Rah's Diary started May 07

Ok so just got back from they gym i am glowing a shocking shade of redness!!!!! :party: infact i match the one with the balloon!!!!

Well i ran 0.75km walked 0.75km ran 0.5km walked 0.5km ran 0.5km then died lol so thats 3km in 25mins!!! i think my target was unrealistic of 5km in 30mins i think i will aim for 40mins and see how that goes
I feel really good for doing it though but i have wobbely legs

i did a bit on the bike and a few arm weights but still waiting for hubby so i can play on the wii fit its all charged ready to go sitting there waiting
Im like a big kid at xmas lol
 
Camy said:
Sarah I wanted to tell you that I am running the race for life!!! You inspired me and I am doing it July the 19th in Regent's park!!!
I am training myself with the reebok scheme they propose! I hope by then I will be well into the 130ies (or even 120ies)!
I love the Wii, at home (where my parents live) we play a lot of tennis, bowling and golf! It is so much fun!!! But beware highly addictive!!!

Just wanted to tell you that!! How much are you hoping to raise? I set a target of 250 £ because all my friends are students and they won't be able to donate huge amounts! I wanted to do 1000 £ but that would have been highly delusional!
Have a great weekend, Camy
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YAY we can suffer the training together lol
I have just decided to try my own training because i know best lol could be why im dying now lol

The wii is so addictive i agree but also very competitive we both throw a strop when we are loosing esp me to be honest i hate loosing anything esp to hubby

I put in £50 i didnt know how much to get and didnt want to aim too high incase i didnt get there! my problem is that a lot of people in work are running for a colleage who has just lost her battle with b/cancer so i can not ask for sponsorship in there (im not running with them as the lady had left work when i started)

good luck with it and keep me updated how you are doing
 
HI

Weigh in this week was ok i maintained so still under my 14 stone :party:
My friends wedding was fantastic and i think thats a reason for not loosing this week also its 'the' week as well so just looking forward to next weeks loss

Training is going ok for the run i have decided to try running outside 1ce a week so i can get used to it so my aim is to walk 1 lamp-post then run 1 and build up so i should be running more then i am walking still go the great shade of red though lol

Sarah
 
Hi Sarah

You did well to maintain under those circumstances - wedding temptation and TOM would cause a gain for most people. I am sure that you will have a great loss this week.

It also sounds like you are doing really well with the running. Everyone seems to be doing couch to 5k and other associated concepts on a theme at the minute. So many people seem to be getting fitter and fitter with it that I am sure that you will benefit. The fact that a charity will benifit is a bonus.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Hi guys

Well its been a hard week for me emotionally my grandad has been in hospital and been diagnosed with a few things and basically we have been tild 6-24months left for him he is 86 but you think that he will be around forever madness i know just think now i want to have a baby before that happens so he can see it but oh well will see what happens

Anyway i didnt go to weigh in this week and i wich i did i know i have lost weight but i wasnt in the right frame of mind. It was hubbys birthday on wed so i was going to the early class so we could go for a meal but i forget and just went for the meal i just had plain food nothing with cream or spice but i did have 2 glasses of wine and the guilt set in i dont know why but it did i tried to make myself ill failed i could never be bulimic lol but it really shocked me that i tried another issue i need to work through

On a good note though my 5km run is getting closer i have over £150 in sponsorship and i ran 2km and walked 1.2km in under 30 mins so not doing too badly building it up slowly but i have just been told there is a hill at the start i hope i dont get too tired before i even start!!!!

Sarah
 
Hi Sarah

I am so sorry to hear about your grandfather. No-one ever wants to hear a prognosis like that - but you have to remember that it is just an educated guess. Nothing is ever set in stone and none of us know when the time will come. Some people are given a short time and do well despite the odds being against them.

My father was refused life insurance when he was aged around 50 due to some medical issues - and he is still with us aged 90!

