Pig to Twig
Written by Nicki on 10 May, 2009 – 6:33 pm -My frind is trying Nerys and India's diet, Pig to Twig. I'm going to watch and see what happens. I am still trying with the low GI diet and I managed to shed some weight, even got down to 15st13lb! But, I've popped another lb on and I'm unable to shift it!! What am I doing wrong? I'm doing 5000+ steps each day, eating 3 decent meals and still nothing moves!! God this is so frustrating... We are moving on Wednesday to where no body knows me, so I'm going to break the bike out again and wobble off into the sunset...... Read More →
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On the move
Written by Nicki on 17 April, 2009 – 11:24 pm -Did I tell you my bowels packed in for a week? That was nice, pain was like I'd had a C section again!! Any hoo, turns out it was caused by the stress of looking for a new house. Well the good news is we have found a new house and that my bowels are moving again. Ok, so you didn't really need to now the last bit but I bet you'll sleep better now for knowing it! (I know I will) So, our new house is in a small village, it's near a canal and a pub and the garden is huge so we can loose the boys! Will be cycling up and down the canal loosing weight as I go, only to put it all back on again in the pub!! Read More →
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Its happening at last…
Written by Nicki on 15 April, 2009 – 7:19 am -I awoke this morning to discover I am now under the 16 stone barrier!!! So, it has taken me 10 days shy of 4 months to loose 11lb! Good going or what? I'm still walking most nights, the low GI diet is going brilliantly and have swapped the Haribo for peanut M&Ms, bread has gone (only on special occasions), and I've also bought some nice tops and new jeans! Even spent the day in me heels last week!! Business was fantastic over the easter period, did about a months worth of sales in 1 week!! We are also renting the house out and looking for pastures new to outgrow..... Read More →
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Syndrome X, Low GI Diets & Weight Loss
Written by Nicki on 3 April, 2009 – 7:11 am -PING!!! I'm back.. Hope you've missed me! I have been walking most nights now for 30 mins, plus I've replaced the Haribo with peanut M&M's and the good news is I've just reached 16st 1lb. A standing ovation if you please.... Why the replacement I hear you ask? Well, I'm trying to see if I have Syndrome X or at least to see if my body responds to the treatment of it which is to follow a Low GI diet. No tablets, no weekly classes, no restriction of food, just swapping whit carbs for brown ones and doing a bit more. So watch this space folks... I was researching a site the other day and this caught my eye " The mistake many people who are insulin resistant often make (and are encouraged to make) is to go on a a strict calorie control... more
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Getting Active With the Kids
Written by Nicki on 27 February, 2009 – 10:31 am -DS1 has started ski training and is doing exercise to build up leg strength. I feel this is my opportunity to suggest some additional bike riding and skipping take place. I have this real aversion to doing stuff like this with the kids as I've always associated it with trying to loose weight. I have got to try to see it as having fun!! I'd love to go rock wall climbing and abseiling but I fear I won't fit in the harness's never mind have the strength to do it. Nor the bladder!! When I think back I was always over weight as a child and yet I was so active! I was in the school hockey, shinty, rounders and cricket team. Me aged about 10 I was such a Tomboy, climbing trees and fences, I didn't do dolls!! The really strange... more
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Getting active
Written by Nicki on 26 February, 2009 – 3:34 pm -I am determined to get active and so have decided to use the stairs in other ways to assist me in my goal to loose weight. I am going to run up and down them 5 times and if I can still breath....do it a gain 3 times today....... I've entered a 3k "race for life" to raise money for cancer relief and my intention was to walk it. How cool it would be to finish it running!! (hope I they'll have oxygen on tap at the finish line) Read More →
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Why am I over weight?
Written by Nicki on 26 February, 2009 – 8:25 am -During commercial breaks I took the opportunity excercise and to do some "stair" aerobics!! I had to shut the curtains in case any one could see me and hold on to the stair rail for support though!! Instead of counting reps I used the length of the commercial run to time me. I know this pelvis problem will be helped by the weight loss so I'm using it as an incentive. I was also inspired by watching 2 women on TV, one who hated her mum from an early age so punished herself by over eating and another who was a binge eater. I decided to consider why I'm over weight, I'm still considering..... Also, what kind of an eater am I? I think I've cracked that one, I'm a person who eats when they are bored. And the commercial breaks are a good time to... more
Tags: core muscles, exercise, Stair walking, weight loss
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Stair Walking for Weight Loss
Written by Nicki on 25 February, 2009 – 7:21 am -I.ve managed to stay the same weight these last few days considering I can't move!! I'm really annoyed actually and to be honest frustrated as I had been loosing weight. You all know I hate any form of excersise but I can walk till I drop and not moan (for once LOL) So by increasing my walking by half an hour each day, I'd lost 6lb, of course now I'm a couch potato, no weight is being shifted!! So, how do I get going again? BB's out today so I might try a couple of circuits of the garden though my sister in law suggested last week I do som stair walking. I'll let you know how I get on.... Read More →
Tags: loosing weight, walking, weight loss
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Happy pills and knackered pelvis’sssss
Written by Nicki on 24 February, 2009 – 4:46 pm -Right now! Guess who's been suffering with a bad back....Thats right me!! Actually it's me pelvis, me old war wound is acting up so I've been on me happy pills and taken to wearing slouch pants and baggy t-shirts till I can support the weight of me jeans!! BB baked a cake and I'm slowly making me way through that. But I cant do any walking so how is this going to effect my weight loss? Read More →
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London and loosing weight.
Written by Nicki on 22 February, 2009 – 7:59 pm -We've had a fantastic half term. Took the boys to London for 3 days and stayed over at a central YHA. We did loads of sight seeing and came home to attend a brilliant 40th Birthday bast for my good friend. Today, in my bid for loosing weight I took a 30 minute fast walk and worked in the garden for a good 2 hours. I ache all over!! I was a bit down in the dumps last week having regained all my loast weight, however, 6lb has gone since then, I've had my hair coloured and chopped so feel loads better. Read More →
Tags: loosing weight, walking
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