WWW's six week ten years younger plan, WEEK THREE

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Good morning all, welcome to week 3! A reminder of the rules:

Be as happy as possible. The odd night of booze and chocolate is fine
It's not a diet, it's trying to eat healthily and well, eat fruit and veg
Lots of water, aim for 2 litres a day
Some exercise, walking is fine
Use sunscreen at ALL TIMES
Take your make up off before bed
Get enough sleep, aim to be in bed by 10, 10.30 every night
Use handcream and join the horned hoof club on their thread if you have vile feet

Suzywong is Harvey from Fit Club and will pop in every now and again to say Good Luck to You but in her absence: Good Luck To You.

hello ladies, a good day for me yesterday, succeeded in all goals except i exceeded my alcohol allowance - but not disastrously . dh says i am looking younger, bless him - lol

Havent told dh what I am doing just in case one day he spontaneously tells me I how young I'm looking... Will let you know but dont hold your breath.

I haven't told my dh either! i think he just thinks i'm being even stranger than usual turning down idea of wine (is v out of character for me)!

My DH read one of my posts one day and thought it was a strange thing to be doing. Told him he should give it a go! He hasn't commented on any improvement but does keeep trying to sabotage my refusal of wine (he doesn't like to drink when I am not).

Having a very good day and have walked even more than usual. My meals have been balanced and I actually feel very energetic.

Your dh is a sweetie bk and I'm sure he's right.:) V jealous of your energy, yoyo. I've continued feeling tired and put upon all day despite being v healthy food and exercise wise and using sunscreen- think I have pmt, perhaps. Have ordered Thai take away to cheer myself up.

ScummyMummy - Thai food is generally pretty good anyway isn't it? Hope you enjoy it and feel better tomorrow.

I have to confess that I haven't done the sunscreen. I don't wear make-up and have yet to find one that doesn't give a chalky appearance. I did use Clinique's City Block for a while but my DDs said I looked ghostly so I stopped. I may try the Liz Earle but am slightly concerned that it will all feel greasy. Expensive business this beautifying!!

Yoyo,I have tried loads of sunblocks and the best I've found is Ambre Solaire's SheerProtect spf 30 (not sure if it goes higher)

It feels just like a face cream and not a hint of a ghostly/waxy look.
I use it religiously when walking around when we are in Turkey as where we live is three times higher than Mt Snowdon and the sun shines every day.

Another good day. Visit to gym and lots of strenuous housework. Also..

Muesli Banana Yoghurt
Steamed salmon,broccoli and brown rice with Japanese style dressing
Spelt crackers with ham and tomatoes and almond butter
Apricots
Apple

not a good day -yucky supermarket sandwich (500 cals ) and then way too much wine last night...really not doing to well on this...and have a shocking cold too...
Will try over the weekend to get back on track...

Hello Batters (and everyone :) ) I am still around although struggling. Need to kick start the exercise. Yesterday, for the first time in weeks, (was badly organised) I didn't have my usual bottle of water in the morning and I ended up feeling so ill by lunch time... huge headache. It was dreadful.

This 'regime' has broken some bad habits, it has also pointed out to me how dependent on food and alcohol I am emotionally, it has also shown me how my well being is influenced by exercise.

Will have very good final two weeks which will spur me into long term action regarding my eating habits/weight.

Onwards and upwards everyone :)

Last two days - horrible cold but 12k steps dogwalking on Thurs and 14k steps on Friday so hooray! lost weight today. Big but is we have ten for supper tonight and I have already eaten salami for lunch so will aim to get back on track on Monday. Also didn't make my 3 days off the booze this week as I had two huge hot toddies to kill cold and then had some fizz yesterday. I am finding this thread keeps me motivated though!

Oh I haven't been here much because I've been deeply crap and ashamed to post really!

Ah, Bk, am sure your dh is right, how nice of him! Well done Winnie, v good news if some habits have been broken, ikwym, this thread has been making me think about these things so even if I'm not doing it well I am conscious of what I'm eating and drinking. ha ha at the idea of smashed babysitter batters and well done on the walking. Yoyo, glad you're feeling energetic and good. Granarybeck, good on you for staying off the wine. blackduck, never mind, Monday is another week! Scums, hope your pmt goes and the thai was nice. Callmemadam, have a lovely evening!

We had people here last night and it made me realise how little we've socialised in the 2.4 years since dd was born and how much I miss it, I'm determined to make more of an effort to meet people/go out once we've moved house. Because dd didn't sleep for 1.5 yrs I think it stopped us doing anything but surviving but hey, life feels like it'll begin and be lovely again now we're moving, new job, house, everything.

