its day 7 and that means weigh day! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! i completely dreaded this and after having given in and enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine yesterday, i really thought i was going to be disappointed! i have set up my own profile on my wii fit and it has taken my weight, my bmi and announced that i was clinically obese! the little mii on the screen blew up and wobbled across the screen during this announcement and although i should have been rather upset. i burst out laughing!
so i hold my breath get out the console and turn on the computer. i step up onto the board and it takes my measurements. it only takes seconds but it felt like hours! yes i know that sounds a little on the dramatic side, but i really have been trying so hard this week and i was desperate to see whether my efforts had paid off. i haven't done as much exercise as i should have, but the healthy eating has been a major priority and i have been very carefully counting calories. i have started a diary and everything that goes in my mouth goes in that diary. it means i can keep an eye on what i have eaten and lets me know whether i am on course for the day.
from tomorrow i will be going on a power walk/run almost every day at 12pm. if you want a good laugh come to stafford common at around that time and you will more than likely be able to see me doing laps round the field. my next door neighbour wants to have a go on the wii and imogen goes down for her nap at approximately 12pm. this means my neighbour can use the wii for and hour while at the same time keeping an eye on a snoozing imogen. this will leave me free to get my wobbly butt to the common. of course if you live in stafford and have the time, you could always join me and instead of laughing you could race me round the field. these things are always more fun in groups.
this daily power walk also means that i will be putting in training for the night walk in manchester. it is happening in april and is being run in aid of cancer awareness. anyone who wishes to join me to help raise money for this cause should go the website i have posted below.
http://shine.cancerresearchuk.org/?
&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=Shine&utm_term=walk_shineHome - Cancer Research UK - ShineHome - Cancer Research UK - Shine
shine.cancerresearchuk.org
Join hundreds of people walking a full or half marathon to support Cancer Research UK. Experience this unique night-time event at Manchester Shine 2010
so back to my results, i managed in one week, wait for it, to loose . . . . . 3lbs! yey me! apparently that is about the right amount to loose per week, as if you loose consistent small amounts the weight is more likely to stay off. lets just hope i can keep it up. feeling happy happy happy!
Monday 18 January 2010
Sunday 17 January 2010
day 6
ok so its day six and so far i have stuck to my guns with determination i didn't know i had! i have just been for lunch at russ' parents local, as is the norm for a sunday. i had a kids portion of a roast pork dinner accompanied with water! what! yes! WATER! now i like water don't get me wrong, but sunday lunch is supposed to be washed down with a glass of wine or two. that is the law! my in-laws looked at me as if i was completely insane, sitting in a pub drinking water indeed! it goes against everything i stand for! hah! but isn't that the point? the fact that i am standing up for myself and saying 'no to the belly bulge!' it may be hard and sometimes it seems almost impossible but i am going to do this!
russ is off out tonight playing pool, having a few pints and generally enjoying himself. i will be sitting at home counting my calories, putting the baby to bed and then sitting twiddling my thumbs with not a lot to do! motivate yourself woman! i hear you say! do a fitness video, get the wii fit out or just have a nice relaxing bath? all of these i have the full intention of doing but it is going to take some ummmmpf. i am not in the best of moods today. there is no particular reason for it i just woke up and couldn't be bothered. we all have those days, don't we?
when i feel like this i am a nightmare for the woe-is-me attitude. the fact that im going to be stuck on my own, skint and bored does not help and the one thing i would kill for is a nice refreshing, crisp glass of wine (or four hehehe). this creates a rather thought provoking conundrum. do i give in and have a couple of glasses to cheer and amuse my mood this evening? or do i persevere and say no? well if i do have a glass or two i will wake in the morning pissed off with myself for giving in, but if i don't i will probably be a miserable cow all night!
i can be my own worst enemy. i do not like wanting something i cannot have. that is definitely the female in me, i have to admit. being told 'no,' even by myself annoys, frustrates and generally p*ss*s me off! this usually results in me doing anything i can to do the opposite of what i have been told!
