AmandaJayne
Trainee Maintainer
Well, after meeting with some fab miniminers the other week and being so impressed with their positive attitude and obvious success (you know who you are), I finally decided to start attending WW meetings.
I found that there was one a mile away on Tuesday evenings so walked along to the venue... only to find that it was the wrong day! Should have gone on Monday. I had been so anxious on the way there too. Worrying about how much I now weighed, so scared to stand on my own scales at home. What a let-down. And it was raining too.
Chatting to a colleague at work the next day, she mentioned that her sister did meetings too and I should come along to the next one, on Thursday. OK, I said, I'll come. The venue was four miles away, so not really walkable most of the time, but had the added advantage of being near a supermarket so I can combine meetings and shopping (healthier stuff, of course).
After seeing Jen's Eat Out book in Glasgow, I bought one for myself, and also a Shop book. Me and the kids had a look at it later and Jamie, my son (not a pick on him) was shocked to discover exactly how many points was contained in a Wild West Sharer from Wetherspoons (his favourite) - 53 and a half.
"Well, you're supposed to share it with someone else" I pointed out. "Not likely" he replied.
Jayne, my daughter, regularly goes to Pizza Hut with friends and they always get those Stuffed Crust pizzas. One slice is 5 points. "But I like to have three slices" she complained.
I saw that the chicken and bacon salad I usually have at Wetherspoons is actually 11 and a half points. that's a lot for a salad.
I will spend a bit of time later planning tomorrow's menu for the day. Starting with porridge.
I have calculated that I qualify for 26 points. Seems quite a lot. However, I must try eat all of them, I know.
Wish me luck.
AJ
I found that there was one a mile away on Tuesday evenings so walked along to the venue... only to find that it was the wrong day! Should have gone on Monday. I had been so anxious on the way there too. Worrying about how much I now weighed, so scared to stand on my own scales at home. What a let-down. And it was raining too.
Chatting to a colleague at work the next day, she mentioned that her sister did meetings too and I should come along to the next one, on Thursday. OK, I said, I'll come. The venue was four miles away, so not really walkable most of the time, but had the added advantage of being near a supermarket so I can combine meetings and shopping (healthier stuff, of course).
After seeing Jen's Eat Out book in Glasgow, I bought one for myself, and also a Shop book. Me and the kids had a look at it later and Jamie, my son (not a pick on him) was shocked to discover exactly how many points was contained in a Wild West Sharer from Wetherspoons (his favourite) - 53 and a half.
"Well, you're supposed to share it with someone else" I pointed out. "Not likely" he replied.
Jayne, my daughter, regularly goes to Pizza Hut with friends and they always get those Stuffed Crust pizzas. One slice is 5 points. "But I like to have three slices" she complained.
I saw that the chicken and bacon salad I usually have at Wetherspoons is actually 11 and a half points. that's a lot for a salad.
I will spend a bit of time later planning tomorrow's menu for the day. Starting with porridge.
I have calculated that I qualify for 26 points. Seems quite a lot. However, I must try eat all of them, I know.
Wish me luck.
AJ