nothing good to report

Mumps Bridge is officially gone for ever

food hasn't been great, white bread and a topic to name some of the badness! xxx

½lb off!

at least its a loss!

Still got my crush n Ryan Reynolds so your gonna have to put up with him for a bit longer!

gonna try and make time to dust down the wii this week. i also fancy trying Zumba, a few people have been talking about this , a woman at work and Bitchcakes blog has mentioned it, i have zero co-ordination so might have to find a dvd of it to try before i find a class!

Binge day

The day started off ok. had a driving lesson. went ok apart from the 10 cars beeping me as i kept stalling going up a big hill (ok its only a little hill but its very steep and right on to a main road and they kept beeping and jeering as they speed past me! then i fucked up again 1hour 40mins ok driving to mess it up in last few mins!)

Then we went to Skipton North Yorkshire to see my granparents and i saw some sheep - ekkk i hate sheep , after some deep breaths i managed to take some pics

The Sheepdog sheep it think it quite good, there was also a coronation sheep like bet lynch and this photo sheep

I lost its nose as the man in the pic above pushed me as i took the pic, i'm amazed its in focus!

Food ekkk B A D!

i didn't eat til 2.15pm a butty and a salad and a bag of grapes from Morrisons, then we got home and i have had a white muffin with cornbeef, white bread and turky, some mini jammy dodgers, a mini dairy milk bar, some mini mini cookies, some jam on toast. i can't stop!

half a world away

Song lyrics seem to be the theme of the week - you guessed it i've got oasis on itunes as we speak.

Yesterday i meant to talk about my title, there are three sides to this story. Then i rambled on.

What i was going to say was that i think those words apply to weight loss, for me they do and for people in my slimming world class as well.

I am the weigh-in girl and i notice what people tell me at the scales and what they tell the consultant vary wildly. I also know my self on my weigh loss journey i constantly lie to myself!

when people get on the scales there is a wide variety of emotions and lots are pheeeew i managed to lose/ only gain a little bit it was a bad week, then in class they say they are devastated and don't understand sometimes i want to put my hand up and say you confessed x y z to me at the scales and you were bloody happy with what the scales said. then on the flip side people who put loads on who don't get it at all, then in class the full confession comes out, because they have sat and chatted with people and realised what they've been thinking of as "free" food really needs to be counted and they they are ok with the gain, then there are the people who get that really shock when they think they've had a bad week and get on the scales and lose and sometimes lose good! i love the look on their faces and often say i nearly didn't come, my scales at home made me fear the worst! In class those people are often very modest and tell the truth and say i don't know how i did it.

as i've said before i often kid myself, tell myself that its ok to have 3 pieces of bread instead of 2, low fat spread doesn't count etc.

so my three sides are

What i tell myself - it won't make any difference
What i tell the world - such as i don't know why i've gained
The scales - the all knowing wise wisdom of the world - if i've had a good week, i will lose, if i've had a bad week i will gain!

Ok sometime but only few and far between times when the scales don't know everything, such as water retention.

I also believe although this contradicts what slimming world tells us. they my body doesn't know i weigh in 7pm monday nights so it has to lose and gain between that 7 day period. i believe if you have a truely bad week and lose it will catch up on you no matter how good you are the following week and it think its important not to get complacent if you have a few bad weeks and still lose, it will catch up on us in the end. i also think if you have a fab week and gain not to lose faith that goodness will catch up if you have another good week.

my 4lb loss has spurred me into action.

i have gone over syns today as i had a krispy kreme doughnut for 14.5syns i didn't enjoy iy very much plus i'd already had other stuff and i still haven't had my tea!

one bad food choice does not need to lead to a bad food day / week / month

Happy bank holiday people and i might post again later with todays thoughts and food diary

xxxx

There are three version to this story

your, mine and the truth! Does this ring true to you and your diet?

Ok so its also a line from Bob and Gary Barlows new song. I almost fell off my chair the 1st time i saw it / watched the video. it is trés brokeback mountain!

I'd like to apologise for the Backstreets boys video yesterday but they were a big part of my youth and on the note so was Bob, not so much gary barlow as he is on my list of hated people along with Tom Cruise. Now don't all screem at as i know Gazza has a large following and yes he has written so good songs and i do sing along and his charity work is second to none but i can't take him, there is something in those beady little eys that bi don't like!

BUT i won't post the video to upset you all.

Ok Diet wise - another good day.

didn't have a breakfast as was very nervous about having my driving lesson but i did have a little bit of sliced turkey and a cup of Grapefruit tea - very nice

Lunch
Asda Pitta bread HxB
stir fried steak, onions and mushrooms.

