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  1. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Another good day yesterday with another 20 minutes or so of exercise. I have so much energy at the moment - there's a good chance I may be either spot on where I should be with my thyroid or slightly hyper. Changed meds from today so it could stop soon so I'm going to make the most of it while...
  2. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I found out yesterday that the brand of thyroxine I take has had its licence removed due to compatibility issues with other brands - well that blooming well explains it then!! It causes my hypothyroidism to be up and down like a yo-yo which totally fits in with what is happening with me (I take...
  3. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So I did something unusual yesterday. Finished work at 4pm and suddenly had this urge to do some exercise!! I dusted off the x trainer and got it moving again - nothing too strenuous and a low resistance. After 20 mins I was knackered so decided to stop and go and do another 15 or 20 mins on...
  4. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I am soooooooo hungry today! I'm viewing it as being a good sign as presumably it means I'm losing weight - at least I hope that's how it works lol Today's menu .... Breakfast = 2 Fruit smoothie (2) Snack Plums (0) Lunch = 10 Parma ham sandwiches (7) Pack of walkers lites (3) Rub of...
  5. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So today's menu so far .... Breakfast = 7 Special K with fruit & nut - couldn't find this so treated it as the same as sustain (4) Skimmed milk (3) Mid morning Banana (0) Lunch = 3 Parma ham x 3 (3) Lettuce (0) Pear (0) Dinner = 11 Bubble & squeak.. Cabbage (0) Spinach (0) Chickpeas -...
  6. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So I am now up yet again and this is definitely all heading in the wrong direction! Today I am drawing a line under it properly and started tracking again - this to e I need to be strict with it and track religiously. That means eating up to my points even if I don't want to and keeping a...
  7. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hiya - well my being back on track and coming back here clearly hasn't gone too well by the look of it lol Did track for a week and gained 1lb then didn't track and ate loads of rubbish for a week ... And gains 1lb. This week I'm going to try eating sensibly without tracking and see what...
  8. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Definitely have my head back in the right place today - its amazing how much of this diet stuff is mental! It really helps having a focused target to aim for as well - there is no way I'm going away on holiday this size and need to be at least 7lbs lighter before I'll even consider it! Hopefully...
  9. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I've now reset all my info and signature in order to create a totally fresh start as from today. It was good to see that I'm actually still down 1/2lb from last weight update on here despite all the various ups and downs - made me feel a lot better to know I haven't regained as I thought and...
  10. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hi Ruth - welcome & feel free to follow away :)
  11. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hello again ladies. Many apologies for my extended absence - hadn't realised how long I'd been gone! Thank you all for the messages and posts and sorry I've not been catching up with anyone or posting as life has been a bit hectic. I was away over Christmas and then January gets absolutely...
  12. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I've come to the conclusion that I should just give up worrying about weekends. They are always so busy that I don't get time to plan properly and think about meals etc - I usually end up missing breakfast both days and hen when I have footie on the Saturday I don't generally get lunch very well...
  13. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    That sooooooo didn't happen in the end yesterday lol. Well breakfast was right but then it just went downhill from there. I ended up eating a packet of crisps and some cheese spread triangles for lunch and a packet of uncle bens express risotto for dinner with some cola flavour chewits and...
  14. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Awwww carly bless you - thanks. I'm half laughing though - when I meant going it alone I meant as in not going to meetings and following the plan from home more than sitting here with just me and the cat and my knitting *grin*. Really appreciate the support though. Not only can we all do this...
  15. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Soooooo - a number of my former group seem to be taking the view that seeing as how meetings have closed they may as well just give up and go and eat what they want then. I tried to offer support to one which got taken totally the wrong way and I got my head bitten off that they are an adult...
  16. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Thanks Carly - I had wondered if it would let me do that so that's good to know. Well I weighed on my scales this morning and just decided to subtract that from whatever the official ones said last week as a starting point. I know in theory that it's earlier in the day and less clothing etc so...
  17. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So a plan has been made. No one else seems to be up for going to the other meeting and I don't really fancy going on my own over there - plus apparently the leader is one that stood in in the summer at our meetings and although she was lovely I don't think I'll get so much from her so I'm not...
  18. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    As I suspected would happen I just got an email from ww to say they've shut our meeting :( such a shame as they are a great bunch there - the next nearest is a 10 minute drive away which is fine right now but when the weather changes it's on really bad roads for driving. I love the fact that...
  19. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Thanks Carly - I'm sure the new leader will be fine and fingers crossed they don't close it altogether. In the meantime my old leader has been texting back & forth all week anyway so other than weigh on nothing has changed yet lol I'm well into my weeklies this week and have used about 20 of...
  20. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I ended up with a ww meal in the end last night as I got back late and the butternut squash soup hadn't defrosted so I'm having that for lunch today instead. Unfortunately I got attacked by curly wurlies when I got home and my willpower ran away screaming and left me to my fate! Brainscan was...
  21. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Morning everybody. Another day and hopefully another step in the right direction. I have my brain scan at 6pm tonight which is a bit of a pain as I don't really want to eat before I go but I'm not going to be home until well after 7pm and I'll be starving by then. I may have to make myself...
  22. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Thanks Jo - I know I'll be fine with anyone who takes over and I'll keep going strong but its not going to be so much fun. Her Facebook page has been inundated with messages from other members - one of them hits the nail on the head when she says she's her favourite leader because we all became...
  23. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Hope you are starting to feel better honey. Did you get your results back yet to throw any light on it all?
  24. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So today is my first day staying on track without my leader there supporting me in the background :( its freaking scary! I'm seriously panicking at the idea of having to get on the scales with someone knew and having had bad leaders in the past I REALLY hope we get a good me that makes the...
  25. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Down 1/2lb from my last weigh in which means I still have 1/2lb of the amount I gained to take back off but I also know that I'd gained quite a bit on the weeks in between so I'm happy. Unfortunately I'm also in morning as our leader announced tonight that it was her last one and she is...
  26. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So weigh in tonight and I get on the scales this morning and I'm up 3lbs since yesterday... What?????! How is that even possible???! I freaking hate my screwed up system sometimes - aaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Let's hope it sorts itself back out by 6pm or I will not be happy :(
  27. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So I have two days to get through and I've done my first full week being back on track for a while :) I ended up pointing yesterday's meal last night and was absolutely stunned to discover that the little bit of roast lamb I had was 15 points on its own!!!! :-o it wasn't even that nice! I knew...
  28. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Breda the sweet stuff could well be explained if your thyroid is even slightly "off" so don't beat yourself up on that one. I know when mine goes haywire I can't concentrate on sticking to better meals & get hideous cravings that are literally not possible to resist - when I'm balanced I don't...
  29. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Get a note of what your levels are when you get your results - most people need their tsh around the 1.0 level or at least at the lower end of the range to feel well but a lot of docs are happy with levels being higher and will tell you they are ok. If you are anything from 2 upwards I'd...
  30. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Well I have no idea now quickly thyroid increases are meant to kick in band i know i usually stArt to feel better about 5 days in but the last couple of nights I've still struggled to get to sleep but once i am asleep I've stayed that way, nice long lie in this morning & woken up feeling...
  31. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I started today with muesli & yogurt - there's me looking at a 50g portion thinking it doesn't look a lot & it's muesli so it's got to be good right? Ummm no!! Five points!!!!!!! :-0. I had no idea muesli was so high - last time I did it I didn't even weigh it thinking its good for me. I will...
  32. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Thanks missy - its probably nowhere near as bad as it reads ;) my thyroid causes a lot of other rubbish when it's not right and that's responsible for a lot of it but I also have immunity problems and it means that I pick up bugs very easily which my body then overreacts to so it knocks me for...
  33. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I weighed myself this morning to see where I'm at. If my scales are accurate I think I'd gained 4lbs from the weigh in before my birthday and I've taken 1lb of that back off this last week. So that's 3lb to take off to get me back where I was before. With any luck if I track all week I might...
  34. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So yesterday I managed to keep down rice cakes but nothing else - feeling a lot better this morning so I've cleared my fridge of all food that's been in there too long, looked at what I have in my freezer & cupboards rather than keep buying stuff I'm not using & decided to go back to basics...
  35. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Bleugh - been up half the night sick. Starving hungry this morning but even drinking some very diluted squash is turning my stomach so don't think I dare risk anything as I need to work today. No weigh in tonight for me - in some ways it's good as I know I've still got a gain from my birthday...
  36. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Glad the tablets are working & hopefully the docs can make sure it doesn't come back again. I've replied about the thyroid stuff on my thread so won't repeat it here but basically yep I don't think it would hurt for you to get tested again to see if that's the cause as it can throw so much of...
  37. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Breda when you are first on thyroxine you should be getting tested roughly every 10-12 weeks so they can get your meds right to get you stabilised. Then once you have had a couple of tests showing you are stable they cut it down to every six months & after a couple of them you should be checked...
  38. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Still sleepy as all hell & craving sugar like crazy. Didn't get out of bed until 12ish & now relaxing in front of the tv again but need to get my butt moving as I have housework & ironing that needs doing etc & it won't do itself! I've avoided the sugar cravings so far - brunch was a tin of big...
  39. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    The new gp basically decided he doesn't have a clue what is going on either so no problem sending me to rheumatology & let them worry about it so I finally got my referral - wahooooo. I'm not convinced they'll find the problem either but at least they'll be looking :). I have my ultrasound scan...
  40. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Food Diary (28/155lb)

