.6

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:14

.6 "gain" this week. Really cannot complain because last night was pizza night, so I am sure the sodium, etc didn't help. And TOM is due any day next week. Lucky me.

Here's to week 2 of the challenge!! Happy weekend, friends!

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Going Veggie

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:14

So...I have decided to go vegetarian...for several personal reasons. Im pretty excited about it and im going to start looking up lots of ways to do that and be on weight watchers. my husband is totally cool with giving up meat as well so that makes me support system even better!

so this thanksgiving I am not eating turkey lol. for the first time ever!

The only thing i may still have is cheese, some dairy products, and some fish, but at that I plan to limit them. No more chicken, ham/pork/, turkey, or beef for me.

Just thought I would share...and if anyone has any good tips, ideas recipes, send em over! im excited to start this!

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Goals

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:14

My goals!

12/10/2008 - 250 lbs
1/7/2009 - 242 lbs
2/4/2009 - 234 lbs
3/4/2009 - 226 lbs
4/1/2009 - 218 lbs
4/29/2009 - 210 lbs
5/27/2009 - 202 lbs
6/24/2009 - 194 lbs
7/22/2009 - 186 lbs
8/19/2009 - 178 lbs
9/16/2009 - 170 lbs
10/14/2009 - 162 lbs
11/11/2009 - 154 lbs
12/9/2009 - 145 lbs

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Woo its the weekend

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:13

First slip up in a while - my mum decided to get takeaway fish and chips because she was too tired to cook, and I had a few in a slice of bread, with margarine, instead of my planned stir fry. Well, I'll just say this - it could have been a LOT worse.

Tonight I'm going out, which means drinking! Wine gets me merry the quickest so I'll have a couple of glasses of that before, then stick to vodka and diet Coke when we're out, and make up the points tomorrow. The only benefits of being 4' 11' and therefore a complete lightweight mean that a) I'm a cheap date, and b) it doesn't take too much alcohol (and therefore points!) to get me merry). I haven't been out for about 3 weeks and apart from the usual worry about what to wear, I'm looking forward to it. I can't really afford any new clothes at the moment what with Christmas and my holiday around the corner, so I'll be pulling on the old faithfuls - slimming (I hope) black jeans, sparkly top and shrug to disguise the considerable bingo wings.

I'm desperate for numbers - I need to know how much I weigh! I only have to wait until Tuesday, but its weird doing this not knowing exactly how much you have lost. That's my fault of course for chickening out of WW for 3 weeks. My clothes are still loose, which is good, although I still can't do up the bottom button on my lovely size 18 H&M coat that I bought on a whim a few months ago. It barely fitted me when I actually bought it, so I have made some progress, and I'd love to be able to get that last button up before it gets too warm to wear it!

I haven't exercised today as I've been so busy - I've been volunteering and helping out various family members, but I'll either be in the gym or running in the park tomorrow. I've started my Running Made Easy programme again and have been doing the first part of the programme on the treadmill this week (walk 3 mins, run 1 min). Having the PT sessions is really helping and I've surprised myself (and my trainer, probably, given the size of me lol) by how much I can actually do. I'm beginning to have a new-found respect for my body and its capabilities, rather than loathing it, and myself.

I'm off to watch the X Factor, but this time NOT accompanied by the Pringles I polished off in front of last week's episode......................

x x x x x

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it's over

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:12

Hi everyone. This is just going to be a brief post. B and I talked today and we are not going to continue the relationship.

He told me he didn't have enough time to commit to the relationship - he's been really stressed out with work and with trying to juggle that and start up his own company. He's planning to put in his 2 weeks notice on Dec. 1 and then is going to have to really work hard on his company to make enough money to live on. He said it wouldn't be fair to me to put me in that situation when he's going to be so stressed and not sure how well he'll handle it.

I'm feeling very sad, but I know I will be ok. I'm glad to have some resolution and no longer be in a state of not knowing what would happen.

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Happy Saturday!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:11

Okay challenge girls, tomorrow is the last day to post your week 1 weigh in!!

I've also added the mini challenges for week 2 so head on over and check them out!

I'm just hanging around the house today. I've gotten a good bit of house cleaning done and I'm getting ready to hit the treadmill for some interval training. After that it will be a quick trip to Wal Mart for a new filter for the vacuum cleaner. All this cat hair has killed my old one. :)

I was a very bad girl yesterday. I had movie popcorn and then went to my favorite restaurant for a later than normal dinner. I had the chicken salad croissant and OMG it was delicious. It was piled so high with chicken salad that I had to eat it with a fork and knife. I ate half of the bread and then ended up digging the chicken salad out of the second half. I haven't been on the scales this whole week and after all of yesterday's food I am scared to see the damage I have done!

