Weigh-In Week 29

An absolutely amazing, biggest loss yet: 11.5 lbs (5.22 kg)!!! Wow!

Awards this week:

7.5 Stone (105 lbs / 47.63 kg) Award!

8 Stone (112 lbs / 50.80 kg) Award!

Slimmer of the week for a change. :) Lets be honest 11.5 lbs (5.22 kg), no one was challenging that Slimmer of the week :P


Achievement award   For losing 11.5 lbs (5.22 kg) in a week (I don't have a image for this, as I believe it's something the consultant awards, and is not something on the SW website.)

That brings the total to 8 stone 0.5 lbs (112.5 lbs / 51.03 kg).

Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 20 stone 12.5 pounds (292.5 lbs / 132.68 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Achieved this 04/08/2011)

3rd Short Term Target 18 stone (252 lbs / 114.31 kg) (hope to reach this by 04/12/2011) This is also my Running weight target as suggested by the Podiatrist.
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)

Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)
Week 25: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 26: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 27: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 28: 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
Week 29: 11.5 lbs (5.22 kg)

Well I predicted this wek would be a big 1 after 2 week with very small losses.....but 11.5 lbs! That was more than I was hoping for and I am totally STOKED about it! To say I'm on top of the world is an understatement! I think I've left the atmosphere and currently in orbit of the earth!

Goals achieved this week:
1. I am a lbs weight that starts with a 2! 292.5 lbs! It's been a very long time since I was under 300 lbs (136.08 kg)! Possibly pre moving to the UK (12 years), though I can't remember what I weighed when I moved here. I think I was too afraid of scales back then! :P
But this was a goal Steve set me to achieve before September, and it feels great to not only achieve it, but over shoot it by 7.5 lbs a full week in advance! :) WOOHOO!!
2. Total loss in KGs has past 50 kg (7st 12.23 lbs / 110.23 lbs). 50 kg! :o
2. Biggest loss in a week. Even if I counted the week the scales were broke and recorded an extra 3 lbs...I supposedly lost 11 lbs that week, but this week 11.5 lbs (5.22 kg)! YEAH!

Goals for this week:
1. Honestly, to at least maintain would be enough after this week, but a loss would be better.
2. It's my Damon and I's birthday Saturday, which means Karens making cake, sweets, out for a meal. To make it through this week with a Flexi-Syns day, and be able to say I was 100% on my Food optimising would be amazing! Please! However, if I can navigate my way through Saturday without having cake or sweets, that would be an achievement of its own!
3. My exercise regime is a lifestyle now and it seems crazy to put it up as a goal, because I find it hard NOT to do at least 1 hour of cycling and walking a day, but none the less, it remains a constant goal each week to maintain my level of exercise.

Still buzzing after that amazing loss, and the goals I achieved this week. Need to come down to earth soon so that I don't mess it up and gain next week! But for now, LOVING LIFE, LOVING my new body, LOVING the successes I'm experiencing! Thank you Slimming World, Thank you Steve, Thank you Karen for all your support shopping and cooking (Love you!), and thank you to Lesley and all the other people that have inspired me along the way! 90 kgs here I come! :D

Weigh-In Week 28

Only a 0.5 lbs loss this week. Dissapointed, but expecting a big 1 next week now after 2 small loss weeks!

No awards this week. :(

That brings the total to 7 stone 3 lbs (101 lbs / 45.81 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 21 stone 10.5 pounds (304.5 lbs / 138.12 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Achieved this 04/08/2011)

3rd Short Term Target 18 stone (252 lbs / 114.31 kg) (hope to reach this by 04/12/2011) This is also my Running weight target as suggested by the Podiatrist.
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)

Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)
Week 25: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 26: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 27: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 28: 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)

Not much to say about this week other than I'm dissapointed about it. The week was going really well and I was shapping up for at least a 6 lbs (2.72 kg) loss. Then suddenly this morning, it starts going up. Lunch time up some more The afternoon up a little more. Then down again for weigh-in. Total weight fluctuation today of about 10 lbs (5 kg)! WHAT!?!? I was thinking it might have been the scales being flakey, but they match the fat club scales! Very weird! Anyway, I'm fairly hopeful next week will be a big 1. It better be or I'm going to have to seriously shake things up!

Only 1 Goal this week:

1. LOSE 5 lbs to reach 299 lbs and my 7.5 stone award!

Weigh-In Week 27

I lost 1.5 lbs (0.68kg).

