49 Days To Go (112 Day Challenge)

Yes I went missing in Action again! I have been away and distracted and guess what - it shows up in my level of commitment and focus on losing weight!

I have put back on a kilo so I’m back to 78 Kilos. I sat down and worked out that I will need to lose now every month without fail 3 kilos a month! That may sound simple but we all know weight loss seems simple if you base it on maths but when you base it on real life - its not! else we would all be skinny.

Last night I watched the American version of biggest loser and it got me inspired as all weight loss shows do. I am going to have to act like I’m in my own ‘BIGGEST LOSER” camp if I am to succeed. The funny thing is that , this is my usual pattern of behaviour in that I leave every thing to the last possible minute and if I keep going the way I am I will not have any where to go but lose my challenge and that won’t do!

Watch this space!

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There is no better way to end my day than to sit here and read through all of journals and bask in your support and wisdom. I feel so lucky to have found you all. I didn’t help out at the the tornado sight today because it rained so hard here all day. They just didn’t want the people there. Hopefully I will be helping out this weekend. I usually weigh in on Friday and then again on Sunday for the 50lb challenge. I decided today that I’m going to skip weigh in tomorrow and do it on only on Sunday. It will give me a few extra days to get back into things after blowing it last weekend!! Got my delivery from my farm share today. There were some great treats - rhubarb, blackberries (which I couldn’t resist and ate some before I even washed them!!), strawberries, celery and cabbage - plus other things. I am planning on making some Atkins friendly rhubarb dessert - but I haven’t found a recipe yet. But I can’t wait. It tastes like summer to me when the rhubarb starts coming out!! TODAY’S FOOD: BREAKFAST 2 fried eggs = 1C 4 slices of bacon = 0C 2 cups of cofee with h/c = 0C LUNCH Burger King Double Whopper without the bun (ate about 1/2) = 2C Diet Coke = 1C DINNER tuna salad salad (I know it sounds funny - but it’s one of my favorites. I make tuna salad with onions, celery, fresh dill, cayenne pepper and mayo. Then I put it on a bed of lettuce with a couple wedges of tomato - sometimes I add a boiled egg on top, too. It’s so yummy!) = 7C SNACKS 1/4c of blackberries = 3C 1/4c of strawberries with cream = 3C Atkins bar = 3C TOTAL = 20C I feel like I ate ALOT today - and in looking at my journal, I guess I really did. I am having a some cravings today. It might be because I was so bad for that few days on the weekend and my system is rebelling a little. But I am sure I will get through this. The sweet cravings will go away if I just stick with it.

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