Week 1 - lessons learnt

I don't know how but I lost one pound this week!  If I'd put in any effort I could have lost more.  This week I think I need to try to study without eating!
I am aware I'm an emotional eater - I eat when I'm celebrating, I eat when I'm stressed, I eat when I'm bored - you get the picture!  I think I'm begining to get a handle on it but I think I need to exercise more so that I can tackling this from both angles.  When I am at uni I have started parking about 15 minutes walk away which means parking is free and I have to do at least half an hours brisk walking once a week - it's a start!?
Any way - there is studying to be done and biscuits to ignore! :)

 

Happy, healthy days

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Food and exercise diary week 1

Week 1	Monday 21 November 2011	Tuesday 22 November 2011	Wednesday 23 November 2011	Thursday 24 November 2011	Friday 25 November 2011	Saturday 26 November 2011	Sunday 27 November 2011
Weight	12st 6lb
Breakfast	Banana red bush tea with milk	Yogurt Banana	Yogurt Banana	Biscuit	Banana	Yogurt and banana	Crumpet and banana
Snack	Yogurt, banana latte with sugar	Apple	2 satsumas	2 mini pork pies Baked crisps Sweet coffee	Too many biscuits
Lunch	Wholemeal pitta, ham, rocket and salsa.  Raw veg.  2 Satsuma’s	Wholemeal pitta, ham, rocket and salsa.  Raw veg.  2 Satsuma’s	2 slices ham Cucumber Bread roll	Half ham and cheese sandwich	Half ham and cheese sandwich Yogurt	Cheese and ham sandwich	Sausage sandwich
Snack	nothing		2 biscuits	Banana Sweet coffee		Too much cake	Latte
Dinner	Mushroom risotto,  Apple, Coffee with milk and sweetener	Mushroom risotto, 2 meatballs Chocolate bar	Chicken and veg 3 glasses wine	Chicken and mushroom pie And chips Reeses choc bar	curry	Chicken and potato and veg	Plaice and veg.
Exercise	2 x 15 minute brisk walk		20 minute walk				About 2 hours walking

Happy, healthy days

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Day 1 Food and Exercise diary

Thought I might try recording the food I eat and exercise I do - boring for everyone else but might work.
So I finally got round to weighing myself and I haven't lost anything and only put on a couple of pounds so right now I'm 12 stone 6 pounds.
  

Breakfast	Banana and red bush tea with milk
Snack	Yogurt, banana and latte with sugar
Lunch	Wholemeal pitta, ham, rocket and salsa Raw veg 2 Satsuma’s
Dinner	Mushroom risotto Apple Coffee with milk and sweetener
Exercise	2 x 15 minute brisk walk

Happy, healthy days

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Busy as a bee

I've always been good at procrastinating but since starting studying again in October I've been trying hard not to. It is amazing how much suddenly needs to be done NOW before I start studying (especially making a cup of tea and finding a biscuit!!).

So at the moment I work full time (but thankfully being released for the days my uni classes are on) and fitting studying in to the evening but I am enjoying it - I love learning so that helps - I'm just not so good at finishing essays!

My latest procrastination techniques are so subtle I'm normally not even aware I'm doing it, mainly ‘cos I'm sleeping. Every night last week when I put the baby Fairy Princess to bed I fell asleep too and then didn't wake up at all. It's got so bad that I've had to ask my husband to take her to bed most nights (instead of taking turns). It's probably because it gets dark so early - but any excuse will do! The other problem with trying to do so much reading of big words is that I fallen back in to my old student ways of eating a lot to keep me on track (any food will do as long as it isn't healthy!) This is the real crux of my blog today - I'm planning on going to get myself weighed tomorrow so thought I would get my reasons for putting weight on in now (I'm very good at excuses too!)

Happy days

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Life in a day

Last night my husband showed me this amazing film from Youtube

Life in a day

It is unlike anything I have ever seen - Amazing!

Test Results

Last week I went back to Guys hospital to get back the results from the blood tests and swabs taken last time.
My sister was working and although she had offered to take the day off work to come with me I thought there was no need for her to use a day’s holiday and I wasn't worried about the results anyway... That is until I was on the train and started to think about it.

Thinking is one of my worse habits. I had a vague panic that if something was found I would be on my own and who could get to me quickest. I decided on my dad who could reach me from his work in about half an hour. This calmed down my irrational fear for about 10 minutes until I remembered he is on holiday about 10 hours plane flight away! DUH!

Of course the results came back fine. Obviously if my sis had been there I'd be able to remember everything I was tested for as she's the one with the memory. From what I can remember I was tested for a range of STI's among other things. And also for immunity to a respiratory infection which isn't normally a problem but is better if the donor and the person receiving the eggs (donee?) match in their immunity or non-immunity to it.

I also had to fill in a lot of forms (including consent forms, description of me forms and forms for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - HFEA). The HFEA forms were interesting as I had to say if I was willing to be approached to have my eggs used for experiments and if my eggs could be used for teaching purposes. I hadn't thought about anything further than giving my eggs to a couple and some of the questions sounded a little scary and I had visions of my eggs being used in any number of weird ways. The doctor explained that not all of my eggs will fertilise and these would otherwise be discarded and I would be approached before any experiments to see if I agreed (I suppose ethically and morally). She also explained that when the doctors are learning about how to do these processes they prefer to learn on eggs that aren't viable and therefore very precious - which is obviously very sensible.

The doctor was incredibly lovely and explained everything in clear (but not patronising) way. It was a really positive experience again. I can't imagine anyone in my situation feeling negatively about any of the adventures or people I've come across. When I think about it all it makes me feel all cosy and empowered at the same time!

However looking back over this entry I think I might have started making up words so I know it is time to sleep!

Sweet dreams

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx