Plants vs Zombi-... err .. Junk food! My Diary!

A 62? You were at 63 for like a second!! Good job, that's amazing!! Woah Swedish is tough! All the Swedish I know came out of an Ikea catalog! ;) I took 3 years of German in high school and I thought that was tough! But Swedish looks much harder, although my German teacher did let me know once that I managed to say that my lunch tasted like cold ass with snow on it while trying to describe a cold outdoor picnic in an oral presentation :p Ahh language barriers, so entertaining :D I think you'll have a lot of fun working in that daycare! A couple years back I got assigned to teach a class of 3-7 year olds which I was really bummed out about because I like to work teenagers, but teaching that age group ended up being some of the most fun I've ever had! They are so cute and they just want to be your friend and love you and give you hugs and draw you pictures, which could sound annoying in theory, but it will totally just make your heart melt :D Are those the skinny jeans you said you didn't like? I think they look really cute on you! Love the color of that dress too, you're looking awesome! :) Oh and I honestly don't know what is humanly wrong with you that you can do that to your hand! ;)
 
haha yeah, there's been a few language barrier slip ups for me as well.. I was typing up a recipe, helping my boyfriend out with his job, and somehow it translated into 'put the stinky meat on the boil'.. no one realised until it'd been printed! Haha, seems we've both slipped up with food - stinky meat vs lunch that tastes of cold ass.. related?!


That being said, I'm 100% sure that German is MUCH harder than Swedish! Swedish is actually, grammatically, a lot like English so you don't have to worry too much about rearranging your sentences.. it's just the 'twist' and the 'melody' they add to their words that make it a bit tricky sometimes! And yeah, I'm really not a big fan of kids as I said earlier, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it after some time.. my mum is a primary school teacher and she must love her job for a reason! If nothing else, kids are great teachers.. I'm sure they'll put me straight!


And haha, thank you, although I wasn't in the 62s for long.. was exactly 63kg this morning! And that will also be changing in a bad way very soon... it's pizza tonight! Been craving HARD and haven't had one for like a month, so we've both agreed to eat very lightly today and then enjoy it tonight, haha. My bitching will be inc tomorrow!


Oh yeah, woke up to this yesterday and cracked up laughing... this one's for Greg!
 
LOL! Oh, very nice, Sarah :p bahaha!


I think I'd be totally paranoid to ever use your bathroom. I'd have to sweep the entire room first to make sure no surveillance equipment was setup and activated ;p rofl


I'm sure your cats love you, but there might also be a little passive hostility toward you for the pics/vids you take while they're trying to do their business, lol! Even so, hilarious! :)


At least your translations are still within the realm of appropriate food descriptions, aside from the cold ass one though! I guess it could still be seen as a proper use of slang? haha


I've always wanted to learn German, not just because of Oktoberfest sometime in the future, but because it's my heritage. Such a tough language though. I was using Rosetta Stone a year or so ago to try and get an idea of it. The male/female forms of words and phrases is something that was throwing me off a lot. Someday I'll sit down and refresh myself on it again. I learned a few things, but not a lot :(


Das Frosch sprungen! - still one I know :p


Ohhh.. and enjoy the pizza! Although it'll set you back slightly from the 62's, it's ok to indulge (as we like to remind ourselves). :)


Knock that craving out of the park, Sarah! Just, as usual, don't let it become habit and you'll be fine :)


lol, thanks again for that pic btw! :p Love a silly chuckle at 4am in the morning! :p
 
Haaaaaaaahahaha I had to show that pic of both your cats on the toilet to my husband, hilarious!!!! He was all OMG how did she train her cats? I can just imagine having guests around and someone popping out to use the toilet only to find it occupied by a cat. Would love to have the patience to train mine, just don't... don't have the time really either.


Yay PIZZA!!!! My love, my downfall... I think I can thank pizza for all the wobbly bits on my body. I would take pizza over any other food ANY day. Enjoy!!!!!!! And you'll be back in the 62s again in no time!!!
 
haha, glad you liked it! For the record, I don't follow them around with a camera! Was just nearby and too good a picture to miss, haha.. thankfully they both got out unscathed, although I'm not entirely sure how! We were really lucky, it took both of ours about 3 months each to learn the basics.. we taught one and he was great with it, and then had to start over when we got the second. I know some people have spent like 2 years on it though! I think I'd of given up LONG ago in that situation!


