20:56

Update

Just a quick non-update! I was supposed to weigh in this morning for the Biggest Loser Challenge, but my scale was broken!!! Shock, horror!! How could such a thing happen??? It's not that bad though, it only needs new batteries! Maybe if I didn't hop on and off it so often the batteries would last longer! But my weight two days ago was down from 175.8 to 173.6. But it's probably back up again :-(

My food the last week, has been bad :-( But today was better and I ate a ton of veggies, protein and good carbs. But also too much chocolate and biscuits. Why can't I control my cravings??!!

Anyway, I'm still trying to get to bed earlier these days because getting up in the morning is such a bitch! Ghost Whisperer is on so I'm off to watch that before bed time!!

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21:33

Biggest Loser Challenge Update

Just wanted to do a quick update before I head off to bed! I'm making a conscious effort to try get to bed earlier and stop watching so much rubbish TV! I love E! channel, enough said! lol

So I watched the Biggest Loser tonight, and wasn't really feeling up to working out - but I eventually got my ass off the couch and on the bike for 25 mins while the show was on! It felt great! The last five minutes were during the contestants last chance workout and I just imagined Bob and Jillian were yelling at me!! I put the bike up to level 10 and pushed it hard - even though it was only 25 mins I did hard intervals and was soaked in sweat at the end! Awesome, so glad I did it!!

Hope you have all had a great start to the challenge! If you're doing the challenge stop by and say hi! I would love to hear from you all!

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21:34

Biggest Loser Challenge - Starting stats and photos!

Oh my god, I'm scared to post these! It is as bad as I feared :-( Hey it can only get better, right?! So here are my stats:

Weight: 175.8 lbs
Body Fat: 42.7% - LBM: 95.6

Waist: 34 inch
Hips: 46 inch
L thigh: 26 inch
R thigh: 26 inch
L arm: 12 1/4 inch
R arm: 11 3/4 inch (my arms have always been different sizes! Weird!)
Bust: 41 inch
Under bust: 35 1/2 inch

So there you have it. My starting stats for The Biggest Loser Challenge - check out Losin' My Thighs Blog if you want to take part!! We can all support each other in this journey!

And here are my "before" photos!!!



I can't wait to see the BL show tomorrow night - as part of the challenge, we have to try to exercise while watching the show! I will hop on the exercise bike at home while watching it! Yay! So ready for this!!!


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18:08

Happy Tuesday!

Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday! I just wanted to do a wee quick blog to say that I will be posting my measurements, weight and starting picture later this evening. I hope it doesn't look as bad as I fear! Be back later! :-)

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21:33

Biggest Loser Challenge!


Hey everybody! Have you all had a good weekend??

On Friday, I finally stepped foot back in my gym! Man, it has been soooo long since I have been. We played tennis for an hour, and it was goood! I was running all over the place like a lunatic!! So much fun! And while I was leaving the gym, I noticed that they had a taster class coming up for a new 12 week course that starts in October. Lose and Shape Up. I am so excited because basically it's like their version of the Biggest Loser!!! I went to the taster class tonight, and learned a few things about what the class entails, and how they help you reach your goals. When the class starts, we will get a before picture taken, measurements, weight and body fat percentage. Every Monday, we will get weighed, and then given nutritional advice, recipes, how to eat, that kind of thing and every Wednesday we will do a group workout. If there are small numbers in the course, then we will be taken to the gym for the cardio machines and weights etc, but if there is a large group, we will have like circuit training, body pump type classes. There is also an online program that has meals plans, exercise demos and training programs. It sounds awesome and I am so excited to start! After the fourth and eighth week, we will have our measurements and body fat assessed again and at the final week, whoever has the highest percentage of FAT LOSS will win 5 sessions with a personal trainer! I WANNA BE THE BIGGEST LOSER!!

Losin My Thighs is having a Biggest Loser Challenge also and I will be joining her in her challenge! So, I will post pictures and measurements tomorrow - yikes!

It's all about the Biggest Loser - now it's time to start losing again!


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20:05

Thursday!

Hey blogsters! How the heck are ya?? This week has been up and down and up and down again. After my self control on Monday or was it Tuesday?! I totally went off the rails the following day. I have been extra strict today though. I am back on my Green Monsters for breakfast, which totally sets the day off on the right track! I haven't been on the scale all week - I know it's probably bad and I don't want to see it. I will weigh myself tomorrow and hopefully it will be back on an even keel. We are playing tennis tomorrow too, so that will get my butt back into the gym for the first time since August!!

I better go get my dinner, it's almost ready!! Fish and pasta!! I would have salad with it but I ran out yesterday :-(

Have a great rest of the day :-)

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22:03

Beating my inner demons!

