Can I get a Whoop Whoop (for next week hopefully!)

31^st January 2014

Things to do today – get up – be awesome – go back to bed!

The sky’s a funny pink/grey colour all over right now , I’m thinking it’s not going to be a great weather day, at least there isn’t an inch of snow down this morning!  I’ve had a lie in, took night nurse as I could feel my throat was scratchy last night and yep this morning I’ve woke up with yet another head cold, it didn’t really go 100% but it’s come back to visit for the weekend, isn’t that thoughtful!

 The scales don’t like me this morning much either, I’ve gained, I jumped on yesterday out of curiosity wished I’d took that as my weight because I’ve gained 1.5lb since then! Boo!  Hey ho, catch up from my birthday and I got cocky this week because the scales said I maintained last week I know I’ve been thinking in my mind, “Well if I can have a week like that and maintain I don’t have to be so careful!” WRONG!   So cold or no cold, back to basics again today, no eating 3 x WW bars because they’re new ones and not counting them in my ProPoints, and no grabbing a bit of fudge and thinking “Oh well, it’s weigh day tomorrow, I’ll start again then”.  It’s time to get back on it like a car bonnet!   However as I’ve said all week in my meetings, I’m a monthly dieter, I have a “Whoop Whoop” week, then a “Whoop” week, followed by a “Whoo” week finished on with a “oop” week, as long as over the month I get a loss towards my goal, I’m okay!  So over the month of January I’ve lost still 4lb that includes having a birthday, having a head cold and being January busy plus coping with the rubbish weather – all excuses maybe for some but the reality of life for me, I know January always has and always will be a difficult month for me regarding taking care of myself. 

This is how my weight loss month looked.

"Oops" Week 1 - a 7lb gain!  back from Christmas holiday

“Whoop Whoop” Week 2 – 5 1/2lb lost – Simple Start week 1

“Whoop” Week 3 – ½ lb lost – Simple Start week 2 (used all my weeklies/activity PP & maybe had a few too many extra weeklies too)

“Who” Week 4 – Stayed Same (birthday week)

“Oops” Week 5 – 2lb gain (got cocky because I didn’t gain last week!)

Can you see my pattern, so this week needs to be a Whoop Whoop week!  What’s in my way?  My besties birthday cake Sunday, but I’ll only have a small piece and that’s what the weeklies are for, I’m making a beef dinner so most of that will be fine of a F&H day, I’ve got lots of food in to enjoy a really successful F&H week, so here goes!   Also must keep a track of the weeklies and activities and not just assume they will cover any extras I have!  They don’t!

Really enjoyed my meetings this week, we’ve talked about motivation and the importance of losing weight for us, plus the confidence we have in our ability to do it!  We then looked at setting ourselves small personal goals which were doable and also the rewards we could enjoy along the way!  So my next personal goal is my silver seven, that’s doable by the end of February, it’s another 3lb, I did 4lb in January, so I can do 3lb next month, my reward if I do it, mmm let me think, what do I want – I know, some scented candles, I popped round one of my members houses this week and her house smelt delicious, yeah I likes that idea then every time I light them I’ll remind myself that it is important for me to stay on track and eat healthy!

Now before you go “YAK” when you read this next bit, know that I did too when I heard the idea, I thought that just sounds disgusting and wrong on so many levels, however I tried it yesterday because curiosity got the better of me and I really enjoyed it!   Baked beans, tomatoes and mushy peas, blend together one tin of each in a food processor, add 2 tablespoons of curry powder (I used tandoori) then heat on the hob and you have a surprisingly nice tasting curry sauce, you can then through in anything you fancy, I added leftover chicken.   I know it sounds dreadful but it isn’t.

A nicer sounding idea came from a member yesterday morning, she gave us this;

SIMPLE START (F&H) ALTERNATIVE TO BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING
1 Oven Dish (approx 9" x 6")
5 Tablespoons Canderel (or any sweetener)
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
6 Slices of WW Brown Bread
Low Fat Spray
1 tin Apples (55p from Asda)
250ml Skimmed Milk
2 Eggs
(You could add the sugar and cinnamon together)

Spray the Oven Dish with low fat spray and cut the bread in half, please half in an oven dish, then spray with low fat spray, then add a layer of apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, repeat this for another layer.

In a separate bowl mix together the milk and eggs (at this stage you can add quark if desired). Pour the milk and egg mix over the bread/apples and leave to absorb for 10-15 minutes.

Then bake in Oven on 190 C / Gas Mark 5 for about 30 to 35 minutes, until the pudding is set and browned (It may look like you've added too much milk, you haven't)

The finished dish looked good! 

Right I need to get my work done so I can settle down to rest and get rid of this headcold!  Although I want to have a good clean up in my kitchen today as I’m baking tomorrow :)

Enjoy Friday, Eat Gorgeous, BeYOUtiful and aim for those goals. xx