And Luz, gotta say, totally blaming YOU for the pizza craving, haha! Ever since I read your blog about all your luxury holidays and that nom pizza you had, I've been thinking 'man.. that'd be good right about now'! haha naw, s'all good.. just weighed myself for shits and giggles and it's rocked up to 63.9, lol! As long as I can try and keep in the 63s for the weekend, I'll be happy. :)


Slightly drunk as well, so gonna leave it here. Hope everone had a good weekend!
 
Well, seem to have got through the weekend without being punished AT ALL for the pizza! Am 62.7kg this morning, so pretty frickin' close to my original 62.5 goal for this month - no idea how though, was fully expecting to get a sharp smack for eating that delicious treat - certainly not complaining! Means I've lost 3.96lbs for this month, and gotta say, I'm feeling pretty good right now! I tried to grab my stomach fat this morning (sue me, I do it for motivation sometimes), and I suddenly noticed how much it's gone down! I haven't grabbed it for a while, and I was pretty surprised.. I mean, I can still grab it but it's not exactly squidging out of my hands anymore! Soo, took my measurements, and the difference feels good!
 
At 62.6 now - 100gs at a time! Was supposed to be going swimming with classmates today, but that's been cancelled.. so might try and pursuade my boyfriend to come with me tomorrow. Pretty convinced he'll say no though. :p The sun is out and shining, so just enjoyed a walk home!


I'm feeling good - just frustrated for my boyfriend. He's eating all the right things and such, and at a deficit, but he's not dropping weight like he should. He has a Dr's appointment next week, so I've asked him to ask to test for a thyroid problem to see if it's that. I don't believe he would sit and snack at work behind my back, but I just do not understand it right now. In 6 weeks, he's lost just under 4lbs. Just doesn't add up. Gr.
 
Heya Sarah :)


Yah, I was just about to say about testing for a thyroid issue. I worried about that for myself from time to time while I was losing my bulk weight whenever I'd hit a few bad weeks. Unfortunately, since I didn't have insurance, I never bothered to see a doc. I probably should have, but I figured since I was losing weight, I should spend that money on the food and other items that continued to aid me in my battle against obesity.


Sometimes losing weight is a mystery. You can do all the right things, but not see the results you expect. There's a science to it, sure, but I also believe there's a factor that's incorporated into this struggle that will either make or break you. That factor is perseverance. The human body will eventually adapt and refuse to play ball, so in those moments, you either succumb to the discouragement and give up, or you carry on and push through it until you start seeing results again. Those moments don't happen often in the beginning, but they do come around and will really test your resolve.


If nothing shows up on your boyfriend's thyroid examination, then just try tweaking a few things (slightly) to see if any results come about. Just never stop - that's the ultimate key to successful weight loss!


I know you both will succeed in time. It's not a race, and we'll all get there with each other's support and encouragement!


Stay strong, Sarah! :)
 
Gr! Not updating much, cause not that much to report.. after being so happy about the pizza not directly punishing me a few weeks back, karma bit me in the ass. Once again, I am stuck at a number and not moving - the same one I was nearly 2 weeks ago, 62.7kg! I've been trying to exercise and drink more water as well, but it's not shifting. Done this enough times to know the story with it, but it's still somewhat disheartening to (95%!) deny yourself nom stuff and stick to rabbit food, only to stay at the same weight with maybe the odd 100g loss here and there. I would honestly rather see 1lb per week loss than 3lbs all of a sudden, as my body seems prone to doing. Annoying! Not QUITE so uptight about it anymore since I know I'm close to my goal and I understand my body better now, but still makes me want to shoot my scales sometimes! (12lbs in 4ish months.. should be easily achievable, even with my body being such a douchebag about it!)


On an upside, my boyfriend FINALLY broke 100kg! YAY! They did the thyroid test, still waiting for results on that, but have been working on trying to eliminate what it might be. He admitted he occasionally has an energy drink at work (ugh!), and he has always had a habit of munching in bed before we sleep - usually a sandwich or some ryvita. I believe 100% that it's more pyschological than actual hunger. He's argued back and forth with me for AGES about how it doesn't matter when you eat, and that it's not related. Ugh! SO hard to pursuade someone to at least try something when they're so against it already, but I challenged him to attempt it for a few days.. and bam, he's at 99.9kg yesterday and 99.4kg this morning - and that's with his treat of crisps and dip on Friday evening and a veggie kebab swimming in sauce earlier in the week. I feel smug and pleased for him, and he seems happy regardless, so.. let's hope he can stick to it!


