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

[toystoryduo]

Congratulations on the weight loss, Tracey! Keep up the good work!

Your DD's pictures are wonderful! I can't believe how fast your little girl is growing up!

That is great news that your WDW trip is paid in full! Just a few more weeks now!

I hope you have a great day today!

 

[traceycooper]

The nurse told me to set myself one goal & a reward for when i meet it
my goal is to manage to jog for 7 mins straight (remember the days i could do 20-25 mins??)
My reward will be half a tub of dip (thats real motivation!!)
!!!!

I met my goal
actually i BEAT my goal
goal was to jog for 7 mins straight...i managed 8 mins
I met my goal in less than a week!!! that dip is a good motivator

Didnt have any dip in though but had some choc in the fridge so i had that as my reward & am giving myself a new goal for the dip.....

To jog for 10 mins - that will be hard!!!

I went for a jog around a local lake monday evening with my nieghbour - i managed to jog twice as far as the last time, but it soooo hard jogging outdooors!!!! its about 1 mile around - i did about a 1/4 mile. When i meet my my 10 min TM jog goal (notice i said when not if ) my next goal will be to jog at least half way round the lake or even all the way round we will see!!
* Forgot to add to monday my 2 x 25 mins walk to & from work too

Tuesdays food
b/fast - cereal , decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - chk/bacon pasta salad, mixed berries with yogurt/muslie, earl grey
snack - 2 crispbreads with cheese/onion filler, 250 ml o/juice (before gym)
dinner - lemon fish, boiled potatos, mini corn cob, 10 small squares of dairy milk choc

Exercise - 500 cals @ gym

Wednesday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - chk salad, strawberries
dinner - spagetti bolognase (made with quorn mince, wholeweat spagetti & topped with low fat cheese) 1 small slice of baked mediteranian breab (yum)
low fat yogurt

Exercise - non

Tracy, Stacie, Amy - thanks for checking out DD's pics, she loves reading your lovely comments

Julie - Thanks for thinking about me (poor mum) when commenting on DD's TOM arrival!!! I can tell you have been their hope your getting some sleep then i wont need to send you any energy

 

[toystoryduo]

Congratulations on making your running goal, Tracey! Keep up the good work!

Hope you have a wonderful day today!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey girl. LOVE the pics of your DD! Those are great! How old is she? (just trying to get an idea of when my DD might expect TOM )

You're doing great getting back into running! I love the motivators! I need some of them myself, since I haven't done a darn thing all week.

Keep up the great work, and have a wonderful weekend!

 

[keenercam]

Tracey!! How AWESOME your workouts have been! You should be so proud of yourself for all your amazing progress with running and everything. Keep up the great work!! Oh, and sweet, gentle hugs to that beautiful young woman in your life.

 

[goldcupmom]

those pics of DD are GORGEOUS!!!!!

I'm so impressed w/ your workouts! You ROCK!!!!

Hope you've had a good weekend! WDW SOON!!

 

[traceycooper]

I met my goal
actually i BEAT my goal
goal was to jog for 7 mins straight...i managed 8 mins
I met my goal in less than a week!!! that dip is a good motivator

Didnt have any dip in though but had some choc in the fridge so i had that as my reward & am giving myself a new goal for the dip.....

To jog for 10 mins - that will be hard!!!

Guess what??........i beat my new goal again
Jogged for 11 mins yesterday at last dip has become usefull!!!
I had half a tub with WW dorittos

Friday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - chk salad, strawberries
dinner.......went to a friends & ordered in a chinese, i think i did pretty well, BUT had a whole bottle of rose wine....lots of alcohol this weekend

Exercise - 630 cals @gym

Saturday
b/fast - cereal ,decaf earl grey
lunch - pasta
dinner - 2 slices of soya/linseed bread with WW cheese, protein bar

Went out to see an AC/DC tribute band I MUST have burnt some cals dancing for hours & the place was packed & it was boiling - i had to peel my jeans off when i got home!! when i took my shoes off my ankles swelled up so slept with my feet up & a cold cloth over them - gone down by morning BUT pretty worred about WDW & heat now - although i wont be wearing heels then!!...or dancing, jumping up & down or head banging!!!
drank 5 gin & slimline tonics & 1 wine

Sunday
b/fast - decaf earl grey, cereal
lunch - steamed chk/tomato & rissoto, yogurt
dinner - 2 small cheese & ham rolls, HALF A TUB OF CHEESE & CHIVE DIP with WW dorittos

Exercise - 580 cals @ gym
*Met my goal

Went to friends to watch Spain v Italy football match - we wanted Spain to win (as our friends have a villa their) & they won

Had 1 glass of sangria & 1 white wine

Kim - thanks for stopping by - DD is 13 (14 in August) my niece was lucky enough to not have TOM till 15, & there are 11 yr olds in my school who have TOM, so you never know!!

