Rah's Diary started May 07
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nataliejo
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Hey Sarah,
Sorry about not writing. I have been down for a while and I have been stress eating like mad. You don't want to comfort eat, and you want to keep getting out there. I let one day get to me, and than another, until I didn't do anything for a whole month and now I have gained eight pounds back. I was under 290 before, but now I am back up to 294.2...
But I started my regime by walking today...
Your willpower is crazy mad, you kick butt!
Keep trecking girly ...
and you will land a job you will love soon
keep your head up hun!!
love yas
always
natalie jo
rah
New member
JOB UPDATE:
Well im quite excited but also in shock as you know i didnt get the job i really wanted in neurosurgery but the other interview i had for intensive care rang me asking me to chase my references as i cant get my acceptance letter until the hospital receive the references !!!
Its the first i knew about it the interview was 3 weeks ago so i thought i didnt get it! She wouldnt say for sure though but did hint unless the references were really bad i had a job!!!!!
Then i got home opened the post and i have 2 more interviews! 1 for threatre and 1 for the burns unit
So now i am really confused what to do if i do get offered the intensive care job do i still go for the interviews? i may still go for the burns unit as its a different hospital so i could in theory accept the intensive care and if i get the burns job i would have to decide;
-intensive care is good experience but there is no interaction with the kids
-burns unit is really interesting but can be distressing with the burns
But either way looks like i could be working as a nurse in the new year
Im so happy
Sorry for going on but im so excited and i am only telling hubby and my best friend about the interviews which is so hard as i want to shout it to everyone i see LOL
Anyway diet is going good I missed the gym on Thursday but i am going over the weekend and on tuesday i may go monday but depends how im feeling so thats at least 2 visits this week, better than none
I was reading Ambaloves diary and she said he family noticed her weight loss I saw all my family on 9th Nov for my cousins 40th and i wont see them again till Christmas so im hoping to be about 14lb lighter than when they last saw me so fingers cross it gets noticed!!!
Im not taking the dog for a long walk today i may take him on the 1.6miles later but its too wet and cold for me to go out walking at the moment
Thats all im off to do some food shopping for dinner tonight
Sarah
Well im quite excited but also in shock as you know i didnt get the job i really wanted in neurosurgery but the other interview i had for intensive care rang me asking me to chase my references as i cant get my acceptance letter until the hospital receive the references !!!
Its the first i knew about it the interview was 3 weeks ago so i thought i didnt get it! She wouldnt say for sure though but did hint unless the references were really bad i had a job!!!!!
Then i got home opened the post and i have 2 more interviews! 1 for threatre and 1 for the burns unit
So now i am really confused what to do if i do get offered the intensive care job do i still go for the interviews? i may still go for the burns unit as its a different hospital so i could in theory accept the intensive care and if i get the burns job i would have to decide;
-intensive care is good experience but there is no interaction with the kids
-burns unit is really interesting but can be distressing with the burns
But either way looks like i could be working as a nurse in the new year
Im so happy
Sorry for going on but im so excited and i am only telling hubby and my best friend about the interviews which is so hard as i want to shout it to everyone i see LOL
Anyway diet is going good I missed the gym on Thursday but i am going over the weekend and on tuesday i may go monday but depends how im feeling so thats at least 2 visits this week, better than none
I was reading Ambaloves diary and she said he family noticed her weight loss I saw all my family on 9th Nov for my cousins 40th and i wont see them again till Christmas so im hoping to be about 14lb lighter than when they last saw me so fingers cross it gets noticed!!!
Im not taking the dog for a long walk today i may take him on the 1.6miles later but its too wet and cold for me to go out walking at the moment
Thats all im off to do some food shopping for dinner tonight
Sarah
rah
New member
Hi
Well i didnt sleep much last night thinking about the job, getting excited, worried and then i thought about the uniform!!!! if i do get it i will get measured in the next few weeks so by the time i reach my target (about another 50lb) it will be huge on me!!! but at least i will have room to move in it and not get too hot during the summer! There is a seamstress so i guess she will be able to take it in as i need to??
Well I woke at 10.00am and was in the gym for 10.30am i did 45mins of cardio (15mins on, Bike, Treadmill and crosstrainer) I really pushed myself on each of them i normally slow down when i get tired or bored but i made the full 15 mins on a continous speed so feel really good for going and i still have the rest of the day!
I plan on going tomorrow striaght from work (temp office job) and doing the same thing
Sarah
Well i didnt sleep much last night thinking about the job, getting excited, worried and then i thought about the uniform!!!! if i do get it i will get measured in the next few weeks so by the time i reach my target (about another 50lb) it will be huge on me!!! but at least i will have room to move in it and not get too hot during the summer! There is a seamstress so i guess she will be able to take it in as i need to??
Well I woke at 10.00am and was in the gym for 10.30am i did 45mins of cardio (15mins on, Bike, Treadmill and crosstrainer) I really pushed myself on each of them i normally slow down when i get tired or bored but i made the full 15 mins on a continous speed so feel really good for going and i still have the rest of the day!
I plan on going tomorrow striaght from work (temp office job) and doing the same thing
Sarah
Hi Sarah, I saw you in Amba's diary and thought I'd say hi 
. Congrats on the job offer plus several more interviews to choose from! Sounds like a nurse is in continued high demand these days . Good job on the gym workout too, I know how hard that can be to keep from turning down the intensity on the machine and sticking to it.
. Congrats on the job offer plus several more interviews to choose from! Sounds like a nurse is in continued high demand these days . Good job on the gym workout too, I know how hard that can be to keep from turning down the intensity on the machine and sticking to it.
starryeyed1
New member
hey Sarah!!
that's so awesome about the jobs!! i always get so confused when that happens- multiple job offers and i don't know which to choose. but i'm sure you'll come to the right decision in the end! good job on going to the gym!
hope you're having a good weekend!
that's so awesome about the jobs!! i always get so confused when that happens- multiple job offers and i don't know which to choose. but i'm sure you'll come to the right decision in the end! good job on going to the gym!
hope you're having a good weekend!
rah
New member
Hi
Well i got offered a 6month contract at Alderhey (its the main childrens hospital in the NW of England) im really happy, she did say i have a good chance of staying on after 6 months but they cant say now as there isnt the money in the budget!
I am still going for the other 2 interviews i have on thursday and tuesday as the part about going permement is not gaurenteed so need to think about the long term
Well scales are showing a 1lb loss this week on my unofficial weigh in so hope its the same tomorrow
Sarah
Well i got offered a 6month contract at Alderhey (its the main childrens hospital in the NW of England) im really happy, she did say i have a good chance of staying on after 6 months but they cant say now as there isnt the money in the budget!
I am still going for the other 2 interviews i have on thursday and tuesday as the part about going permement is not gaurenteed so need to think about the long term
Well scales are showing a 1lb loss this week on my unofficial weigh in so hope its the same tomorrow
Sarah
rah
New member
Weigh in is in an hour, just killing some time so i dont eat anything else before weigh in so I will be back in 2 with the update
Quite excited really its a big change from how nervous I was 5 weeks ago
EDIT
Well another 1.5lb off total of 9lb in 6 weeks so really happy with that,
and i have 7lb to loose in 4 weeks to meet my christmas tartget
I havent even got that yet and im thinking about what to set the next one as ... 14lb by Feb 14th i think but will get this christmas one done first
Current weight is 14st 2lb (198lb) so happy ive been under 200lb for 2 weeks now
next week im aiming for 2lb so i will be 14 stone dead
Have a good week
Sarah
Quite excited really its a big change from how nervous I was 5 weeks ago
EDIT
Well another 1.5lb off total of 9lb in 6 weeks so really happy with that,
and i have 7lb to loose in 4 weeks to meet my christmas tartget
I havent even got that yet and im thinking about what to set the next one as ... 14lb by Feb 14th i think but will get this christmas one done first
Current weight is 14st 2lb (198lb) so happy ive been under 200lb for 2 weeks now
next week im aiming for 2lb so i will be 14 stone dead
Have a good week
Sarah
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Omega
Moderator
Hi Sarah
I have just gone through your diary.
It certainly looks like your nursing career is set to get started properly with an abundance of opportunities that all look promising. Although I can appreciate your preference for a permanent post as oppose to a temporary post - anything post-qualification in nursing would surely give you an advantage for future applications. It sounds like the jobs that you have missed out on - have only escaped you by a narrow margin. The office job is clearly not what you really want - so I would certainly ditch it in favour of anything in nursing, if I were you.
