ex student, working dream job

fresh start

2009-04-12T22:58:00.002+01:00

well its been a long time since my last post. I have been in my new job as a mortuary technician for 8 months now. This has not all been fun and games and i have had alot of problems. This has been very hard for me and i admit my diet has slipt because of this. I have been comfort eating and i am really angry at myself for putting all the weight i lost back on and more. I now weigh more then i think i ever have and i am very close to reaching 15 stone, something i do not want to happen. This is why i have been encouraged to get myself back on track and start losing weight. One big thing driving me on is that non of my cloths that fit me before i moved down south fit me any longer!!
I have also been given extra encouragement as i am now going to Hong Kong later this year and i would like to have lost some weight by then. I dream of wearing shorts out there!

So, i am trying to sort a few things out with my life. Im starting to get my diet back on track, i have a great new haircut and i have even applied for another trainee job but in a different hospital. have to see what happens with thats but it should be a much better place then im working in now. If nothing comes of it then i still have to remember that the hospital i am in now is only temporary until i am qualified and the harder i work at that the sooner i can get qualified and get out of there.

So lets see how things go!

Catch up

2008-04-01T17:36:00.002+01:00

right, i have finally got a chance to update by blog. got a lovely cup of tea and the OH is off playing with the dog.
I have finished my second sponsored slim and i am pleased to say i reach my target of £100. Unfortunately i did not actually lose any weight :( this is starting to frustrate me now. I haven't actually gone past 2 stone. I reach it a month ago and have stuck round it by putting on a couple, losing a couple, putting on a couple etc.
to help me lose the weight i have decided to do more exercise, this will mean my weight loss might varie because i will be building up a little muscle. I have also decided to take part in the race for life in hartlepool, from the top of my head i think it July. I would really like to be able to jog the whole thing and get a decent time of less then 40 mins. i have a park near where i live that i have worked out to be 1.2 miles. If i can jog this 3 times then that will get me in good shape for the run and know that kind of time that i can achieve.
I have also started, from last night, to do the Natalie Cassidy DVD. Im hoping to do this 3 times a week, run round the park once a week (when the weather in nice) and do orienteering once a week if it is on. I think to help guide me i am going to do a rota every week with my menu for the week and exercise.
I have also started a new job working in a call centre for Vodafone. Not a very exciting job but at least its money coming in and it still gives me time to do my coursework. I have now started the foundation course in funeral directing and i am hoping to take the end exam in June. I don't have long to do the course, ideally i should be doing a unit a week :S scary stuff. If needed i have 2 weeks to complete a unit. This should take me to mid may, where i can then concentrate on revision and doing past papers. I have finished my unit one and am waiting for feed back, if it needs more work doing to it then he will return it. My unit 2 i am struggling with already but due to time. I have to visit a funeral directors and write a health and safety report. I arranged this a few months ago and have just been back in touch with the funeral directing company. The problem is they are open office hours and not at weekends. I also work full time. I am now having to take a sick day at work so that i can go to the funeral directors. Its worth doing tho because this is what i really want to do and i know i wont get sacked or in trouble for having a sick day.
Hopefully i will be able to report a good weight loss, or any significant weight loss, in the next few weeks.

2nd week gone

2008-02-14T20:58:00.002Z

hi everyone well i have done the 2nd week of my sponsored slim. The first week i didnt loss anything :( but the second week i lossed 2lbs YAY but i want to do better so im going to count the week im on now as the 2nd week and my 2nd week as my first. I want to get good weight losses while im on a sponsored slim.
Im really trying for a loss this week as i am now 4lbs off my 2 stoen mini target. Would be great to loss that 4lbs in teh next two weeks as i am in Scotland on the 1st of march for a Scottish Slimmers meal and id love to have a hair cut for that. I think over the weekend i will have a few meals that are free to make up for any badness.
I think i have been snacking to much and not counting the checks. Realsing this has got my down a bit. I was good today tho and almost went for a cookie bar but had an apple instead. At least i will be able to take my dog for walks soon, he gets his 2nd injection on sat so soon after that we can take hm out :) wont be long walks but at least i will be out and about in the fresh air.
well i will let you know on tuesday if there has been a weight loss...fingers crossed

slim

First week of sponsored slim so far

2008-02-03T21:23:00.000Z

hay everyone, well im coming to the end of my first week on the sponsored slim and i think im doing quite well. I did weigh myself tho on friday and i had put 1lb on but i think its something to do with me eating the same foods over and over. They do say you need to vary what you eat and thats why this week i will be trying three different recipes:
-Microwave meatloaf
-Pasta and herby sausage balls
-Garlic chicken with couscous

