Vision Board

Well, for the past couple of weekends I've been working on a vision board for this year.

Now during the course of the two weeks, I've changed my mind about what I wanted to put in it several times and had to redo the entire concept.

I finally decided to put it at two main goals...
 Reaching my Goal weight & owning my own home.

This is what I came up with...

...in 6 months it may change- but for now- this is what I want more than anything!!!

I have already bought two outfits for my journey- and I own a sewing machine too so as I lose weight, I can alter them to still fit me.

Every time I lose  10 lbs, I'm treating myself to another of my outfits on my Vision Board.

And then me and my bezzie can go shoe shopping for the shoes I will want for them all.

Now Granted- one of the outfits(the lace up front jumpsuit) will never be worn in public, but I dont have to have it....It's gonna be enough that I know I COULD wear it with pride IF it was in my closet.
And when I reach my goal weight/measurements, my husband has offered to treat me to the leather outfit of my choice......pants and jacket- dress, boots......whatever I want.

THAT alone is reward enough for me!!!

Analysis and Repairation....

Okay...so I've looked over my bits and pieces of my days food for the past week or two.

Altho I'm staying well within the caloric perimeters, I have noticed two things....

1) I'm eating about half my calories in starches/carbs.

2) I'm only getting about 2/3  the water as I should be consuming on a daily basis.


I'm going to have to keep an eye on getting more water in me because, for me, not enough water means no weight loss or even a weight gain.

And I'm going to have to replace the carbs I'm consuming with eating more fruits and veg.

As for my calorie consumption.....I've been doing a high calorie day of 2000 calories, alternated with a low calorie day of 1200 calories. I don't think my activity level is enough to support a weight loss with these values in place....so I'm going to back it back down to 600-800 low cal days and 1200 high cal days.  That seemed to be when I was  having the best results.

No biggie.....sometimes you try to make a change for the better and it just doesnt work out. So you have a bit of a whing and then you go back to what was working for you. I gained a few pounds- but it's not so much I cant lose it again pretty quickly.

I have an awesome support system....My hubby is supporting me in my weight loss- my mother in law has joined me in the journey and is doing GREAT, and my Bezzie is in it with me standing shoulder to shoulder. Encouraging me to go on when I feel like quitting.... talking me thru the hard times- celebrating  nwith me when I have an awesome loss...or a teeny one...or none but lose inches. She's GREAT- the best thing ever is to have a steadfast Diet buddy and I hit the jackpot with my girl.

So it's onward and upward.

GoodBye 17st 7.5 lbs...Hello losing again!!!

Day 24

Weighed today... 17st 7.5 lb

I'm going to have to rethink my  eating stratedgy. Something has gone seriously wrong the past few days.

Post to follow when I get it thought thru.

2nd Weigh & Measure!!!! RESULTS!!!

Weigh and Measure Day.......

Jan 16th 2015.....
I also weighed and measured myself.
Weight-17 stone 3.5lb....241.5 lbs.
Bust-....48.5 inches  (I kept most of that, yay.)
Waist-...43 inches
Hips-....47.5 inches
Arms-...R-14 inches/L-14.25 inches
Thighs...R-27.5 inches/L-27 inches




Jan 1st 2015.......
I weighed and measured myself.
Weight-17 stone 4lb....242 lbs.
Bust-....49 inches  (I can keep most of that, please.)
Waist-...45 inches
Hips-....48 inches
Arms-...R-15 inches/L-14.5 inches
Thighs...R-29 inches/L-29 inches



OMG- its working. I haven't posted my food and all on here in a few days, but I HAVE been keeping up with it on paper all day- every day- RELIGIOUSLY. I'll start posting it again, too.

I really didnt have much hope for losing inches- but as you can see- thats what I lost the most of!! And best of all- I can see visible results of a bit flatter tummy too.
Amazing. I'm also doing a vision board this weekend- taking a suggestion from my Bezzie-Lisa.

