Everyone else has got one... so now it's my turn

[trinab]

Tonight has been weird.
Have done absolutely nothing since about half 8.

I've been on the go all day every day all week, that I was looking forward to sitting, chilling and doing nothing tonight.
But it's just so weird not doing anything.
I think I just prefer to be busy and doing something.

Need to make a crazy sized to-do list sometime over the weekend.
Stuff I need to do this weekend, stuff I need to do in the next few weeks and stuff I need & want to do in life.
Just haven't had the time to do anything at weekends cuz been on the go constantly then as well.
But haven't really got any plans set in stone atm (although that's a little irritating - I like knowing what I'm doing, but not too far in advance because I'll just forget anyway haha).

Think I'm gonna head to bed.
Get a bit of an early night, ready for Zumba in the morning.

Made it through Day 5 - finished off the day with a raspberry mousse ice cream and some fluff.

Well done on your job hun thats brill news. Im sure u wil work out your gym routine. Got sum gud bargins shopping aswell. Your tea sounds amazing bet u enjoyed them. Have u got any plans 4 the weekend hun.x

 

[elfy1807]

I'm not really sure what I'm doing this weekend yet.

Got Zumba at 10.

Then off to see my grandma for lunch today.
Then in the city is some dragonboat racing on the river.
I've never been to see it before.
It starts at half 10, but goes on all afternoon, so thinking about heading over there after lunch, but not entirely sure yet.

This evening, my friend has invited us to a BBQ.
I haven't confirmed yet, because I don't know what I'm going to eat =/
I looked at sausages, but they were too expensive either in money or points.
Well, the sausages were 2 points at most, but the buns are high and don't really fancy sausage without a bun.

So I'm thinking of making myself a salad, with some lettuce leaves, maybe a bit of pepper, a bunch of chicken in, maybe an egg white.
Might stick some sweetcorn in too (I know you have to point it, but it'll be lower than hot dogs).

The tomorrow, taking mum to the local shopping outlet (the one I got my M&S dress from) because there's a 70% off craft store over there and she's a huge crafting fanatic.
Craft stuff takes over our house.
It's in the living room, the kitchen, her bedroom, everywhere haha.

How about yourself? Any plans?

 

[elfy1807]

Today's been quiet so far.

Went to Zumba this morning.
Was gonna go to the dragon boat racing in the city, but it looked like it was gonna tip it, so didn't bother.
Instead went to my grandma's for lunch.

Woke up with the strangest orange stain on my left hand.
Last time I had a stain like that, it was soy sauce from the chow mein ready meal I'd had the night before, but I hadn't had one of those and couldn't think of anything else it could be =/
I managed to get the majority of it off in the shower though so that's ok.

My friend is having a BBQ this evening, and I was concerned about what I would eat.
But I've made myself a salad.
It's got lettuce & peppers in (0pp), 83g of frozen sweetcorn (2pp), an egg white (0pp), 107g of chicken slices (2pp) and 38g of salad cream (1pp).
A nice big box of salad for just 5pp.
I'm really looking forward to eating it.
I've also grabbed some fruit - I've chopped up an apple (it's the only way I can eat apple - I can't bite into them for some reason) and added some grapes.
I've also got a couple of satsumas and a banana too.
After pointing all that, I've still got 9 points left, so might treat myself to a hot dog (I know sausages are usually low, it's the bun that's high and you can't have a hot dog without the bun at a BBQ, it would just be a sausage, and I can have them any time haha) or dessert if there is any.

Then planning on heading to the boy's afterwards.
He's invited to the BBQ, but he's busy with his mate.

So that's this evening's plan.
Anyone else up to anything interesting?

 

[Shez__x]

congratulations on getting a job that was lucky!!!

ive been shopping and cleaned for majority of the day so tonight im gonna chill!!!!
bath
pjamas
film

 

[ununpentium]

Congrats on your job That's fantastic.

