Day 280 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers (WeightGAIN 0.4 lb)

Thursday 31 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points

Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 27,5/0,5

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 60 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 6
REQUIRED 3) vegetables:3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2300 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2420 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Weightgain - stablising +0.4 lbs

A week wrought with dinners, luncheons and dates, and a terrible craving for anything sweet. This week I plan to stick to the letter of the WW law., as I really really wish to break through the 130 kg/286 lbs barrier.

I have noticed that using more sugary food items over the festive season (December) has created a kind of mild sugar addiction. So, I have decided to ban added sugar as much as is feasibly possible for a week, a sort of detox programme.

This week I will spend on upping my motivation as I find it is not as strong as it was in May.

Excercise

This week I also start aerobics class on thursday. It will be fun to see how I botch that up! I have the co-ordination of a mule! But I am very much looking forward to it! As I have indicated before, I have grown to like excercise. yesterday after WW weighing I walked home (30 mins) and enjoyed every mooment of it thoroughly.

Yet I find it hard to schedule my exercise in the mornings. I detest having just a half an hour to sit down to sort of get my morning started, and so I sacrifice my excercise time, and have a full hour morning time. So I do not go walking every morning; now I get up at 6 AM. A solution would be to get up at 05:30 AM, but that is pushing healthy living just a tad TOO far. I would have to go to bed earlier. But I love my evenings and I will NOT go to bed any earlier than midnight.....NOT!

I am going to see if I can fit it in in my evenings.

Breakfast
3,5 points
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2,5 - 250 ml skimmed curd
1,0 - 1 tbs agave syrup

Lunch
7,0 points
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4,0 - 4 slices of nut bread
0,0 - lettuce
2,0 - smoked chicken
1,0 - 1 tbs mayonaise light

Diner
14,0 points
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14,0 - 1/2 pizza

Various
0,0 points
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4,0 - Kitkat

Day 279 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Wednesday 30 January Summary

Day maximum: 23,5 points

Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 29,5/--

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 30 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 6
REQUIRED 3) vegetables:1
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2240 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Sugar, sugar cravings and glycemic value?

I withstood the urge to take hot chocolate milk at the office, but it was a struggle. all else is as it should be.

Today I looked into the magic world of sugar *grins as I know Sayre is becoming an expert on this. White sugers have a high glychemic value (hope I spelled that right), means they are release into the bloodstream like lighting and you get a sugar "high", which is followed by a "low" as the sugar is used for various processes or stored as fat. But because the low is really low you start craving sugar again, and hence the chocolate, candy and waht not cravings.

The trick is to be sensible about sugar intake and use sugars (and carbohydrates) with a low glychemic value. They release slowly into the bloodstream, thus an even mellow kind of curve forms that will not cause the mad need for sugar. Make sense?

So today I bought Agave Syrup, has 1.3 times the sweeting value of white refined sugar, but a low glycemic value. I used it in my curd, and I must say, it worked. So tomorrow instead of the sweetner I usually use, I will use the syrup and see if it makes a difference. I will let you all know!

Breakfast
7,5 points
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5,0 - 7 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk

Lunch
7,0 points
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5,0 - 500 ml skimmed curd (organic - fantastic stuff)
0,0 - fruit
2,0 - 2 tbs agave syrup

Diner
8,0 points
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5,0 - 3 sausages
2,0 - 1 slice of bread
1,0 - 2 cs Mayo

Various
7,0 points
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7,0 - 4 chocolate bars (WW)

Day 278 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Tuesday 29 January Summary

Day maximum: 35,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 12,0/1,5

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 6
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 1
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Terrible tuesday, and motivation dwindling?

I am not sure about that. But as you see. I had a good day, even had my famous half pizza at the pizzplace, taking the other half with me. And then there is my sugsr sweet craving. I just cannot seem to control it. The extra's sort of blew the effort of the day. Even now I have visions of chocolate, and sweet things. It is really horrible *grin*.

