Oh dearie dearie me...

Yes, oh dear, indeed  - I gained 3lb this week  - after my loss of one last week - what a shame BUT I am starting the Fast Track diet (well, started it yesterday) - this is where I eat 1,200 cals for 2 weeks then 1,400 thereafter! Yesterday I completed 1 hour of aerobics and toning.


I can do this - I have set myself a goal of losing about a stone (14lb, 6-7kg)  by the end of August! If I can manage to fall below 10 stone (140lb, 63.5kg) I'll be happy because I want to then lose another stone by Christmas!  It's going to take a lot of dedication to being good food wise and exercising daily - no let up! 


I have been thinking lately that this weight loss quest should be more than just weight loss - it should be a whole body package - let me explain...


I follow a daily facial skincare regime, but I've been thinking that I should do a whole body one which should include:
Cleansing
Exfoliating
Moisturising
Brushing
Manicure
Pedicure


I also should start Vlogging again (a Vlog - is a video log - I have a Youtube account [or 2] so I need to get going on doing that!)


OK that's it for now! Keep going you CAN do it...

Carolyn




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Loss

Wow I am amazed to have lost 1lb as I haven't been good at all! For example, yesterday I ate a huge packet of crisps, an iced bun and a chocolate dessert for my dinner! I guess it's the non nutirtional value of the food that did it - although I wouldn't recommend that all the time!

This morning I juiced some over ripe cherries with a couple of grapes, then cut up a flat peach and banana and added a alpro-soya blackberry yogurt for my breakfast! Now that's healthier ;)

Back to serious exercising tomorrow as I really want to shed 7 lbs by the end of August (8 would be better as that will bring me under 10 stone, which for my 5'2" height isn't good)! Back to Rosemary Conely's Solo Slim meals to get me back on track :)

Happy dieting readers...!

July/August challenge

I'm setting myself a mid July/August challenge! I have plateaued and I know why!



Negatives:

• I've not been disciplined in following the Solo Slim menus


• I've been buying junk food from work (although M&S food isn't really junk lol)


• I've not been tracking what I eat on myfitnesspal

Positives:

• I have been exercising most days - Rosemary's Real Results DVD is fabulous!


• I have gained 2lb (OK it's a gain I know) BUT I've stayed put for 3 weeks (which is better than gaining more)


• I have a desire to pick myself up and start again!

My challenge is:

• To get back on track food wise
• To lose weight instead of gaining/plateauing
• To continue exercising
• To drink more (always a struggle)!

GAIN!

Gained 2 lbs this week - oh well hardly surprising considering I have been pigging out!

Onward and downward!

No change

For the past 3 weeks I have seen the scales  stay still - no change whatsoever! But who can I blame?

Can I blame the scales?
Can I blame the cat?
Can I blame the mouse my cat caught the other week?

NOPE!

The only person I have to blame is me, moi, mi...!


I've not been sticking ridgedly to the menu plan  therefore I am wondering if drastic action is needed for the next week... 

I need to do the Rosemary Conley Kickstart again by dropping my calories to 1200 (instead of 1400) - and see if I can shed a few pounds before going to Scotland a week on Monday (25th June)

I have been exercising daily (except Wed and Sun - my days off)

I have been using this DVD on the days I have been doing aerobics and toning (my legs are starting to look great btw)

Funnily enough the DVD I have been doing also comes as part of a 3 pack of DVDs - which I also really really like! They are great value for money when bought in a pack (I bought mine individually as they were released!)

If you are reading this and you need to shed a few pounds (and you live in the UK or Region 2) I would highly recommend purchasing any of the mentioned DVDs and start shaking your bootie to the music!

OK until next time - keep moving and a'grooving

Carolyn

Diet update

Last week I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain either! This week just gone im not sure I will have done well either - thurs and yesterday I want good - thurs I went out with work! Oh well onward and downward!

Some Motivation - Never Give Up; Never Surrender

[I posted the following on the RosemaryConleyonline.com slimming club forum on 14th Feb 2010!]



For all those who my be struggling because the weigh-loss has slowed down or even halted - don't panic!

I weighed this morning and I have lost zero, zippo, zilch, nothing, nil, nada BUT I'm not giving up! I won't lose anything if I give up! - Look forward rather than backward! We are taking part in a battle - not the WWII Battle of the Bulge but we are in the battle of THE bulge! No war is won by the soldiers giving up the fight!

Let's become effective FAT FIGHTERS! And may our motto be - NEVER GIVE UP - NEVER SURRENDER to our enemies:

feelings of disappointment

failures

our past binges

indiscreet eatings

comments other have made, like Oh no not dieting AGAIN!

storecupboard malfuntions (pop stars have wardrobe malfuntions and we have store cupboard ones)

blue days/down days

cravings

temptations

*into the trash can with these* **opens trash can lid and throws them in**


Let's show 'em what we're made of - strong stuff! We can win this TOGETHER!

Keeping track

There's a fab site on the net (which I may have mentioned before) - it's a site where you log all of your food and exercise! You can set your own daily calorie allowance (I set mine at 1400), log everything you eat and keep an eye on the amount of calories you take in!


So far (including a few blips) I have lost 20lb - want to lose another 6lbs in  3 weeks but not sure I will - have to be mega-focussed and disciplined!

Onward and downward


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Oh dear

I've gained 3lbs over the past week - that's THREE pounds! Let's evaluate things:

1) Not been doing a lot of exercise - had a week off from work therefore not been walking so much and not been doing many DVDs
2) Bought some liquorice - big mistake, been eating it in between meals - have thrown it in the bin
3) Have been eating a small bowl of cornflakes before bed
4) Ate too much at my parents' house yesterday

Getting back on track

1) Actually take notice of what I'm eating - don't shove just anything in my mouth!
2) Plan my meals instead of taking a look in the cupboard at what I have
3) Stick to the menu plans
4) Exercise for 30 minutes (at least) per day
5) Buy the correct food

Goal from today!

