Old family photos

I am the baby in all the pics

A long lost relative from America has been in touch via Facebook. They had pics of my family from years ago and even some of me....

Hypnotic Gastric band

 So it begins.....

  I had written a long as post about how I was terrible at weight loss, slimming, fitness etc but it dissppeared and I can't be assed writing it all again. Done this tonight so will weigh in before bed and see how I get on. 

My post that disappeared was based on the fact I never keep at it. I never do it right.... I have the most amazing intentions. I have joined, rejoined and rejoined again slimming world. I know it works when I STICK to the diet! I go to Zumba..... When I can't make up an excuse not to! I bought all the running gear but it's too cold! I have a dog !!!!! But it's often to cold for him. I do truly believe I need to learn to eat differently. This hypnotic band thing is not magic. It's not special. It's just telling you to eat with you are hungry and stop when you are full. Sounds simple till I was asked..on the cd... To remeber the last time I was really hungry. Scary thing was I couldn't. I remember as a slim teen having my belly rumble and it was normal. Fingers crossed...... Realisticly I would like to be as slim as I was on honeymoon which was about the 11 1/2 stone in this pic.

Poster pic

Sadly some of these made me giggle

Cool spice tidy

Now and again you buy something that you end up thinking...why did I not buy one of these before! This is my thing. Very sad but a spice rack! It's ace.

Sorted my wild hair!

Decided new year..... New me! To loose the weight and get fit is my resolution for 2014 so I decided to start with a new look!

First Marble moved!

It was a teeny wee boost to be able to come home and move my first marble. Doolie as they are called in my area of Scotland  Tried to get a pic of the "doolie" dropping but kept missing it. Instead caught one where the doolie is not even present! 
Slimming is going ok. I am watching far more carefully what I am doing. Which is hard as I am in the final month of my 1st year of nursing and I have a lot of computer work coming up. FOUR essays and a Biology exam in this next month. Exercise is what seems to work well for me, its just hard to fit it all in. Any-ways Its all gooooood :)

In it goes! My first half pound off

There its gone......

There it is! One down 46 to go!

Weight Loss measurement tool

I wanted to SEE how much weight I have to lose and then to SEE the results when I lose it. So starting back at Slimming world I decided it was a good time to set this up. Its been sitting about for ages to be done.

First thing was to gather all my half pound markers. In this case it was marbles once belonging to my son. 

 Then I used the two jars I had been saving for it. Both the same. I have to lose 47 half pounds to reach my desired weight. 23.5 pounds. I am recording every half pound as it comes off or goes on.

Final place for my jars. Hope I can do a blog before Christmas of them all in the half pounds lost jar!