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on March 02, 2013

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Jelly Beans - Weight Watchers - Pro Pointed

A guy at work (Thanks Kieran) recently brought in a big box of The Jelly Bean Factory jelly beans which inevitably ended in me grabbing a handful every time I passed the open jar of deliciousness. Google couldn't tell me the Weight Watchers pro-points in the beans and I couldn't find any Nutritional Information on the packaging. I ended up contacting The Jelly Bean Factory through Facebook who got back to me with this unhelpful information about the beans: Using my rough and ready 40kcal = 1pp rule, that makes 100g of Jelly Beans 10pps. So I wanted to know how many jelly beans are there in 10g. The answer... Between 12-14. Yes, I had my electronic scales and I weighed various combinations of beans and found on average 12 beans = 10g = 1 propoint. And what does 1 propoint of beans look like I hear you say: Now while this is all well and good, my problem lies in the fact it is impossible not to take a small handful from a 1.4kg tub when your handful doesn

What 6 st / 84lbs / 38kg looks like...

I got my 12th Silver 7 in Weight Watchers this week... meaning I'm 84lbs (38kg) down since I started in WW back at the end of August last year. That got me wondering what 6st actually looks like... First off, here is what it doesnt look like on me :) Here is a before (taken at the Galway Races last year) versus today: So, what weighs 6st? I'm finding it hard to visualise to after a little google, I have discovered the following things weigh the exact same as what I have lost in weight: A 12 year old child (source here ): Half of David Beckham (who weighs 77KG): 8 Adult Male Bichon's (at 7 - 12lbs each): This Model (who weighs 84lbs): A New Born Calf (weights 70-100lbs - so 85lbs on average): 15 x 15'' Mac Book Pro's (which weigh 5.6lbs each): This fish (source here ): Wow! Even I'm impressed. I'd love to try on one of those suits bringing me back up to my starting weight just to see wh

Chicago Marathon - Marathon #10

Rewind back to this time last year, entering the ballot for the Chicago Marathon (one of the world majors) seemed like an excellent idea. I couldn't believe it come December when I secured a place - it was like my Christmas present to myself. Of course my training intentions were honourable at the time - I was going to train hard, run fast and smash some new running goals along the way. The reality however, was very different and I found myself boarding a flight to Chicago three days before my tenth marathon with only a fraction of the milage planned under my belt and the bare minimum of training coupled with a mind weighed down with doubt and worry about how the race would unfold. On the Friday morning, myself and my aunt made our way out to the Expo thanks to the free buses they had put on. It was my first time in one of those trademark yellow american school buses so that in itself was Bucket List territory. The expo itself was pretty easy to navigate and work around. After

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