Literally this time. I'm getting serious about my weight loss again and it all starts tomorrow. Having tried a few weeks ago, lost 6lb in the first two weeks then regained 4 of those in the third and then gone off track majorly I'm making some commitments to myself and I'm blogging them here:
Until 1st August at the earliest I will
do some form of exercise everyday
Drink a litre and a half of water a day
take my meds and supplements daily (Meds I've had down for well over a year, supplements not quite)
And I won't have
chocolate
coke
pizza (with the planned exception of a trip out with friends which if it comes off will involve lunch at Pizza Hut)
anything from the chip shop
sausage and bacon baguettes from my grabbed from my favourite sandwich shop on my way home (or from anywhere else)
In order to help myself stay on track, I'm going to keep a journal of everything I eat and drink and what exercise I do. And in order to stay extra accountable I'm going to blog it. But so as not to annoy everyone who reads here I've set up a new blog: Emma Eating
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Sunday, 26 June 2011
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
In Short
Since probably September last year I've been a bit stuck with my weight loss before that I was on a pretty steady downward trend. Up a few pounds. Down a few pounds. Up a few more, down a few more. I think the correct term is Yo Yoing. But the one thing that's kept me going and that I've been really proud of is that once I got below the 18 stone mark I never went back above it. My visit to the 16 stone area was very fleeting, 17 stone and I were getting to know each other better than I would have liked but 18 stone and I had broken up for good.
Until today.
I weighed 18 stone 1lb this morning.
And... I finished antibiotics for my UTI on Saturday. Only to have a sore on my leg I was keeping my eye on go really manky. I went to the nurse and she assures me it's not a pressure, it's not going to turn into a pressure sore and it's not on a pressure area. But it is infected. So that was me straight back on antibiotics for another week. On top of the prophylactic ones I'm taking for a UTI. Add in the fact that I feel like I've either suddenly developed hayfever or I'm getting a cold and it can safely be said I'm very run down.
Things have got to change
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
A Fresh Start
On 22nd February 2010 I started trying to lose weight. 1st May 2010 I gave up coca-cola and all products containing chocolate. That's when my weight loss really kick started. September time I hit a bit of a plateau and was losing a few pounds, gaining them back. And towards the end of November (almost 7 months later) I started eating chocolate and drinking coke again. There have been a few days since then when I haven't eaten chocolate but not any where I've not drunk coke.
Until today. I've gone coke and chocolate free again as of today.
My weight is up, I'm 17 stone 12. Which given that today is the day after a weekend away of eating out each night and is the same as my weight on Thursday (my usual weigh day but I wanted to weigh today as well as it's a starting point) is pretty good. Given that I was pretty consistently around the 17 stone 4 mark before this, not so much but I'm not beating myself up over it. I don't see the point.
My starting weight on Feb 22nd 2010 was 18 stone 13 1/2 so I've still lost and maintained a one stone weight loss over the last year. I don't have a set goal weight and never did. I don't want to be thin, I want to be healthier.
It's definitely time to start moving back in the right direction though and I'm glad I'm doing it again at last.
Until today. I've gone coke and chocolate free again as of today.
My weight is up, I'm 17 stone 12. Which given that today is the day after a weekend away of eating out each night and is the same as my weight on Thursday (my usual weigh day but I wanted to weigh today as well as it's a starting point) is pretty good. Given that I was pretty consistently around the 17 stone 4 mark before this, not so much but I'm not beating myself up over it. I don't see the point.
My starting weight on Feb 22nd 2010 was 18 stone 13 1/2 so I've still lost and maintained a one stone weight loss over the last year. I don't have a set goal weight and never did. I don't want to be thin, I want to be healthier.
It's definitely time to start moving back in the right direction though and I'm glad I'm doing it again at last.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Reverb 10 - Wisdom
I know I'm late to this but I only found out about it yesterday. I've just signed up to Reverb 10. I may very well go back and touch on some of the previous prompts as a couple of them are very interesting to me. But I'll have to see how things go time wise.
Today's prompt is Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year and how did that pan out for you?
My first thought was that I needed to put my (not really blogged about) decision to try and take better care of myself down as the wisest decision I made this year. But then I stopped for a minute and thought about it more. That's not the best or wisest decision I made this year.
