I am very proud of myself for not succumbing to the food and drink at the party last night, can't say the same for my OH as he had a large white bap filled with pork & stuffing (Hog Roast) plus he had several cans of John Smiths. But hopefully 1 day's lapse won't be too detrimental to his weight loss.
It was lovely having the Tandoori Chicken & Salad takeaway yesterday but the restaurant didn't open til 5.30pm and we were meeting my cousin to go to the party at 7pm. I think the food arrived by 6.15pm so I did feel a little rushed which in a way spoilt it a bit. Sunday 30th September 2012 Today's menu Breakfast: 2 Fried Eggs (using spray oil) with 3 slices of Ham (in my case also fried) Lunch: 2 Large Slices Roast Beef sprinkled with rosemary & chives acompanied with Dukan Mayo Dinner: Baked Turkey Meatballs and Chocolate Mousse for dessert
Snack: Chocolate Mousse
The chocolate mousse was so delicious, the other day when I made it, I just had to make it again. I have chosen not to take my walk today, I planned to walk at least an extra 5 minutes each day this week to accommodate Sunday and I managed it, so a rest day today, listening to John Lennon & Paul McCartney music :) oh and Elvis (my OH is now playing his music).
I feel really good, my clothes fit me nicely again, I feel happy, no indigestion for 2 weeks now, no headaches, no bloating I'm actually enjoying this diet, I seriously don't feel restricted, eating protein every other day doesn’t bother me as I know I'll be eating vegetables on the in-between days. Well that's the end of week 2 - Weigh Day tomorrow.
Took an early walk today as the weather was beautiful with not a cloud in the sky. My OH came with me today which was pleasant to have someone to chat to, we were out for 37.15 mins and walked 2.02 miles. I don't know how many calories my OH burnt off but apparently I burnt off 161. I weighed myself this morning, have decided to weigh myself after every protein only day, and again was pleased with what I saw. Weight: 9st 13.5lbs Weight Loss: 1.25lbs Total Weight Lost: 8.5lbs Saturday 29th September 2012 Today's menu Breakfast: Fat-free Vanilla Yoghurt with Oat Bran, Cup of Tea Lunch: Creamy Tomato Soup
Dinner: Indian Takeaway of Tandoori Chicken & Salad
Have a party to attend tonight, not sure if its going to be a temptation or not. I'm not a big alcohol drinker and will be driving so not having alcohol will not be a problem for me, I'm not sure if I can say the same for my OH. As for any food that may be offered, so long as its meat or veg I can manage, but you rarely get that with party food, so we shall see, hence the Indian Takeaway before we go out.
I made a slight change to my walking plan today, I was intending to do it during my 3pm break at work, but instead went out early in the morning before I started work. I didn't want to get to later in the day and something come up which would mean I didn't get to go out. So ... my walk today was 2.2 miles burning 169 calories over 37.41minutes.
I've probaly burnt off more than that with all the work I've done today, my back is aching - argghh!!
I didn't weigh myself this morning, I resisted the urge.
Almost ate it before I got a picture, I am quite proud of this mousse, I've never made one before, and it came out brilliant, tasted delicious and I will definitely be making that again.
Another PV day tomorrow, but the tricky part is I'm off to a party in the evening, so really hope I am not tempted to eat wrong foods or drink alcohol. I am ordering an Indian takeaway to eat before the party, probably, tandoori chicken & salad, so that I am not hungry when I go out.
