Just ordered this pattern

Was looking for some flowers to knit to make bouquets for mothers day and found this pattern and just couldnt resist. Only cost me £2 so cant complain

My Plan

After a lovely Christmas and New Year my plan is to be back on plan by Monday a new year and a anew me. I also start my new job on Monday so its onwards and upwards as they say. Monday night is also weigh in night. 

I will not be surprised if I have a gain just hope its not to much. Was 12.7 when I weighed in last just before Christmas so hopefully wont have done to much damage.

Decided to take some photos and measurements for the record as my aim is to reach my target of 10stone by my birthday April 25th will take more photos on the 1st of each month

Bust:- 42"/39" Waist 39" Hips 41" L.leg 22" R.leg 21"

Just look at those rolls of fat more exercise is needed it will go

New Years Eve

Been a busy day today took the Christmas Decorations down and cleaned my house from top to bottom and de cluttered it again. All nice and clean now for the New Year and me going back to work on Monday to my new job.

Went shopping this afternoon and filled cupboards again not bad only £62 and I treated myself to a large bottle of olay as my face is full of spots. Probably down to eating a load of rubbish.

Going out toning to the neighbours for drinkies so wont be optimising tonight last time before I go back on the wagon.

Summers Birthday

 I cant believe that my granddaughter is 9 it only seems like the other day we were watching her being born. As her mum was working Summer and the boys came and spent a couple of hours with us today so I put on a little party lunch for her.

Lindsey came up with Lexie & Louie and Summers best friend Ellie came to. Summer had a great time.

 Must admit I was absolutely shattered when they all left. It didnt help that I had another migraine getting really fed up with them now getting one a week at the moment.

Summers Birthday Cake

Have spent the afternoon icing and decorating Summers Cake (granddaughter) for her birthday on Thursday I hope she likes it. Her mother wasnt to appreciated about it all I got from her when I showed her a picture was yeh its ok. A thank you and its lovely would have been nice.

Cash Machine again

Why cant my children show me some gratitude occasionally all I am to my daughter is a baby sitter and a cash machine. Yet again today she has rung up for me to lend her money again only for a couple of days as she has put the money in my pay pal account but I cannot access that for three days. Wouldn't mind but she is so unappreciative. The only time I here from her these days is if she wants something. I have tried so hard to get close to her but dont think its going to happen she is to much like her father only room for one person in her life and thats her 

Peppa Pig & George

To keep the costs down have been knitting from free patterns on the internet and found this pattern for Peppa Pig so thought it would be fun to knit. When I finished it my Grandson said he wanted George so did him to here is a picture of the finished pair. If you would like the pattern follow the link

Peppa Pig Free Knitting Pattern

Christmas Day

Well it came and went, had a really quiet one this year, not that I am complaining. It was nice not having to go to work. We spent yesterday evening with Jay & lins and the children and this morning Judy came over with the children to get there Christmas presents and brought me a box of chocolate.

Mick brought me a load of little gifts as I did him but the best thing was our fire it made the front room look so warm and cozy.

We had lunch about three o'clock had a Prawns to start with followed by a lovely steak diane and then christmas pudding.

Been really good today apart from a few sweeties havent pigged out to much but guess I would have put weigh back on when I go to slimming world next Monday but only to be expected. Said I would eat what I wanted till Thursday then have three good days till go to weigh in on Monday will have to see what happens lol

Rupert & Holly

Christmas Presents

When Mick got stood down again we decided only to buy Christmas presents for the kids and we wouldn't buy any for ourselves, but the closer it got to Christmas the more I thought about this and we decided we couldn't have Christmas with no pressies so we decided to take £50 each and go and buy silly presents for each other. Today I went out and brought Mick fourteen presents with my £50 and got some lovely pressies and came home with some change. So it proves a point that Christmas can be done on a budget. Unfortunalty while I was  out saw the fire we have been looking for ever since we did our front room and it was reduced from £180 to £80 just couldn't miss this bargain. Spoke to Mick and we ended up buying it so at the end of the day we spent £100 on each other for Christmas but it is a lovely fire and sets of the front room lovely

What I have Knitted so Far

Really enjoying knitting havn;t done it for years but as said in an earlier post started doing it again to keep my mind of eating and so far it is working and has become an addiciton. I have even sold a couple so thats even a bigger bonus as that was not the idea but at least if I sell a couple it will pay for more wool and not cost me anything and in the meantime I am loosing weight. All I can see is a win win situation here.