Tomorrow is weighing day and I'll see what the damage is. As such I am having problems getting below 130 KG, or 286 lbs. I will get there but I do believe I need a swift motivational kick in the butt. Not sure who will do that, though. I seem to lackenough willpower to do so.

Which reminds me; I will do a reread of Dr. Phil's book. Perhaps some educational and motivational reading will further my cause.

Breakfast
7,5 points
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5,0 - 7 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk

Lunch
4,5 points
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2,5 - 250 ml pea soup
2,0 - rye bread roll

Diner
16,0 points
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14,0 - pizza
2,0 - french bread
2,0 - garlic butter

Various
7,0 points
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4,0 - rolo chocolates
3,0 - 2 chocolate cookies

Day 277 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Monday 28 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 26,5/1,5

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 4
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Sleep deprivation

As I loose weight, I gain a social life. I am much more outgoing, much more active, dates, sports, movie time, inviting people at my place. Wonderful stuff. But I still need to balance the one with the other because I get to little sleep.

Now don't start thinking I was some kind of hermit BEFORE *grins*, this "new"me is just as social as the "old "me, but the effort involved in doing things, going places, seeing people (read: men) is proportional to having fun. And when I get home I don't feel like I have run a marathon. I can actually enjoy the "feel good" feeling instead of having plunk down on the couch and recuperate from spending all this energy on just keeping my body active.

In short life is good, hectic but good. I am finding it harder to stick to the regime, and am at present sort of surrying along seeking the right format again. BUT having said that, I am confident, I will not be going back to my old ways. My eating habits HAVE changed. I see the importance of fruit and veg, eating breakfast, not going ape on crisps, candy and creams.

Well, time to catch up on some well needed sleep! Oh yes, I could do better on water and exercise! And maybe not have as many chocolate cravings as I do!

Breakfast
7,5 points
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5,0 - 7 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk

Lunch
5,5 points
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3,5 - 250 ml peas soup
2,0 - rye bread roll

Diner
8,5 points
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3,0 - 150 gr. rice
2,0 - 100 gr. chicken
1,5 - 3 cs pesto
0,0 - various vegetables
2,0 - 2 cs oilive oil

Various
5,0 points
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5,0 - 1 Mars Delight
0,0 - 2 tangerines

Day 268 - 22 Charms &15 Spacers

Saturday 19 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 34,0/6,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:67,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 6
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Movie night

I went to see National treasure 2, Good movie, better than the first one, and how many movies can boast on that! Had a bag of chocolate chip cookies. BAD, bad, bad! And well I sort of pretended not having dinner replaced it. THAT does not work of course.

I give ot a good solid B+, or 8.5.

A lesson learned for the next time. Either take no money with me, OR have a full stomach! Oh yes, that an go to the loo before the movie! That wy I don't have to disturb a row full of people, and just feel the diapproving eyes. I know how it feel sas I am usually the one doing the disapporing. I hate it when people do that!

I am planning on going to another movie tomorrow. Will see which one!

Breakfast
5,0 points
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0,0 - lettuce, tomato, cellery,
1,0 - 1 tbs mayonaise light
3,0 - 20 gram bacon
1,0 - 4 slices chicken WW

Lunch
6,0 points
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4,0 - 6 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk
0,0 - 2 tangerine s

Diner
0,0 points
-------------------------------------

Various
23,0 points
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4,0 - 6 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk
1,5 - various slices of sandwich sausage
15,0 - Chocolate chip cookies

Day 266 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Friday 18 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 24,0/4,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:61,0/4,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 4
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 0
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 0
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Dr. Phil revisited

Breakfast
8,5 points
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6,0 - 6 tbs Willow's home made morning muesli
2,5 - 250 ml skimmed milk
0,0 - 1 apple, 1 tangerine

Lunch
0,0 points
--------------------

Diner
0,0 points
-------------------------------------

Various
0,0 points
------------------------

Day 265 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Thursday 17 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 0,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved:0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 4
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 1
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

More scales, as happens on every weighing day




2nd Day of the seminar

Breakfast
0,0 points
--------------------------------------

Lunch
0,0 points
--------------------

Diner
0,0 points
-------------------------------------

Various
0,0 points
------------------------

Day 264 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers (Weightloss 14.2 lb)

Wednesday 16 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 49,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 45,5/5,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 2
REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 1
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Weighing results!

