tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78666289692993415552024-03-13T17:05:16.107+00:00The Serial DieterA faithful account of my final diet...SuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-3204642375377258562011-10-13T07:33:00.000+01:002011-10-13T07:33:25.089+01:00Stress For Weight LossWell I'm delighted to say I've lost two pounds this week, and I'm going to attribute it all to the stress of job hunting. I've either been too busy to eat of feeling too nervous.<br />
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This is going to be a really short post this morning as I'm off for a job interview today and I need to get ready. So fingers crossed and yipee<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I lost weight this week</span></b>.....<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-73972971270216468682011-10-10T08:05:00.000+01:002011-10-10T08:05:33.074+01:00Dismal Dismal DismalMorning all, it's a very dismal day here, it's raining again, like it's done for most of the weekend. I haven't been out for a walk all weekend. I haven't done any other exercise either. Mostly I've hibernated and spent the time between planning my son's birthday party and eating the things we've been making.<br />
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So it's Monday again and again I've not been great since Thursday. See a pattern? It's not good. How am I going to get through the winter continuing to lose weight if i can't even get through a few weeks of rain.<br />
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Not sure how the rest of this week is going to go, I've got too many things to do to get on with some good exercise. <br />
Monday, shopping and ironing,<br />
Tuesday into Edinburgh to meet some recruitment agents and buy a new suit,<br />
Wednesday and Thursday, tidy house for mother in law arriving. <br />
Friday more food shopping, mother in law arriving, Tom having friend over....<br />
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feeling harassed just looking at the list....<br />
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Have a good week<br />
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Well I haven't lost anything this week, which I'm a bit disappointed with but then again haven't put on anything either. You'll see from my exercise list that mostly I was walking this week, even though I had hoped to get in some more calorie burning aerobics.<br />
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I have to admit the weather is putting a serious dampener on my mood, which is not good. In the spring and summer the world is full of lovely sunny possibilities but in autumn it's just dull and drab and mostly that's how I feel. Most things feel like just too much effort. Not good when applying for jobs or motivating yourself to get some exercise.<br />
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I've been chatting with my mum about dieting and exercise over the winter and how you keep up the momentum, and sadly we didn't really come to any conclusions. I will say clearly I'm not giving up, there is no giving up, after all I'm not really on a diet as such, this is a change of lifestyle. I would however like to keep losing weight and that seems hard to achieve at the moment.<br />
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On a plus note I did get a dress for my Christmas night out. So it's an animal print maxi dress. Not the sort of thing I would usually buy, I'm more a block colour kind of person but it looked good on and I felt thinner and taller wearing it so thumbs up. If I lose any weight then the dress will only look better...yipee<br />
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That's me today, have a good week all.<br />
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Suzanne xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-18761597691154073852011-10-03T08:11:00.000+01:002011-10-03T08:11:54.933+01:00Christmas Night OutHi all, I've had a so, so weekend. Not been very bad, but not been very good either. Had a wee jump on the scales this morning and predictably I'm still the same weight. Still 3 days to go before weigh in.<br />
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In the hope of creating some motivation, my friend Ali and I organised a Christmas night out. I'm quite excited I really like to dance, in fact with the right shoes I can dance all night. So my mind has been turning to outfits. I've spent some time this weekend scrolling through pages and pages of dresses on line. I've looked at <a href="http://very.co.uk/">very.co.uk</a> and <a href="http://asos.com/">asos.com</a><br />
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Really love this dress on ASOS but can't imagine myself in it, at least not yet, maybe Christmas next year.<br />
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Really liked this one at <a href="http://monsoon.co.uk/">Monsoon.co.uk</a> but at £170 it's over twice what I'd want to pay.<br />
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Mostly I've come to the conclusion that I have no idea what will suit me any more. I'm two stone lighter and now have short hair. <br />
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Think it's time for a good wander round the shops trying on a few frocks. Good bit of motivation.<br />