This is the rabbit family Mylo, Sarah and  Sammy. Mylo and Sarah have got new homes but Sammy is still with me

Sally Anne is a 10" rag doll I knitted her in blue clothes but can  be knitted in a colour

If  you want to purchase any of the above items email me at sandienoble@sky.com for more information

Back on Track

Started this week with a  couldnt care less attitude and put myself in a frame of mind that what the hell Christmas is round the corner so wouldnt bother now till after. Well its now Thursday and as am not going for weigh in again till next Thursday as have got to baby sit for grandkids next monday have  pulled myself together and have decided that will carry on because if I dont will have a lot more to get rid of after Christmas. With that in mind went to Tesco and brought 2 melons, bag oranges, bag bananas and some kiwis and it only came to £5.68 when I think that is what my hubby spends on ciggies a day was very pleased with my buy.

Came home and chopped up an apple, bananan, orange 1/4melon and a kiwi and now have got two lovely bowls of fresh fruit for my breakfast with a yoghurt. Am going to make a page up on here for my weekly menus and will note at the end of the week whether I have had a gain or a loss and see what food is working and what isnt.

Lexie & Louie there 1st Nativity Play

Lexie being a little angel in her school nativity play Dec 2011

 Louie playing the innkeeper at his first Nativity play Dec 2011

New Job

Yeh got the starting date for my new job 2nd January cant wait. Wont miss this job at all really had enough of not being supported by my managers. They were not to happy but thats life.

Update

Not been on here for a while so thought it was time to catch up. Not been doing to well with the slimming. Went to slimming world tonight hoping to get my stone award as was only 1lb away only to find I had gained 3lb so yet another week not to get my stone award.

Didnt get to down tho as not been a hundred percent and have had a couple of naughty days but wasnt expected a 3lb gain.

Not Again

Been a very lean year and yet again just before Christmas Mick gets stood down at work. This is the third Christmas now that this has happened but never mind we will plod on as usual. Decided that we would only buy for the kids this year as money was tight and we wouldn't spend to much on food especially as I am supposed to be loosing weight.  I am hoping that I will hear from Wantsum lodge soon as really would have liked to start before Christmas fingers crossed.

For Sale - Buyer Collects I am located in Ramsgate Kent

Exercise bike still as good as new but monitor to record miles etc is missing hence the price 

£15 buyer collects

Ramsgate Kent

Experience a smooth rhythmic motions as skis glide backwards and forwards. Work out your upper body to with the rope pulleys that simulate the action of ski poles The worlds best Aerobic Exerciser 

£25.00 buyer collects

Ramsgate Kent

I love being busy

 What a day did my day job till 1o'clock then came home and did some orders for Nobles Gifts for Pamper & Nappy Cakes that I sold on my website at the weekend. At least while I am busy I am not eating. Got a big pile of ironing to do tonight. Will put on a film and do it them of to bed.

Had a gain :-((

Well was so excited had a great week stayed on plan all week. Went to weigh  in on top of the world quite expecting to get my 1stone award only to stand on the scales and find I had gained a pound and not lost anything.

I was really devastated and am now starting to wonder were I go from here. Have tried extra easy, done two weeks of red & white and in 12 weeks have only lost 11lb.

What made it even worse is the girl who won slimmer of the week and slimmer of the month has lost 11lb in 5 weeks. I so wish I knew what I was doing wrong.

Kat our consultant suggested that I do a few  more green days will give that a go this week if that doesn't work think its time to get used to the fact that I am supposed to be this weight.

Not a happy bunny this morning

Red & Green Days

Well its now been two weeks since I changed from Extra Easy to alternating red & green days and cant make up my mind whether to stay on red & green or have a week of EE. Lost 31/2lb last week and am hoping that this week I will get my one stone shiny.

Will have a red day today and see what happens at weigh in tonight to decide what to do with the rest of the week.

Xmas Teddy - Knitting to stay Slim

Holly Chilling out with her Monkey mate Starry


Went to Hobby Craft and found a great pattern book with 20 to make knitted bears by Val Pierce. Was a bit disappointed with this book. When I got home I looked closer and there is only one pattern for a teddy the rest of the patterns are for clothes and different ways to dress the teddy. That will teach me to look a bit closer before I buy.

All that taken into consideration it is a good book and gives me lots of things to do to keep my hands occupied and not eat.

Knitted Holly Christmas Bear from the book but not sure where I went wrong as the dress is now bigger than the teddy and I found the teddy face very confusing when I had to sew it up as it stiched as a triangle and you had to fold it a certain way. When I had folded it, it looked nothing like the picture. After about 20 minutes of trying to get it to look like the picture I ended up folding it my way and stiching it up. As for the size I think I must have gone wrong on the body of the teddy as the rows were correct on the dress. Will have to make another one of these soon just to see if it comes out ok.

Stictch her face and body put some stuffing in and put on her dress which now looks as she has a lovely red Christmas dress on.

Holly Checking the Time

Holly Chilling out with her Monkey mate Starry

This is the book by Val Pierce that I got the pattern from for Holly the Christmas Bear 

Food Omptimising

Had a great food optimising day today. Had egg on toast for my brekkie.

