17 stone 2 pounds still, no change – Whilst I could be disappointed with this I am surprisingly not. I am seven weeks into my diet and I am still managing to not eat sweets, biscuits or drink alcohol substituting them with use of my worry beads. It was another tough week, a low point… Continue Reading
Dieting with Worry Beads
17 stone 3 pounds, a three pound loss for the week. I am delighted with that loss as the week included a Bank Holiday. I am a creature of habit and three days when my boys were home and no opportunity to get down the gym over the weekend. I have to admit to having… Continue Reading
Exercising and Worry Beads
Those of you that follow my dieting blogs will know that I have started going to the gym. Like many newcomers to the gym I have many excuses I would like to use not to go. I am trying to get around this by going first thing in the morning before work. This morning started… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
I must be feeling confident as I committed myself to a challenge that is way outside my comfort zone. A couple we know were celebrating their fifteenth wedding anniversary and decided to have a bash at a local social club. They normally held quite large events at their home but this was obviously far larger… Continue Reading
Dieting with Worry Beads
17 stone 6 pounds, a loss of 4 pounds, making a total of 12 pounds. – I am absolutely delighted with that, this dieting lark is great for making you feel good! Up until Saturday night I had used my worry beads successfully to eradicate alcohol, biscuits and sweets from my life. Saturday was not… Continue Reading
Dieting with Worry Beads – 3rd Weigh-in
17 stone 10 pounds – A loss of three pounds this week and a relief after last weeks stand still. I have stuck with my abstentions and no sweets biscuits or alcohol have passed my lips, using worry beads to replace them. I am missing the biscuits and sweets, the alcohol has been the easiest. … Continue Reading
Hospital Appointment Nerves and Worry Beads
A friend has to have Botox injections once a quarter into her face near her right eye. She has been having them for some time except at her last appointment she was told that a nurse would now do them instead of her consultant. She was extremely nervous of having poison injected into her, as… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads – Update 15
This was probably the biggest challenge I have had since starting to use worry beads. Since designing the new worry beads I have been taking feedback from family and friends and it has been invaluable. We decided that we should research a broader audience and there is no better way than at a car boot… Continue Reading
Dieting with Worry Beads – 2nd Weigh-in
17st 13lb – No change. What a disappointment however the “no change” does not reflect the week I have had. Not only had I continued to have the ear infection but also an old ankle injury meant I was sedentary all week so dieting has been an almost impossible task. I have also continued my… Continue Reading
Exams and Worry Beads
For some of us exams are a long way behind us however I have to admit I still wear the scars. Not only did I get stressed doing the exams but also whilst revising. What I thought was well documented when I re-visited to revise seemed all too confusing. It is only now that I realise… Continue Reading
