Weight: 11st 5lbs
Mood: Happy
BMI: 25.7 (getting there!)
A quick update this morning! Had a very quiet weekend that consisted mainly of the gym, housework and sleeping!
Busy morning at work so maybe a fuller update later on today along with a really useful weightloss resource I found on Friday...
May 10th: Hitting the big 10!
Weight: Shhhhhh 11st 6lbs (That is 10lbs lost!!!!)
BMI: 25.8 - getting there
Mood: relieved - it is Friday!
Well, we made it to Friday again! Yay! This week, although just four days has felt like an amazingly long week. I have been enormously grumpy in the early evening and I have got to find a solution. I don't think work this week has helped, well I know it hasn't! Tonight on the way home I am going to do breathing exercises and try to let the day go before I walk in the door!!
My challenge to myself this week has been to increase the healthiness of my diet etc. I am trying, as part of my change the way you eat plan, to try to make my diet as healthy as possible. So, what makes up a healthy diet...
Protein - I may not eat enough of this but time will tell
Carbs - now I have cut wheat almost totally out of my diet. I am trying to use rice, couscous and oats
Fruit and Veg - although I don't always reach my 5 a day I do over the course of a week reach 35 potrtions
Dairy - I have never been a fan but I am now eating a yoghurt a day and increased my cheese intake a little (calcium, healthy fats and protein all ticked with cheese!)
Fish - I am trying to eat fish three times a week and at least one of those is oily
Vitamins and mineral - I am doing a vitamin drink and cod liver oil tablets every day
Alcohol - very little (under 10 units a week!)
Caffeine - too much
Guess what my latest challenge is?! To get down to one cup of coffee a day (maybe even none for a while!). To help myself achieve that I have already cut out my afternoon coffee in the office. Today I had a coffee at home and one in the office and at the weekend I am going to try to get down to just the one coffee. I have replaced the coffee with hot water and lemon juice which I am really enjoying! Could explain my short temper though!
As it is Friday there is no gym - just the weekly measure - I know I have had a great week on the scales so it is not surprising that I have lost some inches...
Bust: 36.5" -2"
Waist: 30.5" -1.5"
Hips: 36.5" -0.75"
Thighs: 22.5" -0.5"
Thought for the day: Enjoy the success, it will slow down
May 9th: Unexplained speed of weight loss
Mood: Happy
Energy levels: moderate to high
Weight: woohoo 11st 7lbs
9 days ago I started a blog because I was frustrated I had only lost 4lbs in 23 days - since starting the blog I have lost 5lbs.
Average weight loss before blog 0.17lbs a day, after blog 0.55lbs.
Please explain? Or maybe that is the new diet the write it down and get committed diet. Whatever it is I am not knocking it, I am enjoying the gentle loss of weight with the feeling of changing shape.
One thing that I have started this time, rather than just smothering my face in anti-wrinkle cream - morning and night, I am smothering myself in firming body lotion every morning after the shower. Now I am not sure if these magic creams work but I do know that my boobs and stomach certainly feel firmer and less wobbly. That could be the chest presses or the crunches but it could also be the cream!
It could also be the lack of wine! Although over the last two nights I have been sorely tempted to stop and buy a bottle of wine to help me through the stressful work days, instead I have been a horrid snappy mum who is not impressed with stupidity and who has the lowest tolerance levels ever! Kids when you read this - I am sorry - I will try to be better tonight.
I am looking forward to my rest day tomorrow. A nice lie in (7am) and actually seeing my children out of bed before work!!!
Thought for the day: Everyday is a new day, you can't change yesterday all you can do is learn from it!
Round up:
Gym:
Spin class: 45 min, 368 kCal and distance 14.9
Food:
Breakfast: Yoghurt and Granola
Lunch: Spanish omelette and salad
Afternoon snack: 6 Pringles foraged off a colleagues desk
Dinner: Mackerel and poached egg salad
Energy levels: moderate to high
Weight: woohoo 11st 7lbs
9 days ago I started a blog because I was frustrated I had only lost 4lbs in 23 days - since starting the blog I have lost 5lbs.
Average weight loss before blog 0.17lbs a day, after blog 0.55lbs.
Please explain? Or maybe that is the new diet the write it down and get committed diet. Whatever it is I am not knocking it, I am enjoying the gentle loss of weight with the feeling of changing shape.
One thing that I have started this time, rather than just smothering my face in anti-wrinkle cream - morning and night, I am smothering myself in firming body lotion every morning after the shower. Now I am not sure if these magic creams work but I do know that my boobs and stomach certainly feel firmer and less wobbly. That could be the chest presses or the crunches but it could also be the cream!
