Well I've had a mixed up 2 weeks. Last week of school was pretty stressful and I was really down about a lot of things that are happening and I'm pretty powerless to change! A couple of times I've been quite emotional about it all - which isn't usually like me - probably exhaustion.
This week I've been on school holiday - a great chance to recharge my batteries and get things into perspective. I've had a couple of days out with friends (lunch, shopping etc)and it's been lovely to just chill. Result is, of course, a little weight gain! At the beginning of this week I was 15st 4lb ... but this morning I'm 15st 6lb!!! I'm genuinely not bothered about that - the need to be with friends and have fun was much greater than my drive to lose weight this week - and I am 100% certain that I'll be back on track next week. I'll aim to be under 15st for going back to school on18th April. I'm having dinner with my daughter today - butternut squash soup,chicken & vegetables, cheesecake. Tomorrow is another day!
Some lovely things have happened to boost my cnfidence. I've seen a lot of people that hadn't seen me for weeks - and they are just WOW YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!
My sisters and I went shopping yesterday. They are both about size 16-18 and always aware of their weight and on one diet or another. I've always been at least 2 sizes more than them. Yesterday however they (and I) realised that there isn't much difference now. They are delighted for me - but also realising that they'll need to stick in ............... remember Caroline said to me at the beginning of this diet "Oh I'll need to stick to mine because I don't want to be the fat one". Lorraine gets married in September so we're all focussed on that date!
I had a lovely day shopping with my sisters. I needed some clothes as I have few outfts that look ok now. However, I am so confident about this diet that I was continually saying "No i'm not spending that amount for something that will be too big in a couple of weeks." I was wearing size 20 trousers but they felt a bit slack so I bought 2 pairs of linen trousers size 18 and a couple of t shirts size 16-18.
Well ..... right now I'm sitting quite comfortably in the size 18 trousers and T shirt from Debenhams. I didn't even need to struggle to pull up the zip !!!!!!!!!!(The trousers from Primark are a bit tight but should be ok in a week or 2). I can't wait until the Summer - when I reach size 14 I'll get a pair of jeans!
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE .......... AT CHRISTMAS I WAS SIZE 24-26. AT EASTER I AM SIZE 18. WISH I'D DONE THIS YEARS AGO!!!
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 15ST 6LBS
LOSS 3ST 1LB
Sunday, 8 April 2007
Saturday, 24 March 2007
Weeks 10 & 11
Posting this on Saturday night because I have a hectic weekend. I teach Irish dancing and we have our Scottish Championships in Motherwell this weekend.
Week 10 was fine - I kept to CD but didn't seem to lose much weight. I seem to be falling into a pattern of loss every 2 weeks so I think I'll post every 2nd week so I don't get disheartened ! Last weekend I had a Chinese Takeaway with my daughter. For the first time EVER I just couldn't finish it and only ate about half - my stomach must be shrinking!!
Today i was at the Championships. I haven't been to a competition since the end of January so everyone really noticed my weight loss. That was really encouraging because hardly anyone at work has noticed.
I'm finding that the clothes I bought a few weeks ago are now getting too slack. I've got an interview on 23rd April so I'll buy another suit for that ! It's really nice to be able to buy clothes in Tesco, Matalan etc -- they're so much cheaper. I still feel really great but would like to start reintroducing food quite soon. I've been making porridge with the shakes (well more like semolina. Didn't add a meal this time because I have been having a meal out or takeaway roughly every two weeks - it keeps me sane if i can have a little 'time out'. I put on 3-4lbs that day but it's off in another couple of days. i still weigh myself every morning - it keeps me on track!!!
Weighed myself this morning and I'm just 1 lb away from having lost 3 stones. Chuffed to bits. AND one of my dancers won the Under 8 years All Scotland Championship today - what a thrill. Well done Zoe !
Starting weight 18st 7 lbs
Current Weight 15st 8 lbs
Total Loss 2st 13lbs
Week 10 was fine - I kept to CD but didn't seem to lose much weight. I seem to be falling into a pattern of loss every 2 weeks so I think I'll post every 2nd week so I don't get disheartened ! Last weekend I had a Chinese Takeaway with my daughter. For the first time EVER I just couldn't finish it and only ate about half - my stomach must be shrinking!!
Today i was at the Championships. I haven't been to a competition since the end of January so everyone really noticed my weight loss. That was really encouraging because hardly anyone at work has noticed.
