Monday First Day on Mega Plan!

Well Day 1 after my dismal weigh in yesterday. I did eat McDonald's yesterday - Fillet of Fish, Fruit bag & Water (with a few chips).

I enjoyed my treat day which is on Sundays, but today being Monday I am back on track!

What have I done to help myself today?
I walked 10km today (in the near 30degree heat)
I have drunk 2 litres of water.
Had my slimfast smoothie for breakfast but made it around 10.30ish so I was good for a while
I put the milk, powder and a load of ice in the blender and blend on high until smooth & thick. I use a straw and it feels like a frappuccino.
Grapes, Strawberries for snacks
and for dinner a WW Lasagne Meal with green beans and corn on the cob.
Diet Coke
So I haven't eaten too much today, its been to hot to think about eating.

Hopefully I make it to the gym tomorrow, would love to do a session on the treadmill under the air con.

Anyhow, that's me for tonight - just wanted to log my food & exercise for the day.

Day 1 complete, off to bed ready for Day 2 - So far so good - on track for my goal of a 2.3kg loss this week. Bring it on!

Weigh in Day

Start Weight - 104.4kg

Weight Today - 99.3kg

Total Lost - 5.1kg

Not the best result today. I'm 99.3kg which is a crummy 300grams off. That's probably about a good poo in the morning! Yeah, your all probably saying - 'its still a loss!' Not really happy about it but what can I do? Pick myself up and keep going. Not going to let it get to me.

http://www.slimfast.co.uk/

Just need to pick up my game a little and keep going. I think for the week I will be using the Slimfast plan - 2 milkshake drinks a day and main meal for dinner. Strictly fruit & coffee for snacks and at least 2litres of water a day.

I will definitely write down everything I eat and post it on here each night. I am so determined this week I bet you all £50 that I will be down 97kg this week. So that's me trying to lose 2.3kg this week - will be hard but totally achievable!!!

Off to the park with the kids now before it gets too hot later on. Supposed to be the hottest day in London this year so far hitting around 30/31 degrees.

Rain or Sunshine???

Good Morning,
Woke to a beautiful day, and have decided to spend the tidying so tomorrow me and the kids can go out and about. A park close to us have installed a children's sprinkler system so on hot days they can play. I think they would love that, so might make a picnic and go there for a few hours. I'm sure it will be packed so will go in the late morning.

We are invited out for dinner at 4.30pm tonight to my friend Yvonne's house - we have a mutual interest in dieting and are always taking about whats good and whats not. She is trying to lose weight too (although she is not as big as me) for a Caribbean Cruise she is going on in October.
She is cooking for us Baked Sea Bass and Salad. Sounds yummy - but will nothing compares to my Dad's Blue Cod - My all time favourite!!!

Weigh in Day tomorrow. I hope I have lost something but the first time I haven't felt too confident since my binges. I will make sure I drink lots of water today and definitely not eat after dinner at Yvonne's tonight. I will be good today but need to sort out a new plan of attack for the new week as last week I didn't have much motivation at all.

Come on!!! I would love to be 94.4kg by the 9 July - that would make me 10kg less from when I officially started on 09/06/10. YYYYYEEEESSSSS this is my new goal. I can do it!!! Just giving myself a pep talk!!!!

See you tomorrow for weigh in day.

Ciao x

Baking Day

Well I haven't updated for a couple of days as I have been knackered and couldn't resist my bed.

I have been fairly good since the last update. Gave myself a talking to and a kick up the bum and I can say I'm back on track. Although, I am not feeling too confident for Sunday.

Have done a couple of walks - not long distances but where I usually take the bus, I have been walking (and saving myself the bus fare!)

Tomorrow at DD's Nursery they are having a cake sale, so we have spent all evening making fairy cakes and then icing and decorating them, Big mission - DD putting sweets on the cake, DS taking them off and eating them!!!

Tomorrow I will be doing the 2 meal Cereal Plan and then a main meal at Dinner. So will have Weetabix Minis for brekky and then again for lunch with Salas and Roast Chicken for Dinner which is leftover from tonight's Dinner. In between I can have my coffees, some snacks which will be no more than 5 and less than 100 calories a piece. I need the feeling of starvation again - I always feel smaller when my tummy is empty.

Well, see you tomorrow night, another night closer to weigh in. Hopefully tomorrow will be another positive day.

Good Nite xx

YUCK

Im out of control - night time eating is the worst. Hating myself right now...............

Thats all I am going to write, cos im disappointed in myself

Good nite!

Monday Monday.

No energy today. Felt like I couldn't be bothered to do anything.

My cravings are pretty high at the moment. Just wanted to pick food all day and that's pretty much what I did. Feel really yuck now. Jaffa Cakes are evil...........

After dropping DD at Nursery, went walking again with DS in the pram and again to Ballet Class later in the afternoon. In total I walked 7.5km so am happy with that.

I think from tomorrow I will keep a journal of what I am eating because all the things I seem to be snacking on may not seem much but they all add up! I will post on this blog each day until Sunday what I have been eating each day, just so I can keep track. That might make think twice before I eat something.

