Tracey's wedding weight loss attempt (comments welcome & needed!!)

[traceycooper]

OK do you want the good news or bad news first???

Good news - the dips gone

Bad news - i ate it & felt like a whale this morning

Good news - it made me go to the gym today

DH got in about 2am from gritting,

Bad news - we had about 4 inches of snow last night

good news - its raining now & its all melting

Bad news - everywhere is flooding from all the rain & melted snow


Food so far today
B/fast - croissant, earl grey
lunch - 3 crispbreads, apple cinnamon cookie, yogurt, earl grey

We have been invited over to my brothers tonight for a meal - beef borginion not sure if we will make it, got to wait & see if DH has to grit
Mum has invited us for tea tomorrow too & again we have to wait & see!
How come everyone invites us when were not sure if we can get

 

[traceycooper]

Hi all
I am at my Dsil. We had the meal & it was lovely, i am on my 2nd bottle of wine
DSIL bought us all a strawberry shot, she managed to drop hers!! & then dropped her dessert
Dessert was vanilla creme brulee....yummy
Off to play table tennis

Nothing better than a nice time with family
Gota go shes reading my post

 

[toystoryduo]

Sounds like you are having a good time, Tracey. Have a couple of drinks for me too, okay?

Enjoy the rest of your evening!

 

[bekkiz]

How fun! I hope it was a great time

I like your good news/bad news. It made me giggle!

 

[lovinaz]

OK, repeat after me - I will NOT buy dip again, I will NOT buy dip EVER AGAIN!

Trust me, you'll thank me...

You are very right, nothing beats time with family. Were you sharing wine with your SIL? Why did she keep dropping everything?

Tomorrow starts a brand new week, forget about the naughty stuff you ate this weekend and start fresh tomorrow!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi wish buddies

Boy was i drunk last night!! The 1st glass of wine went straight to my head!!!

lovinaz - yes my SIL was drinking the wine too, she had set the table so romantically she said it was a pre-valentines meal - lovely white tablecloth.... until she spilt the strawberry shot! Then Gary was spraying shaving foam onto the tablecloth to try to get the stain out (it really does work!) Then she bought out the lovely desserts with little heart shaped sweets on the plates(choice of 2 desserts), i asked Gary if he wanted to try mine so SIL asked DB if he wanted to try hers & promtly dropped her rasberry topped dessert onto the lovely white tablecloth again!!! So out came the shaving foam again! Meanwhile i had laughed so much i was choking on a sweet!!! Not very romantic but sooo funny! THEN we were playing pool & i turned around with my pool que in my hand & knocked my large glass of wine off the table & it smashed onto the floor!!!

I went shopping today & DIDNT buy any dip
Went to the gym again this morning, burnt 400 cals
Went to mums for tea i only had a small roll, 2 mini sausage rolls, a few pickled onions & a small piece of cheese cake.

food today
b/fast - croissant, earl grey
lunch - small baked potato with chk & bacon filler
dinner - small cheese & ham roll, 2 mini sausage rolls, a few pickled onions & a small piece of cheese cake

Not great but not terrible either!

Hope everone had a great weekend

 

[toystoryduo]

Sounds like you had a great weekend, Tracey! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

 

[goldcupmom]

Sounds like you had a GREAT weekend, Tracy! And Congrats for buying NO MORE DIP!!!!

Getting to the gym was definitely what you needed to keep the dip off your mind.

Hope you have a Wonderful week ahead! Not sure if I'll be back here before I leave for FL, but I'll be thinking about you. I hope you don't get too much more bad weather.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracey, it sounds like you had a very fun weekend, those are the best kind! Your dinner sound fun if a bit messy! I think you did overall very well given all the temptations you had. So good job! And very good job going to the gym and not buying dip! Off to a new week for us all!

 

[lovinaz]

Yay for not buying the dip!!!!! I'll have to be sure to keep DH at home next time I go to Costco, maybe then I can avoid buying trail mix!!!

 

[traceycooper]

Monday
b/fast - croissant, earl grey
snack - hot choc drink, low fat cereal bar
lunch - chk salad, strawberries
dinner - pepperoni omlette, 1 apple, cranberry & cinnamon cookie

Food really good today & i WENT TO THE GYM AGAIN also did a water aerobics class after the gym!
Thats 3 days in a row i've been - i've never done that

Today (Tuesday)
b/fast - croissant, earl grey
snack - hot choc drink, low fat cereal bar
lunch - cheese & ham roll, yogurt, strawberries, small cake
dinner - red & yellow grilled peppers with wholemeal pasta
Having a scone (you guys call them biscuits i think!! - we call cookies biscuits ) later with cream & strawberry jam.

Back to gym tomorrow night
Off to eat my scone...biscuit..????

 

[goldcupmom]

Congrats on making the gym 3 in a row! That's AWESOME!!!

Have a great week!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Wow your Monday looked awesome! Way to go making it to the gym three times in a row. I'd say that is turning out to be a very good investment! Keep up your hard work!

 

[lovinaz]

Yay for getting to the gym so often!! That new gym is really working out for you, aren't you glad you switched?