I'm finding that the clothes I bought a few weeks ago are now getting too slack. I've got an interview on 23rd April so I'll buy another suit for that ! It's really nice to be able to buy clothes in Tesco, Matalan etc -- they're so much cheaper. I still feel really great but would like to start reintroducing food quite soon. I've been making porridge with the shakes (well more like semolina. Didn't add a meal this time because I have been having a meal out or takeaway roughly every two weeks - it keeps me sane if i can have a little 'time out'. I put on 3-4lbs that day but it's off in another couple of days. i still weigh myself every morning - it keeps me on track!!!
Weighed myself this morning and I'm just 1 lb away from having lost 3 stones. Chuffed to bits. AND one of my dancers won the Under 8 years All Scotland Championship today - what a thrill. Well done Zoe !
Starting weight 18st 7 lbs
Current Weight 15st 8 lbs
Total Loss 2st 13lbs
Sunday, 11 March 2007
Week 8 & 9
Didn't blog last week !
Week 8 was a mixed up week. On Monday I came home to a letter telling me that i hadn't made it to the final round of interviews for the new job I'd applied for. I was gutted. I have loads of experience and really felt that I'd interviewed well in the long leet. I love my job as deputy headteacher but I'm travelling 103miles round trip and need to move to somewhere closer. Problem is - I don't feel quite ready to do the Headteacher move but I'm probably more experienced than most applicants. I've had 4 interviews since October so I'm getting a bit disheartened. Not getting onto short leet was a bit of a blow to the confidence! Anyway, read the letter and then ate a load of rubbish throughout the evening to console myself. Good thing is - I gave myself a shake and went right back on to CD on Tuesday. Managed to lose 3lbs by the Saturday morning......... However I'd promised myself a weekend off as I was going to a Salsa Night with friends. Didn't go overboard - I had wine, some nibbles, a sandwich and bacon sannies for breakfast at my friend's house. When I got back home at mid-day Sunday I went right back onto CD. However, I'd put the 3lb back on when I weighed myself on Monday.Not worried - I enjoyed myself and i don't want to stop living while I lose weight.
Week 9 - Kept to it all week this week - except for a biscuit at a meeting on Thursday. Recovered from the job knock ... these things always work out in the end!! Work is really stressful just now and I'm shattered (but I DO love it).
Generally doing fine on SS with the occasional meal / night out. I have a bar for lunch, soup for dinner and usually a hot shake at night. I also make jelly with the water flavouring and have a bowl in the evening. This diet works so well. I can't believe that I am consistently losing weight. People are noticing the difference now. My clothes don't fit me. I bought a suit out of Tesco for work and one pair of black trousers. I'm reluctant to buy a lot of clothes because it's almost Spring AND I'm losing weight so quickly. I've gone from size 24 (Evans) or size 26 elsewhere to size 20 in most shops. It's great to wander round Matalan etc and know that they have my size!!!!! I'll buy a load of stuff for Spring / Summer !!!!!!!!!!
Best news - when I stepped on the scales this morning I'd lost 7 lbs in 2 weeks (despite my blip!). I'm now out of the 16s and NEVER going back.
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 15ST 13LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2ST 8LBS .......... in 9 weeks !!!!!!!!!!!
Week 8 was a mixed up week. On Monday I came home to a letter telling me that i hadn't made it to the final round of interviews for the new job I'd applied for. I was gutted. I have loads of experience and really felt that I'd interviewed well in the long leet. I love my job as deputy headteacher but I'm travelling 103miles round trip and need to move to somewhere closer. Problem is - I don't feel quite ready to do the Headteacher move but I'm probably more experienced than most applicants. I've had 4 interviews since October so I'm getting a bit disheartened. Not getting onto short leet was a bit of a blow to the confidence! Anyway, read the letter and then ate a load of rubbish throughout the evening to console myself. Good thing is - I gave myself a shake and went right back on to CD on Tuesday. Managed to lose 3lbs by the Saturday morning......... However I'd promised myself a weekend off as I was going to a Salsa Night with friends. Didn't go overboard - I had wine, some nibbles, a sandwich and bacon sannies for breakfast at my friend's house. When I got back home at mid-day Sunday I went right back onto CD. However, I'd put the 3lb back on when I weighed myself on Monday.Not worried - I enjoyed myself and i don't want to stop living while I lose weight.
Week 9 - Kept to it all week this week - except for a biscuit at a meeting on Thursday. Recovered from the job knock ... these things always work out in the end!! Work is really stressful just now and I'm shattered (but I DO love it).