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Have a good day<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-62087417834379353892011-09-29T09:17:00.000+01:002011-09-29T09:17:14.007+01:00Getting Back To It...Morning all, can't believe it's Thursday again. It's been another loss free week. Not that I'm surprised, I've eaten what I felt like and did no real exercise. On the other hand it's a testament to the Paul McKenna method that I've not put on any weight. In a way this gives me some hope for the future that even after I've lost everything I'll be able to hold at a weight.<br />
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Still today I'm feeling much better and all ready to get some exercise. Once my breakfast has had the required 2 hrs to settle I'll be getting on with some light Salsacise. I'm not going to do the full programm as I still think that might be beyond me for today but I think I could do the 2 basic routines a couple of times to make up an hour. Sounds like a plan... Hopefully if the weather holds I'll also get out for a nice evening walk.<br />
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Feeling all bright and cheery this morning, probably because it's all bright and cheery outside.<br />
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Have a good day everyone, more on Monday.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-57246924377477449752011-09-26T07:57:00.000+01:002011-09-26T07:58:00.777+01:00Walking Walking and More WalkingMorning all, I'd like to say I'm all better now and absolutely brimming with energy but that would be a lie. I am better, but still not well enough to salsacise or do any serious aerobic exercise. So this will be walking week. The weather has picked up and the forecast for the week is bright with very little rain, at least so far. It's walk to school week as well so this seems like a good chance to get in lots of walking.<br />
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Not a great weekend for food, out on Friday night for a handbag party. Loads of fun and great chat, some wine and food, reasonably late night. This left me feeling tired and listless on Saturday so there was a little munching and then chocolate truffle roulade at night. Hang my head in shame. Yesterday wasn't too bad we headed out for a lovely walk in the morning, only to find ourselves ankle deep in mud in Bellsquarry Woods. We then decided to collect some Brambles and a few apples from the Orchard, this sadly led to gorgeous home made bramble and apple scones. <br />
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Today is a new day and after all that my best hope for Thursday is to keep my weight stable.<br />
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So a question...<br />
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Why can't I get myself into the healthy lifestyle when I'm not able to do aerobic exercise?<br />
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I have noticed that on days where I exercise I find it much easier to resist eating when I'm not hungry.<br />
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Have a great day everyone and fingers crossed for Thursday.<br />
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Luv Suz xx SuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-48984784730440032602011-09-22T08:31:00.000+01:002011-09-22T08:31:16.223+01:00Still not well :0(OK this is going to be a short one as I'm running late this morning and there really isn't much to say about this week. <br />
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On the weight loss front I've managed to hold my weight this week which considering I'm still snotty as hell and my throat hurts too is a miracle. I have been trying to minimise the comfort food but when your poor wee throat is sore lovely ice cream just feels so good. Also I don't think throat lozenges are particularly low in calories. <br />
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I did get a good nights sleep last night so I'm feeling a bit perkier but unfortunately still not well enough to get some salsa or some urban groove on. I miss my exercise... walking is good but not the same sense of achievement.<br />
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Today I've joined in a school mums diet club, not like weight watchers just a chance for us all to support each other in our get slim for Christmas efforts. So a big good luck shout out to the Bellsquarry P2 Mums Diet Club...<br />
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So have a great day all and please send lots of happy get well thoughts in my direction.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-56614613023985377922011-09-19T07:59:00.001+01:002011-09-19T07:59:49.116+01:00Arghhh Still Ill 2OK by today I thought I'd be writing that I'd had a great weekend and had been doing loads of exercise as I felt way better. Unfortunately not. <br />
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On Thursday I got out for a lovely walk with my mum and it definitely made me feel better. Then it spent the next few days pouring with rain, so no more walking. I'm still not really well enough for serious exercise. <br />
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I have noticed a bad trend. If I'm not doing any exercise and that includes walking I find it much harder to resist eating when I'm not hungry. Mostly I think I'm bored.... I've got loads to do but right now none of it seems very exciting. <br />
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What I really need to do is make a list and just get going. That'll be my plan for today. That and keep my son amused. Yes it's holiday time again.....still it's only two days.<br />
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Have a great few days, weigh in day on Thursday....<br />
