A new me! (hopefully, with some help)

Wow 6lbs, you must be absolutely freakin giddy! I can't believe how fast you are losing weight being so close to your goal! Out of curiosity, what's your running plan look like? Do you run the whole 5 miles, do intervals, different speeds? Whatever it is, tell me, because it obviously works!
 
ADAY 150!!

Breakfast: 50g porridge (180 cals)
Lunch: Ham salad with light salad cream, 108 cal crisps and a yoghurt (282 cals)
Dinner: Small bowl of spagetti bolognese (516 cals)
Snacks: granola bar and an apple (249 cals)
Total calories = 1227

Exercise: 10 min walk, 20 min run on random level 5, 3x12 chest press, 3x15 peck fly, 200 reps on the abs machine and 6x12 tricep extentions

I've reach day 150!!!!! How awesome is that :)

I didn't wake up grumpy today like i thought i would after my chocolate binge!! yesterday :hurray: And i got straight back on track today too :)
I've had a good day. I had a patient say today that she saw me walking down the high street over the weekend and she said i looked so much more confident :) That so made my day :)

Cate Oooh are you gonna join the 6lb challenge? That would be so cool. :) you never know sweetie, you might reach it by christmas......I bet you and Ruthie do and i don't lol that would be about right!!!! And thank you so much for your lovely comments :) you're lovely :grouphug:

Sparked First of all, i keep meaning to ask you.....What's your name? :) Yeah, i am totally blown away with actually being so close to my goal. I am 38 and i have been 'dieting' since my teens. Yo-yo dieter, that's me!!!! I am so chuffed that i have actually managed to bloody do it this time. Well, very nearly :)
My running plan.....Ummmm i kinda don't have one really. On a sunday morning i go running along the railway line with a friend. It is an incline going up so the first time she drove us to the other end and we interval ran down 5 run, 2 walk, we only did that a few times then we ran down it in one go (i live at the bottom of the road so i would then drive her back to her car) Then we thought we would try running up half way cos we thought we would really struggle. We did 2 min walk, 2 min run and realised that we were fine so did the whole way up doing that then ran back down in one go, no interval !! We then moved onto 2 walk, 3 run and next time we are going to do 2 walk, 4 run, then time after 2 walk, 5 run and after that we are gonna aim to do it all in one go....up and back :) Hopefully before christmas!!!!
At the gym i kinda decide on the day what i am going to do. Like today, i did a lot of running yesterday and i should have had a rest day really so i only did a 20 min run, but i upped the level on the incline to make it harder (oh boy was it, i was sweating shit loads) I am really desperate to tone too so did lots of that today. Tomorrow i am gonna do a cardio box areobic dvd (if my arms work after todays torture!) then run again on wednesday, hopefully for 45 mins, staight on speed 9.5 and incline 4, thursday is gonna be a rest day. I just do what i feel like but try and change it a bit so my body doesn't get use to it.
It blows me away that i am so active seeing as 4 months ago i did fuck all!!!!
 
Yep, Kate- I'm in!! As for you sweets!! 150 days!! Awesome!!!! You are so sweet and you make me laugh- "At the gym i kinda decide on the day what i am going to do. Like today, i did a lot of running yesterday and i should have had a rest day really so i only did a 20 min run, but i upped the level on the incline to make it harder"

"ONLY DID A 20 MIN RUN"

ONLY!!

:smilielol5:That's a rest day?

OK. I'm going to have to up the ante now. 6lb challenge coming up! I sure have some competition, albeit very friendly competition. xoxoxo Cate
 
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:D I am so happy after reading your posts, your bubbly enthusiasm is contagious.

I'm not that much taller than you! You are on for the challenge!!!
 
