Hello readers,
Firstly I must apologise for not updating in so long - it's been almost two months! I've been very busy. For the last seven weeks I've been doing work experience in a local nursing home as part of the Healthcare Support course that I did this year. I was working Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 4.00pm and I found it very tough work. My last day was Thursday so I should be updating a bit more regularly from now on.
So, onto the subject of this blog entry. Dealing with comments. Last night three different people in the space of literally about a minute told me that I'm "too skinny" and that I have "enough weight lost". I've worked so hard to get to where I am right now, I'm 17.5lbs away from goal and comments like this really really irritate me! I laughed it off at the time but
Maybe it's just me but I feel that these comments are negative rather than positive. I think people think it's perfectly fine to say things like this because they were so used to me being fat and they think I'll take it as a compliment. Maybe it's jealousy.
I don't see myself as too thin. I want to get to goal and see how I look and how I feel about myself and if I am too thin I'll be able to do something about it. If it were me and someone I knew was working as hard as I am to change their life around I wouldn't tell them to stop, I'd encourage them.
I also wish that people would stop calling it a diet. A diet to me implies that it's a temporary thing. It's a lifestyle change for me. I have no intention of putting the weight back on so I'm going to continue eating healthily and getting my exercise.
Well, I suppose that's the end of that little rant.
Starting this week I'm going to a new class. Unfortunately my own one has been closed down due to low numbers and my leader is also retiring from Weight Watchers. I feel a little strange about going to a new meeting with a new leader. Still, I feel like I'm going one step forward and two steps back for the past few weeks. Maybe a new class and a new leader is exactly what I need to get back on track. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut or something. A kick up the arse is what I need!
Well, anyway, that's all I wanted to say. I'll probably update after my new class on Wednesday.
Onwards and downwards!
J x
Sunday, 22 September 2013
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
3rd stone and into the 9s - check!
Ta-dah! This week I lost 2lbs more and got my next 2 mini goals all in one! I got my third stone and I'm into the 9s! Okay, I'm 9st 13.5lbs but still, I haven't been that weight in literally about ten years, maybe more! I can't believe it. When I saw the reading on the little computer screen tonight saying 3st 0.5lb lost I almost cried with happiness.
I was asked tonight how it felt to have three stone gone. It's a cliché but I feel like new person. This time last year I was so unhappy, I was wearing clothes ranging from a 16 to a 20. Clothes really were just a means of covering myself up because I hated what I looked like. Today in Dunnes Stores I bought 2 trousers, both size 12 and they fit perfectly. With tops I'm wearing a 12-14 depending on the shape of the top.
I really don't know if anyone reads this blog on a regular basis but I can only hope that I encourage and help even just one person to take that first step in the journey to lose their weight once and for all. Do it. I guarantee you will not regret it. I've been there, I know all the things that weight stops you from doing - going out, trying things on in changing rooms. buying nice things instead of something to cover you... Once you take that first step and take control you'll feel your confidence creeping up and it's amazing.
So my next mini goal is my next silver 7, 6.5lbs to go. My birthday is in 5 weeks exactly so I hope to have it by then or even the next week would be great.
A brand new week begins tomorrow, onwards and downwards!
J xx
I was asked tonight how it felt to have three stone gone. It's a cliché but I feel like new person. This time last year I was so unhappy, I was wearing clothes ranging from a 16 to a 20. Clothes really were just a means of covering myself up because I hated what I looked like. Today in Dunnes Stores I bought 2 trousers, both size 12 and they fit perfectly. With tops I'm wearing a 12-14 depending on the shape of the top.
I really don't know if anyone reads this blog on a regular basis but I can only hope that I encourage and help even just one person to take that first step in the journey to lose their weight once and for all. Do it. I guarantee you will not regret it. I've been there, I know all the things that weight stops you from doing - going out, trying things on in changing rooms. buying nice things instead of something to cover you... Once you take that first step and take control you'll feel your confidence creeping up and it's amazing.
So my next mini goal is my next silver 7, 6.5lbs to go. My birthday is in 5 weeks exactly so I hope to have it by then or even the next week would be great.
A brand new week begins tomorrow, onwards and downwards!
J xx
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Closing in on 3 stone!
Hello peeps, hope you're all well.
Well I'm very happy to say that I'm down 2lbs after a very rough weekend. I'm 3.5lbs away from my third stone. I never thought I'd get this far. I've actually decided to change my goal. I wanted to have my 3rd stone by August 6th. I have 3.5lbs more to go and I think I could have that off in 3 to 4 weeks. So I'm setting myself a 3 week goal so I'll have to push myself a little.
I've decided to put a recipe up in this blog entry for a French Toastie. I found the original recipe on the Weight Watchers Ireland website.
