00:10

Staying on Track








So last week didn't exactly go as planned - damn those tasty Halloween Monster Mallow Cakes from Greggs the Bakers!

My weight came down by 2.8lbs but then I binged again after that and put it all back on plus 0.2lbs. 

I have been back on track again this week though, so I'm interested to see what the scale will read on Saturday (I have decided to make that my official weigh in day!).    I haven't binged this week and hopefully I can continue this streak I have going! Ha!!  My trainer (who is also studying Psychology - very hand!) told me about a book she is reading for her course.  It's called "The Hunger Fix" by Pamela Peeke.  It's all about food addictions, over-eating and how to overcome it.  I definitely think this is something I should read.  I need to let go of the vicious cycle and just DO IT already!



I created a weight loss reward thingamabob today and it really helps to break down your weight loss in to smaller chunks and look forward to a treat (non food of course!) in the very near future!
My 45 pound loss reward is booking our Florida vacation for next year!!  And my ultimate reward will be a new wardrobe and shopping spree in Orlando.  My other rewards include small things like new leather gloves, mani/pedi, massage, new pyjamas - that kinda stuff.  When I did a similar reward list last year, I did reward myself quite a bit!  Though most of the treats and rewards on my previous list were things I had to do for my wedding anyway! At least I earned those rewards tho =)

I had a new gym program created for me on Monday night, and let me tell you, it ain't no walk in the park!  Prowler shuttle sprints are included in this, and boy, are they BRUTAL!!  I just love being back in the gym and lifting weights again!  My cardio is also a lot more interesting now than it used to be when I worked out at a chain gym.  Also there is nothing better than slamming a ball into the floor with full force ;-)  Gets all the anger and frustrating right out :-)

I'm still thinking of what to write in my "success story", but hopefully I will get it done by the weekend!!  It will be interesting to see what I envisage my future to be like! 





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23:43

The Dreaded Weigh In

I weighed in on Monday and the scale read 199.8lbs.  I knew it was going to be bad, but I didn't think it would be as close to 200lbs as that!  Eeeeek.  To make matters worse, I weighed myself again this morning and it was over 200lbs at 200.2lbs.

So I am going to make that my official start weight for my new journey:

200.2 lbs

I've not done my measurements yet, but I know it's bad because my work trousers are soooo tight.
I can't continue like this.  I have been basically binge eating for the last 2 months.  All I have been doing is thinking about food.  If I'm at work, I'm thinking of all the bad stuff I can go out and get during my lunch break.  How about 4 huge Monster Mallow Cakes??  Sure!  Why not?!?  Heck, throw in a multi pack of crisps (potato chips!).  I love those too!  What else can I have?!  3 chocolate bars.  Bags of candy.  Anything I see in the store that I might want to eat.  A packet of biscuits.  Sure add that in too.

What I really need is a few days of being focussed and back on track and then I know things will feel a lot easier.

I had cancelled my subscription for my Body Media Fit a few months ago, but I rejoined yesterday to hopefully ease back into fitness and moving again.  I did almost 11000 steps today just because I was wearing it.  It really helps keep you moving!  I like when I hit over 10000 steps!  It makes me feel accomplished!

The next thing I'm going to do is to write my own success story.  I'm going to write it as if I've already lost the weight, have become a runner and a become a much more positive person!  I read about this idea a while ago and I loved it!  Fake it 'til you make it!



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23:39

Starting Afresh....


Tomorrow (Monday - isn't it always a Monday?!), I'm starting afresh with my health goals.

I've already prepared my fruit and vegetables for juicing in the morning, and I've prepared my lunch and it's ready to grab and go in the morning!

Doesn't this look delicious!  Loads of nutrients, that will soon be packed into a glass!



Breakfast will go something like this:

Fresh juice - 4 medium carrots, 2 small apples, a chunk of ginger and a couple of handfuls of Spinach.

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie - you can find the recipe here! I can't wait to try it out!!  It's a little higher in calories (399 calories) than I would normally have for breakfast but I'm trying something a little different!

Lunch:

50g Wholewheat Fusilli
70g Tuna in Spring Water
50g Sweetcorn
10g Brianna's Poppyseed Dressing (This is the bomb, yo!)
80g Cherry Tomatoes

Lunch is always a meal I struggle with.  I get very bored with wraps, salads and sandwiches, which usually leads me to binge at work.  I need to break the cycle of going out to the shops and grabbing unhealthy treats at the bakers or grocery store.  So this lunch will hopefully hit the spot!  If the rain has stopped by tomorrow, then I will have a good 20 minute walk during my lunch break and then come back to this delicious meal.

I'm not sure what I'll have for dinner but my snacks will probably be something like Mcintosh Apples, dried dates, cheese sticks or nuts.




