Byebye Big Bum!

[jjjay]

Can I ask what you do to warm up and cool down for a run? What kinds of stretches do you do and how many?
!

Hmm I'm afraid I'm dreadful - I just kind of start running...not particuarly fast, like a gentle jog at first to get into my stride.

Mid run, if i stop at a halfway point for 2 mins, I stretch my hamstring and quad muscles but I don't do much when I finish apart from flop out on the sofa or bath! I used to be a bit more sore after each run but have found lately that my body just seems to have got used to running 5k regularly without much complaint. When I do a 7 or 8km run it complains for a few days! LOL.

Thanks for the beautiful play by play commentary Jjjjay!

Written by a true romantic! Awesome.

The nice part is I (a man) got a glimpse of what went on in your (a woman's) mind. (This doesn't happen often and I was really intrigued how you made note of just about everything you noticed and of what transpired).
Very cool! Reminds me of when I met my wife and I think back if she was as analytical about everything that happened on our first date! lol.

Heh. You mean I sound like a mad woman! I've always had an eye for detail - I could probably recall 70% of our conversation and gestures etc... Almost like playing a film in my head (obviously not just of my meeting with X...I mean, generally I can remember stuff like that). Women do tend to be quite analytical I think though, and probably read too much into little things - some of which have subconscious meaning...some of which is hahaha. He's probably like "what are you on about? I just put a shirt on...I just shook hands".

Yup...I got the same 'high' off it. Thanks so much!

Aww glad I could brighten up your day. I still grin when I think about it.

So, tell me this, from a man's perspective....for the last 5 months, him and I have spoken on the telephone at least one every fortnight for a good 30-40 mins about non-work stuff but ALWAYS with a work reason for me calling him. Sometimes we've spoken everyday for 3 or 4 days if there was some issue to sort out and one day he called me like 5 times in 2 hours.

So my main worry was that now our "work" together/against each other is finished, I don't have any work reason to call him and if I rang, would be "bothering" him. But if he felt like that AT ALL, he wouldn't meet me right? And IF it had ever occured to him "oh its that woman calling again" *rolls eyes* *co-workers laugh*, then he wouldn't DREAM of saying "Call me"....would he?!?!

ROFLMAO!!! I could just see him haul off and slap you in the side of the head without warning as I buzzed that in your ear! lolol OUCH!!!

LOL!!!! You are probably right!! Super-sporty reactions...ker-tish with a newsperhaps and BlueBottleFlumes would be no more!!

Anyhows, I stood up at work to do my departments 2 min slot at our Monday morning commercial summary to the entire floor and got maximum kudos for our new "links" with Mr X's department, plus my boss was very very pleased with his offer to come in and speak - I wonder if X knows just how useful he is to my career - probably yes....but doesn't make it any less sweet of him to give me insider info.

Food yesterday: Good and bad...darn my mother cooking dinner!!

Brekkie - 1/2 egg sandwhich (bought it and then realised it had salad cream in it YUK! could only eat half) - 300/2 = 150
Strawberries - 120 cals
Chocolate bar - 230 cals
4 cups of tea - 40
Lunch - Chicken cous cous - 330 cals
Apple - 50 cals
Sausage and mash for dinner - 180 x 2 sausages + 150 mash + 40 veg = 550
strawberries - 40 cals
3 breadsticks - 60 cals
2 pancakes - 152 cals

Total - 1722 (coming up to ToM so find it so much hard not to snack)

Still 186 on the scales - PHEW. Off for a run tonight I think.

 

[Tigpuppy]

I must be missing some essential famale gene because I was never like that - analyzing everything that was said or done for possible hidden meanings. Maybe that's part of the same gene that makes other women like clothes shopping? I must have been carrying it around somewhere though because I managed to pass it on to my 9 and 7 year old girls who are already doing that stuff, and to some extent my 3 year old twins as well (though I think they are just copying what they see the big ones doing).

I just don't understand them.

Now if they were interested in power tools I'm sure we could bond over a nice miter saw!

 

[jjjay]

hey hey hey guys

Ok, so ToM on its way again...not great food-wise...typical!! Major chocolate cravings today.

