Little bites of the big elephant!

Well another loss this week – 400g. As the title says it’s just little bites at the big elephant, but I just have to project myself to the cumulative effect over time – so far that’s 1.5kgs in three weeks but if I maintain that average I’ll be where I want to be by around mid July. We’re planning this year’s overseas trip at the moment – think it’ll probably by Malaysia – Penang or Kuala Lumpur or maybe even a combination of both. Likely dates of this trip are around end of July or early August – so that gives me a definite something to aim for – and I always seem to do better when I’ve got a milestone in sight. Food wise I’ve had quite a good week – once again it’s the alcohol I have to watch. Only had vino on Friday and Saturday but rather a lot of it! However I had saved a good few points during the week, managed to exercise most days so the damage was contained! Had some friends round for dinner on Saturday and warned them that all the food would be WW. We had beef burgundy – served with potatoes rather than rice (less points), Rather yummy for about 4.5 points a serve. For desserts I made a concoction with raspberries and brandy and chocolate soaked sponge fingers, sour cream, ricotta cheese, and icing sugar. It tasted wicked – not that low in points – 4.5 also but infinitely better than a large piece of cheesecake with whipped cream!! Anyway the consensus was that WW food was good!! Whilst ‘in our cups’ we hatched a grand plan that we would walk to the little restaurant down by the river for breakfast the next morning. That didn’t seem such a good idea at 8am the next morning! However we got our a’s into gear and actually enjoyed the half hour walk along the riverbank. I was soooo strong when we got there – everyone else had bacon eggs and toast – 2 slices of toast and butter , masses of fried bacon and two fried eggs. What did the good girl have? - raisin toast and coffee and I only ate one slice of the two I was served. Polish my halo! Trouble was that by mid afternoon I had a real savoury/salt attack – needed to have something savour and salty to nibble so ate my way through most of a packet of Arnotts bacon and cheese crackers. So of course then tea had to be a non event since I had no points left! I’m having a lot of trouble walking this week – still got lots of aching joints and just general fatigue - it's all such an effort - and I'm not usually like that. I'm one of those leap out of bed people who's just so full of beans it makes you want to puke! Anyway went to the doc’s last Friday for results of tests – everything spot on. I suppose that’s good news but I’m left wondering why I feel like shit! Think it might just be a delayed reaction from being so full on over the festive season and having almost six weeks of non stop visitors staying. Anyway in 13 days we’re winging our way to NZ to spend 10 days sailing around the Bay of Islands with our friends who have a huge luxury launch. So that should go a long way towards recharging the batteries. Fortunately D is an inveterate weight watcher too – so there’s no need for me to go off the rails. If I do it will be my own stupid fault. However I’m feeling really focussed and aiming for the long term goal – as above, so I’m not of a mind to cut loose for 10 days while on the boat. The problem once again will be alcohol - I just adore those NZ sauvignon blancs. Going to the beauticians on Saturday morning for a micro current facial. Have had microdermabrasion – which was quite good so now want to try micro current which is a relatively new procedure at my beauty salon but which S, my beautician thinks I might enjoy – so will give that a try. I have a voucher from my son so it’s a bit of free pampering – always a pleasant sensation! Enjoy your week.