I'm Still Here, Honest!

Hi everyone, sorry for being a very very rubbish blogger of late! Lots of life happening and not much time to actually sit down and keep in touch, although I will make more of an effort. Hope every one is doing ok, I need to catch up with all your blogs!

I have been going to my local WW meeting as I said I was going to start doing, and I'm still loving it. I have now lost 46 lbs, which is 3 stone 4 lbs!!! I never thought that I would achieve this so soon when I started at Christmas.

Lots of stuff happening at the mo in Lex land, weddings to attend, holidays to start packing for and the flat to pack up!! Mr B and I will be the proud owners of our very own house at the end of the month! It all feels scary and very grown up but in a lovely way if that makes sense!

Right I shall blog again soon I promise, I just need to gather my thoughts at the mo. I'm currently off work after having a slight melt down so my head really is just mush at the mo.

Lex xxx

Can Someone Show Me The Nearest Shady Spot Please...

I'm boiling!!!!! I'm not complaining too much mind you as Paul the weather man has said it might change at the weekend! My ginger freckley ness can't take too much more of this!!

We had a great weekend, which ended with me and my youngest sis running the race for life yesterday. It was far too hot, but we still managed to run some of it and finished 3 minutes earlier than last year. This year there was just one massive race instead of the usual two they do on one day, it was mega busy and took us 10 minutes to get to the start line!

Not much to report on the points side of things really, I earnt 12 activity points yesterday and went to the gym today and got myself 5 there too. Quite getting into this activity lark!

Lex xxx

3 Stones 1 lb all gone!!!!!!

Well boys and girls, as the title suggests as of WI last night, 3.5 lbs lost last week means that I have now officially lost 3 stone 1 lb since Christmas!!!! Hell yeah!!!!

I had made it my own little mini goal when I got to 2 and a half gone, that I would try and be at 3 stones off before the wedding we're going to at the beginning of July. So I've done it with a weigh in to go! Feeling very proud today.

I really enjoyed the meeting again last night, and now have the shopping and eating out guides that are up to date which is great news! Last night's meeting was all about achievement and picturing our selves at goal weight. Has any one tried the photo tool on the website? Not sure I want to try it to be honest.

Even though I have now lost this much weight, I sometimes feel like I haven't come very far at all in the grand scheme of things, yet other days I feel amazing and like I really can do this. Luckily I'm having one of those day's today, spurred on by the loss last night I think.

Not much to report from the last few days. Decided to knuckle down with my crafts whilst I'm off work, and went to the craft class back home with Mum and Grandma yesterday afternoon. It's such a laugh, although you wouldn't think it with Mum being the youngest there at 51, and the oldest being 94! The rude jokes that get told there are enough to make any one blush!!! Frail old ladies they most certainly aren't! It's great! Also been to the gym but that's boring compared to the rude jokes told by Rose!

Mr B is working from home this afternoon and getting under my feet whist doing so. He's qued up like a plonker for the new Iphone in two different places and now has his coveted new toy. So now he's messing around with that so I'm off out for a walk.

Off to Meadowhall later for essential supplies and a general mooch round. Mr B has promised me tea out tonight too which I'm looking forward to. Think it might be the "Handmade Burger Company" tonight, I have chicken skewers which is just proper chicken breast and salad. We then share chips and onion rings, so half the points! Awesome!

Right he really is doing my head in now, I'm off! If you see on the news tonight that a 35 year old bloke was murdered near Huddersfield, it wasn't me honest!!!

Lex xxx

It's Monday

Firstly I would just like to say thank you for all the compliments on my hair, and for the advice on the maxi dress. They cheered me up and made me smile like the nut case that I am! I even wore the dress out yesterday for Father's day, papsicles (dad) said I was looking lovely which also made me smile.

I was brave on Friday and went to the doctors about the depression and anxiety that I've been suffering on and off with for the last 18 months. I was determined not to go straight on to medication and he honoured my decision and said we'll see how I get on. So as of Wednesday I've signed myself off work, and back off to the doctors on Friday to see how long he says to have off. Feels a little bit weird now I've finally admitted that I need to get help, but I know it's a step in the right direction.

The weekend was great, but Skegness was freezing!!! We had the heating on in the van and had to get up and put it back on in the middle of the night! Mr B is convinced we're turning into an old couple, this was confirmed when we shared a shandy!! Dear lord I'm only 25!!!!

We did lots of walking and enjoyed lunch both days in the cafe we've found that does lovely proper lattes (I'd tell you where it is but I'd have to kill you!) and the scrummyest prawn salad bowls I've tasted so far.

The rain on Saturday held off long enough for us to just get sat down inside before it was bouncing off the floor, all three of us were very grateful I can tell you! This however cost me and Mr B about a fiver in change for the slots and for a milkshake that if Harriet had have put down, I would have gulped down like you wouldn't believe. There's one of those trendy milkshake bars opened up that do all sorts of weird and wonderful flavours, so Saturday's was minstrels and she NEEDED one yesterday to come home with that was a whisper one. I had the tinyest taste of both and both were gorgeous. There's at least 4 scoops of ice cream in each one though so imagine the points values!!!!

