Reflections on the Week

weekI love Sunday mornings…it’s usually the day where I don’t need to wake to an alarm. Charlie the dog sleeps in my bedroom and he knows that when I’m awake and no alarm has sounded he’s in with the chance of a cuddle. Lately we’ve taken to reading the Sunday papers together on line with his little cold nose pressed into the crook of my arm, as well as the Skinny Girl messages that have come in overnight, since I usually post right before I go to sleep.

It’s been quite a week. My first week following the weight watchers food plan instead of a low-carb regime. It’s gone well – went a bit mad the first couple of days eating fruit which is a huge no-no on a carb free diet, and it’s fair to say that my insides reacted to this change of diet in fairly predictable fashion. Who knew a fat lass could move so fast eh?  Ussain Bolt might have felt a bit intimidated if he’d clocked my personal best somewhere around Tuesday as I sprinted to….ah ok, TMI, right?

Considering I had two days out at conference where the main hall was surrounded by food stalls, freebies, suppliers wanting to give away samples of goodies left right and centre, topped off by a gala dinner where I could only estimate points, I managed to ignore the asshole in my head and keep the faith. I had a brief encounter with the bastard in the bathroom this morning and I’m happy to report than another pound has melted away. Ten pounds would have been better but I’ll take a pound. I’m still in the game.

What else can I share…ah yes, I’ve done a little bit of development on the Skinny Girl website. I’ve tweaked the content on a few of the pages, and most exciting of all I’ve added a subscription facility – yey! This means that should you want a link sending to your inbox every time I make a new post, so you can read it hot off the press or get to the post with just one click, you can become a subscriber and that will happen as if by magic! You’ll see the little box underneath the top ten posts list, just to the right of where your eyes are now…I promise not to share your email address or bombard you with crap. Have a poke around, let me know what you think of the changes…any feedback welcome!

We’ve had visitors from 43 countries so far since the beginning of October – that’s pretty bloody awesome don’t you think?  And this week, somebody posted a comment on the Daily Mail website under an article about dieting where they gave a shout out to our blog…visitors went through the roof. You can imagine the excitement here at Skinny Towers, I was beside myself!

So for every single one of you who loves the blog and has shared posts and told people about it, thank you so much, I’m insanely in love with each and every one of you. As my support network grows, so does yours and I think what we’re building is really special.

Have a great week 🙂

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10 thoughts on “Reflections on the Week

  1. Hi, i was directed here by a nice lady on the Daily Mail website,, thought i would pop over and have a read, enjoying it so far and making me smile. Ive been using the myfitnesspal app for the last 4 months and managed to lose 39lbs, been much easier then i had ever thought, so dont give up, just find something that works for you. I have now subscribed so i should get to read your updates regularly.

    1. Hi Sarah, welcome and I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. I have a friend at work who’s also using the myfitnesspal thingy and she swears by it. 39lbs is amazing, you go girl! Dee x

    1. Hi Jo, lovely to see you again. This is where we all keep our fingers crossed that the emails work LOL…I had a technical glitch yesterday which was 100% pilot error (i.e. me!) so here’s hoping I’ve sorted it out, I think I have. I’ve had a flurry of people joining the posse today so I’ll get run out of town if it doesn’t work! Take care, have a good week, D x

  2. Nice new changes…and congratulations on one more pound to bite the dust! I always hate when I have an event to attend and can’t honestly figure out the nutritional value of the food I’m eating. For you it’s points, for me it’s calories and macros. I mean, how many calories in an omelet? How many eggs did they put in? How much cheese? How much butter did they use to grease the pan? Or if it’s dinner, what’s in the soufle? Oh, the things we have to do to accomplish our dreams! Good read!

    1. Thanks Tracey – I always try and estimate on the high side but you’re right, you never really know, and that twists my melon big time!

  3. Hooray for another pound gone!!!!!! That’s great – especially with being away – so difficult – you must have worked hard to think about what you were doing in the midst of all that temptation.

  4. Bravo on a great result this week — that’s how the war is won, pound by pound! It’s so tough as well when you’re not on home turf. So extra, non weight watchers points, there too! I’m enjoying reading your blog and following your progress

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