Walking, Lattes and Staying on Track!

Last night I thought it would be a good idea to go for a long walk on Sunday, but I wasn't sure where to or how far I would walk.  When I got up this morning I thought I would walk for half an hour and then just turn back.  I changed into my exercise gear, leashed up Molly and hit the pavement!  

I walked, and then I walked, and then I walked some more!  When I first set out, I felt lethargic, and my legs felt really heavy.  It was hot out today (for a change!) and the sun was shining so I just kept thinking to myself "just put one foot in front of the other".  

I ended up walking almost 6 miles to Partick, which is in the West End of Glasgow.  Partick has a great mix of pubs, cafes, second hand shops and restaurants!  I kept walking until I reached a lovely little cafe and decided to sit outside (well I had to since I had Molly with me!) and enjoy a well earned Latte!  The cafe was on the shady side of the street, which I think was just as well since we had walked for well over an hour in the blazing sun.  I did stop a few times before this to let Molly drink some water, her tongue was hanging out!

Molly is thinking something...... not quite sure what....!

As I sat here enjoying my Latte, I looked at the road up ahead to see probably one of the steepest hills in Glasgow!  And I thought to myself  "I'm going to walk up that hill!"

After I finished my Latte, I went inside to pay for it.  I managed to catch my bag on the corner of one of the chairs inside the cafe and it crashed to the floor!  Oooops!  I was slightly embarrassed at first and then I thought "hey, sh*t happens!'

I headed out to tackle this hill that loomed towards me.  

OMG!  That hill was a bastard!  I am not even kidding - I felt like I was climbing a vertical street!  I would even say this street rivals those in San Francisco!  I love SF!!  One of my fave places in the world!  Well, that and Orlando......

I hope they turned their wheels to the kerb!

Can you tell how steep this street is from this picture?!?  It looks tame here!!

I walked back down the hill, and headed home again.  A few points along the way I really wanted to phone Kenny to come get me, but I kept going.  My legs were sore, my hips were sore, but I kept going!

Poor wee Molly's legs were wiped too - she has been sleeping ever since we got back home =)

All in all, I had a fabulous workout!  I burned almost 1200 calories and walked almost 12 miles, and earned 15 WW activity points!!  

I hope to have a great weigh in on Wednesday - I'll see y'all back here then!  

Until then, have a happy and safe July 4th!!!!!  

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Wednesday Weigh In

Last week, I rejoined another WW class, after being so disappointed by the one I had previously joined two weeks ago.  This class could not be better!  Not only is the class bright, lively and informative, but it also has one of the highest weight loss results throughout some of the other Glasgow classes since January.  Also the leader is a Diamond Award leader, which I can only take as a good thing! Ha ha ha!

So, basically, I restarted (AGAIN!!) last Wednesday.  My weight had gone up 1lb since I started the week before that but I wasn't worried.  In my head I knew I was going to restart over in this new class so I didn't track all week.

Tonight, I weighed in and was so pleased to have lost.....dun, dun, duuuun!!

FOUR POUNDS!!!

Yay!  I am so over the moon happy, I can't even begin to tell you!  I have even been "struggling" with eating all my ProPoints all week.  Until last night, when I went over by 9 :-(   Now in the past I would have let that de-rail my whole effort but no - I continued to track it all.  There is no point in lying to myself about this anymore.  It's not going to get any better if I don't track and just pretend it didn't happen.

I find that when I am following WW, I challenge myself to eat more fruit and veg and yesterday just wasn't one of those days - i just felt snacky all day.

I am going to step up my activity this week also and hopefully that will give me another great result next week!

I hope you're all having a great week too!!

See ya later, Alligator!

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1st Week Weigh In!

So tonight was my first weigh in after re-joining WW last week and starting the new Pro-Points plan.

I lost 3.5 lbs!  I am so happy with that because I had a bit of a mini binge on Tuesday (where I stopped tracking completely!)  So to have that loss with all the food I've eaten this week, and having a Chinese Takeaway on Sunday night, I am delighted!

I have been eating more fruit too, since it's FREE!!

Ok, I gotta go make dinner - I am starvin' like Marvin!  (Whoever, he is!)  I think I will have Spicy Pumpkin Soup to start, and see what I fancy after that!