Snack
Mullerlight yogurt
plum
slice of turkey

Tea
Sw Lasangne Free + 1 HxA (cheese)
Filo and Cherry tartlet 5 Syns

Snack
Little dairy milk bar5 Syns

I have developed a very childish crush on Ryan Reynolds - no idea where it has come from but now i <3 him!

He has beautiful arms! 

I know you think i may have lost the plot but he has something about him! 

Sorry normal service will be resumed shortly!

Everybody, Rock your body right!!!!!!

Everybody
Rock your body
Everybody
Rock your body right,
Backstreet's back alright!

Oh my god we're back again
Brothers sisters everybody sing
Gonna bring the flavor
Show you how
Gotta a question for you
Better answer now
Am I original
Yeah
Am I the only one
Yeah
Am I sexual
Yeah
Am I everything you need
You better rock your body now

(Chorus) Everybody yeah
Rock your body yeah
Everybody
Rock your body right
Backstreet's back alright

Now throw your hands up in the air
And wave 'em around like you just don't care
If you wanna party let me hear you yell
Cuz we've got it going on again


when trying to think of a title this song got stuck in my head - so now its in yours!!!

Sorry for another absence - you guessed right i was off the wagon!

But here i am reporting for duty again.

Diet wise i'm still FAT! but not miserable. yes i am still over my current lowest weight but hey ho - worse things happen at sea!

As of WI monday i am at 16stone 8lbs (232lbs)  i'm 2lbs away from 50lbs loss (3stone 8lbs) i'd really like to get that this week.

Last monday i lost 4lbs - not quite sure how, all i can think of is that this morning Mama nature arrived with a little gift and i wasn't wrapped in a red box with a bow like the tv ads show! Also another lie of TV ads they always say you feel really hot at that time of the month but i'm the opposite very very cold!!!!

Speaking of TV has anyone else noticed when ever they record (i have recordable freeview) on Channel 4 there is always an episode of friends going off!

Celebrate Sucess not Mourn Failure

I have been a bad blogger and a bad dieter and i have said time and time again when one goes the other one goes. BUT i am here and i am blogging so i must be half way back on track.

i feel like i want to do this not just that i can do it.

On slimming world website there is a members area for people who go to the classes we get a new "secret" password each week. within the members area there is a page to record your weight loss and when you reach an award (each half stone / 10% / target/ Slimmer of the week) it gives you a virtual award - see my side bar for my awards, when i logged on this week i spotted my 3½ stone i cliked on it and it made me realise how far i've come.

i have:

• 7 half stone awards
• My 10% award
• 5 Slimmer of the week awards
• 1 Slimmer of the month award

So thats not bad going really for 19 months slimming!

its spured me on i want more awards!

• 2.5lbs off being back at 3.5stone loss
• 3lbs off my lowest SW Weight
• 9.5lbs off my next official award

How far have you come already?

There are 19weeks til Xmas - or so facebook says! How far can we get by then?

My main goal for this year is to have lost more than 26.5lbs which is what i lost last year (it had been more but life got in the way!)

on SW website it also gives you a predicted weight loss if you set a target my target is set at my 2nd 10% weight of 16st 3lbs and on 4th jan this year sw said i'd get there by 23rd Aug. in my mind i thought it'll be way before then but its 3 wi's away and i'd really like to get it by then!

Here's to everyones sucess to date!
AND
Here's to our future sucess!
We can do this!!!!!!

a Hmmmmmmmmmm day

Was going ok til i went to Crown Point with my friend Sarah and i end up with a butty from Greggs was the lowest calourie one but still not brill, then i had some crisps in the car on the way home and found some time out bars in the fridge and had more than i needed.

For my Blipfoto journal this week i'm using Will N Syn as my inspiration tonight i was a bit bored of action / senic shots of them and i though me and my friends always take self portrates arm out streched point and shoot so i decided to do a fake this is what Will N Syn would take! geeky i know but made myself laugh! Theses are the 2 shots i took

I like the bottom one best!

Sky sports are showing TV Ads with Eric Cantona and it has re-ignited my lurve for him, i keep posting his pic on my facebook and i think people are getting bored i thought i'd be rude to blog and leave him out so here he is again! ( i think i might have blogged him a few days ago but can't remeber
!)

 Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

Kinda on track

The bears did there job again but towards the end of the day i have given into temptation!

i had one of tracys rice crispy square, 3 mini brownies (only 1 cm square). i've had more bread than i should have and i had a cornetto after my tea! ops!

oh well its not a massive over shot and its less then i have been having so i'm not going to worry about it!

Defo feel like i'm in the right place to  back on track now x

You know you've had a good diet day when....

.... you come home and want to blog!

 

 Remeber Will Power and his bird Synthia Day well they have come to stay with me this week and so far so good.

