Today's menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; 2 mini croissants
L: 2 Ryvitas with Marmite; yoghurt coated cranberries; pistachios
D: Nut cutlet; salad leaves

Still trying to sort out problem with accounts program - it's going to take ages, especially as I have to keep stopping to answer the phone, etc.
Desk-tied today, but jog/step in place for 3 mins each hour when news comes on radio.  OK - so I sneaked in some choccie biccies too - feeling stressed with these accounts!!  Looks like I'll be working on them all weekend too.
Things are looking up - DH & BIL mended a boiler this morning & the customer just sent us a bouquet "with much appreciation and very many thanks".

Today's menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; jelly
L: 2 Ryvitas with Marmite; yoghurt coated raisins; cheese biscuits
D: Jacket potato with cottage cheese; mixed salad leaves

It's SO cold!!!!
Watched a reallt scary programme last night - Claire Sweeney's Big Fat Diet.  Claire Sweeney (actress & very slim!) volunteered for an experiment to eat what she fancied over a six week period, so she didn't diet of exercise.  She gained 2 stone & 6 inches round her waist!!!  Very frightening.  Really brought it home to me how quickly weight can go on & what damage it can do.  I'm over 2 stone heavier than I want to be, but not for much longer!!!

Quick walk round town at lunch - too cold to go any further.  Surprising how big the Woolworths store looks now it's empty.  One of the largest shops in the town's high street.

No more snow, but it is freezing!!!

Today's menu:
B: 2 mini croissants; OJ
L: 2 Ryvitas with tinned salmon; apple
D: Cod fillet; oven chips; salad leaves
Drinks: Lemon & ginger tea; water

Have brought some mince pies into work for the men with a 'help yourself' note on - wonder how long they'll last?  I'm not eating them - have told myself I will no longer be a human dustbin.  Have lost 2.6lbs since Friday!!  Woohoo!!

Wii stepping/jogging this evening.

Today's menu:
B: Yoghurt; apple
L: Twiglets - lunch on the go - see below
D: Quiche; roast pots; peas

We have snow!!!!!!!  And it's still coming down! Crap!

Customer bought some chocs in for us - they're apricot (yuck!) so I won't be eating any of them.
So busy!! Working til lunchtime.  Then dash up to Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel for Johnny's annual check up appointment for 2.15 (will eat my twiglets while on train!).  Back to work afterwards to sort out jobs for tomorrow.
Johnny's check up went well - he's grown 4 inches in a year - apparently he is very healthy!!  Woohoo!!  She also spoke to him about the perils of sunburn, etc & checking for moles.  Back in a year for ECG as well (has to have ECG every 5 years).  Good news!!
Bad news! - won't make my step count for today, but am over goal anyway.  just mustn't get too far behind.

Cold & very frosty - don't think it will clear before I go parent visiting later. 

Today's menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; prune yoghurt
L: Slice Christmas cake
D: Nut cutlet; roast pots; sprouts; peas; gravy
Drinks: Pomegranate & blueberry juice; lemon & ginger tea; water

Been to parents, then went over to see little sis - she's coping with her situation.  She says she's going to enter the new year with a positive attitude - her & the kids are her priority - she doesn't want him back.  Driving 22 miles doesn't earn many steps.

Bank rec; 20mins treadmill (walking); 15 mins Wii stepping.

Hey!  I made it to the top of my Top Comrade Walks chart for yesterday!!

And - check this out:
Top walkers (Daily):
Yesterday
SueGeer (40,504)
housewifeheather (36,649)
PoconoGreg (33,541)
nancybecker (31,322)
msdb1121 (31,067)
homhmi (29,088)
jwiz (27,777)
hicat2 (27,393)
slsommer (25,267)
Pearl (24,875)
Think I'll keep this - it won't happen again!

Don't know if I can get that many today, but you never know..

Took big box of chocs to hairdressers this morning - still have some left, but one box less now.

32mins Wii stepping and exercised & stepped watching Towering Inferno - but didn't record too many steps.  Perhaps I wasn't energetic enough.

Just noticed Greg updated his steps from yesterday, so I didn't beat him after all!!  That moment of glory was very shortlived!!!

Weighing in at a hefty 160 to start the year - 36 to lose!!  Today will be the start of a new me!!  Loads of competitions to start the new year too!!
Pic - chocs still to be eaten!!!
Stepped in place watching Forrest Gump - a long film which means lots of steps!!

5.45pm - Rank: You are 1 out of 28 walkers for January 02 so far.
@PoconoGreg is behind by 140 steps (avg: 39,760 goal: 41,251)
I'm ahead of Greg!!!  That doesn't ever happen!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Raising my glass of champagne to you all!!
Hope you all achieve your dreams this year xx

6866647/365 = 18813 steps per day this year to beat 2008 total

New years resolutions:
1. Get to goal weight before September
2. Drink at least 64 oz water a day
3. Not to be a human dustbin
4. Reach my step target every month
5. Play on Wii daily
6. Keep my resolutions!!

Stayed up til 2am - slept through til 6.30 when I got up to put turkey in oven!  Been slaving over hot stove all morning - BIL, MIL, DS Mark & his GF Lizzie coming for dinner.  Turkey; (nut cutlet for me); roast pots; stuffing; pigs in blankets; sprouts; cauliflower; gravy; sherry trifle; chocolate gateau; wine; - have I forgotten anything??  Then buffet for supper.  Won't make step goal today - too much cooking & eating!!

Too much sitting around, but what the hell - it's new year & a holiday & we had company, but.... Watch out tomorrow!!!