I think that the message is that you should prepare yourself for the worst - but hope for something a lot better than that. It would be great if you could have a baby - but you had already come to that conclusion and decided that this summer the time was right for you to start trying. The stress of feeling that you are in a race against time will not be to your advantage - you would do better to relax and feel as little stress in your life as possible.

It is great that your training and food control have all been going well. I am sure that you will still be under 14 stone. You were actually very restrained for a birthday celebration and the couple of glasses of wine would be very few calories compared to all the running you are doing.

I am sorry that you had a weak moment where you tried to make yourself ill. We all do things that in the cold light of day are not our finest hour. This was one such moment for you. The fact is that you failed so no harm was done on this occasion. I am inclined to think that immediate self forgiveness is the best way forward. Beating ourselves up only tends to lead to negative situations. Obviously - if it was a situation which was repeated - I would be suggesting that you discuss it with a doctor - but the fact that you were shocked makes me think that this is unlikely.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Hi

Well i decided not to weigh for 2 weeks after what happened and decided to get my head together and here i am fresh ready to start again so i went wiegh in on Wed (21st May) and i am at 197lb a gain so 14stone 1lb
I am NOT moving my ticker as i weigh less already and i WILL be back at 195.5lb on thursday (working wednesday)

Anyway we are decorating our spare room at the mo so the room is empty and the computer dismantled so i have got it back together although its looking lonley all on its own in the room lol I have glossed all the woodwork and the walls have been plastered my dad is putting the coving up and ceiling paper soon so we can paint the walls but this is one of our many current dilemmas but i will go though them in an order that makes sense sort of

We have decided to try for a baby so i am coming off the pill next month and will start officially trying in september but now we have both been thinking about going on hol in Jan but we cant do both as i dont want to fly if im pg so if we go means delaying the trying till Jan which i dont want to do
So this is where the painting the walls becomes a problem what colour i am not painting now to re-paint in a year or so for the babys room so need a colour that isnt obv what we are doing (not telling anyone we are trying) and colour carpet? so far i have decided cream walls and wooden floor so when baby eventually arrives we would just paint 1 wall the traditional pink or blue and buy a big rug for the floor (hubby said thomas the tank so i think he really wants a boy lol but with 8 neices who blames him)
But then i keep thinking of the beach in cuba that i could be on in Jan if we go away i think i want the baby more than the holiday as holidays can happen any time theres soooooooooooo much goin on in my poor little head!!!

Anyway this week is a good healthy week and i am determind this time to make it to the end
Im working sat and monday of the bank holiday weekend (joys of being a nurse i guess) so that will work out well really I wont have temptations to be naughty like i would at home

Anyway im off to catch up with everyone
Sarah
 
I have just had chicken carbonara for my dinner its a slimming world recipe and was sooooooooooooooooo nice and only 1.5syns YUM
 
Hi sarah, Im glad to hear you are doing okay and thinking of trying for a baby soon, how exciting!

Sounds like a good plan to pain the room cream, you know if you paint it pink you will have a boy and vice versa!
my consultant does know Im a shift worker so I don't need to pay for classes I miss, which is good cause I would be really poor otherwise!!
I hear you about having to work the bank holiday, Im off this one but I did work the last one, I supose the bonus is the sunday pay (I assume its the same for you?)

The carbonara sounds yummy, Im having syn free chips for tea and I cant wait!

Goodluck with your weight loss this week and let us know how it goes of course.
Becky X
 
Here's my advice re your baby/holiday dilemma..lol. First of all, since you're just going to be coming off the pill next month, it can take awhile for your body to get back to normal, so the chances of you getting pregnant right away are not high. If you were fortunate to get knocked up right away, the most you'd be is 5 months along in Jan, so why not fly? You can until 7mos anyway. :) If you just don't want to fly pg, why not take a vacation close enough to home so that you could take a train instead? Maybe Southern Europe?

