Diet starts on Monday...that old chestnut? Oh and more Jillian vs Bob

Yep you guessed it, I've been off the wagon and shocker - I've put on weight again.  My weigh in this week could have been far worse given the sheer volume of garbage I've shovelled down my mouth but still, I'm stupid for doing it after working so hard to shift 10lbs (still mighty proud of that).  So my scales this week have spoken and told me that I'm now...

14st 7.5lbs

Given the fact I wanted to be out of the 14's by September I now have a mighty tough challenge on my hands.  8lbs in a fortnight?!  My partner in diet crime and failure, Lizzie, is joining me in this challenge and you know something?  We WILL do this.  


I've been saying I'll be out of the 14's for months, no make that years, and never actually got there.  It's so stupid.  Drastic measures needed again.  I did well on Rosemary Conley's Amazing Inch Loss Plan so I will be returning to that however first of all, I'm doing her Holiday Binge Buster Diet for three days (Mon-Wed) before embarking on AILP.  This consists of the following...

Breakfast                                              150 cals

 Lunch                                                    250 cals

Dinner                                                   350 cals

       2 Power Snacks                                     50 cals each

1/2 pint of skimmed/semi skimmed milk  150 cals

This is 1000 cals in total and must only be followed for 3 days, it's not safe to follow it for more than that.  After the 3 days, I then go up to 1200 cals for the first 2 weeks of AILP.  Phew that all sounds a bit complicated doesn't it?


I have to be the rubbishest dieter ever.  I'm incapable of ever finishing anything I set out to do and not sure what I can do to change that.  I start out with all these grand plans of what I hope to achieve and generally never get there.  Maybe I need to set smaller goals for myself so I don't get disheartened as easily?  Who knows, I'm no psychologist.


One thing I definitely intend to do is more exercise as I know that hinders my weight loss.  I STILL haven't managed to complete the 30 Day Shred which is daft now as I rarely get past Day 2 of it!  I've finally come to my senses by not having a gym membership as I never went.  Now I need to get into a routine and stick to it. Easier said than done eh?


Those who watch Biggest Loser USA (I seriously LOVE that programme) will be familiar with Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels.  Don't be fooled by their smiley faces, these two are hardcore!  I love them both and when trying to decide who to have as my trainer (sadly this was only on the Biggest Loser Wii game, not in real life) I realised that I love them both for different reasons and I really struggled to decide!  Jillian's a bitch but in a good way and Bob is just...well...hot!  He's also mean too though.

don't be fooled!

Compare their workouts for abs (click on their names to view their workouts).  I think Jillian's wins for hardcore...or does Bob's?

However this video proves who the real winner is.  Anyone who can use the words "the only way you're getting off this treadmill is if you die on it" with a straight face and genuinely mean it is not to be messed with!  Damn I wish I had her to train me, no way would I get away with all this whinging, I'd be thin by now!

Sabotage, surprises, rips and weddings

After a week of eating junk (pizza, Macdonalds, Burger King - you name it, I probably ate it) I was too scared and annoyed to weigh myself.  Why did I destroy all my hard work over the past month?  What an idiot.  I worked so damn hard.  Time for psychobabble.  Apparently it's a common thing and all down to fear.  Fear of what exactly?  Fear of the following...

• Fear of how people will react to your success (especially family)

One of my friends lost a great deal of weight recently and her family were awful to her.  It's amazing how quickly admiration can turn into jealousy and I would hate to think that anyone in my life was capable of that.

• Fear of higher expectations at work and at home

Not so sure about this one.  Not sure how performance at work and weight are related.  Guess some soul searching is needed to understand that one.

• Fear of dealing with your demons and true feeling

Nah, well yeah.  Once I've lost weight, what do I have left to focus on?

• Fear of being happier than your friends or family

I want nothing more than all my friends and family to be happy and yeah I suppose this one is kind of true.  Do I deserve to be happier than everyone else?

• Fear of how men will treat you

Not sure about this one either to be honest.


Well yep, self sabotage has definitely been high on the agenda if the psychobabble is to be believed.  Imagine my surprise when I decided to step on the scales and realised that I had stayed the same.  What the hell?!  How did that happen?  That means I lost 10lbs in the last month.  Madness.  No idea how I did that.


My main reason for losing weight as fast as I did was because I wanted to fit into my dress for my friend Sydie's wedding and it didn't even zip up at the beginning of July.  I did it, I got in it!  Steve zipped me in it on the morning of Sydie's wedding and decided the zip wasn't central so gave it a yank and RIP, the zip tore away from the seam.  Gutted.  After a mad dash for a sewing kit, crisis was averted - this was HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE WEDDING WAS DUE TO START!  I think I coped rather well.  Poor Steve was gutted but it's not like he did it on purpose or anything, guess he doesn't know his own  strength!


So we made it on time, just.  Look how AMAZING the bride looked....

Stunning Sydie!

Couple of other piccies from the day...

Me in my dress at 14st 5.5lbs

Me and my dapper fiance Steve

So as per usual I shall be having a few days "off" before I get back on the wagon again.  I'm not going to make any promises I can't keep however I do have one goal for the end of the month.  I WILL get rid of that damn 14 if it kills me.

MIA, dead cow and stepping up

Well I've been Missing In Action for a while haven't I?  Sadly so has my willpower.  I'd been doing fine until I went on a training course with work which resulted in bacon butties.  This can never end well.  OK so I've not gone all out like I used to which is progress but I haven't stuck to the last week of the plan which is so stupid.  I'm going to get back on it tomorrow because I'm having some gorgeous roast beef I bought from the farm shop yesterday for tea!


Weigh in wasn't so spectacular, just 1.5lbs off.  Apparently that's to be expected but I'm still not exercising very much which would have boosted the weight loss.  I'm now...

14st 5.5lbs

This means I have a week to lose the 6lbs I need to get myself out of the 14's by Sydie's wedding like I wanted.  NO CHANCE!  I've moved my weigh in day to a Friday as it fits in better with my lifestyle so I'll be reporting back on Friday.  To be honest after the junk I've eaten this week, I'll be happy with staying the same.

This week will be full of "last-chance workouts" a la Biggest Loser.  Alas I don't have Bob and Jillian to push me...or do I?  I've just purchased the Biggest Loser game for my Wii and I shall be road testing it tomorrow morning (please someone drag me out of bed, Monday mornings are really bad for me getting up).  I don't really know that much about the game and I'm wondering if it has weigh ins on it.  I sort of hope it does, that whole yellow line thing is scary but very motivating.