Thursday, 11 February 2010

its a thursday!

Thursday, 11 February 2010
Well still on this weight watchers lark ...how cool is that..I am well into week 3. I resited a sneaky peak today I will wait until Monday and be a good girl.

I am feeling alot fitter in myself, I didnt think 8 pounds could make that much differnce, gosh imagine what 8 stone less will feel like! I will be running about the place so fit...

I often wonder how it will feel once we have less of us to heft about every day, I bet my feet wont ache so much...theres another thing to add to my why I should lose weight list! I might actually post that list as a seperate side piece on the webpage.

Well I have been trying to get some differnt foods in and make differnt tastes of food so i hopefully dont get too bored, so far its going ok.
As for exercise its so hard when you are working or in my case on placement, I am up at 5 am and just dont feel like running home and stopping off at the gym in the evening, I am going to try and force myself to do more activity but it is hard, especially when your walking for at least 7 hours a day anyway! Maybe that is sufficiant activity, but when you have just joined a gym and you are paying for a kinetika journey, I should try and get in there!
well got alot to do today as I am in placement this afternoon until 7.30 pm urggg and my mentor wont be there, so god knows what i will do with myself for 7 long hours.
Siging off for now, keep you updated at the weekend..then weigh in monday woot cant wait!

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Monday, 8 February 2010

week 2 weight in

Monday, 8 February 2010
OMG I lost 5.5 pounds! I have now etched up 8.5 pounds loss in 2 weeks how cool is that! I got my first silver 7 on my chart yippeeee..OMG next stop is one stone gone hopefuly get that in the next few weeks only 5.5 pounds to go!
down side is i dropped one point haha! small price to pay hehe!
just a quick post to keep things updated!

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Saturday, 6 February 2010

nearing the end of week two

Saturday, 6 February 2010
Well look at me almost at the end of week two!! its been a while since i lasted two weeks and felt this focused and strong on ww. I cna feel a real grit determination this time, in 2 years time i want to be a fit and healthy and employable nurse as well as wearing a small gown for my graduation!

I need to go shopping today and get some more yummy food in as well as i am running out.
I am feeling really in the zone at the moment, I have just been on my wii fit for 30 mins of exercise too, however it isnt the same as the gym. I am going to try and get to the gym 3 times next week, I might even try and get in tomorrow. I had my son booked in today for the juniour gym but I didnt want to overdo it by doing two days in a row, plus i have a bit of a cold coming and he also didnt feel like going today, so we didnt. So will probably push him to go on monday.

I am feeling full of energy at the moment, I want to go and do everything I feel restless if I am sitting, such a massive change in just two weeks.

I really hope that I keep this regime up because I am really enjoying it, I really dont want to get to 3 months then find my motivation is failing me, I think it is something I need to keep at the forefront of my mind all the time so i dont ruin all my hard work.

Logging off for now going to try some new recipies so going to go shopping!

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Thursday, 4 February 2010

I am feeling great!

Thursday, 4 February 2010
Well this week I am feeling fantastic, placement doesnt seem so bad after all, maybe by year 3 I will learn that it is just anxiety that makes me feel that way about nursing just before placements start.
I had a gym induction last night, I felt surprised. The man was going through all the stuff he was going to try me on and I could feel myself going greener as he mentioned the cross trainer, treadmill, bike, a string of weights. I am thinking "oh beep" I will never do all that. I did and it felt ok, felt a bit pushed which is cool but not unbearable! I absolutely loved it beyond belief.
I am still sticking to the plan too, even though I am now at placement, I am finding it easier to stick to it when I am busy now. Its really odd before I wouldnt have been bale to do a full time thing and stay on weight watchers too, my head just couldnt seem to get around the fact I needed to concentrate on both things at once. As for going to the gym while I was busy, just wouldnt have happened, however here we are I am loving the gym and eating really well and holding donw a full time placement/univeristy course. God I hope this is the successful time for me. I have 2 years of this course left, if i can just get this as part of my routine, I might graduate wiht a mcuh smaller size then I am now! HOW EXCITING...
I am also noticed my mood changes from this blog, my first few days I was in tears I felt so low and unhappy, but now I feel great I feel I am doing something positive with my life, looking after me as wel as others!
well signing off for now as its the school run! byee

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Tuesday, 2 February 2010

its tuesday!