Feel like i can do this again. I have been pretty good till i came home and had some cheese then i had an omelette with some more cheese, then i realised the only Carbs i'd had was some SW Chips so i looked at what i'd have and discovered it wasn't Extra Easy day but an Original day. Therefore i have done it!!! Day 1 back on track!


Food

Breakfast:
Frozen Friut
Lunch:
Ham & Chicken Butties HxB
Home made Chicken and Veg soup
Tea:
Sw Chips
Ham, Orange pepper, Cheese and Mushroom Omelette. HxA and 1 Syn.
Snack:
Velvet Crunch Crisps 4 Syns
Banana
3x Plums
Rice crispy square (home made for someones birthday) 5 Syns
Jelly and Strawberries 1 Syn
Donut Necterine
Apple
Slices of Ham
½ pack Aldi Cheese & Chilli crisps 3 Syns
Drinks:
2 x Tins of Diet Pop
1 x Black Tea
3 x Cups of Water
1 x Fruit Tea
2 x Peppermint Tea

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14 Syns Phew 1 to spare! and i do feel that i have rounded up as the jelly is 1.5syns for the full pack and i only had half and the ALDI chilli things are 5.5 per pack and i had less then half as they were minging!!!

Roll on a good loss on Monday!!

Little Miss Happy

Yay!!! i stayed the same!!! Iam little miss happy - sadly little miss sunshine is the closest i can find!

I have Will and Synthea to guide me through my week. photos to follow!!

i have 8 WI'S until my holiday i want to lose at least half a stone by then.

i am aiming to lose 3lbs this week, that will get me back to where i was 16stone 6.5lbs and that just a small stop before 50lbs loss.

I CAN DO THIS!

Fresh Start On Monday

Had another pretty cruddy food day.

main meals are ok its the snacking it has to stop!


I've just watched Fantastic Mr Fox - I <3 it!I wanted to see it at the Cinema but didn't get round it.

It reminded me of (same writter / director so not surprising) a stop motion Royal Tennembauns.

There were some cracking lines and GC is exactly how i imagined the FMF to be! Some people have critisied it for its lack of definate location and its mix of animals some not found in the UK or US but my god people its a film - to me films (unless a true story) shouldn't have to be set in a real place. its in Roal Dhal / Wes Andersons mind. who cares if one species is only found in Brazil my god these foxes had TV , Walkmans, Newspapers you don;t see these film buffs mentioning these as film makers diliberate mistakes! (sorry been reading the goofs on IMDB) peopleput on some petty things on there.

I once got some mad at some geek i emailed in to point out they'd misheard what was said (this wasn't on a major film it was Connie and Carla of all things but they'd pissed me right off!) Sorry i digress back to FMF.

The image below is the same as on my copy of the book. it was my fave Roal Dhal book, i loved all the ones i read but FMF out weighs them all in my opinion!

Sorry to blog about non weight topics but i feel i need to get back to blogging and have nothing good diet wise to report!

Time for an update

July has whizzed by in a blurr of not being a good slimming world girl.

i have prob had over a million syns and not really enjoyed any of them! (well some of them!)

ever since the come dine with Nat I've been off it!

my friends haven't been going to SW and I'm not relying on them to turn up as i go to group with la mama but i do feel that they are a reflection on me. and i know this diet isn't for everyone but one min they are enthusiastic next min i feel like they are taking the piss!


on the plus side i've lost 1.5lbs this month, but still not back at my lowest! 3.5lbs off it and that elusive 50lbs!

August goals

Lost 3.5lbs!
Find some motivation

Had my 1st driving lesson for 8/9 years yesterday - me no likey! (but it has to be done!)

 

Is my my driving school - pretty cheap prices and he seems nice - much nicer than my 2 old instructors. i did starting and stopping (i hate living in a hilly area hills suck!) changing gear, tomorrow is my 2nd lesson and i just hope it doesn't rain! i'm mastering turning left and turning right tomorrow! OMG i is scared (i need a LOL cat just for me!)

This is the type of car i'm learning in! its quite a nice car. just need to crack on with it. after tomorrow not got another lesson for nearly 3 weeks as he's going on holiday but will give me plenty of time to crack on with the theory test. on the plus side i did better in my 1st practice one than my mum who's been driving 30 years - have a go yourself here. The pass mark is 43. just need to do some hazard perception practice- got a DVD for that but so far i can't seem to crack it!

need to get back on track diet wise. just can't seem to get full. bad times!

might ask for will power this week!

hello again'

i'm still alive and kicking!
i had another crumby week, gained hlaf lbs

hoping to regain control this week and get abck to blogging soon x

AFK

I'm still alive i haven't drowned despite the hosepipe ban and the dreadful rain that has followed since North West Water declared the ban.

I've been bad really really bad.