Tracy, Cam & Julie - thanks for the positive vibes its been a while coming but i feel back in control now

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on meeting your new goal, Tracey!!! Keep up the good work!

Have a great day!!! How many more days till Disney?

 

[postesf]

Look at you go!!!

This is fantastic Tracey!!! Keep it up!!! I am so proud of you for meeting and exceeding these goals you have set for yourself. Don't get the best sense of accomplishment when that happens. It proves that you can do anything you put your mind too! Keep it up!

Stacie

 

[traceycooper]

monday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - chk salad & strawberries
dinner - rosmary/red onion potatos, piri-piri chk, corn cob, 1 oat biscuit

Exercise - 2 x 25 mins walks

Tuesday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - 2 x soya/linseed bread with cheese/onion filler, strawberries, yogurt, earl grey
snack - 2 crispbreads with WW cheese
dinner - 2 wholemeal tortillas with red onion, m/room, yellow pepper & WW cheese + 2 tbl spns of LF mayo

2 handfuls of walnut pieces

exercise - 2 x 25 min walks, 630 cals @ gym

Wednesday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - 2 x soya/linseed bread with cheese/onion filler, strawberries, yogurt, earl grey
dinner - new potatos, s/corn & 'healthy' fish pie, fizzy water

2 handfulls of walnut pieces

exercise - non

Thursday
b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - chk salad, strawberries, yogurt, earl grey
snack - 3 crispbreads cheese/onuion filler, 200 ml tropical juice drink
dinner - WW pizza + 6 homemade wedges, fizzy water

Exercise - 500 cals @ gym

WI tomorrow- i will be gutted if the scale doesnt go down as it stayed the same last week & i have been really good with food & exercise...we'll see!

DD is going away with school choir for 5 days on sunday - i'm dreading it - i will miss her soooo much (putting on a brave face for her though!) she wont be home on my birthday
next week will sure drag

Weather is raining...again... BUT not as bad as the floods we had last June.....no this year we are getting lots of wind instead!!!! A tree came down in next doors garden!!! summer eh???? whats that???? i need sun!!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending you some for weigh-in. You're doing a great job with food and exercise!

Sending a your way for your DD's trip. I haven't had my girls spend any extended time away from me yet, but I know that it will be hard and that I will miss them like crazy.

I hope you have a great weekend and a very Happy Birthday!

 

[traceycooper]

Thanks Tracy she left this morning, i know she will have a wonderfull time but i cant wait till she gets home on Friday!
It has also ended up costing me a fortune!!! ontop of the £150 ($300) to go & the £70 ($140) spending money
I ended up paying out nearly another £150 ($300) on new clothes & a haircut for her too!!!
thanks for the birthday wish - it is on Tuesday - the big 4 2
my niece was 18 last week & i can remember the day she was born like it was yesterday & all of a sudden i thought ''have i been an adult that long!!??''
i got pretty depressed!!

Friday
WI - 2lb loss i was so relieved!!! i have now lost the 7lb that i gained in the 2 weeks i didnt go to the gym!!! it took 2 weeks to gain & 6 weeks to get off!!!
Now i have to get off the 14 lb's i gained when i moved house & over christmas (& again didnt go to the gym over that time - notice a pattern here??) THEN i will be back to the weight i was last summer & THEN i need to lose about another 20 lb's to be below the 'over weight' line!!
BUT at least the scale is going the right way!!

b/fast - cereal, decaf earl grey
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink, homemade oat cake that someone bought in.
lunch - wholemeal pitta filled with tuna & LF mayo, mixed berries with yogurt & muslie
dinner - went out - chilli chk with noodles, 2 glasses of dry white wine

Exercise - 25 min walk to work

Saturday
b/fast - usual!!
lunch - 2 slices of soya/linseed bread with tuna & LF mayo, yogurt
dinner - fish & chips

Exercise - 4 hours shopping!!!

Sunday
b/fast - usual
lunch - small baked potato with scampi & WW cheese & 2 tbl spns of FL mayo, strawberries & blueberries with yogurt
Dinner - not sure yet!!

Exercise - 650 cals @ gym

Not had time to try & do mt new goal of the 1/2 way round run of the lake yet!!

5 weeks today i'll be checking in at airport hotel, 5 weeks tomorrow we're off

 

[toystoryduo]

Congrats on weigh-in, Tracey!!! You are doing a wonderful job!!! Keep up the good work!

Sending some your way that the week goes by quickly for you and that your DD returns home safely on Friday.

Happy Birthday, Tracey!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow and a happy, healthy, and blessed year ahead!!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Tracey! You are doing so well, I am so proud of your seven pound loss. I think seven pounds in six weeks is awesome. I cannot believe I missed dd's TOM arrival. You poor thing! I remember when I told my mom she was okay but I heard her crying later on, it was more traumatic for her I think, can you relate? I hope dd is having fun on her trip, man that was A LOT of money. You are a good mom.

