movie was crap!
Result = 63 points consumed, 0 activity points earned - what a crap day.
So here's to some damage limitation today and tomorrow to mitigate the potential sabotage of my program that I've created in the last 2 days.
02/10/2008 03:32
week 29
this week was not so bad for over-eating as last week, but still excessive
went over on my food points by:
Tues -3.5
Weds 8
Thurs -2.5
Fri 33.5
Sat -1
Sun 11
Mon 4
for the week 49.5 points more eaten than my allowance :(
I tried to make up for it with some exercise, 2 gym sessions, dog walking/running and a 3 mile run, generating 24.5 activity points, which is probably what saved me at the scales....
weigh-in saw a 1lb loss - not enough to be on track for my target, but better than my over-indulgence deserved.
weight = 14st 13.5lb
to reach target: 12st by 15 Jul means 1.8lb per week to lose EVERY WEEK
(see my graph here)
02/10/2008 03:20
week 28 - not great
hi folks, sorry to have been absent the last few weeks!
week 28 was pretty poor for me, only had 3 days where I stuck to my points allowance, the other 4 (Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon) went pretty pear-shaped.
weigh-in result reflected my poor resolve and I put on half a pound :(
weight = 15st 0.5lb
to reach target: 12st by 15 Jul means 1.75lb per week to lose EVERY WEEK
01/22/2008 16:56
week 27 weigh in
disappointed :(
I lost 1.5lbs over the last week - I had been hoping for more, as I behaved better than most weeks food/drink wise, consuming 206.5 points against an allowance of 203, but with 22.5 activity points earned I felt I deserved better.
oh well, a loss is better than a gain, and I still feel that my goal of 12 stone by July 16th is acheivable - 25 weeks to lose 42lbs, thats 1.7lb per week from here on.
