Weight

Nov. 21st, 2009 01:29 pm
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Losing weight shouldn't really have it's ups and downs, it should all be about downs. Sadly, at the moment this is not the case. Having lost a fair amount over the last few months I haven't lost anything for the last few weeks and last week I put on a little. The reason for this is not hard to find. I spent last weekend with my beloved, and although we went to the gym together, we did eat rather a lot, and for the past week I have lost momentum, eating far too much - portion sizes have begun creeping up and I'm not weighing everything. I think part of the problem is that Christmas is coming up when I know I will overeat. My only chance is to keep up with the exercise, and to get back on my programme for those days when I don't have meals out. But it's hard.

Worth it in the long run of course.
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One of the problems with being a tad on the large side (a euphemism for grossly overweight, you understand) is the thought of what to wear on the big day. Add to that the issue of being older than the average bride. I've read enough forum posts to know that there are some bridal boutiques staffed with veritable harridans, and the prospect does not fill me with joy. As I've said before, I'm not sure that I really want your average wedding frock. However as what I like seems to change every few months I think I'm going to have to such it as I need to try on dresses to see what suits me.

I started off being enamoured of something Edwardian, but it's not a period that is particularly fashionable amongst the retro designers who all seem to go for Victorian crinolines and bustles, which is not the look I was keen on. This was what prompted me to think about getting a pattern and having something made, and I even bought a couple. This is one of them.

edwardian frock

Then I found Whirling Turban and I fell in love.

This is one example

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Although I expect you can see the problem - she's rather thin. Still a lot can happen over the next year or so, and just in case, I've bought a couple of fifties style patterns too.

I suspect by the time I finish I will have enough patterns to stock a good sized shop.
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I was gratified when I weighed myself on Saturday to discover that I have lost a pound in the last week. It's not much, I know, but it is that small weight loss that will get me to my target safely and sustainably (I hope). There was a horrific story in the paper last week about a girl who lost something like 3 stone in 8 weeks and dropped dead. She had been following some crazy minimal calorie regime. I have read nothing good about that particular diet. Everyone I've seen comment about who has done it has immediately put back nearly or all of the amount they lost. As you would expect. I lost a lot of weight years ago with weight watchers, but that was over a two year period and it took several years more than that to put much of it back. Thankfully, I have never been as heavy again as I was when I started it.

This time I am doing Scottish Slimmers which works along similar principles, but mixing it in with a bit of low GL (which should help the bulge in the middle) and lots of exercise.

Less of me

Sep. 4th, 2009 12:17 pm
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It is traditional, when thinking about a wedding for the bride to want to lose weight. I am no different. I have been trying to lose weight for most of this year in any case, but I find the thought of walking down the aisle feeling anything other than great about myself is concentrating my mind marvellously. Quite apart from the fact that the sort of outfit I am thinking about would look horrendous on a fatty, I want my beloved to be stunned when he sees me, but in a good way. :)

I've already lost a stone this year, and I'm taking a lot more exercise than I used to. I'm not so much a comfort eater, but I do like my food. I know I lose weight best with something that is flexible, and gives me sufficient food that I don't wake up in the night thinking about roast chicken or whatever. Filling up with soup is key for me, as is just not buying those things I know are bad for me. This isn't easy for everyone, I know. Keeping a food diary is also a must for me, as is measuring everything. I'm one of those cooks that usually just sloshes in ingredients along the 'that looks about right' principle. That's no use when you're trying to keep track of what you're eating. I know I start to slip off the rails when I stop measuring things.

As for exercise, it doesn't matter what it is so long as you enjoy doing it. I remember reading an article somewhere that said that people just had to accept that exercise is boring and do it like any other chore. I'm sorry but that doesn't work; you need to be motivated to exercise, the prospect of boredom doesn't motivate anybody. It also needs to be convenient. I used to go swimming once a week on the way home from work, as there was a swimming pool just along the road from where I worked. I changed my job and haven't been swimming since. Now I've discovered exercise dvds. I built up slowly, moving from an easy one once or twice a week to much harder ones more frequently. I love it.

So, I know what my big target is, but I also know that it will take a long time for me to get there. In the meantime I've set lots of little targets that should be much closer. Here goes!

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