08/02/2009 10:46
One off and one on!
Been having a bit of a nightmare recently. I went to see a nutritionist who said I was short on vitamins A & B, magnesium and chromium. So I am taking supplements for that. She also said I am slighly anaemic and need to eat red meat. This is a bit of a struggle for me as I mainly live on chicken. But I have gone along with it to see if it helps.
She has also said I need something to help repair my gut caused by my wheat and dairy intolerance and that after taking it for three months I should be able to tolerate them in small amounts.
I also need to eat more fruit as I haven't really been eating very much - about 3-4 pieces of fruit a week.
Anyway I have adopted these changes and have gained a 1lb this week. Leader says it could be my body getting used to the changes.
I hope so.
Anyway as the saying goes, "the only way is up". So here we go ready to scale those heights.
04/29/2009 09:59
Update
Well played golf on Sunday on a very hilly course. I was like a little mountain goat. I certainly got a good work out for my legs and must have burned some calories.
On Monday I had a 20 min jog, didn't do much else as I was at work and then had tea at MIL's.
Tuesday I played 9 holes of golf, then had a golf lesson for an hour, had my hair cut and did some housework when I got back.
Today I have jogged 20 mins, have work but then plan to work on the garden when I get in if the weather stays nice.
Hopefully will show a loss at WI on Saturday
04/25/2009 14:20
Trying my best
Well was up at 6.45 and did a 20 min jog/run. It was so peaceful at that time, no cars out and only me and the animals enjoying the lovely weather.
I came home got back into bed to warm up - I always find I am very cold when I have been out running as I sweat quite a bit TMI I know!
Put some washing in ready to hang out after my walk.
Had breakfast then went out walking for an hour and a half with friends. We walk quite quickly and put the world to rights as we are going round so the time passes by quite quickly.
Mustn't forget I had WI and lost another 1lb so quite pleased with that.
Hung the washing out, made lunch for DS and myself. OH is playing golf today. Then going to mess about in the garden as I am waiting for Tesco to deliver my groceries. I hate shopping with a vengeance and as we had no food decided I had best do something about it!
Off back out into the garden now to plan how we can make a waterfall for the pond.
04/24/2009 21:03
This time I will do it!
I am finally getting round to writing about my weight problem.
I originally joined WW in 1990 when my daughter was just over a year old. I got to my goal weight in September 1990, then my husband told me he was having an affair. Somehow I managed to stay on track and maintain my weight. I did lose an extra 8lbs and started to look gaunt. In time I got back up to my goal weight and steadily maintained.
In 1993 I moved from Consett, Co Durham to Stockport to be with Richard. In April1994, I married Richard and got into the comfort eating and gained about a stone and a half. I re-joined WW and got to my goal in October 1994 just before we went on holiday to Florida for two weeks. Whilst away, I only gained 1lb. I was really pleased with myself.
In December 1994 I found out I was pregnant with my son, who was born in August 1996. I struggled to lose my pregnancy weight, but got to within about a stone of my goal weight when my mum suddenly died of cancer. It was such a shock to the system. I started to gain weight and put this down to comfort eating, although I could not see that I was overeating by that much. We kept travelling up the north east to see my dad who was devastated at the loss of my mum and he had multiple strokes. He couldn't live without her and sadly in June 2003 he died. This felt like the end of my world. I had always been daddies little girl and suddenly he wasn't there any more. My life was empty even though I had a husband and children. It was at this time that I had a constant headache, dizziness and general poorly feeling and it turned out I had a reaction to wheat, gluten and dairy.
I have managed to lose almost 2 stone since then, but am finding it a struggle. I hope that by starting this blog that I can stay on track and lose the rest of this weight.
Much as I loved my mum and dad, I am not yet ready to leave my husband and children to join them, so I must do something serious about my weight before it is too late. I know how I felt when I lost my mum and dad and I don't want my children to have to go through that for a long time to come.
So this is the first day of the rest of my life and I intend to live it to the full. I am getting rid of the excuses of why I can't lose weight and why I can't do things. I will be a more positive person. I want to be happy again. I need to move on.
So .... Here goes - wish me luck!
