Sauces

A while ago slimming world brought out a Little Book of Sauces and i've been using a few of them that we really enjoy.

Here are a few of the ones that we really enjoy

Red Onion Gravy

1 Syn per serving     ready in 30 mins

Fry light

2 Red onions peeled and cut into wedges

1 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

425ml vegetable stock

1 level tbsp cornflour

Spray a pan with fry light and cook the onions and garlic over a medium heat until soft.

Add the stock and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes

Mix the cornflour with 1 tablespoon of water to make a paste. Add to the gravy, reduce the heat and simmer, stirring continuously, until thickened. Serve straight away

Arrabiata Sauce

Syn free  Serves 4   ready in 30 mins

Fry light
2 fat red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
400g passata
200ml vegetable stock
salt and freshly ground black  pepper

Spray a pan with fry light and saute the red chillies, onion and garlic over a high heat for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the passata and stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until reduced slightly and thickened. Season to taste and serve
Serve this nicely spicy sauce with your favourite Italian ingredients: home made meatballs, steak, chicken or pasta.


I use both of this all the time as they are so cheap. I hope you enjoy them as much as i do.

Take care and happy slimming

Back to it

So after not posting for long its time i got back to it.
Things have been up and down recently as i haven't been well and i've had to take a couple of courses of steroids which has caused me to gain a few pounds but it's coming off again so that's all that matters.
I have a goal of getting my 6st award before christmas which i should be able to do as long as i stay on plan.
As i haven't been well and i'm still not great as the gp has signed me off and put me back on the happy pills i haven't really been to the gym and i don't feel guilty about it but i know i should. I will get back to it as i do miss it and it helps to sort out my head which is always good.

Anyway wedding plans are going slowly but i do have my dress sorted. It has to be made as i can't get what i want from a bridal store. The girl that's going to make it is lovely and her mum is making my tiara and i so can't wait to see them both but it will be months before i do.
Looked at flowers as well and have had some great ideas and i can see where its all going and its going to look great.

The one big thing is that we are having to move but at the moment we can't find anywhere but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will happen soon as there are things i want to start doing but can't do it yet as we don't know where we'll be. It doesn't help with the stress levels and is why i'm back on the medication and this time of year doesn't help as i hate it and have done for years.

Well i'm not going to moan as i have a man that i love and he loves me and this time next year we'll be two weeks away from saying I DO.
Not everything in life is perfect and will go the way you want it but it is nice if it can now and then.

So i think that's enough for now but i'll be back later with a couple of recipes that i've done lately

Take care and happy slimming

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Chicken Kofta Curry with Jasmine Rice

I'm trying new recipes again and this is the latest. We loved it and plan to have it regularly.

Serves 4 and is Syn Free on EE

700g Skinless and boneless chicken thighs, roughly chopped
2tbsp mild curry powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Fry light
500g passata with onion and garlic
1tsp turmeric
2tbsp medium curry powder
1tsp sweetener
250ml chicken stock
1 head broccoli, broken into florets
350g jasmine rice
2 spring onions, thinly sliced

1) Put the chicken and 2tbsp mild curry powder in a food processor and season. Blend until fairly smooth then transfer into a bowl. Mix well with your hands, then shape into walnut-size balls. Place a large frying pan sprayed with fry light over a medium heat. Stir-fry the chicken balls for 4-5 minutes or until lightly browned all over. Transfer to a plate, cover and keep warm.
2) Add the passata, turmeric,medium curry powder, sweetener and stock to the pan. Quickly bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Season well and add the meatballs. Cover and cook gently, turning the meatballs occasionally for 15-20 minutes, or until cooked through.
3) Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the packet instructions. Drain, then stir in the spring onions.
4) Simmer the broccoli for 4-6 minutes, or until just tender, then drain. Divide the curry between 4 bowls or plates. Serve with the rice and broccoli on the side.