    Well done honey - good motivation for keeping up the good work to get even lower still ;)
  41. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Thanks ladies but don't worry I've been in limbo for a looooong time - I started having problems when I was 17 & I turned 40 two weeks ago!! Lol. It took a long time to get my thyroid diagnosed & I had a number of wrong diagnosis on the way. I've been continually tested for rheumatoid arthritis...
  42. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So I rang my doctors earlier & finally got my thyroid blood test results. So having increased my thyroid meds after the last results my tsh has gotten ..... Worse. Huh??! How does that work then? So my endo has rung me back for some off the record advice & told me to increase from 75/10 with...
  43. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Good morning everybody. Feeling a lot better today so hopefully my stomach will settle back down again quite quickly. I'm very much enjoying the simply filling from a mental point of view at the moment. I had a smoothie on my menu plan for this morning but hadn't got round to cleaning the...
  44. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hi missy - I never did core so no idea what that one was - basically on the simply plan you eat only foods from the simply filling list, all those marked green basically, but you don't have to count or measure anything - you eat as much as you need to be satisfied then stop. You still have your...
  45. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So today I feel much more back on track mentally and am going to draw a line under the last two weeks & start getting motivated again. In this light today's menu is as follows:- Breakfast Boiled egg & ww bread toasted Snack Satsuma Curly Wurly (well obviously angelic doesn't happen...
  46. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I saw that too Carly - looks like I may have to get the laptop back out to do it
  47. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Breda has your doctor done blood tests to see whether it is actually the start of menopause? Only reason I asked is my mum had similar & was told it was the menopause & in the end it worked out it was fibroids so make sure they do double check to be sure. Hope the tablet kicks in soon for you &...
  48. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So restart is today - started this morning with a boiled egg so so far so good - lets see how hour two goes lol Just a quick query - does anyone know how to switch the e source tracker over to simply filling on the iPad app? I know where it was on my laptop but can't find it on the iPad tracker
  49. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hi Carly - yep that's what I've decided to do to kick things back into touch again & just give myself a bit of a break from having to think about it so much for a while. I can't make weigh in tonight anyway so I've got an extra week to get things back where they should be - there was indeed a...
  50. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    yep - that's exactly what it is - I know I've hit this point in the past but I've been doing something like Cambridge when I've hit it before where if I push through it for a couple of days the weight would come down enough to keep me motivated again whereas on WW pushing through it to maybe get...
  51. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I really need to start checking the iPads auto correct before I hit post as I can't work out how to edit after posting. Hope that it makes at least some sense lol
  52. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Well I was doing really well & then the weekend hit and it went right out the window!!!! Popped out with a friend on Saturday & we ended up in an italian restaurant - had a steak sandwich thinking I was being really good. It it was driving with oil. Very nice oil but not good for me. And that...
  53. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Yesterday went a bit out the window in the end - I was fine for breakfast & lunch but by dinner time I was so tired and drained that I didn't feel like cooking and ended up eating a lump of low fat cheese, a bowl of instant mash and some meringues with half fat creme fraiche - not the healthiest...
  54. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    It could be that it'll come off later in the week so try not to stress over it if you can. What I would say is to write everyone down this week, & I mean EVERYTHING, & take it with you to your meeting. That way if you have sts again you can immediately go over what you are eating with your...
  55. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Yeah I'm dreading this week in case it decided to be on a delay lol. I'm planning to be VERY good this week & even started off by going for a walk yesterday - a short one but a walk all the same :) I'm hoping to have the energy to do some wii-ing or time on the x trainer later - I'm better if I...
  56. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    I'm really pleased to see that you are so determined to keep going despite all the upheaval going on - well done you :) The move to Canada sounds exciting in that it gives you a chance to make a totally fresh start and decide to be whoever you want to be. No one there knows whether you are...
  57. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Glad to see you being so positive - it's not easy getting back on track & fighting the sugar demons etc so to have got back to this stage is fantastic. Don't worry about the sts - my guess is it's just your body adjusting & it'll show next week instead xx
  58. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Right I've now worked out how to add a photo for myself on here .... And then realise I don't have any of me on here to upload lol I have now become a very nice view of the pyramids outside the louvre in Paris taken on my birthday instead :) I'll try & get a tiara shot up when I get time
  59. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    And as you can see the autocorrect on typing is fun! Doh! Hope it still made sense lol
  60. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hello ladies - thank you for all the messages and I had an absolutely fantastic birthday. It was a week of great fun with family & friends but I don't even want to think about what I've eaten!!!! The biggest surprise of the week was last nights weigh in & discovering I'd only gained 1lb which...
  61. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well hopefully lurgy is on the way out - I actually got some sleep last night without the use of vicks or cough sweets. I'm still absolutely knackered but at least its heading in the right direction. Diet has gone totally out of the window though - I've been running around all morning and...
  62. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    for some reason the site wouldn't let me on yesterday so I missed a day - no idea why but at least I'm back now :) Yesterday ended up a bit hectic - I'd had very little sleep all night coughing as well then woke up to discover that the cat had pee'd all over my bed again except this time I was...
  63. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I ended up on a bit of a curly wurly binge yesterday - doh! :break_diet: Still well within weeklies but it means I'm going to have to be a little bit more careful at the end of the week as I won't have so many available to cover me - oh well it happens and at least its now out of my system. I...
  64. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so I finally admitted defeat after yet another sleepless night barking like a seal and went to the doctors - by the time I'd finished another coughing fit she had already written the antibiotics prescription. I asked her if she wanted to listen to my chest and she told me its fine she really...
  65. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so just as I thought I was on the mend the damn virus thing comes back and bites me on the behind again! I was awake half of last night coughing like crazy again and ended up off work again today with my right sinus making me feel like I've been punched in the face. I'm going to see how I feel...
  66. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    awww bless - finally logged back in this morning to find lots of messages from all of you which is a lovely way to start my week :) Well that was a bug and a half - it literally knocked me off my feet for 5 days and I'm still coughing like crazy and getting no sleep all night because of it. My...
  67. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    *cough cough hack hack bleuugggghhhhhhhhhhh* Skating didn't happen I'm afraid - I woke up yesterday morning feeling rough and as if I was coming down with something and as the day went on I felt worse. I was babysitting for my nephews in the evening so was invited round for sunday dinner...
  68. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks Jo - I definitely have my head back in the right place this week. I'm making conscious decisions again rather than just drifting to eat whatever I feel like in that 5 minutes - knowing I'm being weighed each week again makes a big difference as I know I haven't got that extra week to try...
  69. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today has been another running around day - in a good way but hectic. I've finally sat down with a cup of tea to put my feet up and catch up on some tv stuff I've recorded so I'm just going to put my menu up today quick and that'll be it for today as not much more to add :) Breakfast = 5pps...
  70. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today has been a bit hectic as I had a seminar this morning that started at 9am so had to leave home by 8 so didn't get breakfast before I went as it doesn't work out with my meds. So I ended up taking a bag of dry cereal and a banana with me to munch on so I didn't get too hungry. It still...
  71. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oh and if you look at your goal weight and mine - to get to the correct BMI I think I have to get down to about 170lb so I can be pretty much 2 stone heavier than you but a similar size. I've never managed to work out how dress sizes work with that kind of range of fit - I have a friend who is...
  72. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    its a very baggy size 12 dress rather than fitted hahahahaha I'm 5'8 but I'm weird with dress sizes - I have big shoulders and huge bazookas BUT I'm actually very narrow round my ribcage. It means that anything fitted top wise has to be a size 16 minimum but either stretchy fabrics or loose...
  73. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so I have told my leader to keep her boot firmly kicking me up the backside this week as I WILL lose over 0.5lb this week! I'm back on track and everything is going well - my food order arrived and I realised that I'd forgotten to order any curly wurlies this week so I'm viewing that as a good...
  74. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done Breda that's a brilliant loss and definitely sounds like you are back on track. Does snacking on sweet fruit work for you when you are craving? I've taken to making up a BIG bowl of fruit salad and sticking it in the fridge and then whenever I'm hungry I grab a bowl of it and it...
  75. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    aaaggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh I just updated my statistics and realised that anything above another 1/2lb and I'm out of the 200s!!! Then again if I'd done it this week I wouldn't have got to celebrate as I wouldn't have realised - but next week the 100s are mine and that 1/2lb is toast!!!!!
  76. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    1.5lbs down this week which I'm happy with even though my own scales said 2lbs down this morning so was hoping to hit the same on the official ones - serves me right for drinking a BIG cup of tea within half an hour of weigh in lol So that puts me right on track for my goal and puts me at 3lb...
  77. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    how did WI go? hope you had a good week
  78. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    (((((hugs))))) I definitely know how that whole thing of feeling like your weight and diet is taking over your life and being all consuming feels and how frustrating it is when you feel like its one step forward and two steps back. Have you given any more thought to doing the WW meetings? I...
  79. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    are you getting B12 injections? I need to get mine checked again I think - bits I keep reading about the symptoms I have that are being looked into by the neurologist also pop up on Vitamin B deficiency stuff and I know its pretty common with thyroid problems. Have you had your Vitamin D and...
  80. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    really glad you got to enjoy the weekend and relax a bit without completely losing control of it - we all know how hard that is to do! good luck with WI this morning - keeping everything crossed for a good loss for you
  81. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Hi Goose and welcome onboard. Are you following the pro points system at the moment? It really is the first diet I've ever followed that is working for me (ignoring the extreme ones) - no idea what the difference is but I'm not going to question it lol It does help a lot when your meds are at...
  82. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so this weekend everything went out the window again - no energy whatsoever, didn't want to cook anything, ended up eating chocolate but no actual food etc etc etc ... and then lady week starts (sorry tmi!). Well that explains it. This morning my scales show that over the last two weeks I have...
  83. Mifford

