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campsparkle for some potential Camp plans. Twenty years, man, who can believe it. A lot has gone on since that first weekend away with the other Campers. And so many memories tied to various Camps.
It's another gorgeous day out there today, so I'll be going back into the garden soon. I started a good tidy up yesterday, including a hard prune of the butterfly bush that has grown at an insane rate. I'm very glad I potted it in a huge container and not the ground as I suspect the thing would have taken over the garden completely otherwise. So, today one of the jobs will be cutting up the branches so I can take them to the tip over the weekend. Then, I suspect a first read in the rocking chair while basking in the sun will happen.
Wednesday was a busy one. It was class at 9am, where we talked about gut health. With being allowed to stay in the programme this is about the third time I've heard this talk, but it was still interesting stuff. There were a couple of newbies, which was nice, and the battle ropes were out for the exercise part, and I do like a good bash of the floor.
Oh, and as part of the cool down stretches we always try to touch out heels with our hands while standing, and I always fail by quite a lot. But, I nearly did it on Wednesday! It made me laugh as at one point Rosie noticed and started to urge me on, saying, come on, you're nearly there, while the rest of the class looked on. Which, unlike the badminton people, I didn't mind at all. The regulars in class have been there from the start when I could barely do a thing, so their attention is uplifting.
Then, after class it was on to our one to ones, which I'll cut for talk about weight
Since the last one to one I'd dropped another 11 pounds which was both great and surprising and my visceral fat is down to 11. Rosie asked what I'd done differently, and I told her, I'd had a reset back to basics. I've been counting calories in My Fitness Pal, focussing on protein, getting my water and exercise in, but at the same time not stressing over stuff like going to Tim Hortons for a breakfast wrap at the weekend.
This means I'm only a few pounds from dropping into a stone bracket I haven't seen since my early teens, which tbh, throws me a little as that stone bracket has been my goal since I first started this whole weight loss thing, and now it's in sight. So, the thought I'm creeping toward my goal is amazing but also weirds me out. Because in my head, I'm still that super morbidly obese person trapped in their own body.
We had a good talk about calories too as I was saying how shocked I was that a container of tofu I'd used in a stir-fry was over 400 calories. But she pointed out that the tofu was added to low calorie vegetables, and was a healthy, filling meal so why not eat the whole packet? And that is why the programme is working for me as she constantly emphasises balance, even saying that she was considering taking the class to a nearby country park for a walk as one of the sessions, and when I joked could we stop at the ice cream van that is always there, she said why not, it is about balance.
She also showed me how to use a resistance band to help with the heel stretch thing, with firm instructions to do the technique balanced against something, and yeah, no worries Rosie, no broken bones wanted here.
James had his one to one too, but his didn't go as well as he'd put on. We know why, and while he will come to Wednesday class with me and to the gym on occasions, he's lost his spark a bit movement wise, with working so much not helping. But, we talked out some things that will hopefully help get him going in the right direction again.
It was about 11:30 when we left the one to one room and I had my B12 appointment at 1:20. Considering the two buildings are so close it was pointless going anywhere else so we had an early lunch at the gym café, then headed for the doctors at 12:30. I was the only person there when I booked in, and I hoped that with it only being an injection that always takes all of a few minutes they'd call me in early. Which is exactly what happened, and I'd barely sat down when I was called in.
Left the doctors to drive to the craft shop where we restocked the coasters, and then went to Greggs to get Bodhi a sausage roll and unicorn cupcake as we were supposed to be picking her up from school. Drove onto Aldi to get some stuff for James' bait, only to get a message from Lucy saying she'd finished work early so we were off the pickup hook. We still went and dropped off the baked goods to Lucy, though.
Which meant we got home earlier than I expected after a day going here, there and everywhere.
And now, I think it's time I went to chop up some branches.
pensnest 's, but just in case, check out campsparkle for some potential Camp plans. Twenty years, man, who can believe it. A lot has gone on since that first weekend away with the other Campers. And so many memories tied to various Camps.It's another gorgeous day out there today, so I'll be going back into the garden soon. I started a good tidy up yesterday, including a hard prune of the butterfly bush that has grown at an insane rate. I'm very glad I potted it in a huge container and not the ground as I suspect the thing would have taken over the garden completely otherwise. So, today one of the jobs will be cutting up the branches so I can take them to the tip over the weekend. Then, I suspect a first read in the rocking chair while basking in the sun will happen.
