Good evening everyone, oh hello you, newcomer, welcome. This morning I paused for a second to look around the living room, Olivia is on one sofa in a deep trance watching and laughing at Tiktok videos on her phone, I glanced behind me to see Neil on the other sofa also in a deep trance…
Category: determination
The end of another week.. 24/01/21
Hello you, is that you looking at me? why don’t you click on and let me know what you think of my blog post? Good evening everyone, I hope this finds you as well as well can be. Phew what a week it’s been, and goodness Sunday night again, we are now upon our last…
Food entry 18/01/21. Positive Thoughts.
Good evening to everyone around the world. I hope you have had a good day. It’s been a pretty good day today, despite being quite sore, the workout was painful and my stats are available in my previous post. Food: For lunch I had a bowl of watermelon and coconut yogurt, with 2 slices of…
Today’s fitness stats and motivation
Good afternoon to everyone around the world. It’s still cold and yucky here, although blue skies and clouds are trying to peep through, I hope your day has been as good as it possibly can. I started to begin my workout this morning but the pain was horrendous I gave up after 2 mins and…
A good day/ A good workout,16/01/21
Good evening everyone. How has your day been? I’ve been trying to write this post for an hour but kept stopping to sing along to who’s behind the mask, but it’s finished now so you now have my undivided attention lol. After 2 hours sleep, I ended up watching films in bed, so much for…
Back to Reality, Eating well and some holiday pics.
Hi peeps, im finally back after 3 weeks in the sun, and back to cycling into outer space while writing to you wonderful people. Goodness those 3 weeks passed by way to quick, we had booked to return on the 30th, so i could get just another 10 days of sun into my bones, but…
Monday morning pool, sunbathing and snorkling.
Hello everybody hope you are all as good as good can be. Its another glorious day here on the island of Zakynthos. I began the day with a coffee and orange juice on my balcony before heading down to remezzos beach bar for breakfast, I had a slice of toast and jam, 2 sausages, 2…
Positive New Week Quote.
It’s the start of another week. Another chance to fight the demons inside my body. I always jump back up, just sometimes its a little harder than the previous times, but I will keep going.
Good night.
Hello everyone how was your day? I hope those of you who began a new challenge today have fulfilled your wishes and it all went smoothly. If today was not your day, the please remember there’s always tomorrow, so never give up hope. xoxoxo
Good Afternoon
I hope your day is going well and for those of you whom have began a new venture today your halfway through your 1st day, you can do it, you are great, you’ve got this, and then you can settle down later with a great feeling of accomplishment.
Tuesday Morning Quote
Good morning peeps I hope this finds you well rested and if not i pray you find the strength to carry on through the day xoxo
Keep Going.
Whatever journey you are on, keep going, as the quote says do not give up, just have a rest and then continue, remember you are capable of more than you think, look in the mirror and smile you are worth it xx Image from google
New exercise equipment has arrived…
Good morning peeps I hope you are well? What a yucky day it is out there, the wind and rain is just awful, I had planned on a small outing to the shop but think I will definitely give that a miss, the weather man says its in for the day, now I wonder if…
Happy Saturday
Good Morning peeps. Whether you are just rising or your day is ending believe in yourself, you are capable of more than you think. Image from Google
Tuesday Motivation
Good morning peeps I hope you had a restful night, for those who didn’t I pray your day will get better x
Monday Motivation
Good morning peeps I hope you had a restful night, for those who didn’t I pray your day will get better x
Sunday Motivation
Good morning peeps I hope you had a restful night, for those who didn’t I pray your day will get better x
Quick update, lunch and feeling good.
All went well at the docs on Monday, im now back on the HRT after a 6 year break, Im a little wary about being back on due to family medical history and my liver problems, but my LFTs have been good for a while, Im no longer diabetic or even pre diabetic!!, my blood…
Wednesday 4th September.. I’m tired.. Pain and bad dreams.. Morning chit chat.