In May I gave up Coke and Chocolate. I was totally addicted to the both of them, drinking roughly a litre of "normal" coke each day and eating at least 100g of chocolate. Originally that was supposed to be for three weeks, to prove that I could. Three weeks was a random period of time that I picked in 2008 when I set that as a goal on my current 101 in 1001 list. I was determined that was one of the goals I was definitely going to achieve.
And after the three weeks I didn't go back to the coke or to the chocolate. In fact I didn't have any again until about ten days ago, over six and a half months later.
Another of my goals was six months of no missed medication. I've not missed any for 10 months now. I'm taking better care of myself in other ways, realising my limits more and trying to be more OK with who I am and what I'm doing. I'm achieving goals and forgiving myself and being realistic when I can't or don't manage others.
I've lost a lot of weight, I feel better in many ways and my depression is more stable then it's been in a long time. I really struggle at this time of year usually and I'm struggling now - just not as much as before. I'm not as stressed or worried about Christmas as I might previously have been. Most importantly I feel like I'm clearer on what my goals are and how I'm going to reach them.
Taking better care of myself, loving myself I suppose you could say, is definitely one of the best decisions I made this year. But when I look at it, it all traces back to that small first step of giving up the coke and the chocolate - I didn't expect it to have such an impact on my mentally as well as physically. And I'm not sure I could have made the decisions that I need to take better care of myself if I'd not made that decision first.
Today's prompt is Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year and how did that pan out for you?
My first thought was that I needed to put my (not really blogged about) decision to try and take better care of myself down as the wisest decision I made this year. But then I stopped for a minute and thought about it more. That's not the best or wisest decision I made this year.
In May I gave up Coke and Chocolate. I was totally addicted to the both of them, drinking roughly a litre of "normal" coke each day and eating at least 100g of chocolate. Originally that was supposed to be for three weeks, to prove that I could. Three weeks was a random period of time that I picked in 2008 when I set that as a goal on my current 101 in 1001 list. I was determined that was one of the goals I was definitely going to achieve.
And after the three weeks I didn't go back to the coke or to the chocolate. In fact I didn't have any again until about ten days ago, over six and a half months later.
Another of my goals was six months of no missed medication. I've not missed any for 10 months now. I'm taking better care of myself in other ways, realising my limits more and trying to be more OK with who I am and what I'm doing. I'm achieving goals and forgiving myself and being realistic when I can't or don't manage others.
I've lost a lot of weight, I feel better in many ways and my depression is more stable then it's been in a long time. I really struggle at this time of year usually and I'm struggling now - just not as much as before. I'm not as stressed or worried about Christmas as I might previously have been. Most importantly I feel like I'm clearer on what my goals are and how I'm going to reach them.
Taking better care of myself, loving myself I suppose you could say, is definitely one of the best decisions I made this year. But when I look at it, it all traces back to that small first step of giving up the coke and the chocolate - I didn't expect it to have such an impact on my mentally as well as physically. And I'm not sure I could have made the decisions that I need to take better care of myself if I'd not made that decision first.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Almost... but not quite
I almost managed to keep my for one week only promise and replace that 2 stone gone badge with the 30lb badge... but not quite. I needed to lose one pound for that to happen. And I lost three quarters of a pound. Which I'm still really really happy about. Next week I hope to switch over the badges in my sidebar but we'll all (including me) have to wait and see. My mum said that I did especially well because I ate a lot of sausages when we had hot dogs and jacket potatoes on Bonfire Night (and leftovers the next day). Personally I didn't think I ate that many and anyway as I keep trying to tell her I think the odd meal here and there doesn't matter. I need to still have what I like and treats because this has to be for life. I just need to do it in moderation.
The obvious exception to that is the coke and chocolate which I've now not had for six months and 9 days (today is the 9th, right?). I realise that's different to what I've been preaching here but I had real physical addictions to them and I'd tried making them occasional but couldn't do it. If I didn't drink coke for a day or didn't have enough coke I'd get major headaches - as soon as I got a headache I'd think "I need to drink some coke to clear that up" (and still now six months later when I get headachy a little voice in the back of my head goes "not enough caffeine?" even though I know damn well that I'm not longer physically hooked on coke and I don't drink tea or coffee so it definitely can't be!). And if I didn't eat chocolate I'd get ratty and stressy.
I've known for a long time that I had an addiction to those foods and I have no problem saying that. But suddenly last night it occurred to me that it makes me a food addict. And I don't know why but that's a whole different ball game to me. Particularly reading Cheryl's post this morning. I need to work on that. First however I need to think about it some more and become ok with it.
