I'M STUFFED !

and so's my internet connection at home

It keeps going wrong, which is very annoying.

I have lost my will power just lately, and keep giving into temptation terribly.  I did my salsa-cise last night but I am sure I could see the weight I feel I have gained in the studio mirror. 

I have missed 2 WIs, the last one was because we were invited out for a meal with the in-laws, very annoying.  Which also meant I missed my dance class and my run I should do this week.

THEN last night the kitchen planner came round which meant I didn't get to do my run either

I 'will' find my will power again, I DEFINITELY want to get to target by August 23rd.  Our friends are renewing their wedding vows and it's a dress up affair, and it will also mark a year to the day that I decided to join WW.

COME ON JULIE YOU CAN DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a nice weekend all

Jxx

WOO HOO !!!! MY INTERNET IS WORKING !!! (update)

I turned my PC on to download some photo's and my Skype connection popped up and my DD said Hi !!!

MY INTERNET CONNECTION IS WORKING - PRAISE THE LORD !!!!

Oh how I have missed you lot. This site is great therapy for us lardy arse's trying to loose weight (no offence of course ) 

I have also found The Biggest Loser on Sky Real Lives TV, which I am recording and watching when I have breakfast, so I might just start to get my determination back like I had before - fantastic 

The chinese buffet went well.  They ordered a mixed starters for us all to share, and aromatic duck for the middle course (my favourite) then we chose our main and I had Thai Chilli King Prawns and Stir Fried Vegetables, which I didn't think was too bad (oh and prawn crackers - rude not too !)

I will also admit to a few bacardi & cokes, but I did have 2 large bottles of water as well 

That was Friday, then Saturday morning came along and I was up and out and down the gym by 8am.  I managed to do a FOUR mile run on the treadmill in 40 minutes and then did my dance fit class - GO ME !!!! 

I have got quite a bit of running to do next week, but really want to keep to the training program (if I don't my DD will get me )

Talking of DD.  It was my turn to play at being photographer, I took some photo's of my lovely DD whilst she is carrying my little grandaughter (GD is due 09.08.08) I am sure she will post one or two of the better shots Nana-J took, so look out for them on here

Oh, guess what .....  my WWWWI is double booked again this week. My DH's dad has invited us out for a meal to celebrate his recent wedding, so we can't say no, which means I won't get to WI this week either   which also means I will miss out on my dance fit class too

I think I will have to try to find another class to go to.... 

Anyway, I have really loved catching up with you all now my internet is back up and running

I hope you have all had a good weekend

Must go, the washing up is calling me - worse luck 

Jxx

A QUICKIE !!

I'm at work and shouldn't be doing this I can tell you

But had to let you know, I have 'chosen' to stay the same this week as I had other arrangements yesterday ...

So, no official WWWWI, as I was at WW (Wednesday Wimbledon )

Had Pimms, Champagne, Strawberries, 3 course meal, then went to sit at Centre Court to watch the first match where I did my best NOT to fall asleep !!  

You know that feeling, after eating a big christmas dinner and just wanting to lay down and snooze, thats exactly how I felt after all of the above - how bad is that !!

Thankfully I had my sun glasses on to disguise my droppy eye lids

All dressed up to the nine's and falling asleep on centre court - how embarrasing am I !!

Anyway, I had a lovely time and did find some energy to watch Federer win his match.

Today I am back on it (WW that is, not champagne !!) I will sort my link out for my marathon web site, once it is finished, and I am planning on doing 3 miles tonight before Salsa-cise - god help me

Tomorrow, well tomorrow I have a works do - all you can eat chinese buffet can you believe   It's gonna be yummy   So Saturday I will definitely be down the gym !

Hope to catch up with you all tomorrow, gotta go .....

Love ya, J xxx

WOBBLE WOBBLE - JULES IS HERE !!

Hi ya

Thank you for all your support, you do make me smile

I finished that pill yesterday, so over the next few days I should find my old self again, and get back on track  (with legs firmly crossed )

I have 2 weeks to go before I start a new weight loss card at WW.  So I have told myself I want to loose 3lb (at least) by then.  So, when I start the new weight loss card I will be 10st 10lb and determined NOT to gain until I reach my 10st 3lb target

I went to my Salsa-cise last Thursday and it was great fun.  I always put so much effort in, I nearly keeled over at the end I was so cream crackered.

