Day 35 - Weigh in number 5

Had to wait until I had dropped Lottie off at nursery before coming home and weighing myself so couldn't even have a cup of coffee first thing, didn't want to risk the extra weight!!! LOL  It was worth it, stepped on the scales and had lost another 3 pounds!  Taking my loss so far to 17.  Am so pleased, can't quite believe it.

What I also can't believe is that the dishwasher broke last night and our cleaner managed to break the hoover today, arrrrggghhhhhh.  On the plus side, have ordered new dishwasher and only have to manage on paper plates until Wednesday, and husband has now fixed the hoover!

Its been a day of decisions, i had to explain to a client why his business wasn't growing as quickly as he would like and suggest alternatives one of which may mean less work for me, but I have to be honest.  I have also decided that for the next few months I really only want to work two days a week and spend the third day working on smartening up the house.  We probably will put it on the market so want it to achieve its best possible price.

Breakfast
1 slice wholemeal toast

Lunch
bagel with humous
1 bag of french fry crisps

Dinner
Pork medalions with apple
Roasted butternut squash
roasted courgettes and onions with chilli
yoghurt

Snack
2 rich teas

Day 34 - Its a jungle out there!

Spent the day in the garden, my god there was so much to do, the place looked like a jungle and a very
messy one at that, so we all tackled it head on.  Charlotte loved it (she's a real outdoors girl) and we spent most of the day clearing and planting.  Between us Charlotte and I planted over 200 bulbs but as I bought them last year, I have no idea what they are, should be a nice surprise when (or if) they come up.

Paul tackled the shed and god, how on earth have we kept so much junk!  It looks much better now, and should be good if we do decide to sell the house.

Am hoping that spending the day gardening, then coming in to find the dishwasher had broken, so having to clean everything by hand and then tackling the ironing, will have been good exercise!

Breakfast
Wholemeal toast and marmite

Lunch
Pitta bread with boiled egg

Dinner
Pork medalion with mushrooms and creme fraiche
gnocchi
asparagus and wild rocket
M&S count on us raspberry desert

Day 33 - quick quick

Well today will just be a quick blog as we have friends coming over this evening and they are due any minute.  Not coming for dinner, not sure I can cope with the whole cooking and drinking wine with other people yet, so Paul and I ate at the same time as Lottie, great for digestion but will probably mean I am starving later and will have to ask Paul to physically restrain me from opening the fridge/freezer, especially as I know my other friends Ben and Jerry are in there.

Went shopping today and bought a new pair of jeans in a size smaller than usual, great feeling but my old ones were so lose and baggy they were like wearing pyjamas so these will take a bit of getting used to, well until they stretch a little!

Breakfast
Rye toast and marmite

Lunch
1 slice of toast
1 poached egg
Yoghurt

Dinner
seared tuna with lemon juice and soya sauce
posh mushy peas
Gnocchi

may have a glass of wine later!

Day 32 - Still Going

A good day, spent the day with a friend who needed cheering up, and hopefully I succeeded.  She loved playing with Lottie and we had a good old chat,  She even ate the WW lasagne I made and said it was delicious, she must be a good friend.

Lottie was as good as gold today so hopefully thinks are on the up!  She is such a good girl, and I do love every minute with her, well ok apart from the tantrums!  Paul is out this evening so I thought I would relax with a glass or wine or several and a treat.  However one glass of wine and a low fat fish pie followed by pineapple and I am stuffed, so no need to go off track.

Breakfast
1 slice rye toast with marmite

Lunch
WW lasagne and rocket

Dinner
Count on us fish pie
1 small glass of wine
Pineapple

Day 31 - Diet What Diet?

Although I have only eaten my allotted points today I feel like a pig, feel like i have eaten so much and am just wondering if it is really possible to eat like this and still lose weight.  It is approaching that awful time of the month and my appetite means I could eat everything in the house! 

Went to the gym this afternoon and can now run for 2 minutes (or jog at 8km p/h) then brisk walk for 90 seconds then run for 2 minutes, continued with brisk walk for another 6 minutes, then cycle, cross trainer, weights and then another 10 minutes brisk walk steep incline, an hour work out in total and I lived!!!  Got home and ate a curly wurly! I had been told by WW that they were only 3 points and I could have one anytime, so I prepared myself made a cup of coffee and sat down with a suitably trashy magazine, and have to say I didn't really enjoy it that much, can I possibly be going off chocolate, no, surely not!

Ok for the piggy menu!

Breakfast
small bowl of porridge

Lunch
WW onion and mushroom lasagne (well it was so delicious yesterday)
Satsuma

Dinner
WW pizza with asparagus
Yoghurt

Snack - Curly Wurly

Day 30 - short and sweet!

Only a short post today as its been manic.  Fought mini battles with Vodafone who are still trying to convince me that the Isle of Man is in Guayana!  Runnymede council for not collecting our countless and poinless individual recycling bins, oh and the nursery for allowing someone to hit Charlotte on the head with a toy car!!! Rooooarrrrrr.  Also managed to fit in a full days work, do two loads of washing, stack, empty then restack dishwasher and cook two separate meals for dinner.  I made WW caramelised onion and mushroom lasagne which I knew Paul would not eat as it had no meat in it! So I made him chicken balti.  The lasagne was absolutely delicious can highly recommend if anyone wants the recipe, it made enough for four, and yes, I actually only ate a 1/4 of it, although I am sure I could happily have eaten 1/2.  Have to find time to go to gym tomorrow, maybe I should think about giving up work totally.

Breakfast
Crumpet with honey

Lunch
Tortilla pizza with prawns and tomatoes
Walkers french fry crisps

Dinner
WW lasagne
Gnocchi
Yoghurt
Snacks
1 rich tea, 1 digestive, not sure why I got the biscuit cravings today.

Day 29 - Very emotional and very trying

Well the day started well with a cuddle from my gorgeous daughter, it really doesn't get any better than that, especially when she sneaks into Daddy's space in bed when he gets in the shower, and then snuggles in, its blizz.  Off we went to Fun Games and thats when the tantrum started, had to come straight home, and physically carry her into the house screaming at me, put her straight into her bedroom to think about her behaviour, whilst I headed to the chocolate cupboard, oh ok, I didn't but I could very easily have done.  She eventually calmed down, we had a talk and a cuddle and everything ok, but it left me feeling horrible.  I really feel like I am not doing a very good job of being a Mummy at the moment, as everything I seem to do is wrong.  All I want is for Charlotte to be happy.  I know its just a phase and it will pass, but all I seem to do at the moment is worry, oh well lets hope I can worry the weight off!!

Went to Ballet this afternoon and Charlotte is getting really good at it I only wish I was half as graceful or co-ordinated.  The teacher has asked her to progress to the next class as she thinks she is ready and I am so so proud!  Happy Mummy again!

Breakfast
crumpet with marmite
Lunch
2 mini bagels (not great very small and tasteless wont be having them again)
grilled chicken
2 satsumas
Dinner
half pack of scampi
handful of gnocchi
Roasted courgette with chopped chilli - very hot but yum
Yoghurt and rhubarb