Having a red day today and didnt have any soup for my lunch so opened a tin of stewing steak and cooked some cauli, carrots,  and swede and blitz the lot a lovely beef and veggie soup and all free.

Had a tuna and cucumber sandwich with it with 1tbls mayo 1syn  and a nice lemon dessert syn free made with fromage frais lemon juice and sweetner

For me dinner had beef casserole with loads or veggies and a jacket spud followed by a home made trifle which run in at 6syns

Supper I had 3 rice cakes 4.50 syns and 3tsp of chocolate spread 3syns  and an options drink 2.50syns so really good day and really full up

syns for the day were woops 17syns but all worth it and only had 8 yesterday so still on track

Something to do to stop me nibbling

Was having real problems with nibbling and always wanting to pick as was not doing anything in the evenings whilst watching TV. I used to cross stitch but the eyes are getting to bad now for reading the patters. Thought of loads of things to do but couldnt do them while watching tv. I then had a brainwave and decided to knit toys.

Toys are great to knit as they dont take long to do so can do one in a couple of nights and have it finished. Which  is great for me. People who know me know that when I start a project I cant wait to finish it and start another but wont have more than one on ago at a time.

My first toy of the production line is Rupbet Bear he is only a little mini Rupert Bear and only took me a couple of nights to do but he did the job and kept my hands busy. 

Here he is checking out the roses

Here he watching Loose Women

Here is a link to the knitting pattern that I found on line and used Rupert Bear

At Last a loss - Yeh

As I said in another post decided to do a Red/Green week to see if that would kick start something as stayed the same for the last four weeks and was getting really fed up. In fact was getting very close to giving up especially as I sit at the SW meetings and here all these people with 4-5lb loses and not optimised at all. But at last it has worked and I have lost another three and half pounds puts me at 12st 7lb now only 2lb to go to get my 1 stone award.

Maintained again :-((

Maintained again not a happy bunny just cant seem to get past 12st 10lbs been that weight now for four weeks up down up down.

Have decided to not go up the gym this week just to see if that maybe is the problem as sometimes exercising can build muscle and not lose pounds and at the moment I want to lose lbs can tone up later.

Will have to see what next weeks weigh in brings. Have joined a couple of slimming world pages on Face Book so hopefully that might help

Had a week of Ups and Downs

Week started of very good make a couple of family birthday cakes. Thomas for my grandson, and a letter cake for my darling husband Mick.

Also had loads of orders for sweet cakes and sweet cones. Made a lovely halloween sweet cake for someone haveing a belated party, and an order for 25 birthday sweet cones so all in all a very busy week.

This was scrummy and filled with spiders, skulls, snakes and lots or ghoulie sweets

Been busy time to update

Its been four weeks since I updated my blog as been so busy with cake making, working, babysitting and lots more. My weight seems to be sticking and am getting terribly depressed about it.

10/10 12st 11.50lb
17/10 12st 10lb
24/10 12st 11lb
31/10 12st 10lb

I have done a lot of cake baking in the last four weeks tho and haven't alway stuck strictly to plan so maybe I have only got my self to blame

 

Another Week Gone

Where does the time go dont believe its weigh in again tonight since being back at work and having both websites been really busy. Has taken a while to set up Nobles Gifts and still not really doing anything but must be patient.

Have decided not to do anymore fairs as the dont seem to be doing me any good at all. Really thought the pamper and nappy cakes would take of but havnet done as well as I thought they would do. Have decided just to work with the Magic Lady Crafts & Nobles Gifts websites.

The sweet and cake side of the busines is going strong tho been quite busy with them had orders for them and an order for a big red truck

 

Been a funny week

Been a funny week been really busy baking cake & sweet cake orders 

so havnt had time to exercise or go up the gym but did manage to lose a lb this week and get my 1/2 stone sticker

Bonze Fit Award

Half Stone Award

 

Was hoping for a bit more of this week as it has taken 4weeks to get 7lb of thats less than 2lb a week so not to impressed but at least its going in the right direction. Will have to try a bit harder next month would be nice to achieve slimmer of the month. 

Hopefully will get back to more exercise this week gonna have a game of tennis this morning on the wii and do half hour with one of my fitness dvds 

Weigh In !!

Weigh in  again tonight and lost two and half pound so really happy also got slimmer of the week 

 very happy this week won the raffle to yoohooooooooh

Slimmer of the Week Award

Busy week

Been a very busy week had to prepare for weekend craft fairs and had lots of Pamper and Nappy Cake orders to make up.

Pamper Cake

Nappy Cake

Have tried very hard to keep to plan but have really had a really restless week. Havnt even had time to go up the gym of do my DVDs.

Was very good at the fairs and only took good food with me but was really hard when you see all around you eating cup cake,s and bugers. L But stayed good and true to the plan.

Going to weigh in again tomorrow so fingers crosses. Still a bit fed up at just maintaining last week but mustn’t brood to much