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Dissertation attempts: Black coffee, Braeburn apples, SF raspberry jelly.
Also, I learned how to julienne carrots.
So I julienned some carrots.
A lot of carrots.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
BIRTHDAY!
BIRTHDAY!
That is all.
This week has been completely free on weight watchers.
I am currently on veggie sushi overload and have a wasabi headache.
BIRTHDAY!
That is all.
This week has been completely free on weight watchers.
I am currently on veggie sushi overload and have a wasabi headache.
BIRTHDAY!
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Last Years Weight is Last Years Business
I had my first Weigh In of the year tonight, and i haven;t had a meeting since before christmas and I was feeling very ambivalent about the whole thing. On the one hand I was dreading the scales. I've been at my bingey worst, gorging on cake and crisps and GINGERBREAD, and so I knew there was little to no chance of me losing weight tonight. On the other hand I was SICK of my behaviour. I've been feeling greasy and bloated and sluggish, and I desperately wanted to get back on track.
Tonight I gained 2lbs.
2lbs is far from the end of the world.
Obviously it's not ideal.
But it's not the end of the world.
And I don't mind. That gain is the result of last years food, and last years habits.
This year I'm feeling very clean slatey.
I'm going to lose 50lbs this year.
Starting....
From....
NOW!
If you're a UK ww member join me here:
http://community.weightwatchers.co.uk/Challenges/ChallengePage.aspx?sid=1178018
Tonight I gained 2lbs.
2lbs is far from the end of the world.
Obviously it's not ideal.
But it's not the end of the world.
And I don't mind. That gain is the result of last years food, and last years habits.
This year I'm feeling very clean slatey.
I'm going to lose 50lbs this year.
Starting....
From....
NOW!
If you're a UK ww member join me here:
http://community.weightwatchers.co.uk/Challenges/ChallengePage.aspx?sid=1178018
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Three posts in one day is excessive...
But I just had a MAJOR NSV!
In my first year at uni I bought a lucky bag off Lazy Oaf. One of the things I got in it was an AWESOME cartoon/geometric print belt. Which of course didn't fit. I literally could not even stretch it to the first notch.
Right now...
It's holding up my jeans :D
I might go and have a ceremonial burial for the old leather MANS belt I've been wearing for the last couple of years because it was the only belt that fit around me.
What a wonderful start to the year!
In my first year at uni I bought a lucky bag off Lazy Oaf. One of the things I got in it was an AWESOME cartoon/geometric print belt. Which of course didn't fit. I literally could not even stretch it to the first notch.
Right now...
It's holding up my jeans :D
I might go and have a ceremonial burial for the old leather MANS belt I've been wearing for the last couple of years because it was the only belt that fit around me.
What a wonderful start to the year!
That New Years Blog Thing
2011's Resolutions - the big ones anyway (there's a lot of 'read this book' type little ones):
1: GET TO GOAL!
2: Graduate!
3: Make a real go of having my own theatre company!
4: Get out of my overdraft!
I've been feeling very inspired by the wonderful Leah who has lost 50lbs over the last year and so have decided to accept the challenge (not that it was issued as a challenge...but I'm taking it as one!).
An average of 1lb loss a week, with a week off for my birthday and a week off for xmas should have me 50lb lighter this time next year! That seems totally manageable. If you fancy joining me in this challenge join me here:
The Losing Year: 50lbs in 52 Weeks
Here is me now -
Here's to seeing a lot less of me in 2011!
1: GET TO GOAL!
2: Graduate!
3: Make a real go of having my own theatre company!
4: Get out of my overdraft!
I've been feeling very inspired by the wonderful Leah who has lost 50lbs over the last year and so have decided to accept the challenge (not that it was issued as a challenge...but I'm taking it as one!).
An average of 1lb loss a week, with a week off for my birthday and a week off for xmas should have me 50lb lighter this time next year! That seems totally manageable. If you fancy joining me in this challenge join me here:
The Losing Year: 50lbs in 52 Weeks
Here is me now -
 |
| Breathing out |
 |
| Sucking it in |
Here's to seeing a lot less of me in 2011!