I'm still slightly stuffed from the yummy Indian we had for tea to celebrate Dad's day yesterday. It was delicious and even more so as we've not had an Indian restaurant meal for ages! The veg balti that I had looked nicer than everyone else food at our table by far, even Dad was looking a bit envious it has to be said.

Well I'm now weighing in on a Wednesday at my local meeting as I'm now a monthly pass member, so no news there. Points wise I've saved a few so far, I went over yesterday but I'd got plenty saved so I'm not too fussed about that. Still no ideas for the one week only thing...

I keep trying to add pictures into my posts but the stupid thing won't let me, so I'm sorry for the boring pictureless posts that are here at the mo

Lex xxx

New Hair!

As promised, here are two quite rubbish pictures of my newly chopped hair. I remembered to take them at work this morning, so please don't think that I have office chairs and a disabled refuge phone in my front room!!!

Yesterday was a day of treats for me. I bought a maxi dress type jobbie from Asda to try out as I'm not sure I'm tall enough or slim enough to carry it off. I then got some lovely spangly flip flops, had my hair cut where I actually managed to almost get my hairdressers undivided attention yesterday, which was a bonus. Then I and had a McDonald's for tea. I stuck to the chicken selects and had 3 instead of 5, and I still came in with half a point to spare with 4.5 activity points as a nice little bonus.

So not a very exciting night by any stretch of the imagination, unlike the mad dash that will be this evening. We have Mr B's parent's caravan at Skegness for the weekend so I have to get home, pack, go to the Dr's then drive to mum's to get my little sis as she is tagging along. Plus then we have the actual drive there which takes forever!! If any of you have been to Skeg you know how long and frustrating a drive it is, for those of you that haven't it's a nightmare!!! It's all lovely country roads and tight bends at national speed limit but people insisting on going 35 because its safer. Then if you're lucky you might get half a dozen tractors thrown in for good measure. It's a very relaxing drive I can assure you.......

So after all that we're back on Sunday for fathers day for an Indian, so that means I need to be even more good with the points saving this weekend!

Lex xxx

All Change....

Last night went really really well! I attended the meeting which is actually about a two minute walk from us, and I enjoyed it so much that after the meeting I came home and changed my subscription to the monthly pass instead of just online.

I was a bit nervous before setting off, Mr B was marveling at how many nervous wee trips I had to make before I went!!!! Sorry , too much info I know! I really didn't know what to expect but thanks to the WW message boards and Lozzie's advice, I was a bit more prepared. Although I needn't have worried as every one was so lovely. The ladies checking every one in were a bit flummoxed by me appearing though, but bless them they found a free meeting voucher for me so I "wasn't wasting my money" if I didn't like it. They were fantastic, and the leader Jayne is brilliant too! My kind of girl! She made me feel so welcome and was interested in how far Ive come already, I felt like I'd been going for years.

Jayne weighed me, and since my own weigh in on Monday I have lost half a pound, hope I can shift the other half in the rest of the week. I've updated this on my online tracker and have changed my weigh in day to Wednesdays, so even if I can't make a meeting I can WI at home as normal.

The topic this week was smarter cooking choices and the changes we have made since starting WW. I know that my attitude has changed to food, I never used to know when I was full and my portions were terrible. Whereas I think so far these two things are getting better, although I know that I can make them even better if I keep trying.

There was a bit of a talk about oil too. I have to agree with what one lady said about using things like the fry lite stuff. I would rather use up more points with "real" oil, than use a chemical oil substitute. I'm seriously considering using the money off voucher and buying the oil sprayer in next week's meeting. We were also given the task of doing something "for one week only..." I have no idea what to do! Some ladies were giving up wine, others chocolate, but I have no clue! Any ideas for me???

I bought some rich toffee bars and roasted peanut bars to try as a bit of a treat last night, I really like the toffee ones and Mr B has given the peanut one his seal of approval! Let's see how long they stay in the cupboard before a certain boyfriend decides to scoff them all...

So with all the excitement of that, plus going to the gym straight from work, I was cream crakered and more than ready for my tea.

So that's my exciting evening for you, off for my hair cutting later so I'll get a decent pic of what that looks like when I've done.

Toodle pip
Lex xxx

Off To A Meeting!

Well boys and girls it Wednesday already, although I have had the misfortune of thinking it's actually Thursday on a couple of occasions today. Most upsetting when you find out there's two more days of the working week left instead of one!!!

So far another good day on plan which is great. I have re-discovered ryvita's too! Not a very exciting snack but I can recommend the sweet onion ones as a quick 0.5 point snack per slice.

Got a busy night ahead of me tonight. Off to the gym and then to my first ever WW meeting! I've been following the plan online and have decided that I would like to visit my local meeting to see about making the switch from purely online to being a monthly pass user. Really looking forward to going tonight.

Does anyone have any hints or tips, or even any info they can tell me about going to meetings? Does anyone do the monthly pass option?

I'd be mostist grateful of your helpfulness my lovelies

Lex xxx