My weight loss blog

Done pretty well today, even got to try out some granola with a yoghurt after tea.  Mmmmm granola is yummy.  Not something I would have eaten 12 months ago either but now I’d quite happily eat it.  Oats are good for you, see.  Some granola has lots and lots of sugar (which is bad).  I bought some from the farm shop and although it doesn’t have any nutritional info on it (boo) it is unsweetened, so it can’t be any worse than the quaker stuff at 3 points per 45g.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Breakfast
1  portion Alpen Strawberry & Yogurt Cereal Bar	2
1  portion Wholemeal Fruit Bakes, Strawberry Twist	2
Subtotal	4
Lunch
1  pack Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites, tikka flavour	2
BM ASC Sandwiches	5
Subtotal	7
Dinner
2  portion Oven Chips	4.5
1 1/3 portion Crispy Batter Chicken Portions	5
3  tablespoon tomato ketchup	0.5
1  pot Mullerlight Strawberry Yogurt	1.5
Subtotal	11.5
Any Time
4  finger Kit Kat	5
1  medium bowl Strawberry & Raspberry Granola	3
Subtotal	8
Food POINTS values total used	30.5
Food POINTS values remaining	4.5
Activity
35 min Walking briskly (15 minute mile);	3
Activity POINTS values earned	3
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Managed to save enough points today along with my exercise points to make a fairly big dent in the defecit.  Jumped on the scales this morning and I was unchanged from last week – if it stays like that this week I’ll be happy.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Breakfast
1  portion Alpen Strawberry & Yogurt Cereal Bar	2
1  portion Wholemeal Fruit Bakes, Strawberry Twist	2
Subtotal	4
Lunch
2  medium bread roll	4
1  medium slice corned beef	2
1  medium portion pickled beetroot	0
1  serving Flora Extra Light	0.5
1  bag Baked, Salt & Vinegar Flavour	1.5
1  pack Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites, tikka flavour	2
Subtotal	10
Dinner
2  teaspoon gravy powder	0.5
1  pack Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites, tikka flavour	2
335  g Oven Chips	7.5
Subtotal	10
Any Time
4  finger Kit Kat	5
1/8 bag Starmix	1.5
Subtotal	6.5
Food POINTS values total used	30.5
Food POINTS values remaining	4.5
Activity
35 min Walking briskly (15 minute mile);	3
Activity POINTS values earned	3
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Liquids Milk & Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Healthy Oil Lean Protein Whole Grains

So, according to the WW site, I’ve not saved any points today.  I know I haven’t used 22.  So I’ve saved 22 points.  This isn’t something I’m going to repeat in a hurry but after such a bad couple of days I thought it was worth trying in order to get back on track for this week.

Still, should hopefully mean that I’m on track to stay the same weight in the very least – we’ll see what Thursday brings.

Before that, we have several days at work

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Breakfast
No entries for this meal time.
Subtotal	0
Lunch
No entries for this meal time.
Subtotal	0
Dinner
2  medium slice roast beef	3.5
3  portion yorkshire pudding	2.5
1  large portion potato(es)	2
1  medium portion cauliflower	0
1  medium portion cabbage	0
1  medium carrot(s)	0
1  medium portion swede	0
1  medium parsnip(s)	1
1  medium portion broccoli	0
1  teaspoon gravy powder	0.5
Subtotal	9.5
Any Time
37  g Mars Bar	3.5
Subtotal	3.5
Food POINTS values total used	13
Food POINTS values remaining	22
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
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Liquids Milk & Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Healthy Oil Lean Protein Whole Grains

I’ve decided to try something.

The Weightwatchers for men thing I did a few years back didn’t count points on a daily basis – it counted them weekly.  You had so many points for the week, you used them how you wanted and it was only at the end of the week that it actually mattered.

The regular WW plan does things differently, you get a certain amount of points per day, you can only carry 4 to your bank, all others (unless they are exercise points) are discarded.  What I don’t understand is why it works one way (you can eat say 100 points in a day and they all matter) but it doesn’t work the other way (you can only save 4 points).  I realise that there is a health implication, you need a certain number of calories per day, your 5-a-day count, water count, things like that.  Still – if I have a really, really bad day – why can’t I get up really late on a Sunday, just have a large sunday dinner with tonnes of veggies (weighing in at about 9 points total) and save 24 points?

