Day 220, 221 & 222

Friday, not much sleep as it was a late night last night, however, felling surprisingly refreshed.  Another regular day at the office, left a little bit earlier as the plan was to go to my mates gig, however, she messaged me to say she'd had an alteration to her schedule was en route to Rotherham, so an evening in for me.  Dachs didn't come out for dinner, found he had died in his sleep in the cupboard under the stairs, so my evening was burying him :-(

Saturday, no real plans as such, so following a SW 'fry up' for breakfast I headed into Wolves to get some work trousers from Primark, alas, only big sizes in stock!!  Got myself a couple of vests for running in though, home to walk the hounds and deliver some SW leaflets for the new group.  Off to my mates house to cadge a lift to her gig in Bridgnorth, home at 1.30 am.

Sunday, a trip to Walsall after breakfast to try to get some work trousers, success at last, hello size 10, also managed to get some size 10 running shorts.  Back home for a very quick bite to eat and a shower as my mate and her hubby were picking me up en route to Ripley for her Pink gig.  What a fantastic afternoon, the bar was very busy and the crowd were really into it, early doors, home at 8.30 pm to the hounds, bins sorted for collection.

Night, night

Day 217, 218 & 219

Tuesday morning, no real aches from kettlercise, so all good.  Hounds sorted before heading off to work.  A regular day in the office except for a supervision with one of my team and a bit of coaching with regard to a job application.

No clubbercise as I'd done kettlercise which is more beneficial, so an evening with the hounds.

Wednesday morning, feeling a bit bloated, sign it is weigh in day.  Think the fibre I've been eating has helped with my stomach.  A great day of food optimising, home for a quick mealbefore heading off to be weighed,  To my surprise I'd lost 3.5 lb giving me slimmer of the week again, the fourth time, happy bunny.

Thursday, my abs were starting to ache a little, but not as much as last week.  Another regular day in the office, spent the day looking forward to the Cher & Meatloaf show in Wednesbury, a very quick pit stop at home to get changed & grab my SW oat muffins and some fruit to take with me.  The show was absolutely amazing, these guys are just awesome.

Day 216

Monday morning, my alarm didn't go off as I forgot to set it, oops.  It was a good job the bin men were especially noisy and woke me up at 6.50 am, half an hour after I should have got up!  Somehow I managed to catch up with myself, did all my little tasks and left on time.   Early finish today for a hospital appointment, so left at 1.30 pm.  Home to let the hounds out, then get changed before setting off to the hospital, as usual parking spaces around the hospital were none existent, so parked at Bentley Bridge and walked it.  Surprisingly I was seen on time, examined and then sent to radiology for x rays, then back to see the consultant, that was my afternoon gone.  So next on the agenda is a trip to orthotics, physio, then a follow up with the consultant.

Home for a flying visit to let the hounds out before my drive to Brierley Hill for Kettlercise with my mate.  Found the sit ups a bit harder tonight, think it was because I was tired, we'll see how much I ache over the next couple of days, lol.  A pit stop at Aldi for some veg, got winked at by the young man on the till, lol, then home to lasagne in the slow cooker and some speedy veg, yum, yum.

Day 214 & 215

Saturday, no plans at all for the day, other than getting my hair cut.  A quick trip to the shops then back home to walk the hounds before preparing my dinner & some snacks to take with me as my mate & hubby are taking me to her gig in Sheffield.  Sadly no chance of a quick nap as I was too busy cooking & sorting out the hounds before they collected me.  The gig was fab although the crowd seemed a little shy, they were clapping but didn't join in at all.  Falling asleep on the way home as we got stuck in traffic on the motorway, home at 3.30 am.

Sunday, managed a little bit of a lie in.  Popped into the City Centre, treated myself to some size 10 jeans & a couple of size 10 tops, check me out!!  A bit of a lazy day other than walking the hounds.  A trip to Stoke tonight with my mate & her hubby at one of the WMC's she does fairly regularly up there, at least they seem to appreciate her, although the crowd did start to dwindle away during the final set, home at 1 am.

