Thread: Sarah's Diary - Total 41lb gone......59 to go!!

UPDATE.......now christmas and new year has been and gone, I have had a little peek on my scales at the wknd at home and i gained about 3 or 4 lb over the festive season. Its not great news but it could of been alot worse!!

My new target is to be the same as my last official weigh in at my next official weigh in, therefore to lose the 4lb gain and be 14st 8 lb on 11th Jan. Iv been good so far so im hoping im half way there by now but iv not checked....next official weigh in is 11th Jan

Iv not been back to gym yet due to one thing or another but I am definately back on wednesday back to normality and focused and my Valentines day target is to be 195lbs x

Just had a look through your diary, it's do helpful to record all your feelings, not only got us readers, but for yourself too, it's fab how well you have done with your cc, so big congrats to u !!!

Hi,

Ah thank you It definately helps me stay more on track and to help others would be fab!! Iv took a slow approach to it but its taken years to gain so its noy going to go over night, but im happy to be heading in the right direction Since christmas iv had to re-focus which has been hard but i think im back there now I hope your plan is working out too x

WK 21/22 UPDATE....

I have still not got weighed for wk 21 and as my home scales are far from accurate, I will have to wait until this wednesday when I can get weighed at my gym.

I have decided to change what im eating slightly but still counting calories. I need some structure so as of today I am using pre-packed foods so therefore all calorie counted for me. Its not because I cant be bothered to count cals, but purely for the structure and clear boundries!! and as i work shifts, it will stop me skipping meals and then eating the wrong things which has been a nightmare the last few weeks!! I can easily have a main meal at work this way, with out using the free canteen!!

Typical day...

Breakfast - 50g special k honey clusters with 100ml semi skimmed milk = 250 cal / 3g fat

Snack - a small banana = 80 cal / .5g fat

Lunch - 400g tin veg soup with 1 small slice of granary bread and a small low fat yoghurt = 350 cal / 4.5g fat

Snack 2 - special k bar = 90 cal / 1.5g fat

Dinner - chicken and veg pasta bake ready meal with baby leaf salad and a muller light yoghurt = 432 cal / 3g fat

Snack 3 - mini bag pretzals = 100 cal / .7g fat

200 ml semi skimmed milk for tea = 100 cal / 3.6g fat

As you can see, Il not go hungry and this comes in at aprox 1400 cals and less than 17g of fat. And if i get peckish, there is fruit to snack on in moderation or one of my other snack foods.

My sister had concerns that its all processed, however i disagree. Ready meals have come a long way over recent years and the contents are no different to 'diet hampers' such as Diet Chef.....only alot less expensive!! 2 weeks shopping of just my diet food has cost me less than £50 at tesco!! This is based on what i bought....2 boxes of special k cereal, semi skimmed milk, 20 low fat yoghurts, 14 various tins of soup but not high cal/fat ones...i chose veg, minestrone ones, 14 low fat/low cal ready meals, some veg, salad and fruit, 3 boxes of 5 special k cereal bars and mini snack packs of pretzals and sml loaf of granary bread as didnt have the 100 cal rolls id usually get. So, a diet hamper put together by myself for under £25 a week!!

I cant wait to see the results and if its all good i may stick to this for another 2 weeks

Exercise wise....i am back at gym 3 times a week, however i am not liking the new programme my trainer gave me before christmas as i dont feel its enough of a work out so i will be adapting things this week and working out a bit longer and harder as well as increasing my general activity during the day so im hopeful for some good results xx

Todays menu....

B - 50g special k honey clusters with 200ml semi skimmed milk, some used for coffee - 295cal / 5.1g fat

L - 400g tin of minestrone soup with 1 small slice hovis granary with a low fat yoghurt - 310 cals / 3.5g fat

D - low fat chicken curry with rice with a mixed salad followed by a muller light yoghurt and a piece of fruit - 500 cals / 4.3g fat

Snacks - mini pack pretzals, special k bar and some fruit - 350cals / 2.5g fat.