Healthy? – No

Something you should do on a regular basis? – No

Something that might help me recover some lost points after yesterdays (and Fridays, and Thursdays) overindulgence? – Perhaps….

I’m not hungry at the moment, I took in that much food yesterday that I could probably make it through today on yesterdays calories.  That would be silly though, I need to eat something.  We’re having roast dinner in a few hours.

Rather than writing this week off, I’m going to have my roast dinner today and see what happens.  I’m going to save 4 points tomorrow, 4 points on Tuesday and 4 points on Wednesday.  I’ll also be doing a minimum of 3 points activuty a day, meaning I should have about 25 points to chalk off against my overindulgence.  Take the 24 points I won’t be using today and we should be somewhere around breaking even.

Even if it doesn’t work, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of an impact it has, I know I certainly haven’t had a weekend like this one for many, many months.  I can’t believe that I used to eat like that EVERY day – that’s insane, no wonder I was as big as I was.

I should have had a double burger and some corn at nandos last night, that extra 6 points might have stopped the pic and mix and popcorn from making it to my list.  No doubt I’ve overpointed anyway – but as I’ve said before, always better to be over than under.

Stay tuned for updates through the week (I might jump on the scales tomorrow)

Today was a nightmare, trip to the seaside (with donuts), trip to nandos (with large chips), trip to the cinema (popcorn and pic and mix AND a frozen fanta slush thing).  Bad, bad BAAAAD!

It was almost as bad as going for a curry.  I didn’t eat all of the popcorn (late night movie popcorn sucks after a few handfuls – stale popcorn ftl)

Anyway – I have a plan.  It might work, it might not, it’ll be fun trying though.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Breakfast
2  portion Frosties Cereal & Milk Bar	4
Subtotal	4
Lunch
2  portion Ciabatta Roll	6
1  quantity Chicken, breast, grilled without skin, meat only	2.5
1  portion lettuce	0
Rumbers oat clusters – Quick-added food	4.5
1  pack Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites, tikka flavour	2
2  portion ring doughnut	8
Subtotal	23
Dinner
1  serving Chicken Breast Burger	7
1  large Chips	7
pic n mix – Quick-added food	10
1/2 large bag Sweet Cinema Style Popcorn	8
Subtotal	32
Any Time
1  bag Snack-A-Jacks, Bbq	2
Fanta Frozen – Quick-added food	5
Subtotal	7
Food POINTS values total used	66
Food POINTS values remaining	-31
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
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Liquids Milk & Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Healthy Oil Lean Protein Whole Grains

I’ve been a bit lax over the last few days in regards to posting these up so expect a small flurry of them as I catch up.  I’m way, way over my points.  I’ve had a REALLY bad weekend food wise and I’ve been extremely naughty.  I have a plan with which to recover though – call it an experiment if you like.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Breakfast
2  portion Frosties Cereal & Milk Bar	4
Subtotal	4
Lunch
1  bag Baked, Salt & Vinegar Flavour	1.5
1/2 bag Jelly Babies	3
1  serving Sweet Chilli Dip	1
2  bar Crunchy Granola Bar, Canadian Maple Syrup	3
BM ASC Sandwiches	5
Subtotal	13.5
Dinner
8  medium slice Chicken Feast Classic Pizza	19
Subtotal	19
Any Time
Chilli Rice Crackers – Quick-added food	3
animals – Quick-added food	2.5
Subtotal	5.5
Food POINTS values total used	42
Food POINTS values remaining	-7
Activity
35 min Walking briskly (15 minute mile);	3
Activity POINTS values earned	3
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Liquids Milk & Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Healthy Oil Lean Protein Whole Grains

3lb loss this week.  Very happy with that.  Hopefully next week we’ll see a below 20st number (I saw 19st 13lb on Tuesday)

Start Weight : 23st 3lb
Current Weight : 20st 1 lb
Change this week : – 3lb
Total Weight Loss : 03st 2lb
Time Taken : 173 days

Very happy with the progress, hopefully we’re going to see another spurt of loss.