So today, I nearly went off the rails! I ate two big candy bars - at a WHOPPING 6 POINTS EACH!! But - I counted the points for it, which left me only 2 points for dinner time. Normally, I would just throw in the towel and say "oh well, I've already been bad, why not just keep on going?!". But no, I fought with myself - had many arguments, and the good side of me won! I came home from work and had a big bowl of homemade soup for dinner - only about 0.5 points I reckon - if that! The had a HUGE salad with some breaded fish, which was only 3.5 points. So instead of going over by about 15 points, which I could have EASILY done, I only went over by 3.5 (I had a small bowl of dry cheerios a couple of hours after dinner)

I am definitely proud of myself that I used some self control. And after reading Andrea's blog - that definitely helped - her results have definitely motivated me! How many times can I say definitely?!!! lol

Hope you are all having a great day!

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18:00

A day ON plan!!!

Wow, I'm so sorry I haven't blogged for a couple of days - I was planning to last night but I had a really bad migraine and was in my bed from 7pm! At least I wasn't eating during that time!!

Yesterday morning, I took Molly to a new park and she loved it! The weather was just gorgeous too - it's almost like summer has made a return! I took a few photos with my iPhone!



I love the color starting to change on the trees - just gorgeous!








Isn't it beautiful?!

I have been ultra good today! I am sticking to my points - no questions!! I made a big pot of soup today, so I can have that for lunches during the week and for when I feel hungry at night. I need to get this weight loss rolling again :-)


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20:57

Biggest Loser and weekly weigh in!

Hey everyone! First of all I want to thank you all for your kind comments on my last post - your support and wishes mean the world to me :-)

I have just finished watching the Season Finale of the Biggest Loser and I had been rooting for Tara all the way. That girl is awesome!! I so wanted her to win -and I actually screamed "NOOOO" when I found out she had just lost by 6 or 7 pounds - man that just sucks! But she looked fantastic and congrats to Helen for winning!

I went to my WW class last night and lost 1.5lbs. It's not fantastic but at least it's a loss - it would be better if I stopped eating chocolate and junk all the time!

Not really much else to report! Hope you are all having a great day. I'm off to catch up on my blog reading!

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18:29

Damn you, TGI Fridays!

Arrrggghh! I need to get back to daily posting - even if it's one line or two words or something! I have been up and down all week - good one day, bad the next - you know how it goes! My weight is slightly up because we went to TGI Friday's last night for dinner. I had Jack Daniels Sesame Chicken Strips to start- OMG, these are my favorite thing in TGI's - just heavenly. Then I had the All American Grill - steak, chicken breast, onion rings, fries, shrimp......I didn't eat it all though! Just had a few bites of each thing ;-)

We went to Chinatown on Sunday afternoon too - I got a couple of things from the Chinese grocery shop, but I also noticed they had a bakery there too, with lots of lovely looking buns (I wish I had that!) but I didn't buy anything from the bakery - I restrained myself from going in!

Nothing much else has been happening really. I still haven't been to the gym in over a month (I need a major kick in the ass for this!) and to be honest I don't feel good about myself. It's a vicious circle. I will get back this week!! We want to get back to the Tennis coaching too - that was a great workout!

I bought a few goodies for myself, which weren't edible (shock!) lol. So hopefully I will post some photos later this week.

On a sadder note, tomorrow will be the two year anniversary since my mum passed away. I can't believe it has been that long, and yet it only feels like yesterday. They say time heals everything, and in a way it does, but some days you can cry so hard it takes your breath away. I feel like I'm living life in a haze just now and just go through the motions sometimes and I know there is more to life than that. I know my mum is probably watching me and telling me to get my ass in gear and stop all my "faffing" about! I know I should but I just feel like something holds me back and I don't know what it is - could it be that I'm afraid of being happy?

Time to finish up washing the dishes - some things never change!



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22:03

Weight Loss Report

Time is just going so fast this week. It's getting colder here too, so I think it's almost time to be getting the gloves on! I haven't blogged in a few days as I was just feeling under the weather - and getting to bed earlier has helped me feel much better.

Not really much to report except I LOST 2 pounds!! Yay! I couldn't make my WW class so I weighed at home as if I were at the class - I was quite pleased but I know it could have been more if I watched my points more carefully.

I have been catching up with Biggest Loser Season 7 - some amazing weight losses!! It's sooo inspiring :-)

Have a great weekend everyone :-)

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21:53

A new month

Happy September people! I totally forgot to blog yesterday! I had a great sleep last night and had a good day at work! But my diet was baaad!! So I am just going to brush myself off (again!) and start afresh. I have my breakfast ready for the morning and my lunch made up so I am totally organised! I still need to find a better WW class closer to me and that's not on too late.

I am totally wiped tonight so I am going to have an early-ish night!

Lets have a kick butt month!!!

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