Today is the day!

This morning I weighed in, this morning I dug the WW books out and this morning I have opened my new journal!

I studied the gym timetable last night, and have I will do my gym routine tomorrow.

I will keep you up to date......

Gym induction

I had my first trip to the gym yesterday. I now have a routine to get me going for the first three weeks, then it will be reviewed. I bought a new pair of trackie bottoms today to keep me covered up, though my capri pants will be fine too, but if I am going to go 5 times a week, I will definately need more than two pairs.  I need to decide how I am going to split the gym and swimming. I am thinkingMOn, Wed and Fri gym, and Tues and Thurs swimming, my instructor said 3 gym sessions should be aimed for, so I think I'll do that.

I am not sure when the diet will start, it depends how long the christmas naughties last I suppose!

A New Start

I have done it again haven't I?!

I have drifted off the fine line.

Well, today I have taken a HUGE step, and joined the gym.

I have been toying with it for a while, and then I saw an advert and it clinched it. The local hotel has a gym, and they are offering free membership during December. Its a good saving, and I don't have to pay for the rest of the month, not that there is a lot left, but I can go use the sauna, pool etc until I have my induction next Friday. Now, the WW book has to come out from hiding, and I need to find my diet sheets on my laptop, but I wont be starting that until the New Year. I am not being silly, I know I want to enjoy Christmas as usual, and am not going to beat myself up about it.

My Christmas pressie just arrived!!!! Dh told me it would come today by courier, and its just come. I am under order of death not open it!!!! So its gone on top of the fridge so its out of sight. Out of sight out of mind......yeah right!!!!

I have been to Sainsburys and done the rest of the Christmas shop, I couldn't get a goose, and I didn't want to go back tomorrow morning so I got a duck. I thought we'd still go along the lines of something a bit different. I can get a few bits while at work between now and then, but I wanted to get the most of it done. I will get a few more bits of cheese and some olives for dh, some fresh bread on Christmas Eve, and basicly anything else I have forgotten!!

I have cinnamon sticks for the hot apple cider, and cloves for the ham, plenty of stuffing and chipolatas for the main meal, and smoked salmon, eggs and bagels for breakfast.

Well, I will see you in the new year!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

After the weekend

Well, despite going out for the Thai meal with my sister, I haven't gone up on the scales, I haven't gone down either, but never mind I can't have my cake and lose weight now can I?

I have been job hunting again today, as usual, there is nothing exciting on the job centre website. The best one, which is a shop I like, is for too few hours and its only temporary. A real bummer. I do have the interview on Thursday though, which would be good.
I didn't get the job I interviewed for two weeks ago, but I didn't get great vibes, that could be hindsight though. Well, hey ho!

Day 8

I am ashamed to say that I haven't done a long walk today. I have been getting things together for a car boot sale this sunday and my back was hurting. Yeah, yeah excuses excuses!
I was supposed to get a few bits together to share a pitch with my sister, but I think I have enough for one of my own! I just need to find some blankets now as I don't have a table to put everything on. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain!!

Day 6

I have been on my walk with both Harvey and Coco this afternoon, and both were very good. I changed the route slightly on the way home, but it didn't make a difference  really, instead on 4.05 miles it was 4.10.
On the home front, we have new fence panels down the left hand side of the garden. Its lovely not to have to look left and make sure no one is there to catch you! That makes us sound like really horrible neighbours, but man can they talk, and boy are they nosey! I have made a couple of flower beds around the posts to make them a bit prettier, and the dogs have already flattened one of the plants!

Day 5

I've decided that as I have a hard time debating over titles every day, I am going to be boring and just count the days, but anyway thats irrelevant!
I have been on my 4 mile walkies today, so I have been a good girl! I did have two biscuits this morning with a cuppa, but that isn't exactly earth shattering, other than that I haven't snacked today. I am cooking a turkey casserole today so lots of veggies this evening.
Dh is going off to buy new fence panels this evening so hopefully we will have some privacy in the garden, next door are so flamin' nosey! I just hope the weather holds so we can make the most of the garden!

Apre Walkies

Time for a rest I believe, I walked 4 miles with Coco!
I did find a new route though, so that was good. My pedometer said I burnt about 750 calories, so maybe I burnt off most of that treacle tart!

The Effects of the Weekend

Well, even after a bad d.day yesterday, it hasn't been so bad.
We went to the pub for lunch yesterday lunchtime with friends, and although I had a good meal, I couldn't resist the treacle tart!
I feel foolish as I have broken my new resovle very soon, but it was planned, and we eat out very little, so it shouldn't happen again.
Well, I am just off out for a long walk with Coco, so maybe I can burn off some of those tart calories!

A New Beginning

Well, well, well!
It must be that time of year again.
It must be the thought of those summer photos being developed!
I have just discovered extrapounds.com today by means of an accident/fluke or sheer good luck. However I want to register it in my silly little brain, it also saw an amazing piece of technology that may just help me keep on track and a bulb lit up like a christmas tree.
I need to do this for me, and more importantly, I WANT to do this!
So, here I am, setting up my account, and thought I should write a little ditty on how it all began. Hopefully in a year or so, I'll be able to look back and laugh at myself, though with a tinge of sadness and understand not only why I began this journey, but how brave I was to face up to my demons.
It may be a more anonymous route than going to a WW meeting every week, but it doesn't make me any less accountable. I have graphs and lots of other gadgets to show up any set backs, and hopefully lots of support from new found friends on extrapounds.com
I have decided to post a photo of me that was taken in 2005, you may think thats an old photo, but when you are like me, you avoid cameras like the plague. I am more or less the same weight then as I am now, give or take a pound or two, so it is accurate. I am already thinking differently than I was just this morning. I would never have shared that awful photo with anyone before, but now I see it as facing up to exactly who I am and how people perceive me. I want that to change, and it will.