Don't get me wrong, I've come a long way and I know I have. I've beaten those addictions and I don't binge eat any more (or at least not like I used to and I don't remember the last time I did a full blown binge). I'm really proud of how far I've come and what I've achieved. I'm just realising how much further I've got to go.
The obvious exception to that is the coke and chocolate which I've now not had for six months and 9 days (today is the 9th, right?). I realise that's different to what I've been preaching here but I had real physical addictions to them and I'd tried making them occasional but couldn't do it. If I didn't drink coke for a day or didn't have enough coke I'd get major headaches - as soon as I got a headache I'd think "I need to drink some coke to clear that up" (and still now six months later when I get headachy a little voice in the back of my head goes "not enough caffeine?" even though I know damn well that I'm not longer physically hooked on coke and I don't drink tea or coffee so it definitely can't be!). And if I didn't eat chocolate I'd get ratty and stressy.
I've known for a long time that I had an addiction to those foods and I have no problem saying that. But suddenly last night it occurred to me that it makes me a food addict. And I don't know why but that's a whole different ball game to me. Particularly reading Cheryl's post this morning. I need to work on that. First however I need to think about it some more and become ok with it.
Don't get me wrong, I've come a long way and I know I have. I've beaten those addictions and I don't binge eat any more (or at least not like I used to and I don't remember the last time I did a full blown binge). I'm really proud of how far I've come and what I've achieved. I'm just realising how much further I've got to go.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Bits of News
I haven't updated about my attempts at weight loss for a couple of weeks so I'll start with that and then see how much further I get before my desire to be in bed relatively soon wins.
Last week my mum was away so I weighed by myself. I struggled a lot to balance on the scales and suspect the same would have been true even if she were here. I gave up on Tuesday after 5 attempts which all ended up with ridiculously different weights. Wednesday I tried again and managed better. I was 17st 2lb which was 1.5lb up.
Today my mum was back and I was 17st 3lb so up another 1lb. My balance was pretty good today. I always stand on the scales three times because of poor balance, needing to hold a grab rail to get on the scales etc and wanting to be sure it's right and every single time it said the same weight which is the first time it's done that in a long time.
I think it's definitely got to be said that I'm plateauing. Which is fine in a way but only as long as it goes no further then I have now. I am getting sick of this constant back and forth I've been doing for the last few weeks so I've decided to take it right back to basics this week. Hopefully that will get things moving again. I'd started thinking of drinking mostly water as being boring again but starting today I'm drinking that more than anything else and I must say I'd forgotten how nice that can be.
My writing continues to go well as my last update shows (I think!). When my creative writing restarted a few weeks ago (this week will be week 4) we had to give a short term and a long term writing goal. Short term was for the length of the course and long term the next year or so. We told those to the person next to us and they introduced us to the class. I can't remember my long term goal and the person I was sat next to wasn't there last week to ask. But my short term goal was to get an article published. It was a pretty amazing feeling sat there last Thursday realising that it was only week three and I'd already achieved that goal. I absolutely cannot wait for the magazine to come out and to see it.
I'm reading a library book at the moment and then the next one I've got is one I was sent to review. It's an advance reader copy of a new paranormal romance which is coming out in November I think. That will be something very different for me, paranormal romance is a genre I've avoided ever since I tried to read Twilight (which I hated and gave up on after two chapters). It's very much not something I would have chosen for myself but I'll give it a go - after all I have been trying to broaden my horizons over the last few months (some what unsuccessfully it feels like).
Last week my mum was away so I weighed by myself. I struggled a lot to balance on the scales and suspect the same would have been true even if she were here. I gave up on Tuesday after 5 attempts which all ended up with ridiculously different weights. Wednesday I tried again and managed better. I was 17st 2lb which was 1.5lb up.
Today my mum was back and I was 17st 3lb so up another 1lb. My balance was pretty good today. I always stand on the scales three times because of poor balance, needing to hold a grab rail to get on the scales etc and wanting to be sure it's right and every single time it said the same weight which is the first time it's done that in a long time.
I think it's definitely got to be said that I'm plateauing. Which is fine in a way but only as long as it goes no further then I have now. I am getting sick of this constant back and forth I've been doing for the last few weeks so I've decided to take it right back to basics this week. Hopefully that will get things moving again. I'd started thinking of drinking mostly water as being boring again but starting today I'm drinking that more than anything else and I must say I'd forgotten how nice that can be.