Take care and happy slimming

Big Week

Well I am on such a high right now. This morning i got my 5st award which marks my half way point. I also got slimmer of the week and my platinum body magic award which means i'm fit for life.
I am so pleased but i have no idea how i lost 3 1/2lbs this week as i was out for a few days with a migraine so missed out on a couple of gym sessions but i did have a couple of long bike rides before then so that must have helped.
Not with it enough to write any more.
Take care and happy slimming

Erm Whoops It's been AGES

I know i know it's been a long time since i last wrote but i hope this makes up for it.

For eight weeks i was losing and gaining the same few pounds and it was driving me mad as i was so close to my 4 1/2st and i finally got that last week. It was so disheartening but now things are back on track and i'll keep posting here about it more often.
Yesterday was weigh day and this week i lost 2 1/2lbs which brings my weight to 14st 10lbs (i haven't been this weight is YEARS) and this means i'm 3 1/2lbs off my 5st award and all being well i'll get that in the next couple of weeks.
While i wasn't losing the weight my measurements have changed so i'm really pleased with that and i'm not about a size 16 which is just brilliant and just shows how well i'm doing with this as last year i was wearing size 26. Next year i'll hopefully be in a 10-12 and i will be over the moon.

One thing that has changed is the amount of body magic that i'm doing. Here is my basic week

Monday - 30min spin class, 1 1/2hr gym workout, 3 mile cycle
Tuesday - 1hour fit ball class (core workout), 40min cardio, 6 mile cycle
Wednesday - 45min spin class, 1 1/2hr gym workout, 3 mile cycle
Friday - 1 1/2hr gym workout, 3 mile cycle

That's at least 15 miles of cycling and 7 hours 25minutes in the gym.

Today i cycled 13.6 miles on top of my gym session and yesterday i walked about 8.5 miles and it's only day two of the week. I maybe going for a bike ride on sunday with my bff and monday will be back to my normal routine. It has taken 10 months to get to this level and i know that it's a way of life now and i never want to go back to how i was before.
Now i don't think twice about going and doing any exercise and i cycle everywhere that i can and i'm more than happy to walk the dog and she loves a long walk.

So much is going through my mind about what has been going on in the last couple of months but i can't seem to get it make sense enough to write here so this will have to do for now as it's a good start.
I promise not to leave it so long again.

Take care and happy slimming

Oops its been a month

I can't believe that its been a month since i last posted. So whats happened in that time?
I've lost 11 1/2lbs in that time and 5 1/2 of that was this week and i got my 4st award last week and i'm now 1lb from my 4 1/2st award and i'm so happy

I'm feeling so much better and i know that i've still got a long way to go to get to target and i know i will get there.

One bit of good news is that we have booked our wedding for 11am on 13th December 2013. Its a long way off but it feels so good to have it booked. Will post more later as this is just a quicky

Take care and happy slimming

Recipe Share

I'm cooking new meals again and just had to share what we had for dinner last night which was Sticky 5-spice Gammon. It was so nice and i will be doing it lots as it was so easy and the OH enjoyed it to.

Sticky 5-Spice Gammon

Serves 4
1 Syn per serving

2 tsp chinese 5-spice powder
4 x 175g gammon steaks, trimmed of all visible fat and cut into bite-size pieces
fry-light
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely diced
finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange
1 level tbsp clear honey
100ml chicken stock
2 tbsp dark soy sauce (i used light)
pak choi, to serve
egg noodles to serve

Chop the pak choi

Sprinkle the 5-spice powder over the gammon steaks. Spray a large, wide, non-stick frying pan with the fry light and cook the gammon over a high heat for 2-3 minutes or until the edges are tinged brown.

Add the red chillies, orange zest and juice, honey, stock and soy sauce and simmer rapidly for 4-5 minutes or until the sauce becomes sticky and the gammon is glazed and golden with almost burnt edges.