This morning I went to weigh myself. Now mind you. it is morning, so about 2 lbs standard less than in the evening. But the result is good, and I am very happy with. I lost 14.2 lbs/6 kilos! ithink it is a combination of lots of fluid, my monthly period, constipation and loss of fat.

I feel good! can You imagine I feel good?

Seminar day

I purposely went to weigh myself this morning as I have no time to do so this evening. I will be at a Conference running my feet off. And of course everywhere around there will be wonderful food. So I need to weigh and renmid myself of my efforts, and NOT senselessly dive into all the delecacies.

written on friday: I is impossible for me to estimate what points there was to the things I ate, but I sort of made estimates. In all that does not make it a good day. A hard thing to grasp food wise, seminars.

Breakfast
0,0 points
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Lunch
6,0 points
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2,0 - Rye bread
4,0 - cheese ful fat

Diner
20,0 points
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20,0 - Seminar dinner (fish, fish, rump steak, dessert)

Various
23,0 points
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8,0 - various seminar titbits
5,0 - nuts

Day 263 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Tuesday 15 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 49,0/21,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 24,5/5,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 5
REQUIRED 3) vegetables:3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

One Pizza

I had dinner with a friend and just plumb forgot to NOT eart the whole pizza, but ate it all. *grins* that sort of boosted my day total 12 points more than intended! Tomorrow I go amnd weigh with "strangers". But I am ademandt. I will go and weigh myself, or I just might loose grip after the Festive month

Breakfast
8,0 points
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6,0 - 6 tbs Mueslimix (organic)
2,0 - 200 ml. Semi skimmed milk (organic)

Lunch
5 points
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0,0 - lettuce, tomatoes
2,0 - 2 cs mayo light
3,0 - 150 gr. smoked chicken

Diner
28,0 points
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28,0 - pizza


Various
8,0 points
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0,0 - 2 tangerine
8,0 - rice crackers with chocolate

Day 262 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Monday 14 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 31,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 3,5/5,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 5
REQUIRED 3) vegetables:3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 12

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Busy week

Breakfast
8,0 points
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6,0 - 6 tbs Mueslimix (organic)
2,0 - 200 ml. Semi skimmed milk (organic)

Lunch
7 points
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0,0 - lettuce, tomatoes
2,0 - 2 cs mayo light
3,0 - 150 gr. smoked chicken
2,0 - rye bun

Diner
11,0 points
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0,0 - stir fried vegetables
0,5 - 0,5 cs olive oil
3,0 - 20 g.r. Bacon150 gr. chicken
1,5 - 75 gr. brown rice
6,0 - 6 fried indonesian tit bits (estimated)

Various
5,0 points
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0,0 - 4 tangerine
2,0 - 2 slices of organic nut raisin bread
3,0 - 300 ml semi skimmed milk (orgabic)

Day 261 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Sunday 13 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 28,5/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 0,5/5,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 7
REQUIRED 3) vegetables:3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Three day weekend
I can grow to like this! Three days in my weekend. Very pleasant!

PS, I love You
Yesterday I went to the cinema, and for the first time sat first row, front, for about 5 minutes. Then I left. It was enough to give me nightmares. Too close, too big, too much sound! WOW. It is like watching a tennis game, You have to look from right to left and from left to right all the time. Just too big to take in in one go.

But we did get to see PS, I love you first. If you like Irish accents and a wee bit of Ireland thrown in, this is the movie to watch. Was really enjoyable. Mind you I would not buy it. But worth going to the cinema for. The one we walked out of was National Treasure 2. I am sure we will watch it this coming week. We sort of have a standard cinema appointment every friday.

Memory lane
Today I decided to write to an old friend, some one I lost contact with. I hope he answers. Nothing like time to make you realise that some matters really should not matter.

