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Hey all,

 Thank you for your lovely messages and I’m sorry I haven’t been back in touch with you!

Joy, Megan and Bette Jo I really apologise…. I got the dreaded “Swine Flu” so was ill for 2 weeks… just back at work now!

@ Joy - how are you doing hun??  Thank you for your lovely messages - I’m a massive winnie the pooh fan so your picture really made my day lol :)

@ Megan - 25 days!  Congrats girl!  You are doing amazingly!! Really proud of you because it must be hard but your will power is superb!

@ Bette Jo - so sorry I haven’t sent you my weigh in, it’s awful… to be honest for the last 2 weeks I ate rubbish because I felt so bad and the result is…. 11st 2 3lbs gain.  Sucks!  I was so tired, and drained and just felt so bad.

 Still, now I am on the mend and raring to do again!

Soooooo, it is just over 3 months til my birthday and I want to look better than I do now by then.  So today has been:

Breakfast - Slim Fast Shake

Snack - Slim fast choc bar

Lunch - Slim Fast Shake

Snack - Grapes and Strawberries

Working late, so had a Slim Fast Choc bar (99 calories)

And planning a chicken stir fry for dinner…
So I am back on track!!

So, here we go again, and WE CAN DO IT!!

Hugs and love to you all x x x

Hello all

 It’s been about a week since my last blog, it has just been so busy!!

I hope you are well doing well???

Well, you know the saying “honesty is the best policy”….

I’ve always told my fiance to be honest with me, no matter what I really value it… but I just wish there was a way to be honest and tactful lol.

I had a friend to stay at the weekend and it was great, ate well - had salmon and pesto and salad for dinner which was really good and yummy, BUT I did share a bottle of wine with her (2 glasses) and had 8 squares of milk chocolate while we watched Shrek lol.  I NEVER do that and I thought “you know, what is one night going to do”… I thought it would be okay because I never see my friend and it was just really nice to have a girly catch up etc.

 Well, I went upstairs to see Kieran who was on the PC and he had a go at me, saying why did I need wine and chocolate to have a good time (BTW can I just say that I never drink, and have never been a big drinker, so it is not like I am a recovering alcoholic, although he made me feel like it!!).

 I said that it was 2 glasses of wine and a bit of chocolate.  He then says “don’t you want to look nice in a wedding dress next year” and said he was setting an example with his glass of orange juice and a banana… My friend is a 22 and I am a 12/14 - so he feels that with my friend being bigger than me, she’ll try to make me bigger or whatever….  I was quite hurt and just went downstairs.

 The next day he was like oh, you bought me some chocolate too? (We bought him some dark chocolate - his favourite - so he didn’t feel left out last night, even though he ignored it!) and then said he fancied a beer in the evening.  Honestly, it’s okay for him but not for me?  He is like 6ft 2 and perfect - even though he eats whatever he wants….

Anyway, fast forward to last night, we had chilli and rice and I was starving so had a big plateful, when I had finished my dinner I felt guilty about it enough, and then he said that I should have little portions because I am only little (I am 4ft 10 lol).  I said I knew that but I was really hungry… he then said that I should be having smaller portions and if I go to bed hungry, that is good because it means that it is working?  I thought the point was that I shouldn’t be hungry but should be eating healthily.

 So, I felt really bad because I knew I had too much on my plate, and a bit hurt by this, and even felt like being sick to get rid of the guilt.  I wasn’t sick because I knew that is wrong - and I have read it so many times on here that it is wrong, so  I didn’t want to disappoint me, Kieran or you guys on here lol.

 Instead I did my dance dvd til I was exhausted and then went to bed. 

This morning I feel okay, but want to do more exercise… I know what Kieran was TRYING to say, he wants me to be happy with my body, to look good on our wedding day and to be healthy so I live til I’m really old lol.  I just wish he could be more tactful about it….

*SIGH*  ANNOYINGLY… I know he is right… maybe that is why I was upset?