Trip to Nandos tonight and I fancied dessert.  First day of the week and I’m 9.5 points down.  Easy to recover but it was worth it, the naughty nata was a lovely custard tart.

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Breakfast
2  portion Alpen Strawberry & Yogurt Cereal Bar	4.5
Subtotal	4.5
Lunch
2  medium bread roll	4
2  serving Flora Extra Light	1
1 1/4 medium slice corned beef	2.5
2  tablespoon tomato ketchup	0.5
Chilli Rice Crackers – Quick-added food	2
1  bag Baked, Cheese & Onion Flavour	1.5
Subtotal	11.5
Dinner
1  serving Nandos Double Chicken Breast Fillet Burger	10
1  serving Corn on the Cob	3
1  regular Chips	5.5
1  serving Portuguese Roll	3
1  serving Strawberry Ice Cream	4
1  serving Nata – Custard Pastries	4
Subtotal	29.5
Any Time
1  small box Raisins	2
Subtotal	2
Food POINTS values total used	47.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-12.5
Activity
35 min Walking briskly (15 minute mile);	3
Activity POINTS values earned	3
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Liquids Milk & Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Healthy Oil Lean Protein Whole Grains

We visited a customer’s site today which meant I had a hotel breakfast.  Managed to take a healthy choice at lunchtime and opt for a jacket potato.  Overall for the week I’m over but we’ll see what effect that has on the overall loss for the week.  I’m still confident of a loss, I just think its probably unlikely that we’ll be under the 20st mark, still theres a chance.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Breakfast
1  medium bowl Corn Flakes	1.5
1/4 pint semi-skimmed milk	1
1  portion Sausage	2
1  medium fried egg	2.5
1/4 can Healthy Balance Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce	1
2  medium rasher lean back bacon	3
1/2 can Whole Button Mushrooms	0
2  slice Softgrain Thick Sliced White Bread	3
2  teaspoon butter	2.5
1  large tomato(s)	0
Subtotal	16.5
Lunch
1  medium jacket potato	2.5
1/2 can Healthy Balance Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce	2
1  large tomato(s)	0
1  portion lettuce	0
34  g Cheese & Onion flavour, cooked in SunSeed oil	3
Subtotal	7.5
Dinner
2  medium bread roll	4
1  medium slice corned beef	2
2  tablespoon tomato ketchup	0.5
Subtotal	6.5
Any Time
starmix – Quick-added food	1
1/2 portion Jammie Dodgers Mini Tarts	1
10  g M&M’S, Peanut	1
Subtotal	3
Food POINTS values total used	33.5
Food POINTS values remaining	1.5
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
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Well, we’ll have to see what happens on Thursday morning (If I’m even home!) – had to come away on a work business trip at short notice and we had a couple of pints in the pub next to the hotel tonight so I’m back to being about 7 points over. Still think there’ll be a loss – just don’t think it’ll be as good as the 19st 13lb I saw on the scales this morning.  It will come! It really will :p

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Breakfast
1  portion Frosties Cereal & Milk Bar	2
1  portion Alpen Strawberry & Yogurt Cereal Bar	2
1/2 medium banana(s)	0.5
Subtotal	4.5
Lunch
2  medium bread roll	4
2  serving Flora Extra Light	1
1  medium slice corned beef	2
Chilli Rice Crackers – Quick-added food	2
1  bag Baked, Cheese & Onion Flavour	1.5
Subtotal	10.5
Dinner
2  fillet 100% Chicken Fillet Burgers, original	4
2  portion Oven Chips	4.5
1/2 can Healthy Balance Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce	2
2  tablespoon tomato ketchup	0.5
2  medium bread roll	4
Subtotal	15
Any Time
Chilli Rice Crackers – Quick-added food	4
20 1/4 g Starmix	1
1  funsize pack Skittles	1
3/4 portion Jammie Dodgers Mini Tarts	1
2  pint beer, bitter or light ale	5
Subtotal	12
Food POINTS values total used	42
Food POINTS values remaining	-7
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0
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