REACHING FOR THE STARS! Kate's Journey.

katehunibun

katehunibun

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Hi All.

I am fat.......fatter than I have been in 20 years and I am going to try to do something about it.
I've had diaries on here before but I don't want to go back there as it was one failure after another. I did make some awesome friends on here and got some great support, advice and help so am hoping that i'll meet some great people this time too.

I am a child at heart and I am doing a star chart like kids get for good behaviour! I go to weight watchers (I've been rubbish and this year I have manages to lose 5 and a half lbs!........5 months to lose 5lb. Shocking huh?!) and I have a fitbit.

Here are my daily goals to get my stars:-
Do 10,000 a day.
Do 30 'very active' minutes a day.
Burn 2,500 calories.
Do 5 miles. All of these so far are on my fitbit.
Do crunches
Stay within my (weightwatchers) propoints.
Drink 2 litres of water.
If I manage to get all seven then I get a bonus smiley sticker too :hurray:

If I get all my stars I can get a maximum of 56 a week. My first treat is at 250 stars and that is going out for lunch at my favourite place with a friend. 500 is a boozy girly lunch (and shop/trying on clothes if I have lost!!) and 750 is going to Exeter (nearest city, 40 miles away) girly shopping spending a voucher my friend gave me for Christmas. I haven't thought further than that yet.

Ok, here's the horrible bit............I weigh 16 stone!! That's 224lbs!!
I have just measured myself and here it is.
Neck: 38cm
Arm: 36.5cm
Chest: 115cm
Waist: 106cm
Hips: 131cm
Thigh: 71cm
Calf: 44cm

I started today and have had a good day. reaching (actually going over) my targets so i got all my stars.

Onwards and upwards......to the stars :)



 
You know how happy I am to have you back! Missed you Kate. There are so many lovely people here & we will travel with you to the stars xoxo Cate
 
Aww bless you guys.
I've found this app on my phone so I can post and read from wherever. How cool is that?!
Woken up with a bloody cold this is the third one I've had this year as well as a sickness bug! I've never been so ill
But......I'm all drugged and coffeed up and I'm soldiering thru.
 
Welcome Back, even if it is to lose some more weight. Hope you feel better soon, there is nothing worse then trying to implement new habits and fitness goals when you feel like poo.
 
Hi Guys.

[/CateB] Hello my wonderful internet mum. It is so good to be back. I am feeling pretty positive. I will try and get to catch up on your diary when I get chance.
[/LucyB] Hello my lovely. I'll try and get to read your diary too.

Hope you have both been well.

[/KaplooieB] Hi. I have all the weight I lost and some more to lose. But I am up for it. I must admit I was pretty annoyed when I woke up feeling rubbish and I did actually think about caving in but.........I didn't :) yay me!

Busy day at work, ate really healthy and got lots of walking done. I have joined a beginners running club which is on a Thursday but I didn't feel up to that so just took the dogs for a long walk.

I have got all my stars again today :hurray: Hopefully I will stay as obsessed with getting them all. I really have to shift this weight. I have no clothes that fit, I don't go out and I hide away from everyone. I don't want people seeing me cos I know that they are thinking 'ha, she put it all back on and more'
That has to change.


Onwards and upwards, reaching for them stars! :)



 
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Enough of the hiding young lady!
Stuff what anyone else might or might not be thinking.
This is about you!
How you feel about yourself.
Your body is a temple
& must be worshipped.
It must be fed good, healthy food.
It must be exercised
and loved.
Yes, LOVED!
Sending you lots and lots of love, xoxo Cate
PS note the appropriate use of 's :smilielol5:
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Hi baby!!! Have missed your lovely posts on here--I'm back with tail between my legs also. We can do it though!
 
Hello people.

I am actually feeling a little bit proud of myself today :)
First let me tell you what I usually would have done today. I left work today at 10.30 this morning cos one of the dentists was off sick (I'm a dental nurse) and I decided to go home cos I felt shit. I would have used that as an excuse to stop at the shop on the way home with a 'its the weekend' plus the 'I'm poorly' attitude and bought choc and crap. Then I would have sat around, had crap for dinner with Mark (other half) and Jack (son) and probably carried on eating crap. I am an Explorer Scout leader and we meet on a Friday night. They have biscuits and usually bring loads of sweets etc along which I eat, I then come home and drink wine!

Well, today was different.

I came home took the dog to the vet (she's ok, routine stuff) went into town (not getting any food :) ) then came home and did some stuff here. I did have a bit of a snooze (got a cold remember ;) ) then did our weekly food shop, came home, cooked for the boys and I had a healthy dinner and then went to Explorers where I ate no biscuits!!! Had no chocolates that one of the mums brought in and didn't have any of the kids sweets. I then got home at 9.30 and still hadn't reached 5 mile walk or 30 active minutes (stars) so took the dogs out for a long walk!!!!! Came home did my sit ups and put all my stars on my chart!!!! :)

Yay!! Go Me!! :hurray: :hurray:

I really am so pleased with myself.

