And they just get worse

Food Diary
Weetabix
banana
cheerios
banana
cherries
salad bowl
bread roll
risotto
ciabatta
lemon posset

FitBit (at 9.40 pm)
1,907 steps
.8 miles
1,269 calories

My worst ever day on FitBit partly because I forgot to put it on this morning but also because I haven't been doing much.

The point of this blog is to keep me under control and on the right track. It is failing miserably.

And another

Food Diary
Weetabix
3 softmints
cherries
handful cheerios
2 sausages
mash and baked beans
half slice sultana bread

FitBit (at 9.20 pm)
4,468 steps
1.87 miles
1,561 calories

And another bad day

Moving Uncle from 10.00 am until 7.00 pm so then he insisted on taking us to the Mermaid for dinner.

Food Diary
Weetabix
4 mini sausages
1 sausage roll
salad bowl
bread roll
salmon with hollandaise sauce
chips (horrid - I left some)
mixed veg (horrid (I left most)

FitBit (at 9.42 pm)
6,965 steps
2.91 miles
1,795 calories

To begin again

Food Diary
Weetabix
2 slices toast
lump cheese
banana
kiwi
cherry tomatoes
2 softmints
shepherd's pie
broccoli
strawberries (and cream)

FitBit (at 10.16 pm)
7,274 steps
3.04 miles
1,780 calories

I declare last week weeka non grata

Okay, have had a very good eating week and very bad dieting week. Also a very enjoyable but very little exercise week. So I've decided to pretend that these last few days just didn't happen. I think that's for the best.

So I'll start again tomorrow, eating and exercising properly.

Having said that, Uncle is hoping to move on Tuesday so while I will be quite busy packing/unpacking I may not get my steps in. 

Just warning you/me.

Missed a day

Monday I was on a course in Southampton so got up at 5.15 am and ate peculiarly all day. I also spent about 8 hours sitting/standing on a train.

Food Diary
Weetabix (the world may be about to end but I'd have to have my weetabix first)
3 small flapjacks
several grapes
tuna and mayo sandwich
bag crisps
orange and mango drink
banana
kitkat
3 softmints
banana
cherries

FitBit (at 10.08 pm)
3,611 steps
1.51 miles
1,399 calories

Father's Day

But Mother ate too.

Food Diary
Weetabix
Cheerios
1 banana
cherries
small lump cheese
coquilles st jacques
steak
veg
boodles
raspberries
ice cream
garlic bread
2 softmints
 1 glacier fruit

FitBit (at 9.28 pm)
11,473 steps
4.80 miles
1,875 calories

A good day for food ...

but a bad day for dieting.

Weigh-in this morning. I was shocked to find I'd gained half a pound. I hadn't expected to lose much but to put it on?! my resolve to do better today was quickly weakened by an invite to daughter's for dinner in advance of Father's Day tomorrow.

Weigh In week 5 (maybe)
141 lbs

Food Diary
weetabix
honey roast peanuts (while watching rugby)
2 slices thickly buttered toasted cheesy bread (comfort food following Wales' defeat by the All Blacks) (again)
cherry tomatoes
crisps
lamb kebab
lamb burger
sausage
salad 
coleslaw
rhubarb cake

FitBit (at 9.38 pm)
5,371 steps
2.25 miles
1,594 calories

Boring records

Food Diary
Weetabix
chicken sandwich 
bit of mayo
tomatoes
some cheese
cherries
special fried rice
barbecue pork ribs
1 orange

FitBit (at 10.06 pm)
11,280 steps
4.73 miles
1,826 calories

And today's score is ...

I forgot: yesterday while baking courgette cake I danced around the kitchen to a bit of Tom Jones. That must have helped increase my step count.

Today has been a bad one step-wise. Not very good food-wise either. That's the trouble when we have the grandchildren to tea: I end up eating pizza crusts and the bits of cheese GrandDaughter1 picks off the pizza. Not to mention a goodly number of cherries. but they're good for me I tell myself. And they're seasonal so I have to make the most of them.

Food Diary
Weetabix
Cheerios
Cherries
pizza crust
lump of cheese (small)
veggie lasagne (very yummy, made with left-over roast veg)

FitBit (at 10.00 pm)
5,584 steps
2.37 miles
1,548 calories

And for Tuesday

I'm surprised my step count is that high. The most walking I did was around Sainsburys.

Food Diary
Weetabix
Cheerios
2 softmints
cherries
roast veg, gnocchi 
a few caramelised pecans (I had to test them)
grated cheese
a slice courgette cake
2 Korean cookies

FitBit (at 10.34 pm)
7,628 steps
3.21 miles
1,825 calories

Away for the weekend ...

so no facts or figures recorded. So I don't have to mention the pizza or enormous ice cream or chocolate cakes.

Back on the straight and narrow now. Nie walk this morning and Thrive tonight should help restore my equilibrium.

Food Diary
weetabix
1 murray mint
salad, beetroot, braesola, grated cheese
blob mayo
1 kiwi
6 pieces fudge
2 slices baked beans on toast
grated cheese
1 orange

FitBit (at 7.46 pm)
10,504 steps
4.41 miles
1,613 calories

Saturday weigh in 4

Away tomorrow so having my weigh in today.

140.4 lbs
33.8% fat

Not brilliant but in the right direction. Still need to have fewer treats.

Today's facts

Food Diary
Weetabix
cheese and onion pastie
1 banana
2 glacier fruits
spag bol
grated cheese
strawberries, raspberries, peach and banana 
ice cream

FitBit (at 9.25 pm)
15,926 steps
6.66 miles
1,902 calories

Convinced my FitBit isn't working properly

Had a lovely long walk this morning - slightly longer than anticipated in fact as the path I'd suggested was closed halfway along because the sea wall, upon which we were walking, had been washed away. But we didn't realise this until we got there and had to retrace our steps and go the way we usually go. Then we walked and walked and walked - and my FitBit still only said 8,000 and something.

