Thursday 30 July 2009
Monday 27 July 2009
10 Stone 8 Pounds
On Monday we went to the Indian Buffet night at Zeenat, I didn't pig out though and to be fair we did walk the 2.5miles to the restaurant.
On Wednesday evening we hastily decided a further treat was in order and we went into town. We visited Wokmania taking advantage of a 2 for £10 buffet voucher. We've been before and not been too impressed but at that price it cant be bad? Let me tell you it can! The food wasn't being replenished often, with dried remains being stirred over and over to give new life. The service also didn't impress, I ordered a bottle of house Rose, a nice little earner for them at a tenner for probably a £2.50 bottle of wine. It arrived after I had finished eating and Paul was just eating his final plate. It was sent back without argument and we left shortly afterwards.
On Saturday I spent a good 4-5 hours in the garden applying Ronseal Perfect Finish Decking Oil. Have you seen the TV advert where they apply it effortlessly and it coats completely as they glide along with the applicator pad? Yeah, right, pull the other one, its bloody hard work getting it into all the grooves! Anyhow, that certainly worked up an appetite for my evening meal, Smoked Haddock, potatoes and mushy peas.
The fish is coated in my own special recipe spicy flour mix then (very) shallow fried. Delicious!
On Sunday I was on Nana-in-law duties, taking Ivy out for breakfast at a cafe in a garden centre she like to visit. I succumbed to a sausage and mushroom cob that wasn't entirely fat free. It was a nice drive out in the country though so that's something isn't it?
this week is the week, I'm deffo gonna lose a few pounds. Only thing is, its Monday again and the Zeenat buffet menu looks like a very tempting selection this week. I'll let you know if we resist temptation :-)
Saturday 11 July 2009
10 Stone 8 Pounds
Tomorrow we go to Spain for 3 days of all-inclusive madness, wish me luck!
Friday 19 June 2009
BMI Update June 09
Wednesday 17 June 2009
10 Stone 13 Pounds
Look at that! I'm home alone for one night only and I revert to this sort of thing!
750 calories of pure Sin. But so worth it!
In an effort to balance this, I also roasted Aubergine, Pepper and Onion and made a tasty, healthy soup to have for the next 2 days lunches :-)
Friday 5 June 2009
11 Stone 0 Pounds
This week I've buckled down and made a great effort to reverse this, I even made Aubergine soup*!
Looks like its paying off, the scales this morning showed 11 Stones dead-on, so like, go me!
*Actually, whatever you are thinking it was actually pretty good.
Tuesday 5 May 2009
11 Stone 2 Pounds
I've been really good today, a broccoli soup for lunch, plenty of fruit and no snacks.
I really hope to get under the 11 stones mark this week. It will be the first time I've been in the 10 stone range for several years.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
11 Stone 4 Pounds
Paul drove round and collected our usual, a Variety Bucket containing 4 pieces on the bone, 4 breast strips, 4 bags of fries and a small popcorn chicken. In the time it took him to return from the drive-thru, I had opened and heated a tin of baked beans to go on the side.
What's that I hear you gasp, “That’s too much food for two people?" Well, yes it is, I'll grant you that. In fact, it lasts us 2 meals, we ate our fill on Monday and then finished off the remainder on Tuesday evening :-)
Considering this, you'll see why I'm pleased not to have gained any weight, never mind hoping to have lost any!
You can see here that I've made amends tonight, here's my evening meal, Lime and Coriander Salmon on a bed of Potato cakes with a drizzle of tomato olive oil and a grinding od chilli and garlic.
Lets see what that does for my waistline :-)
Sunday 19 April 2009
Interim Salmon thing
11 Stone 4 Pounds
According to the scales this morning I was 11 stone 3, then a few hours later the Wii-fit said 11 Stone 2 pounds. I checked myself on the scale again a few minutes ago and it said 11 Stone 4 Pounds, so I'm going with that.
The time of day seems to have a big effect on weight, maybe I need to have a big wee before I jump on the scales :-)
Tuesday 14 April 2009
A very small treat :-)
"How on earth could this be," I thought. Look at them, dont they look wonderful?
Look closer.
