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 :) )

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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

Dieting Dizzy update

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




xxxx