MONDAY 2nd JULY

Could not face getting weighed, yet again. This is becoming a habit - avoiding getting weighed on a Monday morning. OK, I will face it tomorrow (if I must)
ok, not the best start to a dieting week - having breakfast out at Sainsburys....but what the hell, oh I forgot, then we went to WKirby and had a scone and coffee in a cafe - why you might ask? Well, I do not know
Am gonna cut out the bread this week (as I find this bloats me so). And what else shall I do this week?Well, I will aim to eat more fruit and veg and of course drink more water

I do not want chocolate, I really do not want chocolate....I am not thinking about chocolate and really and truly I can get by without it. It's 9pm and the places to go and buy chocolate from are fast running out, more to the point, if Neil does not go in the car and get some chocolate then I simply cannot have any can I?

TUESDAY 3rd JULY

J had to go into school this morning to 'sign out' and hand in all his text books. He said they had to get the teachers to sign them off. He was given a 6th form pack (but is not going there to 6th form) and that was that - goodbye school. No thank you very much, hope you do well, nothing. He said he is not the only one leaving, several are going to different 6th forms and some are leaving to get jobs.
But no, all Calday Grammer School did was give them a 6th form pack. When he got home he looked in it, in case it had other stuff but it didn't. I think even Jonathan was dissapointed that - that was that.

In the end ok, I did have chocolate last night - shared a pack (ok big pack) of Minstrels with Neil) and then I just might have had 2 lots of sandwiches while watching Material Girl (Hilary Duff film etc). No wonder I felt bloated and yuck this morning - hence the avoiding scales again. I did do 20 minutes on the step though, last night whilst Neil went to Blockbuster.

What is it with Blackie? She LOVES coffee. I daren't leave a cup on the furniture, even HOT coffee. She loves it. When the coffee is lukewarm she will spend ages dipping her paw in and enjoying her coffee fix!

Wed 4th JULY 2007

Weight - 10 st 2 lbs
(142 lbs)

Stayed the same YET again

I am trying to eat more fresh foods and to avoid processed foods - not always easy (especially when you have very few ££'s and is not pay day yet, but still.
I eat very little red meat nowadays and rarely eat processed meats such as sausages (no longer eat bacon as have gone off it).
I do eat wafer thin meats but am trying to eat less of these.
Neil's idea of a kids diet is chicken nuggets, sausages, tins of meatballs, pizza and such. Yes, I know a lot of kids eat these often. But I do not want R and J eating them too often. I am a little hampered by the fact that Neil dislikes veggies/salads/raw foods etc. Though he has changed his tastes a bit. Last night he ate some mixed veg (baked) though these were ready prepared and a little high in fat....but, better than nothing.
A big part of eating healthier is being organised, planning meals and buying the right ingredients to make the healthier meals - and lately I have not really done a lot of this.

So I am going to think more about what I am buying and make an effort to do healthier meals - damn and blast, what can we have for tea tonight? (don't have a lot in)

Am doing 2 hours dancing tonight!

I have eaten better today -
Bfast - No sugar muesli with Skim milk
Lunch - Sweetcorn and ham omelete and 0% greek yogurt
Tea - New potatoes, chicken and veg and low fat lemon greek yogurt.
So, not too bad, have no idea what it is in calories though?

Friday 6th JULY

Long day in work...am home now, phew. Am going to do 2 hours dancing tonight, I did 2 hours on Wed night and really enjoyed it
Have been ok on diet (SO FAR) today.
Bfast - Porridge and skim milk
Lunch - Chicken, rocket/watercress salad, tomatoes, pepper, spring onion and celery and then a 0% greek yoghurt and an apple
Tea - Mixed veg and gammon, but I did have the remains of the crusts of R's garlic bread unfortunately.

Friday night always feels like it ought to be a 'treat' night, well I think it does. You know, where you can indulge in anything you want cos it's the weekend and also because you have been so very very good during the week (haven't you??)
But alas.....I have not been 100% on my diet this last week.

Awwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhh, a lady had a bundle of little kittens she was bottle feeding to get them stronger (pic from Internet).

Right, back to food..... arghghghghghghg, chocolate.

On another note - I found this web site which I think looks really interesting called
Vegetarian Organic Organic Life Blog - I will be reading through this bit by bit.

Sat 7th July
Today we went (me, R and Neil) to a canal boat museum near us, we had a really nice time and a 1/2 hour trip on a canal boat too. J did not come cos he was out with a friend. We are planning on going to Chester Zoo next weekend (just R and I and maybe J if he has no other plans).

R and I sitting in a canal boat.
My socks, which I think are cool! but would not go out in them (well, I might if I was 30 yrs younger!)

Sunday 8th JULY 2007

I think I've done ok with my food today - sort of.
Bfast - WW toast
Lunch - Pasta, lite tomatoe sauce, 1 ww bread
Tea - Lean steak, peppers, onion and celery
Eve - a few chocolate eclair sweets

Did some ab-crunches earlier, other than tidying up the bedroom, I have not done much today.. I was going to take R swimming today but she has a sore throat and very runny nose and is not feeling 100%