EuropeCrazy's World Of Slimming: Week 12 weigh-in

Forgot to post this yesterday - just a quick post to say that I lost 1lb this week.  Normally I would be delighted with that result, but I felt quite disappointed as I expected more from the combination of following the diet + very punishing fitness regime.  Oh well....onwards :)

EuropeCrazy's World Of Slimming: Week 11 weigh-in

Took a week off weighing in and fell a bit spectacularly off the wagon.  I know I wasn't going to weigh myself for 2 weeks but stepped on the scales this morning and discovered I'd gained 1lb.  I had a 'retail therapy' day off during the week, but forgot just how unforgiving those fitting room mirrors in Next can be!  

Regular readers of this blog will have lost count of the amount of times that drastic measures were required, but I'm at that point yet again.  I already have a lot of fitness equipment at home, but have purchased another couple of fitness-related things and have written up a structured exercise plan for the next few weeks, along with strictly sticking to the Slimming World plan.  I really need to boost my energy for this holiday and for the months ahead

It is very hard to lose weight when you're not in a good place, but my mood has picked up over the past few days so I'm now really focused on making progress.  It's now or never :)

Bad times

It's been 6 weeks now since I lost my mum and, well, it's really kicking in now.  I feel sad, distressed, distracted, and lost.  In the beginning there was important stuff to do, things to be seen to, and not a day went by without some official matter to be dealt with. But now, there is just an undescribable emptiness, and a sadness which is impossible to overcome. Only the love and support of faithful travelling companion, and our impending holiday, is getting me through it all.  But otherwise, over the past couple of weeks I've struggled to get through every day, and this week has been the most overwhelming one yet.  Every moment of every day, I am reminded of how much I miss my best friend.  Particularly when I've had a bad day. In the past I would have come home and she would have given me a big hug and made everything better.  I miss her so much, and getting on with life is turning out to be even more of a challenge than I'd ever imagined.   But that's not really surprising. For it's hard to lose a loved one, but to lose not only your mother but your best friend, whom you've spent your whole life with, is just too much to bear.

Wednesday was particularly difficult, with all the talk at work about arranging a Christmas night out. Regular readers of Random Ramblings will be aware that I struggle with the whole concept of Christmas at the best of times, so needless to say I just can't face the thought of it this year. And I don't do nights out anyway, least of all in a year when my world has fallen apart.  The inevitability of that time of year approaching was enough to tip me over the edge.  There is also one Christmas-related thing which I've been involved in for the last few years, which inevitably dominates (and arguably ruins) the lead-up to the 'festive season' but that is outwith my control,  And I know it's still 19 weeks away, but once you hit August and September then it's downhill all the way.  In past years I've written too much on here about how miserable the lead up to Christmas can be, so I've decided not to mention it so much this year.  And anyway, faithful travelling companion has a plan to get me through Christmas and I'm going with that.

At least I still have blogging to keep me going, so I am planning to publish some outstanding blog posts over at EuropeCrazy in the next week or so, including those long-overdue Eurovision reviews and some other stuff as well.

EuropeCrazy's World Of Slimming: Week 9 weigh-in

Despite a couple of heavy falls off the dieting wagon this week, I was generally quite well-behaved and got a lot of exercise in, resulting in a loss of  another 1½ lbs this week. I'm quite happy with that, although need to step it up a gear or two in the next few weeks so that I can fit into my holiday clothes.

EDIT: I've decided to take a couple of weeks off the weigh-ins.  Going through a bad time at the moment and could do without the added pressure of trying to lose weight every week.  Therefore the next weigh-in will take place on 30th August.

EuropeCrazy's World of Slimming: Week 8 weigh-in

Despite being more "blunderwoman" than "Wonder Woman" this week, as I battled some painful injuries which prevented me from getting on with the exercise regime, I was reasonably well-behaved (apart from a couple of disappointing crisp-eating binges), and stuck to the healthy eating.  I was also able to get on the exercise bike for short periods so all was not lost.

I've lost 1½ lbs this week, which is a very satisfactory result.  I've also been food-planning for the week ahead so that combined with exercise should hopefully ensure another good result next Sunday - but I need to stick to the plan!

Total weight loss since start of plan: 2½ lbs
Total BMI reduction since start of plan: 0.5