Another PV (protein & vegetable) day today, which is welcome - I do like my vegetables. I did weight myself this morning - couldn't help myself. My weight has dropped 1.25lbs but I do realise, now that I am on the Cruise Phase of the diet, this may fluctuate throughout the week depending on whether I am no a P or PV day. So today :- Weight: 10st 0.75lbs Weight Loss: 1.25lbs Total Weight Lost: 7.25lbs My 1st half a stone lost, I am very pleased with that and I am noticing that I am looking a little thinner. I feel good, I am managing my walk each day without feeling tired, do I have more energy? I don't know, I always walk a lot anyway so I do have a fair amount of energy normally, I will have a think on that one and see in a few days if I feel more energetic. Thursday 27th September 2012 Menu for today Breakfast: 2 x poached eggs, Ham slices, tomato, cup of tea Lunch: Shepherd Pie (left over from Tuesday) Dinner: Chicken Casserole Snack: Low Fat Yoghurt with Oat Bran I went for my walk today straight from finishing work, the weather was, again, beautiful, just like a summers day. I managed 1.98 miles in 35.34 minutes, burning 156 calories, then I took the roof back on my car and drove home with the wind in my hair, it was glorious.
My walk will be later in the day tomorrow as I wont have a break from work til 3pm, I'm not keen on afternoon walks, I am more of a morning person but I shall endeavour to do my 30-35mins.
I have cooked Scotch Eggs for tomorrows lunch, I do hope they taste nice as its all I'm taking for my lunch tomorrow, I don't want to start looking around the local shop to see if there is anything tasty I can eat that fits in with my diet on a Protein only day.
It seems odd not to weigh myself in the morning after doing it every day for a week, feels sort of wrong, but I'll get used to it. Yesterday was lovely having vegetables with the meals but today is back to a P (protein only) day. Wednesday 26th September 2012 Menu for today: Breakfast: Scrambled Egg & Crispy Ham, Cup of tea Lunch: Grilled Trout with Herbes De Provence Dinner: Garlic King Prawns Snack, Oat Bran Cookies I was going to have poached egg for brekkers but had 4 egg yolks left over from dishes I'd cooked where it only required the egg white, so thought I'd use them up this morning & had scrambled instead. I took my walk just after I'd finished with my morning clients whilst I was in the momentum of working hard, if I'd sat down at that point I'm not sure I would have got up for a while. The walk today took 35 minutes 21 seconds and burnt 159 calories over 2.01 miles. Although its a walk I do frequently I decided to walk through the park on my way back, for a change of scenery.
Everything on the menu was eaten today, however not all by me. I do not like prawns at all. I did attempt one, I even tried frying a couple but I still couldn't eat them. My OH was unconcerned as he loves tiger prawns, as does my daughter who has nabbed the leftovers for a prawn mayo sandwich tomorrow. However I did buy much larger trout fillets this week and so my grilled trout with herbs was quite substantial ... for now. I have still had no adverse effects and have to say I don't anticipate any now. Looking forward to my chicken casserole tomorrow - ooh that reminds me I'd better get the chicken out of the freezer ....
I shall not be weighing myself every morning now that I am on the Cruise Phase of the diet, maybe once or twice a week. However I did this morning just to check that my weight had remained the same, which it had. Compared to yesterday's weather it is like summer again today, so I went for my walk early (8.30am). I am trying to do 35mins rather than 30 a day, so that the extra minutes will add up to at least 30 by Sunday, just in case I don't get time for a walk at all. Today my walk was 2.09 miles and took 35.58 minutes, burning 166 calories.
My menu for my first PV (protein & vegetable) day is: Breakfast: Lemon Zest Pancakes, Cup of tea Lunch: Salmon Fishcakes Dinner: Shepherds Pie with Mashed Butternut Squash (the recipe is for Shepherd's Pie Stuffed Pumpkin/Squash but I decided to mash it & lay it on top of the mince like a traditional shepherds pie)
Snack: Chocolate Milkshake
As I expected the pancakes were lovely as were the fishcakes, will definitely make both again.
And ... the shepherds pie was heaven. Felt like I was eating a good substantial meal, with carrots, courgettes, onions & butternut squash, yummm.