At that point we still had to walk to X. And then across the dunes, through the forest, up the hill through the village and to the car park. I was hoping I might set a steps record but it seems unlikely.

Still I'm feeling okay about things at the moment. My weight is going down and more importantly I've retaken control of my eating and, excuse the boasting, I think I look pretty good as I dither over whether to take my first dip of the year. Admittedly, as I said to Husband, bathing costumes sort of sleekify the blippy bits.

How long that feeling good feeling will last is another thing but I'll enjoy it while I can. As I enjoyed the cheese and onion pastie I had for a late lunch at the end of the walk in Llanmadoc Community Shop. All the pasties are made by local people and I just wish I had their knack with pastry. But I didn't have cake as well, a decision that surprised, and probably slightly disappointed, Husband who'd said, 'I'll have cake if you do.'

more boring facts

Tempted not to reveal today's facts.

Food Diary
Weetabix (see if I stopped there each day I'd have no problems!)
Chicken salad
3 slices garlic bread (but they were little slices)
1 banana
3 glacier fruits
2 sugar cubes (obviously in need of a sugar fix)
chicken salad
grated cheese
peach, strawberry, raspberry and banana and ice cream

FitBit (at 10.11 pm)
6,449 steps
2.7 miles
1,633 calories

Yesterday's facts and figures

Went to bed and forgot to record the details last night so here goes.

Food Diary
Weetabix
2 ryvita
thin layer of mayo plus prawns
cherry tomatoes
1 banana
2 glacier fruits
spag bol
grated cheese
1 orange

FitBit (at 10.12 pm)
11,052 steps
4.62 miles
1,841 calories

Today's facts and figures

Food Diary
Weetabix
Cheerios
1 banana
3 fish fingers(because there was nothing else to eat in the house and the alternative was a Chinese takeaway)
chips
peas
2 pieces rhubarb cake
2 glacier mints
1 Murray mint
1 sugar cube

FitBit (at 10.20 pm)
14,426 steps
6.13 miles
1,978 calories

Red-faced of derwen fawr

Today I decided it was time to stop being a wimp and letting my (very mild) cold get the better of me. I didn't walk George but did go to Thrive circuit training. Half an hour and a shower later and I still have the very red face to prove it.

Food Diary
Weetabix
3 ryvita, 1 with Marmite (which is another food that never goes off)
1 peach
1 apple
1 banana (I think - did I eat it?)
2 slices toast
baked beans
grated cheese
1 orange

FitBit (at 8.06 pm)
6,788 steps
2.87 miles
1,552 calories

I have a heavy head

Food Diary (Saturday)
Weetabix
1 banana
2 sausages
mash
baked beans
2 oranges
handful grapes

FitBit (at 10.10 pm)
6,732 steps
2.82 miles
1,648 calories

Sunday Weigh-in 3 
141.0 lbs
34.2% fat

Only lost half a pound which is a bit disappointing. I blame the quantity snot up my nose. I have what I think would be called a head cold or a summer cold or a 'I can't believe I'm poorly again' cold. 2016 has been my most unhealthy year for, well, years. So I'm taking it easy today on the grounds that my body needs to concentrate on making me better. (So my step count will be low - I'm warning you and me.)

Food Diary (Sunday)
Weetabix
salad
2 slices braesola
grated cheese
spoonful mayo
1 banana
2 handfuls grapes
M&S dinner for two chicken
peas, carrots and mushrooms
apple pie and ice cream
2 lemonsip and extra honey

FitBit (at 9.33 pm)
2,205 steps
0.92 miles
1,273 calories

Ooh, not good. Least number of calories used and most consumed. Not a good day. Unless you count relaxing, watching The Musketeers and 2 episodes of Grey's Anatomy a good day.

Food facts

Food Diary
Weetabix
1 banana
2 boiled eggs
2 ryvita
1 banana
2 glacier fruits
1 sugar cube
apple and pear juice
salad
2 slices braesola
couscous salad
noodle salad
1 spoonful mayo
large handful grapes (feeling under the weather so needed a treat)
1 orange

FitBit (at 11.11pm)
10,063 steps
4.21 miles
1,649 calories

Worst day ever (step wise)

Food Diary
Weetabix
2 slices pizza
3 glacier fruit
salad
couscous
noodle
baked potato
grated cheese
spoonful garlic and herb dressing
1 orange
2 lemsip with added honey

FitBit (at 9.43 pm)
3,965 steps
1.66 miles
1,474 calories

Food facts

A good walk (and run and slide down sand dunes and paddle) but still haven't managed my 10,000 steps. Must remember to move my arm more.

Food Diary
Weetabix
crisps
banana
1 glacier fruit
1 sugar cube
baked beans
2 slices toast
grated cheese
Orange

FitBit (at 9.18 pm)
8,398 steps
3.51 miles
1,635 calories

World Best!

Planned to walk to Ripples but ended up walking to Verdi's and back. Felt I deserved ice cream (which took the place of my lunch). The long walk meant I set my own personal FitBit Best record.

It was very warm walking and George needed to cool off. (Why have a photo of George on a diet blog? Because it would be boring without.)

Tuesday Food Diary
Weetabix
Verdi's ice cream - 2 scoops, hazelnut and honeycomb
1 banana
2 glacier fruits
1 peach
2 sausages
baked beans
a few saute potatoes and onions
2 flapjacks

FitBit (at 10.38 pm)
18,463 steps
7.72 miles
2,212 calories