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I was determined to blog on today as its been since 12th October!!! I have been meaning to do it for days but keep running out of time.

October has been a whirlwind of events seeing both hubby's 40th birthday + party and youngest's 4th birthday + party. Then last week was youngest's ballet show which involved dress rehearsals all week followed by 3 shows over the weekend. We also finished some major decoration/renovation work at our house so its been a busy time.

Thankfully we are back to normal as of this week and so I really wanted to think about getting back on track and making more of an effort to use the tools.

Unfortunately I have not been exercising all month!!!! Amazingly though I haven't put on any weight (even with all those parties!) and clothes still seem to fit the same. So now its time to pull out the stops and get cracking.

I have started again with 3 healthy meals a day and healthy snacks inbetween if I have wanted them so that is a start. I am also working on eating slowly - so many times I have been hungry or looking forward to a meal so much that it has gone before I have even had time to think about it!!

So that is it for now. Am going to re-look at the tools and see what else I can start using!

Been watching little snippets of GMTV - wish Pete was back on it doing the diet for xmas. I much prefer him to any of the others they have put on this year!!

Love
Viv

Hey All

Up early today as forgot to do some work over the weekend that is due in - oops!

Well I am just wondering when it is exactly that I am going to get back on track! Yesterday I ate nothing but 'beige' food - you know the sort of thing i mean, bread, cocktail sausages, etc etc. We went to my Grandad's in Kent for a few hours and we had lunch there so picked easy things like sandwiches and stuff I knew my Grandad would eat. After that we drove to a friends in Surrey and as we were last minute kind of guests they had popped to Sainsburys and bought lots of beige food. Totally fine, afterall we are a family of 5 so to feed us last minute is probably not fun! Anyway, on the drive back to bournemouth I could feel my tummy making weird moves and noises - so today we are on a veg fest!

Its hub's big party in a few days - thanks for all your comments btw - not sure Mandie about the 'Pretty Woman' entrance, esp as my name is Vivienne (ie Miss Vivienne) but it did make me chuckle! I am thinking a few days of being sensible will at least make me feel more comfortable in what I am wearing and less bloated - every little helps!

Tonight I have a dilemma - a friend of ours has just found out her hubby had an affair this summer and is also now having health probs. She has asked me and another friend over tonight so she can offload lots and drink wine! My other pal has already said she will drive and pick me up - but I don't want to drink but I also feel guilty leaving my upset friend to just feel sad drinking alone. Drinking buddies out there - any advice?? Maybe be wise to try and encourage her not to drink wine but I know if it was me it would probably be something i would turn to too.

Anyway - long blog alert when I am supposed to be working. Will log on again later to read all your blogs and maybe even listen to a daily video!!!!!

Love
Viv
x

Ok - here I am keeping my promise of blogging on more! Thanks Jane for geeing me on with that!

Well not much to report - in all day waiting for a sofa and bed to arrive so trying to keep No. 3 busy! Also tidying up and trying to make some Princess scenery for No.3's birthday party. Trying to save money this month so doing it at home but now panicing about lots of 3/4 year old girls running around my back room with their parents all looking at me to entertain them!

Got Hubby's big party too next weekend so need to get a grip on that. There will be about 150 people there so I am panicing too a bit about what I am wearing - its a nice black dress but as usual worried about what people will think. Must stop doing that as I remember writing a similar thing back in May when I went to a wedding and spent days worrying about it!

Funny because unlike PP I am quite confident with how I look, even though I still have a way to go regards loosing weight, and happy in the daytime and general wear but as soon as it comes to being on show in front of lots of people I start worrying about what I am wearing, what they will think - back too fat, tummy too fat - etc etc etc. Stupid I know!

I think hubby's sister has made a few comments in the years gone by - usually when she is on her period! It always has hurt even tho she is far far far far from the fashion police and certainly not anyone I should even care about what she thinks I am wearing - I just hate spiteful comments about it!

Anyway - moving on! Its freezing here as the boiler has gone and we have no heating! So I must keep moving so I am off!

Keep up the good work all - glad to be blogging again.

Love
Viv

What a plonker I am. Tonight I sat at my computer at 7.50pm and logged onto the online meeting and could not understand why I was the only one on it. It took me over 10 minutes of re-reading the email to realise that it was last night!!!!

I knew it was last night but the email confused me as it was wrong - it was sent yesterday and the first line said 'you have been invited to an online meeting tommorow evening'. My head was so full of stuff I just thought - oh yes tommorow and then left it at that!