I made a mistake on my blog yesterday. When I weighed myself yesterday morning it said 10st 2lbs and straight away I got it in my head that I hadn't lost any weight. Then I wrote my blog stating that no weight had been lost, but when I checked it to the previous days blog I had my weight at 10st 2.5lb. Silly I know, but rather than weigh myself again I assumed that my weight must have been 10st 2.5lbs rather than 10st 2lbs so I altered it. I was thinking about it all day and deep down I was sure my weight was the lower. Having now weighed myself this morning and it is 10st 2lbs, I am convinced now that I was correct. So my weight for yesterday (Sunday 23rd September 2012) was: Weight: 10st 2lbs Weight Loss: .5lb Total Weight Lost: 6lbs
Monday 24th September 2012 Now I come to today. Week 2 - day 8 of my weight loss plan. As I have just said my weight this morning is unchanged from my "true" weight yesterday so no pounds lost. My OH has also not lost weight from yesterday and that is 2 days running for him so I am moving us both to the Cruise Phase today - starting with a PP (Pure Protein) day - which is the same as the Attack Phase. Tomorrow will be nice as it will involve some "permitted" vegetables. Weight: 10st 2lbs Weight Lost: 0lbs Total Weight Lost: 6lbs Todays menu is: Breakfast: 1 fried egg (low cal spray oil) & 3 dry fried wafer thin turkey Lunch: Crispy ham, Low fat yoghurt Dinner: Mustard Salmon
Snack: Oat Bran Ricotta Hotcakes served with a little low fat quark Every day, so far, I have had no problem drinking 1.5litres of water and with other permitted drinks I am nearer to 2lts of fluid a day.
Even though it was rotten autumn weather today, rain & wind, I did get out for my walk. Now that I am on the Cruise Phase I need to do 30mins exercise a day. My Walk today was 37.51mins burning 162 calories over a distance of 2 miles. Mmmmmm ... the Mustard Salmon was delicious will definitely have that again & I do love the hotcakes too, makes a lovely dessert. I am still feeling no ill-effects from the diet, probably because I always drink lots of water, but I am happy that tomorrow I shall have some veggies with my meals.
This is the last day of the 1st week and there was no weight loss this morning. I have been expecting this as I understand the Attack Phase lasts for between 2 - 10 day and my weight loss has been decreasing. If there is no loss tomorrow then I will start the Cruise Phase. My OH's weight also remained the same as yesterday, which is good as keeping to the same phase in the diet makes life a lot simpler when it comes to not tempting the other with the wrong foods. Weight: 10st 2.5lb Weight loss: 0lbs Total weight Lost: 5.5lbs Sunday 23rd September 2012 Todays menu Breakfast: 2 Soft Boiled Eggs with Ham & Turkey Crispies, Cup of Tea Lunch: Left over Chicken Breast (from yesterday), Cup of Tea Dinner: Turkey Curry, plus Cinnamon Oat Bran Pancakes & Vanilla fat-free yoghurt for dessert.
I was actually intending to have grilled salmon for dinner, but I forgot to get it out of the freezer, so decided to have the curry as the turkey breasts were already defrosted, and I have to say probably more filling. I haven't gotten out for a walk today, which I knew I'd struggle with, hence adding extra minutes to my walks this week, but this was really due to it raining all day and not lack of inspiration. If I hadn't done enough minutes this week I would have gone out regardless of the weather.
My footie team lost today and it would be so easy to indulge in comfort food but I have not been tempted at all or felt cravings for anything ... yet. I am determined to lose weight and reach my goal with this diet plan and determination is the key thing when losing weight no matter what plan you are following. I am hoping to have reached my goal by my birthday in November, lets see what happens.
Happy to say another .5lb lost, have to admit I wasn't expecting that at all. My other half has now lost 9.5 lbs, another 4.5lbs for him and he will have lost his 1st stone. Saturday 22nd September 2012 Weight: 10st 2.5lb Weight loss: .5lb Total weight lost: 5.5lb
Dinner: Roast Chicken, Oat Bran Cookies It's my wedding anniversary today and my husband and myself were hoping to get a takeaway in but we have decided to wait until we have reached the Cruise Phase of this diet so that we have a slightly greater choice of what to order. The weekend is always going to be harder for me, when it comes to the exercise, as I just want to sit down & relax, however I did force myself to go for my, almost 22 minute walk today. It was 1.27 miles and helped me burn 100 calories. I shall do my best to get a walk tomorrow, but if I don't manage it I know I have done extra minutes on other days this week which cover it.