Here it is after it's been cooked and it's all yummy looking:
Well I'm very happy to say that I'm down 2lbs after a very rough weekend. I'm 3.5lbs away from my third stone. I never thought I'd get this far. I've actually decided to change my goal. I wanted to have my 3rd stone by August 6th. I have 3.5lbs more to go and I think I could have that off in 3 to 4 weeks. So I'm setting myself a 3 week goal so I'll have to push myself a little.
I've decided to put a recipe up in this blog entry for a French Toastie. I found the original recipe on the Weight Watchers Ireland website.
Here it is after it's been cooked and it's all yummy looking:
And my plate afterwards...
So here's the recipe taken straight from the website:
Ingredients
- 4 medium slices wholemeal bread
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
- 60g (2 oz) wafer thin smoked ham
- 25g (1 oz) low fat mature cheese, grated finely
- 1 egg beaten
- 3 tablespoons skimmed milk
- Low fat cooking spray
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Spread two of the slices of bread thinly with mustard, if using. Divide the ham and cheese between these slices and top with the remaining slices of bread. Cut each sandwich into two triangles.
- Beat the egg and milk together in a shallow bowl and season. Dip the ham and cheese sandwiches in the egg mixture on both sides, until the mixture has been all soaked up.
- Heat a non stick frying pan until hot and spray with the cooking spray. Add the egg dipped sandwiches and fry for 2 minutes on each side over a medium heat until golden brown and crisp. Serve immediately.
Just a couple of notes. I was confused. The ham I have is 2 slices for 1PP so I just used 2 slices. I used 1 tsp of the mustard for each sandwich.
So that's it from me this week. I'm off to the zoo tomorrow, weather permitting so I might do a blog entry and post some of my pics.
Onwards and downwards!
J xx
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Operation Third Stone is underway...
Hey everyone,
This is going to be a short post I think. I don't really have a topic in mind really so this is just a quick update. Last night at weigh-in I was another 1lb down, yippee! I've now got 5.5lbs to go and I've lost 3st, 6lb and I'll be into the 9's. I can't believe that. I'm at my lowest weight now in years.
So my next goal is to lost the 5.5lbs and then my next goal is to get into the 9's. We're continuing our "Flip Flop" challenge for another four weeks. I'm not sure if other classes had this challenge 6 weeks ago. I set my target at 6lbs and I lost one more than I had hoped for so I'm delighted with that.
Mini goals:
"Flip Flop" challenge: Lose 4lbs by 24 July
Third stone: Lose another 1.5lbs by 6 August
Into the 9's: Lose another 0.5lb by 13 August
I might have a topic in mind for another post soon so keep an eye if you're so inclined!
Onwards and downwards! That's my new catchphrase thanks to a lady on the WW Ireland Facebook page.
- J xx
This is going to be a short post I think. I don't really have a topic in mind really so this is just a quick update. Last night at weigh-in I was another 1lb down, yippee! I've now got 5.5lbs to go and I've lost 3st, 6lb and I'll be into the 9's. I can't believe that. I'm at my lowest weight now in years.
So my next goal is to lost the 5.5lbs and then my next goal is to get into the 9's. We're continuing our "Flip Flop" challenge for another four weeks. I'm not sure if other classes had this challenge 6 weeks ago. I set my target at 6lbs and I lost one more than I had hoped for so I'm delighted with that.
Mini goals:
"Flip Flop" challenge: Lose 4lbs by 24 July
Third stone: Lose another 1.5lbs by 6 August
Into the 9's: Lose another 0.5lb by 13 August
I might have a topic in mind for another post soon so keep an eye if you're so inclined!
Onwards and downwards! That's my new catchphrase thanks to a lady on the WW Ireland Facebook page.
- J xx
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
And she's back in the game!
Well I'm a very happy girl this week after my WI! After gaining 1.5lbs last week I was down 2.5lbs this week bringing my total to 35.5lbs and getting me my fifth silver 7! I had aimed for next week so I'm ecstatic!
I still have a little bit over a stone and a half to go but I feel absolutely fantastic and I have so much more confidence than I did before I started in January. It's amazing the difference this has made and I'm now wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago. I've noticed so many changes lately.
I'm more confident, I'm more likely to say yes to things because of this - like going for a walk or even going for a coffee with someone. I'm more likely to do stuff that I want to do now. Before I just couldn't be bothered. A great example of this is that I recently started learning how to swim.
I find myself looking at clothes a lot more and saying "Soon I'll be able to wear stuff like this." It actually is a great feeling. I've got so much more interest in how I look whereas before my aim was just to find something that fitted and covered me up. And was most likely black.
It's amazing the little changes to your body you notice. I have collarbones now and my shoulders have slimmed an awful lot. For me, my problem area and the area that I disliked the most was my tummy and I'm happy to say that it's going down!
Here are two photos that I shared on Facebook this week.. I can notice a huge difference in myself thankfully. The first picture was taken at Christmas 2011. Not sure what weight I was but I know the dress is a size 20. The second pic was taken earlier today after I bought a really nice dress - size 14!
So now my next mini goal is to get into the 9's so I've got 7lbs to go and I'd love to have that gone by the middle of August. I'm focused and ready to get back to the hard work tomorrow!
Until next time guys! Onwards and downwards!
J xx
I still have a little bit over a stone and a half to go but I feel absolutely fantastic and I have so much more confidence than I did before I started in January. It's amazing the difference this has made and I'm now wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago. I've noticed so many changes lately.
I'm more confident, I'm more likely to say yes to things because of this - like going for a walk or even going for a coffee with someone. I'm more likely to do stuff that I want to do now. Before I just couldn't be bothered. A great example of this is that I recently started learning how to swim.
I find myself looking at clothes a lot more and saying "Soon I'll be able to wear stuff like this." It actually is a great feeling. I've got so much more interest in how I look whereas before my aim was just to find something that fitted and covered me up. And was most likely black.
It's amazing the little changes to your body you notice. I have collarbones now and my shoulders have slimmed an awful lot. For me, my problem area and the area that I disliked the most was my tummy and I'm happy to say that it's going down!
Here are two photos that I shared on Facebook this week.. I can notice a huge difference in myself thankfully. The first picture was taken at Christmas 2011. Not sure what weight I was but I know the dress is a size 20. The second pic was taken earlier today after I bought a really nice dress - size 14!
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| Christmas 2011 - I look huge :( |
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| Today (18 June 2013) - such a difference! |
So now my next mini goal is to get into the 9's so I've got 7lbs to go and I'd love to have that gone by the middle of August. I'm focused and ready to get back to the hard work tomorrow!
Until next time guys! Onwards and downwards!
J xx
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Ah Mr. Gain, I've been expecting you...
Hello people... *sigh*
So tonight I had my first gain since I started back at Weight Watchers in January. I know it's great that it's only my first gain. I'm not going to say that I'm not disappointed because I am. I was so close to my fifth silver 7. I feel like I've fallen a couple of steps down the ladder. Still, I was bound to have a gain at some stage, right?
I won't hide the fact that I've been wracking my brains trying to think where I went wrong. Maybe the big loss last week had something to do with it. Or maybe I gained muscle, or didn't get enough exercise, or maybe I ate more than I thought.
What I do know is that I didn't track as well as I normally would for the last couple of weeks. I only had the little green trackers and before that I was using the WW journal. Honestly, I find the journal to be excellent for me personally. I tend to lose the trackers but the journal is like a security blanket for me. It's hard to explain. So as you can imagine I was so happy when I saw my leader had journals this week, I snapped up the last one!
Instead of being negative and letting this get me down I've set my next two mini goals:
My fifth silver 7 - 2lbs to go
Target date: 25 June
My third stone - 9lbs to go
Target date: 6 August
I think I can do it! I'm going into the new week with a positive attitude and determination! It's important not to let little blips like this one, or even big blips get you down. This picture was a great help to me when I saw it online the other day so I'll post it here and I'm also going to make it my wallpaper on my laptop and phone to remind myself not to give up!
Have a fantastic week everyone! As one of the ladies on the WW Ireland Facebook page said earlier - onwards and downwards!
J xx
So tonight I had my first gain since I started back at Weight Watchers in January. I know it's great that it's only my first gain. I'm not going to say that I'm not disappointed because I am. I was so close to my fifth silver 7. I feel like I've fallen a couple of steps down the ladder. Still, I was bound to have a gain at some stage, right?
I won't hide the fact that I've been wracking my brains trying to think where I went wrong. Maybe the big loss last week had something to do with it. Or maybe I gained muscle, or didn't get enough exercise, or maybe I ate more than I thought.
What I do know is that I didn't track as well as I normally would for the last couple of weeks. I only had the little green trackers and before that I was using the WW journal. Honestly, I find the journal to be excellent for me personally. I tend to lose the trackers but the journal is like a security blanket for me. It's hard to explain. So as you can imagine I was so happy when I saw my leader had journals this week, I snapped up the last one!
Instead of being negative and letting this get me down I've set my next two mini goals:
My fifth silver 7 - 2lbs to go
Target date: 25 June
My third stone - 9lbs to go
Target date: 6 August
I think I can do it! I'm going into the new week with a positive attitude and determination! It's important not to let little blips like this one, or even big blips get you down. This picture was a great help to me when I saw it online the other day so I'll post it here and I'm also going to make it my wallpaper on my laptop and phone to remind myself not to give up!
Have a fantastic week everyone! As one of the ladies on the WW Ireland Facebook page said earlier - onwards and downwards!
J xx
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Ready, set, go!
Well, it's that time of the week again girls and boys! Hope you're all well.
