Week 30

Hurrah! 2.5lbs off and thank goodness because that was one of the longest weeks of my life. I undertook two challenges this week.   The first was to abstain from the consumption of alcohol for one whole week.  How stupid was that?  From the minute I sent my blog, Sainsbury’s took it upon themselves to promote 25% off all wine if you buy 6 bottles.  Not helpful.  Also, the weather has been so extreme that one night I fancied port in front of our open fire followed by then craving a glass of crisp white in the sunshine the next.  On top of all this, a handful of family members ended up being very poorly in different hospitals with different concerns. Now, how selfish was that on my booze free week? I didn’t need the worry on top of everything else thank you.  Anyway, I would like to tell you all that I shall be continuing in the same healthy vein this week but alas I have already spectacularly fallen off the wagon and it was all my sisters’ fault.  Honestly it was.  I watched an episode of fat families this week and Steve Miller delivered the factoid that it takes approximately 600 star jumps to burn up one large glass of wine.

So, going by the volume of consumption on Tuesday, we probably need to embrace some kind of Guinness World Challenge to get back on some kind of an even keel. Clearly any excuse for us both to darn our leotards again.

Moving on now to my second challenge this week and the introduction of scan bran in my diet.  Scan bran comes in packets of 10, looks like dark cardboard, tastes like cardboard and is very, very high in fibre. It is a Slimming World product and is meant to make you feel full and inhibit your desire to overeat.  I lasted two days.  I looked and felt like an effervescent hippo and was extremely cautious during this time to leave the safety of my own home.  Sorry Slimming World, I am a Ryvita girl at heart and always will be.

And just to finish up this week my little chicka dees, I leave you with Peter Kay and his wonderful ‘take’ on Slimming World. He summarises it perfectly.



 Peter Kay & Slimming World

 

 

 

Thirty eight pounds of fat gone thirty two pounds and counting. Sx

Weeks 28 & 29

Ok did you miss me?  This could go down as the slowest weight-loss in history.  Half a pound off last week and one and a half pounds on this week.  I wish I could put out for the sympathy vote and say that I have no idea how I gained this week but I was thankful it was only one and a half pounds.  Our recycling box tells the story and no, we didn’t have a wine tasting.  So guess what I am doing to rectify this whole yoyo scenario?  No alcohol all week… (Oh god it even hurts to say it) and the introduction of the slimming world high fibre scan bran crisp breads.  Yep should be a week for the family to keep their heads below the parapet as mummy may be a little grumpy and also possibly a little bit windy. And as for all of my wonderful friends and family who cannot remember the last time that they went without an alcoholic drink for a week…and YOU know who you are...please support me and do not be offended if I am out of communication circles for a week.  It could prove safer for everybody. 

Oh, before I forget, huge apologies again for the rubbish UK weather, it is all my fault.  I stupidly went out last week and bought two new sun loungers.  Both are still in the boot of my car in their protective cellophane.  A little bit scared now to bring them out in case it starts snowing.

 

More excitement this week (as previously mentioned on Facebook) ….I flashed a BT engineer from my bedroom window.  He was up the telegraph pole as you look directly out the front of my bedroom window and I didn’t notice him at all until I disrobed.  Of course we have blinds up but they were open slightly and the bedroom light was on which gave us a perfect view of each other.  God bless him at least he didn’t fall. Hope he isn’t too traumatised.  Just thinking about it….maybe I should try a little bit  harder next time and make more of an effort. Another challenge for the bucket list me thinks for when the next stone is gone.  Oh yes…. I could install a dancing pole in the bedroom and be really ready next time with ribbons in my hair and makeup done, dressed in a new sequin leotard, tassels in place and a rose between my teeth.  Oh yes Baldrick….I have a cunning plan…. `Hello… Is that British Telecom? I would like to report a fault please…’

So talking of the bucket list, here is a reminder of the ever changing board of challenges and rewards:

14lbs Treatment at Old Thorns Mum & Sister spa night away Completed!	21lbs Walk from Hayling Island to Emsworth 5 Miles (without oxygen) Completed!	28lbs 5 Mile Cycle Challenge Completed!	34lbs First Horse Riding Lesson Completed!	42lbs 25 mile LIDBA Bike Ride Sunday 9th June http://www.justgiving.com/Sandie-Wooden	50lbs A day in London with the girlies and afternoon Tea at Claridges.
52lbs Drop down the highest red slide at play zone Portsmouth	60lbs Flight on Warbird at Goodwood (Have wanted to do this forever!)	62lbs Synchronised Swimming with Sister. Kind of feel we have covered this at the spa weekend!	65lbs Western Horse Riding Day in the New Forest	68lbs Family & Friends  Go-Karting session at Farnborough	70lbs  The Holiday Clothes Shopping Slimming World Magazine

 

The bike ride is looming and I am getting slightly worried.  Gloria and I went out for a training ride with one of my girlfriends and spent almost the entire ride looking at her bottom.  A lovely bottom she has too but none the less would have preferred to talk to her face or be in front for at least part of the ride. 

And to finish this week my little bloggers and bloggettes, my guilty pleasure and confession this week is that I have been watching my Champion the Wonder Horse DVD box set.  Yep, nobody but nobody understands me.

 

 

 

Champion the Wonder Horse

 

 

So batten down the hatches, small children run for the hills as I begin my alcohol free week...thirty five and a half pounds of fat extracted. Thirty four and a half pounds and counting. Sx 

 

Weeks 26 & 27

Horseshoes and handlebars this week my little chicka dees with a 2lb weight loss to boot! And don’t talk to me about saddles.... Good lord.  I am bruised in places that I had forgotten I had.  Two glorious pounds off, after last week’s half pound gain and rocking along with confidence in the right direction again. 

On my bucket list I stated that when my weight loss reached 34lbs I would book myself in for a horse riding lesson.  Madness I know but true to my word this week, ‘Blue’ and I bonded for a half an hour of not so harmonious movement.  I kid you not; he needs a little bit more practice on his rising trot.  My bottom, even without the 2½ stone of extra ballast, seemed to hit the saddle at all sorts of peculiar angles.  Undercarriage in a state of shock, calf muscles with cramp and knees bruised....I really cannot remember the last time I felt like that...... hmmm.

Now, as if that wasn’t enough pummelling for my bottom this week, Gloria and I padded up and headed out onto the open roads to see what chaos we could cause in training for our charity LIDBA bike ride challenge.

Oh god the pain.  I am not a natural cyclist and each hill burned and burned, so much so that I had to walk up most of them. We must have only covered a distance of 10 miles but it was so hard.  In 4 weeks time I need to complete the full 25 miles and I want to be 5.5lbs lighter as per my bucket list target which should make the going a little bit easier.  This is not going to be easy by any means but if going up the hills is murder, going down the steep hills is brilliant fun.  I only consumed half a dozen bugs and a couple of bits of blossom whilst gasping for breath on the descents and am pretty sure even though they are not on the diet plan, they will not upset the weight loss this week.  Oh and just so Gloria doesn’t get jealous about ‘blue’ having a photograph in the blog this week, here she is, looking sexy in the sunshine. 

As I mentioned last week, I have started to play squash again. If there was ever a game to make you feel old, squash is it.  Now, I have played this game since I was 15 years old and as much as I would like to believe that nothing much has changed in my game, there are a few definite indicators to confirm that they have.  Firstly, you know when you are getting older because it almost takes you as long to stretch and warm up than to actually play the game.  Secondly, the fear factor of pulling something is immense and thirdly your ability to turn the colour of your face into every shade between pink and purple increases and you are able to generate a colour palette second only to that of Microsoft.

Chip, chip, chipping away at the weight loss...Thirty six and a half a pound of fat bounced away....thirty three and a half a pound and counting. Sx
 

Please have a look at our fundraising just giving page for our charity bike ride and harrisonsfund.  We would love your support.

http://www.justgiving.com/Sandie-Wooden