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bah. Last weekend done for me
We went to the pub for my mums birthday.
Roast, Desert. plenty of lager, plenty of wine, plenty of vodka
topped off with them bottles of sugar aka WKD

Back to being good. No more special occasions before Christmas
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2 lbs off

Planned and pointed in advance and it seemed to work.
A few things that i was unsure of or had wrong values but tweaking and now getting there.
Also portion sizes is the one and im now having my 30g of cereal with skimmed milk rather than filling the bowl.

Im also discovering new foods. Out has went kebabs and takeaways and instead im trying new stuff all the time. I actually, believe it or not at the age of 39 tasted tuna for the first time and like it so have a whole new avenue of menus avail - either combined with pasta or baked potatoe.

Im still crap at cooking but am getting there and am loads more domesticated. Got my WW mojo back too. As they always tell you , follow it to the letter and it works

Im also a lot more tidier and have even thought about starting to decorate next month.
Cooking cleaning decorating. Jeez i will be coming out the closet next. Ok well maybe not :)

Anyways its just a little update as i havent really been upto much. Its been work, sleep , cooking and cleaning. More play and excitement needed me thinks. Maybe when i get to goal.

Thank you for the comments. i do appreciate them. I try and read other blogs too.
Its always good to see how others battle the bulge and what their recipes and routine are.
On the subject of blogs ive removed some dead links and ones that hadnt been updated for a while. If you do have a new blog or revive an old one then give me a yell and i will add you.

Also if you havent yet please check out the handy dieting download links on the right. Soup recipes, excel versions of Noreens points and excel trackers. It all helps.
Right thats it for now. Till next time good luck and happy slimming.

Paul
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Recipes and Useful Links On The Right

0 pt Soup (Serves 4)
2 large leeks -0 thinly sliced500g broccoli broken into floretsBunch spring onions sliced1 garlic clove crushed1 tsp mixed herbs1 1/4 pts Veg StockBoil all ingredientsthen simmer for 20 minsblend when readysounds a bit weird but is lush :)The following i have just been given so havent pointed it but will before i make it

Chicken & Pasta Bake
Cook 40g Pasta

Stir Fry 125g Skinless Chicken until low fat cooking spray until brownAdd 5 mushrooms (sliced) a small chopped onion and 1/2 sliced courgette and cook for 5 mins

Mix Chicken and Pasta then add 160g Dolmio Original Light
Put in Casserole DishSprinkle with 35g half fat cheesecook 190 degrees for 30 mins

ALSO.....Have added some links on the right.
Handy dieting downloads. An excel version tracker , save it or email it and never use paper again
Also there is the list of 0 & low point soup recipes that i received from Bryher Hill

Enjoy :)
Paul

Planning and Preparation is apparantly the key

Am sure you girls already know that but as a bloke who can't multitask to save his life then its difficult haha. But im learning. I am surprised at some points though so need to avoid eating first then counting. I had made a pasta on Friday night. Be good to yourself mince, packet of pasta, jar of sauce and tin of tomatoes. When i worked it out it was 27 pts !!!!

So leaner mince and sauce me thinks, smaller portions too.
Its less than 100 days (14 weeks on Friday gone) to Christmas and Santa is coming. Season of temptation and indulgence so need to put the work in.

I now have a freezer full of pasta and a fridge full of jelly, hint from the mother, when cooking, always do loads and freeze it and heres me thinking i knew best my just making enough !!!!

I have lost 2 lbs this week and have cut out the junk, just need to P&P (my new buzz initials meaning Planning and Preparation) Not quite PMA (Positive Mental Attitude)
I also aim to cook more in general as its not as boring and methodical as i thought and i got quite into it the other night with all my pans and stuff on the go. Perhaps im turning into a modern man haha.

Quick post as im popping out but will update a bit more later as im going to add a couple of recipes which i tried, i roughly know what they are but need my bit of paper with exact ingredients. So laters , have a nice day and dont go mental with the yorkshires x

Paul

Stayed The Same This Week

and had to work my butt off to do that.

Bank holiday weekends arent good for the diet. especially for those with zero will power like me.
I was quite good on the actual Monday but that was because i slept most of it having being out all day Sunday. It was my official birthday day out (ok the real one is in July but this is my 2nd one) Its a sort of tradition amongst the boys that we do an all day pub crawl for my birthday and this weekend was the first one since the day that we could get everyone together.

I didnt point but Sundays intake was
greggs sausage rolls (2)
Fosters - Pints Of (4)
Woodpecker - Pints Of (lots)
Wkd - Bottles Of (4)

So not the healthiest in take ever. Also got embarrassed on the Karaoke which wasnt good. Got picked to sing Kylies "Better the devil you know" which is a 0 out of 10 on a bloke scale.
I did do better later doing Tony Christie featuring Peter Kaye "Amarillo"

16 weeks tomorrow till Christmas Day so no more nights out on the town. Ive got a bet with a friend that i can break the 70 lb lost by Christmas so need to get brain and bum into gear.
I also need to learn to cook too. Or just get a cleaner / cook.

So , rather deservedly, no weight watchers treat tonight. Just a week of pain, blood, sweat and tears :) Ok not that drastic but you know what i mean.

More positive news and its now 8 months since i last had a cigarette. Longest ive ever went as an ex smoker :)

Ok im off for a nice walk before a long soak in the bath with water , grapes and book.
Ciao for now. Paul x

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Right back to work. Trying to walk more and bus less. Exercise is boring but its a necessity as i dont want to make you lovely ladies and gents panic but whisper it softly it is exactly 4 months today until CHRISTMAS DAY.

