I'm getting there!...........

My Weight Watchers programme is now into it's third week. I'm very happy to say I've lost half a stone so far, just another twenty five pounds in nine weeks needed to get my next lot of free classes. I'm also enjoying the exercise at the gym. Feel really knackered at the end of the session but strangely good. I 'GLOW' for the rest of the day, literally, my arms and face are a very healthy reddish colour for at least twenty four hours. My last session ended with me rowing just over two kms in ten minutes, which is half a km more than my first visit. The distance for the treadmill and the cycles is still just over seven kms because they're set for resistance and time not distance. Next week I have three sessions, Mon, Tues and Thurs. On Tuesday I actually exceeded what was programmed for the first time as I increased the speed slightly on the treadmill plus the extra distance I rowed. Just have to wait and see if the guys change what I'm expected to do on Monday, should be fun! My older brother Alan has finally got himself a lap top computer with Skype so I can now chat and see him at the same time, I think he finds it a bit confusing sometimes. I have booked my hotel for the end of this month's visit to Bristol and Minehead to see family and go to a school re-union. Best news of all this week my Unilever pension is going up 5 per cent per month WOO HOO! pmsl

The hard work starts now!

What a week this has been! Monday I attended my first Weight Watchers meeting and was set my daily points intake, I thought at first it would be hard to eat that many points but as time has shown it isn't. Let's hope I can keep it going! I also attended my first Exercise class this morning, boy if I thought they were going to be easy on me on my first one was I wrong. Did 10 mins each on the upright cycle then the rowing machine followed by the treadmill and finally the 'inclined' cycle. I managed a paltry 1650 metres on the rowing machine which I found the hardest because you have to push with your legs whilst leaning forward at the same time and then lean back and pull with your arms as your legs reach full stretch and with a big belly in the way it wasn't easy. I was feeling rather warm when I finished but twenty minutes after that I was feeling great, roll on the rest of the fifteen week course. Getting back to the diet, I've been very good and not bought any chocolate although I've had the money to do so. I have had a Ripple and Mars Bar but they have been counted as part of daily meal and points, I have NEVER eaten so much fruit in my life as I have this week. All in all it's been very interesting and I hope I get the results I'm hoping for.