tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81077566837760128182024-03-07T18:10:32.147+00:00My Lighter Life Diet JournalWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-4070697310867338022007-07-15T17:45:00.000+00:002007-07-15T18:11:29.759+00:00Sorry its been so long!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcInPHzqr7MhjNhScE-ROdwE_5Tjw5heyDc4s9gGwqZVWhp9oRWOWB49VEAj25ktJGyT-AiHfJDJe6uP7BpwugY16QHcNMdNiRBm4oZGAyURDpoVMC03GrRCH4voH8SkGpwzXG5TlaI7F/s1600-h/me2006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087484574023488450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcInPHzqr7MhjNhScE-ROdwE_5Tjw5heyDc4s9gGwqZVWhp9oRWOWB49VEAj25ktJGyT-AiHfJDJe6uP7BpwugY16QHcNMdNiRBm4oZGAyURDpoVMC03GrRCH4voH8SkGpwzXG5TlaI7F/s200/me2006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6j8A5UQCilGXClC0HDAduTg3ehwKb2i0rrimjrBGxybZY9YvrqHCUvTCSOK1tz9zelIpwqyQ29AOq7QmOnxqWu9v4sEInwuoV8sKrOnVLv1HCuP3hMZ30FBGzRrjlAmeR_ZoQUYGFBdZ/s1600-h/me2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087484574023488466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6j8A5UQCilGXClC0HDAduTg3ehwKb2i0rrimjrBGxybZY9YvrqHCUvTCSOK1tz9zelIpwqyQ29AOq7QmOnxqWu9v4sEInwuoV8sKrOnVLv1HCuP3hMZ30FBGzRrjlAmeR_ZoQUYGFBdZ/s200/me2007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I think I got myself all blogged-out. I didn't realise I'd not posted for so long!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Well I'm still plodding along with CD. Currently 2lb's short of reaching the 4 stone mark, so pleased with that. It's taken 4 months to get this far but at least I have gone past the half way mark. Not sure what the final goal will be, but I've dropped from a size 22/24 to an 18 which is great and I got some jeans from the Debenhams sale a couple of weeks back that were size 16 and could get in them - just couldn't move or breath!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">My mum started CD when she came back from her holidays and she is doing well too. One good thing is that she wasn't as big as me to start so she's been giving me some of her clothes that are too big for her and when I get too big for them, I'm selling them on ebay!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I've added a couple of photo's - the first a shockingly awful one of me taken at a dog show last year - probably the biggest I've been. I hate the photo as I look so bad but in many ways it reminds me that I never want to go back to that size. The other photo was taken at the beginning of June and I can really see the difference!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hope everyone is doing well with their losses too.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Wendy x</span></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-64058516704207413152007-05-24T08:54:00.001+00:002007-05-24T08:54:54.508+00:00<a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmhFI1b/"><img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wmhFI1b/weight.png" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-77395079914828868722007-05-22T14:32:00.000+00:002007-05-22T14:33:35.407+00:00Day 28 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Have been to get weighed today and very pleased to report that I've lost 4lbs, so that makes up for the 1lb gain last week. Very happy now!!</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-83553586031254444792007-05-21T12:33:00.000+00:002007-05-21T12:46:53.781+00:00Day 27 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Still sticking with CD but still bored with it! I think I need to try and regain my focus so this week I'm going to make extra effort to catch up with everyone's blogs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It's strange as I don't really notice any of the loss in myself yet other people have. After we went to collect Molly on Thursday Tracy posted some pics on The Refuge, including some of me (eeeek!!) and loads of people commented on how well I was looking. Its lovely, of course, but apart from tightening my belt an extra 5 notches since I started, I don't feel any different. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday I took the dogs and went down to south Wiltshire to see my friend Helen. She adopted a gorgeous Black Lab boy from us a few weeks ago and 'officially' I was doing her post adoption check, but it was also a chance to catch up. Helen lives in a tiny little village in a chocolate box cottage with her hubby and 4 dogs, 3 cats and free range chickens and guinea fowl. I'd completely forgotten about the chooks but thankfully Molly wasn't at all interested. Poppy and Helen's Chocolate Lab, Bert, have a bit of a luuurve thing going on so he was very impressed with me arriving with another choccie girl for him to schmooze. All of Helen's dogs are fab and they welcomed my lot straight in and played around in the garden.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When offered, I was very good and declined a cheese scone but just had a coffee. Helen's hubby was cooking bacon to make a sandwich but thankfully I wasn't the slightest bit tempted - mainly because he forgot about it being in the frying pan and was busy planting up the vegetable beds until Helen screamed at him that there was smoke billowing out of the house! I went in to use to loo and the whole cottage was full of thick smoke. Any worries I'd had about the tempting smell of cooking bacon wafting out were replaced with the stink of burnt frying pan. Probably just as well.