Well, have managed to stay on track today, havent written anything down but my notebook is being dusted down from tomorrow!!
I am sat here after a 4o minute swim with my hot choc options drink and 2 apple danish snack a jacks yummy.
We will survive!!:cool:

Hello all, well done you walker's, loser's and everyone actually. I haven't lost a pound in weeks, although I'm not surprised cos I really haven't been trying too.
My shoulder is still messed up, I had my first session of physio today, I have to have nine in total and if that doesn't work I've been threatend with steriod shots and apparently they hurt!! OUCH!!!!
Anyhoo, I am in good spirits cos I haven't gained any more apart from the five pounds when I first stopped WW. So I am pleased that I am maintaining and I do plan on getting back on track as soon as I sort this blooming shoulder out.
It's very hottish and humid here of late. I just walked the pooches and sweated to death while I was out there. Nearly gogt in Lew's pool with him when we got home....that ould have been a sight I can tell ya!
Right well I think I had better go and hoover, cos the rugs are in need of it. If I do it now, although it's getting late, it'll all look right nice in the morning when I get up, cos the boys are away in DC for a few days....hehehe.
Everyone have a great week,
Chris. x

Not been too wonderful with my eating today - was at a course in Edinburgh and although I had a salad for lunch it had dressing on it - will take my sandwiches tomorrow.

Do they feed a cold and starve a fever or is it the other way round ?

I saw a councillor today :rolleyes: what can I say I have "issues" ;) he didnt listen very well I told him I couldnt see him next tuesday but he still gave me an appointment for then :?:

Veggie- If you are not happy with him ask to see another one love ok.

i am sat here once again with snack a jacks and options hot choc. Another good day to report, i have a new diet journal it has a pig on the front with the word OINK! underneath. Black paper and silver pen so i have used it to write down every mouthful!!!!
I have been to the gym, it was a bit of a struggle, just because i havent been for a week i felt shattered.

It is pretty quiet around here, come on UKfat chicks lets make it happen!!

Enthusiam has gone out of the window. Had to resort to the LARGER size swimsuit tonight - now I have to do something about it all - bring back my motivation.

Want to be slimmer for the schools going back in August, only I can make that happen.

Had a good point though - resisted the temptation to have chips when we came out of the swimming and didn't steal any of the boys, probably because they had a cheeseburger each instead, but it's a start .........

Come on girls we have to keep going...

Having said that this is what I ate yesterday - Backed potato with cheese & bacon on it, 3 large cookies from Sainsbury's, and a cream doughnut (admittedly a friend came over with the cookies and cakes but she didn't have to force them down my throat) to make up for it I had a low fat WW meal for dinner :lol:

I am determined to be good today...

SS - I can't even think of wearing a swimsuit at all never mind having the choice between 2 different ones!! Which isn't good news as we go on holiday in less than 2 weeks :eek:

hate to admit it but the 'other' swimsuit that I ended up wearing is an old maternity on e- never thought to need it again - just as well I didn't chuck it out else last night would have been embrassing.

Have done ok so far today apart from biscuits at coffee time, don't usually drink coffee or eat biscuits, but I have been. Tomorrow I'm back on the water - more difficult to dunk the biscuits through the narrow neck of the bottle :lol: :lol: :lol:

AWOL again!!
 

I am off to sunny south yorkshire this afternoon so won't be around till after the weekend.
I will be glad to have a weekend at home next week. This weekends trip is for my God daughters 18th birthday (ooh I feel so old now!!). I have volunteered to drive to avoid any alcohol. Keeping away from the buffet will be another problem!! Lets hope i can dance the night away for exercise eh!!

I think I have got back on track, been writing everything down trhis week and it does help. The sun has helped in its own way too, been very hot down here.

I went to the gym and had a swim last night. It is taking a lot of effort but i think that is because i am feeling guilty about the housework that isn't getting done.

Oh well enough ramblings for now, better get this show on the road. have a great weekend
TQ

Have a good time TQ!

I am shock horror actually building myself up slowly to actually diet again you have been warned! By monday I will be lean mean healthy eating queen honest. Have put on about 21 pounds back on of the 50 I lost but whats new (kittycats)

Hi all
back again...but decided to post this here instead of on the weekly weigh in thread.I just had to come back and tell you all about an email I got earlier that had me really upset for a while.

Well to cut a long story short I will post the email it went as follows :)

Dear Alison,

I have just finished looking over your website and I have to tell you one thing. Losing weight is one of the hardest things anyone has ever got to do and unless you have been in that position you have no idea how difficult, depressing and distressing it can be.
When I saw your first pictures I thought to myself here is a genuine person who really knows how I feel that was until I carried on looking at the other photographs you posted supposedly of yourself as you lost weight.
They are quite obviously all of different people. If you are going to try to convince people that those are photographs of you.
you should have been more careful in chosing ones that bore some sort of resemblance to the original one you posted. I may be overweight but I am not stupid, give me some credit to be able to tell that a photograph is of someone else.
Some of us are genuinely trying to deal with our weight problems and it is a shame there are sad individuals out there like you who are just trying to mock all our efforts by pretending to understand how we feel and convince us that you have lost weight.
you are pathetic and I just hope no one else is conned by your deception.

Well I was really upset about it for a while but when I had calmed down a bit I decided to reply to it...strangely enough the reply was returned as undeliverable mail...what a surprise.
well girls am I being completely numb here ...on many of them I have my sister in laws dog with me and the background is always the same.( I stand in the same place for my photographs taken every time) does that not give some indication that they are all of the same person.?
I suppose I should really take that email as a compliment...NO I don't look like the same person that started this journey over a year and a half ago.. I do look completely different and a whole lot better than I did before ...but isn't that the point?

In a way I am a different person, I look and feel different, but I am still me and I always will be me no matter what I look like.

To be honest I am surprised that I haven't had more nasty emails since I started my website and that is the very first nasty one I have ever received so I should be grateful for that.


I'm glad there are people out there like you all here who do appreciate all my efforts and it is for you and everyone like you that I carry on posting my story openly as it progresses.

I feel that the person who sent me that email has some serious issues with their weight, but instead of asking for help they are just trying to justify their own failure by discrediting the efforts of someone who is obviously working hard at becoming successful.
I feel very sorry for them.

well I just wanted to vent a little and I thought you all may like to see that little ditty.

Have a good weekend everyone :)

Ali :wave:

Babe, you should not get downhearted that someone who needs help saw you as a "fake" - there are hundreds (maybe more) of us out there who see you as a total inspiration (I've lost 31lbs, my husband 45 lbs). There will always be people who can't see reality because it is too painful.. Keep inspiring me sweetie.

NickyB

Thanks Nicky I needed that :)

Ali :wave:

Ali,

I cant beleive that somebody had the audacity to send you that email but like you say, from the background etc, it is obviously you - I can only think that they have embarked on their own weight loss journey and failed and are totally jealous of how well you have done. The fact that the email was returned also suggests that it is possibly somebody who maliciously emails people after reading their websites as a matter of habit - for whatever reason i do not know but perhaps they are not well.

You are an inspiration to us all here at 3FC so please do not let this stop you updating your website or continuing your journey.

Tracy