Breakfast - beef sandwich 276 cals
Chocolate - 230 cals
cups of tea - 40 cals
plain salad and slices of beef - 45 cals + 120 cals = 165 cals
Mini chedders - 260 cals
1/2 kit kat - 115 cals
french fries - 330 cals
chicken dippers - 385 cals

Total = 1801

Wore my little stripey shirt today (same as for the X meeting last week) and had 4 different people comment on how slim I was looking...guess it IS a great shirt to wear at the moment!!

Not had a chance to do any running since Saturday and feeling like I'm missing out now...sigh...wish I could hit the streets to pound out a 5km tonight but no-one around to look after my daughter whilst she's asleep. My dad had her til I got back from work (and a drink with some old colleagues) so I can't complain too much!! hehe! One of the guys I met up with, I used to flirt a fair bit with when he worked in our office (nothing serious, just fun flirting) and I'm at least a stone and a half lighter since I last saw him at christmas time - so it was great to see the look in his eyes when he turned up.

Still hovering around the 186-187s which is great for this time of the month - usually put on a couple of lbs then it falls off again.

The Next sale clothes trying-on session was great - fitted into all of the UK size 16 stuff - didn't like most of it style-wise...but it fitted!! Especially nice on the jeans side of things as a lot of them weren't stretchy and only a couple were a little bit tooooooo tight to wear right now.

Emailed X a very short simple note to say thank you very much for his time and a little comment about how we hadn't talked about something non-work at all (that we usually chat about when we talk on the phone) and he emailed back immediately to say that I was welcome and wrote a long bit about non-work stuff. I'm going to leave it a couple of days and then reply....play it cool

Urgh. work is packed out at the moment - I have so much to do that if I took no more work on for the next week and just sat down and trawled through ny work, I'd still probably not get through it all! Plus I have a 2000 word article copy deadline tomorrow for a professional journal that is due...that I haven't started writing yet!! eek!!

Better go and get on with housework and making packlunch for tomorrow...and bed!!

 

[Tigpuppy]

Sounds like you are one busy woman! Don't forget to take time for yourself though!

 

[jjjay]

Yeah, it is busy Tigpuppy, but the good side of that is, it really helped with me getting promoted in July (I just got told my salary rise this week too...like a 30% rise and it wasn't a bad salary to start with...I haven't stopped smiling since!!! Jeepers, that is going to make a HUGE difference to our lives - should be able to take my daughter to Disneyworld next year and she is CRAZY about Disney Princesses), and it means that our jobs are safe from redundancy, we're growing our little department and I should be able to go for promotion again in another 2 years...all in all, worth working my ever-growing-smaller ass off!!

5am - 6am in the morning tends to be my time for myself....LOL...that's like the time most people only ever get up if they are going on holiday and need to get to the airport for a flight...for me...every day! So I get dressed and ready for work really quickly then lounge around with a cup of tea reading and posting on the forum, doing bits and bobs...

Hmm, this is weird. I weighed in at 186.4 this morning, even though just started ToM (sorry chaps for these kinds of details) which is definitely not my normal pattern - I usually get pretty frustrated this week as I go all spotty, feel bloated, have cramps and weigh in at least 2-3lbs heavier than my ticker weight. However, I have no period pain, I only have a couple of small spots and dont' even feel that bloated. If I'm 186 now, this means I may well drop to 184 or so afterwards. WEIRD. Maybe the hard work from last month is coming out now - I always thought my body seemed to act on a 1 month delay for whatever exercise/food I ate.

I told my "big" boss about the meeting with Mr X and he was really pleased / impressed about the commerical contact/information but his response was "why was he meeting with you, what's in it for him? Is he after a job with us?" and I was like, sigh...talk about taking the wind out of my sails. Is it THAT difficult to believe that I might have some contact with someone important that YOU don't?!? Or that they might be doing it without a specific ulterior motive? He can be an ass sometimes.

