Week 13

Well I think I am still a week behind but meh! Just going to continue from here as normal or I will get myself so confused.

Dieting

This last few weeks have seen me try to beat the system! I am allowed 10 syns a day and have been creeping up to about 20! The 1st week I still lost 1lb but last week saw me just maintain. That is maybe the kick up the ass I need to keep my syns in check. I am still loving the plan and find it now to be a way of life at meal times, never does it feel like a diet now, just feels like this is what I eat.Or should I say we eat as I just feed us all the same.

Exercise

This has also became a huge part of my day and I adore it.It seems the more I do it the more I want it. I think Thats part of the addictive side of my personality that got me into this mess in the 1st place. Last week that saw a maintain was the week I did not do much exercise at all.The warmer days are here now too so that makes it easier and cheaper! Have dropped the gym for the summer and going walking and cycling more instead. Starting this week I intend to cycle or walk to work. Though I am off soon for 2 weeks due to my septal surgery on Monday 9th May so will need to take it easy for the 1st week. 

Outings

Last weekend saw us at Brodie Castle for our 1st picnic of the year. Started off a lovely day then we ended up finishing it under umbrellas. It was very good and I would defiantly do it next year. 

This weekend is the long mayday weekend. Friday off for the Royal wedding and Monday off for Mayday.On Friday the forecast was good so we decided to try Ben Rinnes. Its a mountain near us. The tallest one in Moray at 2800 feet. It's actually a Corbett which is a hill between 2500 and 3000 feet. Over 3000 they become Munros. It was Fantastic, very painful at points but worth every gasp for breath! The views were amazing. Each time you stopped and looked about you could see more. Did this on the day that it marked exactly 16 months since I stopped smoking! ( did not figure that out till I came home lol) Poor Frodo however is cripple today, he over did it on the hill climb, Poor dog needs a few days rest

Hoping for a few nice walks and picnics this weekend.and hoping for a nice loss on Wednesday at Slimming club. x x 

Week 12

Well another week behind as I should be doing week 13 tonight! Lost 1lb in week 12 so that was good, more so when I had been at 3 birthday parties!  I am not expecting a loss tonight

Week 11!

Oh my word, how bad am I eh? I forgot to do a post since Sunday the 9th!!  So this one will just be a quick catch up then I can get back on track with the posts and pics cause at the moment I have forgottten what I can write about!

lost 2.5 lbs this week too! How can I have forgotten to write about that.

This week also saw Kellys 14th Birthday! We had a nice afternoon shopping spending her birthday money. We then went to Jimmy Chungs and it was good at the time though.....eating it I could feel the grease and oil in everthing I ate. Ending up with a nice long seat on the toilet...............

anyways...back on track with the posts now

Week 10

Easter holidays for me this week and next so dieting is harder than normal. Kids are off too, we are out for coffee lots, eating out lots too and this week coming is Kelly's 14th birthday and she wants to go to Jimmy Chung s! So if I can even maintain and not lose I will be happy! Last week I lost 1lb but that was simply because on Monday I started to panic so I walked 5 miles on Monday night, 6 miles on Tuesday night and 6 miles during the day on Wednesday!
 So far this week I aint done much exercise unless you count shopping.Had a great day shopping on Friday in Inverness.  I am hoping to go to the gym tomorrow morning and then get out doing stuff Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as Mike is off too, then weigh in on Wednesday night.  I am so pleased with myself for my progress so far and I will stick at it.

                                                             One of my Pansies I grew from seed



Finally got started in my greenhouse. Got loads of flowers planted up into trays. 

Got my tomatoes in. Doing 3 kinds this year only. One is a beef tomato, one plum tomato and one normal one. 

Looking forward to my other veg which is peas! I love popping the pod and eating them, I so hope they grow. 

Got my tatties in too. I am going to buy another set of the bags to grow them in as I have a good few seed potatoes left.

my tattie sacks. You plant the potatoes then as they grow you 

keep covering the new growth with soil. Once they are ready there is a 

flap at the bottom you put your hand into and pull out

as many potatoes as you need.

