Losing Weight and Getting Healthy

New Week, New Thinking

2009-11-23T02:30:00.000-08:00

I had a bit of an eating disaster at the end of the week and my weight is now, the same as it was at the beginning of last week = 9 stone 10.4 pounds. What happened was that my blood sugar feel very low due to eating so little at the beginning of the week and then I had to eat a lot to get it back up. I noticed that while my blood sugar was low, I was unable to function as well meaning that I did not feel like doing so much exercise and I could not think very well and so got behind with my work.

Because of this I have decided to make some changes to what I am doing. I am going to eat two pieces of bread with my lunch instead of one. Try to have balanced snacks as well as meals so have protein, carbohydrate and fruit/veg in each snack as well as in each meal.

I am trying to think of what sorts of things to have and have decided that fruit with yoghurt and puffed oats, oatcakes with peanut butter and jam, shredded wheat with milk and some dried apricots, carrot sticks and toast fingers with houmous and an apple with a wholegrain biscuit and cheese.

I have been afraid of having too much fat and so have avoided cheese, houmous and things like that but I think I need to be brave and experiment with these healthy foods to try to get the right blood sugar balance and weight because obviously I have been cutting back too much and then binge eating on rubbish which will not do me any good at all.

Friday News

2009-11-20T00:09:00.000-08:00

I put on a bit of weight yesterday, despite trying hard and was 9 stone 10.6. Yesterday I was out for the day and ate a lot of snacks in the evening including a chocolate bar and a packet of crisps. I did quite a lot of walking but not hill walking like I normally do and no exercise machine and my weight went down to 9 stone 9.8 pounds. I was rather surprised and pleased and it has inspired me to be good today so that is a positive thing.

Wednesday Update

2009-11-17T23:47:00.000-08:00

My weight went down a tiny bit to 9 stone 10.2 pounds, I was rather disappointed but I think it may have been to do with having an extra snack with the boys when they came in from school, I must make sure that I do not do that again.

No Change

2009-11-17T02:59:00.000-08:00

My weight stayed the same again this morning at 9 stone 10.4 pounds. I was a little disappointed but went into a shop to try on some dresses and realised how good my figure looked, which made me feel happy. I didn't find one that completely suited me but on Thursday I will be doing a bit more of a shopping trip and might treat myself to something.

New Week!

2009-11-16T00:04:00.000-08:00

Oddly my weight went up to 9 stone 10.4 pound yesterday, I am guessing it was due to doing less exercise. My goal for next Monday is still 9 stone 7 pounds though so I will have to work hard again this week to get there. I am already planning some Christmas treats so it is motivating me to do well as I want to not feel guilty when I am eating sponge with strawberries and cream (as requested by my son) and boiled fruit cake with custard and not forgetting the tonnes of roast potatoes that we are bound to have!

Sunday News

2009-11-15T02:06:00.000-08:00

My weight is down to 9 stone 10 pounds this morning which is great news. It was well worth resisting having too many chips, but I did really savour and enjoy the ones that I had. We are going out for a coffee this morning so I will need to resist the croissant, but I may just treat myself to a whipped cream topping!

More Weight loss!

2009-11-14T00:36:00.000-08:00

I was 9 stone 11 pounds this morning which is great. I will need to work hard over this weekend, making sure I do not give in to temptation if I want to reach my 9 stone 10 pounds target by Monday morning especially as I will be making fish and chips for the family today.

Friday News

2009-11-13T01:30:00.001-08:00

I lost just a little weight and am now 9 stone 11.6 pounds. I had expected to do better but I did miss a lot of walks due to being home with my poorly son. Back to walking today though so that is good. I am craving chocolate though so I will have to be careful that I do not eat lots of other things instead because I do not have any in the house..... I just need to keep focusing on getting to the size I want to be for the New Years Party I am going to.

Weight News

2009-11-12T10:14:00.000-08:00

My weight stayed the same at 9 stone 11.8 pounds this morning. I was not surprised because I ate a little extra in the evening, which is the worst time to indulge! I had a cooked meal at lunch time today and ate rather too much tea so I am not sure how well I will do tomorrow. I guess it depends on how much I eat this evening....

Happy Wednesday!