Generally doing fine on SS with the occasional meal / night out. I have a bar for lunch, soup for dinner and usually a hot shake at night. I also make jelly with the water flavouring and have a bowl in the evening. This diet works so well. I can't believe that I am consistently losing weight. People are noticing the difference now. My clothes don't fit me. I bought a suit out of Tesco for work and one pair of black trousers. I'm reluctant to buy a lot of clothes because it's almost Spring AND I'm losing weight so quickly. I've gone from size 24 (Evans) or size 26 elsewhere to size 20 in most shops. It's great to wander round Matalan etc and know that they have my size!!!!! I'll buy a load of stuff for Spring / Summer !!!!!!!!!!
Best news - when I stepped on the scales this morning I'd lost 7 lbs in 2 weeks (despite my blip!). I'm now out of the 16s and NEVER going back.
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 15ST 13LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2ST 8LBS .......... in 9 weeks !!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, 25 February 2007
Week 7
Didn't have as focussed a week this week - so only lost 1lb. Glad in a way because it lets me see that cheating won't produce the same results.
It was a mixed up week. I had an interview on Wednesday - with a social buffet lunch. That was ok - Friday was the killer though. A colleague brought cakes into school to celebrate her birthday. I think the sugar rush affected my willpower - I then had Domino pizza and garlic bread with my kids for tea AND that was really unneccessary !!!!!!!!!! If I'm being honest - I've picked away throughout the week. When I go into the fridge I'll have a slice of chicken, some prawns or dip my finger in the tuna mayonnaise.
Time to STOP and focus ............
I've decided to do SS for another 4 weeks and then swap to 790.
Well .........here's to a good week.
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 16ST 6LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2ST 1LB
It was a mixed up week. I had an interview on Wednesday - with a social buffet lunch. That was ok - Friday was the killer though. A colleague brought cakes into school to celebrate her birthday. I think the sugar rush affected my willpower - I then had Domino pizza and garlic bread with my kids for tea AND that was really unneccessary !!!!!!!!!! If I'm being honest - I've picked away throughout the week. When I go into the fridge I'll have a slice of chicken, some prawns or dip my finger in the tuna mayonnaise.
Time to STOP and focus ............
I've decided to do SS for another 4 weeks and then swap to 790.
Well .........here's to a good week.
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 16ST 6LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2ST 1LB
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Week 6
Can't believe I've now been on the Cambridge Diet for 6 weeks .... and I'm still motivated!!!
This week I had mid-term holiday (Monday and Tuesday. By Tuesday my infected knee had healed and I was more mobile again. All in all, had a lazy, relaxing 2 days and recharged the batteries.
Back on SS with the diet (ie no food - just shakes, soup and bars). Did stray a couple of times - once planned and once unplanned. On Wednesday it was In-service day at school and a buffet lunch was provided Had a couple of sandwiches, soup and some fruit instead of my usual Cambridge bar. On Friday I forgot to take my lunch. I was at a meeting and succumbed to having a couple of biscuits AND a muffin! Potential for a binge there - but I pulled back and had my soup and bar when I came home.
I have an interview on Wednesday this week - which includes having lunch with the panel. Other than that - it's SS all the way!
Bought a suit out of Tesco yesterday - clothes are so much cheaper than in Evans etc! It was size 20 - 6 weeks ago I'd have struggled to get into 24 in supermarket clothes (which are a bit smaller than Evans!). Anyway, it's a bit neat so I'll need to rethink the interview outfit as I don't want my trousers bursting when I sit down. Think I'll hang onto it for a couple of weeks though.
Loss this week - 5lbs.......... HIT THE 2 STONE LOSS IN 6 WEEKS!!!!!!!!
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 16ST 7LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2 STONE
This week I had mid-term holiday (Monday and Tuesday. By Tuesday my infected knee had healed and I was more mobile again. All in all, had a lazy, relaxing 2 days and recharged the batteries.
Back on SS with the diet (ie no food - just shakes, soup and bars). Did stray a couple of times - once planned and once unplanned. On Wednesday it was In-service day at school and a buffet lunch was provided Had a couple of sandwiches, soup and some fruit instead of my usual Cambridge bar. On Friday I forgot to take my lunch. I was at a meeting and succumbed to having a couple of biscuits AND a muffin! Potential for a binge there - but I pulled back and had my soup and bar when I came home.
I have an interview on Wednesday this week - which includes having lunch with the panel. Other than that - it's SS all the way!
Bought a suit out of Tesco yesterday - clothes are so much cheaper than in Evans etc! It was size 20 - 6 weeks ago I'd have struggled to get into 24 in supermarket clothes (which are a bit smaller than Evans!). Anyway, it's a bit neat so I'll need to rethink the interview outfit as I don't want my trousers bursting when I sit down. Think I'll hang onto it for a couple of weeks though.
Loss this week - 5lbs.......... HIT THE 2 STONE LOSS IN 6 WEEKS!!!!!!!!
