Wozza's weight loss!

Since I don't keep a blog anymore (though maybe I will start again at some point, who knows), I thought I would find myself my new little space on the internet. I do keep a bit of a paper journal and try to write in it everyday, but sometimes I am a bit slack with it. I am however, always on my computer so I will try to update here more regularly.

I joined SW because, well to be fair I don't really know why. I have always been a super confident person (working in a prison at age 19 will do that to a person I guess) and never worry about my relationship or anything. I think part of why I joined was to do with my health. My mum keeps trying to convince me I have thyroid issues, as I gained a lot of weight at uni and then I went on the contraceptive injection and my hair got really thin. I am sure that I don't have thyroid issues and that if I wanted to lose weight then I could. So i have decided to put my money where my mouth is and give it a go.

I joined SW on 14 May 2012 and my weight was 15st 2lbs. Although I wasn't happy with this weight, as it makes me massively obese, I was please that it wasn't more than I thought. In the first week I got really on board, even bought a cross trainer and started to exercise and lost 4.5lbs. I was over the moon as it hadn't even felt that difficult! The next week was more of a problem as the cross trainer broke, although I stuck to plan 100% and came away with a 3.5lbs loss. This meant I was SOTW and got my half stone award. Then I missed WI last week as I was in London partying for 5 days and to say I went off plan would be an understatement. I was so far off the plan I couldn't even see the plan in the distance. There was beer, pizza, chips, trifle, cheese, cakes, frozen margaritas, chicken wings and even a cheeky kebab! Now I am dreading my WI on Monday, although I have tried to be good the last few days and will continue this up to Monday. I need to reduce the potential gain (when I weighed in at my friend's house in London it looked like a 3 or 4lb gain) and try to salvage something. I keep saying i don't mind if I STS but I would be gutted if I didn't lose at least 1lb as that is what makes me motivated.

The other half is taking me jogging tonight, which is not something I have ever done before and I am scared about this for a number of reasons, 1) I will have a heart attack, 2) People will see me jogging and 3) Dave will judge me when I can only run for 30 seconds before death feels imminent! Wish me luck folks!

Well I didn't have a heart attack - but jogging was bloody hard. We did about 30 minutes in total, but I had to walk every couple!!! On th eplus side I stayed well within my syns yesterday and so I feel really good about that. I always find it easier when we have just done a "big shop", when we start to run out of bits and pieces by Wednesday or something, then I will start to find it tough. Today my food diary looks something like this:-

Breakfast - ham, eggs + strawberries and fat free yoghurt.
Lunch - Low fat houmus in wholemeal pitta (1.5 syns for the houmus) + apple and orange
Dinner - Roast pork, broccoli, cauliflower, Sw roast potatoes and gravy (2 syns) + Milk chocolate bubbly bite (3 syns)

This leaves me a good few syns in case the little shop near me does apple sauce that I can have with my pork!

Getting scared about WI tomorrow evening still but there is no more I can do now - I have tried as hard as I can to fix the damage done in London. Crossing everything now.

So I have 64lbs to lose according to my ticker, although I haven't set a target at group yet. I have not been able to sleep tonight so have been reading lots of diaries on here for inspiration. A lot of people have mini-goals so I thought I might set a few for myself.

Lost 1st since start - 22 June 2012
Be under 13st by the time I go to London - 4 August 2012
Be around 12.5 by my big holiday - 8 September 2012
Be under 11st by dave's birthday - 14 December 2012

I am not sure how realistic these goals are to be honest but I just feel really inspired by everyone else's journeys on here. However if I got down to say 11st5 for example for dave's birthday then that'd be a loss of 3st 11lbs in just 6 months which doesn't seem long enough!!!

Hi there hunni x

Thought I'd pop by and say hello, and subscribe to your diary at the same time x

Hey I'm well impressed with the way you're tackling this! Shame about the cross trainer but once that's fixed you'll be ok. And a HUGE well done on going jogging! It really doesn't matter how much you walked/jogged/ran...the fact is you DID it!!! I can't run either but I stick at it because I really would like to be able to. Last year I could only jog for a minute or two at a time and now I can just about stagger round 5k, although I'm VERY slow and still find it hard. If you've got a smart phone, the Couch to 5k app is a pretty useful one to use to try and build your running up slowly, and the RunKeeper app is brilliant for mapping how far you've walked or run.

Don't worry about WI tonight. We've all had major blow outs and gained weight, and your consultant will be quite used to it lol!!! Youve done exactly the right thing by getting back on track and doing some damage limitation do well done on that!

I'll check back in later to see how you've done. Good luck!!!

X

skinnydawn said:

Hi there hunni x

Thought I'd pop by and say hello, and subscribe to your diary at the same time x

Hey I'm well impressed with the way you're tackling this! Shame about the cross trainer but once that's fixed you'll be ok. And a HUGE well done on going jogging! It really doesn't matter how much you walked/jogged/ran...the fact is you DID it!!! I can't run either but I stick at it because I really would like to be able to. Last year I could only jog for a minute or two at a time and now I can just about stagger round 5k, although I'm VERY slow and still find it hard. If you've got a smart phone, the Couch to 5k app is a pretty useful one to use to try and build your running up slowly, and the RunKeeper app is brilliant for mapping how far you've walked or run.

Don't worry about WI tonight. We've all had major blow outs and gained weight, and your consultant will be quite used to it lol!!! Youve done exactly the right thing by getting back on track and doing some damage limitation do well done on that!

I'll check back in later to see how you've done. Good luck!!!

X

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Hi Dawn

Thanks for stopping by - it feels lovely to have a visitor here! I lost 1lb tonight and I am pretty chuffed to be honest. I know it isn't a lot to get me toward my goal but it is in the right direction and after the terrible weekend I had last weekend. I need to get 5lb off in the next 2 weeks though to ensure I reach my first little goal I set myself of losing a stone by the time I go and visit my family. I feel really motivated now though - off to eat a pineapple!

Bye x

Hey well done on losing tonight!!! :happy096: That's amazing when you think of all the celebrating you did last week lol! Just shows you if you get back on plan asap, you really can limit the damage!

I'm sure you'll meet your mini goal x

Enjoy your pineapple lol!!!

Well done for being so determined to get back into it and on your losses so far. I look forward to reading your diary xx

skinnydawn said:

Hey well done on losing tonight!!! :happy096: That's amazing when you think of all the celebrating you did last week lol! Just shows you if you get back on plan asap, you really can limit the damage!

I'm sure you'll meet your mini goal x

Enjoy your pineapple lol!!!

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Pineapple was super duper!!!! Thanks. Tonight is a night of dreaded job applications and cross trainer (and maybe a bit more pineapple!)

LadyT said:

Well done for being so determined to get back into it and on your losses so far. I look forward to reading your diary xx

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Thanks LadyT - I am super motivated today, although I accidentally ate 14.5 syns when I was trying to stick to 10, oh well, at least I didn't go over I suppose!

So I am really motivated by my weight loss last night and I have stuck to plan 100% today. I am going to go on the cross trainer for 1/2 later so that should help. As I mentioned above I accidentally had extra syns today - which sounds like a bit of a piss take, but it really was an accident (I swear your Honour!). I bought these Asda milk chocolate bubbly bites because they are 3 syns each and super tasty and they make my choc craving go away. I took one to work this morning and I ate it at some point during the am. Then at about 4pm, I saw the bubbly bite next to my in-tray and absent mindedly put it in my mouth. Then I remembered that is one from the other day that I didn't eat as I was in a meeting - booooo!!!!

I have got a lot on at the moment, which makes it a lot harder to be good, but I feel pretty confident that I will make good choices. On Thursday I am going to a big party in Manchester after work. It is free booze but I have sidestepped that landmine by offering to be the designated driver. It does mean we will have to get dinner on the way over however and TGIs is an option. Can anyone recommend anything low syn to have there? Then I am at a photography meet-up all day on Saturday in Blackpool. Luckily I don't eat fish and chips, ice-cream or rock but there is likely to be a pub lunch. Then on Sunday I am back in Manchester doing some promo work for a camera company so I will be eating out AGAIN! Nightmare, but super fun times. On the plus side that will involve a LOT of walking at the weekend.

At the moment I am in the middle of applying for 2 new jobs! One is a promotion where I work (probation) to be a probation officer (dream job) and I really really want it! The other is a voluntary position with a charity called Circles of Support and Accountability, which I just think is an amazing organisation for reducing re-offending rates among high risk sex offenders. So I kind of really want that as well. I ought to be applying for these things now i guess, instead of writing on here and planning tomorrow's food!

Night all x

Evening hunni x

Lovely to see you're so motivated!!! It's amazing how a loss can get us all fired up again...especially when it's an unexpected one!

Sounds like you've got a busy few days ahead of you. I was in Manchester a month ago! I went to stay with a wonderful friend called Gail who I met on here! We've met several times but this was the first time I'd stayed with her and we had a fabulous time! I'm hoping she'll ask me again lol! And She's coming to stay with us in November.

I can't really help you with the TGIF meal I'm afraid. When we go out, it's usually for Indian food! I'm sure there must be something there that isn't TOO bad...hopefully!

