Best Weekend EVER!

Well - haven't I just had the most mental, roller coaster of a last few days - its been unbelievable!

First of all I WI on Thursday - first since I got back from my holiday so roughly 2 weeks  - 4 wonderful pounds off! I only put on 5 so 4 off is super-dooper! Best Thursday EVER!

Then on Friday I get a call from my new boss in my new job - which I have known that I have for well over 4 weeks! Red Tape, disclosures and paperwork contracts - nightmare! So, anyway, she calls me to tell me that we are good to go and when do I want to start! So 1 week today I will be starting my new job as a social worker! Best Friday EVER!

Then on rolled the weekend! Now - I know that I am a 25 year old woman but I probably look forward to the Halloween weekend second only to Christmas (and my birthday). I love getting dressed up!! I love seeing everyone else dressed up! I think its so much fun, and I laugh more than all the other weekends put together!

As you can see from my get-up I was Jackie Sparrow - that's Captain Jackie Sparrow to you - and I was the s3xiest pirate who ever sailed the seven seas. I looked great and I felt amazing! Even at my biggest Halloween has always been fun simply because you don't have to look sexy!

So me and my trustworthy crew (consisting of an ompa lompa, a 1930s show girl, hannibel lecter, a firewomen, snow white and mechanic) set out on an adventure of a lifetime, drank copious amounts of rum and fraternized with the land-loving population! We had a super awesome time and I am reminded about the amazing friends that I have around me! Best Saturday EVER!

And finally we come to Sunday - where I lay on my friend couch allllll day - literally alllll day! I only moved to pee or to get food! Points.........pfffft......lets say about 4000! Best Sunday EVER!

So now Monday is drawing to a close and I get a chance to think about how lucky I am to be surrounded by genuinely good (most of the time) people! My friends and family are (most of the time) absolutly fabulous! They pick me up - they dance with me - they tell me to stop being a mean drunk - they get me drunk - they get emotional at the thought of me moving away (an hour and a half in the car) - they tell me to stop getting emotional over moving away - they support me - they show me love, tough and otherwise - they tell me off and they hug me when I need it (or even when I don't ask for it! or want it! Yes Jo I am talking to you!)

This weekend - my impending move to another part of the country - my new career starting has left me with a rollercoaster of emotions! One minute I am excited the next I get a lump of fear and anxiety in my chest! I start to panic, to analyse, to plan - then I tell myself to remember Thailand - that planning isn't always necessary and that sometimes you have to go with the flow!

When I was in Thailand I met an amazing artist who did beautiful paintings on cloth with motivation messages. I bought one which had this saying:

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about dancing in the rain"

and I am going to dance, with my friends dancing right beside me!

66 days till Christmas - and a goal too far

Well as my fellow WW friend tomhicks said: it helps to have a moan - and have a moan I shall!

As entertainment news reported last week I was indeed on my holibobs recently and have since been weighed-in with a (not-too-bad-really) 5lb gain! Now considering I am usually on the wrong side of a half stone gain after a holiday I wasn't too dissatisfied with the result. Considering I never had many puddings and did a 3 day jungle trek and walked for miles around the markets I did expect a smaller than usual gain.

But I am not unrealistic - I ate more than usual - lots of lovely sauces and rice mmmm.... and as for alcohol - well - lets just say I have no idea how many points are in a MaiThai - all I do know is 2 of them and your lucky to be standing!

But I have been back from my holiday for almost 2 weeks and fear I have lost my weight loss mojo! I have had to sign millions of shifts at my work because as a sessional I don't paid for holidays and I am due to move soon for my new job - which I will hopefully be starting in a few weeks. This resulted in me missing last weeks weigh-in and this coming one too!!

There is only 66 days till Christmas - and more importantly 57 days till my weight-watcher Christmas night out!! I really need a firework up the backside and get this weight-loss attempt shifting again! I cannot let this slide away - because in a year or two years I will end up back on here - moaning because I am even heavier again and have some other important event to shift weight for!

I need inspiration, I need scolding, I need to stop eating cheese and making excuses to not go to the gym!