    How many points in homemade white bread?

    I was advised to add all the ingredients together to get the full number per loaf and then divide it by how many slices I can cut it into - its not totally accurate but is the best I can get to working it out. In my case on gluten free bread it worked out at 5 points per slice from memory so I...
  84. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    lurgy and lady week at the same time - that sucks :( hope you feel better soon xx
  85. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    sounds like a good day. Have you tried having a boiled egg for breakfast instead if you want to use egg as a protein? I find it easier to eat than scrambled and usually only do scrambled as a combined breakfast/lunch on weekends. Boiled egg with a slice of toast (WW bread in my case) and either...
  86. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so my morning has been hectic as all hell and I only just managed to finish breakfast at 10.30am!! I have been struggling getting to sleep lately and been really tired so last night I was lucky and finally managed to drop off at midnight ... and my phone rings at 1am!!! It turns out it was a...
  87. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well the footie went so well last night that I seriously wish I'd gone to my meeting and weighed in instead!! I didn't even get any exercise jumping up and down we were that poor :( Oh well - on to the next game on Saturday and that's away so I will be sat at home listening to it on the radio...
  88. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    you being taken over by a motivational speaker made me laugh - now there's an image :8855: no stickers for me for a few weeks either as I didn't weigh in yesterday so lets hope we all get to go on a big old sticker fest next week :)
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    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done for facing the scales Breda - as you say it could have been worse and at least now its done so you can leave that behind you and move on. Hopefully you'll get the sugar monster under control and that 1lb will be back off again in no time :)
  90. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    good luck for WI today - hope it goes well xx
  91. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    I get like that when my thyroid is off - sooooo tired but just cannot sleep. Its like torture and drives me nuts ... and really doesn't help with dieting as it makes it harder to stay focused and on track. Well done you for keeping going even when you must not really feel like it :) And I've...
  92. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    hope you are having a better day today :) did you ask about a smoothie maker before? I have a big kenwood one which I love and it looks awesome on my worktop - very 50s style - but I use it so much its a bit of a pain to keep it cleaned. I can't stick it in my dishwasher easily and I'm not a...
  93. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I won't be making weigh in tonight as I have the footie again - all these evening games are killing me! On the bright side it means my nephews can't go as they have school the next day and I get to upgrade their season ticket which guarantees me a ticket rather than having to take pot luck on...
  94. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oooo - my email didn't tell me about anyone's replies so very exciting to come on this morning and find 4 of them! lol Right well the last week has been totally chaos and just not great from a diet point of view at all. I continued in the oh sod it vein and haven't really tracked or pointed...
  95. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Breda when do you next have your thyroid levels tested? You do know those are all classic hypo symptoms - it could explain why you are struggling to stick to it at the moment. Admittedly it might just be an excuse but it would tie in - what was your TSH level last time it was looked at? It...
  96. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so the plan went so far out the window last night hahahahaha All good plans and all that! I ended up not getting time to make anything to eat before I left so ended up having a steak and ale pie at the match - it was soooooooooooooooooooooo good! I have no idea what to point it at but have...
  97. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Breda I use Anchor low fat and do the same - pretty much 1pp as I'm not having much more than one "squirt". I do have to be careful as to what qualifies as a squirt though lol Its very rare for me to use my weeklies, or sometimes even my dailies, so its one of those things that I know even if...
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    breda's ww diary to good health

    re. the mouse - it was probably a more humane way than when the cat would have got hold of it again and literally scared it to death over a longer period. The problem I have with them is that once the cat has tormented it and terrified it so much I know its going to die ... but it lies there...
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    A Graceful Descent

