50lbs.

I am so stoked - I got my 50lbs certificate this week! I couldn't believe it when I stood on the scales and it said I had lost 6.5lbs - thats crazy insane. I have been very restrictive since my blow out on Friday, plus things in the bottom department have been better, so I should imagine that accounts for a lot of it.

I am now the following; under 16st (15st 10lbs), under 100kg (just), 55.5lbs down, into a size 18 (mostly) and 1.5lbs away from 4 stone gone! Sheesh.

I've gotta make a trip to Tesco for some food, but I will try and update more often.

Happy Slimming =)

Missyb xxx

the day after the one before.

Hello :)

So! It's been a full week on WW and I feel great, I have to say. Yesterday was a brilliant day and I was feeling so positive; I'm a pretty positive person anyway but I'd forgotten what it felt like to have a bit of luck behind me. Of course, that's totally dried up today as stupid vodafone have taken a whopping £80 out of my bank account that I had reserved for other more important things (I'd forgotten to pay last months when my banks were switching over and so was double charged!) but it's not the end of the world.

Yesterday I was a bit bad food wise, in that I didn't eat enough! I honestly wasn't that hungry, and when it came to dinner time I really had to push myself to put the oven on and cook some salmon, which I had with salad. I must get into a habit of eating all my points otherwise two things will happen (possibly): 1) weight will come off too quickly/plataeu = bad and 2) when my points drop as I lose weight, I will find it hard to get used to the drop. Anyway, break down for yesterday was as follows:

Breakfast: Here's where I was naughty - I had a WW Toffee bar = 1.5pts and 1/4pint of skimmed milk allocated for the day = 0.5pts = 2pts

Lunch: This was totally on the go as I had the Sky man here and I was chomping mouthfuls whilst answering questions, not very relaxing! 3 Mini Pitta Breads = 3pts, prawns - 2pts, 2 tbsp of light mayo - 1.5pts and Walkers french fries - 1.5pts = 8pts

Dinner: I really wasn't hungry so just had a salad but bumped it up with balsamic vingear for points. Fillet of salmon - 4pts, salad bits (lettuce and tomato) - 0pts, 3 tbsp of balsamic vingear - 2pts, honey and mustard dressing - 0.5pts, WW Vanilla Creamed Rice - 1.5pts and very naughtily had another WW Double chocolate bar - 1.5pts = 9.5pts

Anytime: 1 Caramel Snack a Jack - 1pt and 1 Pink n White - 0.5pts = 1.5pts

TOTAL: 21pts out of 27pts. In fairness I didn't do much exercise apart from walking.

Today has been a bit harder as Rob is off - we've been babysitting my brothers kitten for the morning as they needed to decorate the house, but she was so scared! The washing machine was going like the clappers and she looked petrified.

We then popped into the city as I needed to pay some money into my account to make sure it didn't go overdrawn (which it did anyway, by the total of 84p!) and buy our Mum's some cards for Sunday. Rob was hungry so he got a McDonalds; before you think he's a great big tease, I told him he could ;) It didn't bother me at all really, I had a diet coke and we sat outside, I nicked a small chip which I pointed (0.5pts!) just in case. I then decided I wanted something to eat so we went home via Subway where I had a chicken breast wheat 6" sub minus the cheese (4.5pts) and Rob ate a cookie, heh! Stopped off at Tescos and picked up a couple of bits (plus Slimming World magazine, not that I'm thinking of going over to the "dark side" as they call it on the WW forums, I was just intrigued!) and now we're home. I've just munched on an apple and Rob is strangely watching the shopping channel. Oddness!

Sorry for the epic entry, my fingers seem to be running away with me!

Hope you are all having a good week :)

Happy Slimming =)

MissyB xxx

hello lovelies!

Hello lovely ladies and gents (if I have any gent readers) :)

Yesterday was a good day; Rob was over and we went for a walk around town just poodling about. We went for a drink (Rob cider, me tea) at our favourite place and then went for lunch at Pizza Express! (!!!) - I was armed with my Eat Out book and had the Pollo Vendure salad with dressing and doughsticks (7.5pts) and a small glass of wine (2pts) - I also had a tiny bit of Rob's pizza (he happened to have my favourite, meanie!) so counted that as 2pts too. So lunch for 11.5pts and was lovely indeed!

I had an omelette for breakfast and noodles for dinner then zonked out about 8pm, I was so tired after my dinner!

Today being Sunday is usually the day my Mum comes over to visit and we usually cook something like risotto or roast dinner - today I decided to do her a WW receipe so we did prawn, pea and smoked salmon pasta and it was lovely! We also had a pot of ice cream from WW for dessert which was very indulgent and I also had a lemon slice from the eat smart section in Morrisons - only 1pt! I had two slices of wholemeal bread and some spread for breakfast which was 2.5pts. Tonight I'm going to have some baked oven chips (4pts), chicken (3.5pts) and some beans, so should be well within my points.

We also went for an ambling walk by the cathedral with Alfie (Mum's dog) which was nice as the sun was shining, so I think we will do that more often, although my back is killing me now!

I hope you've all had good weekends, I'm nervous and excited about my weigh in on Wednesday!

Happy Slimming =)

MissyB xxx

whoops, day trois.

I managed to fall asleep about 6pm last night with a horrible headache (detox and M.E induced) and didn't wake up until 1am - although I managed to have a very sleepy chat with Rob about half seven, apparently (I don't remember this). So yesterday, I ended up with more points left that I had eaten (13.5pts eaten, 14.5 pts left) - when I woke up at 1am I nearly fell down the stairs in dizzyness! I decided not to eat anything then as I couldn't work out what I wanted to eat and I wasn't sure what day it would count as ;)

As for today, I still have the headache and feel a trifle dizzy, but that's to be expected when you embark on a new way of living. I made the most of the morning sunshine and went for a briskish walk (although I counted it as gentle, I can't walk very quickly or very far without pain) and stopped by a cafe to enquire about wedding venue hire with which I was pleasantly surprised at the price.

For breakfast I boiled two eggs with two slices of toast and some low fat spread - However, the eggs didn't cook properly so I had to scrap them (after opening and eating most of the yolk before realising the egg white was still gooey...eek) and ended up only having one the second time round (still counted two though as I'd eaten the yolk near enough) - it was nice, and it's really good to know I can still have things like that. 5.5pts for breakfast, anyhow.

When I got back I made some soup - Thai Sweet Potato as created by WW - 4pts and pretty nice. I made 4 portions (although there is LOADS!) and have stuck the rest in the fridge for tomorrows lunch or dinner. I also had a packet of Walkers FF (1.5pts), a cheese triangle (0.5pts) and an apple (0.5pts) I then went to meet my Auntie for a coffee (although I had green tea) and my brother who was looking at wedding rings today. Lunch - 6.5pts

For dinner I have 14.5 pts to play with as I've had 2 P&W's (1.5pts) and have worked out 150g of the mince I bought is 3.5 pts, which I'll put with a tomato sauce, mushrooms, onions and some pasta. Friday night I usually either go to the pub for a drink, but I'm not drinking at the moment (neither of us are) as it's making us feel crap (me with headaches, Rob doesn't like taking them on his tablets) so I'll just stick to green tea. It's annoying fresh orange juice isn't zero points as I loved guzzling that! Hehe.

Hope you're all doing well, and looking forward to the weekend.

Happy Slimming =)

MissyB xxx

The time has come (and gone)...

Today I rejoin WW. The meeting is at half ten and I'm dreading weigh in. But I'm going to do this, and I've got to do this.

Will be going for a food shop and am armed with my old books to get some inspiration.

Wish me luck!