Anomaly

This weeks WI meeting was a bit strange in many ways. I was expecting a gain this week, and possibly a big one. After last weeks post-WI food binge my eating just snowballed this week. I barely tracked, I didn;t plan, there was a party with excessive amounts of drinking(thanks freshers...) and a consequent day of colossal hangover and the associated munchies. I didn't excercise. I barely left the house. It was a wreck of a week.

But I lost 1.5 pounds.

I'm not complaining as such that I lost weight, any other week that loss would be hugely celebrated. But I know I didn't earn it, and habit-wise this week has been dreadful. So the weights tracked but I'm going to put that week and its anomaly firmly behind me. If I let myself think that acting like that will result in healthy weight loss then I'm doomed to...well...doom.

The topic tonight was dealing with food shopping. I know when I make my meal plans I'm pretty good about this, and stick to shopping lists as best I can. Still, it's always good to get a reminder.
One thing Angela (temp. leader, though soon to become my new leader as I switch meetings to a different night- stupid uni timetable...) said that really clicked in my head was "Even if that food seems like a really good bargain, and that you're going to save all this money on it, don't forget that if you have it in the house, sooner or later it's going to get eaten. And when it does you're going to be spending all that money you saved on these meetings."

As a student on a student budget going to Weight Watchers meetings is quite a big financial commitment, and I know that when I've got my degree my planned career is highly unlikely to provide a steady income, and so I really need to do the best I can to get to goal and lifetime or close to that point by the time I graduate. I know I'm going to need to keep going to meetings to keep myself on track and that's just not likely to happen if I have to spend much more time paying for them!

Anyhow, I have to be up early tomorrow because my classes are starting and I GET TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN!


So it's bedtime for me.

P.s. I got a hamster.
p.p.s. she's a russian dwarf hamster.
p.p.p.s. her name is Princess Anastacia Karenina.
p.p.p.p.s. She has the tiniest nose ever.

Online Journalling - Day 7

 Today started off really well, then went kind of rapidly downhill....


September 14 Food and Exercise Journal:
time- food/exercise (points)
8:30am- oats (2.5) flat peach (0.5) 50g raspberries (0) low fat vanilla yogurt (0.5) 500ml Skim Milk (2)
9:00am- walk to gym and back + cross trainer, excercise bike, rowing machine and weights.
12:15pm- dolly mixtures (1.5) bruiser chew bar (1.5)
12:40pm- 3 bean soup (3.5) bread (1.5) phili (0.5) quorn 'beef' slices (0.5) mustard (0)
5:00pm- walk to WW meeting. WI= lost half a pound. 
7:00pm- star walking back, tights keep riding down making walking REALLY uncomfortable. Decide to get the bus back. Need bus fare so go to cash point, need to break a twenty for bus fare so go into the shop, super hungry so end up buying and eating: cheese and onion pasty (about 9.5) shrimp and banana sweets (5.5) chocolate raisins (10.5) diet coke ( HA! 0)


Points Summary:
Daily used: 40/21...jeez.
AP earned:8
AP used:8
Points Saved:-11
Saved Points Used:0
edit! fvuckit   viodjka party!
GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- NOPE
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- CHECK
Liquids-CHECK
Lean Proteins- CHECK!
Vitamins-CHECK
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer- 19278

Lessons learned:
Always wear tights that fit properly! And bring some kind of snack to eat after W.I. because I'm always hungry by that point and I can't keep doing these bus stop binges.

So this is my week of blog-tracking up, and i'm annoyed it's ended on such a low note, though I'm pleased that I've at least been honest about it. I think that's making a good step forward to breaking my secret-eating habits.
Here's to a much much healthier tomorrow!

