Weight Watchers Update

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I’ve now been going to Weight Watchers for 6 weeks. Are you surprised? I’m guessing a lot of you thought it hadn’t worked out since I haven’t mentioned it in my “The week that was” posts – the reason being I get weighed on Tuesday and usually forget about it by the next Monday.

But I’m still doing really well. I’ve now lost 5.8kg (13lbs)  in 6 weeks and today I reached my 5% goal. Best of all I’m the lowest weight I’ve been all year, I feel great, have more energy and am having lots of yummy, healthy foods. I think my biggest change is mental – my whole approach to food and eating seems to have totally changed. If I got through last week without turning to chocolate I’m sure I can handle anything thrown my way :-).

The week that was

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It was a very strange week with lots of appointments for Amy. There were show bag for the kids (and Kevin)…

Show bags from school fun day

and the toys that come with them…

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It was the week of the school fun day – which unfortunately I could only attend for 5mins instead of the planned whole day….

At the fun day

It was the week we planted the vegetable garden, and Christy found a new (warm) bed….

An improvised heated bed for Christy

It was the week my baby turned 10….

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It was the week Christy played with my carmera at the hairdressers…. which led me to start playing with instragram….

At the hairdressers Self portrait

It was the week I made cupcakes for Christy to take to school…

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and enjoyed flowers and candles around the house….

Candles & flowers

It was week of lots of yummy eats…including healthy nachos…..

Healthy nachos

a vegetarian lasagne….

Vegetable Lasange

Carrot and sesame burgers…..

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takeaway pizza….with a lego game….on Christy’s birthday….

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and a delicious potato and soup when out for lunch with Amy….

Lunch out on a cold Spring day

It the week Bailey went for  a ride to the plant nursery…

Bailey going for ride

and lined up all four of his paws in a row….

Puppy feet

Christy’s Birthday

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I can’t believe that my baby is now 10 years old. Boy, how time flies by.

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When she woke this morning it was time for presents in bed….

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Her main present from us was a whole lot of Megablock Smurf sets. She was so excited as she didn’t even know they existed.

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Breakfast was French toast.

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Then it was time to play with the Smurfs.

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Then we headed to Forest Grove for lunch.

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We were seated outside which was nice, but it was a bit on the cool side.

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These are the “baby” swans we saw last time we were here.

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We had high tea, and it was lovely, but the service was pretty bad. We arrived at 12pm and didn’t get our food until 1.15pm!

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Afterwards we came back to our place as Christy wanted to show Granny her presents. We also did her cake. I cheated and bought this one (as I have to make cupcakes for school tomorrow and her party cake next Saturday). Kevin picked these fancy candles – you light one and they jump from one to other lighting them all.

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The girls and Kevin spent the afternoon playing World of Warcraft. Then we had Dominos pizza for dinner. Christy’s request, though she only eats the Cheesy Garlic Bread. While we ate we played her new Harry Potter lego game.