ADAY 151

Breakfast: 50g porridge (180 cals)
Lunch: Salad with sweetcorn & light salad cream, 97 cal crisps and a yoghurt (291 cals)
Dinner: Lamb steak with dry roast potato and parsnip, cauliflower, bricolli, carrots and gravy (369 cals)
Snacks: Granola bar, monster munch crisps (297 cals)
Total calories = 1137

Exercise: Rest day! I was going to do a dvd workout but i really ache today so i thought i had better be a good girl and give my body a rest :)

Had a pretty good day. I don't feel like i look a size 12. I actually had to say to myself 'you are wearing size 12 knickers, size 14 jeggins that are hanging off your arse and your jumper that only just reached your waistband on you trousers before, now reaches half way to your knees!!!' When will i actually accept that i am not the size i was?
I worked with Rachel, the hygienist, today and was talking to her about it and she got quite emotional and said 'i really wish you would see what everyone else can see, you would be so so proud of what you have done' Bless her. :)

Cate Aww sweetie, you did make me giggle '20 min run'!!! I suppose when you look at it like that, i do sound bloody silly lol. Especially when earlier on in my diary i was worried about being able to run for 3 minutes!!!!
So looking forward to to seeing you and Ruthie losing that 6lb. I love that you guys are doing this with me for my final push. You have no idea how much it means to me that you are there to encourage me, right to the last....And beyond :)

Ruthie You are so sweet girly :) I'm glad my 'insane' bubbly enthuiasm is contagious :) All i have said to Cate above applies to you too sweetie. I am so touched that you guys are doing this for me :)
 
Not silly Kate, just funny! It's great to laugh, but it's also fun being silly. It's good medicine. You're right about the exercise(walking) being good therapy for me until I get some counselling. Long term I also think it would be better medicine for me anyway. I haven't weighed since Sunday but am hoping for a small drop. 6lbs will bring me into the 70's(kg) as I weigh 81.5 now. This challenge is def. on! GO US!!!! Hugs & kisses, Cate
 
You are a good girl for resting today!!!!

I know what you mean by saying you dont feel a size 12.I think tht the FAT feeling or at least the big feelings is last to go.If you think about it we lived with it , many of us , for maybe , all our lives , so it makes sense.I think you have to get used to it.Take a look at recent pics of yourself.Get a glimpse of you , in a window while walking down the street.It will sink in eventually!An it is IMPORTANT cause how you FEEL is a MAJOR FACTOR to actually looking and acting great.

see you are spreading the "virus" of running over the forum.Got me to think about it and rainbow to actually running at the gym!!!THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
 
AMorning all

I don't normally post in the morning on a week day but............Today i am wearing my new size 12 jeans and one of Jack's (my 12 yr old son) hoodies that is too small for his tall skinny frame, basically his arms and body are too long. Anyway, i look so tiny!!!! Me....tiny!!!!! There's something i never would have ever thought would be said by me!!!!

Squealy excited :hurray:

Hope everyone has a great day :)
 
AMorning all

I don't normally post in the morning on a week day but............Today i am wearing my new size 12 jeans and one of Jack's (my 12 yr old son) hoodies that is too small for his tall skinny frame, basically his arms and body are too long. Anyway, i look so tiny!!!! Me....tiny!!!!! There's something i never would have ever thought would be said by me!!!!

Squealy excited :hurray:

Hope everyone has a great day :)
 
ADAY 152

Breakfast: 50g porridge (180 cals)
Lunch: Chicken salad with coleslaw and 97 cal crisps (322 cals)
Dinner: Jacket potato with salad, 10g of light spread and coleslaw (386 cals)
Snacks: Granola bar and an apple (249 cals)
Total calories = 1137

Exercise: 10 min walk, 30 min run and 200 reps on the abs machine

Felt proper tiny (not real tiny, my kinda tiny) in my jeans this morning :) Put me in a really good mood.
I had an appointment with the consultant about being sterilised this morning. I thought it was just going to be chat but he needed to do an internal examination! (why is she telling us this? you are saying to yourself.....) to make sure everything was ok to have the surgery. Anyway, while he was 'examining' me he was pushing on my stomach too and he said 'Can you relax your stomack muscles, if they are tight i have to push harder' 'oh, sorry' i replied and tried to relax (yeah like that is gonna happen lol) then he said 'show off' which really made me giggle!!!!! I can't believe he was commenting on how strong my stomach muscles are!!!!! How awesome is that?!?!?! Proper made my day!!!! Totally sureal situation huh!