hmmmmmmmmm, to be me, complicated, hey?
russ is off out tonight playing pool, having a few pints and generally enjoying himself. i will be sitting at home counting my calories, putting the baby to bed and then sitting twiddling my thumbs with not a lot to do! motivate yourself woman! i hear you say! do a fitness video, get the wii fit out or just have a nice relaxing bath? all of these i have the full intention of doing but it is going to take some ummmmpf. i am not in the best of moods today. there is no particular reason for it i just woke up and couldn't be bothered. we all have those days, don't we?
when i feel like this i am a nightmare for the woe-is-me attitude. the fact that im going to be stuck on my own, skint and bored does not help and the one thing i would kill for is a nice refreshing, crisp glass of wine (or four hehehe). this creates a rather thought provoking conundrum. do i give in and have a couple of glasses to cheer and amuse my mood this evening? or do i persevere and say no? well if i do have a glass or two i will wake in the morning pissed off with myself for giving in, but if i don't i will probably be a miserable cow all night!
i can be my own worst enemy. i do not like wanting something i cannot have. that is definitely the female in me, i have to admit. being told 'no,' even by myself annoys, frustrates and generally p*ss*s me off! this usually results in me doing anything i can to do the opposite of what i have been told!
hmmmmmmmmm, to be me, complicated, hey?
Thursday 14 January 2010
day 3
well its the end of day three and having a rest from my daughter for a couple of hours this afternoon, i went back to bed and had some much needed sleep. julie you are a star! after this i began a new veggie soup without the chopped tomatoes, i just could not stand the taste and it was just going to go off standing in the pot for days. instead i have a new and improved version that i have made up myself and i may be floating my own boat here but it is rather damned nice thank you very much.
i have not really done much exercise today after a rather awful night with a grumpy baby that would only sleep if i was cuddling her. she has never been a particularly cuddly baby so this did come as somewhat of a surprise. finally i did manage to get her in her cot only to be greeted by the resounding snore of my partner! nope sleep was obviously not allowed! the extra nap i got this afternoon boosted my energy levels however and i intend to use my abdominal cradle thingy-me-jig and get to work on toning my tummy. yes you see, my tummy is going to be wonderfully toned relatively soon. oh yes it will. of course it is still protected by a layer of belly bulge at the moment but that is going to be a thing of the past in a few months. well it better be! all this calorie counting is hurting my brain! i never was much good at maths!
i am using the internet to figure out what calories are in different types of food and of course 'slices' and 'portions' can differ, so when it comes to calculating my meals i think it is rather approximate. but hey at least im having a go.
my meals for today:
breakfast: 1 cup of tea, 2 slices of wholemeal toast
lunch: 1 small pork chop, boiled rice, cauliflower/broccoli florets
dinner: 2 slices of roast chicken, 1 medium boiled potato, portion of peas/carrots
calories consumed approximately: 911
i have not really done much exercise today after a rather awful night with a grumpy baby that would only sleep if i was cuddling her. she has never been a particularly cuddly baby so this did come as somewhat of a surprise. finally i did manage to get her in her cot only to be greeted by the resounding snore of my partner! nope sleep was obviously not allowed! the extra nap i got this afternoon boosted my energy levels however and i intend to use my abdominal cradle thingy-me-jig and get to work on toning my tummy. yes you see, my tummy is going to be wonderfully toned relatively soon. oh yes it will. of course it is still protected by a layer of belly bulge at the moment but that is going to be a thing of the past in a few months. well it better be! all this calorie counting is hurting my brain! i never was much good at maths!
i am using the internet to figure out what calories are in different types of food and of course 'slices' and 'portions' can differ, so when it comes to calculating my meals i think it is rather approximate. but hey at least im having a go.