    Carly that sounds AWFUL! hahahahahahahaha There is no fruit or veg in there at all and nothing of any nutrition value - for me its about as bad a food day as it gets hahahahahahaha I'm getting myself back on track again today though - I seem to get less focused towards the end of each week as...
  100. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    Awesome news on the new course - how exciting! And my god you have more guts than me - I need to man up on making myself get out of the house to meet new people and do more things but I find it too easy to make excuses about why I can't do things on my own when in reality I know that if I just...
  101. Mifford

    oneatatime

    ooo I'm well out of the 15s now as down to 14 st 6 now. My weight loss is a bit hit and miss until now - I have an underactive thyroid so my body doesn't always react how its meant to and its taken a little while to find what works for me but now my meds have been increased again and we've done...
  102. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    the work experience sounds exciting - really hope it goes well this week :)
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    Awww Carrie - I hope you are having a better day by today. Your positives are great and the plans sound exciting but as with Carly I need to give you a huge ((((((hug)))))). Keep your chin up and I'm sure things will get better soon and in the meantime you have loads of support here whenever...
  104. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Breda my cat plays with them out in the back garden as she won't bring them to me because she knows I'll take it off her - and even without them in the house I still stand on chairs squeeling hahahahaha Hope you are having a good day and good luck for weigh in tomorrow :)
  105. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    actually Jo you have no idea how relevant the tena lady comment is - the conversation wasn't quite that but it was in that general area. All I'll say is its a good job we were somewhere nowhere near where we live and that everyone around us was loud enough they couldn't eavesdrop hahahahahahha...
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    A Graceful Descent

    that was the most bizarre day - I had wanted to go see a Andy Warhol exhibition on down there and it being a nice sunny day we thought that would be a nice Sunday and take a stroll along the seafront. By the time we got there we discovered the exhibition doesn't start until next weekend and...
  107. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Awww Carly thank you. I will add she's not a cold hard cow or anything along those lines - its not a blazing argument type situation its just that the last few years I took a good long look at my life and where I am at and whether I like who I am or not. Kind of went into my cave and retreated...
  108. Mifford

    oneatatime

    hi oneatatime - was just having a read of your diary as I tried the SF for a few weeks and did get on well with it. I was struggling with eating enough points as I tend to veer towards the healthier foods anyway and it was then stressing me out so the SF helped me relax with it a bit more...
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    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Food Diary (28/155lb)

    aha - having been hunting for this thread for ages I suddenly realised that I subscribe to it and can find it through my cp thingy. Doh! As everyone has said - your friend really isn't a true friend. I'm a little bit dodgy on this subject today so that's as much as I'm going to say on that...
  110. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    I can't find where your other diary has gone to - I've been scanning my computer since yesterday so I can read and update and I'm sure its sitting there staring at me but I just can't find it for looking! Hope everything is going well - I've finally got the Beck Solution book through but got...
  111. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    oh no - mouse in the house!!! I'm sorry I would have had to move out by now if I didn't know where it was - I'm awful with stuff like that hahahahaha Then again i suppose there are APs to be earnt from chasing it round the place trying to get it back out lol Bizarelly I've started knitting...
  112. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    its got to be said - I'm pretty pathetic at the whole throwing two sheets to the wind and celebrating off plan thing really. I didn't count my points all day today and was worrying I'd be miles over - I just checked them and had to eat a WW bar as I'd been too healthy and had used fewer points...
  113. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    awww Jo thank you so much - I just read your comment and its lovely. I REALLY appreciate that tonight - I'm having a kind of weird life changing decision one today and having that support right now means more than you can possibly imagine. I've now re-read my emails today with a clearer head -...
  114. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well she proved me wrong and I got a reply. I had text telling her I'm hurt at the lack of contact and the fact that I can't get a reply to any calls or texts etc etc and that I am totally speechless that having not seen or heard from her for 6 months I sent her yet another text last night to...
  115. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well its been a fun couple of days - I am in the middle of deciding after 35 years that my best friend totally freaking sucks and I'm done with being treated like crap. I would go into detail but its probably best I just leave it there for now for everyone's sake lol On the bright side I have...
  116. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    2pp desert which was actually really tasty and kept the sugar monster at bay - seriously impressed good to see you feeling more positive and in control again - its like have the old Breda back and that's always a good thing - way to go :)
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    I much prefer the three positives - very good ones and no justifying :happy096: Well I could do you a VERY long post about how wrong the dietician is in a number of things that she's told you. What I will say is that firstly her attitude towards WW is appalling - if she doesn't agree with...
  118. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks people - headache much improved and I slept better last night so back to feeling more normal today. Or at least my version of it lol I haven't got myself organised enough to get working today yet so I've decided to take the morning off and get my bottom on gear this afternoon. Having...
  119. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    Three really good positives - you took a step towards your goal by cutting down the elmlea, despite having a trigger which caused you to have a blow out you actually still managed to control it and that's a BIG change compared to what you would have done before and the last one is AWESOME...
  120. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    hectic day today - I've been running around like crazy with work and having finally stopped I have a blinding headache so today's entry will be short and sweet I'm afraid. Thanks for the congratulations - I'm very happy with it and feeling VERY positive about where I'm now heading. So...
  121. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    2 1/2lbs down - I'm over the moon :happy036: So now I'm past the halfway mark on this stone bracket and nearer 14 than 15, I'm only 2lbs away from getting below 200lbs, I'm 4lbs away from my 10% goal and 4 1/2lbs away from getting out of being medically obese and that step nearer getting...
  122. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    I stuck my first stickers on my chart this evening - I have little glittery footprints so its like I'm walking my way up to my goal. I LOVE it - really good visual each time I go into my kitchen to keep me going :)
  123. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today I am wearing my favourite dress from Next. Its quite light and summery so I'm freezing but I'm insisting on wearing it anyway. Why? BECAUSE I CAN!!!!!!:bliss: I know my scales look fairly good today but I never relax until I get on the proper ones this evening - I'm starving hungry...
  124. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    that's fantastic Breda well done - 2lbs is a great start back on the right road :)
  125. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    it suddenly occurred to me this morning that what I should have done was tell her that yes I have stopped doing it because then she wouldn't ask again hahahahha Stomach seems to have settled down a bit so now I've just got to get my menu plan back on track and get my food shopping ordered as...
  126. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    And that is where the post should stop!! :whoopass: If any of us gain 2lbs do we ever say its not really a gain because its only the 2lbs we already lost?? NO - so when it comes off whether its a previous gain or not is irrelevant - you have lost 2lbs and reversed your previous trend making it...
  127. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Carrie if you have Sky I think the Claire Richards thing is still on Anytime - its a 3 part series so should be there until the next episode at least. Breda I love the positives - it seems I've started a trend lol Oh and I'm exactly the same on the being unable to eat a little bit of...
  128. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    love the 3 positives - I thought I'd find it hard as well at first but then when I switched my brain to celebrating even the tiny little victories I found I totally forgot the negatives and found the positives easier to come up with. I'm really enjoying finding something good to take from each...
  129. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oh I have no patience whatsoever with my nan but she's almost 91 and she's been like it so long that I know there's no point in getting wound up by it as she'll never change lol. The worst bit is I don't think she does it to be deliberately nasty but I do believe that she tries to get a reaction...
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    weirdly whenever I feel like I'm really bloated and not going to have a good week on the scales I always end up surprised so don't give up hope yet. As Sparkles says get drinking tonight to flush it through but just make sure you've wee'd it all out before weigh in rofl
  131. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so far today I think the gurgling has eased off - finally! we'll see if it stays that way by the end of the day. Breda I very much agree that life should be lived for today - oddly as I read your post I'm just watching the ceremony from Ground Zero and there couldn't be a stronger reminder...
  132. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done for getting back to it Breda - just draw a line under the last few weeks as you can't change them but it looks like the good news is that you've learnt one of your triggers and now its just to come up with a plan for next time the sugar monster decides to attack! ;) As Carly says...
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    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    to add to L.M.O's list of advantages to staying in your job for another year if you need to - it will actually help you with your college applications when they see that you have some work and life experience outside of teaching. It will help you bring another dimension to it and also shows...
  134. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I honestly have no idea what my stomach is doing to be honest - its actually been physically ok since Wednesday but every time I eat anything I'm getting stomach cramps and it is making the most bizarre gurgling noise. I've got no real appetite either and just don't really want to eat so all...
  135. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    sounds like it didn't go as badly as you thought it would though so that's good? :)
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    A Graceful Descent

