One task down....

.....only about a million more to go!!

I have finally managed to upload the last couple of months worth of pictures onto my photo site (here) so go have a look. I haven't been posting much about what I've been up to recently so this is your way of finding out! And if I've been out with you recently then you are probably featured there!

The delay was caused by the laptop and external hard drive running out of space and having a bit of a hissy fit on me but it is all sorted now as we have a much bigger external hard drive and loads of space to play with!

On the downside I tried to move all our music from one hard drive to the other and have succeeded in causing both Simon's and my versions of I-tunes to have complete breakdowns - although interestingly enough in completely different ways. I would launch into my rant here about how much I hate I-tunes and why it makes me want to throw myself and / or the laptop out of the window every time I try to do something which you would think would be relatively simple but I don't have the time or energy for that kind of anger. In the meantime if anyone reading this happens to be close personal friends with Steve Jobs send him my way!

Oh my god.....

....I actually can't believe it's been a month since I posted. Where has that time gone. I knew it had been a while but I thought it was a couple of weeks not a whole month!!

Anyway I'm busy at work now but I will get back into blogging soon. Have had some issues with the laptop at Simon's that I usually use and have been too busy to blog at work so it's been a bit tricky. The laptop is (almost sort of) fixed now so fingers crossed I will be able to be more active on the blogging front. Have about 3 months worth of photo's to put up too so they will be done as soon as I get the time - uploading takes ages!

So, I am still here....just! Take care all, back soon x

91st weigh in

Well, after the disappointment of last weeks gain I was determined to get back on track and have a really good diet week. It really help that I spent the weekend with my friend Claire who was also trying to be good. We made really yummy healthy food all weekend and had zero alcohol which I know always helps my weight loss. The result was that I lost 3 1/2 pounds! Exactly the hideous amount I had put on the week before - woo hoo. I was very pleased that I had got rid of the gain in one week because it usually takes much longer to get it off than put it on!

Unfortunately this weekend has been very very busy and I have spent Friday - Monday drinking lots of alcohol and eating lots of party / restaurant food!! So it looks like another gain this week, but I wasn't going to ruin this weekend just to stick to the diet. Am back on it today and will try to have another strict week next week and hopefully will be able to get rid of whatever gain I get on Thursday as quickly as possible.

89th and 90th weigh ins

I was feeling really positive after my 88th weigh in and dropping a pound, unfortunately it didn't really last, I didn't have a bad week diet wise but it wasn't great either. I was expecting to stay the same so was really disappointed when I went and put that pound back on. Obviously what I should have done was used that disappointment to motivate me but instead I stuffed my face with chocolate, alcohol and other calorific treats all over the Easter weekend and beyond! Oooops! I went last night expecting a big gain and I got it - 3 1/2 lbs!!! Gutted!! I was pretty upset last night, I know it's all my own fault but I felt so stupid and like a complete failure. I'm so far back down the track now, I could have easily been at goal by now and instead I've got over halfway to go again.

Oh well, no point beating myself up about it. The only thing to do is to get on with it, be good and get some weight lost next week!! Have started well so far today and am having a nice girly weekend with a friend which shouldn't be too bad diet wise so I will definitely be reporting a loss next week - and it better be a good one!!!

88th weigh in

Well after confessing all at the beginning of the week I went on to have 3 really good days. Stuck to points and made good healthy choices. I was pleased with myself but didn't think it would be enough to cancel out the damage done the previous week. The good news is that I obviously wasn't as bad as I thought I was and I have managed to lose 1 pound!!

Woo hoo!! A loss!! At last!! As you can tell I am very pleased, it might not be much but at least it is a step back in the right direction. I just need to keep walking in that direction now and not get distracted!

Another busy weekend ahead. I am planning to have a few treats but will try to keep it to the minimum and get straight back on track after the weekend. I would very much like to have another loss to report next week!

Confessions of a bad Weight Watcher!

Hello all, once again I am completely behind with my blogging. Thought it was probably time to get up to date again and thought I would start with the weigh in update. The last time I did a weigh in post was on 6th March so there should be 3 weigh ins to report, but since I am a bad weight watcher (see above!) there is only 1! I last weighed in on 19th March (87th weigh in) and put on 1 pound.

I have been completely hopeless on the diet recently. I have been having a few good days and then completely blowing it, particularly over the weekends. I couldn't face going this week because I knew it was going to be a gain and didn't want 3 in a row! So after another bad weekend I am firmly back on the wagon and determined to stay there.

I think the problem is that I have got a bit bored of pointing which has led to me just eating whatever I want. To try to get myself back in the habit of pointing and being on the diet I am going to try a couple of days on Slim Fast. Have nearly finished my first day and am quite surprised how full I feel. The idea is to have a smoothie / shake in the morning and another for lunch and then a normal - but healthy - dinner. In between you can have 3 snacks of either fruit or low calorie bars / crisp type things. So far today I am doing well and managed to stick to it with just dinner to go. I am going to do the same tomorrow and then go back to normal pointing for the rest of the week.

I am definitely 100% going to weigh in this week and taking the news whether it is good or bad. I've promised I will go now so I have to and that will encourage me to stick to it. Might even stay for the meeting after weigh in and see if that gives me some extra motivation.

See you back here Friday morning for 88th weigh in!!

86th weigh in

It's weigh in time again! I almost didn't go again this week because I haven't been sticking to the diet and was expecting a gain. In the end I decided to go for two reasons, firstly because I had said I would on here and secondly because the only way to get back on the wagon is to go and face the gain and be motivated by it. In the end it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought as I had only put on 1/2 lb. I'm not pleased with that because I shouldn't be gaining at all, I should be losing, but it could have been much worse.

Am feeling quite motivated today and have started off well with a nice healthy breakfast of fruit and yogurt. The weekend is going to be quite a challenge because I have a number of family events to go to, all of which are going to involve eating. I will just have to try to be sensible and not over indulge. I have also decided to have a weekend without alcohol so that should help the weight loss fingers crossed.