Weekly update 17/08/11

No can do :(


Well this week is a bit of a let down.  Was hoping to post that I was nearing the 2 stone mark, and also mentioning that I have started a friend on the diet having seen how much I have achieved.  However no can do.

This time its not even down to me not pulling my weight on the diet and fitness front during the past week. No, unfortunately my class was cancelled due to illness.  I did with my determined head on, try to go to a different class, but as I was trying to navigate myself round an unfamiliar part of town (with only 5 mins to spare till the start of the class) I ran into roadworks.

So no weigh in today for me.

My new plan of action is to pop along to a class tomorrow am, and hope that having a morning rather than evening weight doesnt cause too much difference.  On the plus side, I started the whole of this process as a size 20, and during the last week I needed to buy new trousers as the old ones were falling down (even with a belt) and... drum roll please... I now can get into a size 16.  Which is slightly loose!!

I have also learnt this week, that cardio exercise every day can  be detrimental to your fitness, so this weeks goal (as well as getting weighed) is to reduce my cardio exercise to 5 times a week.

Weekly update 10/08/2011

Weekly weigh in and new task

Well, first of apologies for not being online for a while, there has been lots going on (mainly sickness) in the faithful household this week, but all is better now.  So we are back!!

First of my weight loss over the last 2 weeks has been good (7lb off in 2 weeks) so Im impressed with how things are going.  Also appear to be losing inches as well (last week, 4 inches off various areas).

Now my new challenge, well started doing this last week, but with all that has been going on, didnt get very far, is to look at my hunger levels.  So Im using my fitness pal (its a site and an app for phones) and when typing in the food/calorie content of what Im eating, Im also adding how hungry I am when Im eating, out of 10 (1= not hungry at all, 10=completely starving, would actually eat ANYTHING).  Once I have completed this weeks, Im going to look at them and see if Im eating when Im not hungry or at the wrong times of the day and see if I can tweak my food habits to help me not eat when Im not hungry.

Im also deciding what to have as my losing 1.5 stone present.  Im currently debating between a set of kitchen scales or a new sports bra… Exciting times!!

Weekly update 27/07/2011

Disappointed and the dreaded creche

Well, this week I lost half a pound.  Now I realise my reasons for only losing half a pound was mainly down to eating take out and doritos at the weekend, but I was still disappointed.

I felt that I had been so very good on monday, tuesday and wednesday that to only lose half a pound was unfair.  Logical thinking has never been my strong point.

Anyway, have decided that it proves to me take outs and doritos will result in weight gain (if I hadnt been good) and to get the benefit of how good I was, I should try really really hard this week…

So I finally, having made a decision of which gym to use and the logistics of getting there to join, today I have joined the GYM… I went for a package that included a creche and exercise classes.  I find going to the gym, boring and I dont work to my full potential, I need someone to kick my butt into gear and entertain me while I exercise.  I also have found doing exercise DVDs over the last couple of weeks hard, I have to do them in the evening, which means me and faithful daddy manage about an hour of time to spend together a night, and he ends up doing all the evening household jobs.  So I needed to find somewhere to dump my little madam, while I exercise.

This all worked out lovely in my head, until a few minutes ago.  I booked her in for her first creche session next friday morning.  I then realised, as I hung up the phone, she has never been left with someone she doesnt know, or in a place she doesnt know.  EVER.  In the whole 18+ months of her life.  Im now in panic central.  What if she doesnt like it.  What if I dont like it.  How will she cope.  How will I cope.

Now this is where I need the rational side of my head to kick in and point out, the creche is OFSTED registered, its in the same building I will be in, they could contact me if need be, its only for an hour, she goes to the same building for her swimming lessons so its not completely new and different.  But its not, all I keep thinking is Im leaving her. alone. with people she doesnt know.

So this weeks challenge is to find the rational side of my brain before next friday, and hope that she does ok at creche.  Rubbish challenge I realise, but its the most important at the same time!

Weekly update 20/07/2011

Veggies anyone?

 Well today was the BIG weigh in day.

