grannyannie - Monday Aug 19, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 134.8
Snuck a peek at the scale this morning and lost another pound! Belly/boobs are shrinking but need to lose more. About 130 should be just right.
Hubby is working on the wallpaper but won't finish today. He's going to the island tomorrow and staying in the hostel one night to see our daughter as she needs help with completing applications for a couple of staff jobs in the community beginning next year. Crossing our fingers! It would be fantastic for her to have a UK job on her CV when applying for jobs in Uganda instead of just the volunteering.
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike
- 15 mins treadmill - hill and speed intervals
- 10 mins rowing machine - intervals
- 4 sets of 12 on 5 resistance machines
- cables/pulley for triceps - 4 sets of 12
Workout at home (upper):
- dumbbells - 3 sets of 12 - 8 routines
- push ups - 3 x 15
- triceps dips - 3 x 15
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/date-raisin-apricot mix/soy milk, tea w/milk
- S: post gym workout: almonds 10g - about 10, stopped in the cafe at the gym and had some tea with low fat milk
- L: hummous on toast, soy yogurt, clementine
- D: veggie curry & basmati rice, salad w/avocado
- S: 1 oatcake w/low fat cheddar
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: 1403
Hope you all have a good and healthy week! 
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.8 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Sunday Aug 18, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 136.0
Happy Sunday! Looks like the sun is coming out after days of rain. I might go for a 4 mile power walk/jog later while hubby is doing the wallpapering. I've downloaded MapMyRun to my phone and might try that out.
Have normal housework to do as that's been neglected with the other projects.
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/fresh raspberries/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: hummous on a whole wheat wrap, soy yogurt, grapes
- D: veggie chili & basmati rice, salad
- S: 1 oatcake & low fat cheddar
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: under 1300
Progress as of today: 31 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday Aug 17, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 136.0
Woohoo, down a pound, actually 2 pounds as I'd gone back up to 138 last weekend but hadn't updated. Hoping our friends don't invite us over tonight. Involves too many wine calories. I've got 3 1/2 weeks to lose 6 pounds and if I do I can enjoy a bit of indulgence when my family comes without worrying about having even more to lose after they go home.
No painting today! Porch looks great! Hope hubby gets the wallpapering done this weekend. I want to start shampooing carpets and can't do it until the guest room is done. Most of the stuff from that room is in my gym or in the hallway, so I can't do those yet.
Workout at home (lower body):
- side dips w/dumbbell
- squats with dumbbells
- lunges w/dumbbells using step
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- planks - full
- abs-3 routines
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs)
- calf lifts w/dumbbell
- flexing to strengthen shin muscles
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/fresh strawberries/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: hummous on 3 oatcakes, soy yogurt
- D: veggie chili & basmati rice, salad w/pumpkin seeds/walnut pieces/almond slivers
- S: snack up to 100 calories
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: just under 1300
Progress as of today: 31 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Friday Aug 16, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.2
Watched a programme on tv last night called 'Scotland the Fat'. Apparently Scotland (not the entire UK) has the second highest rate of obesity in the world after the US. The NHS complains about how much money they have to spend on people due to obesity but then when they are patients in the hospitals they serve them meals like macaroni & cheese and chips (fries)!!
Finished painting guest room yesterday. Next is hubby's turn - wallpaper.
No rain today so I can finally put the last coat of paint on the porch floor.
Since we ate dinner later last night - just before 7 - I wasn't hungry for my evening snack. So I ended at less than 1300 calories yesterday.
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike
- 20 mins treadmill - hill intervals
- 10 mins rowing machine - intervals
- 4 sets of 12 on 5 resistance machines - I've added back the leg extensions for quads.
