And another two pounds off - yay! I know I was a bit gutted at 2 pounds for the first 2 weeks, but to continue at this pace would be fantastic. I need one more pound for my first silver seven and for the first of my many mini goals to be achieved.
Treated myself to the weight watchers pedometer at my meeting last night and when I got back I went on the treadmill for 45 minutes and in that time I had gone past healthy and had earned 0.5 bonus points.
Loving the treadmill. I am looking at it now, folded up in space saver mode and it is reminding me very much of the monolith from 2001, A Space Oddysey. It is in front of the window at the back and is standing upright - like a huge black slab. I kind of expect some apes bashing bones to come leaping out of it to the tune of dah dah dah DAH DAAAH - bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum.
Really hoping it will work wonders and speed up the weight loss process, tone some wobbly bits and get the old ticker working a bit better. Gotta love Freecycle!
Thursday 30 July 2009
Wednesday 29 July 2009
From the mouths of babes
Kids..gotta love 'em. I was doing the good motherly thing of looking through some books with my two toddler girls the other morning, in particular the Usborne First Thousand Words book. It had a picture of two sumo wrestlers. My eldest little girl got very excited and was bouncing up and down on the bed saying "look,mummy! it's you and daddy!" - I had to laugh, as really it was pretty funny. All the more motivation to get slim and healthy though - so my little girls can be proud of their old mum!
In other news - got a free, yes free, treadmill from Freecycle. Googled it and it appears to be worth £1,300. They said the belt was slipping and they couldn't use it, but all it needed was a new drive belt which cost £3.65. Went on it last night for an hour and it was FAB! It has pre set programmes, ones you can set yourself, a really long and wide running deck, automatic incline adjustment, cup holder and displays speed, distance, calories burnt and heart rate. I am really, really chuffed with it and I know it is going to work wonders in helping me to achieve my weight loss and fitness goals.
And I tell you what, my achey knee joints which had been so bad I had to shuffle upstairs like an old woman rather than stride up to avoid pain, are much, much better. Maybe doing some exercise will help strengthen them up.
Weigh In tonight - really hoping for a silver seven (3 pounds off needed) but I know given that it has been 2 pound a week for the last 2 weeks that might be a big ask. Will blog later with the result.
Until then...
In other news - got a free, yes free, treadmill from Freecycle. Googled it and it appears to be worth £1,300. They said the belt was slipping and they couldn't use it, but all it needed was a new drive belt which cost £3.65. Went on it last night for an hour and it was FAB! It has pre set programmes, ones you can set yourself, a really long and wide running deck, automatic incline adjustment, cup holder and displays speed, distance, calories burnt and heart rate. I am really, really chuffed with it and I know it is going to work wonders in helping me to achieve my weight loss and fitness goals.
And I tell you what, my achey knee joints which had been so bad I had to shuffle upstairs like an old woman rather than stride up to avoid pain, are much, much better. Maybe doing some exercise will help strengthen them up.
Weigh In tonight - really hoping for a silver seven (3 pounds off needed) but I know given that it has been 2 pound a week for the last 2 weeks that might be a big ask. Will blog later with the result.
Until then...
Monday 27 July 2009
The inevitable happened
Well I knew it would happen sooner or later. The binge monster reared its ugly head and instead of slaying it with my weapons of points calculator and tracker I allowed it to consume me.
I suppose the physical damage is slight really. I have had a good rest of week and had some exercise. The food I ate was low in fat - just higher in qty than I wanted or intended.
The OH kindly bought me some lovely weight watchers cakes, but I don't think I am far along enough in my recovery to have been able to cope with them. One this afternoon during an energy slump and worn out from battling kids turned into, I think, four in total. Followed by a Muller Light yoghurt.
Yes I know points wise it isn't that bad - I can recover from it by clawing back a few points over the next few days and earning bonus points...but it is the fact I weakened. I am upset with myself for doing it, even though I knew, as a sufferer of compulsive over eating/ binge eating disorder it would happen.
The positives from this are: I stopped. I could have carried on, but didn't. I didn't binge on unhealthy high fat, greasy items. I am writing about my feelings straight away to get back on track and get some sense of order and control back.
I know I will be dreading weigh in onWednesday now..and will try and make excuses not to go - but go I bloody well should. As my leader said last week "that's what we are here for"
Until next time...