My writing continues to go well as my last update shows (I think!). When my creative writing restarted a few weeks ago (this week will be week 4) we had to give a short term and a long term writing goal. Short term was for the length of the course and long term the next year or so. We told those to the person next to us and they introduced us to the class. I can't remember my long term goal and the person I was sat next to wasn't there last week to ask. But my short term goal was to get an article published. It was a pretty amazing feeling sat there last Thursday realising that it was only week three and I'd already achieved that goal. I absolutely cannot wait for the magazine to come out and to see it.
I'm reading a library book at the moment and then the next one I've got is one I was sent to review. It's an advance reader copy of a new paranormal romance which is coming out in November I think. That will be something very different for me, paranormal romance is a genre I've avoided ever since I tried to read Twilight (which I hated and gave up on after two chapters). It's very much not something I would have chosen for myself but I'll give it a go - after all I have been trying to broaden my horizons over the last few months (some what unsuccessfully it feels like).
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Good/Bad
Good: Writing a To Do List of writing tasks
Bad: Realising I have more writing tasks to do then I thought I did
Good: Getting three things done off the to do list
Bad: Showing the list to Mum and having her point out I missed something off of it
Good: having a clean house
Bad: cleaner (male) calling me love and "my love" so many times I lost track
Good: No one has cancelled sailing for tonight
Bad: High probability of getting there to discover it's off
Good: Starting a lovely new knitting piece
Bad: Not being quite sure if you've gone wrong with said knitting and if you have, where you did.
Good: Weight this morning was 17st and half a pound
Bad: Can't find the piece of paper so I can't work out the difference from last week
Good: Squashed fly biscuits and diet lemonade
Bad: nothing really
Bad: Realising I have more writing tasks to do then I thought I did
Good: Getting three things done off the to do list
Bad: Showing the list to Mum and having her point out I missed something off of it
Good: having a clean house
Bad: cleaner (male) calling me love and "my love" so many times I lost track
Good: No one has cancelled sailing for tonight
Bad: High probability of getting there to discover it's off
Good: Starting a lovely new knitting piece
Bad: Not being quite sure if you've gone wrong with said knitting and if you have, where you did.
Good: Weight this morning was 17st and half a pound
Bad: Can't find the piece of paper so I can't work out the difference from last week
Good: Squashed fly biscuits and diet lemonade
Bad: nothing really
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
In The Right Direction
I'm down roughly a pound and a half this week (from 17 4lb & 7/8ths to 17 3lb &1/4th and I can't do that kind of exact maths).
And I just got back (ok, well an hour and a half ago) from swimming.
Must admit that I'm feeling a little fed up with this now, need to make some really progress again and stop hovering.
And I just got back (ok, well an hour and a half ago) from swimming.
Must admit that I'm feeling a little fed up with this now, need to make some really progress again and stop hovering.
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
The Obligatory Tuesday Update On: MY WEIGHT
I am a little disappointed this week although I'm trying not to be. I'm up 2lb.
It's probably because I've got my period (which given that all the problems I've been having with that are likely weight related is a good thing) and I just keep reminding myself about that.
I have exercised every single day this week. Mostly using My Fitness Coach Dance Workout but I've also been swimming once and as I mentioned yesterday I did what is for me a lot of walking on Saturday.
Here's to some downward movement on the scales next week!
It's probably because I've got my period (which given that all the problems I've been having with that are likely weight related is a good thing) and I just keep reminding myself about that.
I have exercised every single day this week. Mostly using My Fitness Coach Dance Workout but I've also been swimming once and as I mentioned yesterday I did what is for me a lot of walking on Saturday.
Here's to some downward movement on the scales next week!
Monday, 13 September 2010
A (Mostly Medical) Few Things
I started a new medication last week, Terbinafine. It's only one tablet a day but it tastes disgusting and no matter what I do it seems to dissolve in my mouth. I'm gonna be on it for three months, maybe a little longer (possibly up to six) which is a bit better than a new permanent medication. That's apparently harsh on the liver which made me worry a bit about whether I should take it. So we agreed that I would have a blood test part way through the course which they don't normally do. I'm hoping the fact I've lost more weight will mean that it's a lot easier to do this time! Oh and apparently it might increase my fluoxetine levels in my blood slightly and I need to watch that. Not sure how I do that but equally I'm not convinced it wouldn't be a bad thing. I'm not OMG depressed but certainly a little flat the last week or so. Probably a result of being ill so it should go off soon, I hope.