Online Journalling - Day 6

September 13 Food and Exercise Journal:
time- food/exercise (points)
9:30am- oats (2.5) flat peach (0.5) 50g raspberries (0) low fat vanilla yogurt (0.5) green tea (0)
12:15am- Pretzels (1.5)
2:30 pm- Vegetable Sushi (3.5) flat peach (0.5) Water (0) skinny cow lolly (1.5)
4:30pm- WW tomato soup (1) bread (1) extra light phili (1)
7:00pm-quorn nuggets (4) new potatoes (2) cabbage, broccoli, squash (0) 500ml Skimmed Milk (2)

Points Summary:
Daily used: 21.5/21
AP earned:? who knows, forgot pedometer...
AP used:0
Points Saved:-0.5
Saved Points Used:0

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- CHECK
Liquids-CHECK
Lean Proteins- CHECK!
Vitamins-CHECK
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer- forgot to clip it on today which is annoying because I did quite a lot of walking today!

Lessons learned:
DO NOT FORGET YOUR PEDOMETER!

September 14 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- oats (3) fruit (0.5) yogurt (0.5)
Lunch- soup (4) bread (1.5) light olive spread (0.5)
Dinner- pasta of some kind? dunno, not feeling inspired.
Snacks- peaches (0.5) skinny cow lollies (1.5)

Online Journalling - Day 5

September 11 Food and Exercise Journal: MOVING DAY!
time- food/exercise (points)
11:00am- oats (2.5) flat peach (0.5) 50g raspberries (0) low fat vanilla yogurt (0.5) fruit tea (0)
1:00 pm- flat peach (0.5) skinny cow choc stick lolly (1.5)
3:00 pm- Massive salad: 2 quorn frankfurters (3) apple (0.5) Light Caesar Salad Dressing (0.5) Lettuce, spinach, red and yellow pepper, mushroom, cherry tomatoes, celery, pickled red cabbage, carrot (0) Water (0)
6:00 pm- brownie made by housemate(and so it begins) (about 4?)
7:30 pm- squash and spinach risotto (5.5)

Points Summary:
Daily used: 19/21
AP earned:0
AP used:0
Points Saved:2
Saved Points Used:0

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- NOPE
Liquids-NOPE
Lean Proteins- CHECK!
Vitamins-NOPE
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer- 5292

Lessons learned:
I am GOOD at risotto.

September 14 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- oats (3) fruit (0.5) yogurt (0.5)
Lunch- soup (4) bread (1.5) light olive spread (0.5)
Dinner-quorn nuggets (5) veg (0) potatoes (2) ketchup/pickle/something (0.5)
Snacks- peaches (0.5) skinny cow lollies (1.5)

Online Journalling - Day 4

September 11 Food and Exercise Journal: MOVING DAY!
time- food/exercise (points)
8:00 am- bran flakes (about 3? scales are packed) strawberries (0.5) milk (0.5) water (0)
11:00am- wholemeal bread (3) low fat cheese (2.5?) Onion Chutney (0.5) Water (0)
3:00 pm- Vegetable Couscous (5) Water (0)
6:00 pm- Skinny Cow choc-caramel ice lolly thing (1.5)
8:00pm- Macaroni Cheese (6) Leek, onion, tomatoes, mushrooms (0)

Points Summary:
Daily used: 22.5/21
AP earned:2
AP used: 1.5/2
Points Saved: 0.5
Saved Points Used:0

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- CHECK!
Liquids-CHECK!
Lean Proteins- NOPE
Vitamins- CHECK!
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer-10618 steps


Lessons learned:
I don't like not having my scales to measure things. Skinny cow choc lolly things are great because it's not unlike having a chocolate bar, but I would find it much harder to eat 5 ice lollies in a row that 5 chocolate bars, so it's a bit less likely to trigger binges for me.