I am so proud, you keep exceeding your goals and that must feel good. One more month to WDW for you!

I did find in WDW with the heat and walking, that drinking really did swell up my feet. But they always went down and yours will too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

And I am 43 so I am older than you, to me you're a young thing!

 

[traceycooper]

Thanks Amy & Tracy
Tracy - thankyou for the birthday wishes
Amy - I didnt cry over TOM but it felt very wierd, i decided whilst DD was away that i need to start ''letting go'' & treat DD more like an adult...gulp...

DD is safely home, but didnt want to come home!!! she loved it & now wants to live in Kent!!!! nice to be missed eh??!!
Tuesday
My birthday was ok - i get pretty down on my birthday!!! The sun came out for me but the sun did only last one day
Went out for dinner with DH & my mum & dad. had chk salad
DH bought me some perfume & this weird thing that i stick up my nose that shines lights inside my nose (i look like Rudolf!!) its supposed to help my hayfever - i have to say it does seem to be working!!!! only a man could come up with that though!!
Decided to give myself a day off from the gym!!

Wednesday
school had a fun run - kids had to run around school field 30 times to raise money for charity...i decided i would do this............IT NEARLY KILLED ME!!!
hats off to all you marathon runners out their!!!
I was going to go to the gym but after the fun run i thought nope!!!
(i'd also walked it to & from work!)

Thursday
felt really ill - ended up coming home from work & falling into bed - felt sick, all my joints ached, weird shooting pains, & a migrane
so no gym again....started to think i shouldnt have given myself the day off from gym on Tuesday!!! Started to panic that my weight would go up again as i've just managed to lose the 7 lb's gained from not going to the gym for 2 weeks!!!

Friday
wasnt going to go into work but felt guilty - so i went!!!
DD came home
Took her out for dinner & she cried most of the time *** she missed Kent!!!
(also VERY over tired as she didnt get back till 2am that morning!)
WI - ANOTHER 2lb LOSS i was pretty shocked by this!!!
didnt do gym

Saturday
finally made the gym but it was hard as i still wasnt feeling 100% but managed to burn 650 cals!!
b/fast - cereal
lunch - 4 crispbreads, yogurt
dinner - WW pizza, homemade potato wedges

Sunday
took DD clothes shopping...again!! trying to get her ready for WDW in FOUR WEEKS
b/fast cereal
lunch - went to parents - chk, boiled potatoes, rst potatos, smll yorkshire pudding, gravy, smll piece of lemon torte
dinner - proberbly crispbreads!

I think i understand why nurse wanted to me to add more healthy carbs now - it stops me snacking between meals!!! I go for my 'official' WI & measurements next week with the nurse!
Food was pretty good all week, i have to try & get here more often!!

 

[goldcupmom]

I want a light for my nose????? What is it??? If it will help with allergies, heck, I'd have it implanted!!!!

Anyway.....belated happy Birthday!

Glad DD is home, & can I come live in Kent, too????

Your weight loss is AWESOME!!!! 5 weeks???? WOW!!!!!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

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

Your ticker is under 30 days now! I bet you are getting so excited!!!

I hope you have a great week ahead!

 

[keenercam]

WOW! Tracey, you are doing a great job on your workouts! Happy birthday, my friend! Congratulations on the scale progress. I hope you are fully recovered from when you didn't feel well. And kudos to you for keeping up with the kiddos on their 30 laps!!

 

[traceycooper]

Julie here is a link to some info about the allergy reliever

https://shop.lloydspharmacy.com/web...nt_category_rn=14263&top=Y&top_category=14263

DH had read that olympic athletes are using it as they're not allowed to take medication, he did take a pic of me on his mobile i'll see if i can put it on

Monday
b/fast - usual
snack - banana, low cal hot choc drink
lunch - 2 slices soya/linseed bread with cheese/onion filler, mixed berries with yogurt/muslie
dinner - chk curry with wholemeal rice, 1/2 a nam bread

Didnt realise when i posted yesterday that ny WI appointment with the nurse was today.......... she weighed me & i've lost 5lb in 3 weeks (i'd got 4lb)
not lost any inches on my waist though!!!
Turns out her DD is buying a house 3 doors from mine too - small world eh?!!

still raining......

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracey, your trip is so close!! You must be so excited. That is GREAT news on your weigh in! I am super proud of you. Very interesting that the carbs are helping you not snack. I think carbs get a bad rap sometimes!!

That is great that dd is home and had a great time. Now that she has TOM in her own life, you may want to ship her back to Kent at certain times of the month! Letting go a bit is hard to do, good for you! I am better at doing that with my son than my daughter. I know full well what she can get into (that would be the same things I did ).

Keep up the good work!!