Today my friend and I have embarked once again on a diet of slimfast. It's now nearly 7pm and I'm starving! But I have at least managed not to eat anything.
It's only about 6 weeks until I turn 30 so it's time to make an effort or I'll never get in my dress! I had of course always intended to be slim by my 30th but everyone can see how well that went. However if I can lose a little by my birthday and feel a bit better that will be a good thing. Then in October we're off on holiday to Turkey so if I can keep it up I may even feel a bit better about being in a swimming costume!
Anyway I'll keep it short as I don't know if I will keep it up. I am going to try though. Again! Wish me luck. In fact wish me drive and will power as that would be much more useful!
Friday, 28 May 2010
Sunday, 13 December 2009
New scales, new weight!
I went out and invested in some body fat monitor scales today. Mine tried to tell me I weighed everything between 20st and 19st10lbs so I decided it was time for an upgrade! These new fangled ones do my weight (with points of lbs and everything), body fat and water. As you can guess my body fat is scary to say the least. 71.5% scary, it's supposed to be 30% max! Also interestingly my water levels are way down so I obviously need to drink lots more than I do! They measure it by sending a tiny electric impulse through your body. Apparently fat and water react differently to the impulse and so it can read it.
So i'm weighing in at 19.13.4 ( a whole extra digit)
Fat is 71.5%
Water is 34.1%
It'll be good to keep track of it and see how much fat i'm dropping. Also if I don't lose weight but do lose fat then i'll know i'm building muscle tone. Same if my weight goes up but so does my water I won't be quite so gutted!
All in all it's good fun!
TTFN
xxx
So i'm weighing in at 19.13.4 ( a whole extra digit)
Fat is 71.5%
Water is 34.1%
It'll be good to keep track of it and see how much fat i'm dropping. Also if I don't lose weight but do lose fat then i'll know i'm building muscle tone. Same if my weight goes up but so does my water I won't be quite so gutted!
All in all it's good fun!
TTFN
xxx
Friday, 11 December 2009
10 days in...
I'm counting this leg of my weight loss journey from 30/11/2009 as that's when I saw the doc and started taking the tablets. So far so good. In 10 days i have lost 10 lbs. Not too shabby huh?
I'm not really sure what it is, i think i'm subconsciously making slightly more healthy decisions, although i have eaten out 3 times and had 2 takeaways in those 10 days! That's normally a recipe for disaster!
I'm stopping eating when i'm full (well within a few mouthfuls anyway), choosing things that are slightly lower in fat, i'm eating a low fat cereal with skimmed milk for breakfast everyday and have replaced the full fat margarine and mayonnaise in my fridge with the extra light versions. The great thing is i'm not feeling hungry all the time.
If i want to eat i'm having a small bowl of rice krispies or tinned fruit on a meringue nest instead of chips, crisps or chocolate. Still high in calories but with a none existent fat content. So no tablet needed. Some days i'm actually only taking one tablet because my other meals have such low fat content.
Roll on my first stone gone! :)
TTFN
xxx
I'm not really sure what it is, i think i'm subconsciously making slightly more healthy decisions, although i have eaten out 3 times and had 2 takeaways in those 10 days! That's normally a recipe for disaster!
I'm stopping eating when i'm full (well within a few mouthfuls anyway), choosing things that are slightly lower in fat, i'm eating a low fat cereal with skimmed milk for breakfast everyday and have replaced the full fat margarine and mayonnaise in my fridge with the extra light versions. The great thing is i'm not feeling hungry all the time.
If i want to eat i'm having a small bowl of rice krispies or tinned fruit on a meringue nest instead of chips, crisps or chocolate. Still high in calories but with a none existent fat content. So no tablet needed. Some days i'm actually only taking one tablet because my other meals have such low fat content.
Roll on my first stone gone! :)
TTFN
xxx
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Doctors and Hypnotherapists
Well, it's been a while again. I thought about blogging several times last week but I kept putting it off because there were some things in the pipeline and it seemed silly to blog before them, when I had nothing to say!
On Monday I went to see my doctor to ask about help with weight loss. I didn't get the help I wanted but she has put me on to some tablets that are supposed to help. They absorb 30% of the fat that you eat and release an enzyme that helps to break down fat cells. As you can imagine there are some nasty side effects if you eat too much fat... It has to go somewhere...
Luckily I've been good so far and haven't had any side effects at all. That may be because I instantly put myself on a low fat diet though. I think, personally, this is why it works! Lol.
I also saw a Hypnotherapist this week. Despite not being entirely sure I believed it could work. Stage 1 of possibly 3 sessions depending on how it all goes! It was an interesting experience. I was totally aware of everything going on but am honestly not sure I could have opened my eyes until Annabel told me too, even if the building caught fire!
The point of this session was to try and identify the reason I overeat and why food has such a strong hold on me. Why I see it as my supporting crutch!
The results were both predictable and interesting. There were 2 strong ideas. One was being bullied and looking for control and the other was an incident in my childhood that meant I ate secretly. An incident I had no real memory off until Wednesday. Annabel also "implanted" some ideas to help me cut my ties with food. So far, so good but it'll be a while before we can tell if it's coincidence. I feel more in control now I have an idea why I do what I do.