Actually, I started another new medication a while ago but I don't think I ever blogged about it. That's Mefenamic Acid and I just take it three times a day when I've got my period (and the day or so before if I know it's coming which I never do anymore, *sigh*). It's to prevent a recurrence of the two week long bleeding nightmare periods I've had a couple of in the last year or so. It seemed to work well when I took it although I would have preferred to go on something to regulate it. But I couldn't get in with my regular GP and the GP I saw wanted to prescribe the pill for me (instead of a few days a month of Noristerone which my GP was going to give me if it came to it, which it has). The pill which both my regular GP and the nurse I see regularly say I can't have (overweight, wheelchair user with a family history of DVT). I queried it with that GP who checked a book and said I could take it but the patient information leaflet would say I couldn't. I said no to that prospect!
I'm really, really hoping that I'll be almost at the 2 stone lost mark when I weigh in tomorrow. In fact I'm secretly hoping I'll be there but that's 3lb+ in a week and is probably unrealistic!
Walked more on Saturday then I have in a long time. Went to visit my Uncle and his partner in their new house which has a lot of walking in it. It's a lovely house with some amazing views and it was lovely to see them My legs are feeling quite tight now however which isn't great. I've upped my baclofen for a few days (script is written for me to do that if I feel I need to).
I have been online entirely too much since I came home from the bureau.
Actually, I started another new medication a while ago but I don't think I ever blogged about it. That's Mefenamic Acid and I just take it three times a day when I've got my period (and the day or so before if I know it's coming which I never do anymore, *sigh*). It's to prevent a recurrence of the two week long bleeding nightmare periods I've had a couple of in the last year or so. It seemed to work well when I took it although I would have preferred to go on something to regulate it. But I couldn't get in with my regular GP and the GP I saw wanted to prescribe the pill for me (instead of a few days a month of Noristerone which my GP was going to give me if it came to it, which it has). The pill which both my regular GP and the nurse I see regularly say I can't have (overweight, wheelchair user with a family history of DVT). I queried it with that GP who checked a book and said I could take it but the patient information leaflet would say I couldn't. I said no to that prospect!
I'm really, really hoping that I'll be almost at the 2 stone lost mark when I weigh in tomorrow. In fact I'm secretly hoping I'll be there but that's 3lb+ in a week and is probably unrealistic!
Walked more on Saturday then I have in a long time. Went to visit my Uncle and his partner in their new house which has a lot of walking in it. It's a lovely house with some amazing views and it was lovely to see them My legs are feeling quite tight now however which isn't great. I've upped my baclofen for a few days (script is written for me to do that if I feel I need to).
I have been online entirely too much since I came home from the bureau.
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
25lb Goal? Done!
I lost 2lb this week! Which means I can finally, finally, finally (after almost two months!) replace the 20lb lost badge in my sidebar with this lovely 25lb lost one!! I've got a feeling that this is the most weight I've ever lost or certainly not very far off of it. When I was at uni I did lose a lot of weight but as much as I wanted to hit the two stone goal (that was my overall aim) I didn't get much beyond a stone and a half.
I've continued to pretty much cut out all snacks which I think is what has made the difference and finally gotten me off of this plateau. My other goal last week was exercise but that didn't happen. I've got a chest infection and I'm on antibiotics (Erythromycin) for that until Friday. I am feeling a hell of a lot better than I was and am getting out doing stuff again now. But when transferring between my bed and my chair was setting me off into a huge and long coughing fit exercise was not to be done! So that's a goal for this week.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
On the move again at last
Yes, this week finally sees some progress. I was feeling very discouraged so that is definitely a good thing! Basically I cut out pretty much all snacking and it's definitely worked.
I'm down 2 and three quarter pounds this week. Which puts me back down to my lowest weight of this journey. I won't make the "virgin fat next week" comments I did last time because I think that jinxed me but... here's hoping! I'm 17 stone 4 3/4 pounds now (242.75lb) and I really hope to end September with the number that starts with 16 stone something.
I was thinking about a rest of the year goal yesterday. I did consider 15 stone 13.5lb as my goal as that would be three stone lost. But I can't help feeling that's totally unrealistic. Whatever happens I'll be happy because I really have come a long way. However I would like to have made a pretty decent dent in the 16st part of things and be on my way to 15st by 2011.