My Weight & Measurement Goals ...
Weight- 10 to 10.5 stone....around 140-145 lbs (7st 4lb or 100 lb loss required)
Bust- 40-44 inches- not really bothered- but no less than 38 inches. (9 inch loss required)
Waist-27-29 inches....anything under 30 inches. (16-18 inch loss required)
Hips-38-40 inches. (8-10 inch loss required)
Arms-10-12 inches. (3-5 inch loss required)
Thighs- 16-18 inches. (11-13 inch loss required)

Thru the process, I've had one cheerleader who listened to my trials and triumphs...who reminded me that I COULD do it- who told me to put the cookie down and grab a grape instead.....who inspired me to keep it up when I just didn't feel like doing my workouts when I wanted  to just take a nap instead-and it worked. Read about her journey here........Thank You Lisa!!!! You have no idea how you inspire and encourage me-EVERYDAY!!!

I CAN -AND WILL-DO THIS!!!

Day 12

Regardless of how much weight I haven't lost- I have noticed a flattening of my tummy. RESULT!!
Very stressful day today- looks to be the same tomorrow. I will survive!!!

Now- on to the important stuff.....


 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Caloric Intake-Water

Workout- 15 mins on cross trainer.

Brekkie-
*full sugar soda-(early morning blood sugar drop)-1can (139)
 Total Calories-139

Lunch-
* tuna, spinach, mayo salad (289)
Total Calories- 289

Snack- 
* coffee with non-dairy creamer & sugar (118)
Total Calories- 70

Snack- 
* 10 grapes (100)
  Total Calories-100

Supper-
* burger patty-no bun (208)
* chips (150)
Total Calories- 358

Water- *******


Calories For the Day- 956.
(Daily Intake-1000-1500)
Bit under- but not much. 

Day 11

I've done 7 loads of clothes today. Up and down, up and down, up and down......also 15 mins on the crosstrainer.

It's been an easy day, other than finding time to eat. That was kinda hard.



Now- on to the important stuff.....


 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Caloric Intake-Water

Workout- 15 mins on cross trainer.

Brekkie-
* none
Total Calories-0

Lunch-
* slice 50/50 bread (103)
* 5 slices  thin slice deli turkey (40)
Total Calories- 143

Snack- 
* coffee with non-dairy creamer (70)
Total Calories- 70

Snack- 
* 2 sl. 50/50 bread (206)
* peanut butter (2 Tbsp) (188)
* 1 tbsp rasp jam (37)
* 1 cup skimm milk (122)
  Total Calories-553

Supper-
* 2 caramalized onion sausages (337)
* 1/2 cup pinto beans (143)
* 1/4 cup corn (42)
* chips (150)
Total Calories- 672

Water- *******


Calories For the Day- 1438.
(Daily Intake-1200-1500)....Spot On.(But Holy Cow that was a high calorie snack!!!)

Day 10-Weigh In Day

I had to shop for a pair of jeans today.  I found three pairs at the local TESCO of all places. I got a pair that was 44inch x 30 inches. REAL jeans. They didnt fit yet- a bit too tight.
I tried the second pair.....a size 20 stretch jeans- more like Jeggings. Not even close to fitting.
Usually by this time i'm disgusted with myself and starting to cry.
But today I was oddly detatched.
I put on the third pair....a size 22, but they fit...and they're made with a light enough material that as I lose weight I can take them up.
I was happy- I came away with a new pair of....Jeans......so to speak...and My Bezzie and I are planning a Girly Day of shopping, lunch and pampering around my Birthday the end of Feb- so that gives me about 6 weeks to lose a bit more weight.
All in all- it was a better than usual shoppiong trip!!!

Now- on to the important stuff.....


 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Caloric Intake-Water

Workout- 15 mins on cross trainer.

Brekkie-
* none
Total Calories-

Lunch-
* salt n pepper chips   (150)
* chicken nuggets (3) (100)
* broccoli (1/2 cup)    (50)
* onion rings (4)        (100) 
Total Calories- 400

Snack- 
* coffee with sugar and non-dairy creamer (118)
Total Calories- 118

Snack- 
* cup of hot cocoa (250)

  Total Calories- 250

Supper-
* Chicken wrap (455)

Total Calories 455

Water- *******



Calories For the Day- 1223.
(Daily Intake-1200-1500)
Spot On. 

