Holiday Weight Loss - it can be done!

Wow, it can be done. You can go on holiday, enjoy yourself and still lose weight. I have lost 2 lbs this week. That is a novelty for me (except for New Zealand, where I was so active).

We have enjoyed ourselves, eaten out several times and not stinted ourselves with treats such as ice cream (Carte d'or chocolate ice cream is the best) and wine. The thing is to keep them as treats.

I have counted everything, and estimated when out. To help balance the times of eating out I have stuck with no check/low check meals and my every day bonuses (yogurt and fruit). In between meals I have filled up with water.

I will just keep writing everything down, planning ahead when I can and catching up if I have to. Now I just have to get through the challenge of 4 dinners out this week, and 2 lunches out, and a week in Hong Kong to follow!





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Reject the chips!!

It can be done, yes (I SHOUT) 'IT CAN BE DONE' - you can resist the chips in favour of salad and keeping PEPtastic.

Was it will-power? Was it a double dose of inspiration? Was it motivation? Well, not in this occasion I am sorry to say - it was the size of the queue waiting for the chips at the chip fry stall at Le Saillant food market! Next time it will be Miss Motivation as the feeling of virtuousness makes me feel special, so special I think I deserve a treat. What!!! No chocolate! How will I reward myself? I know, a punnet of freshly picked strawberries, which are juicer and sweeter than any other I have ever tasted. I can cope without chips and chocolate. Life is not at an end, it is just leaving the starting blocks of my PEPing with Scottish Slimmers.





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Shock horror!! 'Sometime Soon' Clothes do fit!

Do you buy clothes to slim into? Yes, I thought to. All women do and then hang it up in the wardrobe for ever and a day.

We see something in the sales, or the last one in the shop or this season's must haves. It is just not big enough though, but never mind, I am on a diet so it will fit 'sometime soon'.

My wardrobe is full of 'sometime soon' clothes though, bought over the years with many being a long way from fitting anytime soon. If they ever fit, I will have to wait for them to come back into fashion again!

Well, this time the PEPing and 'sometime soon' philosophy worked for a change.

The pair of summer long shorts I wanted, the last ones in the shop 3 weeks ago, that were one size too small at the time, do fit now. When I got them I struggled to get them on my hips and sitting down would have lead to a split seat of the pants moment before I got out of the changing room.

It is amazing what a bit of toning up by walking more and a few pounds off can do. Now they fit AND I can sit down in them, and not a split to be seen or heard!

There has got to be a first for everything and this is my first - something did fit me 'sometime soon'!

Now I will just have to keep trying on the summer dress I bought at the same time, the last one in the shop and half price (what a bargain). Those buttons will do up down my chest 'sometime soon'!





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Holiday Catch Up

A quick catch up today. We are on our summer break in the Limousin region of France. The journey over started last Monday, via the in-laws and an Italian dinner out! Before catching the late night ferry from Portsmouth we had fish and chips as well.

I have been almost PEPtastically good since then, even entertaining guests twice whilst sticking to PEP!

Dinner menu 1 - slice melon and slice parma ham (EDB + 2 checks), Chicken Korma and rice (16), jelly mousse (2 checks), 2 glasses red wine (8 checks)

Dinner menu 2 - Pork in sweet plum sauce with firecracker rice (brilliant) (16 checks), nectarine and SS cookie crumble (EDB + 4 checks), 2 glasses champagne (8 checks), 1 glass red wine (4 checks). I only had 4 packets of SS cookies to go round 5 people!!

The weather was hot travelling through France on the first day, was nice the next day and then turned gray and overcast. Yesterday it rained all day, but today is sunny and bright again.

I am planning and looking forward to a PEPtastic week.





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Miss Motivation is well and truly back

OMG, Miss Temptation has been rearing her blobby head and Miss Motivation has been sadly lacking! My o/h has not been able to be with me during the week in Liverpool and big boxes of chocolates have found the way into my shopping bag when he was not there.

Well, Miss Inspiration came along and waved a magic wand, and a well placed kick up the ass which has helped to bring Miss Motivation well and truly back! I have lost 4lbs this week - yipeeeeeee!

I think, maybe, reminding myself of why I have been losing the pounds has helped - I would never have been on a round the world trip and experienced the wonder of New Zealand without the motivation to tackle those excess pounds in the first place. Writing up my travel blog has helped to bring back my focus, I want to travel to Darwin and northern Queensland next, and am re-visiting Hong Kong at the end of August.





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