Liam's 6th Birthday

Wow, they grow up so fast!
Liam had his 6th birthday yesterday, and his party last Sunday.
He received a Toy Shop worth of presents from his friends - which are now scattered over the house, and I made a brilliant cake! (Even if I do say so myself!)
He's a huge Angry Birds fan, so I just had to have a go at making an Angry Birds cake. I made everything except the candles, and the Flake chocolate that the King Pig is sitting on.
Actually, I'm pretty proud of myself for a first attempt!

Weight Watchers is working!

Well, I decided not to be trendy, and opted for Weight Watchers instead. I'm such a conservative, traditionalist!
Regardless, I have been doing it for 8 weeks and have lost 8.6kg!

I cannot believe that it can be so easy! Basically, nothing is off limits, but you do have to stay in your Pro Points count each day, so you actually start making healthy choices so that you don't go hungry.

For example, a banana is 0 points, but a Mars Bar is 7, so, makes sense to go for the banana! Though if you really wanted the Mars Bar you could have it. So far I have resisted serious temptation, but still managed to have sausage rolls and birthday cake at Liam's 6th birthday party. (Not to mention, the huge quantity of icing that I had to 'taste' while I was icing the cake!)

Moment of truth tomorrow when I go to weigh in!

Does this mean I'm Trendy?

Well, after a year of inaction (has it really been that long?!?!) I am taking action!

I am tired of being an ungainly lump who can't sit on the floor to play a game - well I can, I just can't get up again!

I am going to do something about it.

I have spent the past few months with a chiropractor getting my back aligned and next week I go to the podiatrist.

Yay! I will soon be able to walk again - no excuses now!

Today I bought another Wii, so that I can use my Wii Fit in the bedroom and not have to compete with the 5 year old who wants to play Star Wars Lego or something.

I made enquiries about Lap Band surgery, but that is going to be a last resort. I refuse to believe that I cannot do it myself!

I am also seriously considering the Dukan Diet - Yes, Yes, I know. Everyone is doing it - well maybe that's a good thing! There are a lot of success stories out there - why can't I be one as well?

Because of my intolerance of a lot of fibre products, raw fruit, etc - maybe Dukan is the way to go!

I've never really considered myself a big meat eater, but when given the choice, I think it makes sense. There would be no danger or my body going into famine mode if I was filling it with meat!

As much as I love my breads and pastas, I think I love being thin more, so it will be a worthwhile sacrifice for a while. I'm hoping that if I go without for long enough I will break the habit and not rely on them so much.

Here's Hoping!