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We took the dogs off out to a place called Wardour Castle and had a really good walk. All the dogs got on so well and did plenty of running about and some swimming. Helen's elderly and somewhat eccentric Bull Terrier, Cassie, kind of fell in the water and looked rather surprised but fortunately Helen pulled her out before she had the chance to swim or float out too far. Poppy stayed at the cottage with Helen's husband as she wouldn't have managed the walk but Bumpy and Molly had a good run.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I had been organised and taken a tetra pak of chocolate milkshake with me so drank that on the way home. It was a really lovely day as the weather was good, and the company lovely as always. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I will be getting weighed tomorrow and have tried to drink as much water as possible. I really, really want to make up for last week's gain and get to the 3 stone mark before my birthday in a couple of weeks. Must stay with the water/wee/water/wee routine!</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-13702342496299125272007-05-17T19:59:00.000+00:002007-05-17T20:10:13.371+00:00Day 23 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Worked Tuesday and Wednesday so didn't get time to blog. Have been drinking loads and loads of water, so keeping focused!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Today has been a very exciting day. I went with a friend to the kennels where some of the homeless Lab Rescue dogs stay while we wait for them to find new homes. I took Poppy along with me to meet a little Lab girl who has been in the kennels for a few months with no home offers. The plan was to see if Poppy was happy with her and if so, I would foster her. I would also like to proudly point out that while Tracy had a bacon bap from the services, I drank my chocolate tetra pak!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The info we had was that she was originally a breeding bitch and then passed on to a couple who ended up keeping her in the garden. So, for the last couple of years, she had been living out in the garden but because she barked a lot, they gave her up to us.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm hoping we can overcome the barking with a bit more routine in her life and of course the company of Poppy and Bumpy when I'm not here. I'll start off leaving her for short periods to try and get her used to being left and see how we go. So far she is being very sweet and loves everyone and everything. We've been to the vets to get her registered and as she was a bit pongy from being in kennels, she has had a bath. After her exciting day, she's worn out now and fast asleep in Bumpy's bed (he's on Poppy's bed).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So, here she is. Please meet Molly</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowkkDjyJlntYc7G6fY5ouPFclFmTQZhmcn1GTxilkmV_rL3mjn6Dk9EW-UmK_I3eTrxa9Sft6rU21xFutcuMzukD9Jgbph2oJIqvcfc8zqmc0TBw9uWevGWbqnXdYC9qaRoYNB-8A6Gp6/s1600-h/Molly2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065624029284807906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowkkDjyJlntYc7G6fY5ouPFclFmTQZhmcn1GTxilkmV_rL3mjn6Dk9EW-UmK_I3eTrxa9Sft6rU21xFutcuMzukD9Jgbph2oJIqvcfc8zqmc0TBw9uWevGWbqnXdYC9qaRoYNB-8A6Gp6/s200/Molly2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_hN7iV8_PKkqVPxnGqf4Pz2OXVL-WFbjuHnYByCiW9BN7Jb8xseJNaa9Owo6cbe07wbgyoU3fgeRs-21tR24LGUFHdUMUyCE6Q2fK-eTVnfeYQi8vow1CDSQPTEiuKYklPZtamvR4M0M/s1600-h/Molly4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065623827421344978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_hN7iV8_PKkqVPxnGqf4Pz2OXVL-WFbjuHnYByCiW9BN7Jb8xseJNaa9Owo6cbe07wbgyoU3fgeRs-21tR24LGUFHdUMUyCE6Q2fK-eTVnfeYQi8vow1CDSQPTEiuKYklPZtamvR4M0M/s200/Molly4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-5412616452277373292007-05-14T15:38:00.000+00:002007-05-14T15:52:28.175+00:00Day 20 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Not a great start to the week. Went and got weighed today (instead of Tuesday as I'm going to be at work) and I've put on a pound. I know its not the end of the world and I've still lost over 2.4 stone, but its a bit of a blow. But, rather than feel cross with myself I'm just going to keep on going and up the water intake. I was working nights last week and I know I always drink less water during the night, so all being well next week will be a good loss and make up for this blip.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Sorry for my grumpiness last week. I'm feeling a bit better now and trying to focus back on the positives rather than the negative thoughts that are normally buried away. I'm sure I will be happier once the weight has gone but I suppose at the moment, what with other things going on, the negative side of me comes out more. Maybe being a Gemini I've got a bit of a split personality.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In non-diet news my parents are now in Barbados. I left work early on Saturday morning and took them up to Manchester airport. Got them there safely and in plenty of time, only to get a phone call from my mum when I was driving home to say they had been offloaded from their plane as one of the engines had caught fire!! Once I was home I checked some online flight info sites and phoned my uncle in Barbados to let him know they would be delayed. Eventually they left Manchester at about 5.30pm. According to the email I had from my uncle earlier, they are enjoying themselves, no doubt helped by the fab weather and what seems to be a drinking tour of the island.