Last week I was blogging about the fact that despite losing a fair number of pounds, I couldn’t locate where they’d disappeared from. I look the same. I feel the same. My clothes fit the same – OK so the clothes aren’t a good choice because I always wear them baggy anyway, but you get the idea! It was a little disconcerting to say the least that so many pounds could be lost and for them to have been seemingly invisible! But then, a couple of days ago, I found them! Over and over again I’ve heard that in order … Continue reading →

Well it’s been another successful dieting week as far as the eating goes I’m happily relieved to report. No backsliding, no hidden treats, not even a day when I’ve exceeded the amount of Weight Watcher points that I’m allowed to have. I feel positively angelic to be honest – like my Weight Watcher wings should be getting fitted any day now (HAH!) – but I was still feeling nervous getting on the scales this morning. It’s starting to feel like that guilty feeling you get going through customs control at the airport. You KNOW you haven’t anything with you that … Continue reading →

I’m following the Weight Watchers points system in my weight loss journey. Despite the fact that I’ve followed this path in the past without much success, I’m actually enjoying it this time. I’m not sure why – it’s the same program! With the Weight Watchers points system all food is allocated a “points” value. This is calculated using some formula that uses both the amount of calories and saturated fat in the item. Each person following the program is allocated a specific number of “points” per day which is calculated depending upon your current weight, and how active your lifestyle … Continue reading →

I’m now on week 4 of my diet and it’s going rather well – even if I do say so myself. I’m now 17 lb lighter than when I started. That’s without depriving myself of food, or even doing any exercise! The program is working for me. I will get to the exercise in the next few weeks, really I will – I’m even motivated to do this because I’ve seen such terrible photos of people who’ve lost a lot of weight and then had all this saggy redundant skin to carry around! But for now, my eating habits are … Continue reading →

So here we are, 3 weeks into my diet – or weight loss program as they seem to want to call it these days, different name, same uphill struggle – and it’s time for another weigh-in report. It’s quite funny really, now I have this accountability for my efforts, I’m scared to get on the scales in case I have to report that I’ve gained a pound or two! At one time I just had to battle with the non-logic of comfort eating to compensate for a bad scale day, now I’m more concerned with the embarrassment of feeling as … Continue reading →

Well the weight is starting to move, and now I’m getting concerned about getting something else moving – namely me! I’ve never been the most energetic of people. I can multi-task most people off the planet, but can’t run to the end of the yard without feeling as if I’m going to die for want of oxygen. At the moment, people assume this is because I’m fat. Unfortunately it’s not quite that simple. I used to be stick-insect shaped until I hit my early teens, and even then I wasn’t one of life’s sporty people. I was a musician. I … Continue reading →

Following the huge 8 lb loss last week, I was a little concerned this week that despite sticking to my Weight Watchers program and not going over my allocated points at all, I wouldn’t have lost any weight. I didn’t expect to have gained weight, but the most I figured to have lost was about 1 lb. My logic on this is that I lost so much in week 1 that my body would need to adjust to this before losing anything more. It was with some relief that when I stood on the scales, (and found the courage to … Continue reading →

Yes, I know I’m on a diet. By tradition I’m supposed to eat crispbread, low fat cottage cheese, lettuce leaves and a side helping of tomatoes topped with dried rosemary to indicate that food can still have taste whilst being low in calories. But you see, the thing is, I’m not big on tradition – well not as far as diets go. They’ve never really worked for me. Dr Phil McGraw always says “How’s that working for you?” as an indicator as to whether you are doing something the right way or not. Well the truth is, the traditional way … Continue reading →

Ok, so it’s a strange question to ask and I bet many of you reading this had a little chuckle, or at least a smile, when you saw it, but I’m being serious here. Surely it must weigh something mustn’t it? I’m wondering because when I’m on a diet, such as the one I’m currently on, eventually I lose my sense of humor. Now at the moment things are fine, but I’m thinking ahead here. Supposing there’s a week when I don’t lose much weight. Or worse, suppose there’s a week when I don’t lose any weight. Or even worse, … Continue reading →

So it’s been a week since my diet started and this morning I had to get back on the scales. Having got on them last week and had quite a shock, I wasn’t really looking forward to repeating the experience this week I can tell you! Having done everything possible with the exception of the cat to delay the inevitable, I noticed my hubby and boys standing with their jackets on waiting for me to put mine on ready to leave home to start our work/school day, so ran to the bathroom, jumped on the scales, and read what they … Continue reading →