my meals for today:
breakfast: 1 cup of tea, 2 slices of wholemeal toast
lunch: 1 small pork chop, boiled rice, cauliflower/broccoli florets
dinner: 2 slices of roast chicken, 1 medium boiled potato, portion of peas/carrots
calories consumed approximately: 911
day 2
ooooooops! its only day two and i have been more than a little naughty! have i eaten more than i should? no. have i given up already? nope. have i forgotten about the exercise? of course not. well what is it then? errrm, well i have to tell the truth i suppose. its the whole reason for doing this on line. . . .i went out on the piss!
i took a walk into town with russ and the baby full of good intentions. that is until russ mentioned going to the pub. "i cant!" i shouted indignantly, " your supposed to be supporting me! not putting ideas in my head!" but as we wandered round the town my willpower started to desert me and i convinced myself that a vodka would be fairly fat free and the pineapple juice mixer would be one of my five a day! amazing what i can talk myself into when i want something to go my way!
well the one would have been fine but i ended up having six, errrrrrr, doubles! in my defence, if i have a defence? i did count the calories. a bottle of pineapple juice is 100 calories so i had a total of 600 calories plus the vodka in the pub. the bad thing is that apart from two pieces of wholemeal toast in the morning i did not eat a proper meal. i had a packet of dry roasted peanuts (293 calories) and a packet of big eat quavers (181 calories). this means i did not go over the recommended daily intake of 1940 calories but it is hardly a healthy way to loose weight! tut tut, naughty me. lesson has been learnt though and i will not be so easily lead in the future. shame on you russ!!
breakfast: 1 cup of tea, 2 slices of wholemeal toast
rest of day: six vodka and pineapple juices, pkt of dry roasted, pkt of quavers
total calories for the day = 1256
i took a walk into town with russ and the baby full of good intentions. that is until russ mentioned going to the pub. "i cant!" i shouted indignantly, " your supposed to be supporting me! not putting ideas in my head!" but as we wandered round the town my willpower started to desert me and i convinced myself that a vodka would be fairly fat free and the pineapple juice mixer would be one of my five a day! amazing what i can talk myself into when i want something to go my way!
well the one would have been fine but i ended up having six, errrrrrr, doubles! in my defence, if i have a defence? i did count the calories. a bottle of pineapple juice is 100 calories so i had a total of 600 calories plus the vodka in the pub. the bad thing is that apart from two pieces of wholemeal toast in the morning i did not eat a proper meal. i had a packet of dry roasted peanuts (293 calories) and a packet of big eat quavers (181 calories). this means i did not go over the recommended daily intake of 1940 calories but it is hardly a healthy way to loose weight! tut tut, naughty me. lesson has been learnt though and i will not be so easily lead in the future. shame on you russ!!
breakfast: 1 cup of tea, 2 slices of wholemeal toast
rest of day: six vodka and pineapple juices, pkt of dry roasted, pkt of quavers
total calories for the day = 1256
Tuesday 12 January 2010
day 1
well day one is nearly over and i am pretty pleased with myself. i have been counting my calories and took a walk into town with the pushchair. the walk is a round trip of approximately 40 minutes plus the extra wandering aimlessly around the shops looking at things i cant afford to buy. i checked on the internet and apparently the average womans daily calorie intake is 1940 and i have so far eaten my way through 920. That is a thousand less and i am not even hungry!
the first thing i thought of was having a celebratory glass of wine and then realised that would kind of defeat the whole object! duh! then i thought if i was thinking about having a drink already and it was only the first day, this was going to be hard! im no alcoholic but a couple of glasses of wine after the baby has gone to bed has become more than habit. its the law!
all i have to keep telling myself that this has to be done. not only for health reasons but social ones too. i want to get my pencil skirt and silver top out from hibernation and show off my sexy legs as they used to be! maybe a little egotistical but that's what i want! and i am going to get it!
i have made the soup and its errrrm ok. i really need to find some way of getting some extra flavour in there without adding any calories. its the hot tomatoes i don't like and they dominate the overall taste of the soup. hmmmmmmmmm better sort that out as its what im supposed to be using as a tummy filler.
