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

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!

dietdevil: Baubles or lack of and the resisitng of truffles.

dietdevil: Baubles or lack of and the resisitng of truffles.: So I survived Christmas and all things considered ( ie, I am a total humbugger ) it was actually very nice. I did not get up at 5am, I got ...

Baubles or lack of and the resisitng of truffles.

So I survived Christmas and all things considered ( ie, I am a total humbugger ) it was actually very nice. I did not get up at 5am, I got some lovely presents and my turkey wasn't dry, so all was good.

 

Well mostly - in trying to become top dog in the house Freddy has been downright mean to Mutley and we have had a few nasty incidents. I for one wanted to get them both chopped earlier this year but my husband ( for once ) put his foot down so I didn't. Too late now - Freddy is booked in for Monday and his baubles will no longer be hanging from his tree. And that's all I am going to say about it.

 

I need to talk about my diet as this blog was intended to be about diets anyway and I have to say I have been remarkably restrained.

 

Monday night I experienced a Polish Christmas and I have to say the food was very nice and I ate lots of it but I wasn't so restrained with the vodka shots. I drank gallons of the stuff - and remained upright. The following day I struggled a little bit but managed to haul my sorry ass down to Caffe Pasta for the annual girls lunch with my 2 best gay friends. A bowl of soup and half a pizza sorted me out although I did make sure I sat at the seat nearest to the loo...........

 

Christmas Day was all about the meat. My turkey was moist, my gammon was nicely glazed and I have to say that my gravy ( northern style obviously ) clung to my roast potatoes in a very alluring manner. I had crème brulee for pud and had some satsumas for tea.

 

Am I sad? Yes a bit but since my angelic slimming worlding for the past 3 months I simply can't shovel it in like I used to. I get weighed next Thursday and have high hopes that I will at the very least not have gained anything over Christmas and even higher hopes that I may even lose a little.

 

And there is only 4 more days of this grotty year left. This pleases me no end.

 

 It was my annus horribilus although not all of it was bad.

 

2014 will be fun and I will enjoy it. I am seeing Dolly Parton and Robbie Williams, I will see H graduate, I will parachute out of an aeroplane for charity and , oh yes, I am going dry in January for Cancer Research!! I am a bit concerned that I have no donations apart from £2 so can you all dig deep and be generous!

 

Thank you - I am now going to eat yet another Satsuma x

 

dietdevil: Dirty burgers, chips, slut drops and the lack of a...

dietdevil: Dirty burgers, chips, slut drops and the lack of a...: So I have been here and there and everywhere! I am going to do this blog in the form of a detailed list because I am going to get confused ...