TOTM has finally hit ater about 3 week buold up (TMI Sorry) feel in control i gain 3.5lsb last week but i have now lost that

hope to lose 2.5lbs this week then i'm back to where i was but craving food any food

as Puss would say "feed me if you dare!"

Need a kick up the bum

i lost 2lbs this week! YAY!!! but booo i'd been so good all week but let myself down at weekend - least there was no booze!

Monday and today i've blown it can't stop eating, feel constantly hungry. no idea why except TOTM may be on its way. overy pain, empty belly feeling and a general dfeeling of gumpiness has hit me!

i need to regain control!

i'm planning on going to see eclipes on saturday and that will be lunch out with my friend and her neice. i've started to re-read the book becaue i have been confused by the ckips i've seen. but its been ages since i last read it and i'm mixing up 3 of the books. not doing too bad i'm 236 pages in and only been reading for 30 mins at a time since sunday (not bad going) its funny i remeber the main bit like the end and how the books starts and some of the main charactures but i'd forgot wee get some of the cullens back stories and the 3rd wife tale. hope wee manager to get to see it. we're not prebooking as we have cineworld cards and are not prepared to pay twice. we did that for new moon and they put 2 showings on and our screen was half empty. Watch it back fire on us this time!

Is slightly in love with PuSS In Boots!

I love him and i know he's a cartoon cat but OMG!!!!

I had a mother daughter day today. Started off by a spot of shopping (normal behaviour!) then i treated la mama to a trip to the cinema to see Shrek forever after! it was Trés Good! i want to see it again! i'm not even bothered about missing out on a midnight showing of Eclipes because i saw Shrek in 3D!!!!

Food wise well not the best but it was a treat day.

Breakfast - Scrambled egg on a brown roll. ¼ HxA, HxB and 3 syns.
Rest of the day - Nandos. Half chicken  with Mango and Lime coating, half a large portion of chips, half a regular portion of spicy rice (FREE!) half portion of coleslaw. 3 Coke Zeros, white coffee and Shhh a Naughty Nata (custard tart to you and me!)

and i've had a glass of red wine (about half an inch) with sprite zero to make a sort of sangria

Not sure on how many syns i've had but hey ho at least i've not eaten anything else, no sweets or popcorn at the cinema, no cake or hot dogs at Ikea (cos we went there after Nandos!

i spent £43! ouch but i'm happy with my purcheses! i got a pink standard lamp - its like the one below but baby pink and it was £19.99 in the sale the red and nickle colours were still full price. i've had to leave off the arm part at the back on the lamp but once my room is sorted  i'll put it on.

i also got 2 wooden storage boxes one like the one below and the other with drawns the siz of CDs and they fit on my TV table that i use as a bed side table one on the shelf where the DVD player should live the other on top with my CD player and fan on (and some other crap!)

IKEA is ace! i really need a new bed off to browse the website. hope every one has a good weekend

and please have a look at my Blipfoto page and if your on there please let me know i'll come for a nosy x

Find me HERE!
xxxxx

July will be a good month!

i have decided

i will lose 5lbs minimum.
i will track
i will stick to syns as much as possible

i spent £49.50 on a count down (12 slimming world classes for the price of 10!) so i did save almost £10.00 but paying all that out in one go to blow it and gain weight. i'm not going to do it! yes i gained last week but that was june! i have 10 wi's left (until 6th Sept) i will make each one count.

Food today hasn't been brillient but still within syns

Cadbury light choc mousse 3.5syns
strawberries in sugar free jelly ½syn
cherries
5 x small plums
Plain jacket potato, lettuce, tomomato, ham and turkey
apple
Mash Pizza - see picture. didn't turn out as i expected but i couldn't find the recipe so i made it up!

Instant mash flattened and baked. then topped with passata, cheese, fresh tomato, ham, onion and then put back into the oven. the mash was still very mashy so it was a lump when put onto the plate. need to find the recipe to find out how to do the base, but it tasted yummy! and all free apart from 1 HxA for the cheese.

For desset i had 2 sliced of toast HxB + 1 syns for the flora extra light.

Packet of monster munch 5.5syns
= 10.5syns so far. not too bad really

75p for cherries at Tesco!!!!

BARGIN!!! haha

well hello people, wednesday has gone well, well under syns, and feel like i can continue onwards and upwards!

I still feel pissed off with my friend who didn't come to wi on monday, i have kinda forgive one as i beleive she only didn't go because the other friend didn't go! but S who has a lot to lose just bottled it and i really think in only her 2nd week she should have faced the scales and dealt with it. i know everyone is differnt but she always turns tail on what she says she will do. she asked me to keep texting her support but i haven't texted her one with support, she texted me tonight asking how my week was going and i just said fine, i can't be arse and feel like i'll say something horrid if i get into a conversation with her! (bad friend alert!)