The theater was not sold out for Twilight yesterday but there were very few empty seats. I won't spoil anything for those of you who have not yet seen the movie but I will say the book was MUCH better than the movie. I ended up having to explain a lot of things to Dd simply because of all of the things left unanswered in the movie. In the end I did like the movie but I wasn't in love with it the way I am with the books!

I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!
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uploading your virtual model

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:11

how do you get your virtual models uploaded

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Journey from Fatland...

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:11

Well, I got up and weighed in this morning and I am down a total of 12 Pounds now! I am very excited.I have not drunk soda pop in over a month now! ( from a 2-liter a day habit) I am cutting my portions way down, and I tried to get an exercise routine in place, though sadly that plan failed. I do plan to start over and makes some adjustments so maybe I can stick to it. I go strong for about 3 days, and then I think of 100 things better to do, and since I am hurting anyways, those 100 things sound way better. I know, shame on me, if I just stick with it it will get tons easier.Well I am gonna start over, go walking today and and see if I can lose a couple more pounds this week. Good luck to all, and thanks for reading my journey out of fatland.

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Back and determined...

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:11

Well, helloooo EP peeps, yes I am returned like Lazarus from the dead...

Guess what! Guess what!

I was driving home last week from a gym class at Extreme Fitness and so I noticed that a new Good Life had opened up across the street, I turned in, went inside and had a look around a chat with a sales chicky and she gave me a pass...I told her I was interested in a personal trainer...appointed booked...the following day...ok went in talked to personal trainer sales guy, kinda young but very honest to my surprise...

he said "I am not going to try to sell you anything until you come in and try a session for free with a personal trainer, don't worry, I will match you up with the exact type of trainer that you are looking for"...btw, he used to work at Extreme and deported over to Good Life why?..."I was not happy with them, I saw the slimy things they were doing with the clients..."

"hmmm...already liking this place" I am thinking

So I go in meet my personal trainer this last Monday for my free session, he is up front and honest, exactly what I told sales guy I wanted my trainer to be. A no bullshit type of person who wanted to see my body change as much as I wanted to see it change...not someone who is going to be in lala land while I had a weight hanging above my head...which I have observed at my gym. I told this all to sales guy and he gave me exactly what I wanted. This guy is funny and he is huge, I am sorry but the first time I saw him...I thought...."Shrek"

No he is not ugly just built like Shrek with the huge muscles and the square head and the sticky out ears...LOL! He is actually quite a sweet heart and a cutie pie. But he told me...don't like me because you will hate me pretty soon...I said good! because that is what I want to pay for...a personal ass kicker!

I saw my weight creeping up to 160 again and I even saw the scale tell it to me one day...I swore I wouldn't go back there and I did, so now drastic measures are being taken to get me to goal.

"Shrek" told me...absolutely he can get me to 135 at 20% fat I am currently 34% body fat...I think I was like 45% body fat last year when I started at Extreme. I told him if he gave me 110% I would give him 110% without a doubt...I don't want to waste my money or his time...he was happy to hear that. He told me how people waste money and don't work hard with him and in the end he gets the blame because they didn't see results...he said he has no problem pushing people but if they give him nothing back he gets frustrated and just sits back and lets the clients run the show....I told him get me results, I don't care how he does it...I will follow his plan to a T...because I work hard for my money. And now that I have bitten the bullet and paid for it...I am determined.

I will be trained 3 times a week for 4 months...I will do my measurements, and pics soon...Let the games begin!

Another thing I liked about this gym, I only met people once or twice and already they all know my name and greet me by name and ask me how was my workout...WOW a personable gym and friendly? I am in love!

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day 6.. nearly the end of week 1!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 22:02:11

I'm having a really lazy day today. Quite happily, I might add!!! It's chilly outside and Im tucked up inside with films and a duvet :) I've decided to make Sunday my cleaning day this week! I'm going to have to be careful tomorrow as Monday is my weigh in day.. I don't want to blow it at the last hurdle!!! So I wil definitely be looking for ways to keep busy!

Todays food has been good.. Decided to opt for a hot breakfast which was lovely! And a welcomed change to my usual branflakes and yogurt!!!

Breakfast: Baked beans on a slice of wholegrain toast 4
Apple 0.5

Lunch: New potato salad with halloumi 4
Mullerlight 1.5

Snack: Apple 0.5

Dinner: Chilli con carne with brown rice 5.5

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