    ooo - and even more perfect - one of my friends just text me back to say she is happy to fit as many as she can in her 7 seater so we only need a couple of cars and that it is the awesome free fireworks display in her village that evening (its always really good so would go anyway) and we are...
  137. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks Breda - hope your week is going well too. So I slept in a bit this morning so feeling a lot better for it - I'm having a bit of a duvet day today and I'm still in my nightshirt although I have at least stuck a pair of jogging bottoms on underneath just in case anyone turns up. I got...
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    star chart arrived without a problem - its awesome THANK YOU!!!!! I can't wait to get some little stickers and start putting them all over it as a nice visual reminder of the positive stuff. Plus when I open the fridge door for a curly wurly it might make me think twice about whether I want to...
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    job done :) Thanks - I can't wait to start sticking reward stars everywhere and making me look good to all and sundry lol
  140. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I may have spoken too soon lol Felt a lot better this morning but by lunchtime I had no appetite again and eating made me nauseous as hell again and although food is staying where it should the gurgling coming from my stomach is making me not trust that very much! I finished work and took the...
  141. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    its why I don't usually eat preprepared meals - the amount of stuff in them that my body doesn't like its just so much easier for me to make stuff from scratch so I know what's in it and what isn't. I'm usually pretty good at scanning the back ingredients and learnt a long time a go that the...
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    see now the fact you stuck to within your points is one positive. The fact you didn't resort to chocolate and resisted is a second positive. And the exercise is a third. Three positives for yesterday it is then :) I've missed a few weigh ins lately and will miss a few others for evening...
  143. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    not only garlic but loads of wheat and gluten as well - I could possibly have got away with one but not both. :sign0137: I can't believe I didn't check - I think I'll be double checking what is in the Morrisons soup I just ate as well as I'm now thinking I know the Sainsbury's version is all ok...
  144. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    aww thanks Breda. I'm hoping my stomach is finally starting to settle tonight. I managed to eat 3/4 of the soup so will have the rest for lunch tomorrow and my stomach hasn't been gurgling anywhere near so much and I've been a lot less nauseous afterwards. Although I must admit that I then...
  145. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    ooo I just finished posting on your diary as well lol I've ordered the book from Amazon - I'm quite looking forward to seeing what it has to say. From bits I've found online it looks like it is basically just common sense and reinforces stuff that WW teaches anyway but I think it'll help to...
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    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    ok all caught up and can now stalk you properly :) Really interesting read and well done for keeping going and getting this far. If I may I will now comment as follows:- Wii fit - drives me nuts. A half hour work out takes at least 45-50 minutes which means it gets used less and less now as...
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    A Graceful Descent

    so I missed my seminar - I fell asleep about 10pm last night and didn't wake up until the cat got me up at 6am to let her out. I was absolutely drenched in sweat but shivering so decided it is probably some kind of bug and turned my alarm off. I worked on the theory that if I woke up in time to...
  148. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    oooo I've just been looking at the Beck Diet blog thing you posted Dietgirl - it looks really interesting. I may have to have a look at investing in the book methinks. Not so much getting me into the diet but keeping my head in the right place to keep sticking with it and help me actually accept...
  149. Mifford

    ProPoints 100lbs to lose - Carriegirl21's Diary

    just popping in to stalk you and remind me to come back and read from the start when I'm more with it :)
  150. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    ah no - this isn't totm stomach cramps. Most definitely I have either picked up a bug or I really shouldn't have eaten whatever it was I ate type cramps ;) Its not helping that I have the normal totm cramps on top though and that's possibly why my stomach is so tender and bloated maybe. One...
  151. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    awesome thanks - the points on that has ended up coming in very handy in the end as they are the only thing I've ended up wanting to eat today! I woke up last night a few times with really bad stomach pains - put it down to being totm or because I had a morrisons microwave meal last night and...
  152. Mifford

    Reduced Fat Brussels Pate

    yep love the Sainsbury's one - I have a third of a tub with gluten free crispbreads and it tastes sooooooooooooooo good for the number of points involved. I always think I'm cheating when I have it :)
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    A Graceful Descent

