Week 3 of our Journey to Be Slimmer

I am thrilled to announce I lost 2lb this week.  Yay. Just fantastic.
I am thrilled to bits.
and Marino lost a pound too.
So all happy.
So I am 11 stone 1lb and Marino is 17 stone 12lb.
I must admit, I have worked really hard and written everything down...
Marino has even told me he can tell that I have lost weight, it really is starting to show... Thats a total of 7 and a half pounds now.
I got a little silver 7 off my leader too.
One of the best things is I haven't had to 'give up' anything.  I still have my beloved wine and my favourite foods.  To be honest, I haven't got a sweet tooth, so don't bother too much about desserts or chocolate too much, so I'm lucky that way.  I do like the odd Choccie bar, so I tend to have a Weight Watchers one.  You can even get those in the shops... so you can toooo....

This week, we also went to wine tasting and take wine and food to have whilst we are there:
I made sure I took a huge bowl of salad so that I could be very careful and I also volunteered to drive so I couldn't drink very much - Gosh I'm full of great ideas!! Aren't I??  hehe

I ate out on Saturday at a friends house and she made a Cashew Nut Pate, a Beef Bourgignonne and fresh Pineapple and her own home made Sloe Gin... it was delicious too.... anyway I guess-timated the points - so it looks like I was pretty spot on as I managed to lose weight this week...

The meals I have cooked this week are as follows guys:

Meatball Pasta Bake again (as requested by the kids, as they love it too), Beef Larb, Bobotie again (frozen from last time), fresh Salmon and One pot Rice and Quorn.  So, again, some lovely meals.

So, to recap, I have now lost 7 and a half pounds and Marino has lost 8lb...

See you next week

Sharon
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Our Weight Loss Journey - Week 2

This week I 'only' lost half a pound! Half a bloomin Pound!!!! I was quite gutted as I had written everything down, had not gone over my allowance and really did stick to it.  However, after staying to the Weight Watchers meeting and listening to my leader, she still managed to inspire me to keep at it, so off I went even more inspired to try harder.  I will NOT be beaten!!!
So I am 11 stone 3lb and Marino is 17stone 13lb - woo under 18 stone!
This week, even though I didn't appear to have lost very much, the zip on my boots went higher, yet again, so perhaps I have still lost inches!!
Even more gutting, Marino lost 2lbs this week.  I am thrilled to bits for him, but I am quite competitive and hate to be beaten!!
At work, my lunches are provided for me, so I have been choosing as wisely as possible, so will be even more careful next week.
Some of the dishes that I have cooked this week are:
Sausage and Bean Hotpot, Quorn Fajita's, Leek and Lentil Pie, Meatball Pasta Bake and Bobotie. 
By the way, if you would like any of my recipes, please blog and I will write them out for you...

We ate out at our local Italian in Shrewsbury last Saturday, which is a delightful place called Paulo's.  We can definitely recommend them.
I had Bruschetta to start, then Salmon with roasted vegetables for main.  It really was to die for...

So, another week ahead, so see you next, hopefully less of me...

Sharon
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Marino and Sharon's Diet Journey - Week 1

Well, week 1 went extremely well.
I lost 5lb's and so did Marino.
So I am now 11 stone 3½lb and Marino is 18 stone 1lb.
Woo hoo....
I tried my boots on whilst getting ready to go out on Saturday night and although the zip went up further, they still wouldn't fasten all the way.  However, the zip is higher, so, move over week 2!.
We have decided to still eat out every Saturday night, as we enjoy Italian food in particular.  Marino (as if you can't tell), is Italian, so it is our favourite.. He is my Italian stallion lol....
Anyway, sorry to ramble, during our first 'diet' week, we had some lovely meals..
We had a Creamy Chicken Curry (Weight Watchers) - bloomin lovely, a Mexican Beef Stir Fry (yum).  When we ate out I had meatballs and spaghetti.  Luckily Weight Watchers have an eating out guide, so I managed to find the points of the meal that I was eating. Lucky eh?
I also made, this week, an Italian One Pan Lamb dish, which was rather delicious and slow cooked a joint of brisket too.
Can you believe I work full time???
Gosh, I'm amazing, aren't I?

hehe

I have planned what we are going to eat next week and even done the shopping for it too, so I am being very organised.

See you next week to see how we got on..

Sharon
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Our Weight Loss Journey - Starting Date 4/1/12

We started our weightloss journey in January 2012.  Enough was enough and after many years of attempting to lose weight, we decided to make a concerted effort to really get stuck in and go for it - BIG TIME!!
Marino is 18 st 6lb and I am 11 stone 8½lb.  OMG!!!!
We are both nearing 50 and have been together for nearly 3 years.
We both want to live long, happy and healthy lives.  Clearly we need to make some major changes to our lifestyle.
Marino is my Soul Mate and I am his.  Therefore because I have only just found him, we feel the need to live for a long time yet, because we have missed so much time together.
We both love wine and food, so would like to still enjoy but in a much healthier way.
So, week 1, get stuck in.
I joined Weight Watchers and am now very determined.....
Marino bought me the most beautiful pair of leather boots for Christmas, by Kurt Geiger, I was devastated when I couldn't zip them up!!!!!!
My first goal is to get in them...
Here we go......................................

Sharon