Congratulations on recently entering Onederland - by my reckoning that takes you to around 14 stone. I was there in October - and was certainly feeling quite slim by then. Well done.
I see that you are a bit of a fan of slimming clubs - was it Slimmers World and Slimming? I tried Weight Watchers once but got no-where. They told me not to bother walking as it wouldnt help me lose weight. I am toying with joining them again when I am approaching goal weight. I have this theory that their free membership once you get to goal weight as long as you stay within 5 pounds of it - may help me through maintenance.
I hope that your weigh-in tonight goes well. You have certainly achieved some good losses recently.
Thanks for your visits to my diary. I would have got to you earlier -but I wanted to go through your diary from the start to try and get to know you better first.
Take care
Love
Margaret
I have just gone through your diary.
It certainly looks like your nursing career is set to get started properly with an abundance of opportunities that all look promising. Although I can appreciate your preference for a permanent post as oppose to a temporary post - anything post-qualification in nursing would surely give you an advantage for future applications. It sounds like the jobs that you have missed out on - have only escaped you by a narrow margin. The office job is clearly not what you really want - so I would certainly ditch it in favour of anything in nursing, if I were you.
Congratulations on recently entering Onederland - by my reckoning that takes you to around 14 stone. I was there in October - and was certainly feeling quite slim by then. Well done.
I see that you are a bit of a fan of slimming clubs - was it Slimmers World and Slimming? I tried Weight Watchers once but got no-where. They told me not to bother walking as it wouldnt help me lose weight. I am toying with joining them again when I am approaching goal weight. I have this theory that their free membership once you get to goal weight as long as you stay within 5 pounds of it - may help me through maintenance.
I hope that your weigh-in tonight goes well. You have certainly achieved some good losses recently.
Thanks for your visits to my diary. I would have got to you earlier -but I wanted to go through your diary from the start to try and get to know you better first.
Take care
Love
Margaret
Now you are 14st 2lbs - that is brilliant. It will be so soon that your weight will start 13st....
rah
New member
Hi
Margaret
I go to slimming world this was my 6th week, i joined after the disaster of trying on my own i didnt have the will power to keep to it all the time. Slimming world is quite similar to WW they have a target goal and its free membership once you meet it,you can go 4lb either way and still free but pay once you go 5lb or more great insentive though! and you dont have to go every week once at the traget weight just when you feel like it cant wait till i get the free weeks!!!!
Well i have thought about the job and i am accepting the 6 month job anything would be better than the office job im in as Margaret rightly pointed out just took me a while to get there (i think too much about money and mortgage) I do have an interview this afternoon so i will see how that one goes as well and if its perm i will take that one and apologise to the other Its all very confusing.
I was thinking all last night about my weight and getting really excited about my 9lb loss so far and decided to really go for it this week and aim for 3lb that will take me to 13st 13lb (195lb) but how much better does 13st... look than 14st.... So thats my mission this week
I will be walking the dog everynight and i am aiming on going the gym 3 times this week thursday (today) saturday and tuesday i may even go sunday but i doubt it will be a 10am start like last week!!
I will also cut out the diet cokes just to see if they make a difference i have started to overload on them to be honest,
Sarah
Margaret
I go to slimming world this was my 6th week, i joined after the disaster of trying on my own i didnt have the will power to keep to it all the time. Slimming world is quite similar to WW they have a target goal and its free membership once you meet it,you can go 4lb either way and still free but pay once you go 5lb or more great insentive though! and you dont have to go every week once at the traget weight just when you feel like it cant wait till i get the free weeks!!!!
Well i have thought about the job and i am accepting the 6 month job anything would be better than the office job im in as Margaret rightly pointed out just took me a while to get there (i think too much about money and mortgage) I do have an interview this afternoon so i will see how that one goes as well and if its perm i will take that one and apologise to the other Its all very confusing.
I was thinking all last night about my weight and getting really excited about my 9lb loss so far and decided to really go for it this week and aim for 3lb that will take me to 13st 13lb (195lb) but how much better does 13st... look than 14st.... So thats my mission this week
I will be walking the dog everynight and i am aiming on going the gym 3 times this week thursday (today) saturday and tuesday i may even go sunday but i doubt it will be a 10am start like last week!!