Good luck on the trying. :hurray: I've been off the pill for years, and track my ovulation and no luck yet (as you know). Of course, I'm 9yrs older than you, so that could have a lot to do with it. ;)
 
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Hi Sarah

As far as the holiday / trying goes - I think that you should start trying straight away as per plan and see what else happens. Some people fall pregnant straight away - others do not. It makes sense not to put your life on hold.

As far as the room decoration goes - cream sounds a great idea. Have you thought of maybe not painting a wall pink or blue - but maybe use a freize border with appropriate baby themes and possibly a poster. Then it can be easily updated. A couple of years later you may want something less baby oriented as the child grows - and a fresh border can go over the top. Alternatively you may want to move house - and a much more general theme of border can be used to appeal to the largest market. If you have a small child you could be too busy to want to decorate the whole room from scratch.

I am pleased that you have had a great weightloss (you were much lighter for the new challenge compared to your wednesday weighing as you predicted). It is always great to get a new low.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Hi

Well i came off the pill on Friday :) I figured the sooner im off the better and body can go back to 'normal'
The holiday is on hold i wont fly if im pg just in case anything happens i would always blame myself so if im not pg in Jan and we have the money saved we will book a last min hol and if i am i will be glad of the 2 weeks off work lol

I have decided to leave slimming world its not working for me the way i hoped so i am going to save the money each week and buy something nice for every 7lb i loose so i will have £35 to spend
I have all the support i need on here to keep me motivated and i have the weigh in each week still so why spend the money at SW when i can spend it on me :)

Sarah
 
Hi Sarah,
Im excited for you that you are now trying for a baby!

Good for you on making the desicion to leave SW, it doesnt work for everyone unfortunatly but im sure you will be able to lose weight with just a simple healthy eating plan. Its a good idea to treat yourself when you have lost 7lb its good encouragement to keep you going.

Let us know how you get on.
Becky X
 
hi

2 weetabix
2 slices wholemeal bread
tuna
cucumber
pasta n sauce
1 can diet coke
1 banana
melon
grapes
fruit salad (2 servings)

4km running/jogging in the gym (very wobbly legs now though lol)

Thats my day today
 
HI

well i have been missing recently but getting on with it lol

lots of things have changed i am offically off the pill and trying for a baby will start in exactly 19 days from today (thats when i am entitled to full mat leave/pay) so not long now
Still decotating the spare room been a nightmare! the walls are so out its mad making it extreamly hard to put the coving up theres lots of packing behind some bits others are right on the wall! but will be worth it when i can get the ceiling paper up and hide the mess that it is now!

I had a really nice complement in work the other day but went so red!!!
One of the consultants in the hospital was ordering controlled drugs from pharmacy and they needed his date of birth so me taking the phone call had to ask so after a min of building up my courage i just blurted it out
"pharmacy are on the phone they need your DOB" relief was fab i asked but then he went really red! stuttered said he had never been asked his DOB by a pretty girl before (my Q to go red) then gave me the DOB but was still speechless
But I got called a pretty girl and he wasnt that old either!!!

and 2 of my work friends said that i look different and can tell i have loist weight which is odd as i havent but i think i must be standing up striaght or something i do think my face has changed though and thats all they can see under my scrubs (remember im an OR nurse)

Anyway this week will be a REALLY good week i can feel it

Sarah
 
Hi Sarah

I've seen your photo and you are a pretty girl - so I am not surprised that he said it. It is great that you enjoyed the compliment though.

Good luck in the trying for a baby.

I hope that your decision to leave SW works out well for you. Slimming clubs work better for some people than for others. It is important that you celebrate the loss of each half stone in the way that you indicated - go out and treat yourself somehow. If we are in control of the finances - it can be easy to let such treat events get by.

I see that you are eating weetabix. Have you tried making it up a few hours earlier? It grows so big it is silly! I find it much more filling if I make it up the night before - or at least a couple of hours ahead of time. I put it in the fridge in a container which has a lid.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
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