STARTING WEIGHT 18ST 7LBS
CURRENT WEIGHT 16ST 7LBS
TOTAL LOSS 2 STONE
Sunday, 11 February 2007
Week 5
A mixed up week this week......
I have a nasty infection in my knee. A few weeks ago I tripped on the front doorstep and cut my knee. It seemed to be healing fine but swelled and became really inflamed last weekend. I went to the doctor on Monday and got antibiotics. Then - sod's law- fell AGAIN on Tuesday (at work - over a loose telephone wire)- disaster. Knee swelled more and was very painful. Had to stay off work on Wednesday and seen the doctor again on Thursday. Sent for an x-ray and given stronger antibiotics.
After a lot of thought and advice from my CDC, I decided to have a couple of days off the diet to give my body a chance to recover. Didn't go mad with it though!!
Hence - only 1lb loss this week!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to returning to SS this week. Add a meal was a novelty at the beginning of the week and I did enjoy having vegetables again BUT it was a hassle cooking different meals for me and my daughter.
Aiming for a good loss this week ... knee almost fully better. Swelling down due to me 'giving in' and sitting with it up, some infection still there though.
STARTING WEIGHT 18st 7lbs
CURRENT WEIGHT 16st 12lbs
TOTAL LOSS 23lbs
I have a nasty infection in my knee. A few weeks ago I tripped on the front doorstep and cut my knee. It seemed to be healing fine but swelled and became really inflamed last weekend. I went to the doctor on Monday and got antibiotics. Then - sod's law- fell AGAIN on Tuesday (at work - over a loose telephone wire)- disaster. Knee swelled more and was very painful. Had to stay off work on Wednesday and seen the doctor again on Thursday. Sent for an x-ray and given stronger antibiotics.
After a lot of thought and advice from my CDC, I decided to have a couple of days off the diet to give my body a chance to recover. Didn't go mad with it though!!
Hence - only 1lb loss this week!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to returning to SS this week. Add a meal was a novelty at the beginning of the week and I did enjoy having vegetables again BUT it was a hassle cooking different meals for me and my daughter.
Aiming for a good loss this week ... knee almost fully better. Swelling down due to me 'giving in' and sitting with it up, some infection still there though.
STARTING WEIGHT 18st 7lbs
CURRENT WEIGHT 16st 12lbs
TOTAL LOSS 23lbs
Sunday, 4 February 2007
Week 4
Week 4 finished on Cambridge and everything still fine - this is just amazing.
My whole attitude has changed - I am 100% confident that, if I stick with this, I will lose weight. I can visualise myself buying smaller clothes at the Summer etc. It's an inner confidence that I never had before. I bought a pair of size 20 trousers for work (before I was 22/24) on Friday. I was going to buy a couple of pairs but thought "That's a waste of money for a few weeks!!!!"
Met up with friends on Friday. This had been planned before the beginning of the year - we went for a curry. I'd decided at the beginning of this diet that I would still go - better than delaying the start of the diet for 4 weeks! Had a curry and a sorbet - my usual. Didn't feel guilty and right back onto Cambridge. I know some people find that hard to do - they go on a slippery slope. I guess you have to do what suits you .
Lost 2lbs this week and still delighted, as I had my curry and a couple of glasses of wine!
Next week is Add A Meal Week so I'm looking forward to having some white meat and veg.
AND ...........I'm out of the 17s and never going back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting Weight 18st 7lbs
Current Weight 16st 13lbs
Loss (4 weeks) 22lbs
Loss (inches) bust 4ins; waist 4ins; hips 3ins
My whole attitude has changed - I am 100% confident that, if I stick with this, I will lose weight. I can visualise myself buying smaller clothes at the Summer etc. It's an inner confidence that I never had before. I bought a pair of size 20 trousers for work (before I was 22/24) on Friday. I was going to buy a couple of pairs but thought "That's a waste of money for a few weeks!!!!"
Met up with friends on Friday. This had been planned before the beginning of the year - we went for a curry. I'd decided at the beginning of this diet that I would still go - better than delaying the start of the diet for 4 weeks! Had a curry and a sorbet - my usual. Didn't feel guilty and right back onto Cambridge. I know some people find that hard to do - they go on a slippery slope. I guess you have to do what suits you .
Lost 2lbs this week and still delighted, as I had my curry and a couple of glasses of wine!
Next week is Add A Meal Week so I'm looking forward to having some white meat and veg.
AND ...........I'm out of the 17s and never going back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting Weight 18st 7lbs
Current Weight 16st 13lbs
Loss (4 weeks) 22lbs
Loss (inches) bust 4ins; waist 4ins; hips 3ins
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