 Anyway, sorry for the rant and I hope all is going well for you all

Hugs x x x x

Morning lovely buddies

Are we all having a good day?  I hope so, and a happy, healthy weekend planned?

Well, I did a weigh in today, and I have not lost any lbs - however, I have lost inches, my body shape seems to have changed as I had a couple of items of clothing that did not fit a little while ago now fit (and without holding my breath ;o) ) lol.

So I guess that means that it has been a good week I have been pretty tired this week so I haven’t exercised as much as I’d have liked - but it is my first week so I guess it is okay ;o)

Here’s to next week and getting my bum moving and “bouncing” round the lounge lol

All in all a pretty good week and the weekend is going to be amazing, I am going to my first car race on Sunday - I love cars and car shows but I’ve never been to a touring car race, I can’t wait!!!!  I’ll make a picnic so there is no temptation of whatever food they sell here Fingers crossed I think Sunday is going to be quite nice too

Hope you are all having a lovely day and lets kiss goodbye those pounds x x x

Hello all

 Well I bought I dance fitness DVD the other day, and FINALLY put in on this morning…. I managed to do 15 mins before work and boy was my heart racing as I went upstairs to get in the shower before work!!

 The girl on there is in TINY shorts and looks amazing - I am obviously wishing I could look as good she does lol.

So, there I was “strutting” my stuff and bouncing round the lounge - looking rather un-coordinated and whilst the moves themselves are quite sexy, I guess it is street dance really, and I love how she looks… me, however am rather un-shexy ;o)

I know my fiance will just roll on the floor laughing if he catches me doing this, but hopefully give it a couple of go’s til I get the jist of her bouncing left or right etc and getting the co-ordination right, I’ll get the idea and who knows, when I’ve reached my goal I could be shimmy-ing across the lounge looking half decent lol.

 So, does any one have any fitness videos they’d recommend? I love the 10 minute solution ones, I have the basic training one and the dance one, and find them really good to follow - if a little uncoordiated at present.

 Any suggestions or even funny stories are welcome!

Watch this space - I could be on the next “Call on me” video if they re-do it with my new found “moves” - pahahaha! - not!! lol

Hope everyone is having a good week?? xx

This is a bit random, but I typed my name into google (I am known as Allie, but my full name is Alexandra - I just don’t like being called Alex, I know there is always one awkward one, and that is me!).  So, we were bored in the office and found the following:

 http://www.buy.com/prod/i-love-alexandra-green-t-shirt/q/loc/64935/208774066.html

Think I should get one for me and my fiance - so when I am having a bad day, I can say, no, actually, I love Alexandra Green - she isn’t all that bad and the girl inside is coming out so watch out! ;o)

A colleague of mine has been on holiday for 2 weeks, she is the kind that is about 8st, does not need to lose weight but does these detox diets that make you lose a stone in a week etc… she keeps trying to push me into these, but I can’t eat 17 boiled eggs in a week and be so restrictive of the diet… also I know anything I lose would just come back with a vengence!

 So, she notices everyone’s weight and I had some trousers on yesterday that a couple of months ago wouldn’t do up (go me!) and she sent me a lovely e-mail asking if I’d lost loads of weight.  I was really touched that she noticed, and now want to keep it up even more as my colleagues are noticing and they are really supportive

So, good confidence boosts!!! I feel so motivated and can’t wait to kiss the pounds goodbye!! xx

Hello hello

Well, I have just had a bit of a shock…. can I just say, I LOVE this site!

I was wondering how you all keep track of your calories without going mad, I have tried calorie counting in the past and got “slightly” obssessive so I would lose interest and then, just give up!

However, as I am new, I am still finding my way around the site and found the food journal…. I have written everything that I have eaten/plan to eat today, and it comes out at 928 calories!

Now, being completely honest, I ate pretty healthy before I came on here, but I would just be awful at work and eat chocolate/crisps etc, now I have cut that out, it shows how good I am at home!