Todays food:
Punnet of cherries
Tangerine
wossits 4 syns
Spanish omelette ½ HxA
2 plums
mixed leave salad
turkey
strawberries in jelly ½ syns
2 slices of bread HxB
SW chips
2 eggs fried in fry light
turkey
1 level dessert spoon of extra light mayo ½ syn
1 tea spoon of extra light marg ½ syn

total 5½syns

June is officialy over. my wl achievements is ½lb! wow thats not brill is it!

But saying that people are starting to notice my loss. and i've not recognised myself in a mirror a couple of times!

JULY GOALS
to lose 5lbs minimum
to sort out my wardrobe
plan my meals
make some recipes from the cook books
try and fit in some exercise

Good Tuesday

Been on track. Had a really good food day. Helps that i was busy. really enjoying the work i'm doing at the mo, this is bound to change soon as i am liking it. Its complex stuff but becasue it is quite old stuff it is intereting and there are some cracking stuff out there!!

i also spent a couple of hours with a lad i used to work with listening to his calls as he's now on the residential contact centre which i will be moving on to in the not to distant future! i think i will be ok i actually help him with some stuff. guess it helps i worked on the prepayment call centre for 5 years before moving to back office work. it kinda feels like taking a step donw but alsa is is side ways and the only other one i could take would be out the door!

Food wise i had

A cadburys light choc mousee 3.5syns
necterine
tangerine
strawberries and pineapple
ww grapefruit yougurt
home made coke a leeky soup
apple
half a turky salad butty 4syns (the bread)
plum
necterine
another cup of cock a leeky soup
2 slices of wholemeal toast (hxb + 2syns)
flora lighter than light spread 1syn
half a spanish omelette HxA (milk)
So i make that 11.35syns?

This is a pic of the second spanish omeltte i made which will be tomorrows lunch!!!

ops 3.5lbs on!

ops is all i can say!

i got really drunk at the come dine with nat told all my friends how much i weigh.

but i relaised i'm over 3stone lighter than the biggest and 3 stone heavier than the thinest (who is 7 weeks short of giving birth!!) i got very very drunk, me and nat went clubbing and i abandoned her i don't remeber leaving her house! bad times!

really getting into BB loving the puppet task shame its the last ever one!

Come Dine With Nat

thats what i'm doing tonight! my friend nat is cooking for us. But unlike the real come dine with me. we have some little hints, i know there will be sweet chilli dipping sauce, some one else has been told there will be chicken!

i have give in and bought some rosé wine, mainly becasue i liked the label. but i think there will only be 2 of us drinking as one is pregnant and the other 2 are driving.

I went for a bra fitting today. my friend is the manager of our local Ann Summers and i went in browsing. she asked me what size and i confessed i had no idea, so i got hauled to the back of the shop and asaulted by the tape measure. it came out as 40DD! By Ek! never in a month of sundays. i accept the back measusrement! but DD these tiny apples! narrr. i was wearing 38C and had plenty of cup space. i know all bras are differnt so she fitted me in a 38C and i really like it, it fits well. still a bit tight round the back but better than the one i was wearing.

 Its not a shop i would normally go into even though one of my closest friends works there but i may be back. and she even gave me her staff discount as it was dearer than the 1st one we picked out so i onl paid £7.00!!! woooo

I have also managerd to spend the next vouchers work gave me for my birthday. i got a blue and pink rose print crinckle t-shirt and a silver charm bracelt. i also treated myself to some pretty earings!

I am so hungry ii hope people arn't too late tonight as i could eat a horse right now!

MVM - i like it and i just can't hide it!

i had totally forgotten about this site but just had a little play about on it and this is my virtual me as of my weight now!

In the Buff!

The Default Jeans look it gave me

A vert cute top from some American Website and a denim skirt

I like the skirt but not the top!!!

Some one asked how you make slimming world chips.

they are Simples as the meer cat would say.

Cut up some white potatoes (what variety i don't know!) in to chip shapes.

Boil in water for about 5 -7 mins

spray and oven tray with fry light (1 cal spray cooking oil)

add the chips,

spray some more fry light

cook for 20-30 mins at 180 degrees C

add salt and vinegar and enjoy!

some people add those Shot spice mixes or herbs and things but i just have them plain, and i prefer them to oven chips!

Hope that helps.

Bad bad food day but its done now tomorrow is a fresh day, my tea was very disappointing hence the lack of a photo, whitshire han sw chips and beans. my dad though i was going out for tea (errrr no as per our discusion at 6.30am its tomorrow!) and a bit p'd off really as he had a plate full of chips an inch thick slice of ham and i got 2 wafer thin scraps hmmmm

off to watch Australias biggest loser

see ya laters aligators x

Its a new day, a new dawn

I've had another really good food day!