I don't know what to do about this Next clothes stuff. The jeans are a bit more simple - size 16 is ok, I don't think I would even get size 14 over my thighs at the moment and I cannot carry on wearing the size 18 jeans that I have so do need to buy some in this size. Work trousers though....the size 16 are big on the waist - like I'd need to have them altered really by a seamstress as they gape at the back, but the size 14 are waaaaay tooo tight on the thighs - they show every contour of my thighs and ass, although the waist fits pretty good!! hahahaha. However, it is clear that I cannot go on wearing the work trousers that I currently have in size 18. So....I don't want to spend too much cash only to find in a couple of months that I got to start all over again. Hmmm...maybe I will buy 3 pairs of trousers to see me through and get the same in the smaller size>?

Guess I'd better go off to work now! Hope you all have fantastic days!!

 

[ecky1]

Yeah, it is busy Tigpuppy, but the good side of that is, it really helped with me getting promoted in July (I just got told my salary rise this week too...like a 30% rise and it wasn't a bad salary to start with...I haven't stopped smiling since!!! Jeepers, that is going to make a HUGE difference to our lives - should be able to take my daughter to Disneyworld next year and she is CRAZY about Disney Princesses), and it means that our jobs are safe from redundancy, we're growing our little department and I should be able to go for promotion again in another 2 years...all in all, worth working my ever-growing-smaller ass off!!

5am - 6am in the morning tends to be my time for myself....LOL...that's like the time most people only ever get up if they are going on holiday and need to get to the airport for a flight...for me...every day! So I get dressed and ready for work really quickly then lounge around with a cup of tea reading and posting on the forum, doing bits and bobs...

Hmm, this is weird. I weighed in at 186.4 this morning, even though just started ToM (sorry chaps for these kinds of details) which is definitely not my normal pattern - I usually get pretty frustrated this week as I go all spotty, feel bloated, have cramps and weigh in at least 2-3lbs heavier than my ticker weight. However, I have no period pain, I only have a couple of small spots and dont' even feel that bloated. If I'm 186 now, this means I may well drop to 184 or so afterwards. WEIRD. Maybe the hard work from last month is coming out now - I always thought my body seemed to act on a 1 month delay for whatever exercise/food I ate.

I told my "big" boss about the meeting with Mr X and he was really pleased / impressed about the commerical contact/information but his response was "why was he meeting with you, what's in it for him? Is he after a job with us?" and I was like, sigh...talk about taking the wind out of my sails. Is it THAT difficult to believe that I might have some contact with someone important that YOU don't?!? Or that they might be doing it without a specific ulterior motive? He can be an ass sometimes.

I don't know what to do about this Next clothes stuff. The jeans are a bit more simple - size 16 is ok, I don't think I would even get size 14 over my thighs at the moment and I cannot carry on wearing the size 18 jeans that I have so do need to buy some in this size. Work trousers though....the size 16 are big on the waist - like I'd need to have them altered really by a seamstress as they gape at the back, but the size 14 are waaaaay tooo tight on the thighs - they show every contour of my thighs and ass, although the waist fits pretty good!! hahahaha. However, it is clear that I cannot go on wearing the work trousers that I currently have in size 18. So....I don't want to spend too much cash only to find in a couple of months that I got to start all over again. Hmmm...maybe I will buy 3 pairs of trousers to see me through and get the same in the smaller size>?

Guess I'd better go off to work now! Hope you all have fantastic days!!

Wow that is an amazing pay rise. What a huge difference it will make to your life.
Will you go to the Orlando Disney or Paris? Orlando is my absolute favourite place in the world. If you plan on taking your daughter to a Disney princess meal then make sure you book it on line months before as they get booked up really quickly and you could be dissapointed. If you go to Orlando I can give you loads of tips before you go. I spend months researching the best ways to do everything before I go and I'm sure I must have my notes somewhere. Don't even get me started on Florida as I can ramble on for hours
Good to see your weight going down and being able to fit smaller trousers.

 

[jjjay]

Definitely orlando and yes please on the research help - that would be very useful especially what time of year to go - are school summer hold doable weather-wise? I'll pm you my email. Hehe I can't believe you quoted my whole long post!!

 

[ecky1]

Definitely orlando and yes please on the research help - that would be very useful especially what time of year to go - are school summer hold doable weather-wise? I'll pm you my email. Hehe I can't believe you quoted my whole long post!!

