Thursday 11 October 2012

Week 19

Day 3 – off to Bristol for the hen party.  The weekend started badly with a bacon baguette for lunch then straight onto our first activity which was cocktail making - this was great fun but too many vodka shots and other alcohol!  Dinner was pasta and Eton Mess and then some more alcohol but I did go to bed relatively sober!  Maybe it was the chicken kebab I had on our way back to the hotel – I didn’t eat the pitta!

Day 4 – cooked breakfast in the hotel and a sandwich and crisps on the train to London – oh dear!  The dinner in London was wonderful – 5 courses but nothing over the top and I didn’t drink very much really.

Day 5 – another cooked breakfast and sandwich and crisps on the train though I did have a Boots Shaper sandwich and French Fries.

Day 6 – out for a meal with my cousin and his wife tonight.  I chose a warm chicken and bacon salad but it lots of dressing on it – oh yes and a bowl of chips which I shared with Dawn.  No pudding J

Day 7 – I’ve lost a pound J  Not sure how I managed it but at least the one I put on has gone.  This means that the two weeks I was worried about weren’t too bad as my weight actually stayed the same and I really enjoyed all the food and drink.  I’ve now got 2 weeks of being good before my Mother’s 90th birthday weekend though I will be in charge and all the food will come out of the Weight Watchers recipes books.

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Week 18

Day 1 – this is not a good start! All 9 people came onto the boat and I cooked chilli – that wasn’t the problem it was the wine and the trifle the killed it!!

Day 2 – out for lunch and dinner today. Sandwich, pizza and wine - not good!

Day 3 – out for lunch and dinner again – bacon sandwich for breakfast on the boat, sandwich for lunch and Greek food with more wine for dinner :-(

Day 4 – cooked breakfast in the hotel this morning, sandwich for lunch and, I’m afraid to say, we were out for dinner again though I only had 1 gin and tonic.

Day 5 – back on the straight and narrow today but I’m sure the last four days will show on weigh day :-(

Day 7 – I’ve only put on 1lb which I am surprised about! The problem is that the hen night is coming up on Saturday along with a dinner in London on Sunday so I doubt if I will lose anything next week either.
 




Wednesday 26 September 2012

Week 17

Day 3 – we went to Southport today and took a picnic as I really wanted to have a cream tea! In fact we had an ice-cream AND a cream tea! I really enjoyed both of them!

Day 4 – an ice-cream again today but I was very good and only had one scoop!

Day 7 – being good has paid off as I have lost 3lbs! I have now lost just over 2½ stone (36 pounds) and am half-way to my goal of 5 stone. The wedding is in 7 weeks and I have 6 pounds to lose but there is a lot of socialising in the coming weeks so it might be a struggle. Socialising starts now as we are on our way to Liverpool for 5 days and it’s going to be hard as we will be a party of 9 people.
 

Thursday 20 September 2012

Week 16

Day 1 – We were in Lancaster today and had lunch out – it was only a sandwich but that was followed by a blow-out Chinese meal in the evening plus wine. Is there any hope for me?

Day 2 – We were joined this evening by my cousin who is staying for the weekend. To be on the safe side I cooked a chicken chasseur for tonight and a chilli for tomorrow. We did, however, have a bottle of sparkling wine between us.

Day 3 – Sue treated us to lunch out. We had just done 6 very hard locks and were exhausted and hungry. We all had a pork roll with a small portion of chips which I certainly didn’t find in the Pro Points calculator!

Day 6 – Blackpool today! We had lunch before we went out but you can’t go to the seaside and not have an ice-cream can you?? As it was Blackpool we also had to have fish and chips! We chose Harry Ramsdens and had an excellent meal. Not sure what it has done to my weight as its weigh day tomorrow!

Day 7 – 2lbs wow! I don’t deserve it really. I have no excuse for not being good in the coming week so I hope I can give a good report next week.







Wednesday 12 September 2012

Week 15

Day 2 – Another BBQ and again we had low fat sausages and chicken kebabs though there were also beefburgers and ordinary sausages on offer. However I did drink quite a bit of wine after my two gins :-)

Day 3 – Out for a 40th wedding anniversary lunch with my son’s future in-laws. I drove so only had a glass of bubbly for the toast. I don’t think I did too badly with the food and I didn’t eat again all day!

Day 5 – Back to the boat today. It was quite late by the time we had unpacked so we went out for a meal to the local pub. I probably overdid it but it was good!

Day 6 – Out for the day but I took a salad for my lunch and then devoured two scoops of Lake District ice cream – oh dear :-)

Day 7 – Well I stayed the same this week which isn’t surprising but still disappointing. I will have to try harder this week but we do have visitors this weekend.




Tuesday 11 September 2012

Week 14

Day 3 – We are now at home for a week and I hope I can keep the regime up. I know I won’t be doing as much exercise but I will just have to be good.

Day 5 – We had a BBQ tonight and as everyone present is trying to lose weight for the wedding we had low fat sausages and lovely chicken kebabs which we made ourselves. We didn’t miss all the other meats that we would usually have cooked.

Day 6 – I spent the day sorting out my wardrobe and took 3 bags of too large clothes to the charity shop and I bag to the clothes bank. My wardrobe is looking very empty now!

Day 7 – 3 lbs! Once again I’m really pleased. This coming weekend is going to be hard though :-)



Wednesday 29 August 2012

Week 13

Day 2 – I’ve been having real pizza longings :-( Today we went to the Trafford Centre in Manchester as we were passing. I didn’t want to buy anything but it was lunchtime so we had a Pizza Hut buffet. I’ve just tried to work out the points and it seems to be about 36 (I only get 32 a day now!). The sad part is that what I was really looking forward to was the crispy base of the pizza but it wasn’t that crispy – so I do feel a bit cheated.

Day 5 – I don’t feel as if I’ve had a good week. Yesterday I had a large ice cream and I’ve had another one today! I’ve also not been doing too well with my activity points. I’m not looking forward to weigh day.

Day 6 – I was able to walk for a mile early this morning though the towpath was pretty wet and muddy in places. Lucy phoned me at lunchtime as it is her weigh in day and she has lost 5lbs! She also lost 5lbs last week – I wish I knew how she does it!

Day 7 – 1lb! We went out for a meal last night and had three courses including breaded garlic mushrooms and ice cream. I feel that I don’t deserve to have lost anything this week. I have now lost 2 stone and had to throw away 7 pairs of trousers! My first goal was 1½ stone before September 4th and 2 stone before my son’s wedding in mid November. I am now exceeding my expectations and not suffering for it! The big question is can I lose a stone before the wedding? I’m going to have a damn good try!!