Of the food I have eaten today the oddest one was the mint & curry omelette for breakfast, I am not big on omelettes but to have a curry flavoured one was weird. I am at the moment planning my menu for next week so I can go shopping tomorrow for any extra foods I need. I am assuming I will still be on the Attack Phase, but if that changes I can always go out any buy some extra "permitted" vegetables. Lets see what tomorrow brings.
Well day 5 is here and a small amount of weight loss was noticed again this morning, only .25 lb but its all going in the right direction, so I'm happy, lets face it on any other week I'd be over the moon to lose 2lb, so to lose at least 5lbs in this 1st week is wonderful. Once again I have experienced no ill effects from this diet & I really do not find it too difficult to stick. I am not, so far, missing chocolate or crisps & definitely not bread. I think bread makes be feel bloated so recently I cut it out for a couple of weeks and it made a huge difference, so not having bread now is great as I don't feel bloated anymore. I've also suffered with indigestion the last few weeks, which generally means, for me, that I am having too much fat in my diet, well there has been no sign of that all week so I am really pleased, indigestion/heart burn (don't really know the difference) is horrible. Friday 21st September 2012 Weight: 10st 3lbs Weight Loss: .25lb Total weight lost: 5lbs
My menu for to day is:
Breakfast: Cup of Earl Grey Tea, Low fat yoghurt with Oat Bran Lunch: Grilled fish (trout) with herbes de provence & black pepper Dinner: Kebab Meatballs, Chocolate Milkshake
I do love fish so having trout again was a real treat & the meatballs were delicious. I managed a 20 minute walk just before I started work today, burning 85 calories over 1.09 miles. The weekend is next, this might be a challenge, oh and one of my clients gave me a box of Malteasers today. I haven't opened them but there is my next challenge, must not to be tempted.
As expected, my weight loss this morning was less than on my other weigh-ins, I still recorded a loss but only 3/4 of a lb, but a loss is a loss. When I stop losing weight for 2 - 3 days it's then time to move onto the next phase of the diet, which includes veggies every other day, so the slowing down of weight loss I suppose is a plus.
I had a pain in my left side last night for a while, which was quite uncomfortable (maybe I poisoned myself) I'm not actually putting it down to the diet though as I've had this pain several times in the past & although not nice I know is nothing serious.
Thursday 20th September 2012
Weight: 10st 3.25lb
Weight loss: .75lb
Total weight lost: 4.75lbs
My menu for today is as follows:
Breakfast: Scrambles Eggs (with herbes de provence & black pepper)
Lunch: Grilled chicken breast (had with my dinner though as was working at lunch time)
Snack: 2 Pink Cheesecake Cupcakes (made yesterday), Oat Bran Ricotta Hotcakes (I can't find low fat ricotta so used low fat quark instead).
Had a 25 min walk today around my work place, it was a distance of 1.47 miles and burnt off 130 calories. The curry was delicious and the hotcakes were lovely too. I didn't have grilled chicken breast in the end but put the extra chicken in the curry. I'm actually enjoying this diet as I am attempting new meals, which is always a treat when you tend to cook the same things week in week out. Yet again I have experienced no tiredness, no headaches, no irritability so all is still looking good to progress. Looking forward to the Cruise Stage as you get to eat protein one day then protein & vegetables the next, and this stage lasts until you reach your goal weight. Until tomorrow then ...