So tomorrow morning (today is a write off - I had a leftover Chinese takeaway for lunch, white rolls at breakfast and am gearing up for a roast dinner for tea - pus 3 celebrations...oh no wait, 4 celebrations, that I got as a thank you gift for puppy sitting this weekend) so tomorrow morning is a new day, the start of 66 very good, fully tracked and verified days. My weight loss is always slow - but if i loose just 1lb a week between now and Christmas day that's still a total of 10lbs. That loss would bring my under the 12stone mark, in fact I'd be 11st 5lbs!

So that's the new target - 11stone 5lbs for Christmas - all I need now is for someone to lock up the chocolate, hide the cheese and handcuff me onto a treadmill!

Any volunteers?

Some Reflection

I saw this poem in a coffee shop in the Chaing Mai Airport departure lounge and I feel in love with it. So I wanted to share it - just as a little light Sunday reflection.


If I had my life to live over,
I'd try to make more mistakes next time.
I would relax. I would limber up.
I would be sillier than I have on this trip.
I would be crazier. I would be less hygienic.
I would take more chances, I would take more trips.
I would climb more mountains, swim more rivers,
and watch more sunsets.
I would burn more gasoline. I would eat more ice cream and less beans.
I would have more actual troubles and fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I am one of those people who lives
prophylactically and sensibly and sanely,
hour after hour, day after day.

Oh, I have had my moments
And if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them.
In fact, I'd try to have nothing else.
Just moments,one after another.
Instead of living so many years ahead each day.
I have been one of those people who never go anywhere
without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a gargle, a
raincoat, and a parachute.

If I had to do it over again, I would go places and do things.
I'd travel lighter than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start barefooted
earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall.
I would play hooky more. I wouldn't make such good grades
except by accident.
I would ride on merry-go-rounds.

I'd pick more daisies!

Nadine Stair, 85

Entertainment News Update: Conway takes trip to Thailand for time out with friends!

Sarah Conway was spotted in Thailand this week taking a deserved holiday from her hectic schedule. The pictures show Conway looking relaxed and happy with her friends during the recent break. In addition, the self-confessed busy body was definitely showing signs of weight loss, and looked fitter and healthier than ever before.

As you can see; Conway is rocking a small summer dress from the high street: with an elasticated band and above the knee cut that could be a potential fashion disaster. Conway, however, appears relaxed and confident whilst out shopping with her friend in Bangkok in October this year.

Over the years we have seen the long term student's weight rise and fall drastically. Conway has confessed in the past to having difficulties with her weight, due to a combination of lack of exercise, a love of cheese and binge drinking weekends. Added to the difficulties of having an under active thyroid (which slows weight loss and makes weight gain easier) this young lady has, in the past, resorted to more extreme dieting methods. Having attempted the "no-carb, no-cheese, no-fat, no-fun" diet in the past, Conway has even been spotted at the consultation offices of a leading UK plastic surgery group, rumored to have been discussing liposuction.

A source close to the office diva explained that things have been rough: "Sarah has had a lot of problems in the past with food, and suffers from low body confidence and a lack of self-esteem." Apparently this is what lead the young woman to strive for excellence in her studies, but the well documented split from her long-term boyfriend earlier in 2011 gave her the wake-up call she needed.

"Sarah really felt at rock-bottom. She was around 13stone and drastically unhappy with her lot! That's when she decided to strive for change on a plan that would not only deliver results, but help teach her about healthy choices and encourage a fitter life-style - weight-watchers"

Conway has been following the plan for about 6 months and lost 1stone before heading to Thailand for a well deserved holiday and a chance to reflect on the past year. Although our sources tell us that Sarah wishes to lose at least 1 further stone the difference in her attitude is unbelievable: "Sarah is genuinely a happier person."

On holiday Sarah was not seen to be too worried about the pro-points (the system used by weight-watchers to help followers stay within a healthy limit each day) value of her meals or drinks. But unlike previous breaks she was more than active, and was spotted trekking in the mountains, swimming in waterfalls (aka in a bikini in front of people) and even having a go at white water rafting. "These are all things Sarah would never have done in the past, she would have her face in a book, on the beach, covered with a sarong. She would have fretted over photos. Now, she is active and trying new things, with much better results."

So a well deserved break and a eating plan which is showing impressive results. Overall, it can be said that Conway's future is looking much brighter for 2012.


n.b. We were unable to reach S.Conway for comment at this time, but she has promised an interview at a later date!