I've bought a couple of new Wii games in the past week and at least one of them will be great for exercise. I had a go at it this morning and loved it. A second one may also do good for exercise but I've not tried it yet as it needs the nunchuk and I can't find it!!
I'm down 2 and three quarter pounds this week. Which puts me back down to my lowest weight of this journey. I won't make the "virgin fat next week" comments I did last time because I think that jinxed me but... here's hoping! I'm 17 stone 4 3/4 pounds now (242.75lb) and I really hope to end September with the number that starts with 16 stone something.
I was thinking about a rest of the year goal yesterday. I did consider 15 stone 13.5lb as my goal as that would be three stone lost. But I can't help feeling that's totally unrealistic. Whatever happens I'll be happy because I really have come a long way. However I would like to have made a pretty decent dent in the 16st part of things and be on my way to 15st by 2011.
I've bought a couple of new Wii games in the past week and at least one of them will be great for exercise. I had a go at it this morning and loved it. A second one may also do good for exercise but I've not tried it yet as it needs the nunchuk and I can't find it!!
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
And now for something completely different...
...only I'm not really sure what that might be.
Up two this week. I'm definitely plateauing and need to do something different to shake things up. I've got one or two small ideas but really I'm stuck on which is the best one. Probably all of them in moderation but I'm also struggling a bit with my depression over the last few days and that really doesn't help.
Suggestions, anyone?
Up two this week. I'm definitely plateauing and need to do something different to shake things up. I've got one or two small ideas but really I'm stuck on which is the best one. Probably all of them in moderation but I'm also struggling a bit with my depression over the last few days and that really doesn't help.
Suggestions, anyone?
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Thoughts On Progress So Far
I'm up 1/8th of a pound today. Which really is just the same as staying the same because it's absolutely nothing. I actually thought I might have gained a little so I'm really pleased.
I realised yesterday that although I feel a bit like I'm struggling and stuck with my weight loss right now that's not a huge deal. Obviously I would like to lose more this year and I do need to lose more. But even if I stay at this weight for the rest of the year I'll still be happy with my progress. And I'll still have come a long way from where I was. I do still need to work on this and I will. I'm just going to try to stop beating myself up about it. If I start whining and moaning about that in future, please remind me of this post and then tell me to shut up ;-)
The other thing worth noting is that I have completely lost track of how many weeks it's been since I gave up coke and chocolate. I used to be able to tell you exactly how many weeks it had been and now I've a rough idea because when I realised I didn't know I tried to work it out. But I haven't looked it up and I don't feel like I need to. Another step on the way to beating that addiction me thinks.
I realised yesterday that although I feel a bit like I'm struggling and stuck with my weight loss right now that's not a huge deal. Obviously I would like to lose more this year and I do need to lose more. But even if I stay at this weight for the rest of the year I'll still be happy with my progress. And I'll still have come a long way from where I was. I do still need to work on this and I will. I'm just going to try to stop beating myself up about it. If I start whining and moaning about that in future, please remind me of this post and then tell me to shut up ;-)
The other thing worth noting is that I have completely lost track of how many weeks it's been since I gave up coke and chocolate. I used to be able to tell you exactly how many weeks it had been and now I've a rough idea because when I realised I didn't know I tried to work it out. But I haven't looked it up and I don't feel like I need to. Another step on the way to beating that addiction me thinks.
Thursday, 12 August 2010
A Good Things List
When I originally wrote my Good Things List it was after three weeks without coke or chocolate. As it's now been more than 100 days it's time for an update!
- Previously I've had a tendency towards high blood pressure. Today it was 128/80 or totally normal
- Blood draws should be easier as I get thinner. Being I'm a terrible stick that's a good thing.
- At the beginning of the year my lifejacket straps were as big as we could adjust them. I've had to tighten them a couple of times this year!
- My measurements have changed downwards slightly.
- My BMI has gone from 46 something to 42 something according to the nurse.
- I bought a t shirt in a size smaller on Tuesday as they didn't have my usual size. It's a little tight but it's wearable. And it's really cool.
- Being down from a 26 to a 22.
- I have gained a little weight here and there but the general trend is downwards and I'm at my lowest of this journey now.
- I haven't gone back above 18 stone since I hit the 17s
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
My new lucky number
I'm down three quarters of a pound this week. Which is definitely better than nothing. Considering I went out to eat at Prezzo last Wednesday and then went to Frankie and Benny's on Thursday it's actually pretty good.
