When I arrived home this evening the house smelled wonderful.

The bouquet my husband bought me at the weekend had come into it's own a

nd the perfume of the lilies  is gorgeous.

I have had a stressful day today with one thing and another.

My eating has been spot on which I am pleased about, as usually I head for bread, chocolate and all  comforting food.  Not done so so far.  I am just smelling my flowers and hoping they keep me on the right road till Ralph comes home:)

Wednesday Weigh-In

One pound lost.

I would love to be excited about it because after all it is a loss.
But the truth is I am very disappointed.
I was hoping for three, expecting two and got one.

I hope it will show next week,
I am not back in the exercise groove so I guess that is the problem.
I need to get my motivation sorted.
Anyone got any to spare?

And the Nominee's Are....(Drum Roll Maestro Please)

My nominations for the Gorgeous Blog Award are here in no particular order as they say on  TV.

They are people who for me are the epitome of love and kindness. 
They each have their own struggles, not just with weight.
They do it with grace, with love and with humour.
They are all caring and supportive of friends they have never met and probably never will.

There is one exception and that is my best friend Trish.  She doesn't blog about her weight.
She blogs about life as the wife and carer of a brain-injured husband.
You may feel uncomfortable about reading about the life she has.
That is fine, she has a good support system around her of loving caring friendsand family.
What makes Trish special is she is so loving, caring and giving to those friends.
She is my rock and has been with me through my bad times and supported me
every step of the way, so please believe me it is not favouritism giving her an award.
She is gorgeous and she deserves it.

The other nominee's are:


Karen @
http://katschisfitcetera.blogspot.com/
Tina @
http://tinasjourneywithww.blogspot.com/
Trish @
http://thisaccidentalcarer.blogspot.com/
Zaa @
http://zaaisshrinking.blogspot.com/
Dawne @
http://dawneandgreg.blogspot.com/
Suzi @
http://spunkysuzi.blogspot.com/
Dana
http://danasafattymcbutterpants.blogspot.com/



I could have given this award out three fold:)

In fact I need to produce one of my own to give away, erm..where do I start...

Look What I Got!!

This is the Lovely Surprise I got when I checked in this evening.

I am so happy and grateful for such a  "Gorgeous Award"

I received the award from the inspiring young woman who calls herself

"266"

http://266-twosixtysix.blogspot.com/

I really enjoy reading her blog, she is human, honest and humourous.

I think she is going to inspire a large amount of people on this journeyshe is taking.

I'm going to enjoy seeing her reach her distination.

Now I have got to figure out what I have to do now :(

Hang About..........

with many such accolades there are guidelines to follow and they are:

1. Thank the person who nominated me.

Done

2. Copy the award and place it on my blog.

Done
3. Link to the person who nominated me.

Done

4. Name six things people might find interesting.

Erm...Done

5. Nominate seven bloggers.

6. Post links to the bloggers I nominate

 

 

Six Interesting? ? Things You may not Know About Me

 

1. I am left handed, it doesn't cause me any problems. It causes problems for other people, namely my husband, he thinks I am struggling so trys to help.  Just because I may look awkward doesn't mean I am having difficulty:)

2. I like to walk barefoot indoors this often causes me pain as I am quite clumsy too.

3. I collect Notebooks, I buy them, planning to use them, but then find I cannot use them for fear of spoiling the beautiful blank pages with my terrible handwriting.  (Do you think I need a shrink?)

4. I have two different coloured eyes. One Blue, One Brown.

5. I am a Lapsed Catholic, trying to find my way back.

6. Beauty in nature, in music, in words, makes me cry.

 

It is getting late now and I need to get to bed, I will do my nominations tomorrow.

 

Today has been a good day and I can feel the power coming back.  Thank you to every one who has been so supportive and encouraging over the past week.  You are Very Special People.

 

Sunday = Funday

A Good Day.
A Fun Day.

Went to Anglesey to spend the day with Trish, my BezzyMate and some other lovely ladies, Sam and Tracy and Pat and Mel, I have forgotten the name of the lady who was quilting:(  They were scrapbooking, making books, making Christmas cards and generally having FUN.

Trish and I had a good natter and she made me jealous with the stash of new papers and stamps she had bought. Did you know there are people who buy paper to stroke and caress it?  No...well you just need to look in my shed and you will find tons of the stuff and I added to my stash today also, but it was Trish's rubber stamps I wanted....

I had a lovely day and I must say I feel much better mentally today than I have for the past week.  Thank you lovely ladies of Anglesey.

I came home and checked my emails, Facebook and blog to find that my lovely Kari (Fat[free]Me) had excelled herself in the 10K, I am so proud of her I could burst. I did cry, with happiness and joy.  She is such a star.

My eating today was fine I ate 1695 calories, 95 over my allowance, but I can soon balance the numbers.
So all in all I have had a Great Day.

Tomorrow is a new day, the beginning of a New Week and I am looking forward to it.

Where I Have Been Today

Saturday morning and we were up and out by 7:20am.
Planning to do a lot today so an early start was  needed.


So at 7:45 we were here

Sorry Kari..(She doesn't like Tesco)

We stocked up on healthy food....

The fridge is groaning (Can you hear it?)

Loads of fruit

Loads of winter vegetables (Forgot to put the cabbage in the photo)

My Salads for lunch during the week.

I am pretty sure this will be the last week for soft fruits.

Stir fry on special offer (Looking forward to trying the noodles)

Salad Leaves, Peppers and Tomatoes.

Goody Tray Replenished (Ralph Eats Most of These!)

After Tesco's We Came Here:)

Had breakfast, I was good didn't have coffee, didn't have cake, Just black tea and a ham and cheese toastie.

Had a lovely browse in the magazines and found a book that may help with some thoughts I am having lately.

My darling bought me the book and magazine.

I posted these photo's to reinforce the fact I am back on track, the photo in my previous post was of a railway walk at Dollar, in Bonnie Scotland. (On Track;) Get It?)..never mind;)

I have tons of health foods in, have been 95% good since Wednesday. Back to the gym on Monday.

Feeling Fine Sometimes

The Final Fresh Start is going.....

Oh £$%$^%&^&&!!!!

Well I know I had a gain, but what a gain, I don't do things by half...

SEVEN & A HALF POUNDS !!!!

I am in shock, I had thought four or five pounds but no...

SEVEN & A HALF POUNDS !!!!!!!!

As I was typing thes words, the wonderful Severiano Ballasterios was on th BBC news talking about entering and winning the Open next year at St Andrews. This man is amazing, I have always been a fan, such a gorgeously handsome man and amazing golfer. He has battled with brain tumours this past two years. Now he is looking to the future, back to winning. 

Surely if he can do battle with cancer with such a positive attitude, I can deal with shedding a measily 44 pounds.

So no more misery posting, if you get even a hint of negativity from me, give me a kick up the bum!!

Positivity is what I need and Seve will be my inspiration.

So here I go again:

MY LAST FRESH START

Wednesday 14.10.09     215:8lbs

Going Down, Down, Down, Down