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Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-4590588598937522132011-09-15T08:18:00.000+01:002011-09-15T08:18:52.606+01:00Arghhh Still Ill.....Really getting fed up, I'm still ill. So this week I was hoping to stay the same but I can sadly report this is not the case. I have put on two pounds. I just can't seem to making any headway on moving from two stone (28 pounds) to three (42 pounds). <br />
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So what's happened this week? It's quite simple really. <br />
I've been too ill to do any exercise. <br />
I've been feeling really miserable and have been comfort eating.<br />
I'm bored and have been eating for that too.<br />
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I really wanted to be feeling better today but instead my cold is now a sore throat. I did however manage to walk to school yesterday and pick up my son and I'm contemplating a walk to school this morning. I have a real case of cabin fever at this point.<br />
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As for the eating, while I have been over eating it's still different from when I was a total fatty. <br />
I used to just grab a giant bag of crisps and a huge bar of chocolate from the supermarket and wowf in. Now I'm wandering aimlessly through the supermarket searching for that one food that will make me feel better. As if such a thing existed. <br />
That is partly my problem. I didn't find anything good so instead I came home and was searching through the snack cupboard. Tried a bag of wotsits, didn't work. Tried a Tunnock's caramel wafer, not bad but not quite right. The thing is, no bit of food is going to make me feel better so I just keep eating and eating with no result....and before long I've polished off four of five snacks and am now feeing somewhat sick but still just as miserable and ill.<br />
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Today I'm going to do a little light housework, finish off some of my beading tasks, pictures later, and try not to eat except when I'm hungry.<br />
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Have a good day everyone.SuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-34087405760778132862011-09-12T08:05:00.000+01:002011-09-12T08:05:36.323+01:00Being Ill is RubbishNot much to say for myself today. I've been ill all weekend, It started on Thursday afternoon and then progressively got worse. So I've done no exercise, I've stayed in bed almost all weekend and I've just eaten whatever I felt like. Still feeling a little rough at this point but hopefully I'll get back to normal before the end of this week. Goal for this week now becomes keeping my weight the same as last week. <br />
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Hoping for a better day, shame about the impending storms....<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-70063235776741423282011-09-08T08:12:00.000+01:002011-09-08T08:12:11.625+01:00I Found my Paul McKenna BookMorning all, it's a wet dreich morning here in Livingston but I'm all sunshine and happiness this morning as I've lost 2.5 pounds this week. I'm practically dancing round the kitchen, or I would be if I wasn't typing.<br />
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As you know over the past few months I've been really struggling and this week I lucked out big style. As I was hunting for books for the schools recycling drive, I finally found my missing Paul McKenna book. So after my nice long walk on Monday evening I settled into a warm bath and began to read. After an hour and with a definite need to get out of a now cool bath I was starting to see where I was going wrong. On Tuesday I had a nice long chat with my mum and resolved to come home and finish the book, which I have done.<br />
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So where was I going wrong?<br />
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<ul><li>I think mostly I had turned this from a change of lifestyle into just another obsessive diet where I've been trying to avoid certain foods and not dealing with my emotional eating in any other way than just snacking. </li>
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So.... for the last few days I have relaxed and returned properly to the Paul McKenna System. I've had a good mix of foods, apples, ice cream, fruit juice, burger, loads of fish (mmmmmmmm)and vegetables, just whatever I really wanted and I'm two and a half pounds lighter.<br />
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If your sceptical about the method and are a total serial dieter then I'd say you've got nothing to lose in trying it.<br />
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Have a great weekend everyone, more on Monday.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-80860063301994903212011-09-05T07:55:00.000+01:002011-09-05T07:55:40.249+01:00The Joy of Walking!<br />
Morning all, it's Monday again, another weekend over. A small trip onto the scales this morning indicated no change in my weight. This is a good thing. On Thursday night, dinner was a very swift trip to the chip shop before heading out to the meet the teacher night. Then of course I'd already had a scone at the garden centre. On Saturday it was my Dad's birthday (59) and we finished off dinner with apple pie. So all in all being the same weight is pretty good.<br />
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The only exercise I've managed so far this week has been a nice fast walk yesterday evening. I keep asking myself where is the time going, particularly at the weekend. <br />
