Last Week's Weigh-In

OK weighed  myself last Sunday - over 11 stone (150lbs) again and I can't stop eating - so much for losing a stone (14lbs) before Christmas!

I really don't want to go over 12 stone (I have another 12 pounds to go before that happens...) . I HAVE to lose this weight, it's getting ridiculous!  I am undisciplined and I shouldn't be - how difficult is it to follow a menu - open a packet of RC solo slim soup/main meal and stick to eating fruit for power snacks and drinking water? VERY difficult so it seems!

OK let's remind myself again of what I am supposed to be doing Breakfast - 200 calories (usually eat porridge) (OK that's a coffee mug, but they didn't have porridge)
Power Snack - 50 calories
Lunch - 300 calories
Power Snack - 50 calories
Dinner - 400 calories
Milk - 200 calories

Total - 1200 calories (for the first 2 weeks)

Subsequent weeks:

As above plus
1 high fat treat or 1 alcoholic drink - 100 calories
1 low fat dessert or low fat treat - 100 calories

Total - 1400 calories

Then for my body to metabolise the food better
2 litres of water

Then for my body to burn the calories
30 minutes aerobic exercise 3 times per week
toning as well a few days too!

Does this look difficult to you? NO! It doesn't to me either - but losing weight is harder than anything else (except maybe learning piano...)

OK onward and upward - mustn't get discouraged now... Climbing hill time!

Thanks for reading

Carolyn

WEIGH-IN!

Stayed the same this week which I don't mind - better than gaining!

Sunday is my day off (although I know some 'experts' don't agree with days off). So starting tomorrow I can focus on eating healthily and exercise fervently...

Keep focused dear reader :)

A Loss - YAY!

I lost 3lb this week therefore I have another 11 to go before I reach my first goal of 14lb loss!

Must keep going and not slip up! The longer I take the worse it is psychologically to lose those pesky pounds!

BANISH those pounds FOREVER - I don't want them back!!

If, whoever reads this, is dieting - HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!

Tiredness and dieting

I have found that if I am tired - my willpower goes out the window! Here are a few tips I have found helpful in getting a good night's sleep:

1. drink plenty of fluid (water/herbal tea) during the day - avoid high energy drinks late at night
2. go to bed the same time every night. See how many hours of sleep you need to feel refreshed
3. have your bedroom at a decent temperature if it's too hot or too cold this can give you a disturbed sleep
4. don't eat too late - there's nothing worse than going to bed with indigestion
5. don't eat foods which contain MSG (Mono-sodium glutamate) or other additives especially before bedtime
6. if something is bothering you - try and let it go - don't take it to bed with you (unless it's your spouse, then you have no choice in the matter ;) )
7. depression can make you sleepless - don't be ashamed to go to your GP and ask for anti-depressants
8. if you have a baby and you're breastfeeding, but the little one isn't satisfied at night time with the milk you produce:

• check you are drinking enough during the day - your body has to get the fluids from somewhere
• I know breast is best, but if you are feeling really blue and miserable due to lack of sleep because of a hungry baby - supplement the night time feed with formula - it's better to have a contented baby and mum than feeling drained all the time 
• avoid energy drinks and high sugar foods

New Beginnings

Time to review my life, my eating habits,  the amount I drink (as in water  etc not alcohol ). It's good to review from time to time because it can refocus you and show you what's going right, what's not working etc!

Time to look at what I've been eating lately:

Biscuits - these should be a big fat NO!

Chocolate covered marzipan bars - definitely  big fat NO!

Picking in between meals

Eating whatever - not really thinking or planning

Not drinking much water/herbal teas etc

Is it any wonder I've gained 7lbs lately? 

Time to look at what I really need to do:

Plan, plan, plan

Buy the food needed (daily if fresh)

Take time over the meals instead of throwing them down me

Cut down on the gluten!

Eat more fruit and veg

Definitely avoid cakes and biscuits, with their fats and processed sugars (POISON)

Start using www.myfitnesspal.com again to track calories

Exercise daily/keep active 

Get plenty of sleep 

Weight last week 11 stone 1lb ( back over 11 stone) - any US people reading 11x14 155lbs!!! I'm only 5'2" (1m 58). 

Have to start measuring myself again too! 

Summary:

Weigh

Measure

Take before pictures

Plan food

Exercise

Take time over food

Drink at least 3 pints (4 would be better) of water (2 litres) daily

Let's get going to lose 1 stone (14lbs) by 25th December 2012

Have a good weekend readers

 Carolyn 

New Start

Well I really have to stop messing around and start losing again - my weight is up and down like a yo-yo!

I gained 5lb last week - crazy amount of weight to gain! 

This morning I had an M&S Classic Fruit Salad for my breakfast - apparently that's equivalent to 4 of my 5 a day fruit &/or veg!

For lunch I have salad and a ham sandwich, then dinner - not too sure!

Anybody reading this and struggling - come on focus - you CAN do it - I CAN do it too! 

Let's be BIG losers (in a dieting sense of the phrase :) )

xxxx

Whoooo yeah!

I lost 2lb last week - onward and downward! 

Another 12 to go before the end of this month (hmmmm not sure if that's a bit too much, so maybe say another 5...)

Not a lot...

...has been happening of late - I lost 2lb last week - so it's going in the right direction!

Weight loss

In the past 2 weeks I have lost 2lb so there has been some

PROGRESS!

UPDATE!!

I lost 1lb this week - still have another 28 or so to go! This coming week sees me going back into the term time routine! Solo Slim meals, here I come :) 

Getting a grip...

...is really hard!  I am so unfocussed now and am eating what I shouldn't be!   I HAVE to lose 2 stone and I'm not helping myself! ARGH!

OK less of the psycho-analysing and more of the PMA!  Good points about my weight loss so far:

Lost 7lb in the first week
Lost 5lb in the second week
Lost over 14lb so far
I have lost 3 stone (42lb) in the past
A few of my clothes aren't tight anymore

So what am I doing wrong?

Buying junk food from work and eating it
Not sticking to my menus
Not exercising as often as I had been
Not drinking enough water/herbal teas (I can't drink 'real' tea or coffee)
Eating bigger portions
Thinking about it too much instead of just getting on with it

Anyone reading this might be struggling as well!  You know what - we CAN do this - we just need to kick ourselves up the bum and get moving again - it's hardly rocket science!

Come on fellow dieter we CAN do this - we CAN achieve something (just keep away from junk food  and negative people  ) and start eating more fruit and veg and drinking more water etc (closest thing I could get to water )

Until next time



Carolyn