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
well, week one is done and I LOST 3 POUNDS!. I was so happy i have started to lose weight, i cant wait for more to drop off. I have 8 weeks of this placement then a 2 week holiday, how cool is that! so i am aiming for by the 8 weeks to have lost at least a stone hopefully more. lets see 8 weeks at 1 pound a week i could have lost 11 pounds, if i lose 2 pound a week (which is what i am hoping) it could be 19 pounds that could be almost 1 1/2 stone by the end of this placement!
I am at the gym induction tomrorow night, hope i am not too tired after placement to go, its at 9 pm! i will keep you informed on that one.

well, started my new placement, i got myself so worked up over it, i had a nose bleed before i had even left the house. Anyway got there the people were all lovely and a very efficiant ward.
I still feel down about everything at the moment, I dont know why to be honest, i am not sure that nursing is right for me. I feel so totally confused when I am in a ward, i have no idea what is going on and feel like a lost sheep most of the time bumbling through the world, maybe this will pass i think i will need to work it through in my head and sort it out logically.

uni today, and time is fast flying by. so signing off for now and will see how life goes.

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Saturday, 30 January 2010

saturday!

Saturday, 30 January 2010
i have to register today for university year 2, im not sure i want to lol...but i will....i am just not sure i want to do this for the rest of my life, i guess i just need to go through the motions for now. It might be feeling this because i am a bit nervous about the new placement, i really do not like starting in new placements at all, they really unbalance me for a week or two!. i really worry about what they will think when they see big fat me walking towards them :( but hey that wont be forever because i am GOING TO SUCCEED and be slim!

Well then after registration im going over to a mates for lunch with another mate, so i am a bit worried about the food i will be offered, but i am taking my son as a backup, if i dont want it he will back me up on it. I feel really focused at the moment on weight watchers i mean really in the zone!, i cant wait until monday i want to see how much i have lost, haha hopefully i have lost some, i know my motivation will snowball if i have it will be awesome! if i havent then i will have to recheck my points and recheck i am doing it right but one thing i am planning on not doing is giving up.

i start at the gym next week, wednesday at 9pm i have the routine sorted out for me, then away i go, my other son has also joined and hopefully together we can spur each other on to do this, i know he will nag me to go and i will nag him as well. Because hes only 14 he can only go at certain times of the day so it might be a bit limiting at times for us both, but also fun ...i cant wait! i have also challenged him to some wii fit challenges too, which i think will be fun and as we both get fitter hopefully can do some running on the wii fit together as well, right now he would win no question about it hahaha. I think also the walking at placement will help, i found my pedometer the other day so i am going to wear that when i am on shift on thew ward and see how far i actually walk in a day. hopefully notch up some bonus points there!

one last thing i wanted to mention or jot down should i say, is last night i felt really proud of myself, i had dinner about 4.30 way too early really, but lasted into the night with butter nut squash and suger free jelly, what a godsend they are, also have a ww rice pudding thing with jelly which was very yummy and actually very filling, i can belive how much better i am eating on ww, i hardly ever feel hungry, the kids get good balanced meals, i get more oganised, things just get better for us all, the house seems to get tidier i guess because i have more energy, i have the need to get up and do things now instead of sitting down, my skin also gets clear because of all the water. I just hope i can keep these good thoughts and use them when i am struggling because being on ww really does improve my whole life!

ok siging off for now, but i think i will make that a morning mantra "weight watchers really improves my whole life" yay go me!

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Thursday, 28 January 2010

phew thank god its thursday

Thursday, 28 January 2010
last day was today at uni for the week, i register for year 2 on saturday and then start my next placement on monday...I am not sure how its going to go to be honest, i hate the start of a new placement i always get so nervous...i will let you know on that one.

Mood wise i am feeling better today, no crying today (laughs)...result eh! had a nice day at uni, the nurse who made me cry was there but everything was fine. I have been sticking to my weight watchers and it feels almost part of my routine already, i feel pretty focused atm i hope it lasts! I did do a sneaky peek this mornng and omg i said i had gained weight!! but logic says wait till next monday to weight myself and no more sneaky peeks for me. I must say i am loving the food when i am on weight watchers, i always eat so much better and more yummy. I am finding myself getting mroe orgainsed too, i have to get food ready and kids ready and uni stuff ready and etc etc you know the score, its not a bad thing. I had a wobble today and wodnered why on earth am i going into nursing as a career, on the way home i popped into tescos and thought to myself actually i am proud to be a nurse, i am proud i want to help people, but i am also going to start to help me as well!

dinner today is going to be yummy, although i have discovered that gammon steaks are high in points!, so this is probably one of the last times i will be having one of them for a while, maybe a once in a while treat, so yeap gammon and pineapple with jacket potato and veg going to be a lovely treat, also for lunch i made some BLT sandwiches with mattesons turkey rashers as a substitute, they were very yummy!
so yes this weight watchers as long as i have the food in the house and back ups in place for when im hungry ie sugar free jelly and BNS i think i am giivng myself a good chance of losing alot of weight! yay go me!

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