'Easter' Holidays

My BEAUTIFUL Easter eggs!
Yes I have two!
( I WILL wait until Easter to open them!)

I say 'Easter' beacuse my Easter week typically comes before Easter, unlike 'normal' university students who get 5 weeks off at Easter. 5 weeks?! Sheesh!
Anyway, after finding out that I was only working Saturday this week, me and the other half decided to go over to his parents house in Carnforth, while they were away on their hols too. I love split second decisions! So after going to visit my next placement on Monday we went that afternoon and returned this afternoon, so I could make it to Slimming World (commitment ey?).

I honestly thought I would have put weight on this week since from last Thurs til Monday I have been going a little overboard with the 'syns'. These included a pizza hut pizza, which was BURNT! I was not a happy bunny since I rarely have pizza. Ate half of it and threw the rest away and made half a garlic baguette with cheese instead. Anyway that weekend me and the other half made a Chocolate Coca Cola Cake. It was amazing!!! Too nice to not have any after all that effort! On top of all that came the pic'n'mix from Wilkinsons. Again, AMAZING! Then the junk fest ended with another half a pizza on Monday night, since it was 10pm and needed something we could both put in the oven.

PHEW!

So after all that I was feeling pretty bad, it got to the stage where I was weighing myself twice a day to see if I had lost/put on weight. I ended up eating a tonne of veggies aswel so we did not have to carry any food home today.

However...
I did manage to lose 1.5lb at Slimming World! Woop! Bought myself a fancy new Green Plan cook book since it is full of vegetarian recipes that are all free! Yumm! So that's me at 10st 6.5lb. Only 3.5lb away from my 1.5st award!

On the up side of my few days away, we climbed a small mountain in the Lake District called Old Man Connistion. Very pretty! Well worth the climb, also helped me see where I am at in my 'training' for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. I took some very pretty photo's too! Just a shame that it was soo misty that day.

 Half way up :)

 Half way up - at the Tarn

 The top!!

But the walk did not end there! :)

So after this week of trying out being vegetarian again I have decided to continue it thorugh this week, I just feel so much better in myself. Well...I say vegetarian, this just means I won't be eating MEAT. My Glucosamine supplements are made from shellfish. However I do look forward to more lunches like this....

 

 

Yumyumyum!

 

 

So it's back to normality, and the gym tomorrow. I have a good set of articles ready to start my essay og Leadership in nursing. Placement starts on Monday. I have a feeling this week is going to be a good week!

I wish you all good weeks too in whatever you are doing, be it weight loss, work, or anything else! :D

Too much thinking, not enough working!

Work and Play
I am almost halfway though my nurse training, and I need to get my act together! This is because I just cannot find the motivation to start/continue with the all the essays I have to write, two of which are due in April so I really need to kick my bum into gear if I am going to get a good degree.

My reasons..
Apart from the motivation issue, I just get soo distracted by other things. Like making meal plans or organising my time so it is balanced between my fiance, workouts, nursing (placements and theory) and part time working.

(A little off topic but...I have just seen my the first wasp of spring hitting my window. ARG! Is it that time already?!?)

Maybe if I actually sit down and make a proper plan of my time to include everything I might actually get round to getting some work done! However it is difficult to plan at the moment due to my bar work as I only find out what I am working during the week on the Monday. A little pain when it comes to trying to plan...anything. I usually only work some Wednesday evenings and Saturdays (can be all day!) but I can be put down for any evening. I am just scared of changing my availability in case my boss gets mad. Yes I am a wuss. This WILL change. Soon. Hopefully. It needs to be done if my stress levels are going to remain anywhere near normal. :)

Going Veggi...again
Yupp, it's that time of year again :P, haha! My reasons for giving up last time (some time last year) I started to get dizzy, possibly due to iron levels? I had my blood taken (but of course by the time this happened I had started eating meat again to be on the safe side) and it came back fine. So my iron level will be something to pay attention to this time round. I only plan to try it for a week, to see if it makes any difference to my weight loss at slimming world. I am doing a meal planner, so I don't buy what I don't need and so I make sure I good a good varied diet!

Slimming world
Lost 1 lb! YEY! I honestly didn't expect to lose any, in fact just before I went my Wii Fit told me I weighed the same as last week. The cheek of it! Anyway I am VERY pleased! That takes me to 10st 8lb! I am REALLY amazed! I also got my Club 10 award at slimming world (lost 10% of my body weight). New target of 9st 7lb. 9st 7lb?!?! It's a dream!! But an achievable one ;).

Exercise
I have had my gym induction this week, so I am clued up on how to use the weights! I even have my own weights plan for when I go to the gym. I am excited to see the results of this in a few weeks time! This week I have also done more zumba which I love! I'd like to go swimming sometime soon, just need to buy a new costume. The uni is on its Easter break at the mo for 5 weeks, (not for us nursing students tho! Our WEEK is next week) when they all come back I am thinking about joining Pole Exercise. I would love to try it, I just still don' have the nerve!

Oh.My.Gosh
I am very very very possibly going to see Bill Bailey in May. BILL BAILEY!!! I may have to restrain myself from wanting to get out of my seat and stroke him :P.


...that wasp is bothering my window again.....it's HUGE