Meanwhile steam the pak choi and cook the noodles as per pack instructions

Serve immediately with the steamed pak choi and cooked egg noodles and any pan juices poured over


This is well worth trying as i know you'll love it as much as we did

Take care and happy slimming

Big News

Today was weigh day and i gained 2lbs but for a change i really don't care as i had a great weekend. So why am i not upset with my gain? Well here's why I got ENGAGED on friday 13th which was my birthday and i am so happy that i am starting the planning already.
After having such a bad year i can't believe how much things have turned around and become so good.
I love my OH so much and thou we have only been together for two months it feels like we have known each other forever and its so right. We have set the date as 13th Dec 2013 which is his birthday and gives us plenty of time to save the money and for me to get to target and be maintaining.
You may have noticed that the number 13 is featuring alot here and it is as it seems to mean something as we met on the 13th and we were both born on the 13th and we got engaged on the 13th and it just seems so fitting that we get married on the 13th and as next year is 2013 it just seems so right that we do it then.

As i am a Goth at heart i want to have a goth wedding and marry wearing purple as that is my favourite colour (it also happens to be his as well). I'm trying to workout what colours will look good with a nice deep rich purple without having to go for black, I think that i may go for a dark red if it looks right but i have sometime. When i have decided on things i will post them on here and do my best to included photos.

Right so now back to slimming lol
I had a very synful weekend and i'm pleased that all i gained was 2lbs but i was back to it on monday so it could have been worse and i'm sure that i can get at least 4lbs next week.
Today i got my GOLD body magic award which also made my day and i'm now working towards my platinum award which i should be able to get in a couple of months.
I've been going to the gym for 6 months now and i still really enjoy it. On tuesday my routine was changed as it was my review and i'm now doing the same workout as my bff. I'm now using kettlebells and medicine ball and really do give you a good workout when you are told what to do with them. I know that i'm going to be sore tomorrow and i have until monday when i will be back at it. Part of me hates how sore i am but i know that its doing good and it won't be like this for long so i will keep at it as its doing me good and toning me as i loose the weight which is the point.
I still have about 6stone to go and when i tell people this they look at me as if i'm mad and say that i don't look that big but i know how i feel and i'm not happy with how i look although the OH keeps telling me he loves me as i am and wouldn't care if i stayed this size but as i'm doing it for me i will keep at it. I do love that he loves me as i am and i am the same size as i was 13years ago but i'm not the same shape which is a pain but i think that's normal isn't it? Now with the wedding next year i an even bigger reason to get to target as i don't want massive bingo wings showing in my wedding photos and i want to be proud to display them to the world

Well i have plans between now and next weigh in so i may not get on here again till next week. On saturday i'm going to the Isle of Wight for my grans 95th birthday lunch with my son (OH is sitting this one out) so the family will hear of the engagement and i haven't seen alot of them for a long time. I have booked a low syn meal for myself so that should be ok.
I also have to get to the gym a few times and swim as well as all the normal things you have to do when running a home (its a good thing i'm off sick lol)

Right i'm off but will be back as soon as i can
Take care and happy slimming

Easter Weekend

Well that's Easter over and done with for another year and i'm glad about it. Don't get me wrong i normally love easter but this year not so much. As i'm losing weight i'm doing my best to avoid/limit things like chocolate and hot cross buns which i love. I haven't had an easter egg (the other half did offer to get me one but i turned him down) as i know i would just pig it and want more but i did have a couple of hot cross buns which is far less than i would normally have so i'm really pleased with myself.
How did your Easter go?
As i said i'm glad that its over as this coming weekend is my birthday and we have plans to make it a really good weekend.
On friday which is my birthday (yeah i know friday 13th) and i'm turning 35 i will be going out for lunch with my bff and in the evening i'm going out with the other half. Saturday i will be going to the gym for a workout and in the evening the other half and i are out again.
It's not really going to be a healthy weekend but to be honest i don't really care as this is the first birthday is so many years that i have been with someone so we are making the most of it. I will post more about it after the weekend.
I'm getting peckish so i 'm going to go and find something to eat.
Take care and happy slimming

About time too

I should have posted these ages ago as soon as i got them so here there are. All my Slimming world awards apart from my 3 1/2 stone award which i will add later

Here's Me

Well i was friday night and i felt that i looked good and i loved my outfit. As i have been meaning to put up a current photo of me for ages i got my bff to take one so here it is

I don't think that it's a bad picture do you?
It needs to be compared to a before photo don't you think?