Yes thats right, you've spotted it, thats how they keep the points and calories down.
They only put 10 in each bag!
Sunday 12 April 2009
11 Stone 5 Pounds
So we got back from holiday without having ballooned out of control and I've been trying to be good since. As you can see, nothing much is moving, I'm now 11'5. I do feel thinner, like I've lost inches not weight, can that happen?
We got a Wii Fit in the week and have been having great fun with games and workouts on that. Maybe that will help get me moving, according to the trainer my ideal weight should be 10 Stone and a BMI of 22.
Check back soon(ish) for more updates :-)
Wednesday 18 March 2009
11 Stone 6 Pounds
Plan of action today was NO snacks, a Cup-a-soup for lunch, followed by 1/2 hour brisk walk and no bread! I stuck to it as well, also eating plenty of fruit, so hopefully that will kickstart me back in the right direction. Dinner tonight is undecided but it will be light.
I'm having 5 days all-inclusive in Spain starting Sunday so I have to do something!
Saturday 14 March 2009
11 Stone 4 Pounds
More gardening tomorrow :-)
Sunday 8 March 2009
11 Stone 6 Pounds
I'm feeling particularly happy since last week I went out for steak on Tuesday night and a Pub lunch on Friday. The key is moderation in everything I guess.
Just another Stone to go :-)
Monday 2 March 2009
11 Stone 8 Pounds
This week I'll have to make more effort and start moving in the right direction again ;-)
Thursday 19 February 2009
11 Stone 7 Pounds
Just 1 more pound and I've taken off a stone, how good is that? Well, it certainly feels good. I think I can tell the difference already, my waist has certainly lost a little, I've had to move to the next hole on my belt buckle :-) I could be wrong but I also feel like my throat area (cant bring myself to say wattle!) is feeling tauter.
I do however, see a (silver) cloud on the horizon. On Saturday we are going to Benidorm for a few days of R&R, returning on Wednesday. Dont get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to the holiday, its just what I need given all the recent worry about work. The cloud I'm referring to is of course, the All-Inclusive hotel we will be staying at! I just need to convince myself that making only one trip to the buffet per meal is perfectly ok :-)
I'm working on a holiday mantra, "just one plate of food, what a good boy you are, just one plate of food, what a good boy you are....."
*PS. I'm experimenting with posting this by email, hope it shows up ok :-)
Sunday 15 February 2009
11 Stone 9 Pounds
On Saturday morning I was tipping the scales at 10 stones 8, however this morning (Sunday) I was back at 10 stone 9, so thats the headline for today.
In summary, I'm still heading in the right direction and not nearly finished yet!
PS. I had a haircut today so that might be another pound lost :-)
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Sunday 8 February 2009
11 Stone 10 Pounds
Havent got a lot planned for the weekend so maybe a few hours on our new Wii will help me burn off a few more calories :-)
I was thinking of detailing my daily food intake on here but that would probably be bordering on the obsessive. Wouldnt it?
Tuesday 3 February 2009
11 Stone 12 Pounds
On Saturday we had dinner at the Chinese buffet, it was my only meal of the day so that was ok.
I also had a few beers but my plan is to eat less but carry on drinking anyway :-)
Saturday 24 January 2009
12 Stone 0 Pounds
When we got back from holiday and I was expecting the worst. In fact thanks to a lot of walking and some self restraint, even at the Chinese buffet! I did lose a few pounds. I had hoped to just get away without gaining anything so this is a real bonus.
See you next time :-)
Wednesday 14 January 2009
12 Stone 2 Pounds
Tomorrow, I'm going on holiday for a week, this could be disaster for my waistline! Will have to try and do lots of walking around see the sights to burn off the holiday food and drink :-)
Fingers crossed.
Tuesday 6 January 2009
BMI
My target of 10 Stone 6 Pounds will look like this.
Monday 5 January 2009
Welcome to Ten Stone Six.
Join my (hopefully) succesful journey to my target weight of 10 Stones and 6 Pounds.
I'm only 5'7'' in height so that make my BMI something like a million, I'll work it out properly later.
I'm not doing anything fancy, just eating less and maybe exercising more.
Stay tuned for my regular updates :-)