Yesterday: wholemeal toast x 2, butter
lentil hotpot and garlic bread at my mum's
Wotsits
small packet of popcorn with toffee
roast chicken
carrots
mange tout
broccoli
baby sweetcorn
roast potatoes (skin on)
dulce de leche ice cream
G&B butterscotch chocolate
Chablis by the bucketful

But I walked a good 2 miles with my mum in the countryside (forgot sunscreen though, oops) so that was good. And I had a lovely evening AND a lie in til 9am this morning so I feel fine and v happy. I really am going to be much, much better from Monday. Honest.

Am feeling more and more motivated as time goes on (sorry if that sounds smug!)
The flat(ter) stomach and clearer skin are great motivators.

Today...

Muesli banana yoghurt
Baked pot. with salad,goats' cheese and sundried toms.
Steamed salmon,steamed courgettes and brown rice with Japanese dressing
Grapes,orange,apple,apricot

Am nursing a rum laced hot toddy however (well it isbloody cold...)

Please. I am round as a ball. Even DP - when forced to give a truly honest opinion - says I am a 'bit' fatter (he has a sense of self-preservation). I am eating too much. I am making too many cakes. I actually need to swear off booze completely, as even a few glasses gets me feeling crappy in the middle of the night. I am a disaster. Admittedly a disaster who swam 60 lengths in 55 minutes, but still a disaster.

Am going to take cake to poorly friend's (I will have a piece. I know I will. I can at least only have a small piece) and come back and Repent.

MI, let's start a shiny new week and thread tomorrow. I am going to swear off booze too (I don't WANT to, wah, wah!) I really am as wide as I am tall. I don't recognise the middle aged woman in the mirror. So, today, eat cake, drink wine, tomorrow we will really go for it.

Deal?

can i join in? Must jst simply stop the booze totally - no half measures...and got a horrible shock when I stood on the scales this morning - I want to get back in control...

My problem, you see, is the weekend. Well, I do wear moisturiser with SPF15 in it all weekend and I did go swimming too, but food-wise my enforced habits of breakfasting off multigrain porridge with fruit, and lunching off home made vegetable soup all go, well, belly-up. Combined with my ability to eat ENORMOUS amounts...

Am going to do that pathetic girly thing of eating off a smaller plate, before I become a national obesity statistic.

(er, well, no, my problem is Greed, frankly, but I prefer to externalise it. Left to myself I would also be in thrall to Sloth, but I have developed an addiction to swimming, over the years. Cannot face running.)

MI, total respect re: your swimming prowess...(I'm like you with alcohol, food etc, but crucially without the swimming )

MI, lol at the idea of everything going 'belly up' at the weekend

Surely 5 days out of 7 of being good is not a bad thing MI? That is my aim

I have had a lush pecan brownie and bucks fizz today but have had a jolly nice day and am feeling happy :)

Am thinking of joining a local swimming pool. It's very expensive but a beautiful pool and I love swimming but won't go to the local leisure centre as it is so horrid My socialists roots don't approve BUT I need to up the exercise badly. Yoga x 3 a week and some walking isn't enough to shift the weight I need to shift pecan brownies or not!

The "creaming" continues, as does the water intake and although I had an unusually late night last night I did get to stay in bed (asleep) until 9.30 this morning!

I think perhaps I could reduce some of the weekend splurging, Winnie

Swimming is fab. How big is the pool, though? Some private ones aren't that huge.

mi- you must have body dysmorphia or whatever it's called. You are absolutely NOT as round as a ball by any stretch of the imagination whatsoever. You look fab in fact.

The local gorgeous pool sounds rather fab, winnie. I wish i could develop a swimming addiction. Quite like it but the fiercely scowling splashers in my local pool put me off. Mind you, serious exercisers (those with no sense of humour, I mean, not physically energetic people per se) of any sort baffle me. I've been jogging/running now and then since I gave up the fags and always grin in a ONG wtf am i doing this for, hello anyway fellow odd person way at anyone else I see out running. But I very rarely get a smile back. Think everyone's too busy monitoring their heart rate or something.

I am always bad at weekends too and think that's quite a good balance in a way. Have been in a chocolate mood this weekend and haven't drunk nearly enough water. Have been using sunscreen religiously though.:)

My v unsubtle hints have finally paid off, and dh came home with an ipod nano for me on friday! So i have actually made it to gym this weekend (that was my main claim to needing one, so had to go!). But was far less boring.

Completely agree about things going belly up at the weekend. It really annoys me sometimes (she says as though has no control over it!). I find water intake in particular goes belly up, i think i just replace it with wine as have managed without all week!

OK guys, I am going to set an example to you all this week! New thread coming up...