I find it a great satisfaction to look at plants and know that I grew them from tiny little seeds ( with Mike's help of course as he is the watering guy) he reminded me of that today so thought I better note it. I am dead chuffed with the winter pansies I did last year.

     One of my baskets, one side most of got more of a hammering this winter

 I planted the seeds at the end of the summer and planted them out in October. With the crazy amount of snow and -15 temperatures we had I was amazed to see them looking so fantastic now. 

And once again the Catnip! I bought and planted it over and over last year, in different pots, trays, composts and I just could not get it to grow! Will try again this year!

Week 9

Kinda have a lot to yap about this week. Maybe I will need to start doing smaller posts in the week instead of a long one once a week. Otherwise I will forget what I have done and it takes a while to do.

Last week started off normal but on Thursday at work I could feel my belly was not quite right. By Supper time I had to get to bed. Had a terrible tummy bug that lasted into Friday. I hate taking time off work too but had to take Friday off, I would not of been able to cope plus also working with food I would not of been allowed to work. So Thursday and Friday I lay low. 



Saturday I was back in the land of the living outside the toilet, did the menu for the week, did the housework, the shopping, I was doing the ironing when I remembered about it..... 

A few weeks back in the P&J there was a little notice about a SIGMA meeting ( Moray's Astronomy Club). It was in Lhanbryde and was free to the public. It was to show mostly Saturn as you would be clearly able to see the rings because of where it was in the sky. It was however pouring with rain. But at 7.50pm I decided we were all going anyway. It was very interesting. 2 guys did talks, one about what you would of seen outside had the weather been ok and the 2nd was about the moon,  got a coffee too! 1st club meeting is tomorrow night ( Friday 1st) and on Saturday there is a guy doing a talk in Nairn about Black Holes! As anyone knows it aint me that is into all this ( though I was completely engrossed in the talks) it is Kelly who loves all this. She has her own telescope and adores the whole Physics behind space. One of her chosen career paths at the moment is an Astro Physicist.  The talk tomorrow is discussing Einstein's Theories, Right up her street and right over my head but I shall go. You never know I may learn something!

Sunday was MY day! Well mine and my best mate Tracey! It was ACE! Went to Aberdeen with NO kids! Went shopping, it was great to be able to just wander the shops. You forget having kids you are always doing this at a speed or heading to the toy section or kids clothes. Bought myself a new jacket too! Ate out at Frankie and Benny's! Decided after being ill, and since it was a treat I would have whatever I fancied so I had Potato skins with goats cheese and Bruschetta, then Chicken breast with cheese and bacon smothered in a BBQ sauce! WOW it was goooood 

Then went off to see the X-Factor tour! X-Factor was brilliant. For me, Cher, Aiden Grimshaw, One Direction and Matt Cardle were fantastic! Was a fantastic day. Got home about Midnight so kinda with that and the clocks changing I was kinda shattered the next day but it was ace.

One direction

Monday blended into Tuesday rather uneventfully then came slimming on Wednesday night. I had geared myself up for a gain cause after being ill I was eating any crap I fancied. On top of that the meal out on Sunday and I had done no exercise at all! When I got on the scales I had lost 1/2 pound. Its not much but it was a better boost than a gain! Sent out my usual text to my usual crew then settled down for the class. New recipe book coming out next week, I cant wait!. Then at the end I was called out as being Slimmer of the month! I was so chuffed. Talk about beaming from ear to ear! What a boost it is. its made me so motivated to keep going. 

 Even this morning I was out in the torrential rain walking. Did 3.3 miles! Thats devotion for ya! Can't wait for next week now as I am going for a good week I hope.

Week 8

Well the first big mile stone has been reached! Losing my first STONE! Got my little blue sticker on my book tonight to prove I have lost it! I was happy with myself. I was pleased I got it. But it is just the start,in a dream world I have another 3 to lose!!!!. One at a time is the way forward for me. 