No awards this week. :(

That brings the total to 7 stone 2.5 lbs (100.5 lbs / 45.59 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 21 stone 10.5 pounds (304.5 lbs / 138.12 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Achieved this 04/08/2011)

3rd Short Term Target 18 stone (252 lbs / 114.31 kg) (hope to reach this by 04/12/2011) This is also my Running weight target as suggested by the Podiatrist.
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

 

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)
Week 25: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 26: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 27: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)

I'm a little dissapointed with the weightloss this week. I did go to a wedding on Saturday where the food was really good, but I was good the rest of the week, and in the past a "Flexi-Syns" day like that has not had a big impact as long as the rest of the week has been super good....which mine was. The only other factor this week, was that Sunday night my legs swelled up like they always were before Slimming World. To the point that they were actually in pain. I have used my compression socks almost all the time since then and the swelling has for the most part come down. I'm guessing that was not doing me any favours on the scales tonight.

Goals for this week:
1. 100% Food Optimisation. No weddings to cause trouble, and the kids sweets, crisps and stuff seems to have either become less visible or are getting eaten before I can see it ;)
2. Keep up my awesome exercise regime.
3. Stick to Steve and I's "Say No" August Promise: No Bread, No Crisps, No Sweets, No Choclate, No Ice-Cream, No Cake! Not even for Syns!
4. Eat as many Super Speeds as Possible.
5. Still failing to eat my Healthy Extra A Serve (Dairy) every day! Must sort this out!

I set a mini target of 4 lbs this week. I don't like to seet them in group, but I felt it would be good to challenge myself the way I did when i started. I really want this to be a good weight loss week.

Weigh-In Week 26

I lost a good 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)! Very Happy! :D

Awards this week:

7 Stone (98 lbs / 44.45 kg) Award! :D

 Slimmer of the week! It's my first Slimmer of the week in about 5 weeks, due to gain rules and visiting other groups.

That brings the total to 7 stone 1 lbs (99 lbs / 44.91 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 21 stone 12 pounds (306 lbs / 138.80 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Achieved this 04/08/2011)

3rd Short Term Target 18 stone (252 lbs / 114.31 kg) (hope to reach this by 04/12/2011) This is also my Running weight target as suggested by the Podiatrist.
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14 kg)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)
Week 25: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 26: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)

I'm absolutely extatic about my loss this week. Sure I have had bigger, Sure I could have lost more this week. But this week is the week where I lost enough to achieve some amazing goals that 6 months ago seemed unlikely, impossible or at least a life time away!


Goals Achieved this week:
1. HALF WAY!!! I have literally lost 50% of the weight I need to lose to get to 14 stone / 200 lbs / 89 kg!
2. I've now lost 25% of my starting body weight!
3. Reached my 2nd interim target of 22 stone / 308 lbs / 139 kg
4. This is my 26th week! Thats 6 months! I have stuck to this and consistantly lost weight for 6 MONTHS!?!

Goals for this week:
1. 100% Food Optimisation.
2. Keep up my awesome exercise regime:
Monday: Cycle 14 km & Walk 5 km
Tuesday: Cycle 25 km or more
Wednesday: Cycle 14 km & Walk 5 km
Thursday: Cycle 25 km or more
Friday: Cycle 14 km & Walk 5 km
Saturday: Cycle 40 km (30 to 50% off road)
Sunday: Rest
3. Stick to Steve and I's "Say No" August Promise: No Bread, No Crisps, No Sweets, No Choclate, No Ice-Cream, No Cake! Not even for Syns!
4. Eat as many Super Speeds as Possible.
5. Still failing to eat my Healthy Extra A Serve (Dairy) every day! Must sort this out!

A 7 lbs (2.72 kg) loss would be nice to get me to a weight that starts with the number 2!? :O WOW! So close! Any loss to add to my "Lose 1 stone in 6 weeks challenge" with my awesome buddy Lesley, who lost an awesome 5 lbs this week! She has been an inspiration to me from the first day I went to Slimming World and I heard how much she had lost. How enthusiastic she was about it, and she won Slimmer of the week that week if I'm not mistaken! Thank you Lesley for all the help and motivation you have given me! You are doing so well in your 6 week challenge! I know you will make it!

Weigh-In Week 25

A very lucky 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg) loss! Very Happy! :D

 

No awards this week.

 

That brings the total to 6 stone 9.5 lbs (93.5 lbs / 42.41 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 22 stone 3.5 pounds (311.5 lbs / 141.29 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Should reach this by 18/08/2011)
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

 

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14 kg)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)
Week 25: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)

I was very happy to get a 1.5 lbs loss after my end of the holiday Syn-breaking Rock, Fudge, White Rolls, KFC and Crisp BINGE! I was so happy that I had made it through the holiday being good, that I lost focus on the last 3 days and let my Syns get the better of me. I ate just about every sugary White floury, fatty thing the kids were eating! But From Monday morning I did serious damage control, got back on my bike with a healthy shoulder and back in my walking shoes with a healthy left leg! All in all I'm very happy with my holiday weight loss.