That Resolution Thing
Last years Resolutions:
1: This year I will get to goal - the exact weight will be decided nearer the time as I do not yet know what I will feel happiest at, but it will be within my healthy BMI range.
FAIL:I got stuck in a massive plateau which has only started to shift since ProPoints started.
This year I have lost a grand total of 5 pounds. An average of 0.1 lb a week. Really I lost quite a lot of pounds put put them on again and took them off again for ages. Even so, rubbish. But on the plus side- I'm 5lbs lighter than this time last year!
2: I will complete at least the body test, if not training, on the Wii Fit Plus every day providing this is possible.
FAIL: Just...no. 3: I will sell the clothes I have shrunk out of on ebay, or donate them to charity, as soon as they dont fit me. I wont fit them again - I will not have them hanging around the house.
WIN: this basically happened as planned!4: I will pass my second year at uni with flying colours!
WIN: partly. I passed 2nd year with a 1st, but i JUST scraped it by .1 of a mark.5: I will keep procrastination to an absolute minimum as regards Uni work, exercise, and housework.
FAIL: Pfft. This was a stupid resolution, how can that even be quantified!?6: I will reduce my reliance on asthma inhalers.
WIN: Quit smoking, actually sorted out what inhalors need to be taken when.7: I will learn how to jog!
FAIL: Well, I sort of know the theory, but the practice continues to elude me.8: I will learn to budget and thus not live in my overdraft :s
FAIL: I am still most definately in my overdraft. But I have taken a bit more responsibility about it now and am getting a bit better at not buying stupid amounts of unnecessary stuff.9: I will be a good vegetarian and avoid all gelatine, animal rennet and other animal byproducts in food which I've become much to lazy about.
FAIL: On the gelatine front I was definately a bad vegetarian... I made a show with jelly and haribo in it...10: I will drink water. Lots of water. Everyday. No excuses.
FAIL: Still nowhere near enough.11: I will keep this blog up!
I guess posting this entry is a sort of WIN...though I have been pretty neglectful...
2011's resolutions will be posted in the morning...
Have a good one!
1: This year I will get to goal - the exact weight will be decided nearer the time as I do not yet know what I will feel happiest at, but it will be within my healthy BMI range.
FAIL:I got stuck in a massive plateau which has only started to shift since ProPoints started.
This year I have lost a grand total of 5 pounds. An average of 0.1 lb a week. Really I lost quite a lot of pounds put put them on again and took them off again for ages. Even so, rubbish. But on the plus side- I'm 5lbs lighter than this time last year!
2: I will complete at least the body test, if not training, on the Wii Fit Plus every day providing this is possible.
FAIL: Just...no. 3: I will sell the clothes I have shrunk out of on ebay, or donate them to charity, as soon as they dont fit me. I wont fit them again - I will not have them hanging around the house.
WIN: this basically happened as planned!4: I will pass my second year at uni with flying colours!
WIN: partly. I passed 2nd year with a 1st, but i JUST scraped it by .1 of a mark.5: I will keep procrastination to an absolute minimum as regards Uni work, exercise, and housework.
FAIL: Pfft. This was a stupid resolution, how can that even be quantified!?6: I will reduce my reliance on asthma inhalers.
WIN: Quit smoking, actually sorted out what inhalors need to be taken when.7: I will learn how to jog!
FAIL: Well, I sort of know the theory, but the practice continues to elude me.8: I will learn to budget and thus not live in my overdraft :s
FAIL: I am still most definately in my overdraft. But I have taken a bit more responsibility about it now and am getting a bit better at not buying stupid amounts of unnecessary stuff.9: I will be a good vegetarian and avoid all gelatine, animal rennet and other animal byproducts in food which I've become much to lazy about.
FAIL: On the gelatine front I was definately a bad vegetarian... I made a show with jelly and haribo in it...10: I will drink water. Lots of water. Everyday. No excuses.
FAIL: Still nowhere near enough.11: I will keep this blog up!
I guess posting this entry is a sort of WIN...though I have been pretty neglectful...
2011's resolutions will be posted in the morning...
Have a good one!
