Second Time Lucky

debtfreeoneday

I'm finally on my losing weight train today so will support you..

Great news on the sideboard!

Muser1

Weight loss train here too!

amycool

Hello weight loss friends!

I'm pretty chuffed today. After a week of eating healthily and losing 0lbs 0ozs, I signed up for MFP and after 2 days I have lost a pound! I'm guessing I lost some of that pound last week, but it was so nice to see a different number on the scales!

It's funny how easy I am finding it to be healthy at the moment. I have tried before to eat better but my heart has never been in it. This time I'm like a zen master, turning down cake, biscuits and chocolate!

Now I'm tracking calories (apps make this so much more fun) I can see that my healthy cereal bars make a huge difference to my daily total. I've also realised that the number of calories I need just to stay the same is much lower than I thought. I'd always gone off the 2000 average, but being quite a slight framed person, I don't need anywhere near 2000.

We'll see if I'm quite so focussed in a week or so when the novelty wears off.

Another driving lesson today and I learnt that you need to slow down quite a lot when taking tight corners. Luckily nobody was coming the other way as I was all over the other side of the road. Next week we're going to practice more busy junctions as I get quite tense and wait for too long.

It's quite tricky swapping between our car and the instructor's as they're so different, especially the brakes. It's probably good for me though. 4 more lessons and then I need to find another wodge of cash for the next block.

Muser1

MFP works so well for lots of people. I'm doing SW and some days are better than others:rotfl:

I don't envy the driving lessons, I hated every second of mine. I love driving now so it is worth it!

Muser x

amycool

Muser1 wrote: »

MFP works so well for lots of people. I'm doing SW and some days are better than others:rotfl:

I don't envy the driving lessons, I hated every second of mine. I love driving now so it is worth it!

Muser x

I'm a little obsessed with numbers (clearly) so MFP seems to be working so far! I also like how it gives you friendly statements like, "This is high in vitamin A!" Yesterday I had too many carbs and too much sugar due to a massive potato. Today I'm going to make meringue and use the yolks for an omelette. Being veggie means I never get enough protein.

The driving lessons make me feel a bit stupid at times. I'm generally quite quick to learn new things and never really struggled academically, so I'm not used to being so bad at something (avoided all competitive sport after I left school!).

debtfreeoneday

Well done on the loss, that's 1lb you don't have to carry around.. what day are you weighing? I'm doing a Saturday.. if you want to add me on MFP, let me know! no worries if you don't1

amycool

debtfreeoneday wrote: »

Well done on the loss, that's 1lb you don't have to carry around.. what day are you weighing? I'm doing a Saturday.. if you want to add me on MFP, let me know! no worries if you don't1

2lbs now! :-) I reckon a few more and my trousers will pretty much fit! My size 10s are still a little way away though.

I just weigh myself whenever I remember. It's really interesting that I seem to stay the exact same weight for ages then the next day I'm a whole pound lighter (scales do quarter pounds).

Today I came very close to eating chocolate. I had to have an early lunch at work and faced with a 30 min uphill walk home carrying a very heavy bag feeling starving it took all of my willpower! Luckily OH had made drop scones so that kept me going until dinner. Tons of calories but more nutritious than Rocky bars.

What's your MFP name? DM me if you prefer. Mine is totally different to here as some awful people had taken all variations of it!!

amycool

Took the KonMarie book out of the library today. So far I don't think it quite fits me at all. I already only have about 8 tops and 2 pairs of jeans. If I get rid of any clothes I don't love I'll have to go to work in my pyjamas from now on.

I also don't have any drawers as we have built in wardrobes and no room for anything else.

Plus, my socks really don't have feelings.

It feels like the book is aimed at rich people who have a lot of stuff rather than people like me. Maybe I'm already good enough at tidying. I'll keep reading though as there might be something useful for a specific area.

Right, must wash the pots. Booooooo.

amycool

Isn't it annoying when you excitedly log into your bank accounts to see where your mortgage is up to, and they haven't updated it? Oh well, will have to check later in the week.

It's been a busy few days.