Anyway i am going in to hospital to have it done on 3rd Jan..... Wish me luck! I guess i wont be running that week so i am definatly gonna have to be ultra good over christmas cos i can't work off all the excess afterwards!!!!

Cate Got everything crossed for you for a loss sweetie. Love and hugs Xxx

Jess I really hope you do start running. It really is the best feeling ever. Like today, i came home from work totally knackered and had a headache but still went and did a 30 in run and feel totally fine now, better than fine even. It is awesome for grumps too and those sad days. And the feeling that you have acheived each stage is amazing. :)
 
That is great. I love it!!! Tight abs, size 12, fit as, running like a demon, Kate!! You will also never look back after being sterilised. I wished that I had had it done years earlier, instead of at 42. Gee Kate you are going great guns. I didn't weigh this morning but will in the next couple of days. I think I may have lost a little as I now fit into my size 13 jeans!! YAY!! I love hearing that you giggle. That's gorgeous & really makes me smile. I told my doc yesterday that I won't take any medication as I know what to do. Like you, exercise makes me feel really good & I must do it every single day, rain, hail or shine. Sweetie my mum doesn't have cancer or Emphysema but has Bronchiectasis, which is an obstructive lung disease. It's not as bad as I thought & I'm much relieved, xoxo Cate
 
A:hurray::hurray::hurray: You are such a flipping knockout! :) Sounds like you had a briliant day, m'dear. And HOW AWESOME is that about the check-up! Hahaha, you made me laugh. You are one fit woman, girl! So proud of you, chicken. xxx
 
ADAY 153

Breakfast: 50g porridge (180 cals)
Lunch: salad with sweetcorn & coleslaw, Kaki (new fruit, not tried it before) and a yoghurt (218 cals)
Dinner: Jacket potato, quiche and salad with coleslaw and courgette relish (416 cals)
Snacks: Granola bar, 5 slices of ham and a choc biscuit (339 cals)
Total calories = 1198

Exercise: Rest day, i'm really slacking with my crunches, must remember to do them every day!!!!

I feel pretty rubbish today. I'm not sleeping for some reason and i'm tired all day!! I feel that i am going to have gained this week :eek: I was up a few lbs on the scales after sundays weigh in and they haven't gone back down AND i am going out for drinks on friday and saturday night!!!! Sunday's weigh in is gonna be a friggin disaster!!!! I have been good all week, not gone over my calories, maybe i have eaten too little again!!!

AND i've realised that i have loads of social christmas things going on between now and christmas so i am gonna get nowhere near my target by christmas!!!!! Ok, so my initial aim was to be a size 12 by christmas and i'm pretty much there but i wanted to reach target and i so know i will not manage it :(

Grumpy grumpy!!!!!!!!

Cate :hurray::hurray: So so pleased with the results your mum got, Really am. :) And good for you on deciding to walk every day instead of taking meds, i am seriously considering cutting mine down now as i have been on them for 6 months. :)

Joh Glad i can entertain hun :)
 
Being tired makes most of us grumpy sweets. I have been going through a similar patch with waking in the middle of the night & not being able to go to sleep but am back to sleeping well again. Try to get into a ritual at night that will help your body & mind to unwind. Don't get on the computer late. Have a herbal tea, rather than a stimulating drink with caffeine in it. Don't worry so much about all the Christmas get-togethers. You can still enjoy them & I don't think you will want to eat the things you used to.

