A new me! (hopefully, with some help)

ADAY 262

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and jam (185 cals)
Lunch: Bacon, lettuce and light mayo roll (341 cals)
Dinner: vegetable pasty! (440 cals)
Snacks: 3 coffee's, half a bottle of red wine, nibbles and chocolate when i got home :eek:

Exercsie; none...totally rubbish

I have been so busy i will catch up with everything and everyone tomorrow afternoon :)
 
Aw that really sucks about the job Kate, I'm sorry you didn't get it. I'm glad you are feeling more positive about it now though!! Are they even allowed to not hire you for having a tattoo??? Shit would go down if they did that in Aus, it's counted as discrimination. I'm sure something more suitable will come along!!!
 
ADAY 263

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and jam
Lunch: 97 cal crisps and a go-ahead bar
Dinner: Beef burger in a sandwich with lettuce and light mayo
Snacks: 3 coffee's, 4 chocolate mini cornflake bites....ummmm chocolate egg and a bit more choc egg :)

Exercise: Housework!!!

I spent the morning at my parents as my bro and his family were down. It was good to catch up then spent the afternoon doing lots of hard housework and sorting out Stu's (my new bunny) home :)

He is really settling in well. The cats and Roo don't pay any attention to him at all really but Millie and Lola are desperate to play with him. Millie is much better than Lola, it will take time but they will learn to be calmer around him they haven't seen a rabbit before and they want to play. Lola just licks and licks him, i thought it was cos she wanted to eat him lol but reading online it says that young female dogs see them as puppies. Bless her.

I let him out in the lounge last night and one of my cats was asleep on the big dog bed and Stu went over and chased her off and decided that it was his bed. He is sat cleaning himself in the photo.
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/image/id/352738/width/350/height/263 He is the most playful and funny bunny i have ever had, even though he has only been with us since friday. he jumps around, flicks he back legs up, throws the cardboard tubes we have given him to play with and rolls around in the old cloth we have given him too. He is such a cutie.

Seeing as it is easter i have been pretty naughty and had chocolate but i will try and be better this week even though i have a weeks holiday. Not sure what i am going to do. I was gonna go camping for a few days but the weather is rubbish and thought about going to my bro's and catch up with Rob but it will cost lots in petrol and we can't really afford that. I'll take each day as it comes.

OK, off to catch up on everyones diaries. I have been so slack, i'm sorry. I just haven't seemed to find the time.



 
ADAY 264

Breakfast: 4 tiny peices of soda bread toast with light spread and jam
Lunch: 1 slice of wholmeal toast with a spoonful of baked beans on it
Dinner: Spagetti with some pasatta
Snacks: lots of coffee, 2 small hot cross buns, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!!!!!

It is 9.30pm and i have just finished catching up with everyones diaries!!!! I am not gonna get so behind again.
It has given me a real insentive to get back on track after a terrible chocolate binging weekend. I really do need to read everyones diary every day cos it keeps me motivated.

I have felt a bit crappy today, i had my period yesterday and i am worring about the job thing a bit too but that is no excuse for the amout of chocolate i consumed.

I have got this week off work and i'm gonna try and do some nice active stuff.
Tomorrow i am going to do at least a 10 mile run!!!!!!! I haven't done anything since the night before my interview!!!!

Also i am going to count cals again!!!!! i really have let everything fall apart recently. NO EXCUSES!!!! Please feel free to shout at me LOTS!!!!!

I'm gonna cuddle up with my crazy bunny now :)

Love to all :grouphug:
 
Awwwww I LOVE bunnies!!! I used to have a couple when I lived with my parents, my dad was a big rabbit fan. He kept them when I moved out. Stu is a real cutie!!!


Arrrh isn't Easter bad with all the hot cross buns and chocolate (I have more of a hot cross bun problem if I'm honest) HA it's my husbands favourite holiday.Terrible. I'm not going to shout at you Kate, you've been bad for a couple of days during a holiday which is perfectly normal in the real world- however if you don't get straight back into it I may have to shout! :toetap05:<--Hehe this emoticon is cute!
 
Hi Kate! :biggrin:


Firstly, really loving the most recent pics! You look aaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing!! :hurray:


I'm really sorry about not getting the job. Everyone is absolutely correct, it's their loss! They really missed out.