Going to keep setting myself little milestones so it does not seem such a far off unreachable goal. My next mini goal is to get into the next stone bracket! ~That for me will be a huge boost! To be 12 stone something! Even if its 12 stone 13 and 3/4! I don't care its still 12 stone!
 Then after that is my Club 10 which means I will have lost 10% of my weight, that will be at 12st 12 lb.
 Then after that is my Stone and a half award at 12st 11lb, then after that is a little way to my 2stone award at 12st 4lb.   Mini goals are my way forward. They made it seem more reachable.

Exercise is defiantly playing a huge roll in my weight loss. This weekend I dusted off my Bike and headed out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was a test of the bike carrier so just nipped to a local forest. It was ideal there for Marcus as he is just gaining confidence at cycling. Did a nice 4 miles there.

. Sunday Kelly and I cycled to Lossie and back. 11 miles!That was painful! On the ass I mean! WOW when you aint been on a bike for a while and sit after it OUCH is the world!

 Still do Zumba once a week and try to walk the school run every morning. I am so looking forward to the clocks changing this week so I can get out in the evening too. I will be walking and cycling round Elgin at nights! Spring is coming!!! 

The light nights means I can get out into my new greenhouse! We tried out a little walk in one last year, it was ace fun. We grew our own plants from seeds, grew tomatoes, onions, carrots etc. It was just a cheap thing from In-store £14 I think it was. By Autumn it had to go as the wind and wear and tear had got to it. 

But my Mam got me a nice one from Dobbies! Similar style just a bit bigger. Can't wait to get going in it. Went today and bought seeds though I have no compost yet ha-ha. Not going to do loads of veg this year, just mostly my own flowers and of course tomatoes and salad veg. 

Have got some seed potatoes and the bag things you do them in. Dad did them last year and they were lovely!


Still loving my Sports Tracker for my phone and use it all the time! Even when I am doing the same route ha-ha! got to love gadgets! http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/karen1171/7p3tpt80693ug6ug

Week 7

Well week 7 was a good week, got so drunk I cant remember getting home, walked so far my legs ached for days and yet through the munchie hangover on the Sunday still managed to lose 2lb! 

Friday was my poor long suffering husbands birthday so made him a rather healthy ish birthday meal which the kids plated up for him. That sounds OK till you imagine Marcus trying to put together Prawn Cocktail! He HATES the feel of things, anything out of the ordinary kinda freaks him out so him putting iceberg in a bowl followed by prawns then spooning over the sauce was funny. Wish I had taken pics of him now or even better the slop that was Mikes Prawn Cocktail. 

Started off a nice day on Saturday

Saturday was a nice start to the day, seemed fair so got the sports tracker on and dragged the daughter out for a walk! The plan was to head to the town, meet my Mam for coffee then head on to the Boots at Asda then home. Got to the town and I got a message from my Zumba buddy Sharon if I fancied a walk to lossie and back in the afternoon. Knowing I was going out at night to the pub I said yes as I planned to burn off the Vodkas before I drank them :) So off we went! WOW it was some walk, just over 10 miles!!! But half way round the weather turned. We where hoods up, heads down and the snow was pelting us. When I got in, I had to sit on the stairs and get Mike to peel my jeans off. My legs were bright red! and oh my word they were aching. Even Frodo was cripple by the end. Here is my Sports tracker for the walk http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/karen1171/bhm7sqd3283m77re

My poor feet at the end

Heading down the Lossie Cycle track

Headed out on Saturday night and never took my jacket off the whole night! Don't think I heated up from the walk. But by the end of the night I was fine I  AND to top it all off I walked home! When I added up the 2 walks in the morning, to the town and back, the epic journey with Sharon and walking home it was almost 14 miles. Thankfully I had plenty of Vodka to kill the pain. I had a great time, met in with a work mate and had a good laugh with her and her husband but hangovers suck!  Suck so bad I think it was Tuesday before I had fully recovered. 


My aim this week is to lose my 1 and a half pounds so I can get my 1st stone off!!! Its seemingly a good forecast for the weekend so hope to get out for a few walks and get out on the bikes and try the carrier out.