Thursday, 23 December 2010
The Pound That broke The Plateau's Back
I have been a godawful weight watcher for the past year. I started off great, and then I went way off track. I've made my excuses, I've clawed my way back.
But excuses don't change the fact that for the last year I have bounced my way around the same stone continuously. Pro-points was the kick up the bum I needed and I am FINALLY starting to gain back some control, and see those numbers start to shift.
At last nights meeting I actually jumped off the scales and whooped with joy. I *only* lost a pound but it was my most significant pound lost to date. With that pound I broke OUT of the 13's and into the 12s!
I am excited to be in the 12s because in breaking into the ELEVENS I will be marking off
1) my 20% weight loss!
2) My 6th and 7th silver sevens!
and most excitingly
3)getting my BMI OUT OF THE OBESE RANGE!
I cannot WAIT to be *just* overweight.
Soooo...
At Start of WW:
WEIGHT:15st10lb (220lb or 99.8kg)
BMI:38(obese)
Currently:
WEIGHT: 12st13.5lb (181.5lb or 82.3kg)
BMI:31 (at the very bottom end of obese)
Thats a total loss so far of
2st10.5lb
or
38.5lb
or
17.5kg
or
But excuses don't change the fact that for the last year I have bounced my way around the same stone continuously. Pro-points was the kick up the bum I needed and I am FINALLY starting to gain back some control, and see those numbers start to shift.
At last nights meeting I actually jumped off the scales and whooped with joy. I *only* lost a pound but it was my most significant pound lost to date. With that pound I broke OUT of the 13's and into the 12s!
I am excited to be in the 12s because in breaking into the ELEVENS I will be marking off
1) my 20% weight loss!
2) My 6th and 7th silver sevens!
and most excitingly
3)getting my BMI OUT OF THE OBESE RANGE!
I cannot WAIT to be *just* overweight.
Soooo...
At Start of WW:
WEIGHT:15st10lb (220lb or 99.8kg)
BMI:38(obese)
Currently:
WEIGHT: 12st13.5lb (181.5lb or 82.3kg)
BMI:31 (at the very bottom end of obese)
Thats a total loss so far of
2st10.5lb
or
38.5lb
or
17.5kg
or
One of these, PLUS
a rack of these (eww...)
PLUS (!)
Half of one of these!
Or in terms we can ALL understand...
About 1/6th of Arnold Schwarzenegger!
This was JUST the boost i needed to keep me feeling motivated through the holiday season.
Bring on the elevens!
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Cinderella Dress
In the couple of weeks that led up to me joining weight watchers I had to figure out what I was going to wear for my cousins wedding. At 5ft 4 and 15st 10lbs I wasn't fitting into much of anything pretty, so I got rather stressed out about this - cue impulse buying madness.
I bought a BEAUTIFUL 1950's style rose print dress from H&M, without trying it on - it was MILES too small.
This was a year and 3 months ago.
....
For tonights uni xmas party I was trying to find something I wasn't bored of to wear - and found the bag full of 'stuff to fit into' and had a rummage. I found that rose print dress, slipped it on, and zipped it up.
It fit's like a dream.
So tonight I am in full cinderella mode and plan on being the belle of the ball!
EDIT: (next day) I couldn't find my camera so I'm relying on photobooth and anyone who managed to get a picture of me before I had to be taken home drunk (I forgot to eat anything substantial before drinking so ended up a bit...messy). There I am twirling away in the middle!
I bought a BEAUTIFUL 1950's style rose print dress from H&M, without trying it on - it was MILES too small.
This was a year and 3 months ago.
....
For tonights uni xmas party I was trying to find something I wasn't bored of to wear - and found the bag full of 'stuff to fit into' and had a rummage. I found that rose print dress, slipped it on, and zipped it up.
It fit's like a dream.
So tonight I am in full cinderella mode and plan on being the belle of the ball!
EDIT: (next day) I couldn't find my camera so I'm relying on photobooth and anyone who managed to get a picture of me before I had to be taken home drunk (I forgot to eat anything substantial before drinking so ended up a bit...messy). There I am twirling away in the middle!
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Weekly Points Experiment.
This week I'm trying something a little different.