Breakfast
ELF Cottage cheese on toast. Free / HxB

Snack
shape 0% yoghurt Free

Tea 

Home made Basa in home made breadcrumbs with herbs and black pepper, Slimming world chips and mushy pea. 

really easy to do and only 3 syns (that's what I'm counting for the bread crumbs as it i used 3 slices of wholemeal bread, shared between 3 people and i bet i only used 2/3s)

Snack
some shelled peas

i still need an HxA today but i could happliy go with out it.

today has been a bit of a revelation, because i could have so easily had so many other things such as a strawberry mivvi ice lolly.

my mum also gave me a linen skirt and some linen pants size 16 from primark and they almost fit. its not so long ago that i wouldn't have even attempted the size 18s!

and now for a pretty picture!

Summer is definitely here! we can eat pea's than need to be shelled and the Clematis is in flower!

The Long Road To Hell

Thats what today has felt like.  its been football again or F*@$ing Football as i like to call it.
Work offered people 2 hours TOIL to watch the match but time has to be made up this week, so a lot of people on my department didn't take it (a lot did but not as many as would if it could have been taken as a holiday time worked back next week) Then this afternoon we find out other areas can take it how ever they like! ho hum, i didn't want any time but felt for those who wanted to watch it and are off for the rest of the week s couldn't make the time back.

Every Wednesday my team has a scrum (basically a team meeting) for 45 mins 3.15pm -4.00pm. so i have to have my lunch at 2.30pm which is far to early when i work til 8pm and don't get home till 9ish! i asked if it was going to be cancelled just in case we needed to cover the call centre and got told no its 100% going ahead go for lunch at 2.30pm! then 2.40pm she cancels the meeting! when i got back i was so mad, i ended up tearing up with rage. i was shaking i was that mad. we really need punch bags installing at strategic places around the office.

The phones were dead, we didn't have to cover the lines, loads of people kept skipping off to check the score and it was just a piss take, i tried to carry on working but i felt so mad. But i am really proud of myself i didn't turn to food. The 2 girls i was sat with tried their best, i'd bought one of them a gingerbread man from tesco  (i bought myself some cherries!) as she was naffed off about not being able to finish early to watch football and she kept popping it up over the partition between our desks making me laugh. then she ate him saving the smartie buttons til last!

then after 4pm me and tracy was having a game of can you eat a cherry and leave the stone attached to the stalk! oh the fun we have! did cheer me up!!! the we expected the call centre to be quite after 6 (i expected most people to be pissed up in a pub some where!) but no we had about 6 calls quing most of the time! but good news one of my targets i've exceded and am on 532% for the month go me! shame it doesn't roll over for next month!

food wise i've stuck to it apart from one meal where i didn't have my 1/3 superfree.

Breakfast
3x Apricots

Snack
velvet crunch crisps 4 syns
2 finger kit kat 5.5syns (yes i ate them both in the same sitting!)

Snack
Banana
Podded Peas
2 x plums
strawberries and blueberries
Cherries
(these were spread out from 12pm -6pm)

Lunch
Thai chilli savoury rice, cucumber, beetroot and chicken
shape 0% yogurt

Tea
3 x Tesco light choice cumberland sausaged 3syns
½ back tesco light choices fresh mash 2.5syns
WW lemon and lime yogurt

I've not had any healthy extras and its going up to 11pm. but not sure if i need them.

i also had a sneaky peek on the scales at work which always weigh me heavier and i'm 16, 7 on them which is looking good.

i'm going to a come dine with me night on saturday, she's said she'll try and make it SW friendly as she joined on monday and my friend who lost 9.5lbs last week is going as well so with any luck we will survive that ok, its just the drink but i will try to stick to Vodka! :0)

I'm greatful its my day off tomorrow, could do with a long sleep but need to sort out my wardrobe so will aim to get up as early as i can and get cracking on that!

i got some nice comments at work today, i wore a white linen skirt from Tracy (the lady with the cherries above!) and a navy vest t-shirt and loads of people said it was very flattering, was nice to hear i just need to learn how to accept compliments i usually bat them away or mumble but need to take them!!

Also this morning as i got in the lift i didn't recognise myself, as i was going in i thought who's coming out dressed in my clothes! and it was me! had to do a double take. thats weird thats the 1st time i've ever done that!!!

Happy Smiling People Holding Hands

Yay had a really good day food and diet wise. Moral at work has been rock bottom.