Oh well - pity I missed it as I could really do with it at the moment - hoped it would be the boost I need to get back on track with the programme. Anyway - my own fault - will just need to make an effort to blog on as much as possible instead!!

See you all on the blog!

Love
Numpty Dumpty
x

Well today this guy from work called Layne gave me and a colleague a proper workout in the gym - mainly all based on arms and back as my young friend is panicing about bingo wings and back fat! Well lets just say she nearly feinted by the end of the session and I don't think I will be able to even lift a cup tommorow! - might need a straw! I loved it tho - I just wish I could afford a personal trainer all the time as I really work hard - this guy has years of experience in all fields of leisure and as a PT but he does it for free for us every now and again if we ask nicely!

I am pleased this week as feel this is the first week since before school holidays that I am getting back into my old fitness routine and actually want to! It really helped with reducing fat back in the early summer and since then I have become a bit of a jelly belly (and legs, and arms, and everything else!)

The snacking really does need to stop because it has become a habit now. I am trying but that duck just quacks away merrily saying 'don't have an orange - its boring' - have a few biscuits instead!' bloomin duck! - well shortly I am going to sit down to Ugly Betty and an orange!

My fridge is full of 'good intention' food that I have not got around to eating - spinach, cottage cheese, peppers, asparagus - you name it - i have bought it over the last few weeks and binned it the following week when it has gone mouldy - well this has to stop! So tonight I had peppers stuffed with onions and mushrooms and grilled low fat hallomi on top!

Anyway - this is a long blog for me. Will just add I am currently on a rollercoaster! Birthdays are very big in our house and extended family and next week I have my hubby's 40th which involves lots of planning, get togethers, big party the week after etc etc. I also have my daughter's 4th birthday in 2 weeks, so another family & friends parties, followed by wedding anniversary and a big ballet show my daughter is in - this is all by the end of October! Bring it on!!! - wish there was 2 pay days this month tho to pay for all these events! Currently still avoiding shops like the plague - as I love shopping and can't be trusted this month!

Off to read your blogs - hope you are all doing well.

Love
Viv

Thought I would blog on as its been a few weeks. I really need to get back to the daily vids again but never seen to have time these days to go on each day.

I do think of the programme constantly and try to keep up when I can but must admit I have veared off the path over the last few months. This week I have tried to get back into my jogging routine as I find that really helps. I still do the water which is good but do need to get motivated again on the food front!

Came up with a new plan today when I don't have any kids - I put on my keep fit gear with the intention of jogging back from nursery - as it happened was on the phone so just walked fast instead - but having my keep fit gear on has made me jog between jobs! Ok so I might look a nutter jogging from car to shop and back again but at least I am being active! Think I might do that every Friday morning when I am child free - I even squat and lunge around the house - hey every little helps!!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend - we are going out for a family chinese meal tommorow - oops!

Love
Viv

Hello all

Well its not been a bad week - gradually getting back to routine with kids at school and nursery. Back to working on Saturdays tommorow too now its football season - as an extra to my job at the leisure centre I am the co-ordinator for the under 7s football league so get to spend every Sat morn outside on the pitches with kids and their parents. I quite enjoy it tho once you get into it - this will be my 2nd season.

Also been back to jogging - been twice this week and might jog to MILs in a minute with kids on bikes!

Foodwise - well my lunches and main meals have been very healthy and I am enjoying being back to normal with those but I am snacking like there is no tommorow - I just can't seem to stop myself at the moment. the duck is telling me to do it and just have it and my head is saying STOP. duck is winning at the moment. So need to focus a bit more on that and try to find some alternative activities to eating when bored!! Its not like I have nothing to do!!

Anyway - that's enough for now - hope you are all on track and doing well - just off to read your blogs now.

Love
Viv

PS - thanks to all of you who have commented on the wedding photos I put on facebook - I have too enjoyed seeing your daily comments as they pop in my newsfeed.

Hey All - back to reality today then. Boys off to school, Tilly has a snotty cold, a ton of housework to do and its raining!

Thanks to all those who have befriended me on facebook so you can check out the wedding photos. It will be great to see what you are all up to too.

Well this morning I was thinking about how I need to get back into reality in other ways - and that means back on the programme and into a routine.

All last night as I woke up continually I kept thinking about how bad food makes you feel. Yesterday at the wedding after party there was a lot of meat - my favourite and I ate ribs, chicken, pork chop, sausage, burger - lots - so today I feel really really full and horrible and keep thinking about what Pete says happens to meat in your body and how long it takes to digest!!! I also ate a chinese last night (doing anything to get rid of that hangover feeling I had) and all night I was so thirsty!!!