A couple of times now I've had binges and used up all my weekly points and then completely pannicced in case i did it again and didn't have a 'safety net' and totally sabotaged myself.
To prevent that this week I'm treating my weekly points differently.
I've picked three treat-like things that I am prone to a) eating a lot of if I have it around and b) not bothering to measure as accurately as I should.
1) A smallish block of reduced fat mature cheddar cheese (18)
2) Whats left of my bottle of orange and passion fruit squash (10)
3) A bottle of dry white wine for my xmas party on Tuesday (18)
I have pre-tracked these things at the start of my week, using up all but 2 of my weekly points (I went one over yesterday). I can have as much of them as I like when I like and I won't need to go through the rigmarole of weighing/measuring it all out because I have already accounted for it. The panic is gone because I know all I need to do is stick to my 30 daily points without feeling like some days have been binge days and others hungry days. For me, doing this makes it liveable.
Basically I'm playing tricks on myself, but so far it's working for me!
How are you making the new plan work for you?
A couple of times now I've had binges and used up all my weekly points and then completely pannicced in case i did it again and didn't have a 'safety net' and totally sabotaged myself.
To prevent that this week I'm treating my weekly points differently.
I've picked three treat-like things that I am prone to a) eating a lot of if I have it around and b) not bothering to measure as accurately as I should.
1) A smallish block of reduced fat mature cheddar cheese (18)
2) Whats left of my bottle of orange and passion fruit squash (10)
3) A bottle of dry white wine for my xmas party on Tuesday (18)
I have pre-tracked these things at the start of my week, using up all but 2 of my weekly points (I went one over yesterday). I can have as much of them as I like when I like and I won't need to go through the rigmarole of weighing/measuring it all out because I have already accounted for it. The panic is gone because I know all I need to do is stick to my 30 daily points without feeling like some days have been binge days and others hungry days. For me, doing this makes it liveable.
Basically I'm playing tricks on myself, but so far it's working for me!
How are you making the new plan work for you?
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Graze Boxes on Pro-Points
This is just my old Graze Box post but with values in Pro-points...
I know these divide opinion massively but I think they're an awesome idea.
For those who havent heard of them its basically a box of healthy snacks sent by post for you to graze on throughout the week, such as Fresh and dried fruit, nuts, seeds and crackers. The points values that I've heard of so far range between 2-7 pro-points, and 0 points if you get the boxes with fresh fruit, so obviously some snacks are better than others but you can choose to "bin" anything you don't want sending.
If you use this code you'll get your first box free and your second half price (they normally cost £2.99 with free posting). I'll also get a discount off my next box so it works out nicely for everyone : )
I'm not getting paid in any other way for this so I dont consider it advertising- your just helping subsidise a penniless student's dried fruit addiction and getting yourself some yummy healthy treats into the bargain :D
Enjoy!
I know these divide opinion massively but I think they're an awesome idea.
For those who havent heard of them its basically a box of healthy snacks sent by post for you to graze on throughout the week, such as Fresh and dried fruit, nuts, seeds and crackers. The points values that I've heard of so far range between 2-7 pro-points, and 0 points if you get the boxes with fresh fruit, so obviously some snacks are better than others but you can choose to "bin" anything you don't want sending.