 I also weighed myself.
Weight-17 stone 4 lb....242 lbs. My beginning weight.
Not happy with that- but it will come off. Slowly and steadily. I'm NOT giving up. I WILL get this weight lost this year. It's my gift to myself.

Day 9

Yeah- I had a really bad day yesterday so I didn't post. I pretty much didnt do anything except eat and go to bed.  I had weighed and freaked OUT. I had GAINED 4 lbs according to my scale. Could be a lot of things tho......

Today I got up- still bummed and worked out on the crosstrainer. I refuse to call it an eliptical because it's not. The rotation on it is circular- not eliptical. And that makes it really hard on my back but I still get my butt on it and use it. Even tho I totally gave in to mindless eating and ate 5- yes 5- Quality street candies while I was watching my soaps because hubby kept saying hand me the choccies and then set them beside us. Habit- watch TV...munch on junk. I hid the choccies out of sight. Again.



 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Went up and down the 3 flights of stairs 4 times today. Walked to Tesco too...
 I decided to start weighing twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturday Mornings, but completely forgot to weigh theis morning before I left for work. Have made a note to myself to do so first thing tomm morning.


Brekkie-
* Grapes-(10) (100)
Total Calories-100

Lunch-
* Turkey and stuffing sammich(only half the bap) (250)
Total Calories-250

Snack- 
* deli thin slice smoked ham(5) (50)
  Total Calories-50

Snack- 
* cuppa hot cocoa with sugar and non dairy creamer (300)
* Quality street chocc(5) (220)
 Total Calories-520

Supper-
* Chicken Lombardi (250)
* chips (150)
Total Calories-400

Water- ******
Need to get a bit more water in me tomorrow.


Calories For the Day-1320. (Daily Intake-1200-1500) Spot On- even with the choccies.

Day 7

I did well today...not terribly stressed like I was yesterday, so good on that! Have been very careful to stick to plan today and done well. Walked on my own- hubby was busy at lunch and my back was absolutely killing me. I detest our office chairs. I mean REALLY detest them.


 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Went up and down the 3 flights of stairs 4 times today. Walked to Tesco too...
 I decided to start weighing twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturday Mornings, but completely forgot to weigh theis morning before I left for work. Have made a note to myself to do so first thing tomm morning.


Brekkie-
* Banana-(90)

Total Calories-90

Lunch-
* Spinach (1.5 cups) (20)
* Water Pack Tuna(1 can) (179)
* mayo(1 Tablespoon) (90)
*sprinkle of Lawreys Season salt (0)
  Total Calories-289

Snack- 
* quality street choc (2) 44each-(88)
  Total Calories-88

Snack- 
*cuppa with sugar and non dairy creamer (118)
 Total Calories-118

Supper-
* 2 pork steaks (280)
* 1 cup green beans (50)
* 1 cup mash potatoes (214)
Total Calories-544

Water- ******
Yay!! Done!!!

Calories For the Day-1247. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)- 
Low end, but done!!!


MUCH better than yesterday!!

Day 6

  I had a bit of a meltdown today. Really bad day at work where I started out playing catch-up from a bad day yesterday and then One thing right after another making it seem like a battle all day. The only saving grace was my walk to lunch with my sweet husband. Then the afternoon continued as a battle. When I got home- I just laid down on our bed and started crying...and cried...and cried until I fell asleep. That meant I slept a couple hours and then ended up cooking and eating well past my Closed Kitchen time of 6:30 PM. 
On the upside- tomorrow has to be better.
Now let's get to the business of finding out how much damage I did today with all the emo-eating. I have GOT to learn to overcome that habit.

 The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Went up and down the 3 flights of stairs 4 times today. Walked to Tesco too...
 I decided to start weighing twice a week. Wednesdays and Saturday Mornings.