Keep tracking what you eat & drink daily, PLUS your exercise in MFP & perhaps adjust your goals for just one month (to lose 1lb a week only?) so that you don't set yourself up to feel like you are failing. Enjoying your life is so very important. There is no reason you can't do both. You can have a social life as well as a healthy life. You will get to your goal because you are one determined woman. Look at what you have done, perhaps make a temporary adjustment & then get back on track 100% after the festive season. You can do anything you set your mind to Kate. Sending you a big smile ( because you make me smile, even when you're feeling grumpy) & a hug, xoxo Cate
 
ADAY 154

Breakfast: 50g porridge (180 cals)
Lunch:........................
Dinner: Chicken salad with coleslaw (203 cals)
Snacks: Granola bar, 2x97 cal crisps, banana and a hotcross bun (674 cals)
Total calories = 1057

Exercise: 5 min walk, 15 min run..............

I have had the freakest day today!!!!!!!!!!

This morning the bathroom scales said i was 4lb up !!! WTF and 'headcase Kate' was convinced that she was back to her old size!!!! I have got Mark to get rid of the bathroom scales because weighing every day, about 4 times a day to be honest, is not good for me. I keep thinking i am gonna wake up and be back to the size i was and the dream is over!!!!

At work i have had everyone, and i mean everyone comment on my weight!!! (i was a good girl and smiled sweetly) Then went to tesco's and i had loads of people stop me and mention it there too!!!!

While we were at tesco's my dad phoned to say that mum was having chest pains and feeling sick and asked what they should do, I told them to give NHS direct a ring. Got back from tesco's, put my gym gear on and went to the gym, Rang dad back, as i was going to the gym, to see what NHS direct said and he said that they were at the doctors. I told him to let me know how they got on and i went into the gym and started my run...............After 15 mins of running dad rand to say that mum was in a right state and was asking for me so i went straight there. I got there and dad was sat in the waiting room, no one else was in sight (it was 6pm) and then this guy appeared 'are you Kate, please come with me' I followed him and was stopped at the door to the treatment room by a nurse who said 'you mum is refusing to go to hospital and we need to call an ambulance, can we do it?' OMG WTF!!!!!! I walked into the treatment room and there is mum with an oxygen mask on, a sick bowl in front of her, three nurses with her and the doctor trying to get a needle in her arm!!!!!!! ANd what did i do???? I said to mum 'do as you are fucking told, you are going to hospital NOW!!!!!' (i never swear in front of my mum, let alone at her!!!) They thought she was having a heart attack!!!!!! The Dr gave her some morphine and the pain eased and she was a bit better. I went with her in the ambulance (my first ever ride in one) and i was really really scared sat there while they did test etc on her. All i kept thinking was Oh god no, i can't lose my mum!! At the Hospital they gave her more drugs and did more tests and they don't think she was having a heart attack, they think it was something to do with her gastric band!!!!! Maybe a gastointurisis that caused intense pain because of her band. They have kept her in but she was doing really good when we left.

One odd thing, when chatting to mum on the ward, she was saying about how so so proud she was of me doing really well with my weight loss, Anyway, we were talking about my excess belly fat and mum asked 'why don't you have surgery' 'I would love to but can't afford it' And she said 'I am so proud of you, when you get to where you want to i will pay for it for you' OMG!!!!! I was totally blown away with that, Bless her, Two hours before they thought she was having a heart attack and now she is talking about doing that for me.

Ok, I am off to bed, i am knackered, i'll cheack out your diaries when i get a chance, not sure what's happening tomorrow.

Love to all. Xxxx
 
Oh sweetie, I just came out in goose-bumps! What a shock! Kate- good for you, taking charge!!! This is the new Kate- the slim, confident Kate. So happy for you Kate & so glad that you are learning to take compliments. This is your new reality. :beating: xo Cate
 
Oh Kate, how scary for you!! I'm so glad your mum is ok, and OMG how exciting she has offered to pay for the surgery!!

