So much good news! Diet is getting easier (for the moment anyway), the job is going really well, and I am feeling SOOOO much better. Little Emma and I went running off to Decathlon in Nottingham on Saturday for walking boots. The plan is to have a huge great big walk every Sunday! I bagged me a BARGAIN! My pink winter walking boots were 70% off. So I paid £12! I was well impressed.
Then on Saturday night the girls were round. They got through 4 bottles of wine, 2 big bottles of WKD and then started on the lads' beer. Its no wonder Jen was ill!
But I was quite proud that I was not even tempted by any of it. Although I had a BIG craving for Garlic Bread when Emma came back from the Kebab shop with 'babs, chips and pizza! But it passed and I sat there with my LL Hot Chocolate.
On Sunday, we were at West Midlands Safari Park. It was another one of those moments that makes me realise how much I used to think about food. But also made me see how much focus there is on unhealthy fast food. We stopped after the Drive Through Safari for a trip to the ladies and a drink and souveniors. I was waiting for the girls to get something to eat and I noticed that all they had to choose from was Burgers, Chips, Pizza, Sweets, etc. There were big posters and signs everywhere advertising Bigger Hot Dogs and Bigger Ice Creams. More food for less money. And all I could smell was FAT! It was horrific. And it left me thinking, what chance does society have when there "snack foods" hold more calories than you should have in a whole day!?! Perhaps this is the beginning of a new mindset for me.
I've also been finding that planning events up to December is a little daunting. Halloween I know will be good. I don't feel like there will be a big enfassis on food that weekend. I'll just have to remember to take some chocolate shakes with me to make Hot Chocolate and keep me warm!! I am really excited about that. But Emma's birthday - there will be cake. Portsmouth trip, December 12th - it will be the first time I've been down and not drank alcohol, or had chinese food!! And the Christmas. Need I say more. Then there is works Christmas Party, My birthday and New Year. Oh if I can get through to January without lapsing, I will be so proud of myself. But I am just trying not to think that far ahead at the moment and just focus on the week ahead.
So, costume making for Halloween then!!!
My character is the Fire Witch. I only have two weeks to sort the costume out!! Oh and lose enough weight to fit into THE RED JEANS! So I guess that's me off to get busy with metres and metres of red and yellow fabric then . . . .
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