So lets recap over the 7 weeks holiday - the bad news is I have not progressed on the programme - the good news is I have not actually put on any weight - just lost all my body tone and been 'fire fighting' inbetween holidays or heavy weekends!

Its now 5 weeks til hubby's big 40th b.day party so I am aiming for that next. It always helps me to have a focus.

Good luck to everyone else starting today now the kids have gone back. See you on the blog!

Love
Viv

Hey All

Well the big wedding was yesterday. The weather was fine and everything went really well. Its funny as even just being a bridesmaid made the day fly by and reminded me of when I got married.

It was so great being a bridesmaid as will surely be the last time I am asked as I am not exactly bridesmaid age anymore! The dress looked lovely and I was so excited when I saw everything on.

The kids looked gorgeous - Tilly (my youngest aged 3) - was a bit unruly and I did feel stressed trying to keep her under control at Wimborne Minster but by the time we got to the reception I decided to give up and within minutes she was in her pale pink bridesmaid dress rolling down grass hills, spilt a glass of orange juice down herself, tiara thrown off along with shoes and got a massive green grass stain on the front of her dress!!

The boys behaved of course and we all had a great time partying into the night. Perhaps a bit too much for some of us!

Anyway - I won't go on anymore, have to get ready for the 'after party'. If any of you do want to see photos you are welcome to facebook me - my whole name is Viv Galpin.

Didn't look as slim as I felt in the photos unfortunately - and wish I had remembered to hold my tummy in more but hey ho!!

Love
Viv

Just sitting here trying not to smudge my nails whilst waiting for my sister to come home from having hers down.

This is it - anyone who may have read my blogs over the last months may remember I have been trying to slim down to look acceptable in a pink satin bridesmaid dress at my other sisters' wedding (tommorrow). Well its no turning back now - its in my car and it fits! I was well stressed on Tues when I tried it on as it was way too tight after being taken in too much but she took it out again thankfully.

Looking forward to it now - the wedding is at Wimborne Minster so a big church - just hoping the kids (3 of mine are paige boys/bridesmaid) don't be naughty at the alter. Last night at rehearsal my 6 year old farted and all the other kids went into fits of laughter!!!

Anyway - off to little sisters now for a drink and nibbles. Will let you all know how it went and maybe change my gravitar picture if I get any decent ones of me in my dress!!

Hope you all have a great weekend too.

Love
Viv

Well everyone - I can't believe how quick these school holidays have flown - its only 2 weeks today until mine all go back to school. To be honest I am looking forward to getting back into a routine - especially regards eating. Does anyone else find it harder during school holidays?

I know its silly because you can follow the tools whereever you are but I think my problem is lack of time to go online, blog and remind myself of the tools and watch the daily vids. I haven't been on for 2 weeks and its easy to slip back into old habits and say I will start again tommorow! I think literally the only tool I have been following is drinking water!!

During my usual working week when the kids are at school exercise is scheduled in and really easy to follow - during the hols my hours are all over the place and I am aware that poor grandma doesn't only have my kids but all their cousins aswell - possibly having up to 7 or 8 kids at a time - so me tagging on a little jog after work isn't really fair!

Anyway its now less than two weeks to the big wedding I have been going on about all year. The final fitting was done 2 weeks ago and it was there I was told to not loose any more weight - I think that didn't help as the very next day I was slipping into eating rubbish food! Anyway - I do want to follow the programme now until the big day as need to tone up a bit and a lot can be done in two weeks. So wish me luck! I am going to attempt to find time to pop online every day and pick a tool or two to use.

Hope you are all well.
Love
Viv

Hello All
Been off the radar for almost 2 weeks due to hols etc!

Anyway I am back now and trying hard on the programme - especially after piling on the pounds over the last 2 weeks.

I am always amazed at how quickly the weight can go on but how long it takes to come off! I was horrified when I got back and realised how tight some of my clothes were getting after previously being quite loose. I was even more horrified when I think of the amount of food and drink that passed my lips whilst away. We went to a lovely cottage in Nottingham and enjoyed the typical wet british weather so lots of what we did involved eating! It wasn't a holiday by a pool or beach with plenty of swimming and sunbathing to do!

We went to Melton Mowbray one day where I enjoyed a pork pie all to myself - it was a biggun too with a 'stilton cheese' top on it - what was I thinking!