Work is pants simple as they are expecting more and more from us sales/ we have debit card payment targets (we're a back office team we have limited interaction with customers!) we are changing to front office telephony work in the near future. our office in Rayleigh is shutting on Friday, we've had to pick this week how we want our pay cuts (not at all please!) they want us to pick rubbish shift, then they offer us 2 hours off to watch the England Game tomorrow but we have to make it up at some point this week no flexibility for people on holiday the rest of the week! i didn't ask for any time as i have managed a whole 32mins of England's matches so far this world cup plus I'm working til 8pm and with the strict alcohol policy its not even like i could go to the pub over the road and get pissed as I'd have to go back and do my phone cover from 5pm!!! OK rant over!!!

I've had someone ask me what SW stands for, its Slimming World. its the plan i follow and i love it. it have been the best "Diet" I've ever done. I've stuck at it for 18 months I've lost 3.5stone. i feel better, i have a lovely class and a great consultant.

Many people may remember the plan from years ago and most know it as RED and GREEN Days BUT now there are ORANGE Days.

RED : You can have:

• 2 Healthy Extra A (HxA) - calcium portions a day (such as 350ml skimmed milk, 28g cheese or 42g of low fat cheese) 
• 2 Healthy Extra B (HxB)- fiber choices ( such as 2 slices of wholemeal bread from 400g loaf or 28g of cereal such as special K/ or a portion of pasta potatoes all measured not got the book to had for weight example but a small portion)
• Unlimited free food (i call it neutral food ie free on all plans) such as low fat cottage cheese, eggs, zero fat yogurts such as Muller lights (don't fall for marks and Spencer's zero fat yogurt!)
• Unlimited super free food which is fruit and veg (not sweet corn, baked beans, spaghetti or potatoes) 
• Then unlimited Lean meat / fish with all visible skin removed and fat trimmed (including bacon, chicken, beef, lamb, etc)
• 5-15 syns (syns stands for synergy) and these are basically treats, syn values seem quite high when you start doing to at 1st but you soon get use to it and it helps to get you off snacky snacks and on to fruit and veg snacks 

Green:

• 2 Healthy Extra A (HxA) - calcium portions a day (such as 350ml skimmed milk, 28g cheese or 42g of low fat cheese)
• 2 Healthy Extra B (HxB) - fiber choices ( such as 2 slices of wholemeal bread from 400g loaf or 28g of cereal such as special K/ or a portion of meat or fish all measured not got the book to had for weight example but a small portion)
• Unlimited free food (i call it neutral food ie free on all plans) such as low fat cottage cheese, eggs, zero fat yogurts such as Muller lights (don't fall for marks and Spencer's zero fat yogurt!)
• Unlimited super free food which is fruit and veg (including sweetcorn, baked beans, spagetti hoops) 
• Unlimited carbs, potatoes, dried pasta, couscous (some will have syn values but these are just the basics)
• 5-15 syns (syns stands for synergy) and these are basically treats, syn values seem quite high when you start doing to at 1st but you soon get use to it and it helps to get you off snacky snacks and on to fruit and veg snacks

Orange or Extra Easy (its proper name)

• 1 Healthy Extra A (HxA) - calcium portions a day (such as 350ml skimmed milk, 28g cheese or 42g of low fat cheese) 
• 1 Healthy Extra B (HxB) - fiber choices ( such as 2 slices of wholemeal bread from 400g loaf or 28g of cereal such as special K/ or a portion of meat or fish all measured not got the book to had for weight example but a small portion)
• Unlimited free food (i call it neutral food ie free on all plans) such as low fat cottage cheese, eggs, zero fat yogurt's such as Muller lights (don't fall for marks and Spencer's zero fat yogurt!)
• Unlimited super free food which is fruit and veg - All meals must contain 1/3 super free food
• Unlimited carbs, potatoes, dried pasta, cous cous (some will have syn values but these are just the basics)
• Unlimited Lean meat / fish with all visible skin removed and fat trimmed (including bacon, chicken, beef, lamb, etc)
• 5-15 syns (syns stands for synergy) and these are basically treats, syn values seem quite high when you start doing to at 1st but you soon get use to it and it helps to get you off snacky snacks and on to fruit and veg snacks

There may be a bit more to it than this, and reading it you might think eh, how can that work but i am proof it works, my mum is at her target weight after losing 3st 5lbs on the same plan, a girl at work as lost 7lbs in the last 5 weeks, another has lost almost 2stone in about 10 weeks.

This is what i had for my tea tonight!!! mmm

As an example of what i eat here is today's food diary!
its prob a good day to do this as i have stuck to it!