In all my years spending time on line, I have met so many people, talked to so many people, gotten close to so many people, But some just lodge themselves in your memory, and you keep fond memories. *grins* if I were to throw a party for all I knew and know on the internet it would be a heck of a party !

Breakfast
4,5 points
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2,0 - 2 slices of nut raisin bread (organic)
2,5 - 20 gr. bacon (minus fat seeping out when baking)

Lunch
9 points
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4,0 - 6 tbs of my own special organic oats and rye muesli (0.7 p/tbs)
1,0 - 1,0 dl semi skimmed organic milk
4,0 - WW wipped cream
0,0 - 1 tangerine, 1 apple

Diner
11,0 points
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0,0 - stir fried vegetables
1,0 - 1 cs olive oil
4,0 - 150 gr. chicken
3,0 - 150 gr. brown rice
2,0 - 250 gr. Greek Quarck
1,0 - 25 gr. jam light


Various
4,0 points
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0,0 - tangerine
4,0 - 2 package of WW crisps

Day 260 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Saturday 12 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 27,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 0,0/4,0
Day´s excercise: 00 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 4
(REQUIRED 3) vegetables:0
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 1
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 0
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

Goal 4: 1st centennial - loose 100 lbs/45 kg

Glorious saturday

For a single fleeting moment I thought I weighed 79,6 kg/175.4 lbs. *grins* I have new scales, but i do believe the batteries have worn down. Took me all of 3 seconds to realise it though! But as stated, This year the same scales will indicate such for real!

Breakfast
6,0 points
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4,0 - 6 tbs of my own special organic oats and rye muesli (0.7 p/tbs)
2,0 - 2,0 dl skimmed milk
0,0 - 1 tangerine, 1 apple

Lunch
9,0 points
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0,0 - lettuce, peppers, tomato, cucumber
9,0 - 150 gr. smoked eel, salted fish

Diner
7,0 points
-------------------------------------
4,0 - Fish dish (WW recipe)
3,0 - 150 gr. brown rice

Various
5,0 points
-------------------------------------
0,0 - tangerine
2,0 - 2 slices of nut raisin bread (organic)
2,0 - package of WW crisps

Day 259 - 22 Charms & 15 Spacers

Friday 11 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 28,00/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 0,0/4,0
Day´s excercise: 15 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 8
(REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 4

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2210 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

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My first official friday off!

which means, I have my first official 4 day work week. I woke up leisurely, had myself a lovely breakfast, my own special muesli. You know it is really worth while making your own and not much trouble. Ofcourse belending it myself means I know what goes in it. I use only stuff from the health store, wich is all organic, and sustainably produced. *grins as I am sounding like a health freak* This is enough for a whole month, if you eat the muesli EVERY day. My recipe is:

500 gr./1 lb 1 oz ryeflakes (33 p)
500 gr./ 1 lb 1 oz oatflakes (33 p)
200 gr./ 7 oz pumpkinseeds (30 p)
500 gr./1 lb 1 oz raisins (25 p)
TOTAL 1700 gr./ 3 lb 11 oz (120 p)
50 gr./1.75 oz = 3.5 p (or 3,5 slice of rye bread)

DELICIOUS, NUTRICIOUS, HEALTHY!

In the morning I have 50 gr. of the stuff with 250 ml of skimmed milk (if possible all arganic), I add a diced applea when I cook it in the microwave, and tangerine cut into small pieces in the last 30 seconds. Some cinnamon, if need be some sweetner.

Some nutricional background

pumpkinseeds contain, amonst others omega 3 en 6 acids (so if you do not like fish, a good alternative) and zinc! They will give you shiney hair, a youthful supple skin, help your brain to function better, more concentration, help you concentrate, protect against infections.
The oats and rye contain powerful rejuvebating anti oxydants that fight the free radicals (always have to think of James Bond!). it keeps the blood sugar levels straight, can fight diabetes 2, lower cholesterol, and has a positive effect on heart conditions, OBESITAS and eye problems.