Hope you got the job applications done and that you're happy with them. I wish you loads of luck that you manage to secure one of them x

Have a good day tomorrow x

Things are going pretty good here in Leeds (weight loss wise - job applications currently at a standstill!) and I have stuck to plan 100% again today. I have however had 11 syns so no more for me tonight. I don't know what I am having for tea currently which is a problem as I need to go shopping really but can't be bothered. I am sure there is enough stuff that I could throw together. I fancy some mozzarella so I am thinking about mushrooms and tomatoes baked with mozzarella on and maybe have it with some grilled chicken and a baked potato with quark as I have all of those things in the house. Pudding will have to be kiwi fruit and fat free yoghurt. Yeah that sounds ok, I can live with that.

Also went on the cross trainer last night for 1/2 hour. Well technically I only did 15 minutes but it takes me about 25-30 to do that long I am so unfit. At the moment I am trying to be realistic and just build up to being able to do 15 minutes solid on a medium setting, then I can take it from there. I will go again tonight for the same amount as yesterday.

So I have been sticking 100% to the plan and did my 15 minutes on the cross trainer on both Wednesday and today. I missed this yesterday as I was over in Manchester til midnight but I am trying not to beat myself up about this too much. I ended up not going to TGi Fridays with my friend as the syn value of EVERYTHING was ridiculous so we went to Nandos and I had my 8 syn meal which I really enjoy. I did have a cheeky Krisy Kreme this morning which was 13.5 syns so I have really had to be good the rest of today.

I am going away early tomorrow morning and will be back on Sunday evening so of course this means several meals out and about. I will try to be as good as I possibly can as I am so committed to getting a good loss this week. I am going to try and avoid booze though as I am not a massive drinker anyway, I don't have a lot of money as I have a holiday to get paid up this month and I take better photos when sober (I am going on a photography trip!)

I am pretty upset at the moment as I went to group tonight and STS. I was so good Monday - Friday, and I went on the cross trainer every night! Admittedly I had a bit of a mad weekend but I also walked A LOT! Anyway, I am going to be super good this week and plan my meals in advance to avoid another disappointment next week!

I am still pretty gutted about my STS on Monday evening. I have tried to be even better behaved this week but due to sheer business tonight will be the first time I get on the cross trainer all week. I am at my parents from tomorrow night onwards so it should be pretty easy to stick to plan and I will also factor in a bit of cycling/walking. I really want a loss this Monday coming though, I really feel at risk of disengaging and I feel totally different to how I did at the end of May. I lost 8lbs in 2 weeks and now in 3 weeks I have effectively only lost 1lb. I knew things would slow down a fair bit but I hadn't realised that they would suddenly be at a standstill. I don't think I have been especially "naughty" and I think I have done a fair bit of exercise so I am a bit confused about the slowing down of my loss. Booo and wahhhhh - I am in a right **** mood as well because it is * week.

I am in a super mood this evening (although I do have the lurgy a little bit, cough sniffle) because I lost 5lbs at WI. This makes it ok that I STS last week. I als got my stone sticker and got SOTW so I am super back on it now. I have been really good all week so I really feel like I deserved this loss. Woohoo!!!

I have been pretty rubbish since WI on Monday and have hardly eaten, which I realise is actually not a good thing. I just havent felt hungry AT ALL, due to my poorly chest virus. I don't even feel like having tea tonight but all I have had today is a bit of water and diet pepsi. I am going to force myself to make a healthy dinner and have some yummy fruit salad because I need the vitamins. I also havent been able to go on the cross trainer as I wouldn't be able to breathe! I did go for a walk this afternoon though which was about as much as I could muster the energy for!

I have wi tonight and to be honest as I was ill most of last week I didn't eat very much. However I did a cheeky WI at my friends house last night and it looked like I had gained 3lbs! This is not good! I really hope it's not true but I am starting to worry it could be as although I didn't eat much last week, what I did eat wasn't checked very thoroughly and I could have gone over in some areas I guess. Also the total lack of exercise won't have helped. I think it's fair to say I won't have shifted that 2.5lbs like I wanted to!!! Eeek! Not looking forward to tonight now, will be super good today!

HI Claire. Have eventually got round to you but you've left us all on a ciffhanger... how'd you get on? x

Andrea81 said:

HI Claire. Have eventually got round to you but you've left us all on a ciffhanger... how'd you get on? x

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Sorry mate - my bloody Internet has now broken so I have been AWOL all week since my awful WI where I gained a pound and a half. I really don't see where I came from because I was so I'll I couldn't eat much. I have been writing down everything this week now but I certainly don't feel like I have lost anything again. Really need 4 lbs as soon as possible to get me in the 13s!!!! Proper gutted.