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I love getting out for a walk. Last night was an ipod event. Just me pounding along the pavement listening to Queen, ABBA, the Beatles, Franz Ferdinand etc... a carefully chosen selection of well paced tracks to keep me going.<br />
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If the rain holds off this evening I'll be back out with some lovely friends for a slightly slower walk and lots of chat. It's definitely harder to walk at speed in a group. The thing to remember when you are walking is that it's only the distance that reflect the amount of calories burned so speed really doesn't matter.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-6924004837350695632011-09-01T09:34:00.000+01:002011-09-01T09:34:36.809+01:00Week 21 - A Better WeekThursday again and I'm relieved to say I lost 1.5 pounds this week.<br />
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The exercise has certainly gone better this week, thanks mostly to my lovely friends and mum for getting me out for walks. As for the food, I still seem to be a little on the snacky side so, for this week only, I'll be recording a food diary every day. PMS is rearing it's ugly head as well so that'll make this week extra challenging, but I'm all ready for a fight.....<br />
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Got my hair cut, absolutely love it...picture on Monday..just need to get a good one. Tried taking one with the web cam but it looked really weird...<br />
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Off out for a cuppa at our local garden centre this afternoon. Think I'll have a light lunch as I quite fancy a wee scone.<br />
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Saw this great quote on facebook so I'm going to pinch it...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> "Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.". Then try the same with your next meal. </span><br />
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If you've been reading my blog you'll know that I've been loving the exercise. So why is it now that I've had a small gap of no exercise am I struggling to get back in gear. Struggling might be the word I'd apply to my whole endeavour at the moment, however giving up is not one I'll be using.<br />
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I started out quite well on Thursday, got in a good walk but with all the rain at the weekend making it hard for my wee monster to get out to play or off to the park it's been hard to get time and space to get the exercise going. To top it off I'm all aches and pains but I think that's because I'm not exercising.<br />
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So it's Monday now, he's off to school today. I've a little shopping to get done and then it's home and salsacise here I come. To make things even better I've got another walk planned with a few of the lovely school mums for this evening. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain.<br />
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On the haircut topic, I've got my appointment booked for tomorrow. I was looking back through some old photos trying to find ones where my hair was shorter, and there were quite a few. This makes me think that when I'm thinner and don't mind getting my picture taken as much, I also want to have short hair. As I get fatter I let my hair grow and then never want my picture taken. Strange! Anyway despite the fact that I'm not feeling particularly thin at the moment (getting into Size 18 clothes at the shops) I'm going to brave a short cut.<br />
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Love Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-14797720748745945712011-08-25T07:55:00.000+01:002011-08-25T07:55:54.881+01:0031.5 steps forward and 2 steps back!Well, after a week of feeling rubbish and munching and munching and munching and doing no exercise I'm finally feeling better. Then I stepped on the scales to access the damage done. Arghhhhh I've put on two pounds....<br />
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Not a happy bunny.<br />
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There will be exercise today...<br />
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Off shopping to the Gyle today, helping my Mum hunt for new clothes that go with her fab new hair cut and colour...really need a haircut myself, I think it's time for a big change....<br />
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More on Monday.....<br />
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Luv SuzSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-35745130094756198112011-08-21T22:33:00.000+01:002011-08-21T22:33:48.987+01:00When you feel miserable why does food seem like such a comfort?So it's Sunday night, not Monday morning and I thought I'd get this down before I've had time to sleep on it and feel better.<br />
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I've had a bit of a miserable weekend, no one and nothing to blame, I've not been feeling great. It started Saturday afternoon a general feeling of rubbishness, you know, sore head no energy, grumpy and miserable, and freezing cold. I could, and probably should, have said what the hell and got on with my exercise. Instead I retired to the nice warm conservatory with my book and some food. Then more food and a little more food. So just one day...or not. On Sunday I didn't feel much better, spent the afternoon sleeping and then the evening trying to get warm and munching on food. <br />
