Weight Loss Journals - petecohen.tv

Well, still doing away fine, but seem to have one break in my routine after another! I am just back from a long weekend away and on Wednesday we go to Tunisia, so its all go! Not that I am complaining...

Hope all you fabby Peteites are doing well, i just havent been on the PC to check, but am thinking of you all and am sure you are all giving it everything, and looking gorgeous!

Ruthie x

Still here, the usual getting time for myself though especially with the school hols! Getting on fine though and really enjoying doing the do and living, not just existing. Yes it means the odd wobble, but it also means i'm growing and learning from them as Pete says.

Ruthie x

Giving myself credit, its always one to work on eh? I get good at it then let the duck take over sometimes... I am doing well though and have changed so many of my negative habits, theres always more that can be done, but as Pete says focus on our triumphs.

What I want to happen today:

Enjoy my hair appointment - thats always fun
Eat slowly when I eat
Speak to myself nicely, I am doing well
Brisk walking
Enjoy the process

Now I am thinking that there is nothing too challenging in that list, I can accomplish my goals today and will give myself credit for that. Its so ingrained in our heads that its wrong or just plain stupid to bolster ourselves up, we have to break that down and just like ourselves again. We can and we will succeed!

Ruthie x

Thanks for everyones support today, this site is fab for support and i'm sure wherever Kathryn has gone she is feeling the support too. Its something I really miss when I drop out of sight for a while and when I see how everyone rallys round others it really helps me want to stick in and do my best, and struggle along with the rest of you!

Just back from the gym and feeling good about myself, I have had to change a couple of the machines I use as they were doing something awful to my hip but tonights programme felt much better.

Lets keep at it everyone!

Ruthie x

Sneaked on the scales and they don't look fab, i've put on about 4lb! Hmmm, I do feel better in myself though and am excersising so i am not going to beat myself up and just Keep Going because it will work in the long run.

Tools I am using:

Water
Excersise
Eating slowly

This will do me for today I think.

Ruthie x

Bit of an odd weekend, meals out and the usual nonsense not making time for myself to do what I need to health wise. Good 1st day of the school holidays, child had an all day holiday club!

Positives:
I'm still here - sometimes by the skin of my teeth but still...
During the last cycle I joined the gym and am loving it, was there tonight
Bought new bras today, new size, happy girlie with that
I'm fairly relaxed and trying to just do the do as much as I can
I'm going on holiday in 2 weeks and can't wait!

Going to focus on the above and have a good day tomorrow.

Ruthie x

Well, thats the end of yet another week, almost the end of this 21 days. Things are going okay, the odd we wobbly moment like at work today with the biscuits, or my meal out tonight followed by ice cream, but all in all plodding away nicely. Just got to face the weekend head on and not fall apart!

Ruthie x

Not a bad day all round, work was good, eating good, drinking not so good, am very very PMT and substituted most of my water for strong black coffee and a litre of diet coke! Ooops. Oh well, getting through the day without pigging out on food was my goal so that is a plus, i'll work on the stimulant reduction tomorrow!

Gym going well, got my programme worked out and will be going again tomorrow morning. Major achievement as I look back at my blogs, there are so many comments about not being interested in doing "formal excercise" and just walking a lot, so giving myself credit (and this programme for encouraging me) for making a change.

Ruthie x

Well, I have not been on a 4 day wobble, I have just not been able to get to my computer! Nightmare, so much catching up to do.

Friday night I went out straight from work, managed to keep things under control food wise, and didn't drink so that helped. Saturday night I went out too, did have a few beers, but food wise not a problem so I am pleased with myself, but a bit annoyed I have fallen behind on my Pete vid's. Sunday was just a washout I was so flaked, today, back on my game, and into my routine, which I am pleased about, but the school holidays loom on the horizon so that will be me upside down and inside out.

Just felt need to get on here and offload my weekend and move on, so ready to get back into the programme Videos and making time for this.

Ruthie x

Good thought for the day. Its so true, some things are so tempting but the after feeling is so NOT nice! I am going to try so hard to ask the question before anything goes in my mouth today - Is this going to be enjoyable for more than 5 seconds? How am I going to feel after I eat it? Do I need to make my thighs any bigger!? Basically - Do I like it enough to wear it?

Good, now i'm ready for the day, looking forward to it. Lets go!

Ruthie x

Well I am not long home from the gym, and I feel so good about it. Major achievement - getting there at all. Major major major achievement - enjoying myself!!

Well that must be the happy hormones kicking in - makes a nice change!

Night, Ruthie x

So what have I been doing and what has been working?

I'm more positive again, i was getting really negative about my body when I was not doing the programme, and ok, i'm not body perfect but I feel good, in control and happy that i'm getting closer to where I want to be.

I have lost weight, about 5lbs this round.

I am eating slowly and loving it, food is so much more enjoyable.

I am drinking lots of water.

I have joined the gym and after months of doing this programme have finally changed my attitchude to doing some structured activity not just walking.

I am more relaxed about food.

My duck is tame at the moment.

So far I would grade myself about 8/10 this round so far. Yipee! I am doing the best I can, there is always room for improvement so onward and upward we go.

Have a good day 10 all you summer challenge peeps.

Ruthie x

I think today was good, set out to enjoy myself and managed! Work seemed productive enough, and its always good company!

Ate well, drank lots, did lots of gardening (I am head to toe covered in midgy bites its a sight!) and spent all evening with my hubby which was nice.

My daughter (P1) was at a school fun day and had money to spend on splatting the P7's with water and getting her nails doneetc, sounds ridiculous I know at that age! However she greeted me at the door with a lovely little glass she had bought me from one of the stalls and she had got her little brother a cuddly toy, I was so proud of her, and the little glass is of course my favourite anniversary present putting all hubby's efforts into the shade, poor man!

Off to bed, happy with the day and looking forward to tomorrow. I have a swim in the morning and the gym in the evening, hope the middle bit goes to plan then I'll have nothing to moan about tomorrow either.

Ruthie x

What a good idea, relax! Here was me thinking the stress was keeping me together! Of course being more relaxed would help, and the vid today has reminded me that i'm not using the mp3 much now and it really helped before, so thats my goal for today.

Today:
Don't stress round food, relax
Listen to mp3
Breath deeply
Drink loads of water
Avoid salt, having probs with salt

Well, i'm determined to enjoy today, off to work soon.

Its our Anniversary today, and there is bound to be a lovely meal going on at the weekend, hmmm, will enjoy and choose well.

Have a good day everyone.

Ruthie x

Well, a good day really, walked lots, did lots of bits in the garden, ate appropriately.

Just listening to Pete's scientist bit is so funny though, I guess most of us on here have tried and not quite managed so many times we cant count eh?? Love the lightbulb story, its not wrong, its just eliminating what doesn't work and getting closer to where we need to be!

Yipee, we are here, this programme is NOT wrong, all we have to do it get it into our heads and we will succeed. So happy to be closer to my goal.

Will get there in the end...

Ruthie x