Apart from all the eating I did and re-acquiring myself with red wine - I did do lots of walking and even some scheduled exercise running up the long driveway to the road from our cottage a couple of times - it was a half mile hill - now i can run a few miles but not usually up hill - I felt awful after!! I also did some weights and general exercise.

Have been back to my usual jogging this week and eating sensibly - I haven't resented it at all as I was quite desparate to get back to my usual routine.

Anyway - have much work to do - big 80s party on Sat with very small tight pink dress (now very very tight!), wedding eve do next Friday wearing dress that was slightly tight when I bought it! and finally the big wedding of the year in only 3 weeks - my sisters wedding where I am chief bridesmaid and a vision in pink satin!

Keep your fingers crossed for me to behave - I could really do with the moral support to keep me on the straight and narrow!!

Love to all.
Love
Viv

Hey there

Its been over a week so I thought I would say hi. I am not following the videos at the moment - keep starting and then not getting past a few days. I am going to be on holiday next week and may start them week after.

All that said I am generally following the programme Monday to Friday as much as possible and at the weekends slipping into bad habits again! Silly really as that always makes Monday really hard. I know its not a diet we are on but it is sometimes difficult to not see it that way.

Still doing regular exercise, squatting away, imagining those butt muscles eating any sugar I consume!

Worrying about something else at the moment - I have Crohns disease and haven't had any real problems for 10 years but recently I have started to notice certain symptoms and problems and I am getting worried. Last time I had to go on steriods and they make you put weight on and get 'mooning' of the face - I remember being really miserable last time and felt very self conscious of my face especially. It would be typical after all this hard work I have put in!

However, I am going to tackle it with a more positive attitude this time. As a lady I worked with back 10 years ago used to say when I was upset - 'its no use looking the best in the graveyard'! Bit dramatic I know I just meant if I do have to go back on them I will be more positive. Afterall I could be back to my normal self within 6 months of treatment. I am going to keep an eye on things over the next few weeks and then see - I hate going to the doctors so don't want to start with hospital appointments etc in the school holidays unless I have to!

Will try and blog before my holiday - I know I will get computer withdrawal for the first few days as I am never off it but where I am going is a beautiful cottage in relaxing surroundings so don't want to spoil it by being stuck to my computer!!!

Love
Viv

Well tonight I have a pal coming over for dinner whilst the boys are at footie - so on a mission to follow the programme - I am going all healthy!!

I often read all of you guys meals so thought I would tempt you with mine!

Garlic & advocado dip with pitta crisps (courtesy of resource section)
Red pepper chicken with brown rice & green beans
Melon to finish

I may top this of with a couple of glasses of the pink stuff!

What do you reck?

Anyway - all else going well - school hols of course now together with rain - of course! Working extra hours this week so poor grandma is lumbered indoors with my lot - good job she loves it!

Hope you all well - will read blogs later when friend gone.

Love
Viv

Wow - its not often I wish for Monday to come but its been a longggggggggggggg weekend! Husband had a vascectomy on Friday and that is where the major wobble continued from the gentle wobbling I had done all week what with work birthdays, making cakes for cake sale and cake sale!

The major wobbling came from sitting in with hubby all weekend watching dvds or TV. Usually he is very busy 'building stuff' and so I busy myself about doing whatever. However, this weekend we ate crisps, chocolate, snacked rather than ate meals - ahh the list goes on! In my head I have been mindful tho so maybe there has been some damage limitation going on even if it didn't feel like it (well I can dream can't I!).

Anyway - reading most of the blogs from this evening it would appear everyone else has been wobbling too - sorry to say this but glad to know its not just me! So I listened to day 7 which was about wobbling and with a big Tesco shop due in the morning I can get my head in gear and get back on the prorgramme. I have really wasted the last month or so on it - its little sisters wedding in just 7 weeks when i will be a vision in pink satin and i had so many dreams of being a size 12 for that day - well somehow I think that dream might have disappeared - lets aim for hubby's 40th in October instead!

Also - damn those bloomin sales - I LOVE LOVE LOVE shopping and clothese - its especially the Monsoon sale that makes me feel anxious - like I really need to spend money. My youngest, Tilly (age 3), seemed to also feel that today whilst hubby taunted her picking up little dresses covered in sequins and beads she was crying saying 'can i take it home' whilst he laughed and just picked out another - all of these were non sale of course and so totally ridiculously priced - but all gorgeous!!!

Anyway - must stop thinking about shopping and get myself to bed!

See you all tommroow. No more wobbling!

Love
Viv