2009-11-11T03:08:00.000-08:00

After having a poorly son yesterday, with a tummy bug, I did not have much of an appetite. I tried not to eat in front of him as I thought it was mean as he could not have anything. I ended up having his packed lunch for my lunch because I had already prepared it before he was ill and had a small portion of food for my evening meal by accident because I reduced the amount by too much. I went for a walk after my evening meal and did not overeat in the evening despite watching a cookery programme! I somehow lost a whole pound and my weight was 9 stone 11.8 pounds this morning.

Tuesday News

2009-11-10T02:27:00.000-08:00

My weight remained the same at 9 stone 12.8 pounds. I was not surprised because I treated myself to a wholemeal scone for my lunch. I will have to be careful today because I have a son at home from school and so will not be doing the school run and therefore will be missing out on quite a bit of exercise. I may go out for a walk this evening instead but it depends on how tiring my day is!

A Good Start To The Week

2009-11-09T03:17:00.000-08:00

This morning my weight was 9 stone 12.8 pounds which was good. It was not as low as I had hoped but I will keep working hard at it and hopefully will be able to get to 9 stone 10 pounds by this time next week. I was sensible yesterday and did two exercise sessions, one jogging and one cycling and some sit ups and ate well. I am always tempted to be naughtier at the weekends because I have more time to cook breakfasts and things like that.

Oh Dear!

2009-11-08T00:29:00.000-08:00

Friday did not go well as my son had lots of left overs from his cooked meal and I didn't like to see it go to waste having already had too much to eat myself and what with only 4 hours sleep in the night I was not feeling good....hence on Saturday morning my weight was up to 9 stone 13.6 which I was not happy about. Saturday brought a grocery shopping trip and a children's birthday party and an evening of low blood sugar but my weight was down to 9 stone 13 pounds this morning. I am determined to be good today though and have decided to do a jog on the exercise machine in a minute and then maybe some cycling on it later on, I am in the mood for eating healthily too which is great.

Its Friday!

2009-11-06T02:06:00.000-08:00

I was happy this morning to weigh in at 9 stone 12.8 pounds when I did eat extra because I was hungry. I kept it healthy though and I think that really helped. I also did about 60 minutes on the exercise machine so that was obviously a good help too.

I am Hungry!

2009-11-05T05:42:00.000-08:00

My weight went down to 9 stone 13.2 pounds this morning which was great news. I had chcolate cravigs this morning which I managed to ignore and they have gone away now. I am hungry though but have managed to just have porridge, a cereal bar, a carrot, a Quorn ham sandwich with cherry tomatoes, a banana and some fruit sweets. I will be careful when cooking our evening meal and try to pile up the low calorie veggies such as cabbage and carrots and hope that I will not snack too much this evening as I do not want to undo the good I have done so far. I am feeling good too and my concentration and enthusiasm for working is good today which is great and I think a result of eating more healthily.

A Good Start

2009-11-04T02:40:00.000-08:00

I did well yesterday, eating healthily and fitting in my exercise session as planned. My wieght was down to 10 stone exactly this morning which was good and I feel much happier and more energised today as a result. I hope that today goes as well!

New Month - New Start!

2009-11-03T02:29:00.000-08:00

Having my children and husband home for a week and going out to lots of places has not done my eating plan, exercise routine or weight much good at all. My weight is scarily up to 10 stone 0.8 pounds which is almost a stone heavier than I would like to be, I have been eating very unhealthily an dnot doing enough exercise. Having the boys at school full time means that I will now have the time to fit in a daily exercise session, will be walking a lot doing the school run twice a day and will not be out and about much being tempted to buy unhealthy foods. I would like to lose 2-3 pounds a week and that should mean that by Christmas I will be just over 9 stone and feeling and looking good! So my first goal is to reach 9 stone 12 pounds by Monday 9th November.

Saturday Update

2009-10-23T21:47:00.000-07:00

Although my weight loss has not been as fast as I had hoped this week, I am pleased with the results in how I feel. I have exercised more and eaten much more healthily. Instead of buying chocolate I have been buying smoothies and they have been great. I am feeling much better about myself and how I look because I am more toned and feel good as wlel as feeling better because my skin looks better. My weight is 9 stone 12.2 pounds at the moment and although I would like it to be less, I am happy knowing that I am doing the right thing and getting myself fitter and healthier again.