It could also be the lack of wine! Although over the last two nights I have been sorely tempted to stop and buy a bottle of wine to help me through the stressful work days, instead I have been a horrid snappy mum who is not impressed with stupidity and who has the lowest tolerance levels ever! Kids when you read this - I am sorry - I will try to be better tonight.
I am looking forward to my rest day tomorrow. A nice lie in (7am) and actually seeing my children out of bed before work!!!
Thought for the day: Everyday is a new day, you can't change yesterday all you can do is learn from it!
Round up:
Gym:
Spin class: 45 min, 368 kCal and distance 14.9
Food:
Breakfast: Yoghurt and Granola
Lunch: Spanish omelette and salad
Afternoon snack: 6 Pringles foraged off a colleagues desk
Dinner: Mackerel and poached egg salad
May 8th: A month in
Weight: 11st 8lb
Age: 41 yrs 54 days
Mood: Quiet
After being cross with myself most of yesterday today I am calm and collected. Normally when I am that angry I will eat, and eat, and eat! But I managed to stay on track, yes I added a few calories to my diet - not least in the form of chocolate but I stayed pretty much on target. I am not sure what is keeping me going at the moment. It may be writing this blog, which I don't think anyone reads (well my children do!), the sun having returned from its very long holiday or just fear of getting old!
As for food, I missed writing out my diary over the weekend, it was balanced but yummy and included home-made burgers but all under 1200 calories. I even had a glass of wine or two which was a real treat! Yesterday I was much stricter with myself and I wrote down every mouthful - though had to guess at the calorie content of my chocolate intake - my Easter egg is getting smaller :-)
Breakfast:
Yoghurt and Granola
Lunch:
Half a Spanish omelette and salad
Afternoon snack:
Cup-a-soup
Company meeting snack:
4 mini scotch eggs and a 10 dry roasted peanuts (I hope no one saw me counting)
Dinner:
Pork loin chop, new potatoes and green beans
After dinner:
Left over Easter Egg
I have noticed since starting this more serious log of food I am spending less in the supermarket, the children are eating more vegetables and we have not had a takeaway in over a month... Not just waist trimming but bank balance friendly!
Enough of food back on to the exercise. I was much better at the gym this morning, the muscles hurt less and the session started all of 4 minutes early but I felt that I was not running late! I know I am doing spin tomorrow so my legs were a little ignored apart from cardio and the power plate this morning.
Gym:
Motion Adaptive Trainer: 20 min, 275 kCal and 2 miles
60 crunches with 5kg weight
30 bicylce crunches
60 Russian twists
60 chest presses on exercise ball
40 biceps curls on exercise ball
36 overhead triceps extensions on exercise ball
3 x 30 sec squats on power plate
3 x 30 sec calf extension on power plate
1 x 30 second lunge on power plate (each leg!)
Going to shut up now apart from the thought for the day. Enjoy!
Age: 41 yrs 54 days
Mood: Quiet
After being cross with myself most of yesterday today I am calm and collected. Normally when I am that angry I will eat, and eat, and eat! But I managed to stay on track, yes I added a few calories to my diet - not least in the form of chocolate but I stayed pretty much on target. I am not sure what is keeping me going at the moment. It may be writing this blog, which I don't think anyone reads (well my children do!), the sun having returned from its very long holiday or just fear of getting old!
As for food, I missed writing out my diary over the weekend, it was balanced but yummy and included home-made burgers but all under 1200 calories. I even had a glass of wine or two which was a real treat! Yesterday I was much stricter with myself and I wrote down every mouthful - though had to guess at the calorie content of my chocolate intake - my Easter egg is getting smaller :-)
Breakfast:
Yoghurt and Granola
Lunch:
Half a Spanish omelette and salad
Afternoon snack:
Cup-a-soup
Company meeting snack:
4 mini scotch eggs and a 10 dry roasted peanuts (I hope no one saw me counting)
Dinner:
Pork loin chop, new potatoes and green beans
After dinner:
Left over Easter Egg
I have noticed since starting this more serious log of food I am spending less in the supermarket, the children are eating more vegetables and we have not had a takeaway in over a month... Not just waist trimming but bank balance friendly!
Enough of food back on to the exercise. I was much better at the gym this morning, the muscles hurt less and the session started all of 4 minutes early but I felt that I was not running late! I know I am doing spin tomorrow so my legs were a little ignored apart from cardio and the power plate this morning.
