Life Changes

Well, it has been an age since I posted on here. I have been making things but not consistently, and anything I HAVE made has gone on my Facebook page rather than my blog. Life has been funny lately. I finshed my job as a WeightWatchers leader yesterday, after nearly 21 months. I will now have time to craft more, until I find another job. I finished WW because I can't control my weight unless I can concentrate completely on myself. Much as I have loved the members and clerks at the meetings, it was physically hard work and took up the majority of my time and emotion. My son is looking forward to spending more time with me (he is nearly 11, so that will change soon no doubt!) and I hope to have more energy and verve. I am determined to update this blog more regularly and be a more active member of the crafting community. I would love to design more beading patterns, and set up an online shop selling kits for them.

Groovy Earrings!

I saw these in Bead and Button and have been intending to make them for ages. I finally got around to it yesterday and finished them this morning. They were really easy to get to grips with, but they look complicated - I think that they are an amazing design. They are going in my Folksy shop (see link on right).

I lost another half a pound this week - which is REALLY strange. The only thing I can attribute it to is being unwell, because I did NOT deserve it.

Musings and Some Crafting...

Another card for friend. It actually looks better in the flesh. The colours aren't really transferring onto here well.

These three bracelets are now on my Folksy shop

I didn't post about my weigh-in last week. I gained half a pound, which I did deserve. This week is going to be worse as I went to Norfolk over the weekend with my mum and aunt. We had lots of fabulous food and alcohol, so I am going to get it over with tomorrow and start again. I am not happy as I seem to be losing the plot a little, but I must get the final two stone off.

Tubby Thursday

Well, I lost 1lb, which takes me to 51.5 lbs lost in total. I really didn't deserve it and can only put it down to being unwell this week. I guess my body NEEDED those three desserts (blush).

Tubby Thursday

Last week, I forgot to post that I lost half a pound. Frankly, that was a miracle and I did not deserve it. This week, I have eaten even MORE and have been ill, so things look really bad for weigh-in tomorrow. I have to go and weigh though as we have a stand-in Leader this week, and one of our clerks is at a wedding. There will only be me and the shop sales clerk there to help the stand-in and I would never let my normal Leader down in that way.

Weighing-in will also give me the kick up the bum that I currently need. I have fallen off the wagon and need to get motivated again. What with one thing and another, I have not been to the gym for two weeks...I am thoroughly ashamed of myself.

New start from tomorrow - at least I haven't raided Max's easter eggs!

Tubby Thursday

Woo hoo, I lost 4 lbs, so I undid the gain last week and more! I reached my 3.5 stone mark and only have 1lb to go to have lost 50 lbs!

I am so chuffed :happy dance:

Three Stone Lighter!

Ok, so I gained a pound last week, but I have still lost over three stone. I got my dad to take some photos of me. Please ignore my closed eyes in the standing one - I always seem to do this and it was the best one of the three standing ones taken. The others had all been taken from high up and I looked like my legs were two feet long! (sorry dad!)

The sitting one is me with my beautiful son. He is like me in that he can never make a serious face or do a serious pose for the camera. He is naturally more photogenic though ;)

Compare this to my photo in this post and you can definitely see the difference!

Edited to add that I bought my first size 12 jeans today and they are 'skinny' ones!

Ooh, I Forgot Tubby Thursday

I lost half a pound, taking me up to a total of 46. I wasn't expecting much because of my large loss last week (4.5lbs) so I was really happy with that.

Tubby Thursday

I was so disappointed last week to have gained 1.5lbs that it really gave me a kick up the bum. I got on the straight and narrow, weighed everything, wrote it all down and exercised more. It paid off as I lost 4.5lbs - taking me to a total of 45.5lbs! I was so chuffed to have undone the damage and MORE!

Tubby Thursday and Earrings

These earrings are made from a pattern for circular peyote that I covered in Level 2 of the City and Guilds course. One of my finished pieces was a choker made of these hexagons, sewed together. It was my best piece I think, mainly because it was different to anything else made.

