Katie Untranslated

First weigh in for November has come and gone, this week I managed to lose a pound! Happy with that to be honest as the week before I had definitely gone over board so I should have gained more than the 1.5 I did.   Proper bonus to the day, I found these green balls of deliciousness again!!!   Cotton Candy grapes were the highlight of my summer this year and last year.  I am s uper happy they're back for winter.  They make syn free snacking a joy! I feel fresh and ready to rock this month to try and get Slimmer of the Month. This week will feature more soups and warm comforting dinners.   I bought more of the Genius Beetroot wraps (3 syns each or your HeX B)  so I will be having my own version of a McDonalds breakfast wrap in the morning.   I love these as they keep me fuller for longer due to the protein.   Plus who doesn't love a warm breakfast when they've just got to  work on a chilly m...

The past few weeks have been rocky, I have been suffering with a cold (finally going) and the darker nights have taken their toll on me. Through the ups and mini downs of weigh in my total weight change for October is plus 1 lb, which has really put me back in terms of where I want to be at weigh in just before Christmas (19/12). I have 7 weigh ins left, and I wanted to achieve my 4 stone certificate, to get that I need to lose 25 lbs, which when averaged out over the weeks is 3.57 lbs to lose per week. Currently that feels unattainable, so I have reduced my aim to 3.5 stone certificate which leaves me with needing to lost 2.57 lbs per week (slightly more attainable). I plan to have a good few solid weeks (I want Slimmer of the Month for November) so with that in mind I will be on my way to getting those awards. With that aim laid out I now need to sort out how I am going to get there. As of Tuesday I got my SAD lamp out for the winter, it really helps wake me up in the m...

I don't want to hide the truth, the last few weeks have been a struggle.  I'm still suffering with a cold and it's not budging yet (mine usually last a month).    I started writing this Sunday night, I had worked a 6 day week, I had binged on McDonald's the day before, and I had drank a bottle of red wine.  It took until Monday night to get all the words out. This weekend I set a new sleep record, I slept from 3:30pm Saturday afternoon until 10:30am Sunday morning, that tired that my body decided I needed 19 hours!   I even passed out in my make up, I now have a grizzly spot to thank for that (sorry Mrs Hirons...if you know, you know). I feel that my struggle with food is similar to an alcoholic.  I eat in secret, I hide food, I lie about the food I eat/have eaten.   It's like a compulsion, I know I shouldn't be doing it, and it's more than just greed.   It feels like a form of socially acceptable self harming.  I sho...

My posts have been missing for the past two weeks! The commute with the new job has taken it out of me more than I thought it would (it's an extra 40 minutes each way). Thankfully it has not stopped my motivation to stay on plan, and I have been on plan all of September! Super proud of myself as I do not know the last time I had such a good "on plan" streak. I completely credit it to doing the 777 Challenge.  It gave me a chance to "reset" my focus, it has also made me grateful to be able to have 15 syns again (if I want to).  Where I was restricted to only 7 syns a day I got creative with my treat plates so that I was getting a good amount for the fewest syns.  I definitely recommend giving this challenge a go to anyone out there struggling with staying on plan. Also I haven't had wine in four weeks!!  God I miss it, I'm glad we're now going into colder weather which for me is a better time to have spirits and mixers as I don't need a lon...

So a total of ten workouts this month, not great, but I beat last month by two! Total calories burned 3051, also beating last month. I feel as though my weight loss endeavour will always be an uphill struggle, wrestling with social events and trying to be "on my best behaviour".  I just have to keep telling myself that the hard work I put in now will mean a much happier future.   I will be happier going out with friends as I won't be stressing about what to wear and always being the dumpy one in the photos.  I honestly cannot remember the last time I liked a full length photo of myself (hence just selfies on Instagram). Total weight lost this year: 12 pounds.   I suppose I can hope that the slower it takes to come off the more likely I am to keep it off. I have mostly kept to increasing my water intake and I haven't really gone off kilter with food intake so I am getting better, which is positive. With regards to building the streak on myfitn...

So much for committing myself to post weekly! It was “appraisal season” at work this month, which meant that I was mega stressed. So many different points to address I was left feeling like I had to justify my existence in my post, especially when I know I am performing well. So glad to survive the process, it will be all good in the end as the appraisal will stand me in good stead for when I apply in new roles within my organisation.   This progression is something that I am hoping for in the coming year. I have also learnt from my mistakes and will now be completing a reflective journal at work to assist my next appraisal, as it really is so hard to find examples on the spot of “going above and beyond” when you do it on autopilot every day. That aside this month has been fairly uneventful.   I haven’t gone to the gym as often as I could have and I stress-ate and drank more often than I should have. Now is the time to put that behind me and crack on w...