 

[jo-85]

Wow your diary moves fast have done my best to catch up and some congrats are in order-amazing weight loss Hun your doing fab and congrats on the job that's grape at news and well deserved by the sounds of it. Hope our having a good weekend x

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[elfy1807]

Thanks guys.
Yeah, I was just lucky I started at the right time.
There's been so many other good workers who unfortunately finished at the wrong time and there weren't any hours for them.

And thanks jo. Still can't believe how quickly I've lost the weight.

 

[elfy1807]

So, at the BBQ.
Had my 5pp salad and had 9 points left.

So I had a hot dog for 6 points (4 points bun, 2 points sausage) and 3 sticky chicken skewers for a point each.

Now I'm out of points, but looking at the remaining food, trying to resist it so bad.
There's cake as well.
If it didn't have chocolate dripped over it and I hadn't run out of points, then I would've had some and ended up ruining my willpower challenge.

I might have to make my excuses and leave to stop the temptation of the food.
Not normally this hard to resist food. I think it's because it's sat on the table and it's not being eaten.
Usually when I'm around other people eating, everyone has their own food and there's nothing spare.

Argh!! Haha

 

[trinab]

So, at the BBQ.
Had my 5pp salad and had 9 points left.

So I had a hot dog for 6 points (4 points bun, 2 points sausage) and 3 sticky chicken skewers for a point each.

Now I'm out of points, but looking at the remaining food, trying to resist it so bad.
There's cake as well.
If it didn't have chocolate dripped over it and I hadn't run out of points, then I would've had some and ended up ruining my willpower challenge.

I might have to make my excuses and leave to stop the temptation of the food.
Not normally this hard to resist food. I think it's because it's sat on the table and it's not being eaten.
Usually when I'm around other people eating, everyone has their own food and there's nothing spare.

Argh!! Haha

Well dun hun youve dun fab. I dont even think i could of taken my own salad box not at a bbq. Bbqs and party buffets is when willpower fails me and i eat like a pig.x

 

[elfy1807]

Not really done much today.


Took mum to the outlet shopping centre that I got my m&s dress from.
They've got a crafting outlet over there, so I said I'd take her.


Been feeling kinda unenergetic today. Just really fancied a nap.
Didn't have one though.


Also had massive munchies today.
I haven't eaten anything and not pointed it.

I didn't could've easily eaten everything in sight, despite not being hungry.

After lunch I had 9 points left, and as I've had such a sweet tooth today, decided on having weetabix for dinner and using the remaining 6 points on sweet snacks. So that's the plan.

Also, hit my 12000 steps today - went for a walk with the boy to the shops - the long way round.
So hopefully today will be a good example for the following week for my willpower challenge.

Btw, for anyone interested, after my salad yesterday, I didn't have anything else to eat other than my grapes and apple. I resisted the remaining BBQ food and the cake.

 

[trinab]

Not really done much today.


Took mum to the outlet shopping centre that I got my m&amp;s dress from.
They've got a crafting outlet over there, so I said I'd take her.


Been feeling kinda unenergetic today. Just really fancied a nap.
Didn't have one though.


Also had massive munchies today.
I haven't eaten anything and not pointed it.

I didn't could've easily eaten everything in sight, despite not being hungry.

After lunch I had 9 points left, and as I've had such a sweet tooth today, decided on having weetabix for dinner and using the remaining 6 points on sweet snacks. So that's the plan.

Also, hit my 12000 steps today - went for a walk with the boy to the shops - the long way round.
So hopefully today will be a good example for the following week for my willpower challenge.

Btw, for anyone interested, after my salad yesterday, I didn't have anything else to eat other than my grapes and apple. I resisted the remaining BBQ food and the cake.

Thats coz your the willpower mummy and u have to set a gud example for us willpower bambinos to follow.x

 

[elfy1807]

Thats coz your the willpower mummy and u have to set a gud example for us willpower bambinos to follow.x

Haha... willpower mummy.
Loves it!!