Looking good already don't you think? This second photo was taken on a friends birthday night out in june 2009 and although i felt good at the time looking at the picture now i'm so glad that i'm losing the weight.

When i look at myself in photos or the mirror i see what i want to change about myself like i hate that i have bingo wings and that is what i hate most about myself but i'm working on it at the gym as much as i can. As i loose the weight and tone up in the gym i will be happier to have photos taken.
The last few years i have avoided the camera for many reasons one being that i didn't like the size i was and also that i have psoriasis and it looked so awful. But now that it has calmed down i'm so much happier.

Well the other half has just turned up and i have to cook us a roast so i had better go

Take care and happy slimming

What a Good Week

Last week wasn't too good as i put on two pounds and i was really unhappy about it so i decided to be really good this week. I got to the gym 3 times, swam once and did plenty of walking and got out on my bike alot too. So this morning when i got on the scales i had lost a total of 4 1/2lbs which got me my 3 1/2 stone award. I'm so pleased that i am now under 16 stone and the same size as i was 13 years ago.

My love life is going really well and i couldn't be happier with him. He makes me feel really good and everyone who knows me says that i'm glowing which can only be a good thing. It may only be a short time that we have known each other but it feels like we have known each other forever. Since i have been seeing him i have lost 12lbs which is really good so it must be having a positive affect on my weight and if i carry on like this i'll be at target sooner rather than later.

This coming week will hopefully be a good one as i have plenty of body magic planned and spending time with the other half. My body magic week starts tomorrow as it always does with a trip to the gym and a swim and i'll do something over the weekend and then it will be the normal classes on monday followed by a swim and then the gym on wednesday. In between this i'll get out on the bike and walk anywhere else. So if i stick within my syns i should have another good loss when i get on the scales next thursday.

I'm getting hungry and i have a quiche cooking in the oven and its taking longer than it should because i forgot to put the eggs in (blonde moment lol) anyway it won't be long now.

Take care and happy slimming

Wanting a Loss

I really want a loss this week and fingers crossed i don't see why i shouldn't have one. I have been doing body magic and will be doing loads more before weigh in on thursday morning. This is my list so far

Sat - Bike ride

Sun - Bike ride

Mon - Bike ride and walk

Tomorrow i'm planning on going swimming and i will ride there and back (i normally walk) and on wedsnesday i will be at the gym with my bff and that will be good.

I'm getting hungry but i can't make up my mind what i should have as i have a choice of salmon or chicken korma. Both are really yummy but which should i have? Both will be syn free so its not down to that. As i'm going to have rice with both i'll see which pack ends up in the saucepan and take it from there lol

Take care and happy slimming

A Good Loss

This week i had a really good loss of 4lbs which takes me to a total loss of 3st 5lbs. I am so pleased with this as i was sure that i hadn't done that well this week as on saturday i had mcdonalds and some beer and then on monday i had a yummy chocolate cupcake. But i still did body magic so i'm sure that that helped me.

On wednesday i got a bicycle and i went out on it and ended up doing about 11 miles and i felt really good afterwards. I will get out on it again this weekend with the BF as he cycles everywhere so it will be good to go together.

As i live on the southcoast not far from the beach its a great place to head to for a walk or just a ride along the seafront. I've been there a couple of times recently and it can be a good workout when its windy and you are going in to it. I have a feeling that i will be heading down there alot now i have my bike. Sometimes its nice to just sit and look out to sea and i do love knowing that its close by even if i don't get there that often.

I'll let you know how often i get down there and how much i cycle.

I'm getting hungry and the smell coming from the oven is mouth watering so i'm off.

Take care and happy slimming

I'm a Loser

The title of this post says it all really lol.

If you are a Slimming World member and you stayed to Image Therapy this week you may have an idea what i'm talking about, This week i went to get weighed on wednesday evening and it was so worth it. I was awarded the groups Greatest Loser 2012 and i still can't believe it and i got a sash and certificate to prove it (which i will post soon). this has really spurred me on to loose the rest of the weight.

The past two weeks has been really interesting and it seems to be staying that way.