I had such nerves as had put a lot of pressure on myself to lose weight this week, and……

It paid off.

3 and a half pounds off, so hit my first stone target and became slimmer of the week.

As my ‘prize’ to myself for hitting a target Im joining the gym.  This is going to hopefully help me keep up my weight loss and my motivation to lose weight.

This weeks focus is on hitting the 5 a day, my main issue is with veggies.  I hate a lot of them and can tolerate the rest with lashings of ketchup, not so good.  So I (well me and a friend) have come up with a plan….

Add fruit into my breakfast calories.

1 snack per day is a portion of fruit.

1 veggie portion at lunch (So far my ideas include soup, salads or salad sandwiches)

2 veggie portions at dinner, to get round my fear of veggies without the lovely red sauce, Im adding them into sauce based meals, for example adding grated carrot to a spag bol, or mushrooms to a curry sauce.

Im also planning my next weight target and prize…. Next target is to get to one and a half stone weight loss.  Current ideas for prize include new exercise trousers or a rosemary conley recipe book.

Later this week I will add a new recipe of the week and Im planning on measuring myself to prove that Im losing inches as well as pounds….

Weekly update 13/07/2011

Well, I had a 1 pound weight gain last week at my weigh in, so have decided my target for this week is to lose that pound and an extra half in order for me to have made it to my first stone.

To achieve this Im sticking to my 1860 calorie daily limit and have decided to concentrate on exercising this week.

This has been going well, I have only had one plate of chips since wednesday night, and have otherwise stuck to my low fat diet. Including eating my recipe of the week which was enjoyed by the whole family.

Exercise wise, Ive done well. I went swimming on thursday for 30min, did an hour exercise DVD both on friday and sunday.  I had saturday as a day off as I was working a 15hr day, so there was no time to exercise.

I have also got a friend who is going to help coach me into better health, so think with her help I might already have a focus for next week…

Weigh in is on wednesday, so will let you know how I get on.

Hello and Welcome!

Hello.

I have been blogging on a different site for a while now, but I have some friends on this site and the blogs look so much better, so I have decided to make the move!  I mainly write blogs on a few different subjects so thought I would introduce them here.

The thing that got me into blogging in the first place was a way to track, record and generally blog about my weight loss.  I started following Rosemary Conley in May following an epic 10 year battle with my weight.  I had tried various other forms of dieting before, but never really got anywhere, and for some reason in May I decided enough was enough.  First I tried to get some advice and help from my GP, but they were completely useless.  So I came to the conclusion, that I needed to join a slimming class, and Rosemary Conley's classes seemed to fit into my ideas the best (it includes a fitness class as well as a weigh in and chat on dieting).  I started blogging about 1 and a half months in, and its helped me keep on track so much more!  So I tend to blog on how I am doing weight loss wise, I try to include some kind of goal of the week (not weight based but on exercising or challenging my thinking) Then the following week, I report back on how I have done.  I also have a recipe of the week.  These are all low fat meals that are usually under 400 calories.

Another thing I tend to blog about is things related to my daughter, usually craft ideas or ways to entertain toddlers and children whatever the weather.  I have decided to expand this section now Im changing sites.  So Im planning on including a section on family days out (stuff we get up to on days out, where we go for days out and reviewing local attractions in relation to toddlers and young children).  I also plan on including a section on craft activities as my daughter loves craft! (I also plan on linking in with ideas from other bloggers I know or have read)  Another section on this is going to be hand and footprint art, there is so much that you can make with hand and footprints, I wanted to write down all the ones I have come across and made.  This is also a great activity whatever the age or development of the child.  Which comes to my last part of this section, which is finding fun creative activities to do with children with learning disabilities, I havent come across a lot of sites that cater for their needs, as I work with children with learning disabilities I thought I could come up with some ideas of activities which can work well for them, although can still work well with other children.

The third and final section of my blog is dedicated to reviews.  I like to review products related to things that interest me.  This mainly includes things related to children or weight loss, but I have completed and am happy to complete more reviews on other products.  If you are interested in me reviewing a product for you, then just leave your information at the bottom of this entry.