Wednesday was a busy one. It was class at 9am, where we talked about gut health. With being allowed to stay in the programme this is about the third time I've heard this talk, but it was still interesting stuff. There were a couple of newbies, which was nice, and the battle ropes were out for the exercise part, and I do like a good bash of the floor.
Oh, and as part of the cool down stretches we always try to touch out heels with our hands while standing, and I always fail by quite a lot. But, I nearly did it on Wednesday! It made me laugh as at one point Rosie noticed and started to urge me on, saying, come on, you're nearly there, while the rest of the class looked on. Which, unlike the badminton people, I didn't mind at all. The regulars in class have been there from the start when I could barely do a thing, so their attention is uplifting.
Then, after class it was on to our one to ones, which I'll cut for talk about weight
Since the last one to one I'd dropped another 11 pounds which was both great and surprising and my visceral fat is down to 11. Rosie asked what I'd done differently, and I told her, I'd had a reset back to basics. I've been counting calories in My Fitness Pal, focussing on protein, getting my water and exercise in, but at the same time not stressing over stuff like going to Tim Hortons for a breakfast wrap at the weekend.
This means I'm only a few pounds from dropping into a stone bracket I haven't seen since my early teens, which tbh, throws me a little as that stone bracket has been my goal since I first started this whole weight loss thing, and now it's in sight. So, the thought I'm creeping toward my goal is amazing but also weirds me out. Because in my head, I'm still that super morbidly obese person trapped in their own body.
We had a good talk about calories too as I was saying how shocked I was that a container of tofu I'd used in a stir-fry was over 400 calories. But she pointed out that the tofu was added to low calorie vegetables, and was a healthy, filling meal so why not eat the whole packet? And that is why the programme is working for me as she constantly emphasises balance, even saying that she was considering taking the class to a nearby country park for a walk as one of the sessions, and when I joked could we stop at the ice cream van that is always there, she said why not, it is about balance.
She also showed me how to use a resistance band to help with the heel stretch thing, with firm instructions to do the technique balanced against something, and yeah, no worries Rosie, no broken bones wanted here.
James had his one to one too, but his didn't go as well as he'd put on. We know why, and while he will come to Wednesday class with me and to the gym on occasions, he's lost his spark a bit movement wise, with working so much not helping. But, we talked out some things that will hopefully help get him going in the right direction again.
It was about 11:30 when we left the one to one room and I had my B12 appointment at 1:20. Considering the two buildings are so close it was pointless going anywhere else so we had an early lunch at the gym café, then headed for the doctors at 12:30. I was the only person there when I booked in, and I hoped that with it only being an injection that always takes all of a few minutes they'd call me in early. Which is exactly what happened, and I'd barely sat down when I was called in.
Left the doctors to drive to the craft shop where we restocked the coasters, and then went to Greggs to get Bodhi a sausage roll and unicorn cupcake as we were supposed to be picking her up from school. Drove onto Aldi to get some stuff for James' bait, only to get a message from Lucy saying she'd finished work early so we were off the pickup hook. We still went and dropped off the baked goods to Lucy, though.
Which meant we got home earlier than I expected after a day going here, there and everywhere.
And now, I think it's time I went to chop up some branches.
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Date: 2026-05-01 12:33 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you were pleasantly surprised at your weigh-in! That's awesome! I agree with Rosie completely -- good calories and balance are what help in the long run. The problem with dieting by cutting out all the good stuff is that it's not sustainable.
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Date: 2026-05-01 03:34 pm (UTC)The problem with dieting by cutting out all the good stuff is that it's not sustainable.
That's so true, but sometimes, so hard to take in so it's good to have people reinforcing the message. I'm sure I've told this story before but I'll never forget a lady at one of my first weight management group talks who said she hated herself because she'd eaten a small box of chocolates she'd been given. Rosie did say there was nothing wrong with eating chocolate, and I do hope the lady took that in.
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Date: 2026-05-01 05:29 pm (UTC)I love the idea of your exercise pals attention being uplifing. Sounded like a really good class & 1 on 1!
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Date: 2026-05-02 03:25 am (UTC)