The sun has got his hat on!

25^th May 2012

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.  Mahatma Gandhi

YAY it’s Friday, although I’m spending this morning in an area meeting in Burton On Trent which isn’t quite so much fun as saying I’ve only got a bit of paperwork to do then I’m done, but hey ho, I’ll behave like the rest of the world of people who work till Friday afternoon today, it’ll be an experience! 

Isn’t this weather just gorgeous, hoping it lasts as long as possible, I’m loving it.  Plenty of water is the key then you don’t need all those lolly pops and ice creams which cost lots of ProPoints, however if you do fancy one, remember to ProPoint it.  A Walls Double Caramel Magnum will set you back 10pp, a twister will only cost you 1pp, neither is the wrong choice if you have the spare pp.  I’d guess a 99 cornet from the ice cream van to be at least 12pp = ice cream 6pp, wafer 4pp and flake 2pp – that is a guesstimate though.  The more generous the man, the bigger the cornet, the higher the ProPoints, so it’s all about being honest really, which I know is extremely difficult.

(16pp, chips (half pack Tesco Finish side dish chunky chips (8pp), 1/2 tin Branston baked beans (5pp), fried egg using ww oil spray (3pp) delicious)

Staying on track 100% of the time is extremely difficult if you like food/drink/socialising/life but it can be done if you are determined.  Even if you don’t manage 100% of the time you can still do your best.  I went over my ProPoints yesterday partly because I was hungry when I got in, partly because I knew I was breaking up for a week, partly because the sun was shining and I fancied a couple of lagers!  Does that mean I need to give up my weight loss mission, hell NO it doesn’t it means it may take me a little longer to achieve. 

I’m on holiday from Saturday for a week, am I going to lose weight whilst away – erm highly unlikely!  Am I going to totally forget I want to be back at my goal for August 17^th – absolutely not!

I’m going to have a fabulous time but not go ridiculously off track.  I will take whatever the scales say on my return and continue my journey.  This is the first week long summer holiday I’ve had in 7 years and I’m going to enjoy it, I’ve got a couple of good books to read and a few cans of lager to drink.  I also have two kids to amuse and two dogs to walk so they should help keep me active, I plan to take long walks and throw in a few runs for good measure. 

Yep my journey to goal isn’t a race, I’m not in the Olympics, I will do it but I’ll do it at a pace that means I’m still living my life, enjoying the food / drink and socialising.

Previously when I’ve gone away I’ve either got it in my head to stay 100% on track or just blow it, but this time is a bit like how I felt at Christmas when we went away, I tracked but I didn’t stay within budget, yet I somehow managed to end December the same weight I started it, by January I’d only gained a couple of pounds, so I’m not fretting about it like I used to because I know I can deal with whatever happens.

Yep I’m going to enjoy my holiday, remembering that having a good break or a good time doesn’t have to mean eating yourself to death!  The same principal applies to all of us every weekend, having a great weekend in the sunshine does not have to mean eating 4 burgers at the barbecue and drinking copious amounts of booze, you can still have a ball with less, me and Lynne had a fabulous day last Friday and both stayed on track and within our ProPoints.

So here’s to a fabulous weekend, enjoy it but not too much that it ruins your weigh-in next week. x