Another thing I have been keeping on top of is, making sure I am drinking at least 2litres of water a day and I know it's doing something because all last week my skin was terrible but I think it was all the toxins coming out of my body.

Well that's me until tomorrow - am knackered and can't wait to jump into bed.

Good Nite xx

Weigh in Day today......

Just weighed in - Another good loss.

Today I am 99.6kg so that's a 2.1kg loss for the week. Really happy about that and glad my effort is paying off. Of course this is the motivation I need to carry on next week.

Start Weight 104.4kg

Weight Today 99.6kg

Weight Loss to date 4.8kg

Well I will add to this tonight, just wanted to post my weigh in results before I forget (as if I would!!!)

Ciao x

Short and sweet

tonight. Have nothing really to report. Walked 5kms today after dropping DD at school.

DS has got the flu, so have just been at home playing nurse to him and he is loving the attention!

Had our yummy dinner like I had planned yesterday but didn't manage to make the scones as DS was really clingy today so stayed close to him.

Watched the England match. What a shocker aye.

Off to a Summer Fayre at one of the local Parks tomorrow, so the kids will love that (depending if DS is feeling better)

Well I'm signing off - told you it would be short, I'm nodding off as I write this.

Nite x

Exercise....

Was the highlight of my day today.

I feel fully motivated because of it. I had previously mapped out a 5km course to walk today and then I would bus back. I ended up leaving my travel card at home and was being 'tight' by not wanting to spend £2 to get the bus back so I walked. So today I have walked 10km with DS sleeping in the pram!

I was wanting to keep the £2 so I could treat myself to a Skinny Cappuccino from Starbucks on the way back but ended up buying a peach water and a Nectarine from M&S because it was quite warm.

Thinking I might make some Savoury Scones tomorrow with ham, cheese and tomato. This would be nice for lunch. Dinner is all sorted, Cooking Roast Chicken pieces with Potatoes, Green beans & Corn on the Cob. OOO wish it was dinner already.

I'm hungry so I will go to bed as soon as I'm finished here to avoid any snacking.

Oh boy, these scales better be good to me on Sunday - I'm trying really hard! Just hope they reward me with a good result.....

Good Nite xx

Pistachios...

My new snack of choice. I am sick of rice crackers already. My cravings this week are out of this world. I forget how many times I've walked into the kitchen, looked in the cupboards, opened the fridge door and walked out again. I'm terrible. What I would do for a piece of cake....

I know, I know it will all be worth it in the end and hopefully the scales say so on Sunday. I'm just so bored already of this DIET malarkey (is that a word???) I know that if I wasn't writing this blog I would have given up already. That is just the way diets work for me. I have no self control and give in too easily. NOT THIS TIME!

Tomorrow, I have mapped out via www.multimap.co.uk a 5km walk. So after I dropped my DD off to Nursery, I will be hitting the pavement with DS in the pram for the 5k's. I don't care how long it takes me, as long as I do it, is all the matters at the moment. I need to start building my exercise level up in time for the 31st July. Small Steps aye....

Off to bed before I eat my foot (yes, I am constantly thinking about food!)

Good Nite xx

Hi there

An o.k day today - just OK. Was feeling pretty peckish all day and have been picking.

The emotional eater within me nearly made an appearance today thanks to the italian consulate, told me via email that appointments were only being issued in October onwards not August like I was hoping for. Made me so mad!!! Right at that time, I was honestly think, a piece cake would make me feel better. I need to try and handle that.

I found this cool thing on the UK WW site - have a look http://www.weightwatcherspictureit.co.uk/

Here's the outcome of mine, if I were to lose 25kg which would take me to around 79kgs, and according to WW - I am Obese - this needs to change!!!

I am liking the smaller me on the right hand side and will get there again eventually.

Pretty rubbish post tonight but I am sooo tired, I cant wait to get to sleep.

See you tomorrow xx

First weigh in - 13/06/10

Really happy today - I had a good loss which I am rapt about - 2.7kg off!

Start Weight 104.4kg

13/06/2010 101.7kg

Total lost so far 2.7kg

I will add to this tonight but just wanted to post my results.

Ciao x

Didn't get up to much today, so not a lot to write about.

Walked to the local park with the kids and OH to the Annual Portugal Day Festival. Was great lots of fun things to do with the kids.

Came home and made home pizza with home made dough and all. Half Margarita & Half with Aubergines. All good.

Monday tomorrow - New week! My goal for next Sunday is to be 99.9kg. So that's 1.8kg off. It will be hard but definitely achievable. Here goes..........

Good Nite x

Cravings............

Not a great day today - although I have been good food wise, the cravings for sweets was immense (I suppose this is what a drug addict is like with drugs - I'm the same with food!)

I resisted all but one of my Banana Muffins with a coffee, which I must break the habit of. I think that it is necessary to have a piece of cake or a biscuit with a tea or coffee, which it's not but it's a habit I find hard to break.

I ended up freezing the left of muffins in fear of eating them all at once - My husband wasn't keen on them so there were lots left over.