In general it should be noted that grains are in themselves a small parcel of goodness. A small wonder that contains EVERYthing that a plant needs to develop and grow into something carring a thousandfold in nutritional value. Soaking them in water overnight, and as a breakfast food, either boiled in milk, used in quarck or yoghurt, can really benefit you.

Oh yes, and it has a positive effect on your bowels!

I take time again every day to plan my daily intake. because if I learned anything from the past 8 monts it is that planning HELPS. It helps me keep my mittens off too much, too fat, too sweet. The 17.5 lbs/8 KG i gained in 6 weeks have not been deposited where they were, a little bit everywhere around, but are right smack visible in the centre of my body at the front, resting on my stomach, and they bother me when I have a jeans on! So they WILL go off, and if it is up to me...FAST!

Planning, goals and limits

87 kg/192 lbs is my goal, and I hope to reach it without ending up with too much loose skin. I will be in the two figures in the metric systm, NEVER EVER to get back in the three figures, and below 200 lbs in the "other"system, NEVER EVER to get over 200 again. Both leave me some "elbow room" when there are parties and such, 3 kg/8 lbs. When the needle goes up, I plan to be strong enough to arrest the upward trend before I reach the red zone of 90 kg/200 lbs.

Goal 4 - 1st Centenial - 100 lbs lost

It suddenly dawned on me I can set myself a goal without a timeline attached to it. Just the weight is goal enough. So goal 4 to reach: 100 lbs weightloss!

weightloss: 45.8 kg/100 lbs/7 st 1. lbs
starting weight: 172.8kg/380.9 lbs/27 st. 3 lbs
goal:127.8 kg/281.8 lbs/20 st 1.7 lb

This will also get me out of the over 40 BMI range

A wonder

It is quite a wonder to think about such goals, and know, feel, believe it is possible. I can do it!

Breakfast
6,5 points
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4,0 - 6 tbs of my own special organic oats and rye muesli (0.7 p/tbs)
2,5 - 2,5 dl skimmed milk
0,0 - 1 tangerine, 1 apple

Lunch
9,5 points
--------------------------------------
0,0 - lettuce, peppers, tomatoe, cucumber
9,5 - 150 gr. smoked eel

Diner
6,5 points
-------------------------------------
4,0 - Fish dish (WW recipe)
2, 0 - 250 gr. Greek quarck
0.5 - 25 gr. jam light

Various
6,5 points
-------------------------------------
3,5 - 35 gr. Chocolate
0,0 - tangerine
2,0 - 2 slices of nut raisin bread (organic)

Day 258 - 22 Charms & 14 Spacers (WeightGAIN 17.6 lb)

Thursday 10 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved: 22,75/4,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: (12 points)75 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 5
(REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2,5

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2185 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2270 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

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No start, just continuation

Breakfast
5,25 points
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4,0 - organic oats and rye
1,25 - 2,5 dl skimmed milk
0,0 - 1 tangerine, 1 apple

Lunch
7,5 points
--------------------------------------
0,0 - lettuce, peppers, tomatoe, cucumber
3,0 - 150 gr. smoked chicken
3,0 - 3 slices of nut raisin bread (organic)
1,5 - 3 cs mayonaise light

Diner
5,0 points
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0,0 - cabbage, peppers
3,0 - 150 gr. cottage cheese
2,0 - 4 sticks of sutimi fish

Various
7,5 points
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5,0 - 6 Chocolates

Day 248 - 22 Charms & 14 Spacers

Thursday 3 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved:31,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 3,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 0 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 7
(REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 3
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 1.5

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2112 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2120 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

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It's official, the whole flippin planet is on a diet!

But remember you and you and you, points at all fellow diet bloggers, and me were there first! WE ARE THE GENUINE THING! Yesterday I weighed myself in the evening and the extent of the damage sort of sunk in. Man oh man, it will take me a month to get back to where I was. *grins* My chairman even noticed I had gained weight, my clothes noticed I gained weight, heck I noticed I gained weight!

The up side to this is that it genuinely motivates me to keep going! And that is worth a party anyways! So I am setting myslf new goals as the Christmas ones have not been met, well not entirely.