I had a great week despite not tracking as well as I would have liked. I was stunned when I got on the scales at WI tonight - a loss of a whopping 4.5lbs!
On top of losing the 4.5lbs, I did something this week that I honestly never thought I would do. On Monday I completed the Flora Women's Mini Marathon in a pretty decent time of 1 hour 40 minutes 18 seconds. Beforehand I had set myself a goal of 1 hour 45 minutes so I was absolutely ecstatic when I read my finishing time in the Herald this morning! I raised almost 100 euro for Laois SPCA as well, such a brilliant cause!
Aside from the charity aspect, it's an absolutely fantastic day out. What an atmosphere! I have never seen so many people in the same place! Everyone was encouraging each other and there were loads of people on the street cheering and willing us all on, it was brilliant! We had a scorcher of a day too, I am very glad I used sunscreen! Crossing that finish line was the best feeling I've had in a long time, I'm actually really proud of myself. If anyone out there is thinking of doing it next year I say do it! I have something to aim for now, next year I'm hoping to jog it and beat this year's time.
I had a great week despite not tracking as well as I would have liked. I was stunned when I got on the scales at WI tonight - a loss of a whopping 4.5lbs!
On top of losing the 4.5lbs, I did something this week that I honestly never thought I would do. On Monday I completed the Flora Women's Mini Marathon in a pretty decent time of 1 hour 40 minutes 18 seconds. Beforehand I had set myself a goal of 1 hour 45 minutes so I was absolutely ecstatic when I read my finishing time in the Herald this morning! I raised almost 100 euro for Laois SPCA as well, such a brilliant cause!
Aside from the charity aspect, it's an absolutely fantastic day out. What an atmosphere! I have never seen so many people in the same place! Everyone was encouraging each other and there were loads of people on the street cheering and willing us all on, it was brilliant! We had a scorcher of a day too, I am very glad I used sunscreen! Crossing that finish line was the best feeling I've had in a long time, I'm actually really proud of myself. If anyone out there is thinking of doing it next year I say do it! I have something to aim for now, next year I'm hoping to jog it and beat this year's time.
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| We're halfway there! |
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| Just 1km to go! |
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| The finish line!!! |
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| *** I did it!!! *** |
Which brings me onto my next goal - my fifth silver seven. I'm just half a pound away. What is it with me and half pounds?! So my aim is to have that gone by next week's WI.
Have a great week!
J xx
J xx
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Don't focus on how far you have to go, focus on how far you've come!
Hey guys and dolls,
Hope you're all well and you're having a fantastic week. I was away last weekend in Mullingar at the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association annual congress and had a great time. I didn't get to plan my meals at all like I would at home and got very little exercise so I was so sure I'd have a gain this week. I was 0.5lb down, I could not believe it!
Instead of being happy though I started to think negatively and of how far I still have to go. Despite being down that half pound I had a bit of an odd week. I ate at odd times, I was out Saturday night and I got no exercise for about 4 days, I went over my points when I got home Sunday and did the same yesterday.
I went though the "OMG I still have to lose 28lbs more..." and started to feel low. Until a friend of mine told me to look at how far I've come. I have to admit she's right. I'm not one for blowing my own trumpet so to speak but I have come so far since I began back in January. I really didn't think I had the strength or the willpower. Today I was talking about how much I used to hate shopping and now I can go into Penney's, pick up a size 14 top/jeans and know that it's more than likely going to fit me. I don't cry in changing rooms anymore.
I think it's important to remember that if you have a bad week. Think about what you would do differently, draw a line under the week and start afresh. Don't dwell on it. This week I'm intending to lose 1lb. I'm going to track religiously and do a little bit more exercise than I would normally, even if it's just adding 5 minutes to my daily walk.
Well anyway, that's this week's entry. Yes I am boring, I know. I'm hoping to do a slightly more exciting entry at some point this week. Best of luck to anyone still to weigh in! Have a fab week everyone!
J xx
Hope you're all well and you're having a fantastic week. I was away last weekend in Mullingar at the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association annual congress and had a great time. I didn't get to plan my meals at all like I would at home and got very little exercise so I was so sure I'd have a gain this week. I was 0.5lb down, I could not believe it!
Instead of being happy though I started to think negatively and of how far I still have to go. Despite being down that half pound I had a bit of an odd week. I ate at odd times, I was out Saturday night and I got no exercise for about 4 days, I went over my points when I got home Sunday and did the same yesterday.
I went though the "OMG I still have to lose 28lbs more..." and started to feel low. Until a friend of mine told me to look at how far I've come. I have to admit she's right. I'm not one for blowing my own trumpet so to speak but I have come so far since I began back in January. I really didn't think I had the strength or the willpower. Today I was talking about how much I used to hate shopping and now I can go into Penney's, pick up a size 14 top/jeans and know that it's more than likely going to fit me. I don't cry in changing rooms anymore.
