Shopaholic? Me?

After my mum’s disability appeal to prove that she needed disability status, I bought her this sticker (see below). I thought it lightened the situation and it put a smile on her face. The reality is that the disadvantages of being disabled are horrific. I push my twins around in a double buggy that is roughly the width of a wheelchair, and despite legislation, I still find it hard to navigate around the shops. This has meant that a number of shops will not be seeing my money and that I have actually increased my online shopping. The fact is that I have the pushchair for a few years but people in wheelchairs are generally in them for life!

I am not sure if you heard of Jenny Craig. Apparently they launched one of the first diet plans in the US. However from jenny craig reviews what they do is supply you with a meal plan. I can understand how this was helpful in the past but the reality is in today’s world, if you are happy to eat prepackaged meals, then it is so easy to calorie count. Most prepackaged meals today come with a calorie count. And if you stick to 1500 calories a day, I guarentee you will lose weight. So personally not sure you need Jenny Craig… just Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Co-op, Safeway etc

In today’s Daily Express, they were issuing a warning about slimming pills. They claimed that “Alli could trigger a raft of issues, including pancreatitis, kidney stones, liver problems or severe fits in people with epilepsy“.The reality is that these tablets came with the side effects listed, and you should be aware of them before you actually start taking them. This goes for other diet pills and products too. In a lipozene review, it completely disparage the product claiming that it was little more than a fibre pill.

As I keep saying… if you do decide to take diet pills, do so with your eyes wide open and along side a proper diet.

I did pop to Boots and picked up some vitamins. They have a really good range of “change one thing” advice. It includes a weight loss program, quitting smoking, looking great, feeling happier and feeling healthier. The point is to change one thing and not everything, so you would need to choose what you want to change most about yourself and right now I just want to feel better. *sniff*

I was reading prenatalvitamins.org and it made me realise that when I was pregnant I was taking loads of care of myself taking folic acid and iron and now I’m not. It’s no wonder that I am exhausted (lack of iron?), have weak nails (lack of calcium?) and feeling under the weather, especially considering that I am still breastfeeding 2 babies. I ought to pull myself together and pop to a pharmacy and pick up some multivitamins. If only I had the energy. Perhaps I’ll buy some from Boots online

I was reading about foods that burn fat and apparently they include:-

1. Cayenne Pepper
2. Ginger
3. Cinnamon
4. Apples and Berries
5. Citrus Fruits
6. Soybeans
7. Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
8. Garlic
9. Seaweed
10. Green Tea

Admittedly most seem to be garnishes… but I could happily eat apples, berries, citrus fruits and drink green tea. My question is would an apple crumble garnished with cinnamon still burn fat? If so, I am off to do my grocery shoppingand eat myself slim!

After yesterday’s indulgence, I know that I need to go on a diet. The worst bit is that I cannot touch even the best weight loss pills as none of them are compatible with breastfeeding. Any anyone who says but you don’t need to diet while breastfeeding will get slapped by me. I am feeding twins and shamefully put on a couple of kilos since they were born. I am so embarrassed.

Well, maybe just one more chocolate!

I was just reading about Adipex which is a brand name for phentermine. It is meant to work as an apetite suppressant used to treat obesity helping. However the cons to it seem really high. You can suffer from allergic reactions, shortness of breath after mild exertion, swelling, chest pain, unusual thoughts or behavior, severe headaches, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, and seizures. Which leads me to question why would anyone use it?

The trick on a diet is to fill up on lots of veggies which are low calorie. Now to get my mind set to start dieting!

I just started aqua aerobics. I must say it is great fun and a really good work out. From the little experience I have, it is going to be what gets me to my weight goal target and without the best weight loss supplements. Mind you I will be calorie counting and taking vitamin supplements (and for now breastfeeding too)!

I hope that I will also get toned out with all the exercise. The best bit of it, is that I get some precious me time. I am ever so grateful to my hubby who actually stays home to look after all 3 kids just so I can get some me time!

I was thinking about when I was told I needed laser treatment for my face, but I thought it was so expensive that I have been put off. So I was thinking about medical travel because it could work out so much cheaper. But then again, there is the other side to it… I would need to do 3 treatments, and you look horrific for a few days and last but definately not least… the pain! Argh, what am I thinking!