For the past 7 years i've been single apart from a couple of brief flings and now when i was not expecting it i meet a really nice guy. I met him in the swimming pool (when i was not looking my best as how can you in a pool) the day before valentines day. It feels like i have know him for a long time when in reality it hasn't been that long. Being in a relationship changes the way about how you feel about yourself.

With being single for so long you get used to it and now that i have lost weight and i'm getting fitter i finally get a man who puts a smile on my face.

Now i want to loose the weight to look good for him as well as for myself. I will do this and need all the support i can get

Take care and happy slimming

Such a Happy Bunny

Today is weigh day and i was so pleased when i stepped on the scales this morning. For the last four weeks i have maintained and today i finally lost weight. The loss this week was a whopping 5 1/2lbs and i'm so so happy with this as i got my 3 stone award and i also got slimmer of the week.

I feel that i have worked so hard for it and i will be doing it all again next week and the foreseeable time to come. Since last weeks weigh in i have done the following body magic

Monday - 30 min Spin class, 20 mins toning, 1hr Pilate's, 1hr swim and about an hour of walking

Tuesday - about and hour of walking

Wednesday - 1 1/2 hrs walking, 1hr 20 mins gym session, 1hr swimming

This is a good amount of body magic and i'm so pleased. Tomorrow i'll be back at the gym and i should be going for a swim as well.

I have booked again for spin and pilates which i am enjoying and with the gym routine, swimming and the walking i'm feeling good about myself.

This time a year ago i was really ill and couldn't walk that far without having to sit down and take deep breathes. It is such a change and i feel so good about it.

If i think about it i am doing the most amount of exercise that i have ever done in my life. I never enjoyed it at school as PE lessons were so boring and i've never liked running (i still hate running) and soon as i no longer had to do it i was so pleased and didn't do anything apart from going swimming every now and then as it's something i have always enjoyed and i always will.

I now know that i have found that i do like to exercise but it has taken me a long time to get to this point and i will be doing it for the rest of my life and as long as i can.

I have 6lbs to my next award which is my 3 1/2 stone and i wonder how long it will take me to get there. To be honest i'd love to get it in a couple of weeks but i know that it may not happen and i'm fine with that as long as carry on with what i'm doing as i'm building a healthy lifestyle and that's what is important at the end of the day.

That's it for today but i'll post again soon and i think it's time for more recipes

Take care and happy slimming

Its been a while

Wow is it really February? It seems that the start of the year has flown by and i'm still determined to loose the weight.

So what have i been doing since i last posted? Well things have been all over the place emotionally and i'm trying to get back on track with that. I'm not going to go into it on here but those closest to me know all about it.

Weight wise i haven't lost anything for a few weeks but i haven't gained either so it's not too bad maintaining my weight. I'm hoping for a loss this week and all being well i don't see why i won't.

Last week i started my monthly membership at the gym which i'm so pleased about. It feels so good to know that i can do classes, use the gym and go swimming. I have started to work the swimming into my workout and i do feel good for it and i will keep it up. Yesterday i did my first class which was spinning (aka studio cycling) and i did enjoy it which to be honest that was a surprise and i've signed up for next weeks class. The other class that i have signed up for is pilates and this is the one i'm really looking forward to. You always here so much about this and i've always wondered what its like and this is my chance. This will mean that i'll be doing two classes in one day but i'll give it a go and see how i do.

Tomorrow i'm off to the gym again and then i'll be going for a swim and i'm looking forward to it. It feels so good to be in the pool swimming as one of the things i've been able to do no matter what and i've done it on and off all my life. I just wish i knew why being in the pool feels so good and i can swim for ages and worry about it. Roll on tomorrow lol

Last week i got weighed on thursday morning and i got my silver body magic award which i'm so pleased about and i'm starting to work towards my gold which will be in a couple of months.

I'm typing this and my brain isn't with it so i'll end it here tonight and post again soon.