I think it's important to remember that if you have a bad week. Think about what you would do differently, draw a line under the week and start afresh. Don't dwell on it. This week I'm intending to lose 1lb. I'm going to track religiously and do a little bit more exercise than I would normally, even if it's just adding 5 minutes to my daily walk.
Well anyway, that's this week's entry. Yes I am boring, I know. I'm hoping to do a slightly more exciting entry at some point this week. Best of luck to anyone still to weigh in! Have a fab week everyone!
J xx
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
M is for motivation: What keeps YOU going?
Hey everybody! Hope you're all well.
Well, I had my weigh-in this evening and I was 0.5lb down. I am absolutely delighted with that because I had myself convinced that I'd be up! I was at my (second) cousin's communion on Saturday afternoon and I fell off the wagon a little bit. The good thing was some of the food served were actually WW recipes and they used low fat ingredients in most things. My (first) cousin has lost a lot of weight with WW herself. suppose I did get in a fair bit of exercise so it was worth it.
This weekend might be a different story because I won't be home. I'm away in Mullingar for the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association annual congress. I'm travelling up on Friday and I won't be home until Sunday. It's difficult to plan food but I'm going to do my best to pick low PP options and get in as much exercise as I can. I'll let you all know how that pans out. I'm a little bit nervous to be perfectly honest. This will be the first time since I started back in January that I won't be home and be able to plan my meals properly.
- Keeping their 'fat picture' on the press/fridge/in their car/in their purse.
- Throwing out clothes when they become too big.
- Thinking of it as a lifestyle change, not a diet.
- Setting small and achievable goals.
- Not letting set backs or bad days get them down.
Those are just a fraction of what I've heard from different people at different times. Personally I would have to say that the main thing keeping me motivated is focusing on the fact that I won't have to feel I have to cover up this summer. It sounds simple but it seems to be working. For as long as I can remember I've been covering up in jeans and t-shirts for the summer months. This summer I want to wear nice clothes, nice tops, skirts, maybe dresses. I feel so much better about my body now. I've also gotten rid of a LOT of clothes. I got rid of at least 8 pairs of jeans and tops recently. It's a great feeling. Another thing I like - the WW journal. I never leave the house without it!
That's about it from me. Send me a comment and tell me what keeps you going! I'm always interested in other people's ideas and opinions so don't be afraid.
Later dudes and dudettes! Have a fantastic week!
J xx
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
I'm halfway home!!!
Drumroll please... All my hard work (and crossing fingers) has paid off. Tonight I'm proud to announce that I am 2st 1lb lighter than I was when I joined on 8 January! Woooooo!
I'm also halfway to goal now and I can finally say that I'm 10st something for the first time in at least ten years. I can't believe that. I know it's 10st 13 but it's still "tens". I lost 1.5lbs this week, I was hoping for the half pound just to hit the 2 stone target so I was delighted when I lost another 1lb along with it!
For the last few days I've been nervous and doubting myself about how well I actually did. I knew I tracked religiously and I got loads of exercise but I was still nervous. I'm not really sure why. Maybe because I was so close to the second stone.
I feel fantastic since I've lost all that weight. I've got more energy, I feel more positive. I've got a lot more confidence in myself in generally, not just about my appearance. I'm finally at the point where I'm not completely repulsed when I look in the mirror. Now it's "Okay I have more weight to go but you look ten times better than you did 4 months ago." I have a lot more interest in myself. Sometimes I do get emotional when I think of how far I've come and that's what I try to think about when the thought of how much further I have to go comes into my head.
Now to get to my next target. This week we were given our Summer Challenge. My goal is to lose my next 7lbs in the 8 weeks. I think it's doable. I've become a bit more realistic with my goal setting as the weeks have gone on. I'm hoping to be down to 10st 6lbs on my 9 July weigh in.
So I suppose that's all I've got to say in this entry. Not sure when the next one will be, I'm a busy bee this week. I've got my course, Zumba tomorrow night and I'm also starting swimming lessons on Friday evening, excited!
Until next time guys, thanks so much for reading and I hope everyone has a fantastic week!
- J xx
I'm also halfway to goal now and I can finally say that I'm 10st something for the first time in at least ten years. I can't believe that. I know it's 10st 13 but it's still "tens". I lost 1.5lbs this week, I was hoping for the half pound just to hit the 2 stone target so I was delighted when I lost another 1lb along with it!
For the last few days I've been nervous and doubting myself about how well I actually did. I knew I tracked religiously and I got loads of exercise but I was still nervous. I'm not really sure why. Maybe because I was so close to the second stone.
I feel fantastic since I've lost all that weight. I've got more energy, I feel more positive. I've got a lot more confidence in myself in generally, not just about my appearance. I'm finally at the point where I'm not completely repulsed when I look in the mirror. Now it's "Okay I have more weight to go but you look ten times better than you did 4 months ago." I have a lot more interest in myself. Sometimes I do get emotional when I think of how far I've come and that's what I try to think about when the thought of how much further I have to go comes into my head.
