I have worked hard and not worked quite so hard. That's the trouble with holidays and birthdays, we get all fired up to lose weight for them, then blow it when we go away from our homes and routines. *sigh* and I am, like everyone else all too human.
So, here's the update from the various headings as I usually do them.
Food
My birthday week was good. I managed to stay away from things like birthday cake, so managed to lose a little then, which was the best birthday present really and generally I happened to stick to things pretty much until I went away, yes, I went away for 10 days, to film a music video 'Darn Sarf', well, in Portsmouth to be exact and time to do a bit of sight seeing as well as catching up with G's family, which was fun. You'd have expected me to drop off the wagon big time, well, I didn't. I was really good. Plenty of fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and healthy choices. OK, I slipped a couple of times and drank a few glasses of wine and ate the odd ice cream. When I weighed in on my return I'd only put 2 pounds on, which I was delighted with, it felt like 2 stone! So, what else have I been eating.. Tons of fruit, literally loads of it still, as well as plenty of vegetables, still averaging between 8 and 10 portions a day. I've had a few slip ups since coming back from my break, eating an Indian takeaway which was sublime and the odd bit of food when we've been out, which I've tried to 'track' as much as possible. With Weight Watchers, if I'm careful, I can save loads of points up and use them at the weekends, so if I find myself having an unexpected cake, or pint, its not going to hurt me too much overall.
Incidently I have to tell you about a great blog, which I've recently been told about by the WW representative 'R', she has told me how wonderful it is, so I have checked it out. Its called 'Slice of Slim' at http://www.slice-of-slim.com/ Its written by Janey, who has lost mostly 4.5stone with Weight Watchers and has shared her recipes with the world, which is really good. I tried her 'pizza' recipe last night, and while its not really enough like real pizza for me to comment (I made a big mistake of adding loads of basil instead of oregano...silly me) and far too much cottage cheese to the topping.. It was incredibly filling and I'm sure that is what contributed to my slight gain this week! However, I urge you to take a look, its a blog crammed full of useful information and recipes. I'm going to try her 'Leek and Asparagus Tartlets' this week at some point... I really am in the mood for something quiche-like.. I'm hoping it satisfies. So still loads of things to try out and get acquainted with.
Exercise
I began my free 12 week sessions at the gym before August too, giving myself a headstart before my holiday. Twice a week I would huff and puff my way through my session, and sloping off for a dip in the hydrotherapy pool after. I've found its built my stamina already,which I'm really pleased about. Upon walking on the Roaches, G said to me "Crikey a few weeks ago, you wouldn't have made it this far".. so its all going well. I keep pushing myself a bit harder each time I go. I did have to give it up while I was away, which I felt bad about as I really wanted to carry on, but couldn't as there isn't another gym from the same chain where I went. Instead I made sure that most days I walked some. Well, quite a bit actually. This also probably helped to prevent the calories from the wine and ice cream having too much of an effect. Since returning from my holiday I've been back to the gym and found that I really hadn't dropped as much fitness as I thought. I thought that having some time away would have a deleterious effect on my fitness, but it hadn't. Which suggests that I have developed some fitness.. lol. So the plan is to keep going and up my game.
The Media and Text 4 Change
All is quiet on this front since the Text 4 Change ended. Which suits me fine. I have now sunk back into the realms of anonymity... ahh bliss.
Lifestyle Coach
I haven't seen P for a while, as I'm on my "I'll see you in 6 months" part of my Lifestyle course. Unlike some, I've really put the effort in and while gaining a bit here and there happens, I refuse to be downbeat about it. There's no point. I just have to keep chipping away and knowing that one day it will all work out. The weight will be off and I'll feel loads better. Its going to take a while and that's fine. It took years to get the weight on, no doubt it'll take years to get it off. I'm finding having a positive attitude to it works wonders. I might not always be positive, but being even a teensy bit positive every day adds up. As long as I make good choices most of the time, I should be fine.
So, here are the usual 'progress pictures' that I put up at the end of the blog...
So this is me today, 09/09/14
Weighing in at 14 stone 5 and a half pounds
Vital Statistics:
Bust: 44inches
Waist: 39 inches
Hips: 44inches
So no change in the vital's this time and only a couple of pounds down from the last blog.. At least its all going in the right direction... down. Since starting the Lifestyle Programme I've lost 1 stone and 7 pounds.. that's one and a half stone!! I feel loads better for it to be honest.
Here's the pic of me from the start for comparisons sake.
So, what's coming up?
Well, Christmas. I've signed up for 'Lose a Stone for Christmas' with the WW group.. Not sure I'll make it, as my weight loss tends to be s-l-o-w, but will see what happens. Any loss at all is a loss in the right direction toward being healthy!
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