Wednesday Update

2009-10-21T03:22:00.000-07:00

I had another good day yesterday. I did a couple of cycling workouts on the exercise machine as well as some crunchies and I can already feel the difference in my body becoming more firm, which is fantastic. I am eating better and my skin is looking healthier as well, which is great. I lost some more weight and was 9 stone 12.6 this morning.

Update

2009-10-20T02:30:00.000-07:00

I was a little disappointed at my wieght being 9 stone 13 pounds yesterday despite me eating pretty well. I feel good today though as I did a good workout yesterday. I didn't do anything like a 300 workout but I did do two 30 minute sessions on the exercise bike burning 300 calories and almost flew up the hill to pick the boys up from school, partly becuse I was late but partly because I felt so energised, which was fantastic. I am not feeling quite so energised today but have not done much exercise yet, only a slow walk. I am hoping to start building up to doing more exercise, well more energetic exercise, perhaps not a sparta workout but maybe a good jog on teh exercose machine. I was planning on doing one on Sunday but never got round to it. I am wondering whether, when the boys are on holiday, if I get up extra early and do a half an hour jog on the machine then, it will set me up for the day and make up for the fact that I will not be doing the school run. I will have to see whether I can get the enthusiasm up when the time comes!

Recent News Story

2009-10-20T02:24:00.000-07:00

I saw a recent news story that there are campaigners in the Uk trying to bring about a law to stop people being 'fatist'. I can understand this to some extent in that people do discriminate about people because of their size, although I think that does not just apply to overweight people which is what this was all about, but also to those who are underweight and short or tall. I do think it is unfair if people are refused jobs because of it or if they are bullied because of it, but I think there is never any excuse for bullying or abuse whatever the cause. The part that I found concerning was that they were trying to copy a ruling which has been enforced in a state in the USA. In this state people can ask their doctors to not comment about their weight and not give them diet advice if they ask them not to. I think that this is not acceptable. Maybe if you are paying for your own health care it coudl be valid but in the UK healthcare is paid for by the state and it seems rather unfair that people who do not have a healthy diet can get free treatment and people who live a healthy lifestyle have to pay for it. Obviously it is not that simple and there are health problems, eating disorders and socio econmic factors which can also contribute to a person being overweight. Somehow I don't see this ruling happening in this country, at least not in the near future.

Update

2009-10-19T00:06:00.000-07:00

I did some exercise and ate sensibly yesterday but my weight went up a bit to 9 stone 13.4 pounds. I was a little disappointed. However, I know that I need to work hard because the boys break up form school on Wednesday and so I will be doing less exercise then because I will not be doing the school run. At the moment I want to work hard at it and have a good goal for losing wieght by. I woudl really like to be less than nine and half stone by halloween and I think that I can do it if I keep working at it. I must start working out a bit in the evenings as well as I know that I am not that fit and it would be great to have a healthier heart as well as being more toned. I did a few sit ups yesterday and I can feel the difference this morning and so I must keep that up as well. I will keep you posted on my progress.

Update

2009-10-13T04:07:00.000-07:00

After a weekend away my wieght was up to 10 stone 1.5 pounds yesterday which was a shock! I was better yesterday and it went down to 10 stone 0.8 pounds whcih was good. I am definately determined to get it down now and I have a family event coming up and want to feel good about how I look for that so hopefully that will inspire me, I also have Christmas not too far away and it is always nice to look good for then as there are always photos taken and I see a lot of my family who have not seen me for a year so it is nice to look good.

Health Information

2009-10-02T06:12:00.000-07:00

It can be hard sometimes to know which health tips to take notice of. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what is healthy and what is not, what will get us fit and what will not. There are people selling all sorts of products such as cleanse prox or muscle might and it can be hard to know what is best. The main thing is to think about you own needs. What do you want to gain, is it muscle tone or detox or maybe you want to lose weight or just become more healthy overall. It is a good idea to think about this before you start doing any research or spending any money as there are lots of products available and it can be confusing trying to work out which is the best for you.

Weight News

2009-10-01T05:13:00.001-07:00

I have still not managed to get back on track, eating wise. I have even been forgetting to weigh but I did remember this morning and was pleased that I had not put loads on, which was what I was expecting. My weight was actually 9 stone 12.2 pounds. I managed to do a little exercise the other night but then had a telephone call and stopped.