I ran 2 miles on Saturday morning and then did another dance class.  The class started at 9am so I reckon that shows some determination in itself

I lost my focus on my marathon training last week, but then I realised that I have not asked for any sponsor's yet, well I don't want to ask too soon.  If I did have some sponsor's that would inspire me more to keep up with my training.  It's all very well letting myself down, but I wouldn't want to let anyone else down.  So today I have started to create my fundraising page ready to send it out to 'everyone' (hint hint )  I'll add it to this site if I can, so if you fancy giving me a push start that would be lovely .... and if you don't I'll send round the boys (come to think of it you'd probably prefer that  !)

I had a lovely weekend with my little Harry-J, he had great fun getting holes in the knees of his new jeans just to annoy his mummy and get his Nana-J told off, but he enjoyed it anyway

Yesterday me and DH had what you might call a 'Liquid' afternoon, wow I don't think we have done that before.  We got to the pub at 1pm and left at 8pm   Well the sun was out, I guess it went to our heads

Anyway, I am now trying to get myself back on track.  I am not expecting a loss this week, but from the following week onwards it back to business

I will now try to come and see how you're all doing

Take care, and thanks for calling by

Lots of love

Jxx

CONTRACEPTION = WEIGHT GAIN !!

Well, 3 weeks ago I changed my pill, I have been down in the dumps and my appetite has rocketed

2 weeks later I gained 2lb

3 weeks later I gained another 3lb

So, when I finish this pack (3 days to go) I will revert back to my old one and see how I go then  

I was hoping to stem rotten TOM's, but I think I would rather suffer than put my weight back on with this new pill

Even though I have gained 5lb in the last 2 weeks my clothes are still OK, and I am still 10st 'something', which is a positive thing if nothing else

My motivation for the half marathon is wearing thin too, which I will also blame this pill for.  I couldn't even be bothered to go to my dance class last night before my WI, but I knew deep down I would feel better for it, so I went along and it did do the trick

Salsa-cise tonight, I will go, I enjoy that even more than the dance fit class, so that HAS to be done.

I could also blame the building work getting me down to, so I guess I am going through all sorts of upheaval at the moment, so the above isn't much of a surprise

Here's to next week, when my faithful Mojo returns and I won't have any  faces on my blog !!  (I'll send some Mojo over Zed42)

Still no internet at home, but I will try to come to visit you all, thanks for supporting me in my 'weak' of need xxxxx

Love Jxx

FINDING IT HARD ....

Wasn't going to bother to check out EP ?????

That tells me I am loosing my will power

My son got my internet working at home yesterday, until he went home and it went wrong again

I have such a sweet tooth at the moment.  I will get my WWWWI done this week and start putting my focus back into it properly from Thursday ....

God this is getting harder as time goes on, I can see me throwing in the towel and putting it all back on .....

LIfe can be a bitch can't it

Jxx

BIG BERTHA HERE !

Well thats what the scales would like me to think.  They weighed me in 2lb heavier this week, yet here I am sitting (yes sitting) at my desk in a pair of size 10 trousers

I stress the word 'sitting' because once upon a time size 10s wouldn't even go up my thighs, let alone pull up, do up and have room left to actually sit down in them !!

Also, a 2lb gain over 2 weeks ain't bad - is it ?

So, I am just a bit pleased with myself, although I know I should also take this 2lb gain as a reminder that I want to get to my target, and gaining just means I have further to go to get there

So far today I have had a yoghurt for breakfast, a WW chocolate bar for a snack, a tin of WW tomato soup and a pack of WW crisps = 5 points

Tonight I am due to run 2 miles as part of my training, then I plan to do my Salsa-cise class, which will be good, cos she does the same routine for the whole month, which means I have some diea what I should be doing, and then I get to go home to watch 'PS I Love You' on DVD and eat whatever is left in the fridge - which isn't alot I can assure you (cos I have already eaten most of it !!)

So, thats me updated, I hope you are all getting on well

I'm off to enjoy a few days without my DH as he is off to play golf in Portugal, due back Monday, so my weekend is my own - marvellous

Take care

Jxx

WWWWI DAY TODAY ....

and yet to find out the result.

It's lunch time, so I have 6.5 hours until I stand on the dreaded scales to find out what damage I may or may not have done.

I have been eating like a trooper just lately.  Stress related, which I am finding hard to control.  Stress mainly down to the building site I am living in and the fact my kitchen is meerly a shell, with all my food out on show, so nothing is hidden from my view.

I ate 3 merginue nests and 2 packs of pop corn within the space of about 10 minutes last night ???  Purely because they were there !!!!!!  I had my dinner afterwards !!