I like to think everything happens for a reason. Perhaps this opportunity didn't pan out because an even better one is right around the corner!
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Awww, I also love your new bunny! Very cute! Congrats!
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I'm glad you're getting back on the wagon! But please be careful tho - 10 miles is quit a thing to do in a day! If you can manage it, awesome! However, if you start feeling any sort of pain or discomfort, please take a rest!
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Sending you good froggy vibes, Kate! :biggrin:
 
ADAY 265

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and marmite (147 cals)
Lunch: Ham, lettuce and light mayo granary roll & 97 cal crisps (357 cals)
Dinner: Large bowl of porridge with a scoop of muesli on top (590 cals)
Snacks: 2 coffee's, banana and 97 cal crisps (219 cals)
Total calories = 1313

Exercise: 5.33 mile run

Check out the lack of chocolate in my food today :hurray: or anything naughty at all :hurray: One day at a time though.........
I really felt catching up with everyones diaries yesterday has given me the motivation to crack on with losing those last few lbs. Thank you so much guys :)

I've had quite a nice day today. I am off work this week and Mark and Jack are down the theatre all day and evening so i am home alone. I would normally really really struggle when i am on my own and out of my normal routine (especially when there are hot cross bun and shit loads of chocolate in the house) BUT i did it :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

I did some jobs that needed doing this morning and went for my run after lunch. I was going to try and do a 10 mile run but i kinda knew that i would struggle cos i haven't done any kind of exercise for a week now and i have been eating badly. I definately noticed that i wasn't a lean, mean running machine....I was more like a wobbling, puffing strugging machine lol. I amso had a really impressive pain just inside my right hip bone, not sure what it was, it might be cos i have my period. Anyway i had to do some walking cos it was doubling me over. The place i went to was somewhere i have never been to before and it was lovely, really pretty. I will definately go there again soon. It is 5 miles each way so i will get to get up to doing 10 miles before my run in october and it's flat, which is a bonus.

Had a lovely hot bath when i got in and then had a snooze on the sofa for a hour. Played with my crazy bunny. I had rabbits when i was a kid but i have never had one so funny, confident and cheeky as this little fella. I let Millie play with him and they chased each other around for ages. I was a bit worried about Millie being 'boistrous' but she was fine and he chassed as much as he was chased. Lola is gonna take more time, she just seems to want to lick him to death. I'll spend some time with those two tomorrow.

Lucy Check me out and the absence of any kind of crappy food...You won't have to tap your foot at me after all :toetap05:

Greg Aww thank you :blush5: You are too sweet :)
Yeah, i like to think that things happen for a reason too. I am trying to be optomistic but it's hard at times.
You were right about my run, i don't know why i thought i was gonna be able to just go and do 10 miles, i haven't run that far for months. I am going to make sure i exercise every day and work it back up to 10 miles.
 
Well done on the cals babes, and NO NO CHOCOLATE. I still cant believe how much exercise you do! Amazing, you should move to Ireland and become my own personal trainer! You would seriously get me into such good shape! I wonder will i ever see the day i can run 5.33 miles...eeeeeeeeeek



So sorry i haven't posted in your diary in ageeeeees, im so caught up with college work i just write quick comments here and there to everyone! I am so sorry you didn't get the job hun, but everything happens for a reason- YOU MUST BELIEVE THAT, STAY POSITIVE. xxx



Bunnies are super cute, but they scare me, i like looking at them from afar but not up and close for too long!! lol



Thank you so much for that kind comment on my diary, it means alot hun, your always full of wise knowledge:):)


Love ya girly xxx
 
Hi Hun, well done on the chocolate-free day & the exercise. You're back!!!!! That bunny looks & sounds adorable. What a great little boost he is for your mood sweets! Well done Kate on getting back on track so quickly, after what was a very disappointing experience. Lots of love xoxo Cate
 
ADAY 266

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholmeal toast with light spread and lemon curd (185 cals)
Lunch: Ham & coleslaw granary roll (255 cals)
Dinner: Chicken and veg enchiladas (682 cals)
Snacks: 3 coffee's and 97 cal crisps (172 cals)
Total calories = 1294

Exercise: Carrying lots of planks of wood around :)

I've managed another good food day with no chocolate or evil goodies :hurray:

I woke up this morning feeling anxious and just nervous really. I read comments and diaries while i had my breakfast which cheered me up but i have struggled to not worry about things today. I just pottered and did houshold jobs this morning and went up to mum & dads this afternoon and moved a load of planks of wood ready for Mark to take up to the allotment then came home, got dinner ready, watched some TV and played with the bunny. I kept thinking that today is kinda what it will be like when/if i am unemployed and it scares me :(

I had a chat on Skype with Rob earlier and he was lovely and made me laugh. He has also given me something to do tomorrow which i am going to do and hopefully that will help me get my head together. I'm also gonna plant some seeds to get things going for the allotment :)

Irish Cheers for stopping by and don't worry about not finding the time to catch up as often as you'd like. I totally know what that is like.
I am trying to stay positive about the job situation but it really is hard. Hopefully things do happen for a reason and something great will come up for me.
Aww sweetie, how can you be scared of bunnies. Well, i can understand with some cos they can be scarey but my cute little Stu is awesome, he is so funny and cheeky :) and to be honest he is quite a good distraction right now when i am pretty stressy. He is fun to watch and is so so cuddlely :)

Cate You right, Stu is a good distraction. I'm really trying to stay positive but i think i have too much time to sit and think right now. A week off with nothing to do is not good for me right now. I am going to do something nice tomorrow so hopefully that will help.