Brekkie-
*5 thin slices deli ham-10 cals each (50)
*1 Hot Dog Bun (252)
*Coffee (118)
Total Calories-420

Lunch-
*1.5 fishcakes (362)
*Chips (100)
Total Calories-462

Snack- 
*Reeces Pieces (225)
  Total Calories-225

Snack- 
*cuppa with sugar and non dairy creamer (118)
 Total Calories-118

Supper-
*slice gammon (169)
*2 eggs (186)
*2  croissants (544)
Total Calories-899

Water- ********
Yay!! Water check!!!

Calories For the Day-2124. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)- 
A VERY LOT OVER. Even my very top end 2000 calories for a celebration day I went over.

Oh well...what's done is done and tomorrow is another day I can do better on. Right?

Day 5

So, now I want to list a few GOALS for myself.
NON-scale goals.

I want to be able to wear my lovely Midi-coat. 
I desperately need a winter coat now- but I just cant bring myself to fork over a couple hundred quid for a winter coat that |I hate when  have a lovely stylish warm one here that all I have to do is lose a few pounds to fit into. If I do this right, I'll be able to fit into it before the cold weather is over this year! It's just really snug now.

I want to be able to wear my jeans again and  KNOW my butt looks good in them. 
What more is there to say about that? Nothing.

I want to be able to wear a swimsuit and sun by the pool on holiday. 
And NOT look like a beached albino whale. The last swinsuit I wore was a Venus Swinwear Thong Backed Hot pink and white print Bikini and it looked BANGING on me. And I was over 45 when I wore it. BOOOYA!

I want to be able to go on hikes again. 
HIKES- not strolls and not sounding like I'm a fish out of water or an asthmatic seal.

I want go out with my Bezzie and wear a bodycon dress for the holidays this year.
And I want to wear proper high heels with it. I also want to start dressing like I work in an ofice in proper office attire instead of the clothes I wear now with flats. I want to be a GIRL again.


  The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Went up and down the 3 flights of stairs  4 times today. I'm hoping to get in a bit more of a workout with Jillian Michaels tonight before going to bed. I'm also contemplating weighing myself every Wednesday & Saturday Morning. Keep me more on track that way. I don't want to weigh every day- That's frustrating, but once a week may not be enough. If I'm veering off course, weighing twice a week I can adjust accordingly- maybe avoid the "failure to lose" frustration.

Brekkie-
*5 slices thin deli turkey(8 cals each slice)
Total Calories-40

Lunch-
*Chicken Pasta Bowl from Tesco(592)
Total Calories-592

Snack- 
*10 grapes(100)
 Total Calories-100

Snack- 
*cuppa with sugar and non dairy creamer(118)
 Total Calories-118

Supper-
* Cod Fillet(475)
*oven chips(178)  
Total Calories -653

Water- ********
Yay!! Water check!!!

Calories For the Day-1503. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)- 
A VERY FEW OVER.

Day 4

Today I slept in again. I still have a nagging headache and since I go back to work tomorrow I don't want it to morph into a migraine....and since Sunday is my workout free day- I slept until about 11 this morning.
I'm slowly learning my eating pattern since I started this during the holiday break from work when I could concentrate on just getting the eating and workout plan in gear.
I have  figured out that I don't eat when I'm hungry- I eat when it's "mealtime". I'm not sure how good that is. On the one hand I know I should eat regularly so my metabolism doesnt slow down even more- but on the other hand why should I eat and consume calories when I'm not even slightly hungry? Isn't that counter-productive? I need to discuss this with my weight loss buddy- but we are having a REALLY hard time finding a time we can both have a chat on the phone. We text- but I am so distracted by this and that when we text I can't keep my mind on the important things I need to talk about sometimes.


The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* No workout on Sundays....unless you count doing laundry- which I don't.