Keep up the brilliant work my little bambino

 

[elfy1807]

Before I forget - I keep meaning to tell everyone that my dizziness must've been a viral infection as I've been feeling much better over the weekend.

Still feeling a little dizzy when I stand up too quick - but that's normal for me.
But the rest of the times I wasn't feeling too great have gone, and have been for a few days.
Keep forgetting to mention it because it's one of those things that you notice when it appears, but don't really notice when it disappears if that makes sense.

Anyway... on to today.

Stayed at the boy's last night, and he lives closer to my work than I do.
And as Monday is my day off gym, I asked to borrow his spare key and stay at his whilst he went to work before going to work myself as I didn't see the point driving the 20 minute, 7 miles journey to my house, to drive 20 minutes & 7 miles back again to work, when I could just drive 2 miles down the road to work from his.
He very kindly let me, and I haven't given it back to him yet, so could easily just go raid his house when he's not there lol.
But obviously I wouldn't, because that's rude.
It feels strange being there without him.

Got to work for 9, finished at 5.
Supposed to do 6 hours a day, 5 days a week on placement, but I'm off to the jobcentre tomorrow (it's my signing on day, so shall sign for the past fortnight and then sign off - but might send the paperwork through after I get paid on friday, because last time I was unemployed and got a job, I signed off, and they refused to pay me for the previous fortnight, so I was proper skint for a while. They're such B*****DS in that place)
Shall be doing 4 hours a day over 5 days of the week when I start.

I hadn't been told what department I'm going to be working on when I officially start on monday.
Everyone was just assuming I'd be staying where I am, on the lighting/lesiure/furniture department as I know it really well.
But I walked past the in store coffee shop today where the store manager and his two deputies were sitting having a coffee, and the manager called me over to tell me that I will be working on customer services because I'm bubbly, chatty and always got a smile on my face.
Cool.

Except it's not.
I've got such reservations about it.

Firstly, I'll have to make in store announcements on the tannoy - I greatly dislike using tannoys because I'm a rubbish public speaker - I stumble over my words a lot. I stumble a fair bit when talking one on one with people I'm familiar with, let alone whilst putting a professional announcement across the store.

Secondly, I'll have to answer the telephone - I never answer the phone at home, or to unknown numbers on my mobile, because I don't like speaking to strangers when I can't see their face. I often read people's lips to hear what they are saying properly, and telephones make me anxious because I worry I'm going to miss something they say. And I know you can just ask them to repeat it, but I worry that I miss it a second time and that they're going to get angry having to keep repeating it.

And thirdly - my weight loss.
I'm already concerned about my gym routine changing.
Atm, I head to the gym before going to work, and I can work my hours so that I'm home in time for my various classes.
Obviously they will be creating my hours for me, and it's only 4 hours a day, so I should have time for my gym sessions either before or after work, but I may end up missing classes.
I can't afford to miss classes, I need to continue losing 2.5lbs a week to get to my goal of 10st in 5 weeks.
Also, at the moment, I'm walking up and down the store, to and from the warehouse, helping customers etc.
Being at customer services, I won't get half as much walking done as I'll be expected to stay at the customer services desk.

I'm sure it'll all work out fine, but it's just worrying me a little.

There is a little silver lining to my cloud however - a little glimpse of hope.
I need to lose 11lbs in 5 weeks to hit my target.
If I lose 2.5lbs this week, which shouldn't be a problem as I'm still doing my current regular routine, that'll drop to just 8.5lbs.
If I can lose just one more 2.5lbs in those 5 weeks, then the others can be 2lbs losses and I'll still hit target.

I've just gotta up the exercise in my days off.
I'll have to go out walking, or on my bike, or sign up to different classes,
I need to keep losing 2.5lbs.

Shouldn't have announced I was having that magic gold goal envelope as a birthday present haha.

So yeah... feeling a bit anxious about my new job at the moment, but I'm sure I'll work something out.
I've spoken to them about my weight watchers meetings on thursday mornings, and other staff do WW/SW and they adapt to them, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Just about to go to aquafit - need to go get my cozzie on.