Now to get to my next target. This week we were given our Summer Challenge. My goal is to lose my next 7lbs in the 8 weeks. I think it's doable. I've become a bit more realistic with my goal setting as the weeks have gone on. I'm hoping to be down to 10st 6lbs on my 9 July weigh in.
So I suppose that's all I've got to say in this entry. Not sure when the next one will be, I'm a busy bee this week. I've got my course, Zumba tomorrow night and I'm also starting swimming lessons on Friday evening, excited!
Until next time guys, thanks so much for reading and I hope everyone has a fantastic week!
- J xx
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Omelette anyone?
I was just about to post this entry when I learned Donal Walsh, the young man suffering from cancer who was on The Saturday Night Show just a few short weeks ago, has sadly passed away. I'd like to take this opportunity offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. It's awful that such a lovely young man has been taken. It really makes you think. We really should be grateful for all we have.
It's times like this I always think of something my late Grandad used to say: The light of Heaven to him. RIP Donal, it's clear you touched the lives of so many in your short life. xx
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Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!
So... I think a lot of people would agree that they can be tough for us weight watchers! Strangely though, I think I had a fairly good weekend. I tracked everything I ate and between yesterday and today I have walked just under 20km in total!
I won't lie, I will be very disappointed if I don't have a loss this week at weigh-in. I'm so close to having my second stone gone and I feel like I've worked so hard this week. But we all know that sometimes the hard work, for whatever reason, isn't reflected on the scale at WI so I'll just cross my fingers (and toes) and hope for the best!
Saturday:
Breakfast - 2 slices of toast with flora and marmalade = total 6PP
Dinner - Breaded fish (7PP), 150g mashed potato (3PP), cauliflower (0PP) and instant gravy (1PP) = total 11PP
Supper - 4 Aldi Crispbread (2PP), slice of ham (1PP), hard boiled egg (3PP), coleslaw (2PP), lettuce etc (0PP), 50g baby beetroot from Aldi (1PP) = total 9PP
Snacks = baby beetroot (I couldn't resist! - 1PP), 2 apples and lots of water!
I ate all my ProPoints which is usually difficult for me so that's progress.
Sunday:
Breakfast - 2 slices of toast with flora and marmalade = total 6PP
Dinner - Bacon (6PP), 150g mashed potato (3PP), cabbage and carrots (0PP) and instant gravy (1PP) = total 10PP
Snacks - some strawberries and a Harvest Morn chocolate and orange bar (2PP)
And that brings me to the actual reason I'm doing this entry! I made a yummy omelette for my tea and I really wanted to share the recipe with you all! I got inspiration for it from this recipe on the Weight Watchers website (4PP) and added my own little twist for one extra point. I was a little nervous cooking it but I've now decided that I'm going to try out some new recipes in the hope that they'll all be as delicious as this one! I actually made two, one for myself and my brother. I knew the first one wouldn't be as good so I gave that one to him, of course. Okay so, here we go...
Ingredients:
It's times like this I always think of something my late Grandad used to say: The light of Heaven to him. RIP Donal, it's clear you touched the lives of so many in your short life. xx
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Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!
So... I think a lot of people would agree that they can be tough for us weight watchers! Strangely though, I think I had a fairly good weekend. I tracked everything I ate and between yesterday and today I have walked just under 20km in total!
I won't lie, I will be very disappointed if I don't have a loss this week at weigh-in. I'm so close to having my second stone gone and I feel like I've worked so hard this week. But we all know that sometimes the hard work, for whatever reason, isn't reflected on the scale at WI so I'll just cross my fingers (and toes) and hope for the best!
So I've decided to reveal to you all what exactly I have eaten this weekend. I won't be offended if you skip over this bit, just have a look at my wonderful recipe!
Saturday:
Breakfast - 2 slices of toast with flora and marmalade = total 6PP
Dinner - Breaded fish (7PP), 150g mashed potato (3PP), cauliflower (0PP) and instant gravy (1PP) = total 11PP
Supper - 4 Aldi Crispbread (2PP), slice of ham (1PP), hard boiled egg (3PP), coleslaw (2PP), lettuce etc (0PP), 50g baby beetroot from Aldi (1PP) = total 9PP
Snacks = baby beetroot (I couldn't resist! - 1PP), 2 apples and lots of water!
I ate all my ProPoints which is usually difficult for me so that's progress.
