Let's lose a bit of weight.....

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 6, Day 5

Breakfast: 1 x Heston B's hot cross bun & butter
Lunch: poached egg, 2 x toast & butter
Dinner: moroccan lamb, rice & veg

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 2 x wine, 2 x pts bitter

Exercise: run 5km, toning exercises per Rosemary Conley

[janeyo]

I am now bowing out of this thread as I am not allowed to lose actively 'lose' weight at the moment. I am carrying on with my exersise as far as my body allows and hopefully can stick to a healthy eating plan instead of a 'diet'.

[Hazel at the Hill]

I am now bowing out of this thread as I am not allowed to lose actively 'lose' weight at the moment. I am carrying on with my exersise as far as my body allows and hopefully can stick to a healthy eating plan instead of a 'diet'.

Nothing wrong with sensible exercise and healthy eating - indeed, isn't that what we should all be aiming for?

Good luck with your plans, Janey - fingers crossed for you!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 6, Day 6

Breakfast: 2 x weetabix
Lunch: roast tomato soup & chunk of bread
Dinner: skinny lamb goulash & veg

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 2 x wine, 2 x pts bitter

Exercise: none - but cleaned the house top to bottom

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 6, Day 7

Breakfast: roll & butter
Lunch: prawn cocktail; roast lamb & all the trimmings; slice of easter cake
Dinner: 1 x eggy bread

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 1 x wine, half a dozen mini eggs

Exercise: run 8km

[Hazel at the Hill]

Weights and Measures

start: 10st 6lb
week 1: 10st 3 1/2lb
week 2: 10st 2 1/2lb
week 3: 10st 1/2 lb
week 4: 10st 1/2lb
week 5: 9st 11lb
week 6: 9st 10 1/2lb

lost this week: 1/2lb
total lost: 9 1/2lb

Target weight: 9st 7lb before the end of April
Left to go: 3 1/2lb in 2wks

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 7, Day 1

Breakfast: poached egg, 1 x bread
Lunch: caribbean vegetable and roast tomato soup
Dinner: chicken & mushroom stir fry

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 1 x pt bitter, rest of the mini eggs (about a dozen?), 1 x biscuit

Exercise: none

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 7, Day 2

Breakfast: 2 x weetabix
Lunch: caribbean vegetable and roast tomato soup
Dinner: mince/bulgar wheat/ratatouille combo with pasta

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 1 x wine, 1 x options hot choc, 1 x biscuit, 1 slice orange sponge cake

Exercise: run 3.5km

[Hazel at the Hill]

A 'Don't You Just Love Your Old Mum?' Moment

I bought some actual 'running shoes' yesterday (as opposed to a pair of generic trainers I've kept for 'sports' for years and are consequently little used) on the advice of a number of runners I know.

Because I wanted to break them in, yesterday's run was not my 5km 'weekday' run, but just to mums - 1.75km. I thought if they were ok, I would run back, and if disaster struck and I was covered in blisters, at least she could run me home.

I ran there - feet fine - and she said, 'Oh - look at you! Get your breath back - I've made a cup of tea, and - here - I've kept you a nice piece of orange sponge cake that I've made.'

The cake was devoured in seconds - mum's homemade cakes are so good, after all - but I'm not entirely sure she's grasped the whole diet/exercise/lose weight principle here.

I spent the 1.75km run home calculating if I'd actually consumed more calories in the cake than I'd expended on the run getting there and back....

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 7, Day 3

Breakfast: 2 x weetabix
Lunch: leftovers of mince/bulgar wheat/ratatouille combo with pasta
Dinner: skinny lamb goulash & veg

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 2 big glasses x wine, 1 1/2 pts bitter, 1 x biscuit

Exercise: run 5km, toning exercises per Rosemary Conley

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 7, Day 4

Breakfast: 2 x weetabix
Lunch: poached egg, 1 x bread
Dinner: roast chicken breast with sweet orange sauce, caribbean rice

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 1 glass x wine, 1/2 piece lemon drizzle cake

Exercise: none

[Florence Fennel]

I am now bowing out of this thread

as I am creeping back in. Good Luck Janeyo. I lost the little bit of weight before Easter and I've put it straight back on over the holiday. This may be due in some small way to the smoked bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast each morning. However, I have been back on track these last 3 days and will try to continue over the weekend (I find it so much easier to diet/eat sensibly at work).

[Florence Fennel]

Loved your story about the run to mum's house Hazel. Who could resist a piece of cake in those circumstances? I'm not a cake eater, but I don't think even I would refuse

[Madasafish]

I LOVE cake.
That's my entire reason for running! :-)

(well nearly)

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 7, Day 5

Breakfast: bran flakes
Lunch: pub burger and chips
Dinner: beans on 2 x toast

Extras: cups of tea throughout the day, 2 glass x wine, 1 1/2 pts bitter, 2 x biscuits, tube smarties

Exercise: none