Thanks for reading x

For Your Info

The legend that is Noreen Blackett has a new website

You can find her site HERE and on the links on the right hand side

As per, she has "values" to help you on your long and bumpy journey.
Anyone wanting an excel file version of her database can find it on the right hand side of this page underneath the title very handy dieting downloads

Feel a tad healthier today. Skipped the pub and poker last night and instead a nice bath, curled up on sofa with glass of orange juice, bowl of frosties watching The Shawshank Redemption.

Carlsberg dont do relaxing Thursday evenings.......

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Full story here but the pic below is worth "a thousand words"

Family news - everyone happy and healthy and back in Spain

In football news - Newcastle United finally won a game. Good times :)

Work is still manic and messing with diet so have took drastic measures. I struggle sometimes to make a Wednesday meeting due to work and if i miss one i find it screws everything up. I dont have good willpower and need to attend all the time to be successful. So with all this mind i have joined a new meeting on a Thursday night (6pm) that i can now make easily as Thursdays tend to be quieter. It was not without disappointment though as i learned i had gained 3 lbs. The other thing i done is make a commitment and get the monthly pass so now im paying for everyweek so i will bust my ass to attend every week :)

Thats down to the pub and the first home game of the season. Im back on the orange cordial and tonic water again and no more alcohol apart from post (7 weeks late but 1st time everyone can make it) birthday celebration on the Sunday before the August Bank Holiday Monday.

Er thats pretty much it for now. Still not won the lottery, or met the girl of my dreams or became slim. But hey count your blessings. It could be worse. Speak soon and keep up the fight against the flab. Paul x

Hallo :)

Am still here, just not been online much. July was a hectic month. Computer probs and then to add more stress my mother took ill upon her return from Spain. She was rushed to hospital with suspected swine flu. Turned out it was just some probs with her liver (spanish lifestyle me thinks , tia maria and cornflakes for breakfast over there !!!!)

Was a tad scary and can remember the cold numb feeling when my sister called round and said "they think its swine flu" i mean like its scary shit. Yeah you hear of people getting it and it can be mild but then you think but my parents are old and whilst healthy enough you still worry in overdrive. Even when they found it wasnt that it was still weird to have her in isolation and scrub hands before entering and leaving room.

Over the worst now but has to be booked in to get the camera treatment but at the moment waiting for appointment and they are due to fly back out to Spain next Thursday so will have to change flights.

Also am on 2pm - 10pm at the moment at work (currently on lunch and using the receptionists pc haha) as loads off and i volunteered thinking it would be a change. That it is and lie ins are good but its playing havoc with the diet. Loss is slow n steady and at the moment im 44 lbs lighter. What i really need to do now to step it up is plan in advance. Might stop me being hungry at my temporary teatime which is 11pm !!!!

Football season kicks off for us on Saturday and as per Newcastle United are in utter turmoil and are a total shambles. Nowt new there. Sad to see the passing of the legend that was
Sir Bobby Robson . One of a kind me thinks and incredibly brave of the man to defy the pain just 5 days before his final death to attend his charity game. Fitting also that his final appearance was at St James Park and that an England Team beat a German Team.
His Charity TheSirBobbyRobsonFoundation will hopefully help others who get cancer.

Also had computer probs which isnt good. Got some sort of virus that wouldnt let me log into profile on computer and when i set a new one up i lost everything that i had stored. Family photos and stuff are backed up on memory stick but i lost all my music which is a mega mega pain in the arse !!!!

Will try and catch up with other peoples blogs too and update the links :)
Paul
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1 LB of Actual Fat

so no more.. "I only lost a half this week or just a lb"

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This week i only lost half a pound this week (haha couldnt resist it)

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Actually im quite chuffed with that as i had lunch out on Thursday for my birthday, night time was spent in the pub. Then was out Friday and Saturday. I got in at stupid o'clock on Sunday morning and ended up spending most of the day in bed. I got up and went for a walk to get some fresh air and shake the cobwebs a little

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I got back in and remembered about the Wimbledon Mens Final. Turned on the television to see who had won and found the game still in progress !!!! 2 sets all and 4 games all. Result !!! Missed all the boring build up and the early stuff and bang in time to catch the exciting time. Roger went on to win it after a mammoth struggle but Andy Roddick can take heart from his performance and he seemed to get the better crowd reaction.

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Andy beat Andy Murray in his semi final and it was funny to see the reaction towards AM. All year its been the dour miserable Scot. But suddenly he had a crack at winning it so became Andy Murray the British Hope. Couple of hours after defeat and it was back to dour Scot. Harsh but thats the media and the public.

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Did'nt watch the ladies final on Saturday as it was between the Williams sisters and normally the father decides which one wins but to be fair this time he went to the States early and left them to play it out. The hot one won in the end so all fair. If you cant pick then just support the eye candy. Girls have been doing it with football for years !!!!

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Sunday night i spent washing and ironing, life in the fast lane huh ???

I need a wife me thinks.....or a cleaner !!! ;)

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Thats it for now, good luck and thanks for reading

as ever comments, tips, hints, kicks up the bum etc all welcome :)

Also if you have a blog and you want to be listed on the right hand side then give me a yell. The more the merrier and if we can help each other with tips and experiences its all good.

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Paul

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