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On long gaps
Feb. 20th, 2011 08:01 amI'm glad that I have this blog, even though the poor thing gets neglected for very long periods of time. It's interesting to look at what has happened through time, with respect to my weight and mental state. Things have changed for me yet again, but in a good way. I've returned to my original work field and am doing a job that really suits me, full-time, in a beautiful riverside setting in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The river in question is the Thames and I'm working supposedly as a water quality scientist, but in reality, drawing on most of my experience to contribute to their newly formed Environment team. I started in November and I'll be honest, I had trouble finding a suit in which to be interviewed, back in August. An elasticated skirt came to my rescue fortunately. Even what I'd previously considered my 'fat' smart trousers were uncomfortable.
Still, I've settled in there and am very happy in my employment. Home is peaceful and calm, with my partner's eldest daughter having moved out to live with a boyfriend, so I don't have to tiptoe round her. I am making what I consider to be an adequate contribution toward the finances, paying less than my partner, but then I paid all of the deposit and moving expenses on the house, so it's actually very fair. I invited my parents to stay through Christmas and they came, but unfortunately, our part of Britain had the coldest December in years and it was treacherously snowy and icy outside, so we didn't manage to get out and about much, although there was plenty of good food consumed!
I weighed myself at New Year, with the result of seeing the scales finally at 14 stone. Ugh. So, I had a look online and rejoined WeightWatchers, to try out their new ProPoints plan. I never got round to posting History Part 3, so I think I should probably do so in my next installment, because the choice of WeightWatchers should be put into context. Anyhow, I've been doing the online plan, not going to classes, but regularly recording my food and visiting the message boards, joining challenge groups etc, and after seven weeks, I've already managed to get back to 13 stone. Since it's winter, there have been quite a lot of soup dinners in the evening, as research now points to soup being more filling than eating and drinking the equivalent amount of food and water. Plus, I do enjoy homemade soup and so does my partner. In fact, my partner has unintentionally dropped a waist size in his trousers and is back to a weight he was in his late twenties, at 14 stone 8lb. I haven't asked him to diet, or restricted him at all, he's just getting the side effects of eating truly tasty nutritious yet calorie light food.
I have further goals, obviously. 14lb in seven weeks is fabulous, but I'm a long way away from where I consider myself to be a healthy weight and equally l'm expecting to have to take most of the rest of the year to get down to my eventual goal of 10 stone. Although, I keep reminding myself that 11 stone is supposed to be the top of my healthy weight range, so getting there will be an interim goal. At the start of this particular weightloss kick, I gave myself several goals and graphed out a sensible way to lose the weight. I've achieved the 14 lb in 7 weeks, the next is a further 21lb in 14 weeks. Then following that, the goal is to go for another 21lb over 21 weeks.
I set myself these goals right at the start of the year, but last week I booked a week at CentreParcs with my partner's younger two daughters. We're going on the 27th May (the bank holiday is on the 31st May) which is round about co-incident with my next target. If I can lose more than target by then, by maintaining the 2lb per week weightloss that I've been averaging so far, that would be terrific. Either way, it's good incentive to look a lot less tubby in my swimsuits and bikinis than I do right now!
Still, I've settled in there and am very happy in my employment. Home is peaceful and calm, with my partner's eldest daughter having moved out to live with a boyfriend, so I don't have to tiptoe round her. I am making what I consider to be an adequate contribution toward the finances, paying less than my partner, but then I paid all of the deposit and moving expenses on the house, so it's actually very fair. I invited my parents to stay through Christmas and they came, but unfortunately, our part of Britain had the coldest December in years and it was treacherously snowy and icy outside, so we didn't manage to get out and about much, although there was plenty of good food consumed!
I weighed myself at New Year, with the result of seeing the scales finally at 14 stone. Ugh. So, I had a look online and rejoined WeightWatchers, to try out their new ProPoints plan. I never got round to posting History Part 3, so I think I should probably do so in my next installment, because the choice of WeightWatchers should be put into context. Anyhow, I've been doing the online plan, not going to classes, but regularly recording my food and visiting the message boards, joining challenge groups etc, and after seven weeks, I've already managed to get back to 13 stone. Since it's winter, there have been quite a lot of soup dinners in the evening, as research now points to soup being more filling than eating and drinking the equivalent amount of food and water. Plus, I do enjoy homemade soup and so does my partner. In fact, my partner has unintentionally dropped a waist size in his trousers and is back to a weight he was in his late twenties, at 14 stone 8lb. I haven't asked him to diet, or restricted him at all, he's just getting the side effects of eating truly tasty nutritious yet calorie light food.
I have further goals, obviously. 14lb in seven weeks is fabulous, but I'm a long way away from where I consider myself to be a healthy weight and equally l'm expecting to have to take most of the rest of the year to get down to my eventual goal of 10 stone. Although, I keep reminding myself that 11 stone is supposed to be the top of my healthy weight range, so getting there will be an interim goal. At the start of this particular weightloss kick, I gave myself several goals and graphed out a sensible way to lose the weight. I've achieved the 14 lb in 7 weeks, the next is a further 21lb in 14 weeks. Then following that, the goal is to go for another 21lb over 21 weeks.
I set myself these goals right at the start of the year, but last week I booked a week at CentreParcs with my partner's younger two daughters. We're going on the 27th May (the bank holiday is on the 31st May) which is round about co-incident with my next target. If I can lose more than target by then, by maintaining the 2lb per week weightloss that I've been averaging so far, that would be terrific. Either way, it's good incentive to look a lot less tubby in my swimsuits and bikinis than I do right now!