The points values I've managed to find out so far are:
Apple Strudel - 2 pp
Golden Pineapple Rings - 2pp
The Beach - 2pp
The lost army cracker mix - 2 pp
Agadoo - 3pp
Great Fire Dragon - 3 pp
Italian Stallion - 3pp
Korean Chilli rice crackers - 3 pp
Little Figgy Went To Market - 3pp
Love Mix - 3 pp
Olive, rosemary and siciliano pesto focaccia - 3 pp
Organic Whole Apricots 3pp
Paper Tiger - 3pp
Sour Mango Tangtastic - 3pp
Beach Bum - 4pp
Detox - 4pp
Hot Cross Yummy - 4pp
Milkshake Mix - 4pp
Billionaire's Shortbread - 5pp
Green Olives with fresh basil and garlic - 5pp
Honeycomb Flapjack - 5pp
Lightly Toasted Pistachios - 5 pp
Made in America 5pp
Mayan Mocha - 5pp
7 Fruits Flapjack - 6pp
Ancient Forest Nuts - 6pp
Apple and Cinnamon Flapjack - 6pp
Cracked black pepper cashews - 6pp
Fiery Seeds 6pp
Fire Nuts 6pp
Fruit and Nut Case - 6 pp
Honey Nut Almonds - 6pp
Kalamata and Amphissa Olives With Chilli and Garlic - 6 pp
Kalamata Olives with herbs - 6pp
salsa tossed cahsews 6pp
Savoury Roasted Seeds - 6pp
Sweet and Sour Nuts - 6pp
Americas nut mix - 7pp
Aztec Gold - 7pp
Copacabana - 7 pp
Hickory smoked Almonds & macadamias 7pp
Hickory Smoked Hazels and Cashews - 7pp
Oven Roasted Cashews - 7pps
Sweet As A Nut - 7pp
Golden Pineapple Rings - 2pp
The Beach - 2pp
The lost army cracker mix - 2 pp
Agadoo - 3pp
Great Fire Dragon - 3 pp
Italian Stallion - 3pp
Korean Chilli rice crackers - 3 pp
Little Figgy Went To Market - 3pp
Love Mix - 3 pp
Olive, rosemary and siciliano pesto focaccia - 3 pp
Organic Whole Apricots 3pp
Paper Tiger - 3pp
Sour Mango Tangtastic - 3pp
Beach Bum - 4pp
Detox - 4pp
Hot Cross Yummy - 4pp
Milkshake Mix - 4pp
Billionaire's Shortbread - 5pp
Green Olives with fresh basil and garlic - 5pp
Honeycomb Flapjack - 5pp
Lightly Toasted Pistachios - 5 pp
Made in America 5pp
Mayan Mocha - 5pp
7 Fruits Flapjack - 6pp
Ancient Forest Nuts - 6pp
Apple and Cinnamon Flapjack - 6pp
Cracked black pepper cashews - 6pp
Fiery Seeds 6pp
Fire Nuts 6pp
Fruit and Nut Case - 6 pp
Honey Nut Almonds - 6pp
Kalamata and Amphissa Olives With Chilli and Garlic - 6 pp
Kalamata Olives with herbs - 6pp
salsa tossed cahsews 6pp
Savoury Roasted Seeds - 6pp
Sweet and Sour Nuts - 6pp
Americas nut mix - 7pp
Aztec Gold - 7pp
Copacabana - 7 pp
Hickory smoked Almonds & macadamias 7pp
Hickory Smoked Hazels and Cashews - 7pp
Oven Roasted Cashews - 7pps
Sweet As A Nut - 7pp
I'll add to this when I find out more- if you know of any not listed please comment! Forewarned is forearmed as it were...or four-armed, or something.
Anyhow If anyone wants to try it out (UK only I'm afraid :( ) then go to www.graze.com and put in this code: 635YGP8
If you use this code you'll get your first box free and your second half price (they normally cost £2.99 with free posting). I'll also get a discount off my next box so it works out nicely for everyone : )
I'm not getting paid in any other way for this so I dont consider it advertising- your just helping subsidise a penniless student's dried fruit addiction and getting yourself some yummy healthy treats into the bargain :D
Enjoy!
Online Journalling on Pro-Points- Day 3
November 12 Food and Exercise Journal- Housemates Birthday!
time- food/exercise (points)8.00am- Green tea (0) Wholemeal pitta bread (4) Cottage Cheese (1) Vegemite (0) letuuce (0) grapes (0)
9.30am-Walk to Uni
12.00pm- had to stay in uni for tutorials, lunch from S.U.= cheese, crackers and pickle (11) low fat rice pudding (4) Freddo bar (3) Dr. pepper Zero (0)
1.00pm-Walk home (pedometer to healthy)
2.00pm- lick of caramel off spoon decorating housemates cake.... (1)
3.00pm- Pitta Bread (4) Quorn (2) vegemite (0) salad (0)
5.00pm- Graze Box Smoked nuts and aztec gold (14)
7.30pm-Birthday cake (7)
8.00pm- tortilla (3) vegemite (0) salad (0) Quorn (1)
9.00pm- Birthday cake again (7)
10.00pm- Rum and Diet Coke (2)
Points Summary
30/30 Daily Pro-Points used
30/49 Weekly Points used (11 remaining)
4 Activity Points earned
12/12 Activity Points used
GHG Summary
fruits/vegetables: not the best
Liquids:Probably, there was a lot of green tea today which didn't get tracked
healthy oils: nope
lean protein:CHECK!
vitamins: nope
activity: CHECK!