I usually take the kids to have lunch at McDonald's on a Saturday to have a Happy Meal but today I made Chicken Nuggets with Breadcrumbs and made homemade chips with some potatoes and baked them in the oven and served with orange juice. They were just as happy!

Still not drinking fizzy drinks (diet coke) It's only been about 5 days but that is long for me - usually I have at least 500ml a day but I am convinced it may have contributed to my kidney infection but if not, I am sure it is still beneficial not to drink it.

The Kids and I went to our local Summer Fete at the local Green today. Lots of things going on and they loved it.

Home for dinner with Low Fat Sausages (grilled) along with cubed Potato & Butternut Squash roasted with a little olive oil & rosemary -was yummo! But I had a smaller portion than I would usually have and now 2 hours later am hungry. Have just been drinking water to keep me occupied until bed.

WEIGH IN TOMORROW MORNING - Although not a full week I am looking forward to it because I know I have been really good and hopefully the scales will show this.

Will be weighing in first thing in the morning before brekky so will hopefully post the results before I head out with DD1 to the local car boot sale.

Good Nite xx

MMMMuffins

Well not a very interesting day but still on track which is great! It is usually around day 2/3 that cravings start to kick in but I have been good and strict.

I will be weighing in on Sunday morning, which won't be a full week but hopefully even if it shows a few hundred grams lost I will be rapt and of course that will be motivation in itself for next week.

WW Lasagne for dinner tonight - was actually quite nice. Added Broccoli and Corn with it to make it seem more and it did the trick!

Chiara and I made some Banana Muffins today - super simple, and happy that I didn't waste the bananas.

Recipe here if interested - http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/36/delicious-banana-muffins.aspx





Off to a local Summer Fete tomorrow afternoon so my tasks for tomorrow will be few

1. list 5 things on Ebay
2. 2 litres water
3. washing
4. hoovering/dusting

Real lazy post tonight but I am really peckish and the sooner I get to bed and sleep, the less tempting it is to go and have some muffins!

Good nite xx

Race for life 2010

Well, still feeling pretty motivated today (it's only day 2!)

I have decided and have entered myself to run 5k at the Race for Life at Clapham Common on 31 July. Terri wish you were here for it, but something I can start to slowly train for.

http://www.raceforlife.org/choose-your-event/london--clapham-31-jul-10.aspx

Have decided my goal weight will be 95kg or less before I run/jog/walk the course.

Very productive day today since the weather wasn't that great - 3 loads of washing and a clear out of the linen cupboard. Have 2 black bags of the kids blankets and sheets etc to drop off at the Charity shop tomorrow.

I am going to set myself some goals every evening to achieve the following day so I know when I wake up in the morning what the program is going to be so here goes

1. 2 loads of washing - wash, dried, folded & put away
2. Shred my old documents and bag them up (have 2 boxes that I keep putting off)
3. Sort out the Kid's bedroom in preparation for Luca's Thomas the Tank Bed going in
4. Find a low fat recipe online for Banana Muffins and the make them (Have about 5 bananas ready for the bin) May as well use them up!
5. Drink at least 2 litres of Water

Well that's all for tonight, kids are in bed and I'm heading that way to read my Kelvin Cruickshank book - but will probably fall asleep after the first page!

Buona Notte! x

Starting Weight & Pics

104.4KG - That is so so bad, and your probably thinking, how on earth did you get to that size???

Well heres another thing to shock you all - my before pics.......

They are well terrible but I will be taking these same styled pics on the 9th of every month and will put them into a slideshow so hopefully you will see me 'shrinking' as time goes by!

It's nearly 1am here now, so I'm off to bed and feeling quite excited about my journey ahead and hopefully writing in this blog daily will help me reach my goals.

Good Night, see you tomorrow!

Day 1 - The Realisation....

...... that I am always going to be a 'Fatty' Or that is my thinking at the moment.

I have tried many a diet in my years, some have worked and some have made me put on more weight than when I started.

I am pretty much an Emotional Eater. I eat to feel good about myself, to boost me and to take away the depression I sometimes feel I have. I will eat pretty much anything - I love Sweet Treats! This will make me feel better for a while but once that has passed another craving starts, and the cycle begins again.............

I'm sure, you have heard, and read it all before, but this blog is my way to document my feelings and my attitude towards food - This is My Weight loss Journey.

I haven't weighed myself for a while just out of sheer fear to see what numbers will be displayed on the Scales but tonight I will do it! Hopefully this will be the final wake up call I need to get started again (How many wake up calls do i need????)

I know the numbers won't be what I want to see, but hopefully they will be the last time I ever see them.

I hoping that writing this blog and having even a few people following my progress will give me the encouragement to stick it out this time once and for all.

Today is Wednesday 09/06/2010. I will do my first weigh in today but will then continue to weigh myself every Sunday Morning (UK GMT Time) and I will post the weekly results on this blog.

I will start a new post soon after I have weighed myself with my start weight (you guys will be shocked at how heavy I am, but I need this embarrassment to get me going!) Also I have some before photos to post which were taken back in January 2010 but I haven't changed much since then, I have probably put more wieght on than anything! Ok, see you soon in my next post.

Ciao x