Wow!

Such a long time since I last posted ...
To be honest I've been very busy with getting myself better, being in hospital, again, with a scare, work (full time now) and getting my eldest to University! He's only been there a week and I'm missing him .. he's having a whale of a time though.... party, party party!!!!
Youngest is, having just started sixth form, enjoying life too ... party, party, party .. though, finishing at more sociable hours!!!
Well I have, once again, joined SW .. I had to find one that I hadn't failed at ... luckily, a lovely little group in the next door village and it's over the side of town where I work, so I can just go there straight from work! Result!
My weigh in was a bit of a shocker!!!!! but in three weeks I've lost 7.5lbs.. so that's ok!
I'm trying to lose enough, so it shows, a bit, by Christmas!
Here's hoping!!!

Happy Days!
xx

Serves me right!!!!

Tee heee!  Halloween treats for the trick and treaters!  I especially got a tub of treats that DID NOT have chocolate, so no temptation there .. Or so I thought! ... But no, this is me of course! I like drumsticks .. So I pinched one, un wrapped it, shoved it in my gob and bit down .... Crack! Pulled out said drumstick with half my back tooth attached! Blimey! There was my SW fairy giggling in the background!!!!

Busy, busy, busy!

Naughty me .. I've neglected my little blog .. but for good reasons .. I've a little jobette in the lovely shop that's selling my prints (that's also keeping me busy, with trips to the printers and the mounting of my work!) and I'm really enjoying it .. I only help out on Mondays and the odd Saturday, but it gets me out, keeps me out of mischief and away from the snack cupboard!!!!!
So the trips to and from the printer with printers proofs etc has been time consuming but it's been exciting .. I've now got prints in two sizes and cards in the shop as well on my website .. Passion, paper & paint!

Anyway, the last few weeks have been good .. a few little naughties crept in, but, nothing too much .. last week I lost 1.5lbs and this week 2lbs! Yipeee!
It's great cos Hubby's losing too and we're keeping each other on track!

Quiet!

Sometimes if you've got nothing to say ... then say it!

It's been quiet I suppose because mentally I feel down and physically I feel KNACKERED!!!

Still, on the positive front we've both lost these past few weeks .. though I doubt tomorrow will hold the same losses for us because, as we well know. it's been a naughty week ..  A sneaky chinese takeaway, a homemade yummilish chocolate cake, a humungus slice of carrot cake and a white roll!!!!  So we're both expecting a gain! Ho hum! It's out fault and we won't be surprised! (Actually I reckon it will be bigger for me as Big Blue One has done lots of bodymagic!)
Let's see shall weeeeeee...............

xxx

Bit sad ...

... Stayed the same today .. It is star week though (but one still hopes!!!!) !

Hubby well chuffed .. Lost 2.5 and was Slimmer of the week!  He has been trying really hard this week so ... go him!!!!!!  

 Had a super tea tonight from the SW magazine ... Steak au poivre!  Cor it was yum!

Happy days! X

Hurrah!

Another loss this week ... and Slimmer of The Month!!!!

 How chuffed am I???   Very.. to say the least!
We've been good on the free food items .. but the syns crept in and Hubby reckoned we'd gone over this week ... he's been very good about keeping track of them! Bless him!
He stayed the same and I lost 1lb!  Yipeeeee!

Yippee!

Well those few days in Paris, did me no harm whatsoever!  Happy bunny here ..2.5lbs off!   This is the beginning of my downward weight spiral!!!!   Xxxxx

I'm a gymnast!

Well not really, but, as I was going through our SW posts, I got to thinking about how we are all just doing our thing along the balance bar of life and sometimes we wobble a bit and sometimes we fall off!! 
It's not our fault ... just a little slip up and off we fall  (it's too easy, you see, as the balance bar is only thin)!!!  Falling off is all part of life! Wobbling is all part of life!!!  But we can soon sort it out, jump right back on and carry on to the final performance (target),  it might take months, it might take years but we'll get there.... because we want to!!  All we need is to:
Concentrate (plan),
Get the steps right (eat properly)
Have confidence in ourselves
Practice new moves (try different meals)
To get to that perfect performance! (Target).



Now! Off I go to chalk up my hands and get rid of my leotard wedgie!!!!

Home again ...

.. Well I can safely say we had a super fab time in Paris, the weather held out for us and the sights were spectacular! We both walked and walked and walked ..so lots of body magic, which is good.... The food, on the other hand, was a bit more of a minefield!!!!  I opted for salads as much as I could but they always seem to come swimming in oil!!! So I would drain whatever I could off and eat the rest, but two things sprang to mind whilst eating them ... 1,  was why do they put so much on and 2,  why do they enjoy eating VERY slimy leaves!!! No crisp salad leaves at all!!! How weird is that!?!?! 

No chocolate consumed whatsoever!!!! I can't believe it!!!!   And only two treats of pudding .. One crepe with Nutella and one creme brûlée, my most favourite of all deserts!!  

So I think our trip to SW, hubby joining too, before we went has helped me, certainly, make some different choices, right choices!   Who knows what the scales will tell tomorrow!  

Happy days! Xx

Paris... Lovely!

Whilst Paris is indeed a beautiful place, with lovely views, fab restaurants, a good metro system and fairly nice people .. It doesn't do much for ones, such as mine, self esteem ... All those petit French lovelies in their very petit pretty dresses made me feel like a right old heifer!!!!  I have had a lovely few days here, but, home on the morrow!  This little anniversary trip has, I hope, given me the kick start needed for my weight loss journey to start again! 

Happy days xxxx