SHE stands for Sidetracked Home Executive.
I used to have an organised home, now I have a husband and kids my organisational skills seem to have left and I get sidetracked a lot. FLY stands for Finally Loving Yourself. So, this SHE is FLYing - well, I try to, but keep getting sidetracked with Crafts and Creative stuff.
As part of the Fly Lady Christmas UK yahoo! group some of us are taking part in a monthly Rudolph Day so we can prepare to make Christmas decorations and/or gifts throughout the year. This month I have been knitting fashionable scarfs. They were easy to make and each one took less than 24 hours to make! The result below...
They are made from 'Creative Can Can' by RICO Design. Like this, as you see I have another colour...
I was lead to believe that one ball would make one scarf, but I actually made two out of one ball. So next month I can make 2 more!
Goodness, another week has passed. I only weigh in every two weeks, so I have no idea what the damage is this week... though I did get on the scales on Tuesday and found I have lost even more weight...
I placed some orders with Cath Kidston and received some really nice fabrics for some projects I am going to be working on as soon as I have a proper workspace. Lovely fabrics for projects from Cath Kidston's book 'SEW'.
I also ordered some more bits and pieces from a newly found FlyBaby friend's website - http://www.sewbox.co.uk
I cannot wait for my craft room! It just means we have to get the guest room sorted and make it into a multi-function room. We've bought a new guest bed yesterday, one that looks like a normal single bed, but slides out to a double if needed. This will give more space in the guest room.
We will have to break out the built-in wardrobe and put new storage back in and a nice big desk for me so I can have my sewing machine out as well as a computer...
The rest of the house is near to completion now. We've got the new fireplace and the new skirting board in the living room, we're just waiting for the final coat of paint on it and then the carpet can be finished.
The curtains are nearly ready to be hung and I think we have finally reached an agreement about the new lights... difficult as there's so many choices and so little I really like... and what we all agreed on would be the best solution is now not available as they've discontinued the lights. Thanks, Next!
Along with the new guest bed, we also bought a 'Big Girl Bed' for Katelijn yesterday. The beds will be delivered on Tuesday, so we have to get the guest room empty by then. I've put the old bed on eBay as well as our old TV and will do the same with the cot. Bed on eBay TV on eBay
Today we will be opening Christmas presents with the extended Smith Family. We were going to hav ethe whole lot here, but as our living room is still not livable and the stuff still stacked in the dining room, this is all not going to happen and we've moved the venue to the Brother- and Sister-in-Law. As I had already bought all the food I have just started preparations. DH is off to the supermarket with the kids to pick up some last minute items as Ocado could not deliver this morning. The house is now empty, so I can sort out the presents.
Today SureSlim UK posted on the Facebook Newsfeed a message about this programme that was aired on the BBC last week. I felt compelled to watch and was amazed at the results of some of the scientific tests.
The 10 Things We Need To Know About Losing Weight are:
1. Don’t skip meals. Your body will crave food and will subconsciously prefer the high calorie, high fat foods over the healthy options. Your brain messes with you when you do not eat your meals on a regular basis!
2. Your plate size matters! Use smaller plates and you"ll likely eat less than you normally would but you feel full just the same.
3. Calories matter too. But we"ve all known that for years!
4. Everybody is different, glucose metabolism is key but it"s not the be all and end all! It can be any number of things that are stopping you lose weight.
5. Protein staves off hunger pangs. Protein will naturally help the body suppress Insulin & correct Glucose Metabolism it will also keep you feeling fuller for longer!
6. Soup keeps you fuller for longer!
7. The wider the choice the more you eat variety is good but keep focused on the things that are good for you!
8. Low fat dairy helps excrete fat from your food.
9. Exercise goes on burning fat even when you sleep.
10. Keep moving and lose weight.
I can also recommend some interesting books on the subject...
Gary Taubes - The Diet Delusion
Mark Sisson - The Primal Blueprint
If you’re on a weight adjustment plan, I would highly recommend these books. There’s others as well, but that’s for another time.
Well, had my weigh-in yesterday and feared the worse after stepping on my scales at home last Tuesday.
We stopped by the in-laws on our way home on Monday and was offered a biscuit, which I kindly declined. I said it probably wouldn't make a difference as I had probably gained weight over the holidays anyway and the MIL said she thought so and that it was 'noticable'! I felt sooo awful after that remark that I HAD to step on the scales at home on Tuesday morning. I never weigh after having had any food, so only weigh myself in the morning, fresh out of bed, after having been to the loo!
So thinking there would be a 2,5 kilo damage, I found out I had only gained HALF A POUND!!!!!
How on earth is that possible after all the excess at Christmas and New Year and then a week of not being on plan 100% and eating crisps, arctic rolls, biscuits, chocolate and all sorts?
I do not know how, but I am well pleased.
So here's to my MIL who told me it was 'noticable' that I had gained weight..! NOT!! ;o) LOL