Sunday:
Breakfast - 2 slices of toast with flora and marmalade = total 6PP
Dinner - Bacon (6PP), 150g mashed potato (3PP), cabbage and carrots (0PP) and instant gravy (1PP) = total 10PP
Snacks - some strawberries and a Harvest Morn chocolate and orange bar (2PP)
And that brings me to the actual reason I'm doing this entry! I made a yummy omelette for my tea and I really wanted to share the recipe with you all! I got inspiration for it from this recipe on the Weight Watchers website (4PP) and added my own little twist for one extra point. I was a little nervous cooking it but I've now decided that I'm going to try out some new recipes in the hope that they'll all be as delicious as this one! I actually made two, one for myself and my brother. I knew the first one wouldn't be as good so I gave that one to him, of course. Okay so, here we go...
Ingredients:
- Low fat cooking spray
- Half a small onion (I chopped it up really small)
- Half a green chilli - deseeded and diced (says red or green in the recipe in the link)
- Slice of cooked ham (This is the extra PP!)
- 2 or 3 mushrooms
- 2 cherry tomatoes both cut into quarters (recipe aboves says one diced tomato)
- Approx. a quarter of a yellow pepper
- 2 eggs
- Pinch of ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
Instructions:
- Heat your frying pan and spray with the low fat cooking spray.
- While it's heating, chop up all your yummy veggies. Then beat the eggs with a tablespoon of water and stir in the tomato, salt, pepper and the ground cumin.
- Fry all your veggies for about 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of water to make sure the onion doesn't stick to the pan.
- Give your lovely egg mixture a quick stir and pour on top of the veg.
- Cook over a medium heat until golden underneath and just set on top.
- Enjoy!!
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| I think I should have been a chef! |
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| Voila! Served with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, baby beetroot and some coleslaw! Total PP value for the meal = 8. |
So there you have it! I'm actually very proud of myself, it was scrumptious! This, along with winning my first football bet, has sadly been the highlight of my weekend! I'll post my next entry after WI on Tuesday evening, cross your fingers and toes that it will be happy one!
Until then, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for reading!
- J xx
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
So near but yet so far (but hopefully not for long!)
Well, I'm just back from weigh-in and I'm 0.5lb down. I'm so close to my second stone, just 0.5lb more to go! It's funny, the exact same thing happened before I lost my first stone, I was 0.5lb away for 2 weeks and then I made a breakthrough. I'm a little bit disappointed as I was really hoping to get there this week. But I'm not going to let it get me down because I've come so far since I began in January.
Now I'm not going to lie, I'm having my post weigh-in treat as I type this - a bag of King Crisps and a packet of chocolate buttons. Tut tut. Many people will say you shouldn't reward yourself with food but I think that's one thing that has really helped me keep focused. Every week after weighing in and after my meeting I walk to the supermarket and get myself something 'naughty'. I don't believe in depriving myself as I said before. For me this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. A treat now and then won't hurt!
And so a new week begins tomorrow and I've decided I am going to try my absolute best to have that last 0.5lb off next week! I usually I write down what I eat at the end of each day but I'm giving the track as you go approach a go this week. I'm also going to give the 1,000 jumping jacks a go along with my walking and Zumba. Seriously ladies (and lads) give it a go if you can! It's so much fun and it's a great work out!
I suppose what I'm really trying to get across in this entry is: If your week isn't reflected on the scales, don't be disheartened and don't let it get you down. After weigh-in wipe the slate clean and start afresh the next day. Don't focus on what went wrong, focus on what you can do to get yourself back on track, or in my case I'm focusing on what I can do to get to my next goal. Fingers crossed for a good week, eh? Best of luck to everyone for the week!
Over and out!
J x
Sunday, 5 May 2013
The story so far..
Right so, a little bit about myself. My name is Jane. I'm 24 and in live in Laois. I'm a veterinary nurse but I'm unfortunately unemployed at the moment. I'm doing a healthcare course and I'm trying to think of a way of possibly combining the veterinary nursing with the healthcare. They couldn't be more different but hey, I'll give it a go if it's possible.
So I've been threatening to start this blog for a few weeks now and with it being a Sunday I don't have much to do so here we are. First of all, I should mention that this is the third time that I've done Weight Watchers and gone to classes. I've started the program myself countless other times and given up after a couple of weeks because I just wasn't in the right frame of mind. For some reason this time it feels different. I'm more determined and focused Don't get me wrong, it's been hard and I've had rough days but this time I'm finding that things are going an awful lot smoother than I thought they would.
Secondly, I feel I should say that I'm not on a diet. I don't consider Weight Watchers to be a diet, for me it's a complete positive lifestyle change. A diet to me means restricting yourself and depriving yourself of food that you enjoy to lose weight and I don't think that's healthy. I don't deprive myself, I have my treat after Weigh In. It seems to be working for me so far so I'll stick with it.
Why did I start Weight Watchers? I'll be blunt. I started Weight Watchers because I was tired of feeling ugly and unattractive and feeling sad when I looked in the mirror. I was sick of trying on clothes in changing rooms and going home in tears because nothing would fit. When I started back in January I was 13 stone. That may not seem like a lot but I'm under 5ft, I couldn't carry that weight any more, both physically and emotionally.
