Purple and Pearls

I’m not going to lie the first week back on the wagon has been tough.  I was faced with eating out on Monday night, so I chose the healthiest option I could.  Then I was tempted by my  favourite ever meal on Tuesday (Spaghetti Bolognese) but I stayed strong and resisted.

I’ve also felt really hungry… every time I’ve felt like throwing in the towel and reaching for a Krispy Kreme I’ve looked at a picture of my dress.  The best incentive I have.  There is no way I am going to look back at my wedding photos in years to come and wish that I had lost more weight. Nu uh!

So, last night was my first weigh in. Bye bye 3lbs!  Yay! Even though I still have a way to go, it feels good to know I’m on the right track.

With 6 months to go I thought it was probably about time that I ignored the calls of cakes, sweets, crisps and other nice things and join my local Weight Watchers group.

I lost 2 stone following the Weight Watchers diet 5 years ago and managed to keep it off until it slowly crept back on.  I joined Slimming World in summer last year.  The diet was easy to follow but I found it easy to cheat therefore the weight didn’t come