Breakfast
HiFi cereal bar (HxB)

Snack
22g Bag of Monster Munch Pickled Onion 5.5Syns
Tangerine

Lunch
Chicken flavour savoury rice, with added sweetcorn green beans, slice of had and some sliced chicken (i ate this in 4 portions through out the day to keep me going)
A fruit salad from tesco
Rocket lolly Ice Lolly 2.5syns

Snack
Blueberries, apricots, podded peas raw
 Sugar free jelly with frozen berries (1.5syns for a full sachet my portion was 1/6 so not counting syns for this)

Tea
Steak
New potatoes
salad
Danone 0% yogurt

Supper
Cheese toast HxA and 6 syns

Total
1HxA
1HxB
14 Syns

I'm sure I've confused more than cleared up, anyone on slimming world please feel free to add your comments as to what I've put wrong.

the best way to get all the info is to join a class or go on line and have a look.


In answer to the question what i did this week, was stick to it 83% (just a guess) i did have a couple of slip ups along the way (3 bags of McCoys on one night springs to mind) i do very little exercise i need to start doing more but due to my hours at work i don't find the time, but i am trying to do more walking.

xxx

5½lbs down!!!! yipppeeee

I did it i lost 5.5lbs! wow can you belive it! i need to keep up the good work i've vowed to lose 3lbs this week!!! and i want to do it!!! i can do it!

i feel bad for doubting my friend she lost a massive 9.5lbs i'm so pleased for her, another friend joined tonight. i just hope they all stick with it!!

Love SW and if anyone knows of any SW blogs please can you send me the links would love to read more about what other SW memebers do.

i love all blogs but sometime s i think its good to read about other peoples jounreys along the same path!

xxxxx

someone pass the masking tape

and put it over my gob!!!!

i've eaten 3 packets of McCoys crisp today and had an ince cream tub from the ice cream van!

it was yummy but soooo bad! i haven't had any alchol and what i would have drunk if i'd gone out last night would have been far worse!!!

for tea tonight we had roasted Sea Bass, Roast Veg (sweet potato, new potatos, parsnips, red onions, red peppers, corgett, mushrooms, maybe more but can't remeber) it was very nice x

for afters we had eaton mess, 0% greek yogurt, fresh strawberrys and 1 mini merange. all for 1 syn!!! yummy!!!

I've also made tomorrows lunch - mexican flavour savoury rice, left over roast veg, cooked chicken, sweetcorn and green beans!

We went shopping at Crown point in Denton today, all i got was a bra bought a size 36D by mistake and it fits, a little bit tight on the back but should be ok soon. i'll spare you a picture of that and was a bargin reduced from £12 to £5! :0)

we had a bit of fun in TK Maxx trying on sun hats and sun glasses!

This hat was so big that you couldn't see yourself in the mirror properly the only option was to take a photo. that always reminds me of the film Clueless - where Cher doesn't trust mirrors and always takes polirois of her self!

final a self portrate, its a bit wonky as camera was on one of the may recycling wheely bins that have to live in our fron garden!

i'm looking forward to WI i just hope its going to start going in the right direction!

I have also updated the photo tab at the top picks Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

please feel free to have a look xxx

Its Saturday again already

wow how quick are these weeks going. had a good food day today.

we had a massive steak dinner

Steak
Jacket potato
green beans
carrots
red and white onions
mushrooms
Roasted red peppers

greek 0% yogurt. mmmm

Best of all it was all FREE!!!!!!! no syns in sight!

Look what my mama bought me

Guess who!!!!

Its hello kitty!!!!!! we'd seen some in a card shop, smaller and dearer last weekn then she spotted in for £2.99 in H&M and had to buy it

love hello kitty xxx

TFI Friday!!!!!

wooo weekend at last, i hope the weather is nice.

had a bad day on thursday. but it wasn't terrible but it could have been worse. bramback and bread ops! today has been better but i had more bread than i should have had because i'd forgotten i'd had some at work! and then i discovered some fruit soda bread my dad had bought nad had 3 slices of that! i've also discovered a giant pac of McCoys crisps (they are possibily the worst crisps in the world!) i have resisted so far!!!!

yesterday we went to Alexandra Park for a wander before going buying pretty dresses in matalan!

The Duck Pond.

Me by the boating lake (there are no boats but there used to be!)

Some Bees and flowers

Come back from Tesco at Lunch time today there were some balloons with tags on then not sure where they were relesed tried to get  a shot of them but all you can really see is the Spirit of sport statue

I managed to stick out 17 mins of the england game and that was only cos i was eating my tea, i decided to use the time to go for a walk round the waterworks, you've prob seen this shot a good few times but i love it

i love the reflections. i also have a bit of a thing for vapour trails!

and here is the proof i live this close to Yorkshire (-) or i did till the moved the boarder further up the hill!!! (quite a way really!)

Had a bit of bad news about a great aunty, her illness may be hireditary i won't say too much on here i've shared with a couple of facebook friends and i want to thank you, you know who you are xxxxx love you all even if i've never met you xxxx