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It's Late Sunday evening and I feel quite sick, mostly as I've hardly moved all weekend and eaten who knows how much rubbish. So I ask myself, because I'm certainly looking for an answer.. When you feel miserable why does food seem like such a comfort? You go to the cupboard it looks good, you eat it, momentarily feeling better but seconds after disappointment but still you do it again. I always thought that a sure sign of stupidity was repeating the same actions again and again and expecting a different outcome. So why, oh why is food different??? Answers on a postcard!<br />
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I'm heading off to bed now and I know that tomorrow I'll need to pick myself up and deal with this. Serious exercise will be called for. This was suppose to be a nice fresh start but maybe there is no fresh start, no going back to when it was easy, maybe ever pound now is a fight, a constant struggle against years and years of well formed deeply ingrained bad habit.....<br />
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On a strange note, my rubbish food of choice has not been chocolate, which is weird for me because I would have previously considered myself to be a chocolate addict.<br />
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Fingers crossed for Thursday, I'm going to need luck this week.... or maybe 10-15 hours of exercise...<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-82521703482260251212011-08-18T09:49:00.000+01:002011-08-18T09:49:48.498+01:00End of Week 19 - a fresh startMorning all, it's the end of another week, week 19 to be exact and I have lost 1.5 pounds this week. Very happy with this, hopefully now my lovely wee boy has gone back to school I'll be able to get back to a nice routine of no snacking and plenty of exercise. A good fresh start.<br />
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I've done quite a lot of exercise this week and was given a whole load of new exercise DVD's by a friend to have a go.<br />
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The best one so far is the Charlie Brooks' 'Before and After' workout.<br />
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It's loads of fun. Nice warmup, then it's the disco section which I really enjoyed and then onto Combat. The Combat section was amazing, I really got a great workout, totally dripping with sweat, and it wasn't even remotely complicated. The next section is High Intensity and I have to say I tried this once and it's just too much for me at the moment. So I went back and had another go of the combat. Finally you get to cool down and do a little pilates or as I like to think about them, really hard sit ups. I would highly recommend this workout it's brilliant. Lesley, you may never get this DVD back ;0)<br />
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Well friends I'm off to do a little light gardening today as my rear end is aching a little after yesterdays high speed 3.5 mile walk...and then I've go to pull together a CV. Time to get on with job hunting. :0(<br />
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Have a great day, next blog on Monday.<br />
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Luv Suz<br />
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SuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-4298262404303202052011-08-15T07:45:00.000+01:002011-08-15T07:45:25.558+01:00ArghhhhhhhhhhSo I've only one day to go and my wee boy goes back to school...yipeeee, back to normality. <br />
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Still, so far this week I've managed to get in a fair amount of exercise. So why oh why when I had a wee fly mid week jump on the scales is my weight still the same.<br />
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Really really frustrated, I've been good, and done the exercise...but no movement.<br />
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Three days to go and more exercise to do, even one pound or half a pound would do.<br />
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On the upside everyone keeps telling me how much thinner I look. In general I feel a lot thinner.<br />
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Then I saw the picture my brother had taken of me. I'm going to print it out and stick it on the door where the snacks are. Maybe on the fridge too, maybe on every door in the kitchen. There would be nothing more likely to put me off eating than this picture. There you are just feeling so much thinner thinking this is great and then BLAM a very unflattering beached whale picture. Just to remind you that there is still lots to go...<br />
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Have a great day everyone.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So as normal service is about to resume I thought I'd have a wee recap on why I'm doing this.. so for you and me here is the list.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Fed up being the short and round mum at the school gate. (still feeling round)</li>
<li>I want to be petite not short.</li>
<li>I want to be able to shop everywhere without wondering if they have my size. (getting there)</li>
<li>No more heartburn. (haven't had heartburn since I started :0))</li>
<li>I want to be able to run. (no progress there but the aerobic exercise is fab fun)</li>
<li>I don't want to be out of breath chasing after my son. (making good progress)</li>
<li>I want my wedding ring and engagement ring to fit properly again. (nearly there)</li>
<li>I want to have more energy and be less tired.(definite improvement)</li>