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I did have a nice surprise though - while we stopped for coffee on the way to the airport my dad gave me an envelope and said it was an early birthday present (birthday is next month). It was a document from the DVLA confirming that he had purchased a number plate for me - K9 WVP!! Appropriate for me, with the dogs and my initials. It's a very lovely thing as he know's I've wanted it for ages. He wanted me to have it early so I could have the plates on my car in time for my birthday. Unfortunately, silly Dad hadn't signed the form so I can't change them yet. Never mind.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After I'd dropped my parents off on Saturday I popped in to see a friend who I've not seen for a while and she noticed the difference in me, which was nice. Had a coffee and a good chat before I made my way home.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Poppy has been to the vets today to have more fluid drained. She's been going off her food and being rather flumpy but after having 5 litres drained, she seems much happier. She has just eaten some dinner so hopefully will be perkier now she's not carrying the fluid around.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As always, thank you for the lovely comments. I know I am useless at leaving comments for everyone else, but I do read.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Good luck to Sarah Angelica Maybe who is starting CD today. I'm going to have a good week this week and drink plenty of water and look forward to a good loss next time.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-39006195102653898552007-05-11T22:23:00.000+00:002007-05-11T22:45:07.829+00:00Day 17 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Been a bit rubbish at updating this week. Weigh in on Tuesday was fine, lost anothe 3lbs so current total is 347lbs which is good in 2 months.<br /><br />Had been on nights, then a day off then back in on nights for overtime. Leaving early tomorrow though to drive my parents to the airport. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Still feeling bleurgh. Trying not to be and give an outward show of someone who's happy but feeling down. Don't know why really. Having niggling feelings that although I know the weight is coming off and I know its showing, what if it doesn't make me happier? Maybe I've put too much importance on it and stupid thoughts that if I can sort the weight out I'll end up being happy. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thank you for the lovely comments. I've not read them properly as I got a bit snivelly and I'm at work so will read again properly from home.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-36351282451981917472007-05-07T20:10:00.000+00:002007-05-07T20:26:19.991+00:00Day 13 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Fed up today. Fed up with the diet, fed up with feeling cold all the time. Working nights this week and I seem to struggle more since being on the foodpacks. I know I've always found the early hours is when I feel really cold, but its worse since I've not had real food. I'm fed up with moaning about being fed up!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stupid thing is, I don't actually want real food, I just miss it more when I am on nights. Maybe its because I know I have to stay awake whereas if I was at home I could just go to bed and get over any hunger, or phsycological hunger (Chris, I think you are right with that theory).</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> I made up a strawberry foodpack when I got into work and worked out it was 15 hours since the last pack, yet I didn't feel hungry in between. I'll have another pack later and then that will be my 3 for the day, which is fine and do-able. I did find that on LL having 4 was hard work when it felt like there wasn't enough time to eat them all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I suppose it is just boredom really. After the initial excitement of starting the diet, having the weight come off quickly now it just feels like I am plodding on with it and no real end in sight. I know I am doing well and hopefully when I get weighed tomorrow I will have gone past the 2.5 stone mark; clothes are looser and some of the things I am wearing now are smaller sizes, so again its a positive thing. I'm just so flipping bored of it all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Maybe since changing to CD I don't have the focus of the 100 days like I did on LL. I was counting down the days until the first 100 was up but with CD I don't have that goal. If I was still on Foundation, the end of my 100 days would have been 30th June, which is just over 7 weeks away. I'd like to think that I could set myself a goal of having lost 4 stone by then, but thats another 22 lbs and an average of just over 3lb per week, so maybe not achievable. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-37494523631187342562007-05-05T09:33:00.000+00:002007-05-05T11:18:32.130+00:00Day 11 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">I think Chris was right, it must be the hormones!! I've felt really hungry, despite having my 3 foodpacks a day and litres of water. Thinking about it though, TOTM did used to be a time when I would stuff myself full of rubbish food, just because it made me feel better. Its weird, as its the carby, starchy things I would crave although I don't crave them specifically now, just wish I didnt feel hungry all the time. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Despite me having started this whole thing back in March, for the last few days I've felt almost as rough as I did at the beginning. I am cold, constant tummy rumbling and feeling empty and feeling tired. I've got some other non-CD related things going on which probably isn't helping, plus of course Poppy's health problems seem to be a day to day thing, maybe its just all affecting more than I realised.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-63543303130910459782007-05-04T16:41:00.000+00:002007-05-04T16:43:22.740+00:00Day 10 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Grumpy today. Not just slightly narky, but majorly TOTM, bad tempered grumpy. Have felt starving hungry all day and had bad tummy. Made sure I shared my misery with anyone willing (or unwilling) to listen.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Working again tomorrow so will hopefully be in a better mood and will then catch up with everyone else in Blogland.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-24609701251028785032007-05-03T16:39:00.000+00:002007-05-03T16:43:31.520+00:00Day 9 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">Worked Tuesday night so finished yesterday morning but as I am on day shifts today, ended up not doing anything interesting yesterday as I had to go to bed early to try and catch up on some sleep.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Left the blender at home today and brought in tetra packs of chocolate milkshake and a caramel foodbar. Much nicer than the LL one. Will have a shake when I get home but feeling a bit peckish now. Have drunk loads of water, so thats good.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Work trousers weren't particularly loose, but the waistband is gaping!! I have some strange proportion thing going on as my waist is much smaller than the rest of me. The CDC said that your waist should be half your height, so as my height is 65 inches, my waist should be 32.5. Its 38 now so thats not so bad, just would be nice to feel like the losses are elsewhere!</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-61023108415166581312007-05-01T18:28:00.000+00:002007-05-01T19:26:55.823+00:00Day 7 on CD<span style="font-family:arial;">I have no idea where the last few days have gone, so if anyone know's, please tell me!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Can't believe its been a whole week on CD already!!! Had my weigh in this morning and have lost another 4lbs, so the total is now 34, which I am really pleased with. Stupidly I thought that if I kept up with 4lbs a week then by my birthday (in six weeks) I could have lost 4 stone. Never mind, any loss is still a loss and I shouldn't try and expect the same each week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Today is a good day, not only because of the loss but mainly because it is Poppy's 3rd Gotcha Day. (A gotcha day is the day you celebrate when you don't know your pet's birthday). Officially, its also her 10th birthday but thats a guess rather than definite! She has been much brighter the last few days, mostly I suspect due to me cooking 3 course meals each day for her, but this morning she was most perky. After I came back from CD meeting we went for a little stroll - only to the green at the end of my road, but it was a little achievement for Pops never the less. This pic was taken while she stopped for a rest.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Mvag1Hk_JNs4s_wYyNp8IoapHdf14-NaEfGTAqMCjL2qmzOUBaLvpigctlFe49uDolJQXxOEYIJ6lY2JtIF5QhYj3vA59PhU4j6PRxZxi8w9KHtE5RYAq2u53CL7uzEBR4YUyoNZwVD/s1600-h/birthday3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059674950267094754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Mvag1Hk_JNs4s_wYyNp8IoapHdf14-NaEfGTAqMCjL2qmzOUBaLvpigctlFe49uDolJQXxOEYIJ6lY2JtIF5QhYj3vA59PhU4j6PRxZxi8w9KHtE5RYAq2u53CL7uzEBR4YUyoNZwVD/s200/birthday3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm pleased to report that my mum has been in touch with a CDC near her and she will be visiting tomorrow. Luckily she has found a CDC who does home visits. As she is on prescribed medication she will need to see the doctor so I suggested rather than wait until they come back from holiday to get things started now so she can start when she gets back. I'm ever so pleased as I know that like me, she would make out she was happy as she was, but really she wasn't.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Once again I must apologise for my useless attempts to keep up with everyone's blogs. What with Poppy and work and other stuff going on, I'm a bit all over the place, but I hope you are all doing well out there in Blog Land.<br /></span><div></div><br /><div></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-35295960714293733392007-04-27T20:31:00.000+00:002007-04-27T20:41:12.721+00:00Day 52 (3 on CD)<span style="font-family:arial;">I think I got a bit muddled somewhere with my day numbering as when I posted yesterday, it was actually the early hours of this morning, so this is technically day 52. I think.