Tuesday 30/10/07

The weather was chilly but bright making for a pleasant walk.

General Data:

Morning walk = 6.3 miles.
Round the block = 4 times (on one lap my husband came too)
Extra exercises = yoga class
Weight = 13st 7.0lbs (i.e. 189.0 pounds)
Steps = 28,364
Distance = 10.52 miles
Remembered to take normal vitamin / supplements
Continued my creaming regime – missed off one bio-oil massage

Food / Drink:

1 banana
3 weetabix, 1 heaped teaspoon of sweetener (a level teaspoon is apparently 1.9 calories) and the (large) bowl topped up with skimmed milk.
40 grapes
handful of honey shreddies
salmon fillet, 3 new potatoes, sweetcorn, 2 small knobs olive spread
2 large handfuls of raisins
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola

Wednesday 31/10/07

The weather was again chilly but bright making for a reasonably pleasant walk.

Bought loads of chocolate for Halloween and less children have turned up than any recent year. I think because a local church was doing a traditional Halloween party. Heaven knows what I will do with all this chocolate that is left over!! Husband says that he will eat it all – but that is far from an ideal solution. I have had none so far – he has had about one fun-size bag full already! I have tried to hide some away to one side for carol singers in a month’s time – but am not sure how that will pan out.

General Data:

Morning walk = 6.3 miles.
Round the block = 5 times (on two laps my husband came too)
Extra exercises = none
Weight = 13st 6.2lbs (i.e. 188.2 pounds)
Steps = 29,293
Distance = 10.86 miles
Remembered to take normal vitamin / supplements
Continued my creaming regime

Food / Drink:

1 banana
3 weetabix, 1 heaped teaspoon of sweetener (a level teaspoon is apparently 1.9 calories) and the (large) bowl topped up with skimmed milk.
3 honey Shreddies nibbled
pork loin chop, tin of baked beans, spoon apple sauce
2 large handfuls of raisins
2 litres of cold water
some diet cola

The month of October
I am really pleased with my project results for the month of October.
During September I hit two plateaus. I did not have any during October – just a sluggish week when I went to the reunion.
I have worked very hard and stayed focused and feel that I have been rewarded for my efforts.
On 1st October my weight was 14 st 4.2 lbs (i.e. 200.2 pounds).
On 31st October my weight is 13 st 6.2 lbs (i.e. 188.2 pounds).

This means that I lost 12 pounds during October.

Wow, that really is impressive. That would be impressive for your first month of weight loss, and it's far from that,

Manda

Thanks Manda. I must admit to feeling pretty pleased with myself.

what a great feeling that must be enjoy it.. .and way to go on a fantastic october...

Thanks Mal. After two plateaus in September it is nice to get a noticeable loss (I needed it!!!). I still have a long way to go.

Margaret,

Congrats on your 12 lb. weight loss this month! You work so hard you deserve every single lb.

We don't get any trick or treaters where I live. I live on a semi-rural road, with no streetlights, so the kids never come here. My youngest is having teeth pulled today and she asked me to buy her some candy since she isn't going out for Halloween. I bought her some KitKats and some Reeses cups. I won't lie---I did have 2 Reeses cups last night. Good for you for resisting the temptation!

I gotta get ready to go to the gym, but I wanted to drop by and congratulate you on your loss.

See ya around.

Anne

Hi Anne

Thanks for the congratulations.

Your poor child - getting teeth pulled. You could not possibly refuse her candy. I am sure that your little candy bites will not count against you. My problem is that I know that once I start - I find it almost impossible to stop. I have too addictive a temperament.

I hope that the gym goes well.

Take care
Love
Margaret

I wanted to stop by your diary and congratulate you on your weight loss for October. Fantastic! Your overall loss is phenomenal. I'm sure it's been quite a journey but a welcome transformation for you. Keep up the great work. You're an inspiration to a lot of people!

Hi Emily

Thank you for visiting my diary and sending your congratulations.

No-one could possibly understand how welcome the change is - after all - I am a lot bigger now than a lot of people get on their biggest "before" moment.

I am obese and know it - but cannot help feeling quite slim. Everything is comparitive!!!

I still have a long way to go. I just hope that I can stay focused and complete the task.

Take care
Best wishes
Margaret

AWESOME!!

So proud of ya!!

I'm hopin' ta see results like that for Nov!

Can't wait for the Holiday Challenge to start Sat!

~Have A Goal Reachin' Nov. 1st!~

Margaret: Congratulations on dropping 12 lbs during the month. That's phenomenal! I hope I can do as well as you in November.

Stacy

Thanks for the congratulations. I would like to see us all get results like that for November. It is certainly better than my September result - but that was marred by two horrible plateaus. The only good thing I was say about those is that I discovered this forum while desperately searching for a way to end the plateau.

The only bad thing about the holiday challenge is that it seems that I have to calculate my calories. I am not sure how I will go with that.

Hope things are better with you - and of course goal reaching as ever.


Lagniappe
Thanks for your congratulations. Lets hope for a good November for us all.

Margaret, I agree with Anne, you deserve every bit of weight loss! 12lbs is AMAZING! Congrats on all your successes, and I wish you more!!

Jennifer

Jennifer - Thanks for your congratulations. I really appreciate your support. Hopefully together we will all reach our goals someday soon.