I will also cut out the diet cokes just to see if they make a difference i have started to overload on them to be honest,
Sarah
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Omega
Moderator
Hi Sarah
I cut down big time on the diet colas. I would be more than willing to believe that it helps you stop retaining water. I weigh myself every day and see the day to day fluctuations. The only time in the past week when my weight went up was on Sunday's weighing. On Saturday night we had fish. Now fish is almost guaranteed to give me a loss - I have had a loss something like 16 out of the last 19 main meals. But my weight went up. Now this fish was spicy - it had some sort of peppercorn and something marinade and my weight went up. I am convinced that I stored water because of the spiciness. When they speak of the salts in diet coke causing water retention - it seems quite plausible.
I fill a 2 litre bottle with water at night and put it in the fridge. I also have an extra 1 litre bottle with water that I keep in there. I have several bottles of diet cola that we keep in there (both my husband and I love it). We weaned ourselves off diet coke and onto Tesco's own make a few years ago when we were revisiting our budgets. There is a big difference in price. Anyway I allow myself a mouthful of pop from a bottle that must stay in the fridge - but not a glassful. That is the situation through the day until the 2 litre bottle is empty. Once that is empty - I can have a glass of diet cola if I want one. I always have the option of sticking with water from the other bottle.
As far as the job goes - I have had permanent jobs that didnt last very long and I have had temporary jobs that lasted a lot longer. I was at Cellnet for 4 years and that started out as a 6 month contract which just kept being extended. After that I worked at Vodafone as a permanent member of staff and was made redundant after less than 3 years.
Money and mortgage is important - but you have to remember the reduced wages that you have already invested into your nursing career through your years of training. You have made a sizeable investment and deserve to pursue the career of your choice when the opportunity has arisen to do so.
I have given back-word on jobs that I have accepted when something better has turned up. It doesnt always feel honourable - but sometimes you just have to do what is best for yourself.
Doing extra exercise is bound to bring the milestone of under 14 st ever nearer - the only question will be whether your body will be ready for it to happen before your next club meeting. Asking your body to lose 3 pounds is always a tough request in any one week. Please do not feel a failure if it doesnt happen. You can do the work in one week and get the loss the following week.
One thing is for sure - if you do a lot of exercise and strictly control the food that you eat - the weight loss will happen - just not always to a preferred timetable.
On WW you also dont have to go every week once you are at goal. You have to go so many times a year - I think something like 5. I put on weight so easily that I have to make major plans for maintenance. I know that if I take my eye off the ball I can get back up to where I started in no time.
Take care
Love
Margaret
I cut down big time on the diet colas. I would be more than willing to believe that it helps you stop retaining water. I weigh myself every day and see the day to day fluctuations. The only time in the past week when my weight went up was on Sunday's weighing. On Saturday night we had fish. Now fish is almost guaranteed to give me a loss - I have had a loss something like 16 out of the last 19 main meals. But my weight went up. Now this fish was spicy - it had some sort of peppercorn and something marinade and my weight went up. I am convinced that I stored water because of the spiciness. When they speak of the salts in diet coke causing water retention - it seems quite plausible.
I fill a 2 litre bottle with water at night and put it in the fridge. I also have an extra 1 litre bottle with water that I keep in there. I have several bottles of diet cola that we keep in there (both my husband and I love it). We weaned ourselves off diet coke and onto Tesco's own make a few years ago when we were revisiting our budgets. There is a big difference in price. Anyway I allow myself a mouthful of pop from a bottle that must stay in the fridge - but not a glassful. That is the situation through the day until the 2 litre bottle is empty. Once that is empty - I can have a glass of diet cola if I want one. I always have the option of sticking with water from the other bottle.
As far as the job goes - I have had permanent jobs that didnt last very long and I have had temporary jobs that lasted a lot longer. I was at Cellnet for 4 years and that started out as a 6 month contract which just kept being extended. After that I worked at Vodafone as a permanent member of staff and was made redundant after less than 3 years.
Money and mortgage is important - but you have to remember the reduced wages that you have already invested into your nursing career through your years of training. You have made a sizeable investment and deserve to pursue the career of your choice when the opportunity has arisen to do so.