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyway, I am very pleased to have tried the tetra carton of Chocolate Velvet - it's good! Very smooth and chocolatey, so I will definitely be getting lots more on Tuesday.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tim has told me off for nibbling cheese, so I'd like to add that it was just a couple of tiny, weeny, miniscule pieces. And I won't do it again. I have told him that out of everybody who know's I am doing this, he is the one who nags me the most. Bless him, I know its done with the best intention. I shall just have to do less out loud thinking and then he won't have to nag me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last night shift this week and then not back in until next Thursday. On Monday I am taking my mum shopping as she wants to get some bits for her holiday to Barbados in 2 weeks time. She is very excited and has said that once she is home again, she's going to contact her local CDC and see if she will do home visits, so fingers crossed. I think seeing how well I have done has motivated her, plus of course the difference in cost between LL and CD. She likes a broader range of flavours than me so should be fine on the foodpacks, and as I suggested, can still sit at the table with Dad when he eats and have soup.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In a strange way I am looking forward to work next week as it will be a fortnight since I wore my new work trousers, so I'm hoping they are a little looser. Small things keep me going!</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-72938024569035997182007-04-27T00:17:00.000+00:002007-04-27T00:42:02.521+00:00Day 50 (Day 2 on CD)<span style="font-family:arial;">If I was still on LL, this would be half way through Foundation, but its not! CD is ok so far. Surprisingly, I actually quite like the Toffee & Walnut drink. Still drinking my water but as I'm working nights, have slowed down a little or I will be up all day needing to wee.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight I am working with Katrina, which is great as she did very well on LL so its nice to be a diet bore for the night. Its also encouraging to see that she has hardly put any weight on since going back to normal food. I'm having one of those nights where I find myself thinking of food a lot, but I must keep on resisting.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It is hard, especially when I'm cooking all sorts of things for Poppy, but apart from the odd nibble of cheese, I have been sticking to the foodpacks. Something that did perk me up was comparing my progress from my original LL book and the CD joining sheet. Apparently, my waist is 7 inches less than it was at the start!!! I am actually dead chuffed with that, as I know I feel like I've lost, and of course the scales tell me its over 2 stone, but inches is something new.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Had some good Poppy news earlier. I stopped at the vets on the way to work to collect more tablets and get the results from Wednesday's blood tests. Much to my surprise, and the vets too, the bloods were all relatively normal, which for a dog as poorly as Pops, is very good news. Her urea (sp) level was up which is most likely due to her being dehydrated, so the tablets are being changed around slightly to try and find the right balance. As the vet said, we need Pops to get rid of the fluid, but not to the point where she becomes dehydrated again. Potassium levels were ok, as were electrolytes, so I'm quite relieved that the results were better than expected. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have been slack again at keeping up with everyone's blogs, but did sneak a peak at Lesley's yesterday and wanted to say congratulations at getting to the end of Foundation with such a fantastic loss so far.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-54757000371541777732007-04-25T23:22:00.006+00:002007-04-25T23:25:57.131+00:00Random pics, just because.......Saturday afternoon, coffee in SW London<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WI7FS_Hh3eaWyi7K-Ty4NrB7QrbDwK4WOTGBadjB3zByAb1Va-VpyX_nmGur7HgEXHQX3BaZJMOOKWh_I6u113QJIjSDpvLKNHhAYOmYWfWGQspwug7rJ2x_4AgIiFsiTUWzuYmrRVDf/s1600-h/tues3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057510939584939730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WI7FS_Hh3eaWyi7K-Ty4NrB7QrbDwK4WOTGBadjB3zByAb1Va-VpyX_nmGur7HgEXHQX3BaZJMOOKWh_I6u113QJIjSDpvLKNHhAYOmYWfWGQspwug7rJ2x_4AgIiFsiTUWzuYmrRVDf/s200/tues3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Mindy's boys, Toby and Beenz cooling off at the weekend</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvCQCK14r6UGta5KEXBvkTnJiZj3IJ0Ecmif8z94EYrj_nXAEmLpqGcAPnrvN-T-wT8nX7xVT8TCldTxHV5xx6Xyt8aVkwDz-oaecmPN2O1dOCInfE5Wd2r0HPKftdHCGHFnlnNpmNjZo/s1600-h/tues2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057510746311411394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvCQCK14r6UGta5KEXBvkTnJiZj3IJ0Ecmif8z94EYrj_nXAEmLpqGcAPnrvN-T-wT8nX7xVT8TCldTxHV5xx6Xyt8aVkwDz-oaecmPN2O1dOCInfE5Wd2r0HPKftdHCGHFnlnNpmNjZo/s200/tues2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Poppy, showing off her bandage after this morning's visit to the vets<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycL0Lp7B3ad7I3q4i25IGPQBD2I2jbL3PbRRSqio2C9Axn8nVN_f5yiNEVdPguimAJNtXa-llb-5lQsP9kUeWZYCRWvatsaM9tMT6DUjPMSGVGe7HVrr1_39POXK8i_QM4Vb-lA7dG6ve/s1600-h/tues1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057510260980106930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycL0Lp7B3ad7I3q4i25IGPQBD2I2jbL3PbRRSqio2C9Axn8nVN_f5yiNEVdPguimAJNtXa-llb-5lQsP9kUeWZYCRWvatsaM9tMT6DUjPMSGVGe7HVrr1_39POXK8i_QM4Vb-lA7dG6ve/s200/tues1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-59117350342518183652007-04-25T22:45:00.000+00:002007-04-25T22:53:56.532+00:00Day 49 (day 1 on CD)<span style="font-family:arial;">Haven't had time to update until now.