September 11 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- oats (3) fruit (0.5) yogurt (0.5)
Lunch- soup (4) bread (1.5) light olive spread (0.5)
Dinner-quorn nuggets (5) veg (0) potatoes (2) ketchup/pickle/something (0.5)
Snacks- peaches (0.5) skinny cow lollies (1.5)

Online Journalling - Day 3

I hate to say this but this blog journalling thing would be a bit useless if I weren't actually honest about it - last night I had a very stupid, pointless, unsatisfying binge involving the rest of the bag of tortillas, the rest of the tub of houmous and a considerable about of the bag of half fat grated cheese. I didn't point it all and I didn't track it all and if I purposefully try to claw back the points I know I'm going to be feeling really unsatisfied and demotivated this week, which considering its quite a disruptive week with the move anyway is NOT how I need to be. So with my best interests in mind Im just going to wipe clean my saved and activity points to now, and any I earn today and then call it a clean slate from there. Annoyingly I've totally sabotaged my meal plan for today as well which was fairly heavy on the tortilla/cheese/houmous front so I'm going to have to do some re-planning. 




September 10 Food and Exercise Journal:
time- food/exercise (points)
7:40 am- 2 glasses water (0)
8:50 am- 1 Glass Water (0) 35g Cheerios (2) Milk (0.5) 60g Strawberries (0.5)
10:00am- Chickpeas (4) Olive Oil (1) Lime Juice (0) Ground Ginger and Mixed Spice (0)
12:00pm- Vitamin tablet (0)
1:00 pm- Feta Cheese (3.5) Honey Mustard Dressing (0.5) Red and Yellow pepper, cabbage and celery (0)
3:30 pm- Twix Fino (4) Raspberry Coconut Ice (4.5) -This was a moment of sheer madness. Neither were nice, both have made me feel a bit sick. 
8:00 pm- Bean and Chickpea Goulash With Rice (6)


Points Summary:
Daily used: 26.5/21
AP earned:1.5
AP used: 1.5/1.5
Points Saved: 0
Saved Points Used:0

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- CHECK!
Liquids-CHECK!
Lean Proteins- CHECK!
Vitamins- CHECK!
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer-8840 steps


Lessons learned:
Cheerios are yummy but don't fill me up for very long. Also buying chocolate means eating chocolate. Need to NOT DO THAT.

September 11 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- bran flakes, fruit, juice (4)
Lunch- cheese and pickle sandwich (6)
Dinner- No idea whats in my cupboard at uni....

Exercise- Moving Day!

Online Journalling - Day 2

September 9 Food and Exercise Journal:
time- food/exercise (points)
12:15 am- 30g Bran Flakes (1.5) Apple (0.5) 150g Grapes (1) 150ml Skimmed Milk (0.5) 200ml Orange Juice (1) 2 Glasses Water(0)
1:15 pm- Graze Box Strawberries and Cream (semi-dried strawberries, green raisins and white choc chips) (2)
2:00 pm- 500ml Diet Coke (0) Vitamin Tablet (0)
2:30 pm- 2 slices wholemeal bread (3) 1 Tbsp Houmous (1) Mixed Salad (0) Activia Fat Free Cherry Yoghurt (1) 2 Glasses Water (0)
4:15 pm- Graze Box Natural Vanilla Seeds (3)
6:40 pm- 50g Goats Cheese (4) 1 tbsp Olive Oil (2.5) Roasted Butternut Squash, Celery, red and yellow pepper, mushrooms, red onion and courgette (0) 2 Glasses Water (0)
9:00 pm- wholemeal tortilla (2) bertolli Light spread (0.5) teeny tiny bit of marmite (0) Water (0)



Points Summary:
Daily used: 21/21
AP earned:0
AP used: 0/0
Points Saved: 0
Saved Points Used:2.5/4.5

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-CHECK!
Dairy- CHECK!
Liquids- CHECK!
Lean Proteins-NOPE
Vitamins-CHECK!
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer-4846 Steps - bit pathetic, only just got to "healthy".