Not sure what I'm having for dinner yet - will think about that after aquafit as you shouldn't swim on a full stomach.

Adios.

 

[Shez__x]

Before I forget - I keep meaning to tell everyone that my dizziness must've been a viral infection as I've been feeling much better over the weekend.

Still feeling a little dizzy when I stand up too quick - but that's normal for me.
But the rest of the times I wasn't feeling too great have gone, and have been for a few days.
Keep forgetting to mention it because it's one of those things that you notice when it appears, but don't really notice when it disappears if that makes sense.

Anyway... on to today.

Stayed at the boy's last night, and he lives closer to my work than I do.
And as Monday is my day off gym, I asked to borrow his spare key and stay at his whilst he went to work before going to work myself as I didn't see the point driving the 20 minute, 7 miles journey to my house, to drive 20 minutes &amp; 7 miles back again to work, when I could just drive 2 miles down the road to work from his.
He very kindly let me, and I haven't given it back to him yet, so could easily just go raid his house when he's not there lol.
But obviously I wouldn't, because that's rude.
It feels strange being there without him.

Got to work for 9, finished at 5.
Supposed to do 6 hours a day, 5 days a week on placement, but I'm off to the jobcentre tomorrow (it's my signing on day, so shall sign for the past fortnight and then sign off - but might send the paperwork through after I get paid on friday, because last time I was unemployed and got a job, I signed off, and they refused to pay me for the previous fortnight, so I was proper skint for a while. They're such B*****DS in that place)
Shall be doing 4 hours a day over 5 days of the week when I start.

I hadn't been told what department I'm going to be working on when I officially start on monday.
Everyone was just assuming I'd be staying where I am, on the lighting/lesiure/furniture department as I know it really well.
But I walked past the in store coffee shop today where the store manager and his two deputies were sitting having a coffee, and the manager called me over to tell me that I will be working on customer services because I'm bubbly, chatty and always got a smile on my face.
Cool.

Except it's not.
I've got such reservations about it.

Firstly, I'll have to make in store announcements on the tannoy - I greatly dislike using tannoys because I'm a rubbish public speaker - I stumble over my words a lot. I stumble a fair bit when talking one on one with people I'm familiar with, let alone whilst putting a professional announcement across the store.

Secondly, I'll have to answer the telephone - I never answer the phone at home, or to unknown numbers on my mobile, because I don't like speaking to strangers when I can't see their face. I often read people's lips to hear what they are saying properly, and telephones make me anxious because I worry I'm going to miss something they say. And I know you can just ask them to repeat it, but I worry that I miss it a second time and that they're going to get angry having to keep repeating it.

And thirdly - my weight loss.
I'm already concerned about my gym routine changing.
Atm, I head to the gym before going to work, and I can work my hours so that I'm home in time for my various classes.
Obviously they will be creating my hours for me, and it's only 4 hours a day, so I should have time for my gym sessions either before or after work, but I may end up missing classes.
I can't afford to miss classes, I need to continue losing 2.5lbs a week to get to my goal of 10st in 5 weeks.
Also, at the moment, I'm walking up and down the store, to and from the warehouse, helping customers etc.
Being at customer services, I won't get half as much walking done as I'll be expected to stay at the customer services desk.

I'm sure it'll all work out fine, but it's just worrying me a little.

There is a little silver lining to my cloud however - a little glimpse of hope.
I need to lose 11lbs in 5 weeks to hit my target.
If I lose 2.5lbs this week, which shouldn't be a problem as I'm still doing my current regular routine, that'll drop to just 8.5lbs.
If I can lose just one more 2.5lbs in those 5 weeks, then the others can be 2lbs losses and I'll still hit target.

I've just gotta up the exercise in my days off.
I'll have to go out walking, or on my bike, or sign up to different classes,
I need to keep losing 2.5lbs.

Shouldn't have announced I was having that magic gold goal envelope as a birthday present haha.

