FatFairNForty(ish)
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Well, what a week and weekend it has been... it's weird as I've had today off to "recover" from the rally.. and I need it!
Where did I get up to when I last updated? Umm.... oh yes... my weigh in.. well I was a bit disappointed but then just carried on.. I have to say though I was very very VERY tempted to eat that night and managed to drink gallons of the veggie bouillon stuff instead. For those of a delicate disposition - look away now - my wee smelled like veg stock! lol
So Thursday night I finished packing stuff up for the weekend and doing a final clear up at my lovely daughter's house, remade her bed, made sure all the ironing was put away, no washing up etc... and everything lovely for their return. My intention was to get up early Friday morning, feed the cat, give key to her neighbours and set off to the rally.
As they say... the best laid plans... etc etc etc... I was going to have a shower but the boiler decided to stop working!! So instead I spent the morning trying to contact her landlord for help... he was none at all so I set off without showering! (Not ideal!) and popped home to print out a letter to my neighbour... (have a real problem with them about a fence... probably best not to say much at this stage, but suffice it to say, I can see solicitors getting involved before it's resolved!).
Whilst at home I had to offload the cake decorating things I had with me and some other bits and bobs.. then off to Post Office to send recorded delivery letter to my next door neighbout - ridiculous but, sadly, inevitable.
THEN it was time to go! I arrived at the campsite during a deluge of rain and was promptly ushered into some friends' caravan - lovely and comfy cosy and good to offload about the fence thing before saying hello to all who were assembled up in the marquee in the cold!
I was so utterly relieved when the van owner offered to let me sleep in the "annexe" in their awning which meant I didn't need to put my tent up! Hurrah! Although it meant no real private space other than my sleeping quarters, I was very very glad of it indeed!
I could wax lyrical about so much about the rally - and I may well do when time permits - but I will share this... I DID eat... I gave myself permission to enjoy the Hog Roast they were having and oh boy did I enjoy it! I had a plate full of salad (all greenery, no carbs, no dressings, just raw veg and pickled beetroot) and a very large pile of piggy!! yum yum YUM triple , nay, quadruple YUM! I had seconds too! It was bliss!!! I also had 2 very thin slices of the birthday cake I had made (will attach pics if I can.. ). It was the only food I ate the entire weekend - the rest of the time I had my soup and muffins (they had microwaves run by generators!). I prepared all their salad stuff and also dished out the puddings!!
I was very very tempted to have more food but, I knew if I did then that would be the end of the diet for me and, I have too far to go yet!
I feel very pleased that I had what I did, I can't see that it will have damaged my weightloss and, as I didn't have anything else "wrong" I am hoping for good news on the scales this week!
It would be nice to lose 3lbs.. then it would be another 5lbs to crack through that next stone barrier...
No-one really noticed a difference in me, but that was ok, I did wear lots of layers and I know, so that's really all that matters! Mind you - I did tell them! lol lol
The rally was the best I've been to this year - not a coincidence that I went alone! lol Have already arranged next one (again, alone) and am hoping to do even more!
Right - time to get to bed (well, bed and watch Case Histories) as it's back to work in the morning and I know it's going to be a pretty heavy numeric week!
Hope all have had a great weekend at least as good as mine!
Where did I get up to when I last updated? Umm.... oh yes... my weigh in.. well I was a bit disappointed but then just carried on.. I have to say though I was very very VERY tempted to eat that night and managed to drink gallons of the veggie bouillon stuff instead. For those of a delicate disposition - look away now - my wee smelled like veg stock! lol
So Thursday night I finished packing stuff up for the weekend and doing a final clear up at my lovely daughter's house, remade her bed, made sure all the ironing was put away, no washing up etc... and everything lovely for their return. My intention was to get up early Friday morning, feed the cat, give key to her neighbours and set off to the rally.
As they say... the best laid plans... etc etc etc... I was going to have a shower but the boiler decided to stop working!! So instead I spent the morning trying to contact her landlord for help... he was none at all so I set off without showering! (Not ideal!) and popped home to print out a letter to my neighbour... (have a real problem with them about a fence... probably best not to say much at this stage, but suffice it to say, I can see solicitors getting involved before it's resolved!).
Whilst at home I had to offload the cake decorating things I had with me and some other bits and bobs.. then off to Post Office to send recorded delivery letter to my next door neighbout - ridiculous but, sadly, inevitable.
THEN it was time to go! I arrived at the campsite during a deluge of rain and was promptly ushered into some friends' caravan - lovely and comfy cosy and good to offload about the fence thing before saying hello to all who were assembled up in the marquee in the cold!
I was so utterly relieved when the van owner offered to let me sleep in the "annexe" in their awning which meant I didn't need to put my tent up! Hurrah! Although it meant no real private space other than my sleeping quarters, I was very very glad of it indeed!
I could wax lyrical about so much about the rally - and I may well do when time permits - but I will share this... I DID eat... I gave myself permission to enjoy the Hog Roast they were having and oh boy did I enjoy it! I had a plate full of salad (all greenery, no carbs, no dressings, just raw veg and pickled beetroot) and a very large pile of piggy!! yum yum YUM triple , nay, quadruple YUM! I had seconds too! It was bliss!!! I also had 2 very thin slices of the birthday cake I had made (will attach pics if I can.. ). It was the only food I ate the entire weekend - the rest of the time I had my soup and muffins (they had microwaves run by generators!). I prepared all their salad stuff and also dished out the puddings!!
I was very very tempted to have more food but, I knew if I did then that would be the end of the diet for me and, I have too far to go yet!
I feel very pleased that I had what I did, I can't see that it will have damaged my weightloss and, as I didn't have anything else "wrong" I am hoping for good news on the scales this week!
It would be nice to lose 3lbs.. then it would be another 5lbs to crack through that next stone barrier...
No-one really noticed a difference in me, but that was ok, I did wear lots of layers and I know, so that's really all that matters! Mind you - I did tell them! lol lol
The rally was the best I've been to this year - not a coincidence that I went alone! lol Have already arranged next one (again, alone) and am hoping to do even more!
Right - time to get to bed (well, bed and watch Case Histories) as it's back to work in the morning and I know it's going to be a pretty heavy numeric week!
Hope all have had a great weekend at least as good as mine!
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