Do you see the price of these apples??  £3.49 a kilo - Kenny always says I have expensive taste!  Bahahaha!  At least it's a healthy obsession for a change!  I should have taken an after photo of the apples after I selected 12 of those bad boys!  Slim pickins for anyone that arrived after me.

Tomorrow I will do my "first" official weigh in and measurements.  I will perhaps do some before pics too - though I do have plenty of those!! lol

I just watched the Halloween episode of Pretty Little Liars!  Oh my god!  I just love that show.  I started watching it on Netflix last month and I have been hooked ever since.  I can't wait to watch Ravenswood too.  I'm a real Netflix addict these days.  I hardly ever watch normal TV, and if I do watch normal TV, you can be sure it will be on some music channel!  I'm watching the first episode of the second season of The Carrie Diaries.  I'm a TV junkie!    If I put as much effort into my health and fitness as I do my TV watching, then I will be ripped very soon! Ha!  


If you like you can also follow some of my journey on My Fitness Pal (nuttynewlywed) or on Instagram @healthy_eve


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21:36

Reminiscing!

Hey friends!  So I am sitting here watching/listening to country music videos blasting from the X-box (using VEVO - it's awesome!!) and reminiscing about last summer!  The weather has really changed the last two days here.  The wind and rain has returned and the early nights are drawing in!  The turning back of the clocks is imminent!  At least that means an extra hours sleep!  Yessss!! =)

My day was MADE today when I found Macintosh Apples have returned to the grocery store here!! They didn't have any last year and I was devastated!  Yes, really.  So I bought about 14 of them when I saw them! And spent around £7.00 on them!  It's better than spending all that on candy.  I love, love, love Macintosh apples!

I'm slowly making healthy changes to my diet and I stocked up on plenty of fruit and veg for juicing next week.  I'm going to have at least one fresh juice a day.  I did a juice fast back in May and I really enjoyed it!  I also managed to lose 11 pounds during it.  I felt revitalised!!  I was also on holiday from work, so I had plenty of time to juice, relax and just enjoy it.  I don't think I would have been as successful if I had been at work.  I was juicing 6 times a day!  Also clean up is a major pain in the ass.  So aiming for one healthy juice a day is very reasonable!

I also got some awesome recipes from Andie's website "Can you Stay for Dinner" and I plan to make Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie and some s'mores pancakes with marshmallow sauce that sound really delicious.  I will be sure to post photos of them when I make them!!

Just thought I would share some photos from last summer since I am in the mood for reminiscing!

In no particular order......................

My Before and During Photo from last year........

Newlyweds!

Wedding Love!

Top from Gap Body and Nike Golf Skirt! I love the Nike Outlet!

Sparkly!  And my  nails look pretty awesome too 

Victoria's Secret Changing Room! 

Celebration is so beautiful


Kimberly Perry!!  

Happy!

Brantley Gilbert!!!!  Sexy  beast!!

Brantley Gilbert!  

Crazy photo of the hubs and me outside M&M World, Florida Mall!

Some of my juices! 

Recipe can be found on Rebootwithjoe.com

Hope you are all having a great day! 

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00:11

Back to the old!

It's been a reaaalllly long time since I blogged here......or anywhere else for that matter, but I was thinking about this blog earlier today and I realised I really missed it.  I started blogging here away back in 2008 - My goodness has it been that long?!   And I also realised that I've never "made a change".  Not a permanent change that is.  I have been up and down with my weight during this whole time - in fact for the last 8/9 years!  The  lowest I got in that time was last year when I got down to 165lbs for my wedding in Orlando.  And do you know what?  Even though, I wasn't at my goal weight, I realised I feel really good when I stick to my goals, take care of myself and make time for fitness.  I look back at my photos from last year, and I think "Damn, girl!  You did good!  You look good, and more importantly, you FEEL good!"   So, why on earth did I gradually give all that up again.  I realise more and more that I really am crazy!!

So, in the spirit of getting back into health and getting fit again, I figured I would rekindle my old blog. I won't promise I will write every day, or even weekly, but I hope I can use it to help me back on the path to health, wellness and feeling fit!  AND actually Make a Change this Time!  =)

I actually joined a new gym a couple of months ago - and I hope I will be able to share it with you in future posts!  Until then, here are just a few photos!  As you can see (or not see!) there are no treadmills or cardio equipment like that (except for 2 spin bikes!).  Big tyres,  ropes, sledgehammers and prowlers are all you need to get your heart rate up!  Ha ha!!





Happy Monday everyone!!



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03:43

A New Blog!! I hope you will join me!

A new blog!

Hey guys - if there is anyone out there still following my blog!

I have created a brand spanking new blog, to showcase my new life as a newlywed, while getting fit and losing weight.

If you want to join me the blog is:  Nutty Newlywed

I do hope you will continue to follow me on my journey.  I've lost 40lbs now - and I am so happy that it has finally clicked for me!  A fresh blog for a fresh life!

