11:47

Feet Killers!!

Last night was The Retirement Party and although we were all dreading, it turned out to be a really nice evening! The retiree was very emotional towards the end and was nearly crying when we gave her retirement gift to her. We had gotten her 2 tickets for the seaplane to Oban. It's very picturesque there! The seaplane leaves right from Glasgow on the River Clyde - I would love to experience that.

Beautiful isn't it! I have only been there once and I had forgotten how beautiful it is!

The purple satin shoes in my previous post were feet killers! We were standing most of the night, and nearly every minute was agony! And I could hardly walk back to my car at the end of the night, even though it was only a few meters away from her house :-( This was what I wore.....

Yes, as usual, all black. I got my hair did too on the Wednesday, so I was happy with that! lol

I have added my weight loss goals to the left of my blog. I decided to break it down in to more manageable goals instead of thinking that I have to lose over 40lbs! So I will just take a step at a time!

Oh and Kenny passed his driving test yesterday! His first time! Yay! So we are hoping to out tonight and celebrate. I will not go overboard.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

~Eve :-)

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11:52

Pom Wonderful and Gorgeous Shoes!

Hey everyone! How's your weekend going?? Mine is going good. I got these fabulous shoes yesterday for a STEAL! I bought them to wear to my boss' retirement party on Friday night! I also bought a gorgeous necklace and matching earrings that match the shoes and a black top and dressy black trousers. The shoes and accessories just make the outfit :-)

These only cost £4!! Which is about $6 I think. The photo really doesn't do them justice!

I've been reading on a lot of blogs about Pom Wonderful Juice and I found it in a supermarket here! I bought a bottle even though it was nearly £3, almost as expensive as my shoes! lol I had a glass this morning with some Nature's Path Optimum cereal - what a yummy breakfast!

We walked around the stores and malls all afternoon trying to find an outfit for the retirement party and even though I did finally get something - it made me realize how much I really want to lose weight. There is nothing my size in the cute shops, and when I saw a really nice top in a small size, when I saw it in MY size, it was hideous - it's so frustrating. I have to keep focussed on my motivation pictures and that I can look like that again!

My feet are sore from the hours of walking round Glasgow, so I am just going to walk Molly, then put my feet up for a bit and then have a healthy dinner! Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend!

~Eve.

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21:37

Blossom!

Summer is nearly here!! Yay! It sure felt like it today. So sunny and warm! I had a great day today. Got up early to take Kenny to work at quarter to 6, then walked Molly. The drive to work was quieter because I left earlier than usual, which was great - much less road rage ;-) I went for a half hour walk at lunchtime and took my camera with me and took this photo;

Isn't it lovely! I love the blossom on the trees - makes me feel happy :-)

I even left work early, had the windows down in the car and cranked up the music! Summertime by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince anyone?? And I took the long way home so that I could enjoy the music and driving in the sun - my favorite thing!

So my eating today has been okay, I have stuck to my points but I've eaten too many snacks and cookies (slaps own hand!).

The clocks go forward here in the UK a week on Sunday, so lighter nights to come - I can't wait!

I need to go walk Molly again, but before I go, here is a cute picture of her :-) Have a great evening!

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21:00

Weigh In and Motivating photo

The Weight Watchers class tonight was really great, and very motivating. I didn't lose any weight this week, and didn't put on. The topic tonight was about the importance of tracking, and how if you don't record what you're eating, it can be so easy to forget what you've had, which turns into disappointment at the scales when you stay the same or put weight on. I have to admit, my tracking has been very bad of late - and I only seem to track when I have been "good"!

I have been tracking today, and yes, I have been good today! lol I was looking through some old pictures from 2004/2005 and it has really motivated me again that I can do it again and it doesn't matter how long it takes, I WILL GET THERE!

This is me in April 2004 - That's Edinburgh Castle behind me - I love Edinburgh!

I have put this picture on my desktop for inspiration!

The weather was gorgeous here in Glasgow today - almost like summer!! Oh I can't wait! And I will be lighter come my birthday in July!!! I think I will start putting my goals on the side bar of my blog so that I can stay more focussed and motivated on what I want to achieve.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

~ Eve :-)

PS. Does anyone know how to get the proper smiley faces??? lol

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16:27

Hey peeps! I realise it's been ages since my last post, so I thought I would do a wee quickie while I'm here at work! Ssssh don't tell the boss! lol

My weight has basically been the same for the last few weeks. No surprise there! I have been watching what I've been eating but eating too much to lose weight, but luckily not too much to put on weight. So hopefully when I go to WW class tonight I'm either the same or I have a loss! I need to stop weighing myself at home though, that is a really bad habit. I can weigh myself at least 4 times a day!

Well I better go get some work done! I will post later tonight after my class! Wish me luck!

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21:49

Where has Spring gone???

I thought Spring was on its way in the last few days, but today the snow was back and it's freezing outside!!! I hate the Winter, it seems to be dragging on forever! Milder days, spring flowers and blossom on the trees, that's what I want. Is that too much to ask?? lol

I bought a couple of things today to cheer me up. I got a lovely pair of black patent shoes and gorgeous pink drop earrings.

For some reason I couldn't focus properly on the earrings! But they are really nice!

My food today was good too. I have decided to stick to Weight Watchers for the time being but stop using all my points on crap food. Here is my food for today:

Breakfast: 40g oats with teaspoon of golden syrup 3 points

Lunch: Sandwich with cold meat & WW BLT Sandwich 8 points

Dinner: Quorn pieces with WW sweet n sour sauce
50g Brown Rice 4.5 points

Snacks: Mullerlight Yogurt, Optimum Plus Cereal
Ice Cream Mousse 6 points

I even tracked today with the online tracker and still have 1.5 points left today!

Tomorrow, I am going to be brave and go swimming for the first time in ages, and then maybe relax a bit in the sauna :-)

I love being off work!!

Have a great day everyone!

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15:25

Progress Pictures

I thought I would post some progress photos, since it has been about 3 months since I started this blog.
Here is my start picture - it makes me really cringe! Ugggh!

7 November 2008

TODAY! 2 March 2009

Sorry it's so blurry! I took the photo myself on the timer and only had the white wall to focus the camera on! :-(

I can see a small difference though! And it's only about 6lbs difference between the before and after.

I went to the gym today and had a great workout. It seemed harder this time though. And I didn't have my heart rate monitor on, which is a huge motivation for me to work even harder! I did have my Nike+ with me though, but because I don't have the Nike + trainers, it was sliding around my ankle in my sock, and didn't register my proper speed and distance!

WORKOUT: Treadmill 34 minutes - 3.12km - 300 cals burned
X Trainer 6 minutes - Level 2 - 60 cals burned (the x-trainer is hard for me at the moment!
I used to be able to do an hour on this!)
Rower 3 minutes - Level 4 - ? cals burned

TOTAL TIME: 43 MINUTES

I hope this will be the week I can get back into my stride. I am off work this week so can get plenty of rest before and after workouts and more time to prepare my meals and not have the sweet temptations at work!

Going to the cinema later to see Confessions of a Shopaholic, so should be fun! Been wanting to see this movie for a while now! Can't wait!

Have a good day everyone! Before I go, I will leave you with Kelly Clarkson!