Another one gone....

Wow - so the last time I wrote was for Mother's Day and my, what adventures I've had since then!! To help you all not get 'Mrs O' withdrawal symptoms I have been trying to share some of these moments with you all through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

However, I can now do a little catch up session for you all. As always feel free to just skip to the pictures or have a good read - the choice is yours!!

So, let's back track to the beginning of April - ouch 19 days ago!....

On the Wednesday before my sister's wedding I went back home and stayed with my lovely Nana - however, with Nanas being Nanas, this can be a spell for weight loss disaster! Nana has always loved to feed us - one of my reasons I always think that I put so much weight on as an older child / young teen as Nana used to look after us and knew nothing about portion size and just wanted to feed us lovely Irish home cooked dinners. So, when I was given this lovely breakfast below you could see why I had to be cruel to be kind with her and say no. I decided to bring with me my own red milk and my own porridge and fruit - but she would still insist on me eating lots extra - I finally gave in and scraped all the butter off the bread and ate it.....

I knew also that I wouldn't be able to point properly so I decided to just try and stick to healthier options when eating.

Thursday was a day of getting things done - like running around getting last minute forgotten things for the bride (I even managed to get a run in - get me! But as you may have seen from Facebook, my running trousers were now too big so I had to buy some new ones!)

And as any girl should be, we got pampered and got our hair done!

My lovely friend Courtney did it for us again and she even bought this special hood for Nana to set her hair! 

The Friday before the wedding was a day of decorating and hard work! I lost count the amount of times I went to Tesco to get things such as lunch for everyone, tea light holders and even a wedding pressie!

This was the venue as we were decorating it and by the Saturday it looked like a different venue! There was organza up on the walls and behind the top table was an arch of balloons. 

THE WEDDING.... 

Well, my little sister looked beautiful 

...and the rest of us didn't scrub up too badly either!

And all the hard work for not being the 'fat bridesmaid'? I think it paid off!! The amount of comments I got was amazing! People saying how well I looked and how well I had done :)

This is me and my youngest sister - you could even see my collar bone! :) 

Look at the beautiful favours - hope you all appreciate the bows - they took me forever to flipping do and then Victoria told me that they were all the wrong way!! 

On the Sunday after the wedding Mr O and I went for a full on fried breakfast - I can't remember the last time I had one of these..... Actually I've never had the bubble and squeak before so that was a first!

In the afternoon - which was pretty much all afternoon - we had a lovely family meal before everyone travelled back to their homes - check out all the Irish Brophy chins!!

The next week was just as full on as those 4 full days. I did however, finally manage to buy my WeightWatchers Propoints pack - which is amazing!! More about that later....

Unfortunately on the Thursday night we lost our beloved Ben who had to be put down - we (including Jerry) were all very upset and still trying to adjust to him not being with us anymore :(

So back to the pack I bought... 

It prepared me to get back on track last Saturday - everything all ready - lots of planning - food for the week planned - everything ... I even bought these little pots (another Sistema purchase!) that are the perfect size for putting small amounts in - so far I have used mine to put coleslaw in to add a bit of excitement to salads - I have also gone back to salads for lunch as now it is sunnier!

Even at Messy Church last Sunday I controlled myself whilst decorating cakes with everyone!

One of my ways of making sure that I have controlled my food intake is to share my meals on Instagram (you can follow me @ Missemm4 )

I have been feeling great about myself this week - I even tracked my food on my date night with Mr O on Wednesday to Pizza Express

Until Friday happened.... Ok, so I did a naughty weigh in on Friday morning - 3lbs lost :) Major happy and shows that if you plan and track nothing can go wrong.... 

But then Mr O and I had a planned day up in town on the Friday - he even coordinated his shoes to my nail varnish!!

I knew we would be having a lovely meal out but I didn't plan on going here....

Where we would then buy these....

These if anyone doesn't know are where you will find THE BEST macaroons in the world! I love this shop (Fortnum and Mason) - it's also where the Queen shops! But the macaroons are the best and are to die for. 

Now, not forgetting it being Good Friday we also went along and met up with some friends in this beautiful church...

