Wednesday Weigh In May 20, 2009
by Tara Cain on May 20, 2009
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I have incentive!
In just a few months time I will be going on a fabulous holiday.
We can’t really afford it, we’ve agonised over whether or not to pull out and we have scrimped and saved since last September.
Of course it didn’t help that I quit my news desk job and started up in business on my own from home with two young children hanging off my leg.
Plus hubby has had the threat of redundancy hanging over his head.
Yeah, it’s been fun!
But we have decided to take the plunge and go for it. It will take every penny we have, but we figure if we don’t go for it now we probably never will.
We are just a tad excited.
With all that in mind, I do not want to taint this holiday by being miserable and overweight.
I’ve already started thinking about clothes and getting myself into a tiz about it.
Looking at beachwear fills me with dread (and you know how much I’ve gone on and on about how bust size can totally ruin you look!)
I want to skip into a store and get excited about buying embarrassingly low-cut tops (my kids are too young to roll their eyes and tut at mummy looking like mutton just yet), and cut-off jeans and floaty kaftans slit up to the thigh.
So I have been using a visualisation technique to wean myself off hot buttered toast and sneaky chocolate bars.
I imagine myself lying on the beach, fabulous outfit on, neat little toes painted hot pink and the sun beating down on my (factor 30′d, obviously) legs.
There are no embarrassing overhangs, my bust actually fits inside my top and I have no problem whatsoever in flashing my torso.
(In my very lovely mental image the children are the picture of contentment and only say ‘mummy, mummy’ a handful of times and nobody demands ‘I want an ice cream’ at the most shrill pitch they can muster. Yes, it is bliss!)
It sounds a bit daft, but I’m convinced it could work. Today I reached for the biscuit tin during a ‘weak’ moment and saw my dream slipping away for the sake of a quick Rich Tea fix.
I put it back, had a cup of tea instead and revelled in the warmth of my smugness, if indeed there is such a word!
Tara
Now, for the weekly Wednesday Weigh-In
David Wright
Thanks to everybody who weighed in last week (figuratively and literally). I appreciate the support. I questioned my motivations and drive during the week and will post my thoughts on it next week – as well as a more concrete plant. I didn’t do much exercising last week. But on the plus side, I also didn’t do much eating. So no weight loss OR gain to report.
The stats: David Wright
- Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
- Goal weight: 250 lbs.
- Weight last week: 325 lbs.
- Weight today: 325 lbs.
- Amount lost this week: 0 lbs.
- Total lost since Nov. 19: 25 pounds
Tara Cain
The stats:
- Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
- Goal weight: 140 lbs.
- Weight last week: 164 lbs.
- Weight today: 163lbs
- Amount lost this week: 1lb
Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.
If you’d like to post a Wednesday Weigh-In post on your blog and help spread the word of our goals, please do so. Get all the info on how you can participate right here.
See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.
Update
As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.
Thank you!
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“I imagine myself lying on the beach, fabulous outfit on, neat little toes painted hot pink and the sun beating down on my (factor 30′d, obviously) legs.”
So does Fowler.
I gained a couple of the posts I lost due to many celebrations. I am back to no sugar, so things should be back to normal soon enough.
Writer Dad’s last blog post..Meme Oh My-O
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Dave Fowler Reply:
May 20th, 2009 at 10:16 am
OutRAGEOUS!
LMAO.
Dave Fowler’s last blog post..The Return Of A Selfish Blogger
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Tara Cain Reply:
May 20th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Hot pink isn’t his colour. He’s more . . . erm . . . Tropical plum I’d say
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Dave Fowler Reply:
May 20th, 2009 at 10:49 am
If you two knew anything at all about fashion you’d know that Sanguinello is where it’s at. Tsk
Dave Fowler’s last blog post..Home Schooling
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First: Congrats, Tara, the visualisation seems to work wonders! I bought a fitness magazine and placed it on the kitchen table a few days ago, but nothing has changed so far. My GP gave me the all-clear to get going again. What a shame. So here I am:
Starting weight Wednesday 20 May: 136 pounds
How many pounds left to lose: 11
MM’s last blog post..Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. I
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Last week was doing battle with the medical system and very angry because the 18 pound gain with the medication in March – last 5 pounds of that was not budging and my trip to Scotland walking tour was canceled for lack of sign ons….I can not zip 2 pair of my summer clothing slacks ( well they have tie waistbands not zippers) for the extra weight.
Today I am down 1 more pound of the extra weight and just feeling more comfortable. I am on a new tour of castles which has time in Wales, and England – 3 days by myself in London which will be nice. This tour has no walking aspects other than in the castles and only breakfasts provided. I must figure out money now for food.
My plan was to be down 40 pounds from October to July and in great shape for the tour and my 60th birthday. Pulling a muscle was not on my list at all.
It is all going to work out…
Glad you are still here and working on the issues…and bits
Patricia’s last blog post..Summer Reading: Thin is the New Happy ~By Valerie Frankel
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We’re still on the road, currently near Hershey, Pennsylvania. We spent the day driving around Amish country and Karen spent a bit in quilting fabric shops.
Another weekend visiting family — in-laws, this time — and eating too much. This next weekend will be a proper travel weekend for us. We’ll be doing some hikes, hopefully, as well as a cave tour at Mammoth Cave National Park.
Next week, we sould be back home and I should be able to do a status post along with what my weight has done on this trip. My belt buckle is still on the last hole, but it seems just a tad tighter than last week.
It looks like it may be getting a lot harder for me to get quality time in at the gym. For detail, click on the commentluv link.
Mike Goad’s last blog post..Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho …, again …, maybe …, probably
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