<li>I don't want to worry about work events containing things I can't do or feel uncomfortable doing.</li>
<li>I want to feel attractive and more self confident.</li>
<li>I want to set a good example for my son.(if only he'd follow it)</li>
<li>I want to feel in control.</li>
<li>I want to go shopping with friends without feeling self conscious.</li>
<li>I want to go to Zumba without worrying about having a heart attack.</li>
<li>I want to go swimming without looking like a beached whale or a walrus.</li>
<li>I want to get my Christmas outfit from the Karen Millen discount shop(£40ish) rather than having to go to Monsoon (£100ish).</li>
<li>I want to reduce my risk of diabetes, heart attacks, strokes..etc</li>
<li>I want to lower my blood pressure without drugs. (excellent progress on this one)</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So now we know why lets talk about how.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm following the Paul McKenna method</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ol><li>Eat what you want</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I love the exercise and the eating shouldn't be hard, but I've been letting myself get bored over the holidays and that has lead me to nibbling. I hate nibbling, it's not satisfying and it just leaves you feeling guilty. Still come Tuesday the summer holidays are over. No more hanging around, lots more walking to school (if it ever stops raining), lots more housework and best of all, real time for exercise.....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So role on Tuesday, and if you are a Bellsquarry Primary School mum, it'll be time to get started on the health kick you've been promising yourself so we can all fit into something nice for a Christmas night out this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Cooking with the camp kitchen wasn't too bad except when it rained, we made pasta, chilli, rice, etc. I have to admit we did snack a bit but not too much and I'm delighted to say that when I weighed myself on Saturday morning I had lost 1 pound. For a holiday that's great as I usually expect to put on a few pounds.<br />
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So this is Tom's last week of school holidays and then it'll be back to a more normal routine. The time has gone in quite quickly but I'm really looking forward to getting back to some normality. Walking to school, food shopping in peace and time for undisturbed exercise or some nice walking. Sounds great, just one week to go.<br />
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Still I'm going to try and squeeze in some good exercise this week as I'm feeling a little stiff from doing so little over the holiday.<br />
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Back on Thursday for weigh in day..fingers crossed..<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-74761058551956664192011-07-28T08:28:00.000+01:002011-07-28T08:28:16.240+01:00Week 16 - Better Than ExpectedMorning all on this slightly dreary day. The gorgeous sunshine of the last few days has subsided into a light drizzle. It's not going to spoil my mood though as I lost a pound and a half this week which is great after such a bad start. I have now officially passed the 2 stone mark so big cheer, and maybe some fire works.<br />
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Over the last few days I have been working really hard at only eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm full. I haven't always been successful but at least there was movement this week, and in the right direction.<br />
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I can't believe this is week 16, this is the longest I've lasted in years. It's also the most I've lost in years. There's a long way to go yet but I'm feeling pretty positive. My average weight loss is 1.81 pounds per week which is great and completely in line with my aim of 1 to 2 pounds a week.<br />
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So I'm on holiday next week which I'm very excited about. We are off camping. We won't be roughing it, we've got plenty of gear including a fridge a large table and a camp kitchen which has a large two burner and grill cooker. I'm going to miss my exercise but hopefully we'll be getting plenty of walking, and not too much snacking.....<br />
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I won't be able to blog on holiday so my next post will be Monday 8th August.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-63653862186550786632011-07-25T08:53:00.000+01:002011-07-25T08:53:34.105+01:00PMS Strikes Back!Morning all, I'm on a real downer today. I had a great weekend, it was sunny and gorgeous, we went to the beach and relaxed in the garden. Perfect... <br />
Well not quite. I did no exercise and we ate and ate and ate... <br />
Yep this time the PMS got it's way... If I don't want to put on weight this week then I'll have to get on with the exercise and be very very very good for the rest of the week.<br />
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I'm starting to think that school summer holidays are not a time to try and diet but just a time to work on staying the same weight.<br />
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This is going to be another week of totally disrupted schedule as Tom is at the gymnastics summer school from 10 to 12 every day. <br />
Then on top of my exercise I've got to fit in shopping, that's food and Tom's school clothes/shoes.<br />