But before we got there, Mr O and I stopped off for a cup of tea and cake....

Now, the cake was lovely, but even for me it was too sweet and sickly, I had to scrape half of the icing off!!

The afternoon then followed more eating at Flat Iron....

And to finish the night off nicely we had to have some ice cream...

I had mint choc (which was amazing - tasted like it had just come out off the plant) and hazelnut (which made me wish I had only had the hazelnut!)

So, as you can accept, when I stood on the scales for my weigh in this morning and I had gained those 3lbs back I was really annoyed with myself - but as Mr O said to me - look at all the fun we had and what we ate. We had such a great time and great experiences and memories created. He spurred me on and reminded me that my exercise in take will be a lot higher this next week too. 

So what? I have gained some pounds but look at the experiences I have had to go with it! Back on it now... How will I ever cope with Easter and all the chocolate I will be around?!!.... 

Love, Mrs O x

(Photo of my sister and I & the parents sourced from Facebook)

1 week to go....

So this week sees the lead up to my little sister's wedding.....

However here is my mini news flash on what has been happening this last week....

Firstly on the Weight Watchers front... I've lost another 1lb :)

I then came across this funny article in The Daily Mail - yes, I am an occasional Mail reader!

 I've been enjoying some more yummy lunches.....

I spent the afternoon on Tuesday back in the Shire having my hair done by my lovely old school friend.

 I then found Nana's hat for the wedding and decided to try it on!!! (In aid of helping her to decide 

which way round to wear it of course!!!)

Whilst doing some tidying up I came across this little cheeky box of chocolates that forgot to tell me they were in my home!!

I cam across these little gems from Lidls - They are cheaper AND less pp than WW's own - they work out as 1pp for 2 - YES 2!!!

So next Saturday I will be with this little baby as she walks down the aisle as she becomes Mrs Stone....

 If you knew her as we were growing up, she was famous for flashing her knickers (just like she is doing so in the picture below). Don't worry Matthew we will make sure that she wont be doing it down the aisle!!

I have also decided to do Skinny Doll's 8 week Bank Holiday Challenge - Skinny Doll is my little WW and blogger idol :) unlike other bloggers she's been there for me and hasn't let 'fame' get to her head - unlike someone I wont mention **cough Sprinkle of Glitter cough** .... 

I have seen this challenge as a great way to really focus my weight loss and zoom in on my training for Race for Life - will speak about that in the future - however, for now, take a look at her blog - it's amazing ..... http://theskinnydollsjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ 

So as this manic next week starts to uncurl itself from the diary I shall try and post next week - but it may be early or it may be late! But I shall also try and stick to WW as well... Let's see...

Love, Mrs O x

Fight this fat!

I know it's not Thursday, so this isn't a Throw back Thursday moment but just a little look back instead....

I'm currently looking back at my wedding photos from 22months ago - man I wish I did Weight Watchers before I got married! I love my photos and everything that they mean, but I look so much better now (so I think, correct me if I am wrong!) and that is only after 9 weeks of Weight Watchers!!

But looking back on the day I can see why I automatically chose the big, full dress - to hide what I had under it! If I could have that day again now, I would definitely be choosing a skinny, figure hugging dress!! 

This is one of my favourite pictures, mainly because of the way that Mr O's jacket is over my dress but makes me look smaller than I am!

But looking at the pictures also points out my horrible double chin that I had (and still trying to get rid of). I learnt how to post to not show my double chin, but then of course I got caught off guard by random photos from people like this one:

 

Gosh it makes me cringe just looking at it! Thank goodness I can now laugh at these photos and brave putting them on the internet!

If you read THIS post from last week, then you will see what a difference 8 weeks makes as shown in this picture:

 Oh well, my sisters wedding is in April and I am still determined as ever - if not more now - to not look like a quality street like this:

 

 

 

and to be the Pippa Middleton! Like this:

 

 

I saw this and this made me laugh, so I just had to share it with you all:

 

 

  

The war is on to fight this fat!!

 

Love, A very determined Mrs O x

Note: If any of you see me eating something very naughty, please feel free to shout at me and check that I have enough points to eat it!!