Back-on-track Goals for this week:
1. 100% Food Optimisation.
2. Super charged Exercise! 30 min Walking 3 days a week. 1- 2 hours Cycling 3 to 5 days a week. 1 hour Swimming 1 day a week. 20 min Weights 3 days a week.
3. Super Speeds as much as I can.
4. Must rmember my Healthy Extra A Serve (Dairy) every day....been slipping on that big time. :(

Holidays behind me, Weightlosses both weeks! All my aches, pains and injuries healed, back on full exercise routine! Hope that no nasty surprises raise their heads during this week. New group was great. Jeanette is cool, and the new group has a lot of younger people which is cool. Small group, so Image Therapy is super fast! :) Plus it's awesomely situated for me to take my bike and go for a night cycle home along my favourite route through Hucknall!

Hope to lose at least 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg) next week to hit 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) exactly, which is my 2nd Short Term Target, also my half way mark! 25% of my starting weight lost. However but 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg) for my 7 stone (98 lbs / 44.45 kg) award would be better! ;)

Weigh-In Week 24

An mamazing new record 9 lbs (4.08 kg) Loss this week! Woohoo!!!

Awards this week:

6.5 Stone (41.25 kg) Award.

 

That brings the total to 6 stone 8 lb (92 lbs / 41.73 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 22 stone 5 pounds (313 lbs / 141.97 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Should reach this by 18/08/2011)
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

 

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14 kg)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)

Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN
Week 24: 9 lbs (4.08 kg)

As expected this week was a big loss week. Swelling all down & bruises starting to show. However, I've had an even worse sleeping pattern. Most of this week I have been waking up at 1:30 or 3:30 unable to sleep due to ear ache, sore shoulder and sore ribs. That and these beds at the holiday house are rubbish! Not yet back on a exercise schedule, but been doing a lot more walking at the beach and stuff than I would have had in a normal working day.
Weigh-in was pretty cool at a new group near where we are holidaying. Everyone was very friendly and was nice to hear some advice and tips from new people.

Simplest Survival Goals for this week:
1. Make it through this holiday with my new found healthy eating lifestyle in tact! So far so good!
2. As close to 100% Optimised eating as possible this week! It's a real challenge with all the chips, cakes, cookies, fast food, white rolls and ice creams being consumed by the rest of hte family! (No ICE-CREAMS!)
3. Make sure each days activity involves a decent amount of walking

3/4 days holiday down, 4/5 days left. So far so good. Don't see why I need to change the way it's going. Every time I buy the family Ice creams I actually feel empowered and stronger knowing I have chosen NOT to spend my Syns on junk!
I am changing groups next week from the Monday night group to a new Thursday night group that some church friends attend. It will be better suited to work and family. So 9 days till next weigh-in. I'm hoping to at least have a small 1 or 2 lbs loss, but another 6 would be great to get me to 7 Stone, and 50% of the way to target! :D Wish me luck!

Weigh-In Week 23

This day was always going to arrive. 2 lbs (0.91 kg) Gain! Very dissapointed, but it was unrealistic to think I was going to go all the way to 14 stone (90 kg) without a gain along the way.

No Awards this week! :(

 

That brings the total to 5 stone 13 lb (83 lbs / 37.65 kg).
Started at 28 stone 13 pounds (405 lbs / 183.71 kg)
Currently 23 stone 0 pounds (322 lbs / 146.06 kg)
1st Short Term Target 26 stone (364 lbs / 165.11 kg) (Achieved this 18/04/2011)
2nd Short Term Target 22 stone (308 lbs / 139.71 kg) (Should reach this by 18/08/2011)
Long Term Target 14 stone (196 lbs / 88.9 kg) (hope to reach this by 01/02/2013)

 

The losses have gone as follows:

Week 1: 4.5 lbs (2.27 kg)

Week 2: 3 lbs (1.14 kg)

Week 3: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 4: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 5: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 6: 2 lbs (0.9 kg)
Week 7: 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Week 8: 6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Week 9: Maintain
Week 10: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Week 11: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)
Week 12: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 13: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Week 14: 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Week 15: Maintain
Week 16: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Week 17: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 18: 4 lbs (1.81 kg)
Week 19: 8.5 lbs (3.86 kg)
Week 20: Maintain
Week 21: 4.5 lbs (2.04 kg)
Week 22: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Week 23: 2 lbs (0.91 kg) GAIN