I was with someone when I started WW this time but things happen and things change and a couple of weeks later we broke up. At the time I was heartbroken of course but I now realise we weren't right for each other and I decided to concentrate on myself for a change. I always thought if the relationship ended that I would break. But I didn't, I got stronger. Things like this happen in life and it's dealing with them that makes you who you are.
So here's my journey so far:
08 January: My first weigh in - 13 stone
15 January: -2lbs
22 January: -7lbs (The week of my break up - I was so upset I barely ate) - reached 5% goal and got my first silver 7
29 January: STS
05 February: -1.5lbs
12 February: -2.5lbs
19 February: -0.5lb
26 February: -0.5lb - My first stone!!!
05 March: -2lbs
12 March: -2.5lbs - reached my 10% goal
19 March: -0.5lb
26 March: -1.5lbs
02 April: -3lbs - My third silver 7!
09 April: -0.5lb
16 April: STS
23 April: -2lbs
30 April: -1lb
So that's a total of 27lbs since 8th January, I'm so close to my second stone! Generally I would be quite modest but I am feeling quite proud of myself. I didn't think I was so determined or focused. I'm proof that you definitely have to be in the correct frame of mind to lose your weight and you have to do it for yourself. My next target is to lose 4lbs in 4 weeks. I think it's doable but I have a weekend away planned the last weekend in May. I'll just have to be careful and track everything and get as much exercise as possible and the most important thing: Go to my meeting the week after!
My aim with this blog is to track my journey so that maybe someone can be inspired. If I can help even one person then I'll be happy with that. If I find recipes I'll post them here along with any other tips. Just FYI though, I may post some random thoughts that have nothing to do with weight loss! Don't say I didn't warn you!
Thanks for reading!
- Jane xx
So I've been threatening to start this blog for a few weeks now and with it being a Sunday I don't have much to do so here we are. First of all, I should mention that this is the third time that I've done Weight Watchers and gone to classes. I've started the program myself countless other times and given up after a couple of weeks because I just wasn't in the right frame of mind. For some reason this time it feels different. I'm more determined and focused Don't get me wrong, it's been hard and I've had rough days but this time I'm finding that things are going an awful lot smoother than I thought they would.
Secondly, I feel I should say that I'm not on a diet. I don't consider Weight Watchers to be a diet, for me it's a complete positive lifestyle change. A diet to me means restricting yourself and depriving yourself of food that you enjoy to lose weight and I don't think that's healthy. I don't deprive myself, I have my treat after Weigh In. It seems to be working for me so far so I'll stick with it.
Why did I start Weight Watchers? I'll be blunt. I started Weight Watchers because I was tired of feeling ugly and unattractive and feeling sad when I looked in the mirror. I was sick of trying on clothes in changing rooms and going home in tears because nothing would fit. When I started back in January I was 13 stone. That may not seem like a lot but I'm under 5ft, I couldn't carry that weight any more, both physically and emotionally.
I was with someone when I started WW this time but things happen and things change and a couple of weeks later we broke up. At the time I was heartbroken of course but I now realise we weren't right for each other and I decided to concentrate on myself for a change. I always thought if the relationship ended that I would break. But I didn't, I got stronger. Things like this happen in life and it's dealing with them that makes you who you are.
So here's my journey so far:
08 January: My first weigh in - 13 stone
15 January: -2lbs
22 January: -7lbs (The week of my break up - I was so upset I barely ate) - reached 5% goal and got my first silver 7
29 January: STS
05 February: -1.5lbs
12 February: -2.5lbs
19 February: -0.5lb
26 February: -0.5lb - My first stone!!!
05 March: -2lbs
12 March: -2.5lbs - reached my 10% goal
19 March: -0.5lb
26 March: -1.5lbs
02 April: -3lbs - My third silver 7!
09 April: -0.5lb
16 April: STS
23 April: -2lbs
30 April: -1lb
So that's a total of 27lbs since 8th January, I'm so close to my second stone! Generally I would be quite modest but I am feeling quite proud of myself. I didn't think I was so determined or focused. I'm proof that you definitely have to be in the correct frame of mind to lose your weight and you have to do it for yourself. My next target is to lose 4lbs in 4 weeks. I think it's doable but I have a weekend away planned the last weekend in May. I'll just have to be careful and track everything and get as much exercise as possible and the most important thing: Go to my meeting the week after!
My aim with this blog is to track my journey so that maybe someone can be inspired. If I can help even one person then I'll be happy with that. If I find recipes I'll post them here along with any other tips. Just FYI though, I may post some random thoughts that have nothing to do with weight loss! Don't say I didn't warn you!
Thanks for reading!
- Jane xx
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