Saturday the W1ckes delivery arrived, 6 hours late and missing an item. I was at work all day so my poor OH had the fun of having to sit in waiting on a lovely sunny day. It then chucked it down on Sunday so the garden work hasn't even begun.

Sunday, due to the rain, I had the great idea to visit Ikea...I've never been before and hadn't realised it could make you lose your mind. It was packed so you couldn't properly look at anything, and the first 20 minutes were spent trying to get past the showroom bit. Anyway, we somehow survived the trip and spent about £200 on (let's see if I can remember everything) a small chest of drawers, a bedside cabinet, a rug, a lamp, a wardrobe clothes thingymajig, a noticeboard, a new crockery set, a swivel chair, plastic bowls, cups, plates and cutlery, a curtain pole, a jug, 2 bins, a tablecloth, a mini-drawers thing for stationery. I think that's everything. We didn't manage to get the shoe storage as we must have missed it on the way round.

Our adoption approval panel is in a few weeks so we thought we better start getting stuff for the future child's room just in case things move quickly (not likely, but possible!).

Once we had made everything I started kondoing the clothes. I finished the book and quite liked a lot of what she said. I've felt for a few years now that having too much stuff can bring you down and getting rid of things you no longer use can be pretty enjoyable. I also like the simplicity of asking if something brings you joy and not needing complicated criteria. I'm never going to be sold on the more "spiritual" things she talks about (the house having feelings and what not) but I like her attitude.

So, now we had a wardrobe hanger with compartments for stuff, I went through mine and OH's clothes, discarding things that we'd kept for no apparent reason and nicely folding the t-shirts and tops so we could see everything at a glance. The result is that our wardrobes are no longer stuffed and we can see everything we have. I also put them in a sort of order. I didn't throw much out (I regularly get rid of stuff I don't wear), just a few old jumpers that I'd kept "just in case" but that I hate. OH let go of loads of old t-shirts that were worn out and faded so we have a big pile for fabric recycling and a tiny pile for the charity shop.

It meant that the shoe storage, which we were using for clothes, could be put back into use in the porch for shoes.

I also did the running clothes drawer (looks much better) but I am yet to tackle my underwear drawer.

Whilst tidying the back bedroom we came across a disc set for Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010. I looked on-line and it's selling for over £100!!! The only problem is that neither of us can remember whether it has been used or not, and there's no way to tell without actually installing it. Very frustrating!!

Today I have been to the shops for margarine (forgot to buy it yesterday) and lovely strawberries, and I have potted on the tomatoes and a few courgettes, plus planted out some courgettes. I really hope they don't get eaten by slugs or I will cry.

In weight loss news, I weigh exactly the same as a few days ago despite being consistently under the MFP limit. I suspect that limit is set too high for me as I am much slighter than most people. Also, it's really hard to track calories when you make meals from scratch as we can't be bothered weighing out every ingredient. Nevertheless, I'm going to keep going with it and it might mean losing weight more slowly, which is no bad thing, but not great for my impatience. It's weird how my craving for chocolate has almost gone. Today I was in the supermarket surrounded by special offers for chocolate and cake and ice cream, and I was perfectly happy just buying my Olivio! I can also watch OH eating biscuits now without feeling like I should have some too. The only time I struggle is after a hard day at work. Normally, if a customer has been shouting at me, I would eat chocolate for my break and it would calm me down. That makes me sound like a smoker so I'm glad I'm reducing my reliance on sugar.

Driving lesson during the school run later, which I'm slightly scared about.

I've written an essay. :rotfl:

amycool

Ooh, just checked by gas and electric statement for May and it was good!

£15.17 for electricity and £15.72 for gas!

I'm £317 in credit now but it won't let me reduce the payment any more (it's at £57 a month). I get 3% interest on that amount so it's tempting to keep it in, but at the same time, I'd really like to pay it off my mortgage! I think I'll hang fire for now.

In spending news, I just paid £22.50 for 25kg of bird food. It's a luxury item but we get so much pleasure from watching the birds and the bag lasts over 6 months usually. The other day we watched a baby sparrow being fed by its mother, something I've never seen in the wild before. I'd like to have a bigger variety of food to attract a broader range of birds, but maybe once the mortgage is paid off.