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!!
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Week 12
Day 1 – Right back on the straight and narrow now. No more visitors and no more holiday time!
Day 2 – The last of the trousers I brought with us have come out today and my Bon Marche size 20 jeans will be consigned to the clothes bin at some stage. Strangely enough I am now in M & S size 20 and Cotton Traders size 22. I felt very down today, I keep getting bouts of homesickness – I haven’t been home for 9 weeks now and still have another 2½ weeks before we head south again. Thank goodness for Richard though, he tries to boost me up – it doesn’t always work – but he does keep me from hitting the biscuit tin!
Day 3 – I spent a lot of time today downloading and printing off new WW recipes. I’m looking forward to trying some of them out. Richard has been asking for roasted vegetables so I had a go using cooking spray and it was a great success :-)
Day 5 – Having been so good so far this week, today I sinned – big time! We had had a tiring morning doing locks when we came across an old mill which has been converted into a themed shopping attraction and boasted a restaurant. The menu was pretty pathetic and I ended up having a chicken goujon wrap and chips though I didn’t eat all the chips. That would probably have been OK but then we stopped at a well known ice cream parlour. They had 40 different varieties to choose from and I managed to narrow it down to 3 L I have to admit that the ice cream was superb but I just hate to think how many points! Still I hadn’t touched my weekly points this week.
Day 7 – 4 lbs! I am amazed and so pleased. 1lb off a 2 stone loss now and I’m under 17 stone. For the last couple of days we have had lots of locks to do and yesterday I amassed 10 Activity Points. Just to let you know that Lucy is still doing well, though she did have a slight hiccup, but she has now lost 3 stone :-)
Day 2 – The last of the trousers I brought with us have come out today and my Bon Marche size 20 jeans will be consigned to the clothes bin at some stage. Strangely enough I am now in M & S size 20 and Cotton Traders size 22. I felt very down today, I keep getting bouts of homesickness – I haven’t been home for 9 weeks now and still have another 2½ weeks before we head south again. Thank goodness for Richard though, he tries to boost me up – it doesn’t always work – but he does keep me from hitting the biscuit tin!
Day 3 – I spent a lot of time today downloading and printing off new WW recipes. I’m looking forward to trying some of them out. Richard has been asking for roasted vegetables so I had a go using cooking spray and it was a great success :-)
Day 5 – Having been so good so far this week, today I sinned – big time! We had had a tiring morning doing locks when we came across an old mill which has been converted into a themed shopping attraction and boasted a restaurant. The menu was pretty pathetic and I ended up having a chicken goujon wrap and chips though I didn’t eat all the chips. That would probably have been OK but then we stopped at a well known ice cream parlour. They had 40 different varieties to choose from and I managed to narrow it down to 3 L I have to admit that the ice cream was superb but I just hate to think how many points! Still I hadn’t touched my weekly points this week.
Day 7 – 4 lbs! I am amazed and so pleased. 1lb off a 2 stone loss now and I’m under 17 stone. For the last couple of days we have had lots of locks to do and yesterday I amassed 10 Activity Points. Just to let you know that Lucy is still doing well, though she did have a slight hiccup, but she has now lost 3 stone :-)
Sunday 19 August 2012
Week 11
Day 2 – Went out for a meal tonight and I’m afraid I went for it! Three courses plus chips though I actually couldn’t eat them all. I didn’t have wine though.
Day 3 – Holiday time is hard but I am being good. We are taking a picnic lunch out with us each day. I started with a WW sandwich but discovered that one piece of bread is 1 point but 2 pieces are 3 points!!! I’m now taking a plain salad, French Fries and some fruit. I do have an ice cream every afternoon though.
Day 5 - Another meal out but again no wine. I had three courses with some chips.
Day 6 – 3 pairs of cropped trousers were put into a clothes bin today – that’s 5 pairs in total now.
Day 7 – 1lb - I would have been quite happy to have stayed the same but we have done a lot of walking through the week (46 activity points), it just goes to show how good exercise is.
Day 3 – Holiday time is hard but I am being good. We are taking a picnic lunch out with us each day. I started with a WW sandwich but discovered that one piece of bread is 1 point but 2 pieces are 3 points!!! I’m now taking a plain salad, French Fries and some fruit. I do have an ice cream every afternoon though.
Day 5 - Another meal out but again no wine. I had three courses with some chips.
Day 6 – 3 pairs of cropped trousers were put into a clothes bin today – that’s 5 pairs in total now.
Day 7 – 1lb - I would have been quite happy to have stayed the same but we have done a lot of walking through the week (46 activity points), it just goes to show how good exercise is.
Week 10
Day 2 – Doing well though had a little bit of chocolate and some Maltesers as we played Scrabble. Not drinking more than my one G & T each evening though.
Day 3 – Oh dear we went for a Thai meal with Penny and Jim and I drank far too much – I just hate the think what the points totalled up to! However I really enjoyed the evening, the food and the wine so what the hell! If I haven’t lost any weight this week I don’t mind though Week 11 is going to be hard too as we are “on holiday”. I have set myself a target of losing 2 stone before we go home on September 4th but that is not seeming very likely now. My original target was 1½ stone in that time so I must be happy that anything over that is really an added bonus.
Day 7 – 2lbs! I am really amazed though the Gargrave and Bank Newton locks on Sunday were really hard work so maybe that worked off some of Saturday night’s naughties! We are now on holiday so let’s see how it goes.
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Week 9
Day 1 – Right I need to get back on track after a week without a weight loss. I can do this – I know I can.
Day 5 & 6 – We spent two days in Leeds and not far from a Pizza Express but I was so good and, even though Richard said we could go, I said no I would leave a meal out until Penny and Jim were with us. I did have a naughty Dime Bar shake though but I also earned 10 activity points on the same day!
Day 7 – 2lbs this week which I am really pleased about. We now have Penny and Jim with us so I need to be self-disciplined and not go mad. I am going to cook WW dinners for them and no doubt go out one night. What I did discover is that sparkling wine (my favourite) is lower in points than ordinary white wine :-)
Day 5 & 6 – We spent two days in Leeds and not far from a Pizza Express but I was so good and, even though Richard said we could go, I said no I would leave a meal out until Penny and Jim were with us. I did have a naughty Dime Bar shake though but I also earned 10 activity points on the same day!
Day 7 – 2lbs this week which I am really pleased about. We now have Penny and Jim with us so I need to be self-disciplined and not go mad. I am going to cook WW dinners for them and no doubt go out one night. What I did discover is that sparkling wine (my favourite) is lower in points than ordinary white wine :-)
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