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Had a great weekend with Mindy and yes, I did eat, but it was mostly all good, healthy food. Mindy's new house is great and it was brilliant to finally see it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday I went and saw the CDC for the first time and she was lovely. I was weighed, and considering I'd not been on the scales since the week before last at the LL session, the scales said I was 2lbs less, so that was good. I'm now in the 15's (although in the top bit!).</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have my foodpacks for the coming week and there was much more choice of flavours. Apparently CD make the foodpacks for LL, so there are some similarities - the CD Butterscotch tastes just like the LL caramel, which is a shame, as I wasn't that keen on it. Not to worry, I have plenty more to choose from and also the tetra packs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Poppy has been worrying me a lot over the last few days as she had gone off her food at the end of last week and wasn't tempted by much at all. I came to the conclusion that the loss of appetite started once she was on the new diuretics, but the vet thinks it could be a coincidence. So, she went in this morning for bloods to be taken and tests as apparently lack of potassium can affect appetite and cause dehydration & lethargy. I'll get the results tomorrow. For the last couple of days, in an effort to get her to eat, I've been cooking up all sorts of things but the favourite seems to be grilled steak, scrambled egggs and cheese. Not an ideal diet, but at least all high in protein which is what she needs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have to admit that on Monday night, seeing her laying shiverring, I really did worry that she had had enough, and even accepted that when we went to the vets on Tuesday he might say we had run out of options, but thankfully yesterday she did perk up after eating the steak. Today she has been much brighter, eating 3 grilled steak fillets, one lot of scrambled eggs, 3 thick bits of cheese and some slices of ham. Seeing her bright eyed and waggy tailed tells me she hasn't had enough just yet and I'll keep doing everything I can. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-1855274778203225072007-04-21T07:34:00.000+00:002007-04-21T07:39:47.364+00:00Day 44 & 45<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Zn5QJpyrtNbQ_vAtnFPrKZqFnFPURWmljNhruB01ZReLEkpPaDRW_CthxWXl7VPUNYV63QmtfYXoJW0MIvGOr5AGlc947ZDhjsdtnkCqqtJ9NMRP1kiLVfiiiy8E9SKW_7owTYNyd1/s1600-h/2ndnewbed.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055781702881645106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Zn5QJpyrtNbQ_vAtnFPrKZqFnFPURWmljNhruB01ZReLEkpPaDRW_CthxWXl7VPUNYV63QmtfYXoJW0MIvGOr5AGlc947ZDhjsdtnkCqqtJ9NMRP1kiLVfiiiy8E9SKW_7owTYNyd1/s200/2ndnewbed.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Didn't update yesterday as not a lot to report! Poppy's new bed is great, although Bumpy has claimed it as his own and hardly moved off it all day. Poppy did get to have a little snooze on it, but then as soon as she moved, Bumpy was straight back on it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">We're off to London today to stay with Mindy which is very exciting as we'll get to see her new house. As planned, I'm going to eat real food this evening, but it will be healthy and I'll have my foodpacks for breakfast and lunch, so hopefully won't make too much difference. My new 1Gb memory card for my camera arrived yesterday so I'll no doubt take loads of photo's over the weekend when we are out and about with the dogs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hope everyone has a good weekend.</span></div><div> </div><div> </div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-46966245801043264112007-04-19T20:49:00.000+00:002007-04-19T20:56:41.359+00:00Day 43<span style="font-family:arial;">We've been out and about today. Went to Bristol to see a friend and spent the afternoon chatting and catching up and I was very organised and doubled 2 foodpacks and had that before I went and took another with me to have if I got peckish, which I did.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not a lot else to report really. Poppy's new bed finally arrived although so far only Bumpy has been on it, and he still is now. Maybe tomorrow she will get to use it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-85319388838119909072007-04-18T20:41:00.000+00:002007-04-18T20:51:09.691+00:00Day 42<span style="font-family:arial;">It's strange this evening, as for the last 6 weeks, I've spent my Wednesday evenings at the LL session, but not tonight. I've got enough foodpacks left over to keep going until I switch to CD, so I'm going to carry on using them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Bought some new trousers for work yesterday, a size smaller as my other ones were falling off me! The new trousers fit more snugly than I'm used to but I'm going to stick with the foodpacks so that when I am on days again in a fortnight, they will fit comfortably.