I really can't think of much else to say this week. I did buy some new clothes this morning. I do have to take one of the pairs of trousers back as they are a lot too small but I'd wondered that when I bought them partially because they were only £5 and also a different style to my normal. A second pair (pinky cords) did up but was too tight. I'm keeping those though as I think I'm not far off of being OK with those.
I wear clothes with elasticated waists a lot of the time. They tend to fit a lot better because of my size and shape and also because of my CP I find them easier (because I don't have to faff with buttons etc when balancing to pull them up and down - I can do it but it's not always easy). I've especially done that since I found lovely black trousers from Evans last year which are really smart but have elastic in the back. At the beginning of the year I was wearing a size 26 in those trousers with the elastic in the back.
The cords I bought this morning? Have absolutely no elastic in them. And are a size 22!!
22 must be something of a lucky number for me today as my total weight loss is now 22 and a quarter pounds. *big grin*
And, as I wrote on Sunday, I've now passed 100 days without any coke or chocolate!!!!! *even bigger grin*
I really can't think of much else to say this week. I did buy some new clothes this morning. I do have to take one of the pairs of trousers back as they are a lot too small but I'd wondered that when I bought them partially because they were only £5 and also a different style to my normal. A second pair (pinky cords) did up but was too tight. I'm keeping those though as I think I'm not far off of being OK with those.
I wear clothes with elasticated waists a lot of the time. They tend to fit a lot better because of my size and shape and also because of my CP I find them easier (because I don't have to faff with buttons etc when balancing to pull them up and down - I can do it but it's not always easy). I've especially done that since I found lovely black trousers from Evans last year which are really smart but have elastic in the back. At the beginning of the year I was wearing a size 26 in those trousers with the elastic in the back.
The cords I bought this morning? Have absolutely no elastic in them. And are a size 22!!
22 must be something of a lucky number for me today as my total weight loss is now 22 and a quarter pounds. *big grin*
And, as I wrote on Sunday, I've now passed 100 days without any coke or chocolate!!!!! *even bigger grin*
Sunday, 8 August 2010
100 Days!
Today is the 100th Day of my being off of Coke and all things chocolate. The last day I had either was 30th April.
For this girl who was drinking about a litre of the stuff everyday and eating over 100g of chocolate each day, that's amazing. Particularly given the fact that the original goal was 3 weeks!!
I did consider that my next goal should be weight related rather than time (specifically I was thinking of "until I've reached 3 stone lost") but now I'm thinking a time based goal might be better. 3 stone would mean I'd doubled my total weight loss and there's no guarantee how long that will take. I think it might turn into a goal that's easy to ignore. So I've decided that the goal is six months (August is month 4)
I do feel a lot better for it and in ways that surprise me too (as well as those which I expected). But that's probably a post for another day.
Instead of Coke I drink diet lemonade, water, squash and some other things but those are the main ones. To be honest I should probably drink a lot more water and less of the diet lemonade and squash. Anything is better than all the coke though. I don't snack as much as I used to now which is great. Although there are definite times when I could do with cutting it down. Mostly I have mini bits of shortbread or flapjack when I do snack. There are now whole days when I don't snack which is definitely new.
I'm really proud of myself that I'm beating this addiction (I don't think it's a good idea to say I've beaten it) and how well I'm doing with my weight loss. Here's to lots more to come (I hope)!
For this girl who was drinking about a litre of the stuff everyday and eating over 100g of chocolate each day, that's amazing. Particularly given the fact that the original goal was 3 weeks!!
I did consider that my next goal should be weight related rather than time (specifically I was thinking of "until I've reached 3 stone lost") but now I'm thinking a time based goal might be better. 3 stone would mean I'd doubled my total weight loss and there's no guarantee how long that will take. I think it might turn into a goal that's easy to ignore. So I've decided that the goal is six months (August is month 4)
I do feel a lot better for it and in ways that surprise me too (as well as those which I expected). But that's probably a post for another day.
Instead of Coke I drink diet lemonade, water, squash and some other things but those are the main ones. To be honest I should probably drink a lot more water and less of the diet lemonade and squash. Anything is better than all the coke though. I don't snack as much as I used to now which is great. Although there are definite times when I could do with cutting it down. Mostly I have mini bits of shortbread or flapjack when I do snack. There are now whole days when I don't snack which is definitely new.
I'm really proud of myself that I'm beating this addiction (I don't think it's a good idea to say I've beaten it) and how well I'm doing with my weight loss. Here's to lots more to come (I hope)!