I've got to get the house ship shape as we are heading off on holiday next week and one of my lovely friends will be coming to feed the cat and besides it's always nice to come back to a clean and tidy house.<br />
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Still I think today in between gymnastics, exercise and food shopping, I'll sort through my wardrobe and see if I can cheer myself up.<br />
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Getting bored feeling sorry for myself now!<br />
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Hoping for a better week, see you ThursdaySuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-29248390663588714872011-07-21T07:53:00.000+01:002011-07-21T07:53:18.781+01:00End of Week 15 - We Are Not Amused!Morning all, I'm really frustrated this morning, I've had a good week for food and I've gotten a reasonable amount of exercise but my weight has just not shifted, not one little bit. All I really wanted was that last half pound and I didn't even get that. <br />
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At least it didn't go up....<br />
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Still this is no reason to give up. Just have to keep on the straight and narrow and hope for a better result next week. Sometimes this happens, doesn't mean I like it but what can you do.<br />
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Still we are half way through the summer holidays now and then I'll be back to my normal more active routine. You would think during the summer holidays that you would be more active. I seem to be spending lots of time hanging around watching movies, building Lego, doing crafts. All of which are very sedentary pursuits. It doesn't help that it's raining a lot.<br />
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Never mind, we are off Swimming today and hopefully tomorrow I can fit in a wee Salsacise.<br />
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So fingers crossed for a good week ahead.<br />
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As for me I'm managing to squeeze in some exercise as I go. Not perhaps at my normal middle of the day times but at least I'm getting some.<br />
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Yesterday was a prime example. In the morning it was poring of rain so we went out to do some shopping. By the time we got home it was lovely. Grabbed some lunch, tried out some of our new camping gear and then thought time for a good walk. Down came the rain....no walking. Sun came out, took my wee boy to his swimming lesson came back, grabbed some dinner and then thought time for a good walk. Down came the rain.....no walking.<br />
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What can you do. Time for some serious exercise instead. I had planned to do my usual salsacise bearing in mind it was 8.30pm. Instead I had a wee brain meltdown and thought I'd retry the Urban Workout. Of course losing weight and being fitter does not necessary improve your co-ordination or help you get down with the fresh moves....<br />
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Anyway despite my slight hip rolling issues I had a lot of fun. Previously I had been put off by the warmup but once I got to the actual routines there's a lot more repetition, which for me really helps. Aside from the warmup and cooldown there are three routines each getting harder than the last. I managed the first and second but had no hope of doing the third so as I was having so much fun I headed back and redid the second to round out my hour. You know you've had a good workout when your dripping with sweat and yet only mildly out of breath. A long shower was certainly called for.<br />
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I'll be adding this DVD to my list for regular use. Not too bad that's three now...progress.<br />
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As for food I've been pretty good, no major slip ups but the scales will show all on Thursday.<br />
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Until then, have a good week.<br />
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Luv Suz xxSuzieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464044584279779381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866628969299341555.post-48345254734980121682011-07-14T09:00:00.000+01:002011-07-14T09:00:47.814+01:00End of Week 14Morning all, we slept in quite a bit this morning, most likely due to the car alarm that went off near us last night at 3.30am. Two hours before it switched off, I ended up downstairs watching the Glee Project on the Sky+. Still I may be really tired this morning but the sun is shining and I've lost another 2 pounds. Very very happy.... I'm now only half a pound off my two stone mark.. :0))))<br />
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I've been really good this week, got in my exercise and haven't snacked, I hope that I'm back on the straight and narrow now. My will power seems to be kicking in a bit more and my son is settling into his summer holidays. I even got some ironing done yesterday.<br />
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Since it's the holidays and I'm more than a little bored I have been playing with the computer and i was looking at my weight loss stats. Over the last 14 weeks I have lost an average of 1.96 pounds a week which I think is pretty good going. <br />
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I made up this wee chart showing how things have been going.<br />
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So I'll be hoping for a good week ahead.<br />
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