First Wednesday Weigh-in

Apologies for being a bit late with today’s post!

Yesterday I received my delivery of Exante and was raring to go this morning and ready to step on the scales.

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Well, that was shocker! I’ve been cutting back since Friday, eating as healthily as possible and avoiding high calorie snacking – definitely no chocolate has been eaten since Friday – so just before stepping on the scales I was feeling quietly confident.

The confidence didn’t last very long – I’d gained almost 2lb in just 5 days, 5 days of thinking I was totally ‘on it’ when obviously I wasn’t!

I’ve accepted today’s weigh in – 14st 9.4lb and I have been a model of dieting perfection today – I also got some exercise with my daughter, who is on Exante too, she gave me some individually packed, frozen cakes to try – they’re from the Skinny Bakery – she has packed them into individual tubs so I can take out one at a time – I’m so excited about them! They range between 30 and 40 calories each, so that’ll be my daily treat!

One negative that I’d forgotten about… I’m peeing for England! Hopefully that will settle down soon.

I had a bad episode with my back yesterday. I walked to the village shop to get some salad (Yes!!! Honestly I did!) And on the way home I was in such agony I was literally crying – I resorted to ibuprofen which I try to avoid, but yesterday it had to be done.

It’s been painful today, but yesterday was something else!

This evening I’ve been deleting photos from my phone, I’ve got in the region of 10,000 and it’s slowing the phone down but I’m a photo hoarder and I’m finding it incredibly difficult to delete! One thing I really noticed was how thin my face was back at the beginning of 2020 compared to how it is now, which has helped to motivate me this evening and stopped me raiding the fridge – although to be fair if I did raid the fridge I wouldn’t find much – maybe I should have said the peanut butter jar – as I have been known to eat the whole jar in almost one go!

I will be updating on here regularly, at least once a week, but I’m determined to post daily for at least a month at dizidaisy over on instagram with daily mini vlogs, either on stories or reels. So if you’re doing the same please come over and give me a follow and hopefully we can motivate each other!

Well, writing this has kept me out of the kitchen for a few minutes. I’m thinking a nice long bath would also be another good avoidance tactic tonight; in the meantime I can always gaze into the eyes of this cutie for distraction!

Bazza!

Well Being Wednesday – Week 3

Hmmm… Nothing to report! Well, that’s not strictly true, I’ve found it impossible to commit to WW or SW – something has been holding me back… I think it’s the £20 per month for nothing. When all things are considered, I can get recipes online etc, but the problem is I don’t want to cook, I don’t even want to think about food, I can’t stand those words ‘what’s for dinner’

Also, I’ve been invited to London at the end of the month for work purposes (it’s all a bit secret squirrel but I will reveal more as soon as I can!) I know that if I quit eating today I’ll still be fat by the time I go to London, so why stress myself out to lose a few pounds when it won’t even be noticeable and I doubt anyone will care anyway. So maybe I’ll start after the meeting.

I’m also reconsidering re-visiting Exante – at least £20 will buy me 20 meal replacements – I’m going to be totally honest today… I don’t know my arse from my elbow – and in the words of The Sweet (you probably need to be a certain age to follow this…. )

Does anyone know the way, did we hear someone say
(We just haven’t got a clue what to do)
Does anyone know the way, there’s got to be a way….

Not sure I should admit this…. but I did have this poster on my bedroom wall when I was 11 years old!

I’m on a mission to find the way and I’ll let you know when/if I do!

It’s not all doom and diet gloom! I’m now a week post AstraZeneca first dose and much to my relief I’m fine! All the news this week about the EU putting AstraZeneca on hold etc really freaked me out initially, and then I worked out the statistics!

Also, neither John or I or any of our friends, relations, friends of friends etc that have had the vaccine have had any serious side effects, in fact John had no side effects at all and mine were literally just a sore arm (although no worse than when I have the flu vaccine each year) and slight chills – BUT we do know someone who died of Covid19 and we are aware of people we know that have lost friends and family to Covid19.

Well, I’ve been sat at my desk literally all day today working – so I’ll leave it here for now and hopefully catch up with you later in the week!

Well Being Wednesday – Week 1

I’ve reached that point again – I can’t tolerate the extra weight I’ve gained during lockdown, I’m now seriously considering options.

If you know me… you know I love Diana Dors and I can completely identify with her battle to lose weight!

Having revisited all my previously (albeit temporarily) successful weight loss plans – I’m experiencing the ‘been there, done that – more times than the Queen has hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace’ syndrome!

I’m so sick of it, so sick of myself, and angry beyond words but I can’t let it stop me from getting on with the job in front of me!

Unfortunately, it’s a health issue and no longer has anything to do with image as it did in my younger days! After my weight loss in 2019 and prior to the weight gain which began in earnest with the second lockdown, I was easily able to walk up and down the stairs in my house, but if things carry on like they are currently,  I’m not going to be able to access the upstairs! It’s a real struggle and the alternatives are losing weight rapidly or sell up and move into a bungalow! It’s that serious.

Having prolapsed discs at the base of my spine and Osteopenia (I’ve had two fractures already in the last 4 years) I know that I have to take responsibility and get this situation under control even though I feel as if I’ve been in this situation a million times, with the habit of losing 2st probably once every 18 months and regaining it in less than half the time it took me to lose it!

The hardest decision at the moment seems to be which way forward? Slimming World? Weight Watchers? Exante? Diet Chef? I honestly don’t know – each one has been successful and each one has been a disaster but I need something that I don’t have to think to hard about – I don’t think I can face counting calories etc – where to go from here?

I’m committing to updating every Wednesday on here, so hopefully that will keep me focused and accountable!

It’s all about the angles right now!

Right then…. look at that… it’s lunch time! I’m off to eat! x