LOL about quoting the whole post. I usually quote the lot and then go and take out the bits that I don't want but was in a hurry to get out. Pm me your daughters age as that makes a huge difference to what you do.

 

[Tigpuppy]

Well, I'm going to cheat and not quote anything, because I'd really like to quote the whole thing too!

That's awesome about the pay raise! Good for you! I'm sure my girls would kill to be able to go to Disney, but many of the 'deals' and 'packages' you find are designed for a family of 4 - and we are a family of 6. Those extra 2 people make the whole thing cost a LOT more.

I live in a different time zone than what I work in, so my time I get up at 3:00 or 4:00 am, depending on if I have to work in the city or not, so I know what you mean about early days. But I just get ready and go - no me time. My me time usually comes at night after the kids are in bed. But then I end up staying up too late and don't get a lot of sleep some days.

I have the same problem with pants (trousers as you call them) in that if they fit my butt and thighs decent, I have a huge gap around the waist. If the waist fits, then my other parts are squished! Which is probably why I choose to wear skirts most of the time. I can have the small fitted waist and can hide my butt and thighs in the fuller skirt! If I wear longer skirts all people see are my scrawny ankles and slim calves (they've always been fairly slim - I gained above the knee mostly). I think it gives the illusion that my legs might be thin the whole way up! Bad thing though is then I have to make sure to shave my legs. YUCK!

 

[isaacjames]

I am glad to know about your progress. For that Congratulations on starting your weight loss schedule. I am really appreciated for your schedule and as well as follow it regularly.

 

[jjjay]

Thanks for the visit isaacjames!

Tigpuppy - god I am so glad there's going to be a bit more cash around - haven't had a proper holiday for years and years now since my daughter was born really. Trying to get deals with 6 in your family must be so difficult...I am jealous that you are confident about wearing skirts. My legs are the one thing I keep covered up!! Admitedly they are looking better than 2 stone ago...or 3 stone!! But I'm still not in a place where I can wear a dress or skirt that shows em! Funny eh?! Its all a confidence thing I know because I see women with worse legs strutting down the street.

Food today:

Breakfast - cheese and tomato toastie - 350 cals
2 lattes - 300 cals
potato snacks - 97 cals
salad and beef slices - 165 cals
choclate bar - 250 cals
low cal/low fat beef and mash meal - 318 cals
4 cups of tea - 40 cals
5 pieces of red liquorice - 100 cals

Total - 1620

Tried on a pair of jeans today and in utter amazement...I looked at my ass in the mirror and ACTUALLY LIKED WHAT I SAW. I mean, it looked neat and small. I was astonished. That feeling is better than eating all the chocolate in the world. I am not going to stop this weight loss journey here. I feel so motivated to keep on going.

Oh and the other cool news is that i've been asked to write a monthly article in a professional journal that gets circulated all around the world. W00T!!!! It was hell on earth writing the first one today in time for the copy deadline but will be all worth it when I see it in print....I wonder if Mr X will read it?!?! heheh probably! I wrote it on his specialist area of our profession..

 

[Tigpuppy]

Tried on a pair of jeans today and in utter amazement...I looked at my ass in the mirror and ACTUALLY LIKED WHAT I SAW. I mean, it looked neat and small. I was astonished. That feeling is better than eating all the chocolate in the world. I am not going to stop this weight loss journey here. I feel so motivated to keep on going.

Isn't that just the most awesome feeling! I never get tired of that. And now I'm getting to the point where I kind of like admiring myself in the mirror - it helps when you like what you see more and more every day, because there is less and less of you every day!

 

[jjjay]

Yep, I am definitely become a "stare at my ass in the mirror" kind of girl!!! hahahaha Someone is going to walk into the ladies toilets at work soon and catch me in mid-amire!!

Well I was chuffed last night - the director at work that I emailed my article to for alterations literally added about 3 sentances and changed maybe 10 words out of 2000. First time I've written anything for this journal in that style for that readership and for him specifically but he really liked it. W00H000!! It was quite "opinionated" about global political/financial trends aligned with domestic policy too so I'm not only glad I got it out of the way within the killer deadline but also PROUD to have it printed under my name. Of the 200 people in my office, myself and my boss are the only ones that have journal articles printed (and I now have a monthly slot!!!!) so its massive kudos with the partners and directors hehe thinking of that promotion in 2 years time to go for!!