Brekkie-
*None
 Total Calories-0

Lunch-
*2 small baps(250)
* ground mince mini patties(slider size)(100)
*16 Pringles chips(150)
(I had Lunch past 1pm so it was more Brunch than Lunch per se.(Again))
Total Calories-500

Snack- 
*3 Celebrations chocolates(132)
* cuppa coffee with creamer and sugar (118)
 Total Calories-250

Supper-
*1 hot dog bun(256)
*1/2 hot dog weinie(128)
*Oven Fries(150)
Total Calories- 534

Water- ********
Yay!! Water check!!!

Calories For the Day-1284. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)- 
SPOT ON!

Day 3-Saturday- Weigh In Day

Today I slept in...I mean REALLY late- til noon! I had a headache and so didnt get up and do my normal routine. Instead I got up- poped a couple headache tablets- then headed into town with my hubby to do errands.

The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* No formal workout- just a mile or so walking around town then to the grocery store to do food shopping. Not exactly a vigorus workout- but all I was up to with a headache.

Brekkie-
*None
 Total Calories-0

Lunch-
*Cheese on toast
(I had Lunch at 1pm so it was more Brunch than Lunch per se.)
Total Calories-400

Snack- 
*slice of bread and teaspoon Nutella (1 tablespoon has 100 calories- I like it THIN spread)Total Calories-143

Supper-
Chicken goujons(3=208 cals)
Chips
home made honey mustard sauce
Total Calories- 982

Water- ********
Yay!! Water check!!!

Calories For the Day-1525. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)- 
A FEW over- but seeing as I've been WELL under since I started-it's all good.

 I also weighed myself.
Weight-17 stone 2 lb....240 lbs.
Lost two pounds since restarting the plan.

Day 2

Today was a breeze.......so far anyway.

I did the full routine again...

The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Crosstrainer-15 minutes.
* Rearranged furniture and did a top to bottom clean of the house-4 hours and yes it was a VIGOROUS cleaning.

Brekkie-
1 slice toast
2 eggs
 Total Calories-243

Lunch-
None- had brekkie at 11am so it was more Brunch than brekkie.
Total Calories-0

Snack- 
None
Total Calories-0

Supper-
Salmon(100 grams)
Roasties(300 grams)
Broccoli sprinkled with 1 tablespoon parm cheese
Total Calories- 834

Water- ******(Still Need to get a bit more water in me tomorrow)

Calories For the Day-1086. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)

Hmmmmm.....I need to go find something else to get in me. I have to get a minimum of 1200 calories a day to do this healthily. Maybe a yogurt...Or a Banana.....

***(I had a banana(90 cals) AND a vanilla yogurt(98 cals)***
Calories For the Day-1274. (Daily Intake-1200-1500) ...Spot On!

KITCHEN DOOR CLOSES at 6:30 PM!!!

2015-The beginning Of The End-Weigh & Measure

Okay- so today I did the full routine...

The 3W's- Workout- Watching the Calorie Intake-Water

Workout-
* Crosstrainer 15 minutes. (still working on the playlist for my workouts but I prob won't list them on here  because I want this logging to be as painless and quick as possible. If it feels like a chore I wont stick with it.)
* Taking down Christmas decor and packing away- 3 hours
(Yes- if you saw how many of those I had you would consider it a workout too albeit a drawn out one.)

Brekkie-
1 Banana
Coffee
Total Calories-150

Lunch-
1 can tuna(in water)
1 teaspoon mayo
2 cups fresh baby spinich
Total Calories-300

Snack- 
10 grapes

Total Calories-35

Supper-
Dominos Chicken Strips Combo
Total Calories- 798

Water- **** (Need to get more water in me tomorrow)

Total Calories For the Day-1283. (Daily Intake-1200-1500)

KITCHEN DOOR CLOSES at 6:30 PM!!! 

I also weighed and measured myself.
Weight-17 stone 4lb....242 lbs.
Bust-....49 inches  (I can keep most of that, please.)
Waist-...45 inches
Hips-....48 inches
Arms-...R-15 inches/L-14.5 inches
Thighs...R-29 inches/L-29 inches

My THIGHS are the size my waist should be. 
So that was my first day.....The Beginning of the End.