Good morning peeps, it’s a rather overcast and windy day here this morning, I think I may see a spot of blue sky in the distance but I’m guessing it will soon be eaten up by the dreary clouds. Had a rough night sleeping, I’m usually not to bad at sleeping but I’ve had quite…
I made it to week 10!!!, Teenage Mental Health, Weight Progress and Garden (overview of weeks 9-10)
Hi peeps what a glorious weekend it has been, let’s hope the weather is here to stay for a while longer.It’s 6.30 am and lovely enough to sit in the garden with my morning coffee, though I have got a cardie on over my pj’s it’s still beautiful and the birds are all singing away…
New Week New Beginning
What a lovely day it has been today, the sun put in an appearance a bit different to Saturday where we played dodge the rain drops and hail stones. On Saturday it wasn’t supposed to rain till the afternoon so early morning we thought we would have a toddle to the supermarket via the river…
Monday Motivation
Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all have a great week, for those of you wanting to begin a lifestyle change Do it Today why put it off till tomorrow? Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall…. Your lifestyle is your choice only you can make the…
Me and my Veggies.
How good do these veggies in the picture look?. How many of you are going Yuk?.., just as i once did. Now i’v never been one who likes to eat all her vegetables, that was until i discovered the fresh straight from the earth to your basket kind, the difference in the size and the…
Week 5-6 what a nightmare..
Week 5-6 was bloody hard work, the last week was a nightmare, it was very hard to get through, but iv made it just, thoughts of negativity and can’t do this, moods swings and a general feeling of malaise. Where did it go wrong? I woke up Sunday morning feeling so ill and the room…
Portion Distortion (Mind Games?)
What is Portion Distortion? You will read lots of things on the internet about portion control, so this is just a quick note on what it means to me. One of the things i have learnt about while embarking on my lifestyle journey was my portion size, gosh it was huge, i just had to fill…
Progress Pics, being brave.
Although i’m on week 8 this is my progress picture from week 7. I started at 124kg on 27/02/19. On 24/04/19 I weighed in at 112.6kg Down 11.8kg / 26lbs
Good Morning, Grandkids, Depression, Happiness, Sadness and Cancer.
Happy Friday everyone, it’s seems that the depression i have been feeling over the last couple of weeks is beginning to lift. I have definitely been to hard on myself, I couldn’t get excited when my nurse weighed me on Wednesday even though I have lost a massive 26lbs/11.8kgs..since I began my journey. I felt…
New Blog Site.
Just a quick note, to say this is a new blog site, after fighting with the old one it was just easier to create a new one. There is a lot to be done to the page, it is looking as though my import from my old site has not brought the photographs with it,…
Easter Food. Junk Food or a Guilty Pleasure?
The Easter weekend is now over, Phew.. not something I used to say though, Easter would continue over the next few weeks with lots of creamy chocolate eggs to eat whenever I liked and soft moist cakes decorated with mini chocolate eggs, sugar flowers and chicks oh so yummy and gooey, that lovely leg of…
Happy Sunday.
Feeling really good right now, I’m down to 114.1kg which is really good as i was 124.4kg when i started my lifestyle change just over 6 weeks ago. Also happy as this Sunday i have managed to make a roast chicken Sunday dinner for less than 400 Calories!!! yep feeling mighty happy about that, especially…
Aides to help you begin your lifestyle journey.
This i would say is the hardest and most time consuming part of beginning your lifestyle change, Having to weigh and calculate your food and inputting data. ( don’t worry there is an app that will do your calculations for you) – (see below). Learning about portion control in my opinion is a must, please…
Fruity Salad.. Summer in a Bowl!!!(free recipe)
Serves 1. Calories 74. Carbs 14.5 grams. Fat 0.1 grams. Protein 3.4 grams. What is nicer than lounging on a garden chair with a good book and a bowl of summer delight, with the warm sun gently on your skin. This colourful bowl is brimming with sweetness and juicy fruit and can be whipped up…
Where do I start?
CONGRATULATIONS On deciding to change your lifestyle, and looking forward to a NEW YOU with so many health benefits. All lifestyle plans can come with some side effects, so please read the list below: POSSIBLE SIDE-EFFECTS: Weight-loss. More Energy. More self Loving of Yourself. Lower Blood Pressure. Reversal of Type II Diabetes or better Management….
Greek style gyros low cal low fat
Tonight’s tea was a winner, I have worked out how to make a low cal low fat gyros plate, with less than half the calories of a standard gyros wrap. We absolutely love Greek food, can not get enough of it, but for someone who’s now loosing weight a few thing have had to be…
4 Weeks In.. oh yeah.
So i was off to check in with my nurse today, Oh My God i was shaking with nerves had i done enough to put me on the right track had i at least lost a couple of lbs, the dietitian had set me a target weight of 118kg to be reached in 3 months….
Fighting The War Inside My Body 