Arrgh, I hafta say ditto on the scales thing this week... I hopped on this morning because I didn't feel like I'd lost anything this week, and I was up 800g!! After being awesome!!! I kinda went 'fuck it all' and ate 2000cals over maintenance... if I've reached a plateau, hopefully that scared it off lol. It's made me re-assess my goals though- aiming to lose weight really fast to be at my goal in time for my holiday was starting to work against me I think... I'll still be lighter than I am now, and a helluva lot smaller and fitter than the last time I went home. I'll just reach my goal a month or so later is all, and be even smaller the next time everyone sees me!


Looking at your calories though, I think you're eating way too little again... especially on days you're running, you should be aiming for at LEAST 1300-1400 cals... I'm sure if you up your calories again you'll see the weight drop. Isn't it awful though seeing a gain after working so hard? I hate it when your body decides to work against you!!
 
AFirst of all.......Mum's home!! And all ok, she has to see the Dr next week but panic over!! Thanks for your kind words. I'll write properly later but.............

You will not believe what i have just done!!!!

I have just run all the way UP the railway line!!!! In one go without walking and then run all the way back down again too!!!!!

I was a bit stressed after what happened last night and just needed to run, i did it on my own too!! i ran up in 31.22 mins and back in 25.47 Running up was bloody hard in some parts but i was determined to do it all today, i kinda needed to if that makes sence. Running down was awesome, i did some really fast bits. So so chuffed :hurray: :hurray:
 
Holy crap Kate, there's so much to be excited about in your diary!! So glad to hear that your mom is doing ok, and that's freakin incredible that she would offer to pay for a surgery like that!! You must be excited knowing that any of the crappy effects of weight loss no longer have to be a concern to you!


Amazing job on the running! Thank you so much for really detailing how you worked up your running endurance, that is really something that is a goal of mine and it is beyond helpful to see an actual, attainable plan! And you made it all the way up the hill?! You kick so much ass I can hardly comprehend it!! ;)


Oh, and you sure as hell do not look 38, if I can look like that at 38 I will seriously be overjoyed!


Oh, yeah, and my name is Rosie :)


And I simply love this:

Originally Posted by katehunibun

I was a bit stressed after what happened last night and just needed to run
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Not eat, but run!! just awesome :)


You really inspire me Kate, so much :D
 
ADAY 155

Breakfast: 2 small slices of wholmeal toast with light spread and marmite (180 cals)
Lunch: Ham salad with coleslaw and a small slice of wholmeal bread with cheese (258 cals)
Dinner: Frozen ready meal, chicken curry & rice (395 cals)
Snacks: banana and a bag of snackajacks (193 cals)
Total calories = 1026 I know i am way under but i am out at a 21st birthday party tonight drinking, and no doubt eating what i shouldn't!!!!

Exercise: Shit loads of running!!!!!

I actually slept really well last night which was a surprise after what happened!! Mark and Jack spent the day setting up for tonights party so i went and did all the town stuff on my own. The lady behind the counter in Spar reached over, put her hand on my arm and said 'You look bloody stunning hun' :) And the girl who works in the bakers gave me a high five. I coped really well with it today, i am definatly getting much better at accepting compliments!!

I didn't have my car as it is still locked up in the doctors carpark after last night and there was no way i was going to walk down the high street after doing a session at the gym on a saturday afternoon!!!!! So i decided to go for a run along the railway line and i was pretty stressed and in knots so i wanted to push myself and really try to run the whole thing!!! It was hard but totally amazing. I was thinking on the way back down about the time i tried to do my 1 min interval running up there and how even running 1 min totally killed me.......Look at me now!!!! I can't get over how fit i am :)

Fancy dress party tonight!!!! It's gonna be messy!!!! I am going to see an aweful lot of people i know tonight so i am gonna have to be brave :eek:
It is all alice in wonderland or fictional characters and i am dressed as the white knight, I will still look ok though, i hope, no doubt there will be pictures :eek:

Thank you Cate & Lucy for your wonderfully kind words and Lucy, i will be a good girl this week and eat over 1300 every day......I promise.

Ok, off to get ready to look a bloody idiot for tonight. Love to all Xxx
 
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