Tuesday 2nd March
What an old misery I have been – hey at least I didn’t put any weight on. The support from all the challengers throughout the country has been massive and thanks to all of you. Trying some of the new flavours I picked up from Rowlands yesterday, Jan at the pharmacy was wonderful, really supportive and very interested on how I was doing. Loving the choc mint shakes and I have chosen a meal replacement bar this time….Hard 12 hour day at work which proves quite difficult to sort out meals because of eating late – about 9 but will keep the faith and keep going. Am definitely feeling more positive about the challenge and looking forward to trying some other flavour shakes and snack bars and the replacement meal bar.
Wednesday 3rd March
Thank you again for the support I have received from all over the place. Family, friends and all the other challengers through Facebook. Thanks also to Ema and Karen for their support it means a lot. I have kept to the plan and have felt good today. I know I should measure myself and I will but I don’t want to do anything till next Monday now. Must get the Wii out as I think this will help loads and I don’t do any exercise but am on the run all day (guess my body is used to that though). All in all still on track and don’t feel as disappointed as I did 2 days ago. Struggling a bit for evening meal, don’t want to keep eating salad but not the most adventurous in the kitchen but will have a look around this weekend and see what I can create….
Thursday 4th March
Another day done and I am definitely feeling more positive today. I have been busy at work which has kept my mind off things and all of a sudden I find myself looking at the clock thinking OMG its shake time….I am really surprised that I don’t feel hungry all the time. I cant say I don’t miss anything at all, biscuits have been my problem and my little grand-daughter Madi keeps asking me to eat her biscuit when she has licked all the cream off…..sounds yuk but hey it’s a biscuit….Havent cracked once yet and today I had a call from The Quay to see how things were going which was good. Have spent some time this evening trawling the Facebook postings and it is so good to see how everyone is doing and it seems we are all suffering the same things so your never on your own either…loads of support from other challengers and of course the CS team and The Quay. Cheers everybody and here’s to another good day tomorrow.xx
Friday 5th March
Really up today – but have struggled to fit in time to eat…..I know weird or what. I had an early appointment then straight into a meeting and didn’t get my breakfast until 10.30 then it all went west. Ended up not having my evening snack cos I just didn’t want anything…probably not the ideal thing to do. My boss bought in biscuits to say thanks for all the hard work we have been putting in, didn’t touch them not even a sniff (strange isn’t it how people feel the need to wave something under your nose when they know you are avoiding eating it!!! Cheers guys).I have been really good with my water and limited coffee intake. Not sure what is giving the me the energy that I have but it feels so good. Still struggling with the evening meal ideas but not being a good cook doesn’t help and having my husband, daughter and grand-daughter around means that I don’t want what they are having most of the time so I end up making something just for me, not that I mind. They are all still very supportive and I have heard myself on the station now, sound like a man!!!!Nothing on TV this evening so my husband and I got the Wii out and did some sports which was good fun and helping me too. Always a bit worried about the weekends but got the little one to keep me occupied so should be ok. Bit boring but all still going very much to plan…
Saturday 6th March
Another full of energy day, I reckon the family think I am on something. Have cleaned the house top to bottom, scrubbing and cleaning and it is sparkling. Quite a satisfying feeling and keeping myself busy. My sister bought cup cakes for everyone and I left mine on the plate….cool or what. Have been drinking a bit more of the warm water with lemon slices in it, makes a nice change to just plain old water and refreshing too. Loads of support still flowing through Facebook which is lovely, looking forward to meeting everyone at the end of April too.
Sunday 7th March
Kept myself busy and very active all day. Washed and vacuumed the car and wept all the leaves in the garden. Prepared the dinner. Feeling full of energy again which is lovely. Played in the garden with Madi (my grand-daughter) even though it was cold. Altogether it has been another good day. My mum made an apple crumble which the family ate and I didn’t even have a crumb….what control, its great. Had a good 3 litres of water today as I have been so busy. Still visiting the loo a lot but am coping with it better. Feel really good about tomorrows weigh in, I just hope I have lost something more significant than last Monday. Fingers crossed xx
Monday 8th April
Had a busy day at work running around, and then left work and straight to Rowlands – jumped on scales and…… I have lost 2lb. I am the saddest person I know right now. I came home and went onto Facebook to see how people had done. For many it is their first weight in. I am reading posts from people who have lost 5lb, 7lb, 10lb and so it goes on. Needless to say I am VERY disappointed. Don’t know what else I can do. Even my husband and daughter have asked what else I can do, I haven’t swayed from the plan and only 3lb loss in two week… maybe this is not the diet plan for me!!!! I emailed Ema and Karen to tell them how I am feeling and I guess they will call me for a chat. HELP…..
Just heard from Karen, really nice chat, she has advised me to REDUCE my water intake as I may be retaining it, otherwise she says I am doing the right stuff. I think she could hear how desperate I am to keep up with all the others but it just doesn’t seem to be happening. Everyone said last week “next week will be different, you’ll see a big difference then”… sadly not for me. Oh well that’s my blog for the week, a bit like the first week – started will all good intentions and positivity coursing through my body only to feel deflated at the end of the week. Sorry guys – this has turned into a weekly moan instead of blog…..Wish me luck for next Monday xx
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