If I do decide to go back the next step would be putting a type of portion control in my subconcious so I feel I have to have smaller meals. Or there is aversion but that can be tricky. I can't wait to see if it's long term or not... Watch this space!
TTFN
xxx
On Monday I went to see my doctor to ask about help with weight loss. I didn't get the help I wanted but she has put me on to some tablets that are supposed to help. They absorb 30% of the fat that you eat and release an enzyme that helps to break down fat cells. As you can imagine there are some nasty side effects if you eat too much fat... It has to go somewhere...
Luckily I've been good so far and haven't had any side effects at all. That may be because I instantly put myself on a low fat diet though. I think, personally, this is why it works! Lol.
I also saw a Hypnotherapist this week. Despite not being entirely sure I believed it could work. Stage 1 of possibly 3 sessions depending on how it all goes! It was an interesting experience. I was totally aware of everything going on but am honestly not sure I could have opened my eyes until Annabel told me too, even if the building caught fire!
The point of this session was to try and identify the reason I overeat and why food has such a strong hold on me. Why I see it as my supporting crutch!
The results were both predictable and interesting. There were 2 strong ideas. One was being bullied and looking for control and the other was an incident in my childhood that meant I ate secretly. An incident I had no real memory off until Wednesday. Annabel also "implanted" some ideas to help me cut my ties with food. So far, so good but it'll be a while before we can tell if it's coincidence. I feel more in control now I have an idea why I do what I do.
If I do decide to go back the next step would be putting a type of portion control in my subconcious so I feel I have to have smaller meals. Or there is aversion but that can be tricky. I can't wait to see if it's long term or not... Watch this space!
TTFN
xxx
Monday, 23 November 2009
Pain and exercise just don't mix
I had to cancel my gym meeting on Friday. I've been really under the weather. Possibly didn't give myself enough time to get over all the stress and tiredness after my friends wedding at the beginning of the month. Maybe I should have given myself a couple of weeks before getting in to the exercise again.
It's not been helped by my back pain. It wakes me up every hour or so through the night and I can only stay in bed for about 5 hours at a time. By then the pain is so bad I have to get up and sit on the sofa for a hour or two while my back un-kinks and the pain eases. As i'm an 8 hours a night girl it just means i'm exhausted. Saturday and Sunday i was up at about 5am and back in bed by 9am! So I got my 8 hours sleep but in 2 broken chunks which just doesn't seem to be as effective.
This morning however I am trying to stay awake long enough to make it to aquafit at 9am. So not feeling the love but I need to do it. I've got my first Wobbly Workout tonight too so I may try and get a couple of hours sleep before it.
At least it's only a week until my doctors appointment and 3 weeks until I see my arthritis consultant so hopefully i'll be fixed soon. :)
TTNF
xxx
It's not been helped by my back pain. It wakes me up every hour or so through the night and I can only stay in bed for about 5 hours at a time. By then the pain is so bad I have to get up and sit on the sofa for a hour or two while my back un-kinks and the pain eases. As i'm an 8 hours a night girl it just means i'm exhausted. Saturday and Sunday i was up at about 5am and back in bed by 9am! So I got my 8 hours sleep but in 2 broken chunks which just doesn't seem to be as effective.
This morning however I am trying to stay awake long enough to make it to aquafit at 9am. So not feeling the love but I need to do it. I've got my first Wobbly Workout tonight too so I may try and get a couple of hours sleep before it.
At least it's only a week until my doctors appointment and 3 weeks until I see my arthritis consultant so hopefully i'll be fixed soon. :)
TTNF
xxx
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Ouchy!
That kinda sums it up really...
Incredibly painful hips today. So bad in fact that i've had to cancel pilates and swimming tomorrow as i'm really not sure i'm going to be able to walk by then. Not amused!
So all in all not a positive day.
TTFN
xxx
Incredibly painful hips today. So bad in fact that i've had to cancel pilates and swimming tomorrow as i'm really not sure i'm going to be able to walk by then. Not amused!
So all in all not a positive day.
TTFN
xxx
Monday, 16 November 2009
The Start Of Aquafit
First day of many hopefully. Although it hurt like crazy. Had a nice chat with the lady who took the course today, Kathy, and she's suggested wearing socks to make it a bit easier on me. Because of my size I'm very buoyant so have major problems keeping my feet on the floor which means i have to work harder. The socks should at least stop my feet from slipping on the tiles so I won't hurt myself, even if I can only keep my toes on the floor. On the plus side we now know that i'll never drown... :)
Kathy also suggested trying the deep water aquafit because it's harder but the moves aren't as repetitive so I might not hurt so much. Either way i've booked in for the Thursday class to find out. I've also booked myself in for Pilates on Wednesday and a class called Wobbly Workout for next Monday. Wobbly Workout sounds like good fun, it's a gym ball class so no impact and good core muscle workout. Fingers crossed we'll find a good balance of stuff I can do.
I'm also thinking about asking for the wii fit plus for christmas as it's supposed to have many more balance games on it and they strengthen your core, which in turn should ease my back pain.
The exercise has one other bonus which is that it's making me hurt so much I don't want to get up to get food... A whole new way of dieting! :)
That's all my news for now so...
TTFN
xxx
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