Wednesday Weigh Day

Well my fears were a reality this morning. 113.4kgs on the scale.
A gain of 300grams. And although it may not seem like a big amount it is a GAIN and very disappointing.
Sets me back a few weeks, because if I put in a good effort this week, I may only get down to 113 even.
Which is just about where I was last week. So a waste of 2 weeks.
I will do my utmost to put in a very dedicated effort this week. 112s here I come!!!

Too little too late?

Went swimming again tonight. And swan 1.2 kilometres! :)

Super happy with that effort.
Except.... once again that has been the only exercise I have done all week.
It was a long weekend and I DID have too many drinks and too many sweets.
I am determined that now that it is daylight saving I can get out of the house and go for some walks after work, rather than just hitting the couch.
Fingers crossed I can avoid a shock on the scale tomorrow!

Some foods should be criminal!

Was tempted last night to have an ice cream. Not the greatest of things to want I know.
Mum had a box of Streets 'Limited Edition' Magnum Golds in the fridge and she had just finished on.

BUT luckily I looked at the "nutritional content" before I had one. And OH... MY... GOD!!!

25.9 grams of fat in each one!!! When you are trying to slim down, you should aim for about 30 grams of fat a day or less. So this one ice-cream had almost a whole days worth of fat!
And even worse (yeah, it gets worse) was the amount of saturated fat.
Out of the 25.9 grams of fat, 19.2 grams of that was saturated fat!! 19.2 grams!!!! That is huge.
A friend of mine was recently on a health kick and tried to have less than 10 grams of saturated fat a day. This one ice cream would have been almost two days worth!! Without even eating anything else.
It should be illegal to make foods that are so bad for you. No one needs 19 grams of saturated fat in one 'treat'.
There should be a governing body that doesn't allow something so bad to be produced... let alone consumed.
Needless to say I put the ice cream straight back in the fridge and had a mini icy pole (lemonade ice block) instead.

Thank goodness for nutritional labels!!
Happy with my alternate choice by still amazing at how they can sell something like this. Each ice cream is just over 100g, so 25% of it is just FAT. And almost 20% is saturated fat!! Pretty scary stuff.

Today is the 2nd of October, which marks one month into my new healthy lifestyle.
And so far, 4.1 kilos lighter!! Very happy with month one, let's keep going!!

Wednesday Weigh Day

113.1kg

Soooo happy I have not put on 2 or 3 kilos with my bad habits from last week.

Lucky I went swimming last night. That was my only exercise for the week.

Being in the low 113s is very motivating to put in a super effort this week and get into the 112s next week!!

Hope to report back with fantastic new next Wednesday.

Almost a kilometre

Went swimming again tonight. But for the first time my brother came with me.

We did 900 metres!! Pretty darn good for a first time effort.
It's funny how tired swimming can make you. I am very ready for bed.

When I got home all I had was a bit of pasta, vegies and a tub of yogurt for dessert.

I should sleep very well tonight.
Also happy to report that I did not eat ANYTHING from the biscuit jars today and ONLY drank water.
Goal for today - accomplished!!
I don't have any expectations for the weigh-in tomorrow, because of how terrible I have been eating all week.
But I did make an extra effort today and at least I can be proud of myself for today.

What am I doing??

How easy is it to slip back into old habits!? So not happy with myself at the moment.
I've haven't been thinking at all when eating crap.

• Ricotta cheesecake
• Maltesers
• Lolly bananas
• Chocolate biscuits
• Ice-cream with nutella
• burger and chips
• chocolate mud cake
• potato wedges with sour cream
• and several alcoholic drinks

All in the past week!!

And I feel terrible after I make each mistake.
Where has my will power gone?
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP!!
I am so disappointed with myself. If I had backed all that up with exercise every day, it may not have been so bad, but I have done nothing all week.
But tomorrow is a new day and my chance to get back with the program.
Challenge for tomorrow... to only drink water, no other drinks and not to have ANYTHING from the biscuit jars.

Wednesday Weigh Day

Wednesday are coming around all too quickly. Didn't have the best of mornings today. I was quietly confident about what would be on the scale. Monday night I swam 1.2km and Saturday I was exercising throughout the day and eating well on the weekend. I REALLY wanted to be under 113kgs this week.
Got on the scale this morning and it read 113.5. A big fat loss of nothing! Like all other weeks I weighed myself a few times just in case the scale is a little off. And I take the average of the results.
The lowest reading this morning was 113kg even. But the highest was 114.2kg!! A difference range of 1.2kgs!
Super depressing. How can I monitor my progress on something that gives different results every 10 seconds.
Add that bad start to an awful afternoon at work and what was my instinctive action? Chocolate. Twirl bar, a freddo and a handful of maltesers. I felt AWFUL afterwards. I seem to be lacking motivation at the moment. Might have to start re-reading some of my books tonight. Need to get back on track. And now!