I had the garlic chicken tonight and it was really nice, portions seemed a little small but its filling so that makes up for it.
Well i think varying my diet should help my weight loss, and i am tryng to loss 6lbs in my sponsored slim. i will be happy with any weight loss tho.
Im so proud of myself tho (smug i know) but other times i have dieted i would loss a stone and just give up. This time round i am almost at my 2 stone lossed mark and i am determined to keep going and get to my target weight. It helps that other people in my family are also on th SS diet and i have a supportive boyfriend who eats everything i make. I also conned him into getting him to pay for a haircut when i do reach my 2 stone mark :) there for im getting a treat for it that isnt food based.
I also have a little puppy now so when hes a little older i can take him for walks. They wont be long walks as hes a Newfoundland and at most they only need 30-40 mins walk a day when they get to about 9 months. Everything will help tho and playing with him and keeping him out of trouble helps alot.
well my weigh day is tuesday morning so hopefully i can change my ticker and have it move to the right :)

slim

start of the sponsored slim

2008-01-29T14:24:00.000Z

hay everyone, well today i am starting the sponsored slim. i managed to loss 1lb this week, not bad considering i was a little bit naughty in the week. But i have lossed a total of 22lbs and im so proud of myself. My mum and i will be going to the Scottish Slimmers meal in March, so if i work hard i could lose another stone by then, but i will just see how it goes. Will be nice going there as well as the next day is Mothers Day.
Hopefully i wont find the next two weeks to hard. Would be great if i could lose 5lbs as that will take me to my half way point and i would have lossed a total of 2 stone!!
i will keep you informed through the next 2 weeks and let you know how im getting on :)

slim

2nd week back

2008-01-17T20:43:00.000Z

hello everyone
well so far iv been back on the diet 2 weeks and i have lossed 5lbs, great start to the year. Another 2lbs and iv lossed 2 stone altogether and when i loss another 8lbs thats my half way point, feel great to have got so far already. I have said to my boyfriend that when i reach my half way point id like to go to the hairdressers and have a nice day out with him. i have to wait and see if that happens but at least its something to aim for.
well i will have something to keep me busy soon as i should be starting a foundation course in funeral directing. The final exam is in June and i will have a lot of coursework and reports to do. But at least its a step in the right direction for what i want to do and keep me busy.
i have also been looking or some new recipes so if anyone has any please let me know. i have found a good site, i believe its called 3 fat chicks. i will put a link on here. the only had thing is that all the recipes are American. How do i know what measurements to do if i want to make them in small quantities? theres some nice looking cookie recipes but i don't want to make 50 of them.
well, good luck everyone with your own weight losses

first week of 2008

2008-01-09T22:03:00.000Z

hi everyone! well i have had my first week back on the SS diet and i have lossed 3lbs :) great start to the year i think. I just hope that i can keep it up, of course i have to keep going now as i have my slimming fundraising to do, the last one ending just after Easter. so at least no chocolate eggs for me unless i save my checks. 4 more pounds and i will be at my next half a stone. im going to try and plan to do something nice and special for myself for when i loss my second stone because that will be roughly my half way point. Have to keep my motivation going.
please let me know how you are getting on if you are on a diet as well.

slim x

still the same

2007-12-28T22:40:00.000Z

Well after Christmas i am now 12 stone 7, not bad i guess. it means i put on about 5 or 6 pounds over the holiday time. right, i have no more chocolate in the house so back on the diet. i wanted to still have lossed a stone but now with the weight gain i am 2 pounds under this.
im still going to aim for my half way point so i now have 13 pounds to get to it. i think this would really boost my confidence if i got to this point. thats what i need.
well at least i now have a job, its only part time but at least its bringing money in and gets me out the house. Still gonna keep looking for full time work and hope something comes along soon.
i know i only seem to complain about how i want to loss weight and seem to be gradually putting it on but it helps lol
i'll get there, we all will.