so far today i have eaten:
breakfast: 2 slices of toast with 2 cups of tea
lunch: 1 chicken breast with boiled rice and cauliflower/broccoli florets
snack: 2 pieces of wholemeal toast and a packet of quavers
dinner: my veggie soup
not very exciting but its going to be sooooooooooooo worth it!
the first thing i thought of was having a celebratory glass of wine and then realised that would kind of defeat the whole object! duh! then i thought if i was thinking about having a drink already and it was only the first day, this was going to be hard! im no alcoholic but a couple of glasses of wine after the baby has gone to bed has become more than habit. its the law!
all i have to keep telling myself that this has to be done. not only for health reasons but social ones too. i want to get my pencil skirt and silver top out from hibernation and show off my sexy legs as they used to be! maybe a little egotistical but that's what i want! and i am going to get it!
i have made the soup and its errrrm ok. i really need to find some way of getting some extra flavour in there without adding any calories. its the hot tomatoes i don't like and they dominate the overall taste of the soup. hmmmmmmmmm better sort that out as its what im supposed to be using as a tummy filler.
so far today i have eaten:
breakfast: 2 slices of toast with 2 cups of tea
lunch: 1 chicken breast with boiled rice and cauliflower/broccoli florets
snack: 2 pieces of wholemeal toast and a packet of quavers
dinner: my veggie soup
not very exciting but its going to be sooooooooooooo worth it!
Monday 11 January 2010
the night before
it starts tomorrow! that it! i have had enough! i will do it! honestly i can! those are the words we all say when it comes to dieting. its always tomorrow, though isn't it funny how tomorrow never comes? well for me tomorrow is very close and after a good nights sleep (baby permitting of course) i will be starting my own diet and exercise regime to loose the pounds gained during and after pregnancy.
i am by nature very lazy! i would rather sit and moan about my weight than do anything about it but i have now decided enough is enough! to bare all and do this publicly i am hoping that with people watching i will be encouraged to stick to it as giving up is not something i like to do in company. i will be sharing my ups and downs, both in mood and weight. if you feel like you could loose a couple of pounds, want to get fit or just want a laugh. join me in swapping healthy recipes, exercise tips and ideas for shedding those wobbly bits. whatever you reasons for wanting to join, wedding, summer holiday, fitness or baby weight, its always easier to do it together. so here goes, the worst bit! the bit ive been dreading but must do. my statistics for all to see.
name: jill woolford
age: 29
height: 5ft 8inch
weight: 14st 8lbs
target weight: 10st
recipe number one, detox/diet soup
carrots, sliced
onions, chopped
sticks celery, sliced
cloves garlic, crushed
tinned tomatoes, whole
green cabbage, sliced
green beans, cut into thirds
vegetable or chicken stock, to taste
baby spinach leaves
enough water to create a soup
i have given you the ingredients, you choose the amounts depending on personal tastes and of course the size of your pots! you can eat as much as you like so go on give it a try and get stuck in.
i am by nature very lazy! i would rather sit and moan about my weight than do anything about it but i have now decided enough is enough! to bare all and do this publicly i am hoping that with people watching i will be encouraged to stick to it as giving up is not something i like to do in company. i will be sharing my ups and downs, both in mood and weight. if you feel like you could loose a couple of pounds, want to get fit or just want a laugh. join me in swapping healthy recipes, exercise tips and ideas for shedding those wobbly bits. whatever you reasons for wanting to join, wedding, summer holiday, fitness or baby weight, its always easier to do it together. so here goes, the worst bit! the bit ive been dreading but must do. my statistics for all to see.
name: jill woolford
age: 29
height: 5ft 8inch
weight: 14st 8lbs
target weight: 10st
recipe number one, detox/diet soup
carrots, sliced
onions, chopped
sticks celery, sliced
cloves garlic, crushed
tinned tomatoes, whole
green cabbage, sliced
green beans, cut into thirds
vegetable or chicken stock, to taste
baby spinach leaves
enough water to create a soup
i have given you the ingredients, you choose the amounts depending on personal tastes and of course the size of your pots! you can eat as much as you like so go on give it a try and get stuck in.
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