A 1.8lb set back......

Not really surprising since we had ate out virtually every night last week and I've just started to get a cold. However it is still a bit of a disappointment to be going the wrong way. My cold is even worse this morning - so no gym for me and plenty of fluids and soup. I'm at 206 lbs with clothes on and will be happy if that stays the same over the next 3 weeks - we may try and find a weight watchers in Ealing to weigh in at to help keep us on track. Weather has been dreadful this week which has also kept us in more than usual and eating warm stews and soups instead of salads. It is hard to feel enthusiastic about a salad at minus 16 degrees! Good luck to all in aiming to steady the scales this holiday time!

Almost at the 20 pounds lost mark!

I lost 1.2lbs this week which takes me to 19.2 lbs lost - so if I try really hard (and I'll have to as we are out for christmas drinks and dinner lots of times this week) then the 20lbs lost by Christmas will be a reality! the next few weeks are going to be such fun as we see all our friends - but very hard diet wise - the trick I think is to try to take as much exercise as possible in the gaps! and slimline tonic with the gin..... I have to prepare myself for the fact that a few pounds may come back despite my very best intentions, but I'm prepared to start battle again in the new year. It's funny how I'm feeling about my body - I feel like 'me' again - there's still a way to go (at least another 30lbs to get my BMI to 'normal'), but I do feel good (and hungry most of the time too...). So my dear blog reading friends thanks for your support and have a super time over the holidays, much love Nicki

A pleasing 2lb loss this week - 18lbs total

...Which given it's 'period' week is something of a surprise! Also we missed two days at the gym due to a big snowfall and some very cold weather which kept us inside and we went out for dinner once and to the movies (I eat the popcorn which is low in calories and quite filling). So a 2 pound loss is more than expected, but I'm not complaining! We are having aduki bean burgers for supper tonight as part of our eat more veggie food drive. Also it's getting close to our trip back to the UK, we want to make sure we don't lose momentum and that we exercise regularly - luckily Mags is pretty keen on exercise (as is Helen when she's home) - so it should be OK. Thanks for all the support messages - they really do mean a lot - I have only sent the link for this blog to a few people but may broaden it in the new year.
Hint for this week - clementines and satsumas are in the shops and are really good for filling you up between meals (I know they aren't local foods but they have vitamin C to ward off the cold virus and lots of fibre and hardly any calories). Until next week...

Goodness gracious - a big week!

It was a stunning 2.8 pounds lost this week - taking me to 16.2 pounds total loss. I'm starting not to recognise myself - certainly Karen has never seen me this light! I am wearing all her trousers now as mine are all too big, and hers are also a bit baggy - we are holding out on buying new stuff until our weight settles down in the new year, although we did have to buy new pyjama bottoms as the old ones kept falling off - for the first time in living memory I'm a female 'large' instead of a male 'extra large'! This morning I even put on one of Karen's bra's! I am enjoying the good weeks as I'm pretty certain there will be flat or bad weeks. So how is this all happening? The dull and boring truth dear freinds is diet and exercise and consistency - i.e. make the changes and then stick with them. We hardly ever eat cheese anymore, but since there isn't much nice cheese to be had in Canada (I'm comparing with Waitrose!) it isn't too bad a loss. We exercise 5 or 6 times a week, even if it's just making ourselves go for a walk. I'm going very slowly with the running as my big fear is that i'll injure myself (again) and that then I won't be able to exercise - and then it would become even harder to lose the weight. The Xena gym and DVD's have been a real help - I'm almost at the end of series 1 (22 episodes - each one 16km worth of bike riding). So now I'm facing the 'bloating' week, not to mention Karen's PMT, so I have to concentrate on drnking huge amounts of water and not bursting into tears all the time - wish me luck!