slim

off the diet

2007-12-19T12:53:00.000Z

hay everyone been having a hard time sticking to the diet the last 2-3 weeks. i haven't been really stupid and just stuffing my face but i have put on 3 pounds. i know its going to be hard over the Christmas period but i have to keep at it.
I have still lossed a total of 15 pounds so at least i ha vent put all that weight back on. i knew i wasn't going to stick to the diet but i didn't want to destroy all of that hard work. if i was going to put on weight then i only wanted it to be a few pounds.
right now i have to get back on track!! 10 more pounds and i am at my half way point. i think my next target will be that i lose 10 pounds and reach that point by the end of January. That will give me a good kick start to the year and hopefully i will still be on track to be target weight by my birthday (may).
Keep going everyone, we can all do it x

very ill

2007-12-08T10:59:00.000Z

hi everyone well iv had a bad time recently...i didnt get the job i wanted, with the worry i pigged out and had lots of wine and in a week had 2 takeaways so had a sneaky look at the scales on Sunday and id put on 3lbs. after that i got very ill, was either a bug or food poisoning...not nice! im still not all better, finding it hard to eat properly but im getting there. i guess the good thing to come from it is that i losed the 3lbs and another 2 :) but now getting back on track with the diet. i am now 1lb from going down to eating 40 checks a day instead of 45. when i get to that it means i have just over 2 stone to go. i'll get there tho :) very determined this time, got things to look forward to like a wedding and fancy dress party. and it would be great to have the confidence to wear what i want when my boyfriend and i can afford to go on holiday, no matter where we go.
well im going to keep looking for a job, anything that could count as experience to help with the job i really want. keep fingers crossed, hopefully i will have a job by next week or something.

Bad week

2007-11-21T12:07:00.000Z

hi everyone well had i loss this week but not a good one. i lost 1 pound, but at least that brings me 1 pound closer to my target weight. Got to keep thinking positively! I did go over my check limit a few days so it is my fault anyway. Will be better behaved this week.
Well i haven't heard anything about the jobs that i have applied for yet. Hopefully in the next few days. That will make things be alot easier for me, and maybe have the money to try new recipes lol
If i do well i might still reach my target of losing 2 stone by Christmas, fingers crossed.

half way to Christmas

2007-11-14T11:21:00.000Z

well i have another weight loss, 2lbs off. That means i have now lossed 15lbs altogether. With only 6 more weeks till Christmas im sure i will be able to reach my own target of lossing 2 stone by Christmas. If i work hard i can lose the 13lbs to reach that.
Well its been a good week. I have applied for a few more jobs, one that i really really want. so, fingers crossed everyone.
Good luck everyone, we can all do it :)

5th week

2007-11-08T19:01:00.000Z

hi everyone, well this week i lost another 2lbs! was hoping for 3lbs to get to to my first stone but in honestly i was a little bad this week. i went over my checks on at least 2 days. Never mind, i know if i work really hard over the coming weeks i can lose the 15lbs and reach my own personal target of two pounds lossed by Christmas Day.
Well apart from my weigh loss my week has been ok. will hear from a job as a technician by next week. I will still concentrate on the career i really want but at least then i will have money coming in and i will also be starting a foundation diploma in funeral directing. That will take 3 months and should really help my prospects.
Well hopefully next week i will have another good weight loss.
Keep it up everyone!!