This all comes to about 1450 cals and 16g fat. Yesterdays menu was good and i didnt get hungry at all until this morning when i woke, i was so ready for brakfast!! But thats a good thing x

Ok so i got weighed today and i still have 3lb of the christmas gain to lose, but i am 4lb down from the 7lb i gained in total so im glad its going in the right direction and im aiming to have that 3lb off by next week. I am going to weigh in weekly from here on rather than 3 weekly. I went to gym todsy too, did 1 hr and 20 min work out, feel great for it and im back there tmrw

i was looking at some 'fatter' pics last night of when i started my weightloss from my very heaviest of 18st and WOW!! I forgot how big i actually got after my pregnancy!! Maybe one day il get brave and add them on here as an album. i cant wait to see the difference in my next 3 stone losses xx

Update.......had a good week so far except for last 2 days not being well Was in hospital fri and sat on morphine due to severe migraine that wouldnt respond to my normal medication. So was an awful 2 days but feel almost back to my usual self this evening so thats great

My plans for this week is to start my training for a 5k run in spring as promised my son id do one with him. As i cant even run for a bus, its gonna be a challenge but im sure il give it my best shot. Im not quite ready to make a fool of myself in public just yet but i do have a treadmill so i will be starting the c25k (couch to 5 k) training on there It says it will have me ready in 8 weeks so wish me luck xx

Hope u feel better soon hun !! Sounds like you are still positive and doin well

Originally Posted by Worried-Chick (o_0)

Hope u feel better soon hun !! Sounds like you are still positive and doin well

Thank you

C25K Challenge......A week later than planned, I finally started my C25K challenge Day one done with ease, and boy what a difference from when I attempted this a year ago!! I say attempted, I ran a total of about 40 seconds when I gave up as I have NEVER been a runner! My fitness and stamina has improved immensley! My recovery time was less than a minute, I had far less wobbly bits and my arms didnt touch my hips I am very pleased with myself and cant wait until Iv completed the 8 wks and run a whole 5k My only problem was the treadmill belt slipping so must investigate how to tighten that and then maybe Il run and let go of the rails!!!! And I need to regulate my breathing a bit better but I think that was more due to the fear of the belt slipping lol x

Disappointed My intention was to do C25K and 30DS on alternate days, however, just done day 1 of shred and didnt enjoy it at all!! I feel defeated Just didnt expect to not enjoy it. But, what il do instead is focus on the things I do enjoy which is C25K, swimming, cycling and rowing I will concentrate on covering distance and then improving my times ect so its still a personal challenge and il get super fit too Triathlon next year????? rofl x

Oh and......inner thighs are aching from my day 1 of C25K yesterday but thats not going to stop me I cant wait for day 2 tmrw x

Well, had a great day today worked out hard and did step 2 of my c25k as didnt get to do it yesterday but il hopefully still do step 3 tmrw as planned. I have reduced my hours at work now so i can dedicate more time to my fitness plan and well being and do more things with my kids so im excited about that coming into force in 4 wks I was disapointed that my weigh stayed the same again this week think i may need to have a few more cals that i am maybe and see if this is the problem as its def not that im eating too much, and i do exercise alot now its so addictive!!! there is loads of new things id like to try x

Hi,

Well since my last update i have changed my eating plan from calorie counting to slimming world as my weight sts for 5 weeks.......i have had my 1st week weigh in and i dropped 3.5lb so i am very happy to be back to losing My running is going great as is my gym ect and its all going to plan and all on track. I even have a session with personal trainer on saturday to help me get most from my gym and to do the best i possibley can So excited as every week there is something in my wardrobe i can no longer wear for being too big and every week there is something new i can now fit into that was too small before, i am very pleased with myself xx

It's the most amazing feeling in the world isn't it! Well done, sounds like you're right on track xxx