Well I've lost another 2lbs, I wasn't expecting to see the same drop as the day before when I jumped on the scales this morning. I have to say my OH is also following this diet with me (well he eats what he's given) and he lost 1.5lbs after day 1 & this morning his weight had dropped another 4lbs, slightly more than me over the 2 days but he is much bigger than I am so I think that is to be expected. Although I am working today I do have some free time so I am having a baking morning. I shall be attempting to make Pink Cheesecake Cupcakes, Muesli Ice Cream this morning and shall be making Turkey Meatballs & Oat Bran Chicken Nuggets when I finish work. I took my walk early this morning as the weather was so nice and, you never know in this country, it could be raining by this afternoon. The walk lasted 22 minutes and was 1.25 miles burning 100 calories. I walked at a slightly faster pace today, hence burning more calories than yesterday. I log my walks with Runkeeper. I still feel good, no headaches, no irritability, no tiredness so all looking good for continuing. Wednesday 19th September 2012 Weight: 10st 4lbs Weight loss: 2lbs Total Weight Lost: 4lbs Menu for today Breakfast: Cup of Earl Grey Tea, Slices of turkey ham with low fat cream cheese
Lunch: Oat Bran Chicken Nuggets (my intension was to have this for lunch but ended up having it with my dinner instead)
Dinner: Baked Turkey Meatballs, Pink Cheesecake Cupcakes & Museli Ice-Cream I found the breakfast a bit hard to eat, but I did. I don't usually eat anything like wafer thin ham/turkey & I don't normally eat cheese, really, of any kind. However my weight is dropping so I bit the bullet and just ate it (drinking plenty of water to help me swallow). The chicken nuggets were very nice and easy to make. The meatballs were nice but I made too many and couldn't eat them all, again reasonably easy to make. The ice-cream was time consuming to make but was worth it & the cupcakes were easy enough to make and again tasted ok but I probable will not make the cupcakes very often. Although it's happened 2 days running I am not expecting to lose another 2lb tomorrow morning, would be lovely but am really not expecting it. So ... until tomorrow :o)
I was pleased with how my first day went and woke up feeling positive that I can keep it up. I weighed myself this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see my weight had dropped by 2lbs, however I am not getting my hopes up of a trend as this could just be normal fluctuation in weight that I experience most days ... but you can't help but hope this diet is working.
Tuesday 18th September 2012
Weight: 10st 6lb Weight loss: 2lb Total weight loss: 2lb
Goal weight: 8st 13lbs Today's Menu: Breakfast: Black Earl Grey Tea, Omelet with several slices of ham chopped up. Lunch: Vanilla Oat Bran Porridge, Cup of black Earl Grey Tea
I managed a walk today of 18 mins 19 seconds which was .83 of a mile, burning 67 calories. Although not the full 20mins, I'm happy as I did 14 extra minutes yesterday. I did drink my litre & a half of water yesterday and am on target to do the same today, like I said in my last blog drinking water is not a problem for me, it's mostly all I do drink.
So far I am not experiencing any adverse affects which I have read you may experience with this diet. I do not feel hungry, I am not irritable, I am not tired, in fact I feel perfectly normal. Time will tell if I feel like this by the end of the week. Apparently my body is now in ketosis and therefore using fat to produce my energy, rather than carbohydrate. If there is low fat in my diet then my body will pull on my fat stores, hence I lose fat and the pounds.