Day 211, 212 & 213

Wednesday, weigh in day!!  Up & at em to sort out the hounds before heading into the shower & sorting myself out.  Suffering terribly with the SW constipation, grr, so feeling really bloated, hopefully I won't gain.

A regular day in the office, then finally home to an instant dinner before my Slimming World group.  Considering I've been feeling crap I was pleased to have shed another 1.5 lbs taking me to my 2.5 stone award, woo hoo!!

Thursday, really looking forward to today, my mate's gig tonight at Benjamins in Halesowen.  Couldn't wait for the day to be over as I was so much looking forward to my evening out.  So, I got told I looked fit following my weight loss, so that made me feel pretty good.  The show was absolutely amazing, what a fab night, shame there weren't a few more people there to support.

Friday, feeling a bit tired after my late night, but hey ho.  Made it through the day, although I did finish half an hour early to sort the hounds out before heading over to my mate's house as they were giving me a lift to Coventry for her gig.  Another fab night.

Day 210

Back to work, groan.  Early alarm, hounds breakfasts sorted,then time to sort myself out.  Haven't looked through the wardrobe for any smaller trousers, so will have to make do.  Feeling a bit tired today, so not feeling it.

Surprisingly the morning went fast, but so did my lunch break!!  Today is scan bran day, hopefully it will have the desired effect, lol.  The afternoon went a bit slower than the morning, but it wasn't too bad.  Back home to the hounds & a roast dinner to eat.  A quick sit down then time to walk the hounds.  My muscles seem to be repairing as they don't ache so much, so that's good news.  Looking forward to the next Kettlercise session on Monday.

Day 208 & 209

Easter Sunday has arrived!! Early night last night as sadly unable to go to the gig in Leicester.  Earlyish start to my day, getting out of bed was a challenge as my butt cheeks & abs were aching from Kettlercise yesterday.  Did a bit of faffing before deciding to walk the hounds.

An unexpected text from my mate to ask if I wanted a ride out to Brean as she was gigging at a holiday park, threw some food together as I'd not eaten since breakfast & headed over to Dudley.  The M5 was fairly quiet for a change, so we arrived early.  The show was  amazing, but surprises me that people don't even clap, then they say at the end how much they have enjoyed it.  Bizarre!!  Back home at 3 am, bins filled up ready for collection tomorrow, bed at 4 am.

Up again at 9.15 am although I had already disturbed twice.  Still a little achy, but easier to get out of bed today. Hounds breakfast sorted, then a quick trip to Cannock for Poundland & Holland & Barrett.  Back home to deliver more leaflets for the Slimming World group, then the hounds walked before a quick sit down to eat dinner, then shower time & then off out to Brierley Hill to my mate's Cher gig.

Wow, that weekend went by quickly!!

Day 206 & 207

Friday, a bit of a lie in for Good Friday before sorting the hounds & heading out in search of some meat for Easter.  Not a turkey crown in sight anywhere, so opted for a beef joint & small turkey joint instead.  Stopped off on the way home to collect some more Slimming World leaflets to deliver.

Home to walk the hounds, a quick sit down & a brew before setting off delivering the leaflets.  Dinner & a sit down before a trip to Blackheath to my mate's gig.  Home at 1 am, knackered.

Easter Saturday, an early start as I'd arranged to try out a kettlercise class in Coseley, it was fun, muscles burnt a little, but I'll definately do it again.  A stop of at Bentley Bridge on my way home.  Hounds walked, then a chillaxing afternoon.

So my mate's gigging in Leicester, been trying to find out if it's tickets & whether I can go or not.

Day 205

Thursday, a little easier getting up knowing the 4 day weekend was almost upon us. Hounds sorted, shower & ready to leave a little earlier than normal.  A quick divert to Morrisons as I'd forgotten the melon I'd bought as my work snack.

A boring day all in all with some sad news along the way that one of my friends had lost their hound.  Can't believe how much the day seemed to drag along, actually managed to finish on time though, so that was a bonus.