I am not starving myself before you worry… I have had a chocolate croissant for breakfast (got up in a rush and had breakfast on the go), met a friend for lunch and ended up in Subway… but I had their low fat chicken sub which was 298 calories and an oatmeal cookie - not the best I know, tonight I am planning Steak and Salad (with new potatoes for Kieran so he doesn’t feel deprived).

Now that is a naughty day for me, with the croissant and the subway, so I am just wondering what I am eating on a good day?

So… this begs the question - why am I just under 11st if I am eating under 1000 calories a day… well, it is a partnership with exercise, which I hadn’t been doing.  But that is starting tonight with my dance dvd - so I’ll bounce round the lounge for an hour and see what that does lol.   The only thing I don’t understand on the page is the basal metabolic rate? Can someone explain that to me?

 I am really looking forward to weighing myself on Sunday now!

If I can do it - so can you!!!!!

Give yourself a big pat on the back from me, because just being here, even if you feel low and are having a bad day, just being here, means you have the faith and motivation to do something about how you feel and with that - the world is our oyster as they say!!  (Not too sure what that means lol).

Sorry for the long post, but I am really surprised and had to share it with you all!!!!

Take care, Allie xxx

Food Log

Exercise Log

Morning all

I hope you are all doing well!!

 Well, last night, despite best intentions I didn’t put my dance DVD on, I gave blood after work and that kind of wiped me out in the exercise stakes…. this morning I was so tired, I snoozed the alarm so much to the point where I just had to jump in the shower and go to work, I had a crossaint for breakfast too…. I figured it was the best thing that was offered to me that was not as bad as the other things that the shop was selling (if that makes sense).

 However, all is not lost today, I have lost a lb!  Only one, but it’s a start, I had my box of salad (no meat or dressing) and chopped fruit and a yoghurt for lunch, and dinner is steak and salad.

 So I am not giving up, I am just so tired… poor Kieran isn’t sleeping too well as I snore and it’s getting worse… I have sleep apnoea so I stop breathing and then kind of choke/gasp for breath (btw I am totally unaware of this, but it is why I am so tired) and when I am choking/gasping I snore really bad, so I am trying to get him to go to bed first so he has a chance to fall asleep before I come in and snore the place down! 

But last night, I was so tired I was falling asleep before him, and even with a snore foam/spray (I’ve tried EVERYTHING) (which I hate, it drys your throat out and makes you feel like you have a cold in the morning because I am so blocked…) I still snored….

But, I am going to get there and I am going to do it now!  I do not want to turn 25 (in Nov) and have a chunky Allie in the photos, I want a slim, confident, healthy Allie to look back on and for the future!!

Sorry for the random rant about being tired and feeling bad about not exercising, but today is a new day and tonight, I will put the DVD on, even if I only bounce around for 10 mins, it is 10 mins more than I would have done

We can do it and we will do it - I have faith in myself and know I can do it!  I just need an early night to re-coup from the tiredness

Have a good day and let me know how you are doing!! xx

Hello fellow slimming buddies…

 I just want to say thank you to you all for your lovely blogs, after reading through it makes me feel not so alone, and today I feel so good!

I had a small bowl of cereal and a fat free yoghurt for breakfast, a HUGE plate of salad (no meat or dressing) for lunch with some fruit and another low fat yoghurt and can honestly say I feel really content and pleased with myself.  I am stuffed on the “good stuff” and tonight for dinner, we are going to have grilled chicken, salad (and new potatoes for Kieran) and if hungry after I’ll have some grapes or an apple.

I’ve been drinking loads of water today too - something I just don’t do enough of (drink fluids full stop).  I think the problem is, I’m so used to saying that I am fine when someone asks if I’d like a drink at work, it’s become habit, so I’ll say I’m fine and then think, actually I’m gasping for a drink!  Then wait like 5 mins and get one, so I don’t look rude

 So, just been shopping and bought lots of lovely salad to top up my supply for the week and a fitness DVD - a dance one, so hopefully I can bounce around in my lounge and enjoy it.  I bought the Natalie Cassidy one, and I don’t know if anyone’s tried it, but it is so hard!  I can only just manage the warm up and the first section!!  So, I’ll save that for when I am fitter

There is a really good make called Ten Minute Solution, and the lady on there is really supportive and gives you 10 minute workouts, so you can mix and match the workouts to make your own fitness session.  I have one already and the dance one I got today is from the same range, so I’ll let you know if it is any good tomorrow!!