I suppose the physical damage is slight really. I have had a good rest of week and had some exercise. The food I ate was low in fat - just higher in qty than I wanted or intended.
The OH kindly bought me some lovely weight watchers cakes, but I don't think I am far along enough in my recovery to have been able to cope with them. One this afternoon during an energy slump and worn out from battling kids turned into, I think, four in total. Followed by a Muller Light yoghurt.
Yes I know points wise it isn't that bad - I can recover from it by clawing back a few points over the next few days and earning bonus points...but it is the fact I weakened. I am upset with myself for doing it, even though I knew, as a sufferer of compulsive over eating/ binge eating disorder it would happen.
The positives from this are: I stopped. I could have carried on, but didn't. I didn't binge on unhealthy high fat, greasy items. I am writing about my feelings straight away to get back on track and get some sense of order and control back.
I know I will be dreading weigh in onWednesday now..and will try and make excuses not to go - but go I bloody well should. As my leader said last week "that's what we are here for"
Until next time...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Weigh In Number Two
I was still feeling a bit disappointed about only having a 2 pound loss last week, but set off to meeting full of enthusiasm and hoping for a good result.
Well the results were good - a 2 pound loss - but I am still puzzled and a bit annoyed that the weight losses I used to get when I was younger and before I had the girls seem to have left me.
That said, if I can carry on at this pace I will be really chuffed. I did find myself working out how long it would take me to get my 50 pound certificate, let alone goal, and felt a bit gutted it wouldn't be this year - but then I told myself it was better to be 50 pounds off in January rather than the same or, as would have been more likely, even heavier.
On another note, I did a lot of walking today - an hours brisk walk around the village, a walk to the shops and back and to meeting and back. Money is tight at the moment,but the OH gets paid today (I am a stay at home mum) and so I will be able to get the WW pedometer next week. I think that will really motivate me to do more steps and be more active in general.
OH says we can do some walks over the weekend, maybe round Rutland Water or the local woods - that would be good. Girls will enjoy it too.
Well the results were good - a 2 pound loss - but I am still puzzled and a bit annoyed that the weight losses I used to get when I was younger and before I had the girls seem to have left me.
That said, if I can carry on at this pace I will be really chuffed. I did find myself working out how long it would take me to get my 50 pound certificate, let alone goal, and felt a bit gutted it wouldn't be this year - but then I told myself it was better to be 50 pounds off in January rather than the same or, as would have been more likely, even heavier.
On another note, I did a lot of walking today - an hours brisk walk around the village, a walk to the shops and back and to meeting and back. Money is tight at the moment,but the OH gets paid today (I am a stay at home mum) and so I will be able to get the WW pedometer next week. I think that will really motivate me to do more steps and be more active in general.
OH says we can do some walks over the weekend, maybe round Rutland Water or the local woods - that would be good. Girls will enjoy it too.
Weight Loss Equivalents
I found this on the weight watchers 5+ message boards - thanks to Payton for posting originally. So I need to lose between a Ewe and a fashion model - ah, the wonderful whacky world of Weight Watchers. Weigh in later so shall see if I have moved from my rack of baby ribs loss!
1 pound = a Guinea Pig
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human’s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= An average Gallon of paint
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs (or 120 eggs)
16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
20 pounds = a car tyre
22 pounds = 200 golf balls
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
26 pounds = average weight of a Koala Bear
30 pounds = Average Vacuum Cleaner
31 pounds = Average amount of manure produced by a horse each day
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant’s peni$ (yep, weights more than his heart!)
65 pounds = Lotus Mk3 – Aluminium Body Shell
68 pounds = 40” Sony Bravia Widescreen TV
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
110 pounds = Mature Rough Fell Ewe
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
140 pounds = Ricky Hatton (Boxer / May 2009)
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = Vespa Moped
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony
1 pound = a Guinea Pig
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human’s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= An average Gallon of paint
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs (or 120 eggs)
16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
20 pounds = a car tyre
22 pounds = 200 golf balls
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
26 pounds = average weight of a Koala Bear
30 pounds = Average Vacuum Cleaner
31 pounds = Average amount of manure produced by a horse each day
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant’s peni$ (yep, weights more than his heart!)
