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Much better things to report this week. Have been so focussed this week and feel like I’ve achieved a lot. But first up I’m delighted to announce a loss of 700g this week and this takes me to Goal No. 3 – 10 per cent of my original weight gone ta tas.

Review of the week

Alcohol – none
Points – bang on and finished the week with a couple up my sleeve
Tracking – rigidly
Gym – 3 days
Walk – 3 days
C25K – completed Week 5
Steps – a whopping 82,700 which averages out to 11,800 a day
Water – 2 litres every day

So need less to say I’m feeling very pleased with myself. Even although I hadn’t lost much over the last couple of weeks I can see a difference in my shape – obviously all this extra exercise is starting to tone me up a bit. And so here’s a photo showing how I’m going.


Friday was a major day for me – in the C25K I ran for 20 minutes. Now to some of you this will be no big deal. But I was a chubby child and teenager and not much into sports (read not at all!!) and have never been able to run for any distance or length of time. So to be able to run (translates to jog - quite a slow one) is for me absolutely mind blowing and to keep on running for 20 minutes is just amazing. I was on such a high for the rest of the day – had to bore the pants off everybody telling them all about it.

Haven’t heard any further news from my hairdresser other than a reply to my SMS asking me to send my email address so she can bring me up to date. I believe that she’s not up to direct conversations yet and so is happier with SMS or email. And on the subject of hair – here’s a shot of a ‘mature blonde bimbo’!!! We were heading out to dinner with some friends on Friday night and Bloss commented that I looked pretty spiffy so I said ‘Right take a picture so I can show the girls!” (That’s you lot!)


Got an SMS on the way to work this morning from No 1 son telling me to check the front page of our local paper. This is what I found :


This is Josh our eldest grandson taken at Little Athletics as he was competing in the long jump - you won't see it but he has the tip of his tongue out - and I'm afraid that's a trait inherited from Granny - always do that when I'm concentrating hard!

Well that's my news for the week. Plan for this week is to keep that focus on and see how much more I can get shot of before we go on holiday. I'll have two more weigh ins - one next Monday and then will do one on the Sunday morning before we leave but I'm not going to be able to post that as we'll be leaving for the airport at 5.45am so can't see an opportunity to whip up a post before we go. What I might do is give you an update and my weight status on the Saturday.

Hope you are all having a good week.