    yeah in theory 1lb a week is do-able but as we've seen my body just doesn't comply with the theory sometimes:8855: What it will do though is focus my mind for the next 7 weeks to stick to doing what I should be doing without getting distracted so easily and at that point I know I've done...
  154. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    when are your next set of blood tests being done to see how you're doing on your thyroid meds? I ask because bizarelly I become a chocolate monster when my levels are off and I'm hypo and I get crazy cravings - especially cheese! - but I can resist the temptation for sugary or chocolatey stuff...
  155. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Well I was surprised to be down by another 1/2lb this week when I was expecting a stay the same so that will help me get back on track to concentrate on what I'm doing this coming week hopefully. I've been all over the place last week - the start of the week I was great but then I totally lost...
  156. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done for coming back and for facing the scales - draw a line under the gain and move forward from here and you'll be fine ((hugs)) oh and jeans and heavy runners could easily account for 3 or 4 lbs of that - I never weigh with shoes on at all because of the weight they can add and I must...
  157. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Well according to my scales I have STS again this week - it doesn't always match what the scales show at weigh in so I'll wait and see what they say but its not looking promising. If I'm right then that will be 3 weeks I've stayed the same weight now which is annoying. I'm trying to keep in my...
  158. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    oh and I would say sit down and do an honest and realistic pros and cons list of both careers - not through rose coloured glasses on why you want to switch to teaching but a fully honest list that has the downsides of switching as well as the bonuses. Same with the current job - note what you...
  159. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    firstly yes you should go to your meeting today and face the scales because it'll help get you motivated next week - I missed 2 weeks running and found it far too easy to let little bits slip by not having that day of reckoning to keep me on track lol The teaching plans - as you've said...
  160. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    aaagggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - went on an eating frenzy last night. Finished off another couple of curly wurlies, 4 meringue nests and then a load of gluten free crispbreads. I have no idea what was wrong with me - I can only assume its down to the totm being due in the next few days. I have...
  161. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    I'm hoping that she's not been on here because there's a problem with her internet rather than there being a problem for Breda. Hopefully she'll be back soon
  162. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    ooo oooo plus forgot to mention that I managed to get into my size 14 skinny jeans this morning .. wahoooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm totally ignoring the fact that if I wear them I have 2 stomachs because my next challenge is to get it down to just the 1 but in the meantime I can get back in...
  163. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so am I the only one where everything seems to go out the window on weekends?? During the week I eat 3 meals a day with snacks in between and all very carefully planned and healthy etc etc - come the weekends I never feel like breakfast and end up not eating until about 11.30-12 by which time I...
  164. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I did have some fancy goldfish in there before that I then separated out into a separate tank - it was getting really green in the kitchen though as I didn't have anywhere I could keep it out of the sunlight so I ended up giving it to one of my neighbours for her 3 kids as they wanted fish. I...
  165. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oooo I just realised - my fish die this morning and I'm eating fish pie for dinner. That's a bit sick really isn't it hahahahahhahahaha I will add that its not the fish from the tank going in the pie!!! lol
  166. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    that's cool - I hope you had a blast at Leeds. Any of the bands any good? I've always wanted to do Reading but the price of tickets now is just beyond what I can justify - life was so much more fun before I had bills! lol This week is going very well so far and I'm keeping my fingers crossed...
  167. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    hmmm - no Breda for 2 days. Hope everything is ok xxx
  168. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    still tracking well today - I'm struggling a bit this week as totm is the end of next week so hunger is kicking in. Its amazing how much I can resist it knowing that I will need to show something on the scales again this week and also that my leader will be reading what I have eaten lol Plus...
  169. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    hi Breda Hope everything is going well and you have managed to get back on track this week. I'm back to tracking more carefully again this week but my points are struggling to come back up to what they should be - I might have to buy a few "snacks" so I don't look so angelic to my leader!! lol
  170. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    definitely back on track today and I'm writing everything down in a tracker for my leader to review next week - I meant to do this weeks ago so she can review whether being under my daily points is a problem or not but haven't had a chance before now. I'm hoping knowing someone else is reviewing...
  171. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    how was weigh in? I wouldn't worry about the bread today - you now have a week to pull it back before the next meeting. Well done on getting back on track though - I'm fully motivated for this coming week again now and feeling a little bit more clear headed to be able to get myself back where...
  172. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    STS this week so I'm actually quite happy with that - its a little bit annoying as that is over a 2 week period but I'm pretty certain I probably lost 1lb last week but regained it this week. Considering the way I'm feeling thyroid wise at the moment I'm not worried though - its amazing that I...
  173. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oh yes - she uses the litter tray. When she's not using my bed to pee on lol Its not that she needs to go out to wee - she just wants to wake me up to let her out. This morning she woke me up at about 4am which I think was just to say hello and let me know she was there so that I could stroke...
  174. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I can't remember where I got them or which ones they are as I've stuck them into a glass jar for storage and no longer have the packet available - they look like a noodle nest rather than the sheets the sharwoods etc sell. All I do is weigh them and then calculate based on the generic points...
  175. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    not a bad day at all today - I suddenly have an attack of the hunger monster this evening but I'm ignoring it in the hope it eventually goes away and in the meantime having a cuppa to try and make that happen quicker :) The salmon sounds lovely - haven't bought salmon for a while as I went off...
  176. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    new week - new start. I was late getting up but so far everything seems to be back on track so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way. I really need to get out and mow my lawn this afternoon but soooooooo don't want to - I'm trying to think of the extra exercise points it'll...
  177. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    Hi Breda - I've been having a few weeks that have gone all haywire as well. I'm thinking its kind of that time of year with holidays etc plus in your case you've had meds that haven't helped etc. I've drawn a line under it from yesterday and I'm treating today as a fresh start so maybe the two...
  178. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so my lie in this morning didn't really happen as I woke up to let the cat out at about 6.30am and although I went back to bed I couldn't get back to sleep. But on the bright side I am actually feeling a bit brighter and more focused today so that's the good news. I have decided that today...
  179. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I don't even want to think about what I've eaten the last couple of days - I haven't been concentrating on getting organised at all and just haven't felt like cooking etc. I can't even remember what I actually ate yesterday - I think it was pretty much no lunch but filled up on chewits instead...
  180. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well as suspected I went to bed last night - *zing* wide awake! aaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I finally fell asleep about 12.30 then woke up again at 2am before finally falling back to sleep and staying that way until about 6.15 this morning. I then couldn't get back to sleep, although I did at...
  181. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done for getting back on track - you'll get there. You'll get motivated again when you go back to your meeting Tuesday - do you stay for the talks after? If not I would say definitely stay this week because I know that really helps me to get back in motivation mode :) As said above just...
  182. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Food Diary (28/155lb)

    Carly have you tried contacting your leader to ask her if anyone has seen the phone - or ask her if she can send messages out to anyone on her database to ask them if they saw it anywhere. I doubt it will help but you never know if someone picked it up it might be enough to make them feel...
  183. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    actually to revise that - lets hope I can actually stay awake until then and not fall asleep and then wake up having had the equivalent of a power nap hahahaha its the problem with losing weight - before I took any off I was too lethargic and big to want to go out or to be doing anything. As...
  184. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so the menu has ended up like this (lazy day!) ... Breakfast 2 low fat sausages (4) 2 wraps (7) Lunch Baked beans (4) 2 slices WW bread toasted (3) Snack Curly Wurly (3) Dinner Lamb (3) Pack of uncle ben's express rice (10) Veggies - either keebab-ed or stir fried depending on how feel...
  185. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I didn't have time to make anything to eat before I had to leave last night in the end so ended up grabbing a little bag of chocolate covered raisins at the ground - not a great choice but I was getting shaky and actually needed the sugar. It was that or pies, burgers and hot dogs which I...
  186. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    I hate when I don't have control over what I'm eating and end up grabbing worse foods - I totally get the whole lethargic and feeling a lot worse thing! Use that as a motivator in that even if you are eating more just make the right choices - even if it doesn't work from a weight point of view...
  187. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    fantastic - well done on getting so well into the 17s. So you know you have a 2.5lb leeway to be able to stay there even with Leeds so as long as you are careful with the choices you make and try and not go too far over your total weeklies you should be ok - have a fab time and good luck :)
  188. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    went with a small pot of ambrosia low fat custard and it was freaking yummy! :) Today has turned into total hectic and knackered and all over the place - yet again. I have the football tonight which means I need to leave here by about 5.15pm ish so not much time to organise food before I go...
  189. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks ladies - I think my post yesterday was just me getting it off my chest - felt REALLY odd all day yesterday and was up and down like a yo-yo. I had this urge to pace back and forth lots and it was like I was majorly edgy all day - I'm thinking its an odd thyroidy hormone thing as that all...
  190. Mifford

    Bubble and squeak question

    I do an alternative version of bubble & squeek that I got from a Carol Vorderman recipe book a while back if that helps. Basically steam potatoes, cabbage or other leafy greens and spinach. When they are all nearly cooked mash them together in a big dish - I then sprinkle a little bit of...
  191. Mifford