So yeah... feeling a bit anxious about my new job at the moment, but I'm sure I'll work something out.
I've spoken to them about my weight watchers meetings on thursday mornings, and other staff do WW/SW and they adapt to them, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Just about to go to aquafit - need to go get my cozzie on.

Not sure what I'm having for dinner yet - will think about that after aquafit as you shouldn't swim on a full stomach.

Adios.

im sure it will work out fine for you
even if it means swappin ur classes about arent there other times u can attend the same classes? after all 4 hours is a day isnt too bad, u can still get some sort of exercise in and still lose weight!!
suppose you can do anything til u get ur rota, will it be a set weekly or change as wen i was at new look it was here there n everywhere n changed all the time!
but on the upside at least you'll be earning!!

 

[ununpentium]

I hope you can still go to your classes, hopefully you'll be able to sort something out.

I dislike using the phone, but I've had to use it quite a bit recently with sorting out my student finance and stuff. It does get easier.

 

[elfy1807]

Because it's only 4 hours a day, it shouldn't be too hard to get my 4 gym sessions in.
If I'm on a late, I'll just go to the gym at my regular time.
If I'm on an early, I'll go after work.
Although I'm not sure my motivation to go will be as strong after I've worked.
I like getting it out of the way.

And there's lots of classes all week, I'll just have to choose the ones that fit.
I currently do about 10 hours of exercise down the gym a week.
Gym sessions cover 5 hours of that, so just have to make up the other 5 hours with classes and/or walking/cycling when classes aren't available.

I'll figure something out and will know more once the rota goes up.
I don't know how often it's done - weekly I think?!
But sometimes they mess it about.
We'll see.

Just hate living in nowhere land not knowing what's going on.
I like to know everything and plan accordingly.
Weird... cuz although I love planning stuff, I don't plan any of my meals haha.

 

[trinab]

Because it's only 4 hours a day, it shouldn't be too hard to get my 4 gym sessions in.
If I'm on a late, I'll just go to the gym at my regular time.
If I'm on an early, I'll go after work.
Although I'm not sure my motivation to go will be as strong after I've worked.
I like getting it out of the way.

And there's lots of classes all week, I'll just have to choose the ones that fit.
I currently do about 10 hours of exercise down the gym a week.
Gym sessions cover 5 hours of that, so just have to make up the other 5 hours with classes and/or walking/cycling when classes aren't available.

I'll figure something out and will know more once the rota goes up.
I don't know how often it's done - weekly I think?!
But sometimes they mess it about.
We'll see.

Just hate living in nowhere land not knowing what's going on.
I like to know everything and plan accordingly.
Weird... cuz although I love planning stuff, I don't plan any of my meals haha.

You wil get everything sorted hun. every cloud and all that. U never no tho in a few week u mite love your new duties. Im sure u will and u wil b on here telling us all your funny stories.x

 

[elfy1807]

Really really hate Tuesdays.
No matter how much I prepare for them the night before, making my lunch, setting my clothes up next to me ready to put straight on, nothing ever runs smoothly -.-

This morning my dad was the problem.
His car is in the garage so he borrowed mine to go home last night and so I had to wait for him to arrive at 745. I was ready for the gym at 730 and so I'm nearly 20 minutes behind in my day this morning because then I started rushing around forgetting stuff. Gah!!

Usually I go home and get changed before going to work, but this morning I'm gonna have to get changed at the gym and go straight from here to try and catch up the lost time.
Men!

Rant over

 

[elfy1807]

Oh, and I really can't be dealing with the stupid grunting dude in the gym this morning

 

[trinab]

Oh, and I really can't be dealing with the stupid grunting dude in the gym this morning

Haha thats so funny. Y do men have to make noises in the gym. I no i shouldnt but i had a sneaky luk on the scales this morn and im 0.4 up. Dnt expect to loose anythin this week and ive worked my butt off. I new that 4 and half pound wud bite me in the ass.x