So at the weekend I decided I really need to do something about my weight as it is slowly but surely creeping up again. I am now just over a stone & a half over weight - argghhh. My cousins OH recently informed me of a diet she was doing and which seems to be pretty successful so I have decided to give it a go. On Sunday I worked out a menu for the week and went shopping for food ready to start on Monday 17th September. This blog may be boring for a lot of you but hopefully it will keep me on the straight and narrow. The diet I am following is the Dukan Diet. Basically it's a no carb, low fat diet - sounds pretty restrictive but I am still going to give it a go. I have tried the Atkins diet in the past which was ok and similar but on the Dukan, once you reach the 2nd stage you incorporate vegetables every other day so I am hoping that will make me a bit more successful than with the Atkins. On the Dukan diet you are encouraged to drink at least a litre & a half of water a day - which is no problem for me as I do anyway. You are also encouraged to have, in the attack phase, 1.5 tbsp of oat bran a day & take 20 minutes of exercise. So here goes: Monday 17th September 2012 Weight: 10st 8lbs Breakfast: Breakfast scramble plus a hot drink (no milk or sugar for me although you can have skimmed milk if you need it). Lunch: Crispy Ham, Low fat vanilla yoghurt. Dinner: Roast Chicken (no skin), Cinnamon Oat Bran Pancakes. I completed a 37 minute walk in Letchworth which was 1.81 miles & supposedly, burnt off 142 calories. I didn't feel hungry at all throughout the day and the food was all tasty, the cinnamon oat bran pancake was delicious, will definitely have that again. I bought the Oat Bran from Holland & Barrett as well as a packet of sugar free chewing gum for them moments when I feel the need for something sweet. I have to say I couldn't find oat bran in Tesco and was told that most supermarkets don't stock it.
Well my 1st day wasn't bad at all, lets see what day 2 brings ...
So the Paralympics are into day 3 as I write this and team GB are not letting us down, in fact they are amazing us.
At this precise moment team GB have won 34 medals, thats 9 golds, 14 silvers & 11 bronze.
So are our paralympians excelling in the same sports as our able bodied olympians? it certainly seems so. We Brits are incredibly good at cycling, which has so far accumulated 11 of the total medals.
So who needs mentioning, here goes ...
Congratulations to Mark Lee Colbourne who has won a gold and silver in track cycling.
also to Neil Fachieand Barney Storey who have won track cycling tandem gold with a world record.
and to Sarah Storey who has picked up 2 golds in track cycling and broken a world record.
Along with Mark Lee Colbourne's silver in track cycling there have also been silvers for:
Ben Quilter has picked up a bronze in the Judo -60kg, well done Ben.
Power lifting has given us a medal as well, well done Zoe Newson on winning bronze in the -40kg class.
We have gained a silver & a bronze in the shooting. Well done to Matthew Skelhon on his silver & well done to James Bevis on his bronze.
In the pool team GB are excelling again where 11 medals so far have been won.
Congratulations to Jonathan Fox on winning gold in the 200m backstroke - S7
Congratulations to Eleanor Simmonds on winning gold, Ellie produced an astonishing swim to win gold in the S6 400m freestyle after smashing her own world record in a time of 5:19.17 to successfully defend her Paralympics title.
James Crisp has won silver in the 100m backstroke - S9 and Oliver Hynd has won silver in the 400m freestyle - S8, closely followed by his brother, Sam Hynd
who picked up the bronze. Matthew Whorwood has won bronze in the 400m freestyle - S6
In the time it has taken me to write this 2 more medals were won in the swimming, hopefully there will be more edits to come.
Come on team GB - you're all amazing.
Update: 01/09/12 18:43
Well done, Claire Cashmore, on your silver medal for the 100m breaststroke SB8
Update: 01/09/12 20:15
Well done to Samuel Ingram on his silver medal in the Judo Men's -90 kg
Congratulations to Aled Davies on his 2nd medal of the tournament. First it was bronze now it's Gold in the Men's Discus Throw - F42
Update: 02/09/12 14:37
We have a definite gold & silver in the men's cycling individual pursuit as we have an all GB final between Fachie & Kappes. In the best of 3 final Anthony Kappes with pilot Craig MacLean came out top winning the gold whilst Niel Fachie won the silver.
Update: 02/09/12 21:49
Have been out to the theatre for the evening so my updates are late tonight, but here goes: Well done to William Bayley on winning silver in the Men's Singles - Class 7 table tennis. Well done to James Clegg on winning silver in the 100m butterfly.