Ok, so I had a gain ..... I'm pretty dissapointed, but everyone warned this would eventually happen, and I'm just glad it happened when i know of a couple things I can put the blame on. So here are my "Weak excuses" :P
1. Tuesday I went to London for some late night work which meant I was busy and awake and ended up having 4 meals that day. One of them though, the 4th meal is excuse no 2, which is pretty bad! :(
2. KFC chicken on my way out of London. I completely miss judged how much dinner to take with me, and really should have had somethign to eat before leaving. Either way it left me hungry after the work on my way out at 1:30am with not many options. Instead of trying to find a 24hr supermarket and find some fruit or something healthy, I tookt he easy unhealthy option and bought KFC. My only saving grace was just eating the chicken. No Fiillet burger and no fries.

3. Wrecked sleeping patterns form the late night work on Tuesday. I find getting a good nights sleep helps my weightloss. Tuesday night I got 3 hours in the driver seat of my car at the service. I don't knwo why I didnt sleep when i got home...it seemed like a good idea to just work as long in the day as I could, then have a nap and get back to a usual sleep cycle. Instead I worked all day, then crashed in bed at 17:30, then awake at about 22:30 then back to sleep at 03:00. For most of the rest of the week I only got about 5 hours sleep a night. I'm eventually getting back to a healthy 7 or 8 hours a night in the last 3 days.
4. For most of last week i didn't use my compression socks and the dodgy left leg with all the problems was fairly swollen come Sunday. Only Today is it getting back to normal size. I imagine the swelling adds weight?
5. Most of you will not only know by now, but have taken the oppertunity to mock me about my incident with the tree......for those who have missed the oppertunity ..... On Saturday morning I set out on my Long Distance cycle. Aiming for a nice 40 km trip, thinking I might try get all the way around Nottingham. about 27 km in and ironically less than a mile from the Hospital, I had taken a short cut across the front of a traffic circle instead of going all the way around, and was attempting to at pace cross the relatively quiet road to be on the left hand side of the road again. Ahead was clear, and I started drifting toward the middle, while looking behind me to check for cars. Unfortunately there was a car, and I turned back toward the pavement, unfortunately between steering and my head turning back, I over steered, heading with a bit too directly toward the pavement. While I could have easily lifted my front wheel onto the pavement and carried on going, unfortunately at this particular point, Nottingham City Council had decided it was a good place to plant a tree.....about 50 years ago, so, unable to steer to avoid it, I went crashing into this massive tree shoulder first! I didn't lose conciousness, but I was stunned and in serious pain. I ended up getting taken to the hospital in an abulance that a passer by called for X-Rays and a check up. Luckily I managed to come out of it with no broken bones and only minor injuries: Bump on my head (luckily I wear a helmet, but that was trashed and has since been binned), Bashed up shoulder (no ligaments torn by the looks of it), Bashed up thigh, a nice big open wound on my ankle, and scratches on my arm and leg, and lightly bashed ribs. So the excuse is that my Shoulder, leg and ribs are a bit swollen and I'm sure that adds some weight. ;) Please be sure you mock me on Facebook. Everyone else has! :)


So weak as they may be, I am sticking with those excuses. However, This hasn't demotivated me, and I am still focused and motivated to keep working toward 14 stone (90 kg). Also, my parents raised me well....I've fallen off, trust me I WILL be back on the Bike! :)

Goals for this week:
1. 100% Optimised eating this week! (No KFC!)
2. Super-Speed as much as I can! (Loving the Melon and Lemon!)
3. Still reduced, but regular and reasonable portions of carbs. (This has become easy and regular for me to manage now.)
4. No Cycling this week because of the shoulder, but will be walking 3 days this week at least. Went for a walk this morning and the leg was fine, but my back and shoulder (from my tree incident) were bothering me a little, but not enough to stop me from walking!

We going on our week holiday to Devon on Saturday, and while most Slimmers take their holidays off from slimming, I will be trying to continue to food optimise 100% and fit some holiday treats into my Daily/Weekly Syn allowance. I have even found 2 Slimming World Groups in Bideford Bay that I can go weigh in at on Tuesday.

We go away for a week to a different holiday resort every year. And every year I am too overweight and unfit to join in ALL the activities. While I am still very over-weight, I am at least 5 or 6 stone lighter than the last 6 - 8 years, and with all the exercise I have been getitng up to, I'm fit enough to join in on ALL the activities this year! :) For possibly the first time, I intend to have Happy Holidays! :)