Hi Natalie Jo
I am fine today, thanks. I had my exercise class and that is always lots of fun. There is some
aerobics and some other
exercises. The really good thing is that the music that they use is from my era (70s and early 80s) so I know all the words. I know - I am showing my age - but we are the age that we are. The fun bit is that everyone gets a little bit mixed up with the steps - but it doesnt matter - and you know that it is doing you good because it really warms you up.
Maybe my food might sound interesting because I refuse to count
calories (as you know). That is bound to give me more scope........
I do try and eat sensibly and in a balanced way though - just am too apt to go off the rails if I feel like a total loser.
It also helps that we grow our own vegetables. It is October (and this summer has been extra wet) so we have less veg in the garden than usual at this time of year. We do however still have our own tomatoes, new potatoes, old potatoes, runner beans, carrots and parsnips. The spinach has just come to an end. Nothing tastes as good as vegetables that were growing an hour earlier.
I must admit I am pretty pleased about the way the weight is coming gradually down. I had two plateaus in September (the first started late August) and the second ended pretty much as I joined this forum. It was when I was surfing the internet looking for info on plateaus that I found you all.
I had been to see my doctor and asked her about my plateau, and she said "you have lost all your
fat - that is why you have stopped losing weight". My husband said that he wouldn't have believed it if he had not been sitting there with me and heard her with his own ears. The woman is insane. She didn't even put me on the scales. I weighed 205
pounds that day and am 5ft 3 inches tall. She told me that I needed to tighten my muscles. She was a whole lot of help - I didn't know whether to laugh or cry......
Luckily I managed to turn it round - but I would have still been waiting if I wanted to follow the doctor's advice. I ended the first plateau by ditching the weetabix and raisins. I ended the second plateau by bringing them back in and cutting down on grapes. I dealt with earlier plateaus by walking an extra mile or so a day and leaving food alone.
I have already started planning how I will change things about on my next plateau.
Just think - a two
pound increase is nothing. When you get back into the swing of your
weight loss project it will come off in no time. I do not blame you for making it a two day celebration - it is certainly worth celebrating your birthday. And your boyfriend certainly sounds very sweet and generous - based on all the lovely tops he got you the other day. Every girl needs and deserves someone special to appreciate them.
Take care
Love
Margaret