DH went to the pub and I stayed home alone fancying a drink myself, except the only thing left was large bottles of Magners (Cider) one of the highest alcoholic drinks you can have I think - didn't stop me though  

Anyway, never mind, it was nice and tonight I get to work myself silly in my dance fit class before my wonderful (not) WW Leader tells me what I've gone n done

God I hope it's not too awful !!  But whatever it is, I will sort it out.

Note to self - I have walked 5 miles this week !!!! That has got to have done something ??

DH is off to Portugal tomorrow, back Monday.  The plan was we wouldn't be going on holiday this year because of having the house done, then he goes and books a trip for him and the boys to go to Portugal ???  Hallo ??? What about me ??

He also leaves me with no Sky TV to watch, which means The Biggest Loser series I found is not being recorded at all

Infact the only thing I can watch are DVDs ...... exercise DVDs perhaps ...... ha !  perhaps NOT I say !!!!

Blimey where did all that come from ?  Must be my evil twin .....

Anyway, I best go before I explode

I hope you all have good WI's, I'll let you know my 'score' tomorrow

Take care

Jxxx

I MISS YOU GUYS !!!

This is the first chance I have had to get on the net.  People keep talking to me !!!!!  GO AWAY I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO !!!

Like catch up with my EP buddies, and now I only have 5 minutes left of my dinner hour - I suppose I can't help being so popular - LOL !!!

OK - My update is ...

DOORS - Are now in, The door men were very handsome, I tried to get a photo for you but they kept ducking

BUILDING WORK - Still going on, no end in sight, but have managed to order kitchen appliances, some furniture and new fire ready  

FOOD - Bloody awful    I think I have worms   (Only joking I hasten to add !!)  But I can't stop blinking eating .... very annoying

CAR - Drivers door lock has not been working, so yesterday and today I had to walk to work whilst it got fixed - thats 5 miles in total, should help shed the excess food I have consumed - fingers crossed anyway

DH - Getting on my nerves again, but he's off to Portugal on Thursday - thank god !!!

WORK - and now it's 1pm and I have to get back to it - worse luck

So, I am hoping I get a chance to call in on you guys tomorrow morning to see how you're doing

WI tomorrow - god help me

Love you, take care, wish I could get internet at home, but still a problem at the mo

Until next time

Jxx

PS Just ordered tickets to take my dad to see Barry Manilow in December - dragging my lil sister along for good measure - should be fun

I'M LOVING MY SALSA-CISE !!

Morning

Just reporting in before work ....

I did 1.7 miles on the treadmill last night, which is part of my 16 week training programme.  I really didn't want to go to the gym last night, I was knackered from the night before, but I knew I would be so disappointed with myself if I didn't.

It was hard work just doing 1.7miles, what am I going to be like doing 13 !!!!  and how am I going to control my bowels doing 13 ??? (sorry, bit too much info there) I think I am going to have to stick a cork up my wotzit !!!  LOL !!!  (sorry again, but it's all I could think of to stop any accidents !!)

Anyway... moving on ..... I then went into my Salsa-cise class, I am now one of the 'good' one's in the class.  Like I always say, I am no dancer, but I remember all the moves, and keep up with the teacher, and I do not stop joggin in between routine's.  I look a complete wreck when I come out, infact I felt physically sick near the end of the class, but I wasn't going to give in, it was fantastic

They do say if you put so much effort in it can make you feel sick, so GO ME !!

AND I found a Biggest Loser show on Sky Real Lives TV - woo hoo !!!  It's a 'couples' one, I think it's in America, but haven't seen much of it yet.  I have Sky Plus'd it so I can start watching it before work again - I am so pleased, that show is so inspiring

It's a big day at my place today.  My DH is off work to Project Manage (Bless him, it's nice to let him think he's important  ) We are having the bi-folding doors fitted, which will mean the builders can open up the extension and really transform our little home.  I am so excited, I can't wait, and will be going home at lunch time to see how it's going - DH can then take me to the pub for lunch - there is a method in my madness ya know

OK, gonna get on, boss will be here soon and I need a cuppa

Have a lovely day, I have my grandson tomorrow, which will be lovely, so you guys have a lovely weekend too and I will update you all on the door situation on Monday - I can't wait to get internet back at home !!!

Love ya

Jxx

PS - I am wearing a pair of trousers to work today that DH bought me for christmas.  I did try to take them back as I could never imagine me getting into them, they are from the 'Petite' range.  Unfortunately the shop didn't have any more when I tried to exchange them - yet here I am today wearing them for work - amazing !!!