The power of Blog.

Last week I wrote about my lack of motivation regarding my healthy eating plan (HEP) and in my opinion the correlation between not filling out my daily diary or my weekly blog, resulting in rapid weight gain.

Well last week I vowed to do both of those things, which I did and I lost 7lbs in weight this week. Now I am feeing fantastic and motivated as ever and by Thursday or the latest next Monday I want to see a 13 on those scales and I am so excited by that prospect.

Just goes to show if you write your thoughts and feelings down, not only do you get them out of your head to be able to make more room for new things but also it can help you get things into perspective and bring issues into the forefront of your mind so you can deal with them.

By writing those thoughts down last week and rereading them, I made myself realise how I really felt about putting on that weight and what impact it was having on moving forward with my HEP.

Now I feel, clear headed and excited about the weeks ahead.

I won’t desert you again my friend.



HEP = Healthy Eating Plan..... or should that be HELP.

Updated 18th April 2011... 6.18pm.... my friend Moo came up with something I thought very funny...
HELP = Healthy Eating Life Plan. Sound words of advice there I think. Thanks Moo. x


Next week, I bare all and publish my photos of the journey to get into my size 18 JC dress. (not for the faint hearted).

99, 100...........Motivation, coming ready or not!!!!!!!

When I started my diet (or as the experts call it healthy eating plan) I had three golden rules that I was going to stick to at all costs.


1 To write everything I ate in a diary, however bad it was, everything was to go down, and I mean
EVERYTHING.

2 I was going to update my blog weekly, write down my thoughts and feelings, however difficult they maybe.

3 Weigh myself Monday and Thursday, without fail. No matter how naughty I had been that week.



Number 2, went out of the window quite early on. I just could not find the time to write a blog every week. Silly I know as it takes a matter of seconds to say... Hard week this week, must try harder.

But numbers 1 and 3 were always done, without fail. The only exception was when I was in the states and I knew I was going to eat like a pig and there was no access to weighing scales.

Until recently that is, my diary as not been completed for weeks and I have not bothered weighing myself regularly as I know what the scales will say, hence the fact I have put on half a stone in a matter of weeks.

I feel fat, depressed, my clothes are getting tight. I'm bloated and miserable and of cause this leads to eating more so it’s a very viscous circle.

Every Monday is a "my diet starts today" and by the afternoon I am craving crisps. One day I even ate all of the babies pick a mix. I was like a women possessed and I didn’t even eat many sweets before I lost my weight. I was more a crisp gal.

Where has my motivation gone I can hear all 9 of you ask, well that is a long story and when I have got it straight in my own head I will let you know, but it all steams from my visit to Jasper Conran and the disappointing news of look 23, the dress of my dreams and what has kept me going though all these months.

Whatever happens I need to find my motivation, because I am blowed if I am going to see that 15 back on those scales and that will happen sooner rather then later if I am not careful.





 

Testing

My first ever book review. Dog walks Man.

Dog walks Man, A six-legged odyssey.

By John Zeaman.

Hamlyn.



I was given this book solely to review it and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The tales of a man, who is duped into getting a dog by his children and who like Fathers world over, ends up the one walking it everyday.

At first I was a little taken aback by the story content. What on earth would an author have to delicate a 304 page book about dog walking with? But every chapter is filled with beautiful in depth details and descriptions of the area which they walked, the actions of his dog Pete (a standard poodle). The actions of people around him and the consequences of these actions and the characters he meets along the way.

The book is very easy to read due to its short story type format, each chapter is a new adventure and this allows you to put the book down and pick up again quite easily.

I found the book very funny in places some are even laugh out loud moments, which caused some embarrassment on a train one day. But it also brought me to tears in places as well.

Its beautifully written, moving, witty and a joy to read.



Once you have read it, dog walking will never be the same again

A vintage dress giveaway by a felow blogger. A Thrifty Mrs and Hummingbird

A Thrifty Mrs in association with Humming bird is giving away a vintage dress plus matching jewellery. Competition closes in two hours, so follow the link and enter. You never know it may just be your lucky day.

http://thefurtheradventuresofathriftymrs.blogspot.com/2011/03/hummingbird-vintage-giveaway.html?spref=tw

Back on track. 7 days and counting.

Today I finally lost all my weight I put on in America and over the funeral period.
I am now back on track and the lowest weight I have been in the last 12 years. I doubt very much I will be the weight I wanted to be for my trip to London next week (unless a miracle takes places of course) but I am very happy with where I am at the moment.

Cant believe in 7 days, I will finally be seeing the dress that has kept me going since September. It will be such a boost, that I so desperately need at the moment.

I'm not sure if I will see the actual dress or a photo, not really sure how it all works. Heck I have never even been in a fashion house before let alone seen a made to measure garment.

So excited, will let you know how it goes. x


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Best seat in my house.

Early indications from Jasper Conan’s new tumblr site suggested in my eyes a black, white and silver monochrome theme.

Black and white photos, black shoes, black and silver invitations, piano key like images. In fact unlike the very citrusy colours of the S/S 2011 collection it appears to be typically Jasper Conran.

I was so excited about the early signs as I love that black, white and silver look. Very, very 20’s and 30’s and quite Hollywood.

Would the collection, be anything like this?…..Or are they sending us on a goose chase or is it my perception from an untrained eye, very wrong?




Sitting on my bed, laptop balanced on my knee, coffee in one hand, daybook in the other, I'm ready.



The stage is set, Lights, camera, action!!!



OK, ok, I am very wrong... Hollywood NO! 20’s 30’s NO!





Try London in the 60’s. .



Beautiful, black straight silhouettes graced the screen first, boyish mod look with zipper tops and over the body courier type bags. Black hot pants and long straight legged trousers. Then came the shift dresses in White, black and silver colours. All teamed with black opaque tights and small squared heeled shoes.

Thigh high boots were seen, with short skirts and more zipper tops. Also a fantastic two piece suit with a short skirt and double breasted jacket, which I want.

Then came the metallic bronzes and copper colours. Reptile like print shift dresses and skirts with more opaque tights. Suede sleeveless jackets and skirts added to the 60’s theme.

Of course something else Jasper does really well is to accessorize. Beautiful Stephen Jones oversized hats made an appearance and the fluffy clutch bags were fun.

The crowning glory was an oversized fur coat, which didn’t float my boat but appears to be popular with fashion writers and bloggers on twitter at the moment. Just goes to show what I know.


All in all, the whole collection was very Jasper, feminine, wearable, tailored, simple, elegant and most importantly obtainable to the everyday women like me.





Please note, I am not in anyway, experienced in the fashion or writing worlds. The above is the personal opinions of an untrained individual who as seen the collections once on a PC via live streaming and is writing from memory