I have given back-word on jobs that I have accepted when something better has turned up. It doesnt always feel honourable - but sometimes you just have to do what is best for yourself.
Doing extra exercise is bound to bring the milestone of under 14 st ever nearer - the only question will be whether your body will be ready for it to happen before your next club meeting. Asking your body to lose 3 pounds is always a tough request in any one week. Please do not feel a failure if it doesnt happen. You can do the work in one week and get the loss the following week.
One thing is for sure - if you do a lot of exercise and strictly control the food that you eat - the weight loss will happen - just not always to a preferred timetable.
On WW you also dont have to go every week once you are at goal. You have to go so many times a year - I think something like 5. I put on weight so easily that I have to make major plans for maintenance. I know that if I take my eye off the ball I can get back up to where I started in no time.
Take care
Love
Margaret
Time2change1
New member
Good morning Rah,
Congrats on the 9 lbs loss! I'm sure you'll reach your goal in no time at all.
Good luck on the job situation. I think Margaret gave some great advice.
Let us know what happens.
Anne
Congrats on the 9 lbs loss! I'm sure you'll reach your goal in no time at all.
Good luck on the job situation. I think Margaret gave some great advice.
Let us know what happens.
Anne
Hey Rah, congrats on accepting a job. I would've done the same thing. Its so much easier to get jobs when you have some experience under your belt, so this 6 months will be a good opportunity. You must be so excited to get out of the office and into your new career! Keep us posted
rah
New member
Hi
Well 6month job has been accepted and i had the interview for theatre nurse this afternoon which i think went ok (fingers crossed) they said it would be about a week before i hear anything so i will keep you posted. I think i have decided to ignore the guilty feeling i have thinking about accepting the other job if i get offered it at the end of the day its me i need to think about
Thanks for all the advice Margerat I know where to come form now on!!!
Well all the diet coke has gone from the house so thats it only when i go out will i have some.
I do think 3lb is a lot to ask in 1 week its wishful thinking more than anything i guess but to be 13 stone something i cant wait!!! but if it doesnt happen this week it will the week after so as long as i get there in the end
Im going christmas shopping with my friend i havent seen for 5 weeks shes just had a baby and hasnt been up to visitors i have popped in a few times to look after james while she slept but not really had a good gossip so she is my first test to see if the weight loss is noticeable i will be wrapped up so not too bothered if she doesnt notice
Im just really happy and smiley at the moment i think its the job, christmas loosing weight i just feel really good
Sarah
Well 6month job has been accepted and i had the interview for theatre nurse this afternoon which i think went ok (fingers crossed) they said it would be about a week before i hear anything so i will keep you posted. I think i have decided to ignore the guilty feeling i have thinking about accepting the other job if i get offered it at the end of the day its me i need to think about
Thanks for all the advice Margerat I know where to come form now on!!!
Well all the diet coke has gone from the house so thats it only when i go out will i have some.
I do think 3lb is a lot to ask in 1 week its wishful thinking more than anything i guess but to be 13 stone something i cant wait!!! but if it doesnt happen this week it will the week after so as long as i get there in the end
Im going christmas shopping with my friend i havent seen for 5 weeks shes just had a baby and hasnt been up to visitors i have popped in a few times to look after james while she slept but not really had a good gossip so she is my first test to see if the weight loss is noticeable i will be wrapped up so not too bothered if she doesnt notice
Im just really happy and smiley at the moment i think its the job, christmas loosing weight i just feel really good
Sarah
nataliejo
New member
Hey Sarah!
Wow, Sarah,
Your doing so awesome! Congrats on the weight loss!
I am so happy you stopped into my diary. I'm sorry I haven't visited in a while. Been kind of down, not depressed. I should be on the weight loss forum. I don't even write in my own diary. I guess I am getting caught up in the fact the pounds aren't coming off very quickly. Actually there moving up and not down ..which is oh so depressing ..
Well you sound awesome ..and your avatar is beautiful ... you look absolutely stunning!
best wishes
love yas
natalie jo
Wow, Sarah,
Your doing so awesome! Congrats on the weight loss!