Going out tonight for drinks at a great canal-side bar in the middle of the city with a big group of friends (must stick to spirits and low cal mixers!!) and then we usually end up dancing somewhere!! Can't wait - staying at a friends' flat in the city so dont' have to get home or be disturbed by a cuddly 5 year old in the middle of the night or at 6am!! Got my pair of kick-ass jeans from last night and a new bright top to wear - can't wait!

 

[ecky1]

My legs are my best part at the moment. It's a shame that I'm too old for mini skirts as I'd love to flaunt them.
You are doing so well at work. First the promotion and now getting to write the monthly articles. Next thing you know you'll be running the company
Have a great time tonight with your friends.

 

[Tigpuppy]

Yep, I am definitely become a "stare at my ass in the mirror" kind of girl!!! hahahaha Someone is going to walk into the ladies toilets at work soon and catch me in mid-amire!!

LOL! I can totally see this happening to me too - especially with all the water I drink these days. Seems like I am ALWAYS running to the bathroom!

Going out tonight for drinks at a great canal-side bar in the middle of the city with a big group of friends (must stick to spirits and low cal mixers!!) and then we usually end up dancing somewhere!! Can't wait - staying at a friends' flat in the city so dont' have to get home or be disturbed by a cuddly 5 year old in the middle of the night or at 6am!! Got my pair of kick-ass jeans from last night and a new bright top to wear - can't wait!

Work it girl and enjoy yourself! You deserve it!

 

[jjjay]

Well...had a good night, felt great,drank too many beers!! Now tucked up in bed at my friend's empty city flat. Feeling a bit melancholy drunk and lonely.

 

[Flumes]

Well...had a good night, felt great,drank too many beers!! Now tucked up in bed at my friend's empty city flat. Feeling a bit melancholy drunk and lonely.

Sleep tight princess! You deserve it!

Got caught up on your thread and wanted to congratulate you on the pay raise and the journal article...and above all, the healthier you!

You are such a bundle of excitement....you sound great, feel great, look great....Awesome!!!

I am a sucker when my kids crawl in bed with us in the middle of the night. Whether its a bad dream or just their need for love, I always grumble so that they don't make it a habit, but then they always turn in to a sandwhich between my wife and I and fall asleep with a smile on their face. Its pretty cool.

Hope you have a great day tommoz and a great weekend!

Take care!!!

 

[Tigpuppy]

I am a sucker when my kids crawl in bed with us in the middle of the night. Whether its a bad dream or just their need for love, I always grumble so that they don't make it a habit, but then they always turn in to a sandwhich between my wife and I and fall asleep with a smile on their face. Its pretty cool.

Awww... How sweet! I always loved snuggling with my little ones too. Still do too!

 

[ecky1]

Glad that you had a good night out but sorry that you felt sad at the end. Booze always makes me melancholy.

 

[jjjay]

Hey guys! Thanks for the posts - I wasn't feeling THAT bad last night...just had a great evening chatting to people and then ended up a bit melancholy drunk rather than happy jumping around drunk...for about 10 minutes before I fell fast asleep! Had a great night overall though. Bit of a nice boost for me - there was this guy there who works with my friend (I don't really know him) but she told me a while back he had said to her "oooh Jay, she's LOVELY" LOL...and when I walked up last night, he jumped right out of his chair and said "Jay, you have to give me a kiss hello because all the other girls did" heheheh...nice to be in demand. Felt really good wearing my new top and new fitted jeans though!

Eating has been a bit bad the last couple of days - i'm thinking of going out for a run now actually to try and combat the beer and bad food!! Must have had around 3000 cals yesterday.

Food today:
beans on toast with cheese on top - 450 cals
2 small slices of homemade pizza - 300 cals
2 small pancakes - 76 cals
1 bread stick - 20 cals
1 small homemade brownie - 150 cals
1 small slice of tart tatin - 180 cals
Children's portion of meatballs and spaghetti - 350

Total - 1556