A Weighty Issue

 

I don't normally post anything particularly personal

on my blog, but have decided to announce quietly on here

 

 

I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT!!

I've been keeping track on the above ticker which shows

the position at last weekend, but having sneakily weighed

myself today see that I've reached the three stone loss milestone (again).

 

The diet started last June and just before Christmas I did

lose a total of three stone, then over the Christmas period put back

on half a stone.  It took me 6 months to lose 3 stone and

6 days to put half a stone back on again!

That's precisely why I need to diet and check my food intake.

Unless I do, I simply pig out - tsk, tsk!!

John, my husband is also dieting and he's lost two stone.

He has a sedentary job, drives to and from work and does no

exercise as such so I think that's why I've lost more.

I don't actually do any exercise myself, although not being

able to drive means I walk everywhere, so that keeps me moving!

 

We've been following an old WeightWatchers points plan

- doing it ourselves at home.  I lost weight years ago through

the 'WW 123 Success' plan and still had all the booklets I got

from the meetings so decided to re-start with them.

 

The basic premise is to eat less saturated fat and move more!

I can't say it's been easy and it really is a long slow process,

but we're getting there, slowly but surely - but there's still

a long way to go yet.

 

All the various food lists, booklets, and recipes etc

I've been keeping in a plain blue folder (the type which

has plastic pockets inside)

 

 

This folder is constantly visible on the kitchen counter and

I got fed up with the bright blue colour of it, so decided to

alter it a little.

 

I bought this little 'Housewife' magazine (dated November 1946)

 a few years ago at a car boot sale.

 

 

It makes a great read and is full of adverts.

I took a deep breath and tore some of them out!!

 

 

 I covered the blue folder first with a combination of Decopatch and

old music papers in a suitably vintage colour - in keeping with

the age of the adverts.

I inked around the adverts with some distress ink

which seemed ridiculous really bearing in the mind they

are almost seventy years old.

 

 

To finish the cover off I bought a new Bigz die

from the Sizzix sale called 'Vintage Scale'

it comes with an embossing folder so has some

nice textured detail.  I cut the scales from patterned papers,

and edged them with distress ink and metallic paste.

 

 

Much nicer than the bright blue plastic folder :)

 

My personal target is to lose another two stone -

 so there's a long way to go .....

wish me luck!

 

..... now, it's Friday night, where's that

takeaway menu? ...... If only!!