Lessons Learned:
I don't know why i keep trying to make myself like marmite. It's just foul devil-tar grossness. Blurgh. Also- no protein makes me hungry.
September 10 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- Creamy Mushrooms on toast (4)
Lunch- cheese and chilli tortilla(5)
Snack- Activia (1) Apple (0.5)
Dinner- Chickpea and Bean Goulash (6)
Evening snacks- tortilla (2) houmous (1)
Exercise- Packing, packing , packing. Back to crewe on saturday!

Online Journalling - Day 1

At WI tonight I lost 1lb so everythings going swimmingly!

I've been thoroughly inspired by the marvelous Leah and so as a bit of a kick-in-the-pants motivation booster I'm going to make myself accountable to you all again! Following her journal template thingy because I LIKE IT. And it's good.


September 8 Food and Exercise Journal:
time- food/exercise (points)
11:30 am- 1 Cup Green tea with Apple and pear (0), 250 ml Water (0), Creamy Mushrooms On Toast (150g Mushrooms, Half a Leek, 40g Philadelphia Extra Light, 100ml Veg Stock, 2 Slices Warbutons Wholemeal Bread) (3)
12:00 pm- Graze Box Milkshake Mix (semi-dried strawberries and bananas and white choc chips, yum) (2.5)
12.30pm- Walking and blackberrying!-getting pedometer towards healthy, nearly there.
1.30pm- Graze Box Pitted Kalamata & Amphissa Olives with Chilli, garlic and Black Pepper (3.5)
4:00pm- 1 sugar free polo (0)
4.30pm- Wii Fit Step Plus for 30 minutes
8:00 pm- Halloumi With Minted Cannelini Beans and mixed salad (6) 
2 glasses water (0)
8:40 pm- Stewed blackberries with apple, half spoon sugar and mixed spice (1.5) Carte D'or Vanilla Light Ice Cream (2)
9:30pm- 2 glasses water(0)


Points Summary:
Daily used: 19.5/21
AP earned:3
AP used: 0/3
Points Saved: 4.5
Saved Points Used:0/4.5

GHG Summary:
Fruits/Vegetables- CHECK!
Healthy Oils-NOPE
Dairy- CHECK!
Liquids- CHECK!
Lean Proteins-CHECK!
Vitamins-NOPE
Whole Grains- CHECK!
Pedometer-12105 Steps


Lessons learned:
 I should start getting up earlier, 11.30am is rather a late breakfast. Blackberries,apple and mixed spices are quite probably the most delicious autumny combination of flavours ever. I love Autumn! 

September 9 Food & Exercise Plan:
Breakfast- bran flakes, fruit, juice (4)
Lunch- houmous, cucumber and phili sandwich(5)
Snack- Graze Box Strawberries and Cream (2)
Dinner- Goats Cheese with roasted veg (7)
Evening snacks- Graze Box Vanilla Seeds (3.5)
Exercise- WII Fit til pedometer at healthy, 30 mins move more dvd.

Accidental shopping spree...

I'm feeling a bit guilty about just spending way more money that I should have done today. So much so that I'm seriously beginning to think about joining The Great American Apparel Diet, which is actually nothing to do with food and everything to do with not buying any clothes for a year.


But let me just say...


TKMaxx.... L.K. Bennet purple wraparound dress....down from £175...to THIRTYTHREE POUNDS. And it's so beautiful : )


And because it's wraparound it fits nicely, even in a size 12. But it will fit much more nicely once I lose some more weight. 


So in order to alleviate my guilt somewhat it's going to be my reward forgetting down to 13 stone and breaking my massive and ridiculous weight loss plateau.


If anything can break it, this dress can.

*sigh*

One Week To Go

Until I'm back in the Creweniverse for Uni...

So this week Im pulling out all the stops.

Which basically means I'm doing fast start for a week to get me properly in the WW zone before I'm left to do it on my own again.

And today's fast start breakfast? YUMMY.

I had the creamy mushrooms on toast, and added some cherry tomatoes and half a leek into the mix as well.
And I've also got the twinings green tea with apple and pear which is gorgeous.
So far so good.
:)