Good Sunday, ladies!
Got on the scale and it finally says less than 10 stone! I'm at 139.
Good morning ladies! Watching Rugby World Cup (even though I'm not really a rugby fan!). Wales v France and seriously cheering for WALES!!
As predicted, some sore muscles this morning from lifting heavier weights yesterday. Traps are the sorest. Dear hub massaged them for me this morning. Also, I was well past the stage where I should have upped my 5 kg for 6 kg for biceps curls.
Workout later. Watching the match with hubby.
Menu:
B: porridge/raisins/crushed almonds, skimmed milk, tea - 294
L: turkey ham/mayo/veg wrap, 2 yogurt - 276
S: satsuma, grapes - 96
D: veggie curry and rice, salad, drink - 476
S: dried apricots, melba toast - 148
TOTAL: 1290
We've been invited to dinner at someone's house tomorrow night - the same couple who are always refilling my wine glass. They serve multi-course meals and the hardest part is trying to ignore all the different cheeses they lay out after we've had appetizer, main, and dessert! Plus all the wine! GOT TO IGNORE THE CHEESE. Since cheese is most definitely on my forbidden foods list I need to not even start eating any as I can't stop!
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Good day ladies!
No sun again today! Sigh. Did a new weights routine this morning. On 3 of my 5 routines I used a heavier weight. I did less reps - 10 or 12. Also realized I probably haven't been doing the reps quite as slowly as I should, the heavier weights made me go slower. Might be a bit sore tomorrow. So all my reps are using 6kg, 4kg, and 3kg. The wimpy 1.5 kg has gone up in the loft!
Anxious for my scale to say less than 10 stone (140 pounds) but I don't want to get on it until I'm sure I'll like what it says.
Workout:
Menu:
B: porridge/raisins/crushed almonds/skimmed milk, tea - 294
L: turkey sandwich, yogurt - 333
S: grapes, fresh pineapple - 109
D: curry & rice, salad, drink - 476
S: packet of baked crisps - 98
TOTAL: 1310
Looking forward to seeing my family in two months, especially my granddaughters! Not anxious for the snow though. 3 weeks of holiday is going to be a huge challenge food-wise! I'm determined not to need to lose anything when we come home!
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Greetings! Dreary day here but I'm taking advantage of hubby being out of the house for the day. I can do housework w/o him being underfoot. Oh joy. 
Got an extra workout this morning trying to find my 6 kg dumbbells! Up and down the ladder to the loft, looked everywhere 3 or 4 times. Finally found them in the laundry room under a stack of newspapers.
Going to move up to 6 kg from 5 for my biceps curls. The other weights I use are 4 kg, 3, and 1.5. I use the 1.5 kg for lifting my arms to the sides but they are just way too easy. Next size I've got is 3 kg and that's too hard after about 5 reps. Think I might just do less reps using the 3kg instead of 15 reps on the wimpy ones and work my way up watching out for any elbow pain. My normal routine is 4 sets of 15 reps on 5 different routines every other day. Any advice appreciated!
Note: Weight conversion: 6 kg = 13.2 lbs; 5 kg = 11 lbs; 4 kg = 8.8 lbs; 3 kg = 6.6 lbs; 1.5 kg = 3.3 lbs.
Making soup this afternoon and weighing all the ingredients for an accurate calorie count, then dividing it up and freezing in single servings. Good for a change at lunchtime.
At the rate I'm losing I should hit my goal well before a Nov 17th overnight trip to Glasgow for a concert and dinner for hub's birthday. Being a true Scot it won't be anywhere fancy, it'll be Wetherspoons (a chain pub/restaurant). He claims it's their good selection of ales. Uh huh.
Workout:
Menu:
B: porridge, strawberries, skimmed milk and tea - 269
L: turkey ham/lite mayo/veggies wrap, yogurt - 237
S: fresh pineapple, 2 small clementines, grapes - 161
D: veg/brown rice/lentil soup, salad, bread with marg, drink - 416
S: decaf latte, packet of baked crisps - 178
TOTAL: 1269
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
I had to look up the KG conversion but wow, I use 4-pound weights when I occasionally do a free weight routine so way to go! I envy your trip to Glasgow, I'd love to get there. Some day :)
Good day ladies!
I've been noticing that the more I do my cardio, the easier it gets. I'm ready to move up to the next heaviest weight on a couple of my free weights as well.
Workout:
Menu:
B: porridge, strawberries, skimmed milk, tea with milk - 269
L: turkey/veggies/lite mayo wrap, yogurt - 242
S: grapes, clementines - 121
D: leftover pumpkin curry (delish!), rice, salad, drink - 476
S: mocha, packet of baked crisps - 178
Fennel/nettle tea, black tea, camomile, and always lots of water
TOTAL: 1286
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Good day ladies! The sun has come out! 
No workout yet, went into town to shop this morning. The rest of my crappy diet bread was given to the birds and I bought Burgen Soya and Linseed. 115 calories/slice vs 48 calories for the bread made from air! But so much more filling and worth the extra calories.
Also picked up some snack packs of dried apricots and prunes for some variety in my evening snacking.
As I was shopping today I stopped to look at some face wipes that were on sale. In the corner were some boxes with numbers (like when calories are on the front of a pack-especially low cal stuff). So, I'm so used to reading calories on everything I pick up now that I started to look at these numbers, then bust out laughing!!
Workout: don't know yet. Maybe a hike this afternoon. Not cold, possibly more drizzle but I've got a raincoat and waterproof hiking boots.
Menu:
B: porridge, raisins, almonds, skimmed milk and tea - 294
L: tuna sandwich on Burgen bread, yogurt - 439 (and I'm totally FULL)
D: pumpkin curry, rice, salad, drink - 476
S: grapes, clementine - 96
TOTAL: 1305
Went for a long hike near our house, lots of uphill and hubby joined me. Very nice!
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Menu is mouthwatering, especially dinner!
Very good morning, ladies!
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. ~ Sri Ram
I suspected I had lost a bit since I weighed myself Oct 1st, so got on the scale this morning. 2 more pounds!! Woohoo! I guess the secret is occasional splurges, like all that wine last Thursday! So, since I've started with the calories I've been 1.5 pounds/week. I don't feel that 2 more pounds is sufficient so I've now lowered my goal weight from 138 to 135 and that'll be it. The thighs will stay fat but firmer, but after all, I'm nearly 60, not 40, and fat thighs are not a health risk, are they? 
Workout:
Menu:
B: porridge and tea - 294
L: bread machine slice, pb & j, yogurt - 365
S: 2 clementines - 80
D: leftover pumpkin curry, rice, daal, raw veg, drink - 476
S: the rest of the dark chocolate, 4 squares - 83
TOTAL: 1298
I also drink lots of fennel & nettle tea, camomile, green, black tea with lemon, and water. Sometimes black coffee, unless I can spare the calories for a latte with skimmed milk, sugar and chocolate sprinkles.
Progress as of today: 27 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Good morning ladies!
My husband got up this morning very early to watch the rugby world cup on tv. I went back to sleep and didn't wake up until 8.45! I usually am done with my breakfast by 8 and start working out by 10. But this has thrown me off.
Think I'll do bike and jump rope before lunch. 15 minutes bike, 25 rope, repeat 3 times.
I really should put on raingear and go for walks and stop using drizzle and showers as an excuse to stay indoors.
I'm really tired of that wimpy diet bread I've been eating and watching my hub eat the good stuff out of the bread machine. So this time I added up all the ingredients (multi-grain flour, 3 kinds of seeds, and a bit of margarine). I weighed the loaf after it was done so now I can calculate the calories. I will only get open-faced sandwiches though - 2 pieces would be too heavy and way too many calories!
Menu:
B: porridge and tea - 294
L: 1 slice bread, pb & j, yogurt - 391
S: 2 clementines - 80
D: pumpkin curry & rice, raw veggies, drink - 476
S: dark chocolate - 63
TOTAL: 1304
Progress as of today: 25 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Good morning ladies!
Saw my 13 month old granddaughter on Skype yesterday and got to see her running and she's become an expert at waving and saying hi! 
I'm not a rugby fan but there's a very important match (Rugby World Cup) on tv with England v France right now. A long Scottish tradition is to root for the team who's placing against England. And I uphold traditions! Vive la France!
Workout:
Menu for today:
B: porridge and tea - 294
L: Quorn patty sandwich with mayo, yogurt - 276
S: 3 clementines - 120
D: Leek and potato soup, melba toast, salad, drink - 389
S: medium banana, melba toast or section of dark chocolate - 163
TOTAL: 1242
Some visitors from the US dropped by this afternoon (parents of another expat). They brought me a gift of snack sized Butterfingers. 
They are 1 or 2 bites each and 170 calories. If they were about 50 calories less I might work them into my calorie allowance for evening treats. However, I think I'll leave the bag unopened and find someone to give them to. 
Progress as of today: 25 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Good day ladies! We actually have some sunshine today after a rainy, windy day yesterday.
Well, my good intentions for last night went out the window. We went to a friend's house so the couple and my husband could talk about the agenda for a meeting (political). I came along so I could retake some photos of the guest bedrooms for their website (B & B). On our arrival there was a bottle of chilled wine and 4 glasses sitting out as well as a bottle of red. And as they'd just been to a wedding there was leftover wedding cake set out for us - a fruity cake with marzipan icing (not my fave all but still good). It took me about 15 minutes to take the photos so for a couple of hours I was fairly bored. Damage done: 4 or 5 (small) glasses of red wine, 1 small piece of cake. 
Workout:
Think I'll try something new today. 15 minutes bike, then 25 jump rope, and repeat 3 more times.
Menu:
B: porridge and tea, etc - 294
L: the rest of the leftover veggie chili, Quorn southern style patty, yogurt - 288
S: clementine, grapes - 101
D: leek soup, melba toast, salad, drink - 389
S: dark chocolate, hot chocolate, small banana - 196
TOTAL: 1268
Progress as of today: 25 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Today's food and exercise plan looks great!
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Congrats on the scale, awesome news!
AnonGirl on 10/16/2011:
wow, well done, :) keep up the good work, you're nearly there!!!!!
greengirl on 10/16/2011:
Well done !! Isn't it great when you pass a milestone like that :-)
V on 10/16/2011:
Congrats Annie!! Splendid!! 4 more to go baby!! You have this :)