I have been going to weight watchers since before Christmas and this has to be the first Friday that I have stayed within my daily propoints allowance of 32. We also get 49 extra points that we can use up during the week, I haven't touched them. also, it syncs with my fitbit and allows me extra 'activity' points. so far, since Tuesday I have accumulated 36 of them. I haven't used any of them either :)

Cate Aww bless you sweetie. I'm not there yet, I really do struggle seeing people. but i'll get there. You know me, loving myself is not something I'm good at. Hopefully i'll reach acceptance.

SunflowerHello my lovely. Yes, we can do this. I am so positive after being able to say no today and for making the extra effort to reach my daily targets.



 
Well done Kate!!!

Random question, do you find in those situations you cop a bit of flak from people when you turn their food down? At work I've ALWAYS brought my own snacks/smoothie/lunch, so I always turn down food from the demonstrators and chefs... I seem to always get the comments like OMG you NEVER EAT, really loudly and in front of other people. Drives me nuts! Even if it WAS something awesome that I might enjoy I say no. Mostly it's just risotto I'm turning down which I'm not a huge fan of anyway. Urgh, people! :rant:

Hope you're feeling better!
 
Hi Guys

Another mentally crazy day......To the point that my head actually hurts form having to think too much.
Our Explorer teams are doing their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award practice expedition next weekend. Basically they hike for three days and camp two nights and they have to basically do it on their own. carrying all their stuff/food etc and following route cards with a map. We have to book campsites for them (and separate ones for us as leaders nearby) etc etc. Today has been the final sorting out and my head feels like its going to explode.
We are sorting what us leaders will be eating while we 'stalk' them and the others were up for fish and chips and a pub lunch but I actually said 'I wanna try and stay as healthy as I can so will take my own' so I'm making us a curry :) ya me. Yes we will have a few drinks and I cant see myself being super good and getting all my stars but I'm gonna have a bloody good go.

I've had a really good food day despite the opportunity to be naughty and I'm proper chuffed with that. I shall be getting all my stars today :hurray:

Thanks for the encouragement guys, it really means a lot. Lucy, I don't get that at work. I am actually really good at work and hardly ever have any of the naughty stuff and they know I don't. My bloody problem is at home in the evening and at the weekend. I just stuff anything and everything I can into my face!! lol. No more though :)

Tomorrow I aim to have another great day so that I will have actually managed a perfect weekend. Haven't done that in years!



 
Hi Guys

Another mentally crazy day......To the point that my head actually hurts form having to think too much.
Our Explorer teams are doing their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award practice expedition next weekend. Basically they hike for three days and camp two nights and they have to basically do it on their own. carrying all their stuff/food etc and following route cards with a map. We have to book campsites for them (and separate ones for us as leaders nearby) etc etc. Today has been the final sorting out and my head feels like its going to explode.
We are sorting what us leaders will be eating while we 'stalk' them and the others were up for fish and chips and a pub lunch but I actually said 'I wanna try and stay as healthy as I can so will take my own' so I'm making us a curry :) ya me. Yes we will have a few drinks and I cant see myself being super good and getting all my stars but I'm gonna have a bloody good go.

I've had a really good food day despite the opportunity to be naughty and I'm proper chuffed with that. I shall be getting all my stars today :hurray:

Thanks for the encouragement guys, it really means a lot. Lucy, I don't get that at work. I am actually really good at work and hardly ever have any of the naughty stuff and they know I don't. My bloody problem is at home in the evening and at the weekend. I just stuff anything and everything I can into my face!! lol. No more though :)

Tomorrow I aim to have another great day so that I will have actually managed a perfect weekend. Haven't done that in years!



 
Well done on getting your stars Kate & for planning the week-end to include being healthy. It all adds up sweetie & you will get there. Much love, xoxo Cate
 
Hi All.

Not such a great day today. I haven't been terrible but I have used up 23 of my 49 weekly points.
I think stress has got to me and I don't cope great, I'm quite a mentally weak person and also take everything personally. I also woke up in a really low place and managed to end up crying even before I got out of bed. Rubbish huh.

I'm nearly there with each target for my stars but not quite......might reach it before I go to bed.

Sorry for being so bluuurrrr. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.



 
I just want to give you such a great big hug! I have always taken everything personally sweetie & I know how horrible it is to be that way. It's only the people who actually do stuff that cop criticism. You are a doer & those that criticise are usually good at criticising, but not so good at actually doing things. I have to go sweetie. I just had a long call from one of my S'is.I.L. It's my birthday today & I'm not yet dressed & G is waiting to take me on a mystery tour. Sending you lots and lots and lots of love & 5 gazillion squishy hugs & kisses, xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Cate
 
Kate, please don't disappear again. I love having you here & miss you when you're not about. I go & stalk you occasionally on FB, but you're quiet there too. Sending you lots of love sweetie xoxo Cate
 
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