Here's looking forward to a better day tomorrow :)
 
Hiya Kate! I know it sucks, but if you end up feeling unemployed for a while (kind of how I feel actually) think of it as time off to gather your thoughts and get in a better head space. I'm sure if it comes to it you won't be unemployed for long, you have a specific job/skill that you have YEARS of experience in and anyone silly enough not to take you on, well... it's THEIR loss!!


Good on you for 2 awesome days too!!
 
AMorning all :)

I had such a bad night last night. I woke up at about 1am and just couldn't get back to sleep. I lay there worrying and stressing about the future. I really tried to be positive but it just wasn't happening. I gave up and got up, made myself a hot milk drink (and ate some banana cake and probably about 6 German biscuit things.......but not chocolate!!!!) and watched some tv on my iPad. I probably managed to get back to sleep on the sofa at about 4am and then went back to bed when Mark got up for work (I didn't wanna wake him before)
I do feel a bit better this morning and reading diaries on here has lifted me even more. It's so weird how just catching up with everyone's life on here can lift my spirits.
Anyway, I've just had breakfast, gonna stick on some music and crack on with planting seeds in pots.

By the way, I am writing this on my iPad!!!!! It is so cool, it auto corrects my typos!!!!! :hurray: :hurray:

Deep breath........here's to a new, more positive day :)

Insert ticker here........haven't figured that on here yet lol
 
Aomg!!!!!!!!!! I've got a job!!!!!!!!!!!

it's working for Rachel's husband (she's the hygienist I work with on a Tuesday) practice. It's 4 days a week and I couldn't be happier. The money is less but I really really don't care. I get to work for one of my best friends!!!!!!!!!


I know everyone said that things happen for a reason and this is so the case here! Any job that I got would have been a stop gap until something came up at their place!!!!! I really can't believe my luck :)

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
 
ADAY 267

Warning!!!! I'm celebrating food day......don't read!!!
Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and lemon curd (185 cals)
Lunch: Prawn oatmeal sandwich, carrot cake, 81 cal crisps (706 cals)
Dinner: Chicken & veg enchiladas (682 cals)
Snacks: Coffee, an ice cream, 2 packs of go-ahead snacks and a flake chocolate bar (604 cals)
Total calories = 2177 Whoops!! :)

Exercise: ummmm some walking :)

Oh my word, what a day!!!!

I woke up, after a terrible nights sleep due to my brain going off on a stress freak out, desperate to be positive today. This morning i was in the middle of potting up seeds when the phone rang. It was a guy called Steve who is the practice manager of Chris & Rachel's dental practice saying that Penny had handed her notice in (she got the job i had gone for an interview for) and that Chris wanted him to offer me the job before they advertised the vacancy :eek: Ummmmmm let me think about it.....not......Hell, yes please :)
I then noticed that i had a text from Rachel saying that steve would be ringing. She said that she was sorry that they couldn't pay me as much as i am on now and she would totally understand if i didn't want to take the job!!!!!!

I rang her and squealed like an excited child at her. I told her that i really didn't care how much i was going to be paid, it would be enough to cover the bills and we would get by. I was just so so chuffed that i was going to be working for them. She always said that if a job came up then it was mine but never in my wildest dreams would it come up as i was about to become unemployed!!!! It was lovely talking to her this morning, we were as excited as each other :)

Anyway, i start on 8th May :) I rang Mo and she was over the moon for me :) she was so so pleased, bless her. I also rang and text everyone else and they were all so excited for me too :hurray: :hurray:

When i finally got the seeds finished (i was like a child, i just didn't know what to do with myself, i was jumping and skipping round....i'm so glad nobody could see me :) ) i got some nice food and went for a walk to Morte Point. I sat in the sun and just felt at peace. Rob had told me yesterday to go there and write down my hopes and fears for the future and try and spend the time alone in the beautiful scenery to try and work things out in my head. Well, i didn't have to do that. Instead i sat there and thought about how bloody lucky i am for things to slot into place as they have. I also decided that i will definately do an Open University degree, probably in 'Criminology & psychology' but my brother reckons that maybe i should do some sort of management course too. I then went to mum & dads. Mum was out and i sat in the garden and chatted with dad for ages, we talked about the Titanic, his life working in the merchant navy, when he started working as a diver etc. It was so nice just to sit and chat with him. I found out a lot about his life today. Normally mum has hom doing some kind of job so he doesn't get chance to sit and chat often. I had a lovely time with him :)