Crap night - went to bed at 12; awake just before 2; stayed awake til 4.30 (even stepped in place for an hour although ped didn't register much!); dozed on & off til 7 when I thought I'd better get up - so had about 3 hours sleep in total.  Yawn!

New years resolutions:
1. Get to goal weight before September
2. Drink at least 64 oz water a day
3. Not to be a human dustbin
4. Reach my step target every month
5. Wii daily
6. Keep my resolutions!!

Working til lunchtime then home to prepare food, etc for tomorrow - MIL, MIL, DS#1 & girlfriend (Lizzie) coming over for dinner & staying til late, so they need supper (buffet) too.

Another cold & frosty morning which means a very busy day at work.
Feeling tired - getting fed up waking up at either 4 or 5 oclock & just lying there for a couple of hours before drifting off just before the alarm rings...
Discovered big problem with accounts program at work - spoke with program maufacturers for ages to try & resolve.  The only way they say I  can deal with it is to adjust each customer account separately.  With over 3,000 customers, that ain't funny.

Not quite all time low

Happy birthday DH - 49 today!
Cold & frosty - windscreen scraping days are here again.

@SueGeer met her goal for the month of December! (Dec 29, 9:12am)

Working this morning - hopefully we can finish at lunch like we did last week - still on holiday officially.

Worked til 12.30 - then home to lounge about & eat junk.  Not many steps so far.

Long phone call with youngest sis commiserating on her awful Christmas.

Today's menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; yoghurt
L: Cottage cheese & salad; apple
D: Roast pots; carrots; cauliflower; not sure
S: Choc?
Drinks: Lemon & ginger tea; water; Baileys

Going to do my ironing now, then the rest of the day is mine to do as I please - well until it's time to cook dinner anyway.  Think I'll watch my Mamma Mia dvd while exercising.
Loads of stepping/dancing while watching dvds - had to make up the Christmas shortfall somehow!
So close to 40K but midnight came first!

Today's menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; yoghurt
L: Fried egg in a roll
D: Not sure what I fancy
Drinks: Lemon & ginger tea; water
S: Chocs - just a few!

Ate too much over Christmas.  Will start logging food intake from today.

House work done.  Going shopping this afternoon - we have some vouchers & DS wants new TV for his bedroom.

Another relaxing day in store!  Perhaps I'll drag my butt out for a walk later.
Did nothing all day except one load of washing & cooking dinner.  Will change tomorrow...

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!
Hope you all have a great one!
Mmmm....considering my step count was 3121 before I went to bed this morning, one could consider today's steps as pretty atrocious!!
We spent the day at BIL's - eating, drinking & watching telly.  Usual Christmas fare.  Nice relaxing day.
New phone. loads of lovely smelly stuff  - and choccies!!  I have enough chocolates to give all WT comrades at least one each!  Ever heard of Hotel Chocolat?  DS Mark gave me some chocs from there - haven't dared look in the box yet...
And I'm supposed to lose weight for my cruise???

TGICE!!!
Already been hassled by BIL at work - 'Don't book any more work in cos I'm not working this afternoon'.  I get hassle from customers cos I can't get someone out to repair their boiler immediately or I get hassled by the engineers for booking too much work in.  I can't win!!!  Hopefully no one else will ring up...  BIL apologised - good.
10.30 and just finished work!!!   Yippee!!  On holiday until Monday!!!!!!!!!!

In case I don't get chance to log in tomorrow between all the festivities - HAVE YOUSELVES A GREAT CHRISTMAS & HOPE SANTA BRINGS PRESENTS FOR ALL THE GOOD WT BOYS & GIRLS!!

Very mild for December - good sign!!!  Another half day coming up??
Finished at lunchtime.  Bit of pressie shopping, 'just in case I've forgotten someone' pressies...
Was in shop waiting to pay & thought I recognised the woman behind me - had to look a couple of times then plucked up the courage to say "Are you Jane?"  She obviously didn't recognise me so I told her who I was.  We were in the same class at secondary school - we left there 30 years ago.
Today's Menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; yoghurt
L: Fruit
D: Salmon fishcake; pots (or chips?); salad
Drinks: Lemon & ginger tea; water

Today's Menu:
B: Probiotic yoghurt drink; yoghurt
L: Not sure
D: Veggie casserole & dumplings
Drinks: Lemon & ginger tea; water

Officially, day #1 of Christmas holiday, but it never works out like that does it?  Hopefully we can just get away with working mornings - depends on how many boilers & heating systems break down.  Already got full morning's work booked in for the men.
Finished at mid-day.  Spent all afternoon watching True Movies - self indulgence!!

Shortest day, but not as short as the one @henross is experiencing!  Sunrise 8.04am, sunset 3.54pm.  From tomorrow, the evenings start drawing out! 
Almost had a disaster this morning.  Went to visit parents this morning with DS Mark & Johnny.  When I got back - no door key!!  Locked myself out & DH is out all day.  Luckily, Mark managed to borrow a ladder from a neighbour & let himself in through the bedroom window which was ajar.  Disaster averted - didn't fancy being locked out til about 10 o'clock tonight!
My sister had a disaster too - put her mobile phone through washing machine!!  What a pair of idiots we are!

Late checking in.  Have been busy - was in Tescos by 8.30!!!!
If present wrapping was converted into steps, I'd have over 10k by now!
Final of Strictly Come Dancing tonight - will cheer on sexy Tom Chambers (from Holby City)!!!  Of course, I'll be stepping out with them!
Tom won Strictly!!