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
The Quickest of Updates
Lovely lazy morning and a relatively lazy afternoon. BUT every time I've tried to get online and get stuff done I've been interrupted (God knows how much worse it would be if I didn't live alone!). So this will be super quick as I'm being picked up for sailing in about five minutes.
I'm down 1lb this week! Total weightloss is now 21 and a half lbs. I'm really really pleased. Particularly given how much I've been out and about and eating "on the go" foods. I have been making healthier choices and doing my best but as much as I had hoped to still lose weight I did think that realistically a maintain would be the best I could do. But no! I got a loss of 1lb. And I really can't wait to see how well I can do this week with more "home" and free time!
I'm down 1lb this week! Total weightloss is now 21 and a half lbs. I'm really really pleased. Particularly given how much I've been out and about and eating "on the go" foods. I have been making healthier choices and doing my best but as much as I had hoped to still lose weight I did think that realistically a maintain would be the best I could do. But no! I got a loss of 1lb. And I really can't wait to see how well I can do this week with more "home" and free time!
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Down 2
This is liable to be relatively quick, I'm going out around 11 and I want to get my gear for sailing sorted before I go so I don't have to do it when I get back (likely to be flying in and back out again).
I did manage to exercise everyday this week apart from yesterday. And I really pushed the water. When mum and I were out at a show on Saturday night I just drank water, I didn't have any wine or J2O or anything else despite wanting it and I resisted asking Mum to get me a snack when she went to get herself one!! Plus, when I made flapjacks yesterday I only ate one and didn't touch the mix when it was still in the bowl. So I think I can say I've got the snacking down too.
It was definitely worth it. I'm down 2 and a half pounds this week. Total weight loss is now a tiny fraction of a pound off of a stone and a half since (21lb) since February!! I've also lost all the weight I put back on in the last couple of weeks and am at my lowest again. Which means - virgin fat to lose next week! Woop Woop!!
I did manage to exercise everyday this week apart from yesterday. And I really pushed the water. When mum and I were out at a show on Saturday night I just drank water, I didn't have any wine or J2O or anything else despite wanting it and I resisted asking Mum to get me a snack when she went to get herself one!! Plus, when I made flapjacks yesterday I only ate one and didn't touch the mix when it was still in the bowl. So I think I can say I've got the snacking down too.
It was definitely worth it. I'm down 2 and a half pounds this week. Total weight loss is now a tiny fraction of a pound off of a stone and a half since (21lb) since February!! I've also lost all the weight I put back on in the last couple of weeks and am at my lowest again. Which means - virgin fat to lose next week! Woop Woop!!
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Slipping a bit.
This week I am up two pounds. Which is a little disappointing although I'm not really surprised either. This past week probably hasn't been the best it could have been in terms of healthier eating etc but it wasn't horrific either and I'm still not drinking Coke or eating Chocolate so that's definitely something. To be honest I was probably due for a bit of a blip around this time because I've been doing what I've been doing for 11+ weeks now and I probably need to shake things up now. In a way I'm surprised I haven't plateaued a bit before now.
Plans for this week are to really push the water as I've been drinking a lot of squash, ribena and diet lemonade lately. Try to use Just Dance everyday (I love that game so much and am really pleased that Just Dance 2 is coming out this year!) as I didn't really manage that this week. And cut down on my snacking. I don't snack anywhere near as much or as often as I used to but it is creeping back up a bit if I'm honest.
And speaking of honesty I must admit that I am fed up and stressed out at the moment. After tomorrow I have a pretty good break coming up for the next two and a half weeks (which I'll blog more about tomorrow or Thursday) and I have to say it's very welcome. As I walked back from the bureau yesterday all I could think was how good it was going to be to chill for a while and take it easy.
Plans for this week are to really push the water as I've been drinking a lot of squash, ribena and diet lemonade lately. Try to use Just Dance everyday (I love that game so much and am really pleased that Just Dance 2 is coming out this year!) as I didn't really manage that this week. And cut down on my snacking. I don't snack anywhere near as much or as often as I used to but it is creeping back up a bit if I'm honest.
And speaking of honesty I must admit that I am fed up and stressed out at the moment. After tomorrow I have a pretty good break coming up for the next two and a half weeks (which I'll blog more about tomorrow or Thursday) and I have to say it's very welcome. As I walked back from the bureau yesterday all I could think was how good it was going to be to chill for a while and take it easy.
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