Congratulations to Jessica Jane Applegate on winning gold in the 200m freestyle - S14
Well done to Hannah Russell on winning silver in the 400m freestyle - S12 & also winning bronze in the 100m butterfly - S12
Congratulations on winning Gold, Sophie Christiansen in the Equestrian Mixed Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia
Update: 03/09/12 17:21 Well done to Lee Pearson on winning the bronze (he has now collected all 3 medals in this paralympics & has the set) in the Equestrian Freestyle Dressage.
Update: 03/09/12 17:38
Well done to Sascha Kindred on winning silver in the mens 200m individual medley SM6
Ellie Simmonds breaks the world record again to win her 2nd gold in the Women's 200m individual medley SM6. Congratulations Ellie. And well done to Natalie Jones on winning bronze also in the Women's 200m individual medley SM6.
Another medal in the pool. Bronze for Susie Rodgers well done
Update: 03/09/12 19:23
Congratulations to Micky Bushell wins gold in the men's T53 100m final.
Update: 03/09/12 20:57
Well done to the Great Britain swimmers who won bronze in the women's 4x100m freestyle 34pts final.
Update: 04/09/12 11:20
Well done to Sophie Wells for winning silver in the Grade 4 freestyle dressage
Update: 04/09/12 12:19
The GB boccia BC1/2 team secure bronze medal. Well done to the the team of David Smith, Nigel Murray, Dan Bentley and Zoe Robinson.
Update: 04/09/12 12:40
Sophie Wells managed a personal best in the freestyle dressage but had to settle for silver. Well done Sophie
Update: 04/09/12 13:45
Well done to Matt Skelhon, who has claimed his second medal of the Paralympics Games, a bronze in the R6 50m Rifle Prone SH1 final
Update: 04/09/12 15:45
Deb Criddle has claimed the silver medal in the grade 3 freestyle dressage test, well done Deb
Update: 04/09/12 16:35
Gold medal went to Dani Brown in the compound archery final after she beat fellow GB Paralympian Mel Clarke, who took the silver. Congratulations to them both.
Update: 04/09/12 17:44
Well done to Ollie Hynd who has won a bronze medal in the S8 100m backstroke and Congratulations to Heather Frederickson on winning Gold in womens 100m backstroke - S8
Update: 04/09/12 18:01
Another medal for Ellie Simmonds, bronze in the 50m freestyle. Well done.
Update: 04/09/12 18:20
Well done Stephanie Millward on winning silver in the womens 400m freestyle
And ... Congratulations to Sophie Christiansen for winning her 3rd Equestrian Gold medal in her freestyle 1a grade test.
Update: 04/09/12 19:21
David Devine takes the bronze in 1500m, well done.
Update: 04/09/12 20:17
Well done Matt Walker on winning bronze in the 50m freestyle.
Update: 04/09/12 20:47
Paul Blake gets silver in the 400m - T36, well done Paul.
Update: 04/09/12 21:41
Once again David Weir finishes the night with a gold, this time in the 1500m - T54. Absolutely amazing.
Update: 04/09/12 21:51
Bronze for GB 4 x 100m women's relay, shame about the mess up with the last baton change over, could have been silver or gold without that. But ... well done girls.
So it's now a week into the Paralympic Competition and this is how the medals are adding up.
That looks pretty good considering GB is the smallest nation in that list. And in which sports are team GB excelling?
So here we go for day 7's updates. Update: 05/09/12 12:28 Great Britain's Mark Colbourne wins his third medal of the Games with silver in the Road Cycling C1 time trial
Update: 05/09/12 13:51
Sarah Storey has won her third gold medal of the Games with victory in the Road Cycling C5 Time Trial. Congratulations Sarah.
Update: 05/09/12 17:34
Well done to team GB, 'The Quadfather' Peter Norfolk and his partner Andy Lapthorne, on winning silver in the Wheelchair tennis mixed quad doubles final.
Update: 05/09/12 17:43
Congratulations to Oliver Hynd who wins gold in the SM8 200m individual medley.
Well done to Karen Darke on winning the silver in the Road Cycling H1-2 Time trial.