New goals - 1 year mark (May 3 2008)

weighs 120 kg - 264 lbs

weighs or can taken 120 kg - 264 lbs in weight

New goal date is the one year mark. I want to go below 120 kg, which is 264 lbs. by May 3, 2008. This means I have to lose 46 lbs in 18 weeks, aka 2.5 lbs per week. I know I know a very challenging task, but so far I have been losing more than 3 lbs a week, so it IS possible!

The weight of weighing
The dutch comment of a friend yesterday warned about excess home weighing, and she is right. So from now on I will weigh myself, in principle, only once a week at home, on saturday evening 8ish PM. This is half way through my week and will sort of halt me should things go wrong. This means I will move the scales from the livingroom to a place where I do not walk past them every day.

Changed work schedule
yesterday was just too cold to walk outdoors in the evening, and with my changed work schedule, I work 4 days of 9 hours and alternate fridays a whole day or a half day off, I was just too tired and it got to be too late!

My easy going 3 hour morning start up has been reduced to only 1.5 hour start up, and things are a bit rushed. You know, I am not really a morning person, I need my time to get in gear!

Breakfast
4,0 points
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2,0 - 2 rye bread
2,0 - 40 gr. crema cheese light
0,0 - 2 tangerines

Lunch
8,0 points
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8,0 - Tomato mozarella soup
0,0 - 100 gr. tauge
1 water

Diner
9,0 points
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2,0 - 250 gr. potatoes
3,0 - 3 cs oil
3,o - 6 slices of WW ham
1, 0 - cream cheese light
0,0 - 2 tomatoes
2 water

Various
10,0 points
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2,0 - Chocolatemilk (300 ml skimmed milk, sweetner, cocopowder, milkpowder, water)
8,0 - 6 cookies
0,0 - 3 tangerines
4 water

Day 247 - 22 Charms & 14 Spacers

Wednesday 2 January Summary

Day maximum: 28,0 points
Day´s Bonuspoints used/saved:28,0/0,0

Week´s Bonuspoints needed/saved: 0,0/0,0
Day´s excercise: 0 minutes

(REQUIRED 6) water/tea: 5
(REQUIRED 3) vegetables: 4
(REQUIRED 2) fruit: 2
(REQUIRED 2) fat: 2
(REQUIRED 2) calcium: 2

(T0tal weightloss 70,1 lbs) Next Pandora charm at 92.6 lbs
(Total exercise: 2112 minutes) Next Pandora spacer at 2120 min

(my UNIQUE Pandora reward system, read about it here and here)

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To one and all, the sundry and mondaine, the humdrum and exotic

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

GREAT SHOCK and GREAT DETERMINATION

Today I weighed myself (my home scale) and the scale said 140.9, which is 310.6. This means that the last few weeks of debauchery have cost me dearly. Almost unbelievably much. But I will NOT fret. 2008 is the year I finish the job.

And what was gained can also be lost. I start today, a new week before my weigh-in at weight watchers on wednesday 9 January, and I have everything in the house to ensure I will not stumble. I feel good, motivated and chipper. So.....hope you all feel motivated and stimulated!

Breakfast
7,5 points
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6,0 - 9 tbs rye (organic), oats (organic), raisins, pumpkinseeds
1,5 - 300 ml skimmed milk
0,0 - 2 tangerines

Lunch
6,0 points
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o,0 - lettuce
3,0 - 150 gr. smoked chicken
1,5 - 3 cs mayonaise light
2,5 - rye bread

2 water

Diner
7,0 points
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3,0 - 150 gr. smoked chicken
2,0 - 2 olive oil
0,0 - onion, mushroom, pepper, asperagus

2,0 - 200 gr. potatoes

0,0 - 2 tangerines
2 water

Various
7,0 points
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2,5 p - rye bread
1,5 p - cream cheese light
2,0 p - 2 chocolates
1,5 p - 300 ml chocolatemilk (skimmed milk, cocopowder, sweetner)