    Someones trying to sabotage me.....

    try taking lots of low point or zero point snacks to work with you so that if you are eating out of pure boredom you can still do that and stay on track - once you get used to eating like that you can then work on breaking the habit :) As for the donuts on my desk - I think that I'd take them...
  192. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today is a freaking weird day on the other hand!! hahahaha I haven't tracked at all today as I've been distracted and not eating properly and not feeling great with no appetite etc. So far I have had a big bowl of frosties for lunch and that's it but on the bright side I do have fish out...
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    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    phew - I'm glad you took it as intended and not any other way as with the internet you just never know whether the sentiment is going to come across properly lol Seriously though I don't know about anyone else but I've found over the years that a LOT of getting this right is mental and its...
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    breda's ww diary to good health

    oh no - poor you :( Its hell when you are that knackered and you then can't get any sleep and you have my sympathies as I know how frustrating that can be. It doesn't help keep your concentration with the diet side of things either when you feel like that so that combined with the steroids...
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    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    Ok I'm going to go into grown up mode and grab you by the collars and shake you while saying STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THE BOYS THINK!! ;) I mean that in the nicest possible way lol Your worth is not based on other people's opinions but on your own and possibly those of the people around you...
  196. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    oops no I lied - they weren't £138. I just checked the receipt and they were actually £132.73 :) Well that's an extra £5 to put towards the protection spray stuff then
  197. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I have designated today as an official Day of Duvet with supporting roles to be played by my sofa and movies on my tv :) I definitely need some battery recharging so I'm determining it as a lazy day and going to try and catch up on some rest. With that in mind I stayed in bed until late...
  198. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    hmmm so tuna bake didn't happen - I just couldn't get motivated to cook anything as absolutely knackered with another blazing headache. I DEFINITELY need to get my thyroid back under control to keep me on track as when I'm like this I end up not eating properly and just grabbing small amounts...
  199. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    in theory I could go to the lunchtime one 5 miles away like I did last week but I didn't like it very much - there was no atmosphere, no support like there is at my group and I wasn't impressed by the advice the leader gave out. I am lucky enough to have an AWESOME group at my Tuesday night...
  200. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    that's freaky - I literally just came on here to say there was just a report on my local news about a couple who came back from a hotel in London with hundreds of bed bug bites and I was going to say could it be that! Try hoovering all of your bed and mattress and change all your bedding - my...
  201. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so I won't be weighing in on Tuesday this week because I have managed to get a ticket for the football - wahoooooo. On the down side knowing I have 2 weeks before I have to face the scales again I suddenly went on a curly wurly eating rampage this afternoon!!! I decided to have just the one and...
  202. Mifford

    Corn on the cob

    ok I'm a dork - I'm sat here panicking thinking I've been counting 2 points on corn on the cob when it should be 6 and then my brain FINALLY kicked in a pointed out that I'm only eating mini ones at 100g so the worst I've done is counted 2 points instead of 3. I can stop fretting now...
  203. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    what's more surprising is that I've lost recently when my TSH results just came back at 1.6. I have a very narrow window in which I seem to feel better and reduce symptoms and need to keep myself between 0.3 and 1.0 so it explains why I've been getting a lot of problems back again - I'm...
  204. Mifford

    Corn on the cob

    well done on the weight loss - that's fantastic for a first week. I must admit as I don't always use the same supermarket but replace food from whatever shop I happen to have been to it hadn't occurred to me that they might have different values and I've just been using the generic value on...
  205. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    have you been out in the sun today? I'm just wondering if its not actually bites but hives due to the sun - I used to get these loads but have now developed to full blown solar urticaria where I am actually allergic to the sun. If it is then pop to your chemist and ask them for some advice -...
  206. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    right - new week and I am DETERMINED to stick to my menu plan for the entire week. Lets see how long that actually lasts hahahaha I'm wearing a dress that I grabbed from the back of my wardrobe today though and I've not worn it in ages so that feels pretty damn good and is somewhat motivating...
  207. Mifford

    Corn on the cob

    how big was the corn on the cob??? I don't have mine coming up at 6 points as the online system shows me a medium corn on the cob as being 2 - I think that's something like 125g but can't remember off the top of my head and I must make sure I weigh them next time I take one out of the freezer as...
  208. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    its definitely that side that should win! Firstly you weren't worse than you feared which is good news and secondly despite knowing that you were going to have a gain over that period you've not given up and have just taken it as a slight detour before getting back on track - so many people...
  209. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    I'm down 1.5lbs this week so I'm afraid I'm one of the VERY happy ones - reached my 5% last week and got my first stone this week. That's 5.5lbs in the last two weeks since we adapted the plan to what seems to suit me better - I was losing a steady 0.5lb a week before that no matter what I did...
  210. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    1.5lbs down this week - wahooooooooooooooooo!! So that now gives me my 5% last week and my 14lbs target this week and puts me 14.5lbs down with WW and 19lbs down in total. My leader wasn't there this week to celebrate it with her but as I'm not sure if I can make next week or not I decided to...
  211. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I popped round there earlier but dappy moo had her tv on upstairs and her phone on silent so didn't hear me and her boyfriend's mum had popped out. I assumed she was asleep so decided not to disturb her - she rang just after I got back home lol Luckily its only 5 minutes down the road so not a...
  212. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so I'm back to "normal" from today and a bit more focused again. I need to plan out lunch but breakfast is done and dinner is planned - I'll be popping in to see my goddaughter at lunchtime so I need to work round that but it could just be that I eat slightly early before I run over there and...
  213. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done on deciding to face the scales back at WI straight away again - you know what you've gained or not gained anyway so there's no point in not going back there to get the support in getting back on track again. As you say when you decide not to go because you don't want to see what it...
  214. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    ooo just read that back and it sounds a bit lecture-ish. Just wanted to say that its not meant that way - I totally failed at eating out in London a couple of weeks back and recognise that feeling of panic at being out of control. That trip I didn't work out in my head what I was likely to eat...
  215. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    yep - very good way of looking at it. Plus if you plan in your head what your expectations are weight wise it should be easier so setting accepting you will gain over the next week or so and planning on how much you are willing to allow as a pay off is a good idea. Do you know where you are...
  216. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks honey - I was over the moon with the 4lbs last week. I have no idea what this week is going to end up as though. Alex is now back home but I went round to see how she was yesterday and the whole thing has kind of thrown my routine. I had a lie in yesterday so missed breakfast and then...
  217. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    glad you had a fantastic holiday - 4lbs over 2 weeks isn't bad considering what you would have been eating while away and that will come back off really quickly once you get back on track. Just imagine how much the gain would have been without WW helping you make better choices! lol
  218. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Weight Loss Journey (28/155lbs)