As ever, cheers for the support, Greg. Hope you're feeling better!
 
Hiya Sarah! :)


I cannot BELIEVE it's been a week since I've made appropriate journal visits! Man.. I really don't know where the time goes :(


Hang in there. These plateaus and odd shifts are SO damn annoying! I feel you big time with that :\ As you always tell me, chin up! Continuing on is the best thing you can do in these situations, even if it feels so damn difficult.


Woo! Send a congrats to your bf from me for hitting that mark! :D Awesome!


I've been told to take it easy on drinking alcohol to try and break this plateau. Of course, with it being St. Patty's Day yesterday, that didn't happen. 'Drunk Greg' came out to play in a big way last night, lol.. it wasn't a pretty scene :p


I certainly have no desire to repeat that scenario for a LONG time, so I think I'll opt out on any rum this coming week in an effort to see if it'll help with my retention weight.


Anyway, hope you're doing well and forgive me for being a little absent these last few days :)


Hope to hear from ya soon and keep us posted with reaching 62.5 this month! :)
 
Heh, thanks Frogged.. sadly the goal THIS month was 60.5! 62.5 was last month's goal.. but the way things are going right now, I won't be hitting the 60.5 anyway! MAYBE 61.5 by the end of the month, if I'm lucky! (Again, REALLY close to where I want to be but still would rather it just be over NOW! Am being so good too... :( )


Bad times today.. logged into my bank account, and noticed I had a couple of charges there that didn't add up. Long story short, some bastard had gotten hold of my card details and signed me up to some porn sites.

.........:rant:


^ sums up my face when I found out. Was on the phone for about 2 hours to various different people, but finally got it sorted. What angers me most is that the site who charged my card, evidentally without ANY security, said the name used with the card was 'Pay York'. ..Surely they should at least be matching the name to the registered card?! The company, epoch.com, didn't seem to give two shits - the woman I was speaking to was actually YAWNING over the phone at me when I was requesting the information. UGH. Googled epoch and seems I'm far from alone - so let this be fair warning. If you see epoch on your bank statement, panic! I'm actually also going to cancel my card, since I've read that while Epoch will refund your money once reported, they often don't actually 'block' your card from being used again - presumably hoping you won't notice. I have no idea how my information was cloned, but yeah, to put it lightly, I'm not terribly impressed.


So annoyed.

Hope everyone else is doing well.
 
Sarah!


Good to hear from you! I'm sorry to read that you're having a pretty stressful time :( I sure hope it gets better for you sooner rather than later!


I once had a Chinese company try to rip me off for some shoes I had ordered, but thankfully, I managed to resolve it with just a few e-mails to my credit card company. I'm not familiar with epoch.com, but now I'll be sure to keep an eye out!


Haha, and yawning at you over the phone? Wow. Rude.. too bad you couldn't bonk someone over the phone :p


Hang in there with your weight loss! You'll hit your numbers in time! :) Just keep doing good with your food and exercise!


How are your kittens and bf doing?
 
Oh no, Sarah! How infuriating!! Having worked in the service industry for many years, few things irritate me like bad customer service! So sorry you had to deal with that, I would have been raving!


Hope everything is going well for you now :)
 
Thanks for checking in guys, means a lot. :) Also reminds me I should stop sulking and support others!

And same old, really, hence no update. Sticking with everything, as is the boyfriend - both just a little grouchy with diet! Was stuck in the 62s all month but today, weighed in at 60.9.. not sure what that's all about, but can't complain. Boyfriend is still in the low 99s, hopefully he can smack the 98s into place next week.
 
Don't worry about whether or not you have something important to update :) We just love hearing from ya, Sarah!


Talk about your day or whatever is on your mind if you want :) It doesn't have to be strictly weight-loss related :)


However, I really sympathize with your feelings of grouchiness :( I've been battling that damn emotion too with my water weight. It's coming off though, just very slowly and I have to keep my focus 110% of the time, otherwise it will continue to compound and that's no good.