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've got a week off work now as I'm not back on shift until next Wednesday night, by which time I will be on CD. I'm looking forward to it and seeing what the different flavours are like. I'm so bored of raspberry and chocolate now, I'm hoping I like the CD packs!</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-42152265569807358012007-04-17T13:02:00.000+00:002007-04-17T13:37:30.208+00:00Day 40 & 41<span style="font-family:arial;">Didn't get round to updating yesterday, what with being at work and rushing around when I got home.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Having a bit of a strange day. I was emailing one of the girls from the LL group and told her that I'm going to be leaving. I explained about the cost, the times not always fitting in around work etc and she asked if I was going to go along tomorrow, which I said I would. She said why didn't I use up the foodpacks I have, and add sensible meals where necessary, and just start CD next week and save myself £66. This has really got me thinking. I've not had all 4 packs each day so I have loads left at home, although not enough for a week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">However, I am going to Mindy's this weekend and I had already decided I would eat healthily. Mindy has requested grilled fish or chicken and salad etc, so all very good. I'm going to see the CDC on Tuesday morning, so in theory, only need packs for tomorrow, Thursday and Friday and then breakfast and lunch on the weekend. So, I'm currently deliberating with myself as to whether to go tomorrow or not bother. I don't want to stop altogether, but I'm thinking that if I have enough packs, whats the point in going and paying out another £66 to get another week's worth, when I'm not going to need them? Also, as far as my weight, the scales with the CDC could be way out compared to the LLC, so its not necessarily going to be a true reflection of any loss.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Having said all that, the idea of actually buying food and eating food, if necessary, is really quite scary. For nearly 6 weeks, food has not come into my daily routine so having to make decisions about what to eat feels really odd. Its almost scary! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm really all over the place thinking about this so maybe the best thing would be for me to go home, see how many packs I have left and then decide.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-4813128072052253292007-04-15T17:11:00.000+00:002007-04-15T17:28:17.628+00:00Day 39<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7jkEhf9YER4q7aobVXeh_YBacu63t6C4yao179diJ47gA7C3Zj7Gx_56hKJLu9NOKQBf6xddPPitSt4Iub97apIdn5_IXDc9ZQpvRByzy1EvkG0E2Yy8co_l-vOsJX67tjZl72krQID/s1600-h/Anniv9.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053705163971257538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7jkEhf9YER4q7aobVXeh_YBacu63t6C4yao179diJ47gA7C3Zj7Gx_56hKJLu9NOKQBf6xddPPitSt4Iub97apIdn5_IXDc9ZQpvRByzy1EvkG0E2Yy8co_l-vOsJX67tjZl72krQID/s200/Anniv9.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Busy, but good day today. The Oldies Club (see links) organised a south west walk to celebrate their second anniversary, so Bumpy and I were going along. It's been a lovely day here, really quite warm so unfortunately Poppy had to stay at home as she wouldn't have managed the walk which was at the Cotswold Water Park. We met up with lots of other lovely OC supportes at Keynes Park which is where you can walk the dogs round the lakes.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Lots of the dogs enjoyed splashing about in the water and Bumpy had a little paddle, closely watched by Amber and Freddie Bassetts. All the dogs were very good and Bumpy has been snoring loudly since we got home. All the others were staying for a picnic but I came home, partly not to be watching people eat, but also as Poppy needed her tablets.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Thank you for all the comments after me posting about switching to CD. I will keep reading through the Green book and writing in here as already when I look back I see observations I've made about my previous eating patterns so I think a big part for me is realising where I previously went wrong and not going back to those old habits.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-47103392865009152342007-04-14T19:47:00.000+00:002007-04-14T19:57:52.817+00:00Day 38<span style="font-family:arial;">I've made a big decision today. I'm giving up LL and going to change over to Cambridge Diet. The main reason is the cost, I've got some things going on at the moment so with CD being £33 a week compared to LL at £66, I have to switch.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've not spoken to my LLC yet but will tell her when I go on Wednesday. I spoke to the local CDC this afternoon who was lovely, and just down the road from me. She's flexible with times etc so that will make life easier with my shift work. I've also been struggling with having 4 foodpacks per day and after chatting with Steph Kittycat on msn, was pleased to find that its only 3 packs per day on CD. I think that will suit me better. Steph is getting on great with it so that takes away any worries I had about changing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I haven't had any problems with the LL programme, and clearly its working for me, but I don't want to give up VLCD's completely as it does seem to be the only way I can lose weight.