Lessons learned:
So today was pretty damn heavy on points. And I've found it stresses me out less using up the weekly points if I use up my activity points first. I also managed to stick to just one drink last night which i'm pretty proud about!
Biggest fall of the day came from not bringing lunch in to uni and then being asked by my friend to stay behind for a meeting with her, I need to have more snacky things/fruit in my bag!
A day like this on the old plan would have sent me off into a spiral of 'why bother' I'll gain anyway this week', but in theory if I can keep to my daily 30 for the rest of the week then I should still have a loss!
Today's Plan:
breakfast- apple,porridge oats(4) milk (1) raspberries(0)
lunch- salad veg (0) beans (4?) quorn (2) olive oil (3) cheese (2)
dinner- noodles (3) stir fry veg (0) sauce (1/2?)
snacks-fruit (0) graze box things?(I'm going to start making a list of graze box pro-points on here- if anyone has any please let me know!)
exercise- not much, todays an essay day...
Friday, 12 November 2010
Online Journalling on Pro-Points- Day 2
November 11 Food and Exercise Journal
time- food/exercise (points)10.15am- Banana (0) Apple (0)
10.45am- Wholemeal Pitta Bread (4) tsp Vegemite (0) Lettuce (0) 60g reduced fat cottage cheese (1) Green Tea (0)
12.00pm- falafel (8) 2tsp olive oil (3) salad veggies (0) grapes (0) Diet Coke (0)
12.30pm-walk to uni + rehearsal = healthy on pedometer
5.00pm- Cadburys miniatures (7)
6.45pm- fry lite (0) noodles (3) stir fry veg (0) chow mein sauce (1)
7.30pm (20g cheddar cheese (2)
8.00pm- grapes (0) passion fruit (0) Greek Yogurt (1) honey (1)
10.00pm- Green Tea (0)
Points Summary
30/30 Daily Pro-Points used
1/49 Weekly Points used (41 remaining)
4 Activity Points earned
0/8 Activity Points used
GHG Summary
fruits/vegetables: CHECK!
Liquids:getting closer
healthy oils: CHECK!
lean protein:need to find out if falafel is protein!
vitamins: nope
activity: CHECK!
Lessons learned:
Involving a trampoline in the current show means I get a good sneaky work out in at uni!
Today's Plan:
breakfast- apple, banana (0) Pitta (4) cottage cheese(1) vegemite (0)
lunch- quorn of some kind? with other stuff? I dunno
dinner- More stir fry maybe?
snacks- Housemates birthday cake (between 5 and 10)
exercise- walk to uni and back
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Online Journalling on Pro-Points- Day 1
Everyone is still working out what the best things to eat are, and the best way to use up all our points are on the new plan! Because of that I thought this might be a good time to do another week of blog-journalling so you could see how I'm transitioning to pro-points, which if you haven;t read my last post already, I LOVE! I've borrowed *cough* nicked *cough* my jounralling template from the wonderful and lovely leah of Leah: The Kind Weight Watcher . Go check her out, she's one of my favourites!
I'll be posting the previous day's journals on here rather than updating throughout the day!
11.15am- Wholemeal Pitta Bread (4) tsp Vegemite (0) Lettuce (0) Apple (0)
12.10pm- 45 Minutes Wii Fit-muscle routine and expert cycling (Moderate) (+3AP)
4:00pm- Mini Milkybar (2)
6:00pm- Weigh In , Lost 4.5lbs! Coffee (0) with semi skimmed Milk (2) Falafel (8) Cherry Tomatoes (0)
7:00pm- Banana (0) Walk To The Supermarket (Healthy on pedometer +1AP)
8:30pm- Leek, Cheddar and Mushroom Bake (10) Steam Bag Vegetables (1) 2tsp Basil Olive Oil (3)
11:00pm- 10 Cadburys Miniatures (7)
Points Summary
30/30 Daily Pro-Points used
7/49 Weekly Points used (42 remaining)
4 Activity Points earned
0/4 Activity Points used
GHG Summary
fruits/vegetables: CHECK!
healthy oils: CHECK!
liquids: Not even close
lean protein: not sure, is falafel protein?
vitamins: nope
activity: CHECK!