Lose 14lb by the end of June (seems like a steep goal but it can be done with discipline and dedication!)

Chorizo rice

Oooo I bought some Chorizo sausages from M&S the other day and decided to make a rice dinner - a simple rice dinner!

So I cooked some rice, dry friend the chorizo, threw in a can of bamboo shoots, mushrooms and sweetcorn,- yummy !The sausages are rather fattening though at 160 cals per sausage - I cut up 6 sausages to serve 4 of us!

It's OK for a change :)

Happy dieting folks

xxxx

Galaxy Quest

No this isn't a post about a chocolate bar but the film Galaxy Quest:



N E V E R   G I V E   U P ;  N E V E R   S U R R E N D E R!



Never Surrender To:

• Chocolate cravings


• Down in the dump - wanna binge days


• Ooops I've failed again what's the point? moods


• Friends trying to break your diet by saying - go oooon one won't hurt


• That puff pastry pie you've been longing to try


• Lethargic, can't be bothered


• PROCRASTINATION (remember tomorrow NEVER comes)! (that's in capitals for me because I am good at procrastinating!

Come on fellow dieters - you CAN do this! Honest - you CAN!

Head up and let's get going...

xxxx

From my Bravenet Blog

OK not been on here for a while!  I have lost 17lb so far - weigh-in tomorrow  and this week I haven't been brilliant on the diet and exercise thing so don't know how I'll do!

17lb lost (so long as I don't gain tomorrow) another 28 to go!  Not doing too badly - need to concentrate more on the food I eat (or don't eat) and get exercising!   Want to be under 9 stone (126lb) by the end of the year...  I did want to be 114lb but I think for my age that would be TOO thin - don't want to look skeletal... (thought I'd put the flutist in as I play the flute!)

Hurt my left index finger yesterday so I'll add to my mood

Have a fab weekend whoever reads this

Carolyn xxxx

A Quick Update

Just remembered - not posted on here in a couple of weeks! Well I gained a pound and then lost it again a week later! Am going nuts trying to do 2 aerobic DVDs a day - and toning once a day!

My next goal was going to be lose a stone by beginning of April, but I think that's not really reachable in the time I've given myself - so I've lowered it to 7lb instead of 14lb - if I lose more then great stuff :)

Onward and downward to a slimmer newer me...

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no loss or gain

stayed steady this week - will have to be good though because I was 500 calories over what I should have eaten today (cos it's pancake day).

Goal - to lose another 13 pound by the end of March - can't exercise atm cos of minor op I had last week - not happy, but it's best I get over this! Am trying to walk around more to burn ye olde calories!

Happy days and onto next week

xxxx

PS having a Solo Slim delivery SOON! - whooooo hooooooo

Another one bites the dust

Yep - that's it - I've lost another pound - whooo hoooo! So far that's 15lb lost since 1st Jan!

Have to lose aother stone by beginning of April (I did say the end of before, but changed it to see if I can shed another 13 lbs [now] by beginning)

Want to give myself incentives! After losing 2 stone I want to visit a health spa or have my nails done!

Onward and downward :)

Update on dress

I picked up my dress today and tried it on - whoo hoo the zip does up, but I still need to lose a few inches before it looks good on me! I'm a little lumpy and bumpy atm! *sigh*

Did 20 minutes toning today walked to work and back again (up the hill) - I power walked! :)

Well fellow readers - hope you have a fab week

xxxx

WEIGH-IN

I weighed myself this morning, wondering how I had done and I lost 5lbs - whoooo hoooo! As you will see from my 'ticker' app - so far I have lost 14lbs - that's a stone to us Brits! Another 2 stone (or 28lb) to go [sorry not sure what the Kgs are]. I am sooo excited at having lost this much weight!

I put it down to the Rosemary Conley Solo Slim diet which I started on Jan 1st this year (2012)! It's my birthday soon so I wonder if I can lose another 7lb in about 3 weeks time! - that would be just over 2lb a week  it is do-able, but not going to go tooo berserk as it's not good to lose weight too quickly or else it will go on quickly as well!

Time to order some more RC food!

Today I ate a roast chicken dinner (not RC) but tried to keep my portions small! I have cut out high fat danish pastries, biscuits and I've even cut out the high fat treat option and just used www.myfitnesspal.com as a guide to how many calories I'm eating each day! It's a fantastic site (I have the app on my phone as well! So there's no excuse for cheating).

If anyone still reads my blog - please add a comment on how you're doing! :) Have a good week - be good!

xxxx

New dress

I may be getting ahead of myself here but I've just ordered a new dress in a size 14 - not been that size in a few years BUT not sure I'm that size now! It's a stylish dress so I'd better get exercising and losing so that it will fit me! I pick it up instore on Monday!

Yippee for my new dress

Weight Loss

Wow I am soooo amazed! I started Rosemary Conley's Solo Slim diet last week (foods can be bought here - http://www.rosemaryconley.com/content/solo-slim/solo-slim-.htm ) As you will see from my weight loss tracker - I have lost 7lbs in the first week (and I didn't stick ridgedly to the plan!). I did 30 minutes of low impact aerobics a few days last week so I guess that helped too!

I am VERY thrilled! So onward to next week's weigh-in!

Weekly Diet News

Just thinking about posting a video on You tube every week to record my weight loss - not sure if I'll keep it up, but it's just a thought! 


My dieting channel can be found here

There's not a lot on it atm, but if I can get my act together, get organised etc I will post some new videos on it SOON!

Don't forget it can be found here