Weight - 10 st 2 lbs
(142 lbs)
Loss - 1 lb

Monday 17th September

Have dyed my hair YET again as I was getting bored with it (as usual).
Didn't get round to going for a walk yesterday, we went shopping and well, the ermmmmm exhaust fell off the car (or half og it) and we had to try and get this sorted out. Bugger more ££££££.
Amnot doing at all well on diet and boy are my clothes getting tighter by the day.
Need drastic action.
Right - am going to go back to plan and get motivated and get exercising EVERY day no matter how small an amount. Am only working half a day this week which is nice. Neil is off to Nottingham on Thursday for 4 days (to a Fantasy/Horror convention for writers.

So........time to face the scales YET again.
I have lost 1 lb which is good, better than nothing. Not a lot planned for today except maybe some super duper housework (using up calories!) and maybe meeting J at lunchtime.

Got some housework done, met J at lunchtime, walked R too and from school 4 times - YEAH. Feeling more motivated, definately.

I would certainly reccomend Mutracheck to people. I am on this site, I count calories and get lots of help from people on there, everyone is so friendly. Judith rang to ask did I want to go along and do aerobics with her in the morning (she and a few friends do about an hour and a half to 2 hours at a local Scout hut using there tv and a big collection of exercise dvd's). I have not done this for ages, they did not do it over the summer, now they are all keen to get doing the exercise again.
We are taking R to a local high school (girls school) on Wed eve, she does not really need to visit till next year, but we thought we'd have a look round this week, plus J has a few lessons there and wants to have a lazy look round (rather than trying to find classrooms during the school day).
So far today - I am under my cal allowance and I have done some exercise!!!!

Wed 19th September

Did the Walk Away the Pounds dvd last night again. Really it is nice to go out walking but I don't particularly like walking on my own for longer walks (so if there are any walking buddies out there who live just round the corner!)......................Ah well.

Frantic day. Work was ok. Got home, we were having new settee's delivered and bugger me, they would not fit through the door to the living room. Arghghghghgh - stress factor.

But they managed to get them in (had to remove the blummin window though) YIKES.

R has some prelim clarinet exams next week...she is doing so well, I love listening to her playing. J has band practise on Friday night (he is a drummer in a band), they go to a rehersal studios in Liverpool. Neil is going away tomorrow lunchtime and is back Sunday night. I am off work now till next Wed (yeah!)

Did 2 hours dancing last night and I was quite pleased with myself. We have been doing a Chris Deburgh dance (or however you spell his name - amd I am not fussed on his stuff), anyway when we started to learn it 2 weeks ago I could not get it and gave up and sat it out the following week (too many turns in it for me - too confusing!). But last night Sonia (who also goes to class) said I should just have a go. YEAH I pretty much got the whole dance and first time too give or take the odd mis-step here and there.
Neil and I took car to get fixed this morning then dashed rounds Tesco's then collected J from school for his lunch PHEW. Neil's dad ran J to his other school (for Music Tech lesson) and dropped Neil off at the station as he is going to Nottingham today for his writers convention)

11.30pm, tired and time to go to sleep. Was very bad on diet beofre. I had 2 (yep 2) burger thingies (not my fave stuff to eat) but I ate them anyway - a waste of calories (all 634 of them) Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I hate choosing new glasses, really hate it. Went to Bhead on bus, rain rain and more rain (typical). Wanted to go to Specsavers as they have buy one get one free on glasses. Atghghghg
Why is it that everyone else looks fresh faced and I look knackered.
Had to try frames on and got distracted looking in the mirror, the girl said "What do you think of those ones" all I could think was
OMG I look like crap......look at those lines and wrinkles and those BIG bags under my eyes. I barely focused on the glasses.
Am then I feel selfconscious cos I am not thinking "Oh they look nice on me"
I am thinking
Bloody hell I look haggered and tired and frumpy and arghghghghghghghhg.

I tried several pairs on and each time I thought GET ME OUT OF HERE.
Those damn mirrors and lighting are so harsh and make you look awful. I look like I desperately need cosmetic surgery.

And how come most people look ok when they get wet in the rain and I end up looking even MORE knackered and my hair goes curly and oh bugger it.

J has had his hair dyed today (red and black), I think it looks really good.
Here we all are!!!
R has gone to a fancy dress birthday party as Avril Lavigne.

Did an hour of Walk Away The Pounds DVD (I got Leslie Sansones Walk Away The Pounds 5 mile DVD)today which was good of me (that's 4 miles in all)....but was way over on my cals - by about 265. Have been eating crappily - snackily and it all adds up to more cals than I should be having. Neil is still away (back sometime late tomorrow). So this week I have done 2 (2 hour) dance classes, an hours aerobics and so far an hour DVD at home.....will aim to do some tomorrow.