This week, I am disappointed to write, I gained 1.5lbs. I did deserve to gain, although I wasn't expecting THAT much! I did have a few extra points each day and Tuesday was a bad day because I was really fed up (sad, not the food meaning!) Anyway, I am back on track and have already been to the gym twice this week. Spicy tomato and lentil soup for dinner - tasty.

I must admit to finding the whole thing very difficult at the moment. I think it must be the weather, but I am so hungry ALL the time. Having said that, I am over half way, so I must keep slogging away.

Tubby Thursday

I lost one pound this week - so am up to my three stone milestone (plus an extra half - we mustn't forget that!)

I had a week where it really was a struggle and it also involved a chinese meal, so losing a pound has spurred me on again.

Cards For Valentine's Day - and Tubby Thursday

I love the red one especially - it is going in my Folksy shop soon. I am aiming to make a few more tonight. They are approximately 5" x 5" and everything is handmade - right down to the seal for the envelope.

I lost two pounds at Weight Watchers this week. I did not do so well with the food and went over my points a little BUT I didn't eat really bad things. My total is now 38 pounds!

Weight Watchers

I forgot to post and let you know of my most recent weigh-in. I have changed meetings to a Thursday morning as I am clerking for a former colleague (from when I was a Leader). I had not been weighed for just over three weeks and had lost 3.5 lbs - including two days off over Christmas! It took me to just over my 2.5 stone mark. I am so chuffed and it has made me even more determined to get to goal. The thought of Spring being around the corner is also keeping me going, as I must admit that the last few weeks have been hard, what with the horrible weather.

Home Weigh-in

I might have mentioned that I weighed in on my home scales before Christmas, so as to get a comparison weight afterwards. I had gained 2 pounds over the two day festive period, which I was, if not happy about, happy to accept. I definitely ate well on those two days - and by 'well' I mean badly! It was lovely to have a two-day break and I was fairly confident that I could get back on track.

I weighed myself this morning, as I am changing my meeting to Thursday mornings from this coming week, and I didn't want my loss/gain to be a surprise. I had lost the two pounds plus another one, which is fantastic news!!!

Tubby Tuesday - A Day Late (Again...)

It seems to have become a habit to post this on a Wednesday! I had no WW club yesterday, what with it being the festive season, so I weighed myself on my home scales. I had weighed myself before Christmas day, so I would have something to compare my 'after Christmas' weight with. The scales told me that I had gained two pounds - which I can cope with - and I am back on track, hoping to have got that extra off by this time next week.

Tubby Tuesday

WOW! I lost 3.5 lbs this week - colour me astonished! Four more pounds and I will have hit two stone. Still a long way to go but I am a third of the way there. My face has thinned out and I can notice that the tops of my arms don't look so flabby.

Tubby Tuesday

Lost another pound this week and got my 10% keyring! I felt a little disappointed at 'only' one pound, but I did lose more than expected last week, so shouldn't complain really. At this rate, it will be another year before I reach goal and I am finding that a little hard. However, I am trying not to look at the long haul - just week by week.

Tubby Tuesday

Well, another week, another weigh-in. Except this was my fortieth birthday! So, thank Goodness I lost 1.5lbs! I have now lost a total of 16.5lbs.

I realise that I am sadly lacking in crafting posts. My friend told me off last night! I promise that things HAVE been made and I will blog them as soon as I can...

Woo Hoo!

I LOST 5LBS!!!

And More Drivel...

I have managed to stick to the diet this week and have been ignoring any points earned from exercise. Please God (or whoever) let me lose a good amount. I have made a dish from WW cookbooks all week and Mark has been glad about that! Max hasn't though - lots of, 'How much do I have to eat?' Bless him...

Crafting-wise - hmm, well I went back to my C and G course today and began to panic at how much was left to complete. I should really be sitting doing an Apache Leaf necklace rather than blogging, but I am tired and grumpy. I have been getting a craving to make some more cards but I have packed away all my papercraft stuff and really can't be bothered to dig it all out again. I did get some bargain facet beads at the shop that holds my course today - all half price! The shop is Pandorion, and they do have a web-site if you are interested.

So, no pics to show you, although I will be blogging about the fantastic bag I won from Stephanie at 'My Calico Heart'. It is really gorgous and has been put to use already!