- cables/pulley for triceps - 4 sets of 12
Workout at home (upper):
- dumbbells - 3 sets of 12 - 7 routines
- push ups - 3 x 15
- triceps dips - 3 x 15
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/date-raisin-apricot mix/soy milk, tea w/milk
- S: post gym workout: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: Finished up the polenta, 1 egg, 1 veg sausage, soy yogurt (sweetened but not with artificial sugar)
- D: veggie chili & basmati rice, salad w/pumpkin seeds/walnut pieces/almond slivers
- S: strawberries, clementine
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: 1341
Progress as of today: 29.8 lbs lost so far, only 7.2 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Thursday Aug 15, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.2
Skipping spin class today. Did grocery shopping then the hardware store for more painting-related stuff. I didn't get the final coat done on the porch yesterday as it started to rain, so doing that today IF it stops raining. Doing second coat on the guest room so it can dry and hubby can get started on putting up the wallpaper.
Then I'll try to get in my strength workouts, although I feel like I'm using them already!
Gym tomorrow then more projects! Having guests coming is very motivating for getting stuff done, especially when one has never been here before (brother).
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: polenta, veggie sausage, 1 egg, yogurt
- S: apple
- D: chickpea curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: Special K & soy milk (been craving cereal lately so bought lots of single serve boxes)
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: 1337
Progress as of today: 29.8 lbs lost so far, only 7.2 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.4
Hi friends! Thanks for your comments.
No gym today. Too much to do. If I have time I'll do my strength workouts that I always do at home.
Plans for today are painting the baseboards and around the windows in the guest room. I got them all clean and sanded last night. Painted the ceiling yesterday. Anxious to see how the wallpaper will look - hubby's job. (this room is long overdue for redecorating!). Won't do the built in Ikea wardrobe and new carpet till next year.
I'll put on the final coat of paint on the porch floor today as well. A much easier job!
Then if I have time I'll do some housework and maybe start shampooing carpets.
I need a nap!
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/fresh strawberries/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: 1 egg, polenta, toast, yogurt
- S: grapes
- D: Quorn leek pie, salad w/pumpkin seeds/walnut pieces/almond slivers
- S: single serve box of Crunchy Nut cereal w/soy milk
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: 1354
Progress as of today: 29.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.4
Hi friends! Missed you all and my broadband! Fixed now and hope it stays that way. We've had a lot of trouble lately and the problem is there is no competition in our area. There is in town, but not here.
I was not good over the weekend. Went out for lunch Saturday and had a pint of beer with my triple decker BLT and lentil soup. Sunday we took hubby's uncle out to lunch for his 86th birthday. Had a roast beef dinner and two pints of beer. 
Feeling really disgusted with myself for being weak. But I'm feeling very serious and motivated now. I did very well yesterday and will do well today and for the next few weeks until guests come. I've done fine with my workouts, and am enjoying doing interval training. I feel so FIT when I do the fast part of the workouts!
Patting myself on the back for one thing though. I made chocolate chunk muffins for hubby to take to daughter. The recipe calls for 125g of chocolate chips but I can only buy them in 100g bags. So I bought two bags and used them all in the muffins, so they are extra chocolately. I did not eat a single chocolate chip or a muffin! 
Been very busy in the house. Oiled our beechwood countertops in the kitchen - 3 coats each. I've painted the floor of the front porch with two coats so far. Need one more. Hubby steamed off the wallpaper in the guest room yesterday. He's off to the island to visit daughter and is staying in the hostel overnight and won't be back till tomorrow night. Today I am painting the ceiling, window trim and baseboards in the guestroom. Hubby will do the wallpapering when he comes home.
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/fresh strawberries, tea w/milk
- L: pbj on whole grain toast, Benecol yogurt, grapes
- D: Quorn Leek pie, salad w/pumpkin seeds/walnut pieces/almond slivers
- S: 2 plain oatcakes
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: 1299
Progress as of today: 29.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday Aug 10, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.4
Broadband has been out here yet again. Will catch up later.
Progress as of today: 29.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Thursday Aug 08, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.4
Skipping spin class today. Have lots to do in the house. Have one more counter to oil. Need to get stuff out of guest room so wallpaper can be removed. Need to use wire brush on front porch floor so I can paint it - the first of 3 coats. Get carpet shampooer down from the loft. Also have general housework that needs doing! Somehow I doubt I will get all of this done today!