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When I was on the phone to the CDC I explained that I wanted to tell the LLC myself, and also have a chance to say goodbye to the girls in the group and wish them luck, as they are all lovely and I will miss them. The plan is that I will get the week's foodpacks I have ordered on Wednesday and use them and then go to see the CDC on Tuesday 24th and start CD once I've used up all the LL packs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm going to have a mini-break from VLCD's at the weekend when I go and stay with Mindy. Her husband, Paul, is a very good cook so she's going to request some healthy meals like grilled tuna with salad and grilled chicken with steamed veg etc, so I will take my foodpacks for breakfast and lunch, but join them for a healthy dinner. I decided that I wanted to enjoy my weekend but didn't want to be rude and not sit and eat with them, so as Paul will cook something nice, I will enjoy it. As Mindy said, I'll probably find that I can't actually eat much anyway, so I don't think its going to do me any harm.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm not going to change blog though, as I still see this as my journey to a lighter life!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I waited in today as Poppy's new bed was due to arrive, but it didn't. I was going to go to Bath to meet up with some of the ladies from the minimins forum, but had to stay here, so cut the grass and pottered about in the garden instead.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hope everyone is having a good weekend and enjoying this beautiful weather.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-41309674727537033582007-04-13T22:37:00.000+00:002007-04-13T22:40:10.338+00:00Day 37<span style="font-family:arial;">A quiet Friday really. Went to see my mum and took the dogs with me so we went for a walk. Still having the foodpacks and drinking the water.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thats about it really!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-15016231663319760432007-04-12T18:29:00.000+00:002007-04-12T18:38:50.868+00:00Day 36<span style="font-family:arial;">Still happy after yesterday's weigh-in. It's amazing how a good nights sleep and find out you've lost 2 stone can do to cheer yourself up!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Poppy went to the vets this morning for a checkup after the fluid drain. The bad news is her heart rate has gone up, now 200 (was 150 last month) but the good news is that the vet is happy to continue doing the drains, even if she gets to need them weekly. He prescribed another type of diuretic, one that apparently isn't often prescribed, but as he said, we don't have anything to lose. Unfortunately they didn't have any in stock so will order some in and let me know when they are ready for me to collect. We discussed the next drain and left it that I would see how much fluid comes back and phone next week, with a view to doing the drain on Friday. That would be good as next weekend we're off to London to stay with Mindy so if Poppy can be more comfortable then she can enjoy the weekend too.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Went to see the Two Allans this afternoon as I'd not seen them for a few weeks. They didn't notice any difference in me (*insert grumpy face*) but then again they are blokes, and blokes don't notice much, do they? Also, as Tim pointed out to me before, while I am still wearing the same clothes, its not so obvious. The main thing is that I know I have lost pounds and inches, so thats all that counts.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm eagerly awaiting an update from Sarah, aka Angelica Maybe, as its her second weigh-in tonight. Naughty Sarah has been weighing herself each day and doesn't think she's lost much, but hopefully the scales will at the LL session will tell a different story. I did say, however, that everyone is so different with the rate they lose weight, after having such a good start in week 1 (13lbs) she may find she has one week with a big loss followed by a smaller loss and so on.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107756683776012818.post-79349772456172199782007-04-11T20:12:00.000+00:002007-04-11T20:18:47.567+00:00Day 35 - Weekly Weigh-In<span style="font-family:arial;">Didn't stay for the group session, but will come on to that in a tic. Lost another 4.5lbs, so thats now 2 whole stone in 5 weeks. I'm very happy with that.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Felt absolutely knackered last night at work after lack of sleep due to getting Poppy home etc. Was really glad to get home but couldn't go to bed as I was waiting for Parcelforce to come and collect the bed I sold and had booked the collection for the morning but they didn't arrive until 4pm, so I only had an hour's snooze on the sofa. Subsequently, feeling rough now and need to be up earlyish in the morning to take Pops for her checkup at the vets.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So, not feeling great due to the lack of sleep (1 hour in 29) so didn't feel like staying for the session. LLC was ok about it though when I explained and I'll make sure I read my green book so I don't miss out.</span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164747639700848034noreply@blogger.com5