I've been an ostrich ...

Yep head in the sand ... the last few days have opened up a whole new world of weightloss obsession for me ... be afraid, be very afraid LOL

Each week at WW we get handouts. Now these hand outs since the new programme started in Jan 06 have a weeks worth of daily menu plans - and in these menu plans there are recipes ... FANFUCKINGTASTIC recipes. Easy bloody recipes. Have I seen them before? NOPE. It's a bit like selective hearing, I think the last 7 months I've had selective looking! So as well as getting some lovely ideas from my newest WW cookbook and magazine, I've been picking out recipes from the weekly handouts. I also want to get Craig really involved in the planning and even cooking of some of these delicious fares. He's a fantastic cook, but he needs to be inspired. These recipes literally only take minutes to prepare and they use simple ingredients - I've asked him to have a look through my hand outs and put crosses next to the ones he wants to try so I can make sure we have the ingredients in the cupboard. So darling, I know you read this ... flippen well hurry up and mark those recipes please *wink*. Seriously gorgeous things like - rice pilaf, thai stirfries, moroccan lamb, pasta bakes, baked potatoes, omlettes ... mmmmmmm

Tonight for dinner we had the most gorgeous Thai chicken green curry - admittedly it was on the back of a pckt of vermicelli noodles I bought, but I converted it and it worked out to 9 points for the meal. I worked it out and yep I could afford that so tonight I made up the recipe - using light coconut milk and all the delicious flavourings. By the time I'd made the recipe - to feed 3, it turned out that there was too much for three servings so we quartered it and made it into 4 servings (lunch tomorrow) and it turned out to be 6.5 pts instead of the 9 - YIPPEE! It was bloody delicious and I hadnt had it before.

I've also been thinking about the 12 months - well since September last year - cos thats really where I've stagnated since. What's really changed for me? What has hindered my motivation? What has changed something for me that made me lose focus of what I wanted and where I was going?

Weigh day.

I used to weigh on a Thursday. At the beginning of 2005 I changed to a Monday. I chose Monday because I wanted more accountability over the weekend - stop myself from blowing out so to speak. After about 6 months I changed to a Tuesday, because I didnt like the leader on the Monday. My Tuesday meetings are great, I enjoy my leader and the people I attend with are lovely - its great to see familiar faces. So maybe thats it. Maybe I need to shake things up again and see some new faces, hear some new "stories" from the attendees and get some new perspectives from a different leader. I wonder if I self sabbotage from being good for the week (Tues-Friday) then have a few drinks on Saturday, think "argh fek" I've blown it, retain fluid from a big of weekend celebration and hey bingo it shows on the scales the following Tuesday - thus creating a circle of good eating for a few days, having a weekend of enjoyment and then feeling like a failure at the end of it - only to dread stepping on the scales the following Tuesday. Ok that was a bit of a ramble but I think I understand what I'm saying.

I'm going to move my weigh day to a Friday. I'm going to inspire myself with a great loss each week and thus motivate myself to ensure I dont undo all my good over the weekend - if I have a few drinks it will simply be part of my points allocation and if I happen to retain fluid because of it, it wont linger for more than a few days and thus not reflect on the scales.

Let's shake things up. Let's get this ole body a bit confused and prompted back on its right path.

I sweat my arse off at the gym this morning. 15 mins on the arc trainer - god it felt great! 15 mins on the bike and 5 mins on the rower. Full weights workout - now including squats and that shower felt absolutely fantastic. Walked Jack this afternoon after work also.

Points on track, exercise on track, water on track. It's all go around here.