Well now the magazine is out i can tell you the reason/excuse why i have been a really useless weight watcher of late.
Early February i applied via the forums to take part in a 'changing habits' feature and was accepted. I wanted to quit my 29year smoking habit so i took on the challenge.
It's certainly not been the easiest thing in the world to do as i was a reasonably heavy smoker too but when all is said and done i have gained 6lb from the start so i am happy enough with that.
So all i have to do now is change my stats on here and on the boards and get my backside in gear to get that back off, especially as next week is my 1 year anniversary of being at goal!
Here is what's in the magazine, they are only scanned pics so not that great but i will of course add the proper ones when i receive the CD from WW :o)
Oh and i forgot to say, i got my 100th follower just this week so thank you and welcome, i will try to be more positive and regular!
It's been a while again, apologies!
Well since i last blogged i have only had 1 WI, i lost only 3 of the 9lb gain, not great but better than nothing?
That put me still at 2lb over goal but not at the paying stage.....yet!
Then....
It all went to pot again, another gig, lots of booze, you know the story by now?
So Sunday (18th) came round and i am back on the wagon, i haven't dared get on the scales to peek. I could say it's all going wonderfully well or i could tell the truth and say i am one hormonal, ridiculously tired woman that was also pre menstrual which meant i wanted to eat the entire kitchen :o(
I have just about got through the days in points since Sunday ( i have resorted to eating the odd bp which i don't really want to do) but i know the best i can hope for come next WI is a sts or tiny gain.
Oh well, summer is around the corner, more exercise, time to get the bicycle out again i think?
I am off to write my lines.....I MUST try harder!
OK, so i am about 3 weeks off being at goal for a year and just maybe my brain has finally caught up?
If you read my last post you will have seen my mammoth gain, yes i was shocked at the scales but i wasn't distraught, i think maybe 6 months ago i would have been?
Does this mean i am finally seeing myself as a slim person(although not as slim as last week! lol) and understanding that this is what 'normal' people do?
I am back to healthy eating and that's the main thing, isn't that more realistic than never having a treat, always feeling guilty to enjoy myself and feeling restricted?
so i found out yesterday when i went to weigh in.
Well i wasn't going to go as i had to work, then my boss decided it was really quiet and that i could go home at 11am and do my hours today when it was busier, so with that i decided to brave the scales.
Not overly sure what i expected, i knew it was going to be bad and bad it was, i gained 9lbs!
I must admit i was gobsmacked, although in my head i was prepared for a big gain it was still a stunner when i saw the scales.
On a more positive note i am still in range, had i put on half a lb more i wouldn't have been, i would also have had to start paying again, something i do NOT want to do!
Having said all this, i am back on plan, i had a fabulous 2 weeks, i don't do it every day and the important thing is i went back to class, faced it and can now do something about it.
I have no regrets as i know it can come off again, life has it's ups and downs and so will my weight and if nothing else, when i gain, it shows i am having fun, even if it's maybe too much! Lol
Sorry it's been so long since my last post, what with Sarah getting bitten and then the paper came round to take pics and do a story, generally getting ready for my weekend in London, then consequently getting home, sorting out, going to another 2 gigs (4 in total this week) to say i have been tired and busy is an understatement!
So here are a few pics of London and Bristol, Karl and I on a river cruise, Sarah, Carly and i at Bristol, Sarah and I with Tobe from the Street Dogs (just about the cutest, nicest guy i have ever met) and one of the crowd at London, just to give you an idea of the weird looking people we hang about with but they are also the nicest bunch of strange looking people you'd ever want to meet!
Never judge a book by it's cover :o)
Some of you may have seen my post on the ww board but this is basically how the story goes.....
Well i went out for a walk with the dogs about 6pm as i had had my allocated 18 (fast start) points for the day.
I didn't get in until 12 o'clock!
There we were walking our dogs along the canal path and being responsible dog owners, we put them on leads as soon as we see another dog.
Up comes a staffy,( i have nothing against staffy's, we have had 2 ourselves) has a sniff around my Beagle and then goes up to my huge Bull Mastiff and lunges at her and has its fangs in her face.
It then all went mental, the owner wasn't even coming to help so i was swearing at him to get over there, he finally comes and says.....
'get his collar'
Hello!
Like i'm gonna grab the collar of a dog that's got his teeth firmly locked onto my dogs face.I'm not ashamed to say i kicked the crap out of the staffy and i am a dog lover but god help us, what else are you meant to do in this situation?
It finally let go after about 2 minutes (seemed to go on forever) and then you know what the spineless twat did?
Ran away!
Luckily for Keira (dog) she stayed so still, that can only have helped in making her injuries minimal, maybe it's an in built instinct?
After the event we then realise it's also bitten my daughter Sarah, so we the spent the rest of the evening in A&E where she was x-rayed, given a tetanus, a course of anti biotics and bandaged up.
I can't believe the scumbag ran away, i'd be mortified if either of my dogs did this and yes i would probably be worried that the chance that they would be destroyed was high but i would stand and face the music.
What happens if it grabs a baby next time?
Anyway food was the same, same breakfast,same lunch but a lovely evening meal of Salmon, New Pots and Veg.
18,700 steps, 8.1 miles and 4.5bp's.
That's 30 bp's from walking alone, since Tuesday!