Back home to the hounds, no idea what to have for dinner, so a quick nosey in the freezer to find a portion of grey peas, so that was dinner sorted along with loads of speedy veg.  A trip out to Halesowen to collect a couple of kettle bells I've bought for a tenner, a stop off at Iceland on the way home to pick up some Slimming World meat products for standby dinners.  Then back home to the hounds and a brew.

Might do a spot of knitting before I retire for an early night & look forward to my 4 day weekend.

Day 204

Wednesday, weigh day.  A real struggle to get out of bed today.  Eventually made it & set about sorting the hounds out before getting ready.

A pretty crap day in the office, bored stiff.  Such a long day, couldn't wait to get home to the hounds and my lasagne.

Off to my Slimming World group, feeling like I've lost a couple of pound, but the reality was I have only lost 1/2lb, so disappointed to say the least.  A quick visit to Aldi at Bentley Bridge to get cat food.

Feeling really tired, so off to bed

Day 201, 202, 203

Sunday morning, not much sleep & a fairly early start to the day, not a great combination.  Hounds breakfast sorted & a SW friendly 'fry up' for me.  Time to get Lady ready for the Tweet Up at Cannock Chase.  First stop, St Gregory's Church to collect leaflets to deliver for Slimming World.  Lady had wind & nearly gassed me on the way to Cannock.  A lovely walk in the sunshine with friends.  Back home to deliver my batch of leaflets.  A text from my mate asking if I wanted a lift to her gig in Stoke, so that was my Sunday sorted.  Arrived back home at 1 am, totally knackered.

Another dreadful nights sleep in time for my first day back at work.  Today was a real struggle, not helped by a mouse fecking rustling paper keeping me awake from 4 am, bloody thing.  Spent most of the day replying to emails & catching up with stuff.  Finally home to walk the hounds.  Tempted to join my mate at her kettlebell class, but too knackered.  My new phone has been unlocked so spent the evening sorting it out.  Yay!!

Another crap sleep saw me into Tuesday, another difficult half hour spent trying to get up, finally made it, a stop off at Aldi for veg on the way to work before the rugrats surface.  A boring day at the office, can't wait to start my new job.  The day dragged so slowly until home time.  Hounds fed, they're loving the Arkwright's food (hope they don't start to stutter) then a sit down to update my contacts in my phone.  Ready for bed, feeling exhausted!!

Day 200

Saturday morning, a fairly early start due to an awareness event at Waitrose.  Hounds sorted, breakfast in pocket & I headed out with my boy to meet the public on behalf of RGT Wolves.  What a beautiful morning, it's normally quite cold at Waitrose, but it was actually quite pleasant, dare I say warm.  We had some regulars visit the hounds who were very grateful of the ear scratches & a bit of money founds it's way into the bucket too.  Bonus!!

Back home to find my SW chilli cooking nicely in the slow cooker, just the rice to get ready.  A quick sit down with lunch before walking the hounds in the sunshine & then doing some washing.

Still in pain with my achilles tendon, so nothing else planned for the day, made some Scan Bran cookies for me & a toona cayke for the hounds.  Hoping to hobble my way round Cannock Chase tomorrow.

Day 199

An early start with Lady barking to wake me up, early breakfast for us all.  Decided to have a bash at cutting the hedge, my lightweight hedge cutter packed up last summer, so I had to use the heavy one, no mean feat, after half an hour my arms were killing & I had to give up.  Not sure if these things go blunt, but it didn't seem to be making much of an impression.  So I decided to have a go at cutting the front lawn instead, that was a much easier task, but my arms were still killing me at the end of it.

Next on the agenda, a sit down followed by a nice warm shower.  Then off to Lidl for a couple of bits & pieces.  Home to walk the hounds in the sunshine.  My mate had messaged me to ask if I could pop over to their dog as they were in the Isle of Wight.

Couldn't decide what to have for dinner today, so for speed decided to have some gammon & veg, yummy it was too.  Also prepared a chilli in the slow cooker for tomorrow.