Limiting myself to 2 servings of fruit per day. Clementines are small so will count 2 of them as one serving. Need to use up the rest of the plain yogurt before I start into the Benecol ones.
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: grilled cheese sandwich w/low fat cheddar on whole grain bread, plain yogurt & fresh blueberries
- D: veggie curry & basmati rice, salad w/pumpkin seeds/walnut pieces/almond slivers
- S: 2 clementines, 2 plain oatcakes
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: under 1400
Progress as of today: 29.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Wednesday Aug 07, 2013
(Healthy food-fitness-getting back to ideal weight)
Weight: 137.4
I've been researching interval running and the advice on places like Runnersworld UK, and the NHS Couch to 5K site say I should do the running programme before adding sprinting to it. And I should do it 3 days a week with rest days in between I'm not willing to do that as I'd have to cut down too much on gym time. But since I do enjoy running I think I'll just go out occasionally and do a power walk/gentle jog on a nice day as an extra workout that week. I do have good running shoes that are new, so I'm okay there.
I think I'm getting too much fructose in my diet. On my porridge I have a mix of dried fruit (raisins/apricots/date), then berries in my yogurt at lunchtime, then fruit in the afternoon, and sometimes fruit at night. The calories are counted but this just seems to be too much. So I'll cut down a bit and also not have that dried fruit on my porridge every single morning - maybe just on gym days.
Changing my yogurt as well. Instead of plain, fat free yogurt and adding berries to it I'm going back to packaged yogurt. I won't have the kind with the evil artificial sugar though. I'll have the ones with sugar - same calories or less than what I've been having. Berries will be out of season here before long so I won't have that option any more anyway.
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike - interval training programme
- 10 mins treadmill - intervals - uphill - flat, etc
- 10 mins rowing machine - intervals 30 seconds fast, 60 seconds normal, etc.
- 2 sets of 12 on 4 resistance machines (upper body and back)
- cables/pulley for triceps - 3 sets of 12
This afternoon:
Workout at home (upper):
- dumbbells - 3 sets of 12 - 8 routines
- push ups - 3 x 15
- triceps dips - 3 x 15
Workout at home (lower body): (missed this workout yesterday by being in Glasgow picking up new glasses and getting wallpaper for our guest room)
- side dips w/dumbbell
- squats with dumbbells - fast
- lunges w/dumbbells using step
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- sitting leg extensions with ankle weights to strengthen my knees
- shin exercises
- planks - full
- abs-3 routines
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs)
- calf lifts w/dumbbell
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/date-raisin-apricot mix/soy milk, tea w/milk
- L: toast & pbj, plain yogurt & fresh blueberries
- S: cherries
- D: homemade lentil & veg soup, toast w/low fat cheddar, salad
- S: clementine, 2 oatcakes, glass of wine
- Teas & water & coffee w/almond milk
TOTAL: under 1400
Progress as of today: 29.6 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
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Great news about your belly, Annie !
Thanks :)
getmebackto150 on 08/19/2013:
Good news on the loss!!! Woo Hoo for belly shrinking!! Have a great day:)
Thanks, same to you.
Umpqua on 08/19/2013:
Congrats on your continued loss, you're doing great! And good news about your daughter's job opportunities in the UK :)
Thanks. Hope she gets the job and more importantly, the work visa. Hard to get for anyone from Africa.
legcramps on 08/19/2013:
I hope she's able to get that work visa :)
Me too! :)
biscottibody59 on 08/19/2013:
Good job on the loss--have a good week yourself!
V on 08/19/2013:
Congrats on your loss Annie!! Fingers crossed that your daughter can work in the UK, how exciting for all of you! Have a great evening friend <3
Thanks!!
hollybelle on 08/19/2013:
Best wishes on the job for daughter! Fingers crossed. Hope you keep shrinking. Last week I "felt" so thin, but this week I don't - I think it's an up and down thing......Depends on so many things.
Thanks! Seems like ages since I weighed my low of 127 and I felt so skinny! I've put on more muscle since then so I think 130 will do it.