Friday 17 January 2014

dietdevil: The hatred of scales, a new addition and will the ...

dietdevil: The hatred of scales, a new addition and will the ...: So I am THREE POUNDS UP from my weigh in on Wednesday.   How and Why?   This is where I should toss those scales out the window an...

The hatred of scales, a new addition and will the lunges clear my sinuses?

So I am THREE POUNDS UP from my weigh in on Wednesday.
 
How and Why?
 
This is where I should toss those scales out the window and calm the hell down but of course I am not going to do that because -
1. They may hit a passing spaniel on the head
2. I am not generally a calm person so it's unlikely that this will make me one.
 
I have no idea where this THREE POUNDS has come from and I hope to god that it goes away before next Wednesday. The good news on the dietary front though, is that I now fit into a pair of jeans that I bought in November that would go no further than my thighs so maybe the THREE POUNDS have just moved to another part of my body - like my ankles perhaps?
 
Today M got her car. It is a red version of the dearly departed Sylvia that served H so well after she passed her driving test. It is a car that both the girls will share and I am looking forward to how that will turn out.
 
 
I drove it home and it went like a dream and due to some total idiot that indicated a bit late going through Carbis Bay, I am now 100% sure that the brakes are in full working order.
All we need now are the 'L' plates.........and she's off!
 
I have got some yukky bug. My throat is sore and I have catarrh and I feel slightly sick. I do not like feeling like this and I am miserable.
 
I need to get better. Tomorrow is my second beach bootcamp and I cant wait to see 'Steve' again. I am praying that more people turn up so it's not just me and Vickie. I am figuring that if there are more than 2 of us than he may not notice my lethargic planking and half hearted 'sprinting' down to the shore. It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I feel as weak as a kitten and not in the least bit energetic but I will be there in mind and body and ready to lunge.
 
I am also taking my camera so you can all see what 'Steve' looks like. Oh and this week I must remember water..............and maybe some sinus tablets too.

Wednesday 15 January 2014

dietdevil: Targets, Teenagers and TeeTree!

dietdevil: Targets, Teenagers and TeeTree!: So today is the day and baby M is now 17!   Now I'm not saying she is high maintenance but......................she is a bit like t...

Targets, Teenagers and TeeTree!

So today is the day and baby M is now 17!
 
Now I'm not saying she is high maintenance but......................she is a bit like the queen and her birthday appears to be lasting for quite a few days. Around 179 teenage girls plus Gareth, Tom and Callum have all just left my house to go and eat at Peppers. They are shrieking and giggling and I feel sorry for the waitress that will be attending to them. M has already said she 'might' have fillet steak and she is still heady from her driving lesson with Lovely Nick, who incidentally looks a bit like Russell Crowe. It's all good and I didn't even howl too much when her friend Freya posted this video of all of her friends saying happy birthday. Well I did a bit but hey ho.
 
But back to me..............It was fat club today and I sort of reached a target. It's an interim target and I am going to try and lose another 7 - 10 pounds and see how I feel. This is strange. I have never reached a target before and when I do I am not quite sure what to do.........
 
At my spiritual home of Redruth there are several target members who all seem to keep on the straight and narrow. They all seem to cook and eat a lot and I also cook and eat a lot so I am hoping that these qualities will bode well for the future of my hip bones - and yes, the hip bones have now reappeared.
I suppose it's all about finding the right balance. Counteracting a mars bar with an apple and saying no to that second glass of wine and for all you non dieters out there - yes we do have to think like this!
 
I have been religiously been writing down my list of funnies. I have 15 of them now and some of them are rude. I have copied and pasted the follwing as a taster of what we are dealing with -
 
January 8th - Somebody thought I was the ballet teacher
January 9th - Leanne Vickie and I signing up for bootcamp
January 10th - Hattie's look of venom when I said what music I like on Youtube
January 11th - EVERYTHING about beach bootcamp
January 12th - John wanting to slap me when I told him how to make me a bacon sandwich
 
and I am guessing some of you are now thinking 'hmmm well I suppose you had to be there' and yes, maybe you did but they are all snippets from everyday life  that have made me smirk, laugh or holler.
 
I am relieved of Brizzle duties for this weekend. I have persuaded kind H to go there. She doesn't want to and it's going to cost me a dongle but my brother and I are very happy that she agreed. The drive back last Sunday was horrific and I am not one of life's natural drivers and I honestly don't think I can face it again for a couple of weeks.
 
I also have no hot water. My gas boiler has died and I can only have showers until it is mended.
I don't like showers that much and even less so since an incident with some very 'sharp' teatree shower gel. Think your worst people - it stung!
 
I have gallons of things to put in a bath that will relax me, soothe me and make me feel invigorated and I am going to either sit in the bath of a holiday home around the corner or up to Leanne's.Of course, now that I am all sylph like I could maybe sit in my shower but it just wouldn't be the same.
 
Onwards and upwards and downwards - it's all part of life.
 