I feel really inspired and can’t wait to get home to bounce round the lounge and have a lovely salad - I never thought I’d hear myself say that and I’ve only been doing this since Friday night/Saturday!

So thank you, all you lovely people on here for inspiring me, I know that Kieran will thank you too as he can be a little tactless, in a good way lol, and I know really he is worried about my health and would like me a little slimmer (I was slim and lovely when I met him, but gave up on myself when Dad died…) so the nice slim girl is a memory, that I intend to bring back!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you and whenever you feel low - think “hey, I can do it!” even if it isn’t as quick as you like to, just remember even if you only do 10 sit ups, its 10 more than you would have done!  lol as Tesco say - every little helps ;o)

TTFN x x x

Hello all,

 Well the weekend went pretty well, I made sure I had smaller portions - which even my fiance Kieran noticed and encouraged me - however, I just love baking/cooking and making lovely things!

I have discovered though, that if you take a pudding over to a family meal it is better than keeping it at home with just me and Kieran as you eat less with others

I am also looking for lower fat desserts (we only have a dessert at the weekend) so I can make something nice and Kieran doesn’t feel that he is missing out and I can enjoy it too ;o)

 I have discovered a love of salads for lunch and dinner - there are so many vegetables out there!!!  And I was given a juicer last month that is amazing - so it is easier to be healthy than I realised…

The problem is, I just love food!!  I am making sure when I am hungry mid morning/afternoon, I just reach for some carrots or celery sticks instead… so far so good!! And I feel so proud of myself afterwards (silly I know) - but it just makes me feel so clean and healthy rather than several biscuits!

I used to be slightly obsessive with weighing myself, which I understand is not correct as your weight can change over the day, so I weighed myself on Sunday (no change, but I did only start this on Friday night!) and I am making sure that I don’t weigh myself until this coming Sunday so I can ensure that I record it accurately…

 So if anyone has any tips on nice low fat recipes, please feel free to pass them my way!!  That way I can keep my lovely fiance interested in this life change and ensure that I can keep it up!!

Good luck to you all - we can do it!! xx

Hello all,

This is my first post - slightly daunting!

Well, a bit about me…. I am Allie, 24 and depressed with my weight…

 I am here to offer support to those losing weight and hoping to receive some in return!!

I lost nearly 3 stone about 2 years ago, and lost my dad 6 months after I reached my goal weight… it stayed off for a while, but I gradually gave up on myself and have now put 2 stone back on and no matter what I do I lose a few pounds here and there and then put them back on etc…  Familiar story to some people I am sure…

So, I thought I’d look for a buddy to “slim” with me - my wonderful boyfriend proposed to me in May and we are getting married next September, so I want to get myself into shape and more importantly healthy for our big day and also for the rest of my life!

Now, being little (4ft 10) it makes it harder I find as if you are a size 12 (currently) at 4ft 10 that looks bigger than on a taller person, so I do not have a clothes size I would like to be, but rather a healthy and happy weight.  I was between 9st - 9st 5lb when I had stablised my weight last time, and felt completely happy and comfortable with myself for the first time ever.  I miss that feeling and hate clothes shopping now…

I think my let down is portion sizes, I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but then I also serve myself the same size portion of dinner as my partner who is 6ft 2 and slim as anything…

Also, it is finding time to exercise, I find I am so tired once I have come in from work and done dinner etc, that by the time everything is done, I just want to flop - not bounce round the lounge to a work out dvd!!

Now that I have realised that I will have to work on improving that… ;o)

So, I am here to offer support to you all and wish you all a healthy and happy life!!

 Take care,

 Allie x