As you always say to me, chin up! Things will get better soon :)


How's the swedish coming along? :)
 
Aww crap, it just deleted my post! Anyway, basically, :iagree::iagree:!


Getting on here and posting when you aren't losing helps you keep focused that it will eventually happen, you're working at it, your body has to stop being a douchebag as some point! ;) And like Greg said, we just enjoy reading your posts! Even if all you feel up to posting is a grouchy rant! We're here :)


I know you'll be tearing through those kilos again soon enough, just keep it up! And keep us updated ... please? ;)
 
.. Shit. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. (Care package from my parents..)





This was just after I read a post by.. I think it was Irish.. (sorry.. I read a lot, don't comment enough!) ...talking about the insane amounts of sugar in one of those eggs.. my parents sent 14!!!!!!!!!!! Plus all the extra chocolate bars!


Thing is, it cost them a fortune to send them over so I'll feel ungrateful if we don't eat them - curse their good intentions!
 
Sarah!!


Doh! Be careful :(


Maybe ration it out over a few weeks? It's ok to indulge, just be mindful! I know you can enjoy that candy without it affecting your healthy lifestyle :)


Everything in moderation!


Hope you had a nice holiday and everything is going well! :)
 
haha, naw.. ti's taken me freaking AGES to lose what I have. I started in late September.. So 7ish months? The biggest loss I've EVER seen on this entire journey has been 3lbs! Most of the time it's half a pound or a few hundred grams! So, yeah, I'm defo glad I started as early as I did - It's less than 3 months until I go to Cyprus now! ARGH! I'd like to lose a few more pounds, 6 or 8, just to get an even number (9 stone/57kg), but more than anything I need to work on properly toning now.. I feel a whole lot better than I used to. I feel leaner and meaner!


PS: Luz, REALLY good to see you back! Was worried about you!


As for the care package.. there's a story behind that as well. Last week, my mum asked me how much I weighed - and then gasped and told me I would be anorexic if I carried on going. Let me just say this - I'm not a frigging idiot. I'm eating well every day, I have a healthy appetite, and I still treat myself with pizza and chocolate. I don't even count calories anymore , I just try and eat plenty of protein and the stuff that 'makes sense' for me to eat. In short, she's saying this because, since i was younger (and now, actually), she's always bought me clothes that are two sizes too big for me. Why? So she can say 'I'm 50-something and I can fit into my twenty-something-year-old daughter's clothes!" Before, I didn't say anything because I knew it made her feel good and I could just belt the clothes up.... but I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me feel a bit bad about myself. Now, however, not even a belt really helps! I've got a stackload of clothes that are simply WAY too big for me, including some trousers she bought me for Christmas 3 months ago. I literally can't even walk with them without them slipping over my hips. So.. I said I'd be bringing the old clothes over to sell on eBay when we go visit in July, but she was welcome to root through and see if there's anything she might like to keep. (She's been trying to lose weight for years, but thanks to a mix of the menopause and a habit to junk food that she will NEVER admit even when caught with several bags of crisps, she's never had much luck beyond 14lbs - most of which she regained.) Her response was "No no, don't be stupid - just keep the clothes, you'll probably put the weight back on anyway!" I was so shocked I didn't even really know what ot say, but, in short, it's made me even more determined to stick to what I've achieved so far. (I've also ordered some UK size 10 jeans to my English address which I hope my mother actually sees. :p I'll be jumping into those once I get over there, plus more motivation!)

And then, mysteriously, all the chocolate arrived. I said 'good intentions' in my previous post since I didn't want to believe otherwise, but even my boyfriend admitted he thought that it was all a bit overkill. She's NEVER bought so much chocolate before, even when I was living with her, haha.


SO!! You'd be proud of me! I sent my boyfriend to work with 3 eggs and 3 bars to hand out to his work mates today.. I also gave 2 eggs and a bar to the secretary at my school that I've befriended - she lived in England for 12 years. She seemed really delighted (her response was NOOOOO WAYYYY!!!!!!), so that made me feel good! I've also kept back 2 bars and 2 eggs for my boyfriend's parents to try, which leaves us with just a few to enjoy. I'll be telling my parents we ate the lot so they don't feel put out, but yep! Win win!


Forgive the long post, just feeling kinda happy in general. Really tired due to some drama at home, but overall pretty good. Jog on!
 
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