The weight loss journey so far is going great. I’ve lost a total of 2 stone in less than 2 months. My baby weight has gone and then some, so I’m really chuffed. I’ve also seen real consistent changes in my behaviour towards food because of Thinking Thin, so I really hope it’s helping you too….
My Teen is 16 years old. He’ll be 17 in December. I’ve been waiting, and waiting, and waiting some more for him to start experimenting with alcohol but nothing, zilch! No falling in the door drunk, no cleaning up piles of puke and definitely no having to put him to bed in a comatose state….
This article from the Guardian US by Jessica Valenti appeared in my Facebook feed about the age old breast vs bottle debate, and for me another article that is barking up the wrong tree entirely. She suggests that bottle feeding Mother’s are shown the same adoration through the media as celebrities that publicly breastfeed their babies….
If you’ve passed by my blog before, you’ll already know there is a big age gap between Teen and the girls, 14 AND 16 years now we have Tinkerbell. Clearly they don’t have an awful lot in common or enjoy the same toys but it’s still really important for us to enjoy family time together. Sometimes this…
It’s definitely time for an update in my weight loss journey. If you’ve not caught up with this series yet come and found out the handy tips I’ve been sharing to help you boost your healthy weight loss plan. The aim of Thinking Thin is to help me and you reprogram some of the thinking…
After feeling like things were going a little awry with the teenager and the husband last week I decided a family day out was called for, the whole family. We do a lot with the girls and leave the teenager at home quite often. It often suits him that way but from time to time it’s…
We have had such a busy house recently the thought of potty training has been a little overwhelming for everyone. That being said, Princess is showing signs that she is ready so I also don’t want to miss that window of opportunity. She definitely has an awareness of needing to go to the toilet, for…
Little Tinkerbell is two month’s old today. Where on earth did that go. It doesn’t seem like 5 minutes ago I was posting where we were at on her one month birthday, but strangely enough pregnancy seems light years away. Things are definitely changing, stuff’s getting easier and we are full on in the swing…
At very much lastminute.com I decided to try and tag along with the #GUMISensoryGardenFun event that was being held at Dobbies Garden World of Chesterfield by #FRANKPR. I’d written it off when the invite first came round thinking ‘I’ll never mange with 2 small children’, which roughly translated to ‘I’m a bit scared, am I a…
This summer is proving to be a tough one in some respects and I’m really starting to feel stuck in the middle. We have a busy house, with a newborn, a toddler and a teenager and keeping the peace can be tricky sometimes. My dear husband potters off to work everyday which he has…
Welcome to my latest Thinking Thin post. I have some excellent progress to report and I’ve decided it’s only fair to let you all know where I started out at. When I started making healthy changes to my diet 4 weeks ago I weighed in at 17st 4lbs. That was the figure that shocked me…
Young Driver is a part of the Goodyear Driver Academy and provides driving lessons for under 17’s so when we were given the opportunity to review a lesson with them we jumped at the chance. Teen is going to be 17 in December so driving is a reality for him and me (his over-anxious Mother)…
I was genuinely delighted to be given the opportunity by Pinter & Martin to review one of their recent publications ‘Breastfeeding Made Easy’ by Carlos Gonzalez. To be honest I’m not really one for ‘parenting’ type books, I’m more of a trust your instincts kind of Mother. I was happy to give this book a try…
Monday was weigh in day and I’m pleased to say I’ve become thinner by 2 1/2 pounds! That’s a total of 8 1/2 pounds. I’m so happy with this progress, my size is heading in the right direction so I must be getting something right. In my last post I talked about the emotional roller…
Dad’s are so important to successful breastfeeding and they can make or break a breastfeeding relationship. If you and your partner decide you want your baby to be breastfed it is worth talking about it way before baby arrives. I say this in the hope it will go some way to preparing you for what…
We took another trip to our favourite park this weekend with the Grandparents for Princess to enjoy yet more rides on the miniature railway. We took a slightly different path this visit and discovered a sensory garden we didn’t know existed. After reading Kate Fever’s guest post on tips for taking photographs this seemed like the perfect…