65 pounds = Lotus Mk3 – Aluminium Body Shell
68 pounds = 40” Sony Bravia Widescreen TV
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
110 pounds = Mature Rough Fell Ewe
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
140 pounds = Ricky Hatton (Boxer / May 2009)
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = Vespa Moped
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony
Sunday 19 July 2009
Motivation
Motivation is a major issue for dieters - so here is what keeps me going to meetings:
I chose the monthly pass option - classes are paid for in advance so I want to get my money's worth.
I come on the weight watchers message boards for daily for support and motivation. There are some really inspiring stories out there.
I track everything I eat in advance - up to my daily points allowance in the 12 week tracker, so I don't want to binge or snack on anything else as I have already written and planned everything.
I have set mini goals - about 38 of them including getting to 5% and 10%, each silver seven and stone, getting under 200 pounds, 50, 75 & 100 pound certificates, BMI under 40, BMI under 30 and BMI under 25 etc. This breaks it up for me and keeps me focussed.
I think of the tattoo I would like, the nice clothes I would want to wear, of being able to wear a dress and skirt in the summer withough my thighs rubbing and chaffing.
I think how out of breath even a small amount of exercise leaves me, and how I make up excuses to not do things as I know I might not be able to physically do it - even though if I were slim I would jump at the chance.
I think how my weight has dominated my life for the worse, how lacking in self conifdence I am.
I think how much my joints ache, how hot and uncomfy I am in the summer, how many clothes I have that don't fit me and even they aren't cute or sexy. I think of my two little girls, how they deserve a fit and active mum, a mum who will be alive to raise them - not a mum who they will have to bury and be left heartbroken in their formative years. I think of my Dad who has cancer and again how I want to minimise my risk of serious illness.
And I pick myself up, walk out of that door and go to my meeting. I owe it to myself and my loved ones .
I chose the monthly pass option - classes are paid for in advance so I want to get my money's worth.
I come on the weight watchers message boards for daily for support and motivation. There are some really inspiring stories out there.
I track everything I eat in advance - up to my daily points allowance in the 12 week tracker, so I don't want to binge or snack on anything else as I have already written and planned everything.
I have set mini goals - about 38 of them including getting to 5% and 10%, each silver seven and stone, getting under 200 pounds, 50, 75 & 100 pound certificates, BMI under 40, BMI under 30 and BMI under 25 etc. This breaks it up for me and keeps me focussed.
I think of the tattoo I would like, the nice clothes I would want to wear, of being able to wear a dress and skirt in the summer withough my thighs rubbing and chaffing.
I think how out of breath even a small amount of exercise leaves me, and how I make up excuses to not do things as I know I might not be able to physically do it - even though if I were slim I would jump at the chance.
I think how my weight has dominated my life for the worse, how lacking in self conifdence I am.
I think how much my joints ache, how hot and uncomfy I am in the summer, how many clothes I have that don't fit me and even they aren't cute or sexy. I think of my two little girls, how they deserve a fit and active mum, a mum who will be alive to raise them - not a mum who they will have to bury and be left heartbroken in their formative years. I think of my Dad who has cancer and again how I want to minimise my risk of serious illness.
And I pick myself up, walk out of that door and go to my meeting. I owe it to myself and my loved ones .
Thursday 16 July 2009
First weigh in proper
Had my first proper weigh in and I am a bit disappointed. I only l ost two pounds. I usually (bit of an old hand at weight watchers and diets in general) lose around 4-6 pounds in my first week. I don't know if there was still some weight to go on from holiday the 10 days before, or maybe because I haven't been eating all my points.
From reading the weight watchers members boards (which are a fab support system) it seems it is important to eat all your daily allowance, that they have been designed and allocated to be the right amount and going too far under can fool your body into thinking it is in starvation mode.
So, from yesterday (day one week two) I ate up to my 24 points limit. I put more points into my breakfast and had a change of meal for dinner.
Also going to do a little bit of exercise.Only a very little bit for now as I suffer with joint pains and aches as it is and I get very out of breath with a racing heart very quickly. Hoping to increase little by little over the coming weeks.
From reading the weight watchers members boards (which are a fab support system) it seems it is important to eat all your daily allowance, that they have been designed and allocated to be the right amount and going too far under can fool your body into thinking it is in starvation mode.
So, from yesterday (day one week two) I ate up to my 24 points limit. I put more points into my breakfast and had a change of meal for dinner.
Also going to do a little bit of exercise.Only a very little bit for now as I suffer with joint pains and aches as it is and I get very out of breath with a racing heart very quickly. Hoping to increase little by little over the coming weeks.
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