Lessons learned:
On WI day I need to get up and have breakfast earlier so I have time to have lunch without it affecting my WI. I was super hungry by the time I got to my meeting. But the plan works!
Today's Plan:
breakfast- apple, banana (0) Pitta (4) cottage cheese or houmous?
lunch- falafel (8) salad (0) 2tsp olive oil (3)
dinner- pasta (3) pesto? garlic bread (2) salad (0)
snacks- grapes (0) cadburys miniatures?
exercise- walk to uni and back + rehearsals
I'll be posting the previous day's journals on here rather than updating throughout the day!
November 10 Food and Exercise Journal -Weigh In Day
time- food/exercise (points)11.15am- Wholemeal Pitta Bread (4) tsp Vegemite (0) Lettuce (0) Apple (0)
12.10pm- 45 Minutes Wii Fit-muscle routine and expert cycling (Moderate) (+3AP)
4:00pm- Mini Milkybar (2)
6:00pm- Weigh In , Lost 4.5lbs! Coffee (0) with semi skimmed Milk (2) Falafel (8) Cherry Tomatoes (0)
7:00pm- Banana (0) Walk To The Supermarket (Healthy on pedometer +1AP)
8:30pm- Leek, Cheddar and Mushroom Bake (10) Steam Bag Vegetables (1) 2tsp Basil Olive Oil (3)
11:00pm- 10 Cadburys Miniatures (7)
Points Summary
30/30 Daily Pro-Points used
7/49 Weekly Points used (42 remaining)
4 Activity Points earned
0/4 Activity Points used
GHG Summary
fruits/vegetables: CHECK!
healthy oils: CHECK!
liquids: Not even close
lean protein: not sure, is falafel protein?
vitamins: nope
activity: CHECK!
Lessons learned:
On WI day I need to get up and have breakfast earlier so I have time to have lunch without it affecting my WI. I was super hungry by the time I got to my meeting. But the plan works!
Today's Plan:
breakfast- apple, banana (0) Pitta (4) cottage cheese or houmous?
lunch- falafel (8) salad (0) 2tsp olive oil (3)
dinner- pasta (3) pesto? garlic bread (2) salad (0)
snacks- grapes (0) cadburys miniatures?
exercise- walk to uni and back + rehearsals
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
A Love Letter To The Pro-Points Plan!
Dear Pro-Points Plan,
You are truly made of magic!
I have been on you for 3 days now and at WI tonight you gave me a 4 and a half pounds loss, my 5th silver seven, and my 15%! I'm now down to my lowest weight on WW so far and am filled with much excitement and epic levels of glee!
I think you were made for me. You see my tendency to binge once then blow it for a week and give me a safety net for those incidences. I am feeling more in control now than I have done for the last year and it makes me HAPPY!
I look forward to a long and productive relationship with you.
Ever yours,
Florrie,
the fat girl finally making headway in getting slim...
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You are truly made of magic!
I have been on you for 3 days now and at WI tonight you gave me a 4 and a half pounds loss, my 5th silver seven, and my 15%! I'm now down to my lowest weight on WW so far and am filled with much excitement and epic levels of glee!
I think you were made for me. You see my tendency to binge once then blow it for a week and give me a safety net for those incidences. I am feeling more in control now than I have done for the last year and it makes me HAPPY!
I look forward to a long and productive relationship with you.
Ever yours,
Florrie,
the fat girl finally making headway in getting slim...
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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.
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.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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!
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!
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
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)
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)
Monday, 13 September 2010
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)
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)
Sunday, 12 September 2010
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)
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)
Saturday, 11 September 2010
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!
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!
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