Take care and happy slimming

Syn Free Snacks

Over the last few days i've been very peckish but not really had anything in due to lack of money but as soon as i get paid i'll go shopping and i want to have a list ready of what to get. So i thought that i would put it here to share with you all as well and if you have any others to add to the list let me know. (This is all for EE days)

• Hard boiled eggs
• Carrot sticks
• Celery sticks
• Seafood sticks
• Fruit
• Chickpea dahl loaf
• Pickled onions
• Pickled Gherkins
• Slices of meat
• Soup

This is it at the moment but i will add to it

Take care and happy slimming

Extra Easy

As i've been on this journey for about six months now i know what i'm doing even if i do still have the odd bad week but those tend to be because i have no money to go shopping. I have been doing the extra easy plan since day one as i find its so much easier but i have seen that other people are having problems with the 1/3 superfree. I've noticed that they are having things like salad with their meals but i've never done this. I have found that when i'm cooking i try to add my third into the recipe using pasata, onions, peppers, mushrooms and other things like that. My plate will also have superfree veg on it so alot of the time i'm having at least half superfree.

So i have a Tip to get your third

Work your superfree into the main part of your meal so you don't have to have salad as well

Take care and happy slimming

New Motto

This is my motto for this year and for as long as it takes

Day 2

So it's day two and what have i done today as my positive step? I had a lie in and curled up with a good book. This has to be one of my most favourite things to do as you can't go wrong when reading.

While catching up on my blog hopping tonight something that i read got me thinking.

How quickly should you loose weight? It is said that if you loose 1 -2lbs a week it will be easier to keep the weight off but are we happy with that? If we have a large amount to loose then we want larger losses so we can see the results quicker. Then again lots of us out there want a quick fix and to go from point A to B in the quickest time possible, is this the way it has always been or does it have more to do with modern society? We can get our hands on things so quickly these days that i think we are beginning to expect it from everything.

One of my biggest pet hates is seeing celebrities that have quickly lost weight when they use personal trainers and more than likely have someone that prepares all their meals and does the shopping for them and we are meant to look up to them. I like seeing people that are normal and have to do it the same way as the rest of us. So this is one of the main reasons that i always get the slimming world magazine when it comes out as it has real people telling about their journeys. I can relate to them more than the latest celebrity weight loss story in a gossip mag.

Well that's it for tonight

Take care and happy slimming

Day 1 of a New Me

Today has been a good day and i couldn't be happier after the bad day i had yesterday.

My positive things for today were

1) Spending time with my bff

2) Going to the gym

3) Going to group and staying

So i feel positive but the main reason for my feeling so good is what happened when i stepped on the scales tonight. I lost 6lbs and i still can't believe it and i even did a happy dance on the scales (i couldn't help it lol). This is the best week that i've had since joining and i just hope that i can do it again next week.

How have i done it? Honestly i'm not sure but i have been good and kept my syns low each day and going to the gym 3 times and walking everywhere. I'm planning on doing the same this coming week so another loss should be on the cards.

I really can't think so what to write tonight as i'm still so happy but i'll post again tomorrow

Take care and happy slimming

This is Me

Here i am and i have no idea how much i weighed when this was taken. This photo was taken nearly 5 years ago at mums 60th birthday.

As soon as i have a photo of me now i'll post it. I've been avoiding the camera the last few years so i don't have any.

Take care and happy slimming

A Bad Day

Right now i feel like rubbish and i need lots of cheering up. Something came to light this evening that someone i'm close to has told lies about me. Right now i want to eat lots of chocolate, crisps and anything else that will make me feel better but i'm not going to as i don't have any of that stuff in the house and i'm not going to go and buy it.

I just don't know what to do right now. Everything is horrible and i want it to all go away. My christmas was crap just as i knew it was going to be but at least new year was better. I'm thankful that i have some truly amazingly supportive friends who i love to death and i would do anything for them. If it wasn't for them i don't know how i'd be today.

With all these things you'd think that it would make my go off track but in a way it has made me more determined to do well. I want to loose this weight and show what i can do but mainly i'm doing it for me to feel better about who i am and who i want to be.

Even if i don't get to target this year i will be well on the way and i'll feel and look better. I already feel so much better than i did a year ago so i can only imagine how i'll feel next year.