Scones are scones here as well. Biscuits are something different. I don't even know how to describe an American biscuit. It's like a hockey puck (size and shape) of flaky, buttery dough. They usually aren't flavored and they are super yummy served hot with butter and jam (or some like them with gravy )! OK, I'm torturing myself now...

Keep up the good work!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Tracey,

Ya for you for not buying anymore dip!!!! That is great. And good for you for making it to the gym

Glad that you had a good time with you family over the weekend.

Keep up the good work!!! You are doing a great job

 

[traceycooper]

Scones are scones here as well. Biscuits are something different. I don't even know how to describe an American biscuit. It's like a hockey puck (size and shape) of flaky, buttery dough. They usually aren't flavored and they are super yummy served hot with butter and jam (or some like them with gravy )! OK, I'm torturing myself now...

Yes i had the biscuit (we call it a scone!!) with cream & jam

Wednesday
b/fast - croissant, earl grey
snack - hot choc, low fat cereal bar
lunch - chk salad, small cake, yogurt
dinner - sweet & sour chk with wholemeal rice, choc muffin with choc frosting & choc heart on top!!!

Got my first valentines card with 'wife' on
Went to the gym & JOGGED on the tm!!! I've never jogged before - lasted 4 mins before stitch kicked in
It was deffinatly worth the money to join & we found out last night we are getting our 1st month half price

Today (Thursday)
b/fast - croissant, earl grey
snack - hot choc - NOTHING ELSE!!
lunch - soya & linseed bread with cheese & onion filler, small choc bar, yogurt
dinner - red pepper lasagne with fries, 2 LARGE glasses of wine, 2 glasses of cider

Ate out tonight with work collegues to celebrate the fact that we break up tomorrow for 1 week thats why alcohol is on!!!
I am so ready for the break - feeling really tired!!!

Got DD's school report when i got home - it was excellent, but had a few digs/comments on her attendance e.g. 'a brilliant report - but think even how much better it might have been with 100% attendence!!!' (due to us going to FL to get married) i wrote a long letter at the time explaining why we were going & asking for work to take with us (we booked so far in advance that at the time we were waiting to find out which school she was going to) & they still wouldnt authorise it.
This is from a school that has had complaints for the number of extra inset days (school closures) they have taken, up to the point where they are telling parents to teach missed lessons via the internet!!!
The only other comment was that she neeeds to participate more in lessons - speak out, ask for help etc
So i have written a lengthy reply on the parents reply form!! Not sure if this was a good idea after 2 large glasses of wine & 2 ciders!!! Heres what i wrote:

'I am very pleased with Leannes report! With regards to her attendance - the only unauthorised absence was when we went abroad for our wedding, which i had asked to be authorised & had offered to take work with us - this was declined! (even after a lengthy letter) All other absence was due to genuine illness & authorised. Or due to extra inset days.
I know Leanne has felt intimidated by outspoken class members & i feel this contributes to her confidence in speaking out & asking for help during lessons.
We have spoken to Leanne about this & have encouraged her.
I am a little concerned that Leannes confidence in her abilities has declined slightly in secondary school, but we are monitering the situation & encouraging & praising her efforts.
If any suggestions can be made to help her in this area they would be appreciated.
Well done Leanne! We are proud of you!
Regarding attendence - i telephoned the school several weeks ago to discuss the matter & was told i would get a return call that i am still witing for - 3 weeks later.'

What do you think?????
I am angry about the attendence issue - i work in a school its not like i will take her out again, but we were getting married!!!!
Rant over

We are taking 60 children to the movies tomorrow afternoon to watch 'Charlotte Web' nice end to the week before we break up

 

[lovinaz]

That is pretty irritating about the school's comments. As long as she is doing well in school, I wouldn't worry about it. Some kids are more outspoken than others, if she is learning, that is the most important part! You're letter sounds pretty coherent after all that alcohol!!

Great news about the gym fee! And keep it up, you will be jogging for 30 minutes on the treadmill in no time! I never used to be able to do it, but now I am gradually increasing my speed and incline.

 

[bekkiz]

Your eating looks great! Esp. for it being a holiday chock full of chocolates and candy. I bet the cupcake was great

It is fun getting the wifey cards. Hopefully that happiness can overshadow the annoying school stuff. As a teacher, I hate sending comments home. I never can convey what I'm really trying to say, and often, I'm just reaching for things. Phone calls are so much better! And honestly, you're the mom, and I'm sure the wedding will be a much more lasting memory, rather than a silly worksheet or whatever

Have fun at the movie!

 

[toystoryduo]

Tracey,

I think you made some good comments on Leanne's school report. I don't understand why the school wouldn't give her an authorized absence for your wedding either. I would think that the administrators would try to be understanding and would have allowed her to take the work with her. I hope that you can talk to the teacher about the attendance thing soon.

Great job getting to the gym! Keep up the good work!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracey, I think your letter to the school was right on! As a parent you have to advocate not only for your child but yourself and your right as her mom. YOU are her mother and if YOU think it was okay to pull her, THEY need to keep their mouths shut. I ran into the same thing for our cruise when I took my kids out for four days. You would have thought I had taken them out for a month judging by the reaction of one of his teachers.

You are doing so well with going to the gym and good job trying out jogging. In no time you will be able to go longer than four minutes at a time. Keep up the good work!