Gym:
Motion Adaptive Trainer: 20 min, 275 kCal and 2 miles
60 crunches with 5kg weight
30 bicylce crunches
60 Russian twists
60 chest presses on exercise ball
40 biceps curls on exercise ball
36 overhead triceps extensions on exercise ball
3 x 30 sec squats on power plate
3 x 30 sec calf extension on power plate
1 x 30 second lunge on power plate (each leg!)
Going to shut up now apart from the thought for the day. Enjoy!
May 7th - Where did the weekend go?
Weight: 11st 8lb
Mood: Cross
Weather: Glorious
That weekend sped past! I always feel it is so unfair when you start a glorious weekend, then you blink and you are back at your desk. And, today, I am at my desk in a foul mood.
The reason for the foul mood is my own fault, I decided to force myself out the door to go to the gym this morning even though my quads and hamstrings were singing a painful tune. I got to the gym and, once warm, I was okay but I was never going to push myself but I ended up doing so little that I am now cross with myself. I have promised myself I will make it up by going in early tomorrow.
Gym:
Motion Adaptive Trainer: 10 min, 1 mile and 133 kCal
100 crunches
100 Russian Twists
50 reverse crunches
40 leg raises
40 overhead triceps extensions
40 Donkey Kicks
Stretches on Powerplate
Actually now I see the list it is not horrific - not great but maybe I should not beat myself up too much!
As to the tale of my quads and hamstrings... Before April, and before starting this slog (sorry blog), I was a gym addict - I would do classes, rather than gym visits, every morning. I had got to the stage that I was doing Spin and Body Pump on both Saturday and Sunday! Mad, I know, but I enjoyed it.
On Sunday I went back to Body Pump for the first time in a while, I knew I would hurt BUT it is not as bad as thought it would be. I took it fairly easy on the weights but know where near beginners weights but it has caused a little pain. Yesterday I was not too sore so I went to the gym... You can draw your own conclusions as to whether that was wise!
Body Pump Weights:
Thought for the day: When the going gets tough the tough get going
Sight of the day: The woman who distracted me in the gym this morning, she was doing yoga in jeans and a t-shirt on the matt next to me...
Mood: Cross
Weather: Glorious
That weekend sped past! I always feel it is so unfair when you start a glorious weekend, then you blink and you are back at your desk. And, today, I am at my desk in a foul mood.
The reason for the foul mood is my own fault, I decided to force myself out the door to go to the gym this morning even though my quads and hamstrings were singing a painful tune. I got to the gym and, once warm, I was okay but I was never going to push myself but I ended up doing so little that I am now cross with myself. I have promised myself I will make it up by going in early tomorrow.
Gym:
Motion Adaptive Trainer: 10 min, 1 mile and 133 kCal
100 crunches
100 Russian Twists
50 reverse crunches
40 leg raises
40 overhead triceps extensions
40 Donkey Kicks
Stretches on Powerplate
Actually now I see the list it is not horrific - not great but maybe I should not beat myself up too much!
As to the tale of my quads and hamstrings... Before April, and before starting this slog (sorry blog), I was a gym addict - I would do classes, rather than gym visits, every morning. I had got to the stage that I was doing Spin and Body Pump on both Saturday and Sunday! Mad, I know, but I enjoyed it.
On Sunday I went back to Body Pump for the first time in a while, I knew I would hurt BUT it is not as bad as thought it would be. I took it fairly easy on the weights but know where near beginners weights but it has caused a little pain. Yesterday I was not too sore so I went to the gym... You can draw your own conclusions as to whether that was wise!
Body Pump Weights:
Warm up 7.5kg
Squats 12.5kg
Chest 7.5kg
Back 10kg
Triceps 5kg
Biceps 5kg
Lunges 7.5kg
Shoulders 5 then 2.5kg
Abs 5 then 2.5kg
Stretches
Gym Session Monday:
Motion Adaptive Trainer: 20 min, 295 kCal and 2.1 miles
80 crunches
80 reverse crunches
80 clams each side
40 deltoid raises
60 squats on bosu ball
30 lunges each side
80 Russian twists
Stretches
Thought for the day: When the going gets tough the tough get going
Sight of the day: The woman who distracted me in the gym this morning, she was doing yoga in jeans and a t-shirt on the matt next to me...
May 5th - Time to Pump
Before I gave up going to the gym just before Christmas in 2012 I was obsessive about attending my Body Pump class. The instructor is 10 years older than me and looks 10 years younger, she is unbelievably inspirational. This morning, after what is now a 5 month break, I am going back. I am ready for the lovely to see you and where have you been quiz but dreading the lunge track!
