First weigh in

On the renewed diet programme and i was totally gobsmacked to have lost 10.5lbs :-) was chuffed to bits, everyone was so pleased for me and i got a huge hug off the lovely trish the consultant. So i am aiming for 3.5lbs off next week to get my stone award :-)

long time no blog

and a lot has happened since i last blogged! we had a lovely holiday in Leuchars, gorgeous weather, great cottage and fabulous food but just before we went away i noticed a lump in my calf and a very inflammed vein at the top of my thigh, it got worse while we were away so ended up at the doctors who diagnosed phlebitis and cellulitis and put me on antibiotics. due to my being allergic to penicillin i had to have erythromicin which counter acted with my cholesterol medicine and anti depressants so had to come off them. well after five weeks of antibiotics, 9 visits to various doctors, a&e and the walk in centre someone decided to do a blood test which came back, no infection, i had a blood clot in my calf! so since the end of june i've been on warfarin :-( work has been it's usual understanding self!!! so stress has been building up and i've been getting more and more anxious. we then had another holiday away, right up to the moray firth which was lovely but because i was feeling so stressed i spent most of the time worrying about work :-( if it hadnt have been for the fact i was meeting a friend i've been chatting to online for years on the friday evening we would have been home on the thursday. anyway i've had to go back onto the anti depressants which i'm rather sad about and i have to stay on the warfarin until the end of october but i have made one positive descision and thats to go back to slimming world. went back on monday as i've put 3 1/2 of the 7 stone i had lost back on and i wasnt letting it get any more. so lets see how things go

That didn't last long

Dad put my pedometer in the washing machine! It's lovely and clean but it doesn't work anymore :-(  Bugger! Will have to buy a new one next week.

Had a bit of a spending weekend after i trooped off to IKEA yesterday. I hate IKEA with a passion but had seen something on facebook and thought i want some of them so i had to brave it. Well i went in for two things and £122 later i staggered home with a boot full of stuff LOL must admit though my craft room desk looks fabulous :-)

Having a fantastic weekend

So far :-) the weather has been wonderful, our hotels have been lovely and we have visited two amazing attractions, yesterday was Magna in Rotherham where according to my pedometer I walked over seven and a half miles :-0 Today was the National Coal mining museum near Wakefield which was fascinating. You get to go down the mine in the old cage, 500ft down which is almost the height of Blackpool tower! Was really worried about it but thanks to our lovely guide and the other guys around the pit head who explained all about the lift shaft and the cage it was an absolute doddle and I thoroughly enjoyed it :-) staying near Wakefield tonight before heading to the royal armouries in Leeds tomorrow before home :-)

A great time

Was had at the craft for at Nissan this morning, I spent an absolute fortune but so what it's only money and I can't take it with me :-) I also walked another 4000+ steps so earned myself some activity points! I bought myself a ww pedometer yesterday and thought there is no way I'll walk the amount of steps I need to do but I have :-) going to keep it on all the time just to see how many I can manage! Lost another pound yesterday which I was pleased about so I've lost 87lbs in total now :-) won't be there next week as we are away but I will weigh in before we go to see how I'm doing :-)

Weekend news

Was up really early this morning, thought I'd come back to bed for half an hour and of course I've just woke op LOL lost another three pounds last week taking me to 86lbs gone now :-) nearly back to where I was :-) been scrapping lots this weekend and plan to get at least a couple more done today. Have decided I'm heading off to the craft show at Nissan next Sunday, haven't been for ages and I'll have been paid by then so I'll be able to afford a wee spend! Of course I must remember that the tunnel is £1.60 now as I'm always thinking it's £1.40 and not having enough money with me LOL

hope you have all had a lovely weekend whatever you have been up to :-)

Poorly me :-(

Still battling this rotten cough and cold but have made it worse by hurting my back while coughing :-( can't bend over and it hurts when i breathe and i need chocolate to make me all better LOL  had to take a half day annual leave today cos i was no good at work, couldn't pick any of the kids up or put anything on the floor :-( but i made the most of it by taking myself up to the craft room and getting some scrapping done :-) theres also a blog event going on over the weekend so will be doing a few bits of that tonight and after fat club tomorrow :-)