Well done to David Stone on winning bronze in the Road Cyc;ling Mixed Time Trial
Well done on winning bronze, in the100m backstroke S12, Hannah Russell.
Update: 05/09/12 19:37
Well done to David Devine who gets bronze in the 800m T12
Update: 05/09/12 19:48
Well done to Charlotte Henshaw on winning silver & Elizabeth Johnson on winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke SB6
05/09/12 20:44
Silver medal in the 50m freestyle S9 for Louise Watkin. Well done Louise.
05/09/12 20:59
Well done to Bethany Woodward who won the silver in the 200m T37
Update: 06/09/12 18:13
And the medals they just keep on coming ...
Well done to Beverley Jones who has won bronze in the women's F37 discus
Congratulations to Helena Lucas - the only woman in her class - who has won 2.4 Metre one-person keelboat gold ...
... and to Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell who have won bronze in the SKUD two-person keelboat.
Congratulations to Sarah Storey who has won gold in the women's individual road race.
The
Women's SM9 200m individual medley saw Stephanie Millward win silver
and team-mate Louise Watkin take the bronze. Well done girls.
Congratulations
to 15-year-old Josef Craig, who wins S7 400m freestyle Gold and smashes
the world record for the second time today.
Update: 06/09/12 18:37
Well
done to Susie Rodgers who has won GB's 100th medal of the Paralympics -
and set a new British record - in claiming bronze in the women's S7
400m Freestyle.
Update: 06/09/12 19:14
Well done to Ben Rushgrove on winning the bronze medal in the 200m T36
Update: 06/09/12 19:33
Well done to Paul Blake for taking the bronze in the 800m T36
Update: 06/09/12 19:38
Well done to Heather Frederiksen on winning her 2nd silver of these games in the 100m Freestyle
Update: 06/09/12 19:48
Congratulations to Hannah Cockroft who has won Gold in the women's T34 200m
Update: 06/09/12 20:16
Well done to Ola Abidogun on winning bronze in the 100m T46
Update: 06/09/12 21:18
Congratulations to David Weir in the 800m T54 final. 3rd of the tournament. Amazing yet again.
Update: 06/09/12 21:31
Absolutely fabulous race. Congratulations to Jonnie Peacock on winning the GOLD in the men's T44 100m final.
Update: 06/09/12 22:04
Well done to Dan Greaves who wins silver in the discus.
What an amazing night to watch the track events, three gold medals for team GB on the trot. Six gold medals in total today. Brilliant.
Update: 07/09/12 19:48
Well done to Rachel Morris on winning a dramatic bronze in the H1-3 handcycle road race.
Well done to Great Britain men's team, Ross Wilson & Will Bayley who secured table tennis bronze in the 6-8 class with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Germany.
Well done to team GB 's women's wheelchair tennis doubles on winning bronze medal.
Congratulations to Josie Pearson who has won Britain's 10th athletics gold with victory in the F51/52/53 discus with a world record breaking performance.
Update: 07/09/12 21:00
What an amazing 4 x 100m swimming medley for team GB winning silver medal. Well done to Heather Ferderiksen, Stephanie Millward, Claire Cashmore & Louise Watkin.
Well done to David Smith on winning silver in the Boccia BC1.
Update: 08/09/12 17:42
Well done to Harriett Lee on winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke.
Update: 08/09/12 17:51
Well done to Ellie Simmonds who has won silver in 100m freestyle. Ellie finishes the 2012 Games with two gold medals, a silver and a bronze -
a fantastic achievement.
Update: 09/09/12 13:00
Congratulations to David Weir who has just won his fourth gold medal at the 2012 Paralympics, winning the T54 wheelchair marathon.
Update: 09/09/12 13:20
Well done to Shelly Woods as she takes the silver medal in the women's T54 marathon.
So the end of the Paralympics is here ...
Team GB finished with 120 medals. 34 Golds, 43 Silvers & 43 Bronze.