Hope you are all having a great week! =)

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Maple Syrup Pancakes, Walking and Pro Points explained.

I am so rubbish at coming up with a good title for my posts!

Anywhoo, back to Weight Watchers.  The new Pro Points!  As I said in my last post - I totally love it!  I weighed in on Thursday at 192 lbs =(  That is my highest weight ever.  And a little too close to 200lbs for comfort!  I am so glad I feel this confident about the new plan, otherwise I'm sure I would be full of despair about my weight.

I won't post a "before"photo yet.  I feel that's all I ever do!  I really need to get moving on making the "after" photo.  I have loads of Florida photos that will make for a good "before" picture anyway!  I will only be brave enough to show them when I see a significant difference in how I look.

How the Pro Points system works:

The new PP system works completely differently from the old Points system.  PP are now worked out by how much protein, carbs, fat and fibre a food has.  Before it was by calories and saturated fat.

Each person will be allocated a personal Pro Points allowance for each day, and everyone gets a Pro Points weekly allowance of 49.  (That is my favorite thing about this new plan!)

You cannot save any Pro Points for another day - so if you don't use 'em, you lose 'em!  And if you go over your daily allowance, fret not!  You just dip into your weekly allowance!   You could have more points each day, or save your allowance for a night out, drinks or just a fabulous meal!

You can still earn Activity Pro Points too.  You can choose to "eat" them, or just use them to help you get to your goal faster =)

Oh and I almost forgot!  Fruit also has a Pro Points value of 0!  Yes, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA!  This also makes me want to reach for fruit a lot of the time also!

But even though you can eat as much fruit as you like, WW advise that you use your common sense and don't eat past the point of fullness.  Just eat until you feel comfortably full, and then STOP.


My allowance for each day is 29.   Tonight, I had a Chinese Takeaway.  Now normally if I have something like that, I would go for fried rice and eat the whole thing!  But I weighed out my BOILED rice (no point in wasting Pro Points now is there?!) and I had half of the Beef and Mushroom dish I had ordered.  And I had a lot more mushrooms than beef!  It was yummy!  And all still within my weekly allowance.

And this was for my lunch yesterday!  Dieting has never been so much fun!

Carrot and Ginger Soup with a Ham, Tomato and Basil Toasted Sandwich with side salad.

For brunch today I made a recipe from my WW Pack we all received when the new system came out.

I added a sprinkle of cinnamon - yummy!

Maple Syrup Pancakes & Pears   - 7 Pro Points per serving (3 pancakes per serving) Serves 4.


125g Self Raising Flour
2 Medium Eggs - beaten
175ml Skimmed Milk
6 Tblsp Maple Syrup
1tsp low fat spread (suitable for cooking)   - I would just miss this out if you have a non-stick pan!
2 x 400g tins of pear halves in natural juice, drained




Place the flour into a large bowl.  Make a well in the centre, add the eggs, milk, and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.  Whisk together until completely smooth.


Warm a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat.  When hot, add the spread and leave to melt.  Add the batter in large spoonfuls to make little pancakes about 8cm across.  Cook for about 1 minute until bubbles start bursting on the surface, then flip over and cook for a further 30 seconds until both sides are golden.  Continue with the remaining mixture until all 12 pancakes are cooked.  Set aside in a warm place.


Increase the heat and warm the empty pan.  Add the pears and remaining maple syrup and cook for 2-3 minutes until hot through and starting to caramelise a little.  Serve a stack of 3 pancakes with the syrupy pears on the side.  





Because the pears are zero points, you can have as much as you like - just don't overeat past the point of fullness.

ENJOY!!  You can also freeze the pancakes - but don't freeze the pears!

This was delicious!!  The pancakes weren't too sweet, but with the pears they were just right!

I also went to the park with Molly today and walked 2 miles (around the park twice!)  It was a lovely brisk cold day and it felt good to get out in the fresh air!  I took some photos, but the light wasn't very good - the sun was disappearing quickly!

Molly loves just jumping around the leaves!

Molly wanted to get to those swans so bad!

Lesley, thanks for your support too!  We can do this =)

I'm going to go have an Options Hot Chocolate with a Galaxy Bubbles bar and watch Keeping up with the Kardashians!!  

If you want to know anything else about the plan, just ask!

Here's to a great week!!!

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