This slog, sorry blog, was started 5 days ago because I was struggling with my painfully slow weight loss. I thought my age had caught up with me but the blog seems to have kick started my weight loss, I suspect it is a blip but it is almost in an apologetic way I post the start of my blog much further down the page!
Weight: 11st 8lbs (how!!!???!!!)
Mood: Surprised but content
BMI: 26.1
After having had a very difficult Friday with my off spring, Saturday was lovely. Eldest harumphed a little at the lack of gadgets in his life, the girls tidied their room and hung around. Doctor Who had us giggling at a Victorian age TomTom and I achieved everything on my to do list!
My gym visit was very successful. I used the Motion Adaptive Trainer for 20 min and was really pleased at the increase in calorie burn that I took a rather blurry picture of it.
As well as that rather productive 20 min I managed:
100 crunches with 5kg
50 reverse crunches
100 Russian twists with 5kg
100 clams each side
20 full push ups
40 sec side plank twice
60 triceps extension with 5kg
40 biceps curls with 3kg each hand
36 chest presses with 5kg each hand
50 reverse crunches
100 Russian twists with 5kg
100 clams each side
20 full push ups
40 sec side plank twice
60 triceps extension with 5kg
40 biceps curls with 3kg each hand
36 chest presses with 5kg each hand
PowerPlate - 30 sec x 4 of
- Squat
- Wide squat
- Lunges each side
- Calves
So a successful visit that may have helped with the daily weigh in! Today will be a quieter day, no cardio and a hearty beef stew for lunch... Suspect that surprise pound weight loss will soon be back with a flourish!
Thought for the day: Don't count the chickens
May 4th - 'May the force be with you'
Weight: Jubilant 11st 9lb
Mood: Tired (even though I slept 11 hours!)
Stress level: High
I never managed my late night post last night, mind you it would just have been a list of food and a lot of anger. Got home from work last night to stress central - instead of eating at a sensible 7 it was almost 8 by the time we all tucked into our yummy jacket potatoes. Finally I got to the bottom of how the stupidity had occurred at 9.30pm. The night was a right off; two glasses of wine had been consumed and I had started on the chocolate.
However I should be grateful there were only two glasses of wine left in the house as having just tracked my food intake for the day I somehow managed to stay under 1200! By 5 kCals but still under!
Breakfast: Usual yoghurt and 3 teaspoons of Granola
Lunch: Heinz Scotch Broth
Pickled Onion Space Raiders
Can of diet coke
Snack: An apple (managed to stay away from the sweetie machine today)
Dinner: Jacket potato
Roasted vegetables
Butter
Parmesan Cheese
Stress eating: 2 glasses of wine
2 squares of chocolate
Today, however, is a new day and although cross words have already been muttered in this house we will have a good first day of our three day weekend. I am very determined that this will be the case.
The plan:
Write 'slog'
Finish stove top brewed coffee
Fix light in girls room
Tidy all kitchen cupboards
Have fashion show with pre teen (she is growing out of everything!)
Walk in the woods
90 min in the gym
Then time for the Doctor!
Wish me luck!
Thought for the day: 'Strong, you shall be'
Mood: Tired (even though I slept 11 hours!)
Stress level: High
I never managed my late night post last night, mind you it would just have been a list of food and a lot of anger. Got home from work last night to stress central - instead of eating at a sensible 7 it was almost 8 by the time we all tucked into our yummy jacket potatoes. Finally I got to the bottom of how the stupidity had occurred at 9.30pm. The night was a right off; two glasses of wine had been consumed and I had started on the chocolate.
However I should be grateful there were only two glasses of wine left in the house as having just tracked my food intake for the day I somehow managed to stay under 1200! By 5 kCals but still under!
Breakfast: Usual yoghurt and 3 teaspoons of Granola
Lunch: Heinz Scotch Broth
Pickled Onion Space Raiders
Can of diet coke
Snack: An apple (managed to stay away from the sweetie machine today)
Dinner: Jacket potato
Roasted vegetables
Butter
Parmesan Cheese
Stress eating: 2 glasses of wine
2 squares of chocolate
Today, however, is a new day and although cross words have already been muttered in this house we will have a good first day of our three day weekend. I am very determined that this will be the case.
The plan:
Write 'slog'
Finish stove top brewed coffee
Fix light in girls room
Tidy all kitchen cupboards
Have fashion show with pre teen (she is growing out of everything!)
Walk in the woods
90 min in the gym
Then time for the Doctor!
Wish me luck!
Thought for the day: 'Strong, you shall be'
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