 

 

Friday 10 January 2014

dietdevil: New Kindles, nearly there and OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE ...

dietdevil: New Kindles, nearly there and OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE ...: So it would appear that I am the slackest blogger ever. While Leanne has been a goody two shoes and has been blogging regularly I ............

New Kindles, nearly there and OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE?

So it would appear that I am the slackest blogger ever. While Leanne has been a goody two shoes and has been blogging regularly I ................well I just haven't ok?
 
I had a tragedy last weekend when I sat on my Kindle but I am now the proud owner of a shiny new one - one that can do everything apparently but all I have done is read and read and read and read.
 
Good news on the diet front! This week I lost 3 pounds and I am technically 8 pounds away from my target. This excites me but scares me at the same time as anyone that has ever dieted knows that it's not the losing of the weight but the keeping off of  the weight that is the issue. I have spent time thinking how I am going to play this when I get there and I hope you have all noticed my positivity where this is concerned. 
 
Do I start sneaking the odd Mars Bar or pie down my neck? Maybe an extra bottle of wine on the weekend? A lovely Chinese now and again? Who knows?
 
I do know however that I don't want to live my life obsessing about everything that goes into my mouth but  I also don't want to return to bad habits. Maybe the feel of my hip bones will inspire me to behave. I hope so. I like my new wardrobe and I have given all my fat stuff to the BHF.
 
And now I must talk about what I have signed up to do.
 
Beach Bootcamp! Tomorrow! A bootcamp on the beach!
 
'Steve' the instructor sounded about 15 on the phone. I told him that I was horrendously unfit and he laughed nervously. He told me to wear a hoody and I made a mental note to wear a sturdy bra as I frankly don't think 'Steve' will be able to handle my rack crashing about when I am doing squats. I am scared. Afraid that I will make a tit of myself and quite worried that I may collapse and have a heart attack..........
 
And after my extreme workout I am taking H back to Cardiff, I am then going to visit the mothership in Bristol where my brother will be and we will discuss the future.
 
I checked with him earlier about what we were eating for dinner and he said -
 
''oh I can survive on sandwiches''
 
I shrieked neurotically ''well I bloody cant! I will bring stuff for spag bol!''

And please all remember I am still not drinking, being a dryathlete and all. Ironically I think this month may have been the wrong month to go dry but I am sticking with it.
 
This is going to be an interesting weekend.................let's just hope I am still walking and talking by Monday morning x

Wednesday 1 January 2014

dietdevil: 2014....................ah here you are!

dietdevil: 2014....................ah here you are!: So it's a new year - it is 2014!   2013 was a bastard, an annus horribilus but it is gone now. Done. Finished. Thankfully.   It...

2014....................ah here you are!

So it's a new year - it is 2014!
 
2013 was a bastard, an annus horribilus but it is gone now. Done. Finished. Thankfully.
 
It didn't even end on the best note when I had a bit of a family crisis and had to dash off to Bristol and back within 24 hours. M came with me and we got lost and nearly ran out of petrol in Bristol city centre but I am back and ready to face whatever life cares to throw in my face this year.
 
Of course there will be nice bits with some of my favourite people.
 
Dolly Parton with Leanne.
 
Robbie Williams with Nicola.
 
Throwing myself out of an aeroplane and not dying with Debbie.
 
Going to meet Rachael at long last in Wiltshire.
 
And today was the start of my dry January. I am officially a dryathlete! The sad thing is that due to being so tired after the long drive, I didn't even drink a lot last night and I ended up taking a bottle of prosecco to bed at 8.15 and sipping occasionally whilst trying to blot out the noise of rowdy teenage girls having pre drinks.
 
The early hours of the morning were spent trying to blot out the sounds of constant trips to the bathroom by non teenagers that had had too much to drink.
 
Today has consisted of working ( booooo ) and having an all day breakfast at the Sheaf of Wheat ( hurray). And speaking of food - tomorrow I return to fat club after not having weighed for 3 whole weeks! I gave myself a limit of not putting on any more than 2 pounds and I want to be at target by the end of February. In the grand scheme of things I haven't actually eaten that much, I have just eaten very differently to normal and I need to resume my normal healthy 3 meals a day.
 
And as for resolutions? Well I haven't really made any.
 
I aim to be happy and there are a few things that I will do differently this year to last but they are minor things that shouldn't cause me too much stress.
 
Freddy has still got his crown jewels due to my Bristol trip but he knows their days are numbered. Maddie seems to have picked up the habit of always licking herself and Mutley is literally a dog on heat so his crown jewels wont be here for much longer either. Oh and the cat needs to see a vet as he has either been scrapping or has been hit on the head with a claw hammer.
 
And that is the first day of the new year in a nutshell.
 
And I have also decided to make a note of one thing each day that makes me laugh.
 
Today's was a false eyelash on my loo seat.
 
I wonder what tomorrow's will be?
 
Happy New Year!