    Carly use it as motivation if you can - you WILL get to where they are and when you do you will enjoy trying clothes on as much as they do even if you don't actually end up buying any. Shops like Primark now mean that you can get yourself an incredibly adaptable and fashionable wardrobe of...
  219. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    my diet has gone all over the place today and I can't remember what I ate in the end last night but it wasn't what I planned! It was a low fat microwave meal so not bad and probably less points than planned but I just can't remember what it was :) I discovered yesterday that my goddaughter got...
  220. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    thanks - I'm still walking on air today and grinning lol I know in theory its only 4lbs and in the big scheme of things its not that huge and others lose that all the time but for me its massive. Its a big psychological one, its one I can actually see the difference and makes certain clothes...
  221. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    I had a mouthful of tea when I read that - its now all over my living room. I'm reading backwards so don't know what you're replying to but I'm guessing it isn't what it reads as in isolation :8855:
  222. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    I couldn't make my normal weigh in tonight so went to another meeting nearby at lunchtime. I switched what I was doing this week to something between simply filling and points because despite being 100% every day I was only losing 1/2lb a week - I have a thyroid problem which means that not...
  223. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Food Diary (28/155lb)

    good luck for WI tomorrow :) Jemma I can't remember where it is but if you look on the WW section of this site then one of the "sticky" threads is about points for takeaways and loads of them are listed there - I think it includes wagamamas :)
  224. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I decided that as I thought I might have a good loss this week I didn't want to roll it over as if I don't lose so much next week then it would make the overall effect less. I thought I might have increased my 1/2lb up to 1-2lbs having stopped worrying about my points so much and sticking to my...
  225. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I've now added in some Weight Watchers salt & vinegar hoops (2) - they were ok but to be honest for the extra 1 point I'd rather have walkers lights. And a pack of cola flavoured chewits which I've calculated at 4 - and oh god they taste so good!!! I'll probably then finish my dinner later...
  226. Mifford

    ProPoints CarlyLanky140's Food Diary (28/155lb)

    I just popped in to have a nose and was going to start at the beginning but at 119 pages I'll join in here at the end if that's ok lol
  227. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    my back is still niggling but the antibiotics seem to have kicked the kidney side into touch - I finish the course tomorrow as it was only a 5 day one so it should be all but gone by now :) Although in theory I have put my scales away, after doing a sneaky mid-week weigh in on Saturday I must...
  228. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    awww - feel free to follow away, although I have no idea where I may end up leading you hahahahaha Well the skating never happened - can't remember if I'd already put that I have a kidney infection at the moment and it was making my back hurt. It was a whole lot better yesterday so I thought...
  229. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today has been yet another hectic day - I had Brighton's first league game at their new stadium today so just took some sandwiches with me to eat. I'd already been up late so had had breakfast late as well so until I got home I'd barely used any points. I've had a higher point dinner to bring...
  230. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    today was a lets see how I cope when I'm not at home day ..... and I think I passed with flying colours! I went with a friend down to Bexhill and did my first ever geocache hunt - we managed to find 2 along the seafront but the 3rd one we couldn't find easily and were being watched so...
  231. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so today was going really well - I'd had 29 points recorded of my 32, a little bit higher than I usually have but I treated myself to a homemade trifle with some WW mini victoria sponges. And then I decided to treat myself with a curly wurly ..... oh. my. god. It was like I became a curly...
  232. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    Day 1 ... yet again :) I'm back on track from today and now writing everything down for my leader to review next week with her manager. You know this is going to be the most perfect week ever and I won't be adding any curly wurlies or other snacks that make me look bad right? I'll probably...
  233. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    0.5lb gain - strangely I'm actually happy with that which shows just how much my attitude has gained as a while back I'd have been panicking that weight had gone on. In reality I had a weekend where I tried to eat as healthily as I could but decided that it wasn't going to be in my control to...
  234. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    I gained 0.5lb this week and I'm VERY happy with that - I had my parents here this weekend so was in London all day Friday and was rushing around so much it was hard to be on track, then Saturday I got caught where the only thing to eat was a big chicken and mushroom pie (it was a posh one but...
  235. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    after a few days with my parents here I'm now back - I have weigh in tonight and although I wasn't too bad while they were here I think the cumulative effect of 3 or 4 days of not eating how I should (for me) means that I'll be lucky if I STS tonight and I'm expecting around about a 1lb gain...
  236. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    hope you are having a fantastic holiday and getting some quality relaxation time in there. Oh and 1lb a week isn't slow, especially with thyroid problems - the average is 1-2lb a week for a healthy sustainable weight loss so you are losing the same as most people without problems so its really...
  237. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    So new day, new week - and new challenges. I'm still debating over what I do this week. I think I should try and at least reach 29 points a day if I can as that is the WW minimum but I think I'm probably not going to sweat about getting up to the full 32 that I should have. Or if I've eaten...
  238. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    My scales stayed the same this week - I only need an ounce to get back into the 14s so its frustrating as all hell - I knew I shouldn't have eaten this afternoon lol The good news is it wasn't a gain but this coming weekend isn't going to be good for me as my parents are here and we are out 3...
  239. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    well done that's fantastic I wouldn't worry about the holiday too much - just make sensible choices as far as you can and try and get some walking in if you can and you should be ok - and if not then relax and enjoy it anyway because you know you'll get back on track when you get home so any...
  240. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    STS .. and it really felt like it means Sod The Scales!! lol Its not a gain but having stuck to it again all week its getting frustrating - I'm wondering if there is something psychological that my brain won't give up the 15s. I have a bad weekend coming up where I am out 3 days running so I'm...
  241. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    OK I have a photo on my compuer but can't work out how to post it here - can anyone help? I tried the manage attachment thing but that didn't seem to work and then I tried insert image but I have to have a webpage for that - is there any way of just uploading a jpeg from my computer?
  242. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    I couldn't hold out until this evening so I just made myself the most AMAZING knickerboker glory!!! First layer = mandarins in juice (drained) (0) Second layer = sugar free jelly (0) Third layer = meringue nests broken - I used 2 but only really needed 1 (3) Fourth layer = more sugar free...
  243. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    so tonight is weigh in night and I only need to lose a single ounce to get me back into the 14s. Half a pound will get me to my 5% (I think) and anything above that will cover me for when my parents are here next weekend as I'm pretty certain I'll be lucky to have a STS next weekend as there...
  244. Mifford

    Tuesday weigh in?

    I only need a single ounce tonight to get me back into the 14s ... I'm eating very little before tonight! lol
  245. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    aha the good thing about living on your own is you don't have to work around what someone else wants to eat - plus I have to stay low carb and gluten free if I can so you have to come up with new ideas. Funnily I feel like for lunch in particular that I'm bored with it and all I want is a...
  246. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    good morning - running late this morning but woke up feeling a lot brighter than normal which is good. I was just planning out some of today's food and I have sweetcorn & butterbean chowder I've taken out of the freezer - I put it in my tracker for the full amount of the saved meal I have on...
  247. Mifford

    Few Take Away PP

    so I just discovered at all the times I've selected a tuna sub because my brain automatically told me tuna must be better for you when in reality I should have been having a steak and cheese one which I would have much preferred anyway!! I know which one I'll be selecting on Friday when I am out...
  248. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    back on track today and I gave in to the scales again this morning - back down to where they were at the start of the week so I have no idea what yesterday was. Some kind of bizarre blip I guess. But it did teach me - the scales have gone back away and if I weigh myself at all it will be once...
  249. Mifford

    breda's ww diary to good health

    that's the important thing - look at what caused you to go off track and then learn how to avoid it happening again. Then put it behind you, view today as a whole new day and just get straight back on track without giving the days that didn't work another thought. I so wish I could follow my...
  250. Mifford

    A Graceful Descent

    well today started off good ..... I should probably leave this post at that point lol I ended up going to Bluewater with a friend and had lunch up there. I was feeling really dizzy and rough and kind of hypoglycaemic and just not good to be honest - I think I might try and see if I can get...
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