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
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
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
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