Off to Dudley for cuddles & a walk with Kota.  I think she was desperate for a weegoing on how she threw herself at me when I opened the door.

Back home for a chill out & then to bed.

Day 196, 197 & 198

Tuesday morning, a fairly early start as I had plans to go to Birmingham.  So, hounds fed & sorted, then off to Tipton to get the train to Brum.  A good day of shopping, a new short biker jacket from the rag market & some LED trainers for Clubbercise.

Feeling tired after a few hours on my feet, but home to walk the hounds & to sort dinner out a bit earlier as it's Clubbercise night.  Walked to  the community centre again this week & an hour of exercise follwed by the walk back home, well & truly shattered.  Must have burned loads of energy.

Wednesday, hounds sorted before popping into the city centre to try to get my photocard licence sorted, ended up having to get a form and do it the old fashioned way, so that's gonna be out of timescale.  A quick mooch around the shops & then met a friend/colleague for lunch at the art gallery, a delicious jacket potato & beans.

Home to hounds, no walk today as I seem to have strained a muscle in my leg :-(  A delicious dinner with butternut squash chips before Slimming World.  Amazed to lose another 3.5 lb this week, amazed as I've been feeling really uncomfortable due to being bloated & struggling to drink water.  Reset my target, decided on another stone from where I currently am.

Thursday, hounds sorted and another quick visit to Brum as I wanted a long leather coat from the rag market, should have got it on Tuesday really.  Also picked up a military jacket for photo shoots, just need some spare cash to allow me to do some.

A lovely walk with the hounds in the sunshine then a chill out for the rest of the day.

Day 195

An early start on Monday due to physio at 8.40 am.  Decided to walk there and back as the traffic is always a nightmare near the hospital in a morning.  A very quick appointment (5 mins) got discharged as there is no more they can do for me other than the exercises I'm already doing.

Home for a quick shower & a brew before heading to Bilston to pay the guy to get my new phone unlocked while I wait for a text from my mate to say they are ready for me to pick up to take to get their new vehicles.  Back home in time for my new phone to be delivered.

A little sit down before walking the hounds.  Grey peas cooking & smelling lovely in the slow cooker.  A chilled evening of knitting & playing with technology.

Day 192, 193 & 194

Friday, my first day of annual leave for a while.  Still woke up fairly early, sorted out the hounds with their breakfast & then cooked a SW 'fry up' for myself, shared with the hounds of course.  Feeling a bit crap today.  A trip to Bilston to get my rattling exhaust looked at, the good news the exhaust was ok, it was a rattling heat shield, the bad news, I need new brakes!!  A quick shufty round the shops to get a quote to unlock the phone I'm planning to buy.

Back home to give the hounds an extended walk and then to chill out with a bit of knitting now I've got my preemie patterns sorted.  A quiet evening in to relax in front of the TV.

Another early start on Saturday after a pretty crap night's sleep.  Hounds sorted then off to Cannock with Badger for an RGT awareness roadshow, a few rain showers during the morning meant the decision was made to pack up at lunchtime as the afternoon forecast was no better, back to walk the two girls before a heavy rain shower.  Got a text from my mate to ask if I could check in on their dog as they were in Doncaster, so off to Dudley to spend a bit of time with her and to go for a short walk.  Another evening of knitting.  Rock & Roll!!

Decided to get up after tossing & turning since 6 am.  Hounds sorted and another SW 'fry up', yes the hounds had some too.  This morning a drive to the RGT Dudley kennels to drop off some pillows for the hounds.  Next stop my mate's house in Dudley as they were returning a rental vehicle & needed a lift back home, a quick coffee then back home to walk the hounds (naked).  A beautiful day, ended up stripping down to my t-shirt.

A sit down with a brew before a quick vacuum of the car as it's looking like a shit tip, tomorrow following my hospital appointment I'm picking up my mate & her hubby to take them to get their new vehicles.

More knitting this afternoon, a lovely piece of steak for dinner & a sit down before storing out the bins.  Knackered now, hope I can sleep tonight.