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This is the view from where i was sat having my lunch :)



 
Woo Hoo Kate!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited for you Hun!! I knew you would get a great job & I'm so pleased for you that I am almost lost for words! I wish we had a dancing figure on this forum! This deserves a big happy dance!!!! That is wonderful news! Good things have to come your way as you attract & radiate positive vibes, even when you think that you are down or are stressing. I know that sounds a bit crazy but you make me smile. I love that view & can imagine you sitting there savouring your good fortune & enjoying the moment. Lots of love to you sweetie, xoxo Cate. PS I think a management course is a great idea. I can see you in a management role one day. You would be the best employer!! xoC
 
Awh Kate!! You just made my day!! I AM SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU. You totally deserve this job you're so lovely and hardworking:):)



it must have been so exciting and overwelming to wake up to that phone call!! I hope the job is really good to you because you are such a kind person:):)


I am here smiling to myself like an idiot, i just love seeing good things happening to great people.


I am so jealous that you had that view at lunch, reminds me of where my mom is from, we used to go there when we were younger. SO SO BEAUTIFUL:):)



Also, i was only googling about the story of Titanic the other day, its terribly sad and interesting at the same time, i love the film though, Rose and Jack, such an amazing love story. How stunnig was Kate Winslet in it???O M GEEE


Anyway chick, big hugs from Ireland for you:):) So proud of ya hun xxxx
 
Wooo Hooo Kate!!

Congratulations baby! Yes, things work out for a reason and now you have it all...good job and awesome looks in your new skinny self! So happy for you!!!


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ADAY 268

Another holiday food warning!!!

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread & lemon curd (185 cals)
Lunch:2 flatbread with brie and pate (370 cals)
Dinner: 2 bagels with jam and light phili (370 cals)
Snacks: 2 coffee's, granola bar, last of my eater egg, 3 bourbon biscuits and a magnum ice cream!!! (1206 cals)
Total calories = 2017 Whoops!!!!!

Exercise: Ummmmm i'm on holiday :)

Chilled with Mark and Jack this morning. They went down to the theatre at lunch time and i went and did all the food shopping then came home, caught up on some diaries, read some of my book and curled up on the sofa and had a snooze!!!! I'm getting to quite like having a nap on the sofa of an afternoon :)

Went to see Jack's show this evening with Mum & Dad and Bec's. It was totally bloody awesome. I am in 'stupidly proud mummy mode' right now. He was amazing, i never would have had the confidence to do it and he just loves it. I can't believe i'm gonna say this as i am not the sort of mum who really bigs up her kids but he looked so good looking up there!! Because of all the dancing and sports he does he has an amazing body, a proper mans body not a scrawny boys body. I can believe i have produced something so attractive lol. I know mum and Bec's would really enjoy the show but my dad was totally blown away with it too. He wanted me to tell Jack that he thought it was 'outstanding'!!!

I have had a serious 'holiday food' few days and i'm not too bothered. I have bought lots of healthy food for next week and from monday i am going to do 1200 cals a day mon-fri and 1500 a day at the weekend. I am going to do this until i reach my target. I am also gonna get back to the gym too. I am gonna be a lean, fit and healthy person for when i start my new job on 8th May :)

We are going on holiday for a long weekend on 27th April so i really have to crack on with losing some more weight for then too.

Lucy :) Thank you sweetie

Cate :blush5: Aww you are such a lovely lovely friend. And yes i will definaltely check out what management courses they do. Thank you for your advice. :)

Irish Aww sweetie, you're making me blush too :blush5: You guys are all so lovely. I kinda feel weird everyone saying well done cos i didn't do anything, i kinda feel like i cheated :)

Sarah :blush5: Yep more blushing. I am so blessed with some amazingly wonderful people who i class as friends on here. You are too amazing for words.

Thank you all so so much for all your wonderful comments about the job and thank you too for putting up with my lows and my rantings etc etc. You guys have really made a difference, beyond words really. I can't find the words to express what you all mean to me. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
 
Kate-we feel the same about you sweetie. I think we all support one another & it's a loving, helpful & supportive community. You did not cheat to get this new job. You got it because of the way you go about your life & your work. Your excellent reputation sweetheart is what got you your new job, along with working beside you & seeing how good you actually are, rather than how you perform in an interview or whether or not you have a tattoo. You should be really proud that you have such a good reputation & that your work is respected. I know how you feel about Jack & it's funny because lately I can see the young man that our OGS will become. "Outstanding and awesome" hey? WELL DONE JACK! It's good to be really proud of our sons Kate. Too many people put others down, including their offspring. You are not like that at all. Never apologise sweetie for having ups & downs(she says! :blush5:) It's because you care. Lots of love, xoxo Cate
 
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