Getting there

2007-10-31T10:55:00.000Z

well i have lossed another 3 pounds this week :) 3 more and i have lossed my first stone. This is making me feel very determined to do it this time. i can feel the change in my body and its making me feel alot better, just keep thinking what it will be like when iv reached my target weight. I fond out theres going to be a fancy dress party at a friends in june or july next year so my plan is to go as wonder woman!!! hopefully i'll have the legs for it.

this week so far

2007-10-29T19:07:00.000Z

well this week so far hasn't been to bad, been applying for jobs in the local area for funeral directing and other jobs within the profession. I have been my usual good self, i did have half a chip butty today tho. i went out with my friend to a local marina but i made sure i only had half. not long till weigh day so will see if it has made much of a difference. fingers crossed it hasn't.
weigh day in 2 days!!

weigh day

2007-10-24T12:02:00.000+01:00

well its back to weigh day but unfortunately my scales are broken. iv weighed myself at my boyfriends house, said id lost 5 pounds!! but i went to my parents and that said id lost nothing. will have to weight until i get my scales fixed to know the real weight change. Or i could just accept the 5 pound loss one :)
If it is true then i am three pounds off losing a stone. After that i know it will get harder to lose the weight and will go to one or two pounds a week.
i'll let you all know how iv really got on this week.

mid week blues

2007-10-20T20:30:00.000+01:00

well its half way through the week and i am getting a little bit down. im still feeling a little ill from flu that i had last week so that isnt helping. iv treated myself tonight and had to save up 16 of my 45 checks for half a pizza and 10 checks for a dairy milk. real comfort food.
well during the week i have applied for some jobs in the local hospitals and funeral directors so hopefully i will hear back from them soon.
my mum has been making "free" soups, so i may give it a go myself. i had butternut squash today and it was yummy. In these winter months it will really help to warm me up and fill me up.
im going to keep up the good work, almost at my half stone mark now. about 2 and a half stone left to go.

second week been and gone

2007-10-18T20:24:00.000+01:00

im very pleased with myself this week, even with the half take away pizza i lossed 2 pounds. one more and i have losed half a stone. Can feel my trousers getting loose already. My work trousers (that i had to but in a size18, the biggest size iv ever bought) are now getting los and i will soon be in the 16s. This will give me a bit more self confidence at least. I still carry on writting everything down and as iv said before it really does help. and even if i have been naughty write it downa nd try and make up for it during the week. hopefully i will have a good week this week and reach my half stone personal target.
so, my own life is still as stressful. my house mate and i havent been talking for a week and he now avoids me at any cost..not good. Im sure things will blow over, were both stressed. It cant eb easy being in final year of university.
My university course is going ok. had a mini breakdown while talking to my lecture after a tutorial. It was so nice that he remebers me from my very first year and he asked how i was getting on and coping now that im finally in 2nd year. Its taken me four years, i did a year in maths and science then first year. i failed 2 subjects so repeated them last year. I explaied that i was doing ok, doing all the work but just didnt want to be there. had a little bit of a cry but he was really helpful. Told me taht i should visit the other local hospital and talk to the mortuary staff there as there much more relaxed and might even let me watch a post mortem which is something id like to do to prove that im ok with that side of either job i do.
Im sure things will work out, i have applied for a funeral directing job near me and im going to talk to loads that are around...if i keep at them they will hopefully remember me and offer me a job lol.

having trouble

2007-10-16T16:21:00.000+01:00

well its almost weigh day....iv been trying hard this week and trying to keep track of what i eat. i was a little naught and had some take away pizza at the weekend when i was at my friends house but i have tried to make up for that. lets hope it works (fingers crossed).
When your trying to lose weight it doesn't help when things in your life seem to be going wrong. im hating university and dont want to be there and im struggling to get on with my house mate. think weve both realised we cant live together any more. never mind only a year left for him at uni so hopefully after that i will have a job and be able to live in the house alone :)
Been trying not to buy chocolate and easy fatty foods. at least its slightly easier now that i dont have those kind of things in the house. im sure once things sort themselves out it my life then my weight will keep falling off. hopefully a good result this week.

First Week

2007-10-10T10:08:00.000+01:00

Well it was my first week at University and on my scittish slimmers diet. In the first week of the diet i have lost 4 pounds. the first week of uni went just as well. i know my timetable, i know my groups...not like in other years where my name wasnt on any groups.

I found the first week of the diet quite easy and i just have to keep on track and not slip. To make sure i dont i have already got into the habbit of writting everything down and adding it all up as i go, it really does help. Hopefully my next week will be just as good.