To succeed i will go weekly (as long as i have the money) to group and stay to image therapy as that support is so useful. I will also carry on with the gym and soon start to go swimming as well and will carry on walking as much as i can as i hope to do a charity walk in the summer.

Even thou there is so much crapness in my life i can still see a faint light at the end of the tunnel and i'm slowly making my way towards it and i don't want to be dragged backwards anymore. I can't be the only one that feels like this can i?

I can and will be in charge of my life. Tomorrow is a new day and i see it as a day to do to something positive towards the new me. It may just be something small or something big but it will be something good like some of the following

Going to the gym

Going swimming

Dying my hair

Painting my nails

Getting rid of old clothes

Giving things to charity

I know there are lots of other things but i can't think of them right now. I will post on what positive thing i have done each day starting tomorrow. If you have any ideas of what i can do please post them here.

For now goodnight and happy slimming

Target Dreams

So i've been thinking about what i want when i get down to target and these are what i what. I'm a goth at heart and too get gothic clothing in larger sizes is so expensive but when i get to target i will have all the goth clothes that i want. I do already own a couple of corsets and i love wearing them so these styles are so what i want. Do you love them too? They come from a shop called Angel Clothing which has so many things that i want.

I do have an image of how i want to be when i get there and i just hope it will live up to the dream. Well it's up to me isn't it? No one else can do it for me so i just have to keep at it and look at these outfits for motivation. I know i can do it. There are lots of people out there to support me when i feel low. One of those people is my bff who is always there when i need her (and i'm there for her).

So my week has been good food wise but i was a little silly when i got myself a bounty bar as it was 13 1/2syns (i know way too many but so yummy) but i didn't know until after i ate it, whoops, i won't be doing that again. Apart from that my syns have been low today with a total of 4 so i'm pleased ant i think i may have a yogurt in a bit.

Yesterday i did make it to the gym and i really felt it so hopefully it will make a difference on the scales. I'm looking forward to monday to see what that will be like. I may even go for a long walk on tuesday if i can as its been a while since i've done that.

I'd really like to get myself a bike but i'll have wait a while for that but i will find a way to get one before the summer holidays.

Right my brain is starting to go blugh so i'll end this post now but i will do a really long post soon (before this time next week)

Take care and happy slimming

1st Weigh In of the New Year

So today was the first weigh in of 2012 and i gained 4lbs over Christmas and New year, it could have been alot worse as i have been to the gym 3 times since new years eve. Now i have to be honest as i have no idea how i feel about this gain. My diet wasn't that great over the holidays due to lack of money and i had to eat what was in the bottom of the freezer and i drank on christmas day and new years eve. But now that it's the start of the new year and i'm back on track. It's strange that as i have been doing this for about 6 months now i do enjoy eating a more healthy diet. Now don't get me wrong i do miss certain foods and still want to buy them and i have to remember what i want to achieve through this. Wanting to reach target is far more important to me now than giving in to the cakes, chocolate, crisps, burgers and pizza. I do still have the odd packet of crisps and chocolate bar but they come out of my syns for the day so i don't feel bad about it.

So what am i going to do to loose this gain?

Well i will be going to the gym friday, monday and wednesday before weigh in and having a maximum of 10 syns each day but what else can i do? I'm really determined that gain will turn into a loss really quickly.

One thing that i have done is join a get fit Revolution on the channel4 website. Its a mission a day for 31 days and each one is within reason and totally free to do so why not have a look and join the Revolution.

Take care and Happy slimming

New Year's Resolutions

So it's the start of another year and that means most people state a resolution for the year ahead. Well i never have much like with these so this year i'm not really going to bother but i am stating that the following things

1) I will continue to loose weight with slimming world

2) I'll carry on going to the gym

As i have been doing both of these things for a while now it won't be difficult to carry on.

I know that 2012 has to be better than 2011 (i don't see how it can get any worse)

Tomorrow is a gym day and i can't wait to go (yes i'm still enjoying it) and then i'll go again on wednesday and as that's my new weigh day i'll go and get weighed in the evening and i hope to god that i will have a loss as i need it this week.

So for now

Take care and happy slimming