I am so happy you stopped into my diary. I'm sorry I haven't visited in a while. Been kind of down, not depressed. I should be on the weight loss forum. I don't even write in my own diary. I guess I am getting caught up in the fact the pounds aren't coming off very quickly. Actually there moving up and not down ..which is oh so depressing ..
Well you sound awesome ..and your avatar is beautiful ... you look absolutely stunning!
best wishes
love yas
natalie jo
rah
New member
Well internet is broken i dont think it will be fixed till friday!!!!! such a pain i didnt realise how much i used it, banking, e-mail shopping just about everything!!!! Im at my parents for dinner so decided to pop on quickly...
Well this weekend hasnt been too good food wise, went out on saturday drank a bottle of wine (very drunk) and today i had that hunget feeling i get when i almost have a hangover so went to mcdonalds (i decided it was the only cure there was and once it was in my head...)
So not great def not going to make the 2.5lb or more loss i was hoping for this week so i decided i will be extra good starting from the moment i left Mc'ds till saturday when im going out again god i hate december im always busy every weekend
Im not sure when i will be on next but i will try to get on either wed night or thursday to update the weigh in on wednesday night im hoping to stay the same i dont think a loss is possible this week
Sarah
Well this weekend hasnt been too good food wise, went out on saturday drank a bottle of wine (very drunk) and today i had that hunget feeling i get when i almost have a hangover so went to mcdonalds (i decided it was the only cure there was and once it was in my head...)
So not great def not going to make the 2.5lb or more loss i was hoping for this week so i decided i will be extra good starting from the moment i left Mc'ds till saturday when im going out again god i hate december im always busy every weekend
Im not sure when i will be on next but i will try to get on either wed night or thursday to update the weigh in on wednesday night im hoping to stay the same i dont think a loss is possible this week
Sarah
Omega
Moderator
Hi Rah
I know that feeling oh so well. You get an idea of food into your head and there is absolutely nothing you can do but eat it. The fact that you know that it is not going to be good for weight loss is neither here nor there. I have times when I will eat everything that is not nailed down - it doesnt matter if I even like the food or not or whether it is in date or years out of date. As soon as I get the idea into my head when I am in that mood - you might as well consider it eaten because it will be for absolute certain.
The last time that it happened to me was September and I had a total binge - I think I cleared the house of everything fattening that day by eating it.
I try to work out what caused it in order to be extra vigilent if those circumstances look like they are arising again. That same sort of mood, feeling, disappointment with something.
It may have been the after-effects of the alcohol as you suggest.
One thing is for sure - if we can prevent it - we would be better off.
It's a shame about the internet being broken. You will miss it a lot. I know what I am like without it.
I hope that you do get onto the internet somehow to let us know how the scales go.
Also we want to hear the latest news regarding the most recent job interview. When last we heard you had accepted a contract and attended an interview for a permanent post somewhere else. Naturally we are interested what you are up to. We are all just nosy that way (and want the best for you of course). I want you to have the choice of jobs.
Hope everything goes well and the internet is fixed very soon.
Take care
Love
Margaret
I know that feeling oh so well. You get an idea of food into your head and there is absolutely nothing you can do but eat it. The fact that you know that it is not going to be good for weight loss is neither here nor there. I have times when I will eat everything that is not nailed down - it doesnt matter if I even like the food or not or whether it is in date or years out of date. As soon as I get the idea into my head when I am in that mood - you might as well consider it eaten because it will be for absolute certain.
The last time that it happened to me was September and I had a total binge - I think I cleared the house of everything fattening that day by eating it.
I try to work out what caused it in order to be extra vigilent if those circumstances look like they are arising again. That same sort of mood, feeling, disappointment with something.
It may have been the after-effects of the alcohol as you suggest.
One thing is for sure - if we can prevent it - we would be better off.
It's a shame about the internet being broken. You will miss it a lot. I know what I am like without it.
I hope that you do get onto the internet somehow to let us know how the scales go.
Also we want to hear the latest news regarding the most recent job interview. When last we heard you had accepted a contract and attended an interview for a permanent post somewhere else. Naturally we are interested what you are up to. We are all just nosy that way (and want the best for you of course). I want you to have the choice of jobs.
Hope everything goes well and the internet is fixed very soon.
Take care
Love
Margaret