Thanks for joining me!


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13:36

Weight Loss at Last!!

I can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged.  I'm pleased to report that things are going well, and as of today, I am down 14 pounds (1 stone!) since the 4th May!  I had started on Slim Fast and lost a lot of weight in the first 2 weeks (11.2lbs) but then I seemed to hit a wall and was going up and down for a few weeks again.  I am back on my trainer's diet (I did it 2 years ago!) and it finally kickstarted my weight loss again!  5lbs off since Tuesday!

My start weight had been 201.2lbs and this morning I weighed in at 187.2!!

From the 200's to the 180's!!  Yay!!
It is now the big countdown to the wedding - 11 weeks until we leave for Florida!  We have picked a venue, and we are just waiting to hear back to see if it's available on the day we have chosen!!

I hope to back next week with some measurements for you all!!  I hope there is a significant difference!!  That dress of mine will have to be taken in A LOT!! (Fingers crossed!!)




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18:53

The Wedding Dress!

So yesterday, I hit the town with my sister to go have a look at wedding gowns.  I was only going to look and try on a few to see what suited me and then order something similar online because I really didn't think I had enough to time to get a dress custom made for me since the wedding is in 5 months!  The first store we went into was no good.  The woman in the store was no help whatsoever!  She just pointed to the gowns around the shop to where the various sizes were and that was it!  Needless to say we just walked out!

The second store was really busy so we just kept walking to another store.  The girls were really friendly, I was taken straight to some gowns she thought I might like and then let us browse and pick out any others I would like to try on.  The first few gowns I tried on were quite nice but nothing was really WOW!  While I was trying on another gown I saw another girl trying on a gown that was absolutely gorgeous!!  I wanted to try the dress she had on!  So after she had taken it off and had left the store, I was able to try it on!  I just knew it was THE ONE!  I was beaming ear to ear and right there and then I knew I was going to get this dress!  And it was within my budget AND it will be made to my size AND it will be ready for me for August for any alterations I will need.  I'm hoping I lose a bit of weight for then and can get a few inches taken in!  It will look even more stunning once I lose some lbs!

I'm not going to post the pic of THE ONE - but here's a couple of shots of a couple of the dresses I tried on - my sister had to take the photos secretly since it's a big NO NO! lol


 I kinda liked this one - but just didn't LOVE it.


I really didn't like this dress at all - as you can probably tell from my face - plus it didn't really flatter my figure as much as the one above!


So now the countdown is ON!  All we need to do now is book the actual wedding venue in Orlando - we have a few ideas but just need to settle on one!

Happy Saturday everyone!

I will hopefully do another post later about what I'm doing activity and weight loss wise!  

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02:00

Weight Loss Rewards

Just a quick blog to remind myself of the things I can look forward to as I lose the pounds!



Weight loss motivators - Treats and incentives for losing the lbs.

5lbs -  Subscription to Self Magazine.

10lbs - New Pyjamas

15lbs - Massage & Facial

20lbs - New haircut & color

25lbs - New Perfume

30lbs - Teeth whitening (professional!!)

35lbs - Fake tan and nails

40lbs - New workout clothes

45lbs - Trip to London for a West End Show

50lbs - Spa Day

55lbs - New handbag

60lbs - New designer shoes

65lbs - Sky diving or bungee jump

70lbs - Belly button pierced (again!)

Ultimate Goal Weight (around 125lbs) -  Trip to NYC or San Francisco for a shopping spree!


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23:27

An exciting announcement!

Well, I don't know how exciting it really is.  It's more scary at the moment - and no I'm not pregnant ;-)

Kenny and I have signed up to do a half marathon!!  I can't believe I have agreed to do this.  I am not a runner.  I suck at running (at the moment anyway!) but I believe that with a lot of hardwork, training and dedication, then I will be awesome at it!  The Great Scottish Run takes place on 2 September so we have just under 6 months to prepare.  As we will be getting married about 2 weeks after the half marathon, I'm hoping it will give me some focus to start taking my exercise and healthy eating seriously.  I feel like the wedding isn't enough for me to really want to buckle down and get to my goal!  I know that if I don't lose at least 20lbs (I would like double that though!) then I will regret it on the day, and then every day thereafter.  I still remember how I felt in Florida a year and half ago and I don't want to feel that pain again in 6 months time!

We will be starting our training on Thursday - and I think I will just start with Couch to 5k again.  I will follow it to the letter too!  Usually I have a habit of skipping a week when I feel that I can run for longer.

This photo is from a previous race.  I drive over this bridge every day, and no pedestrians are allowed.  And just think, 6 months from now I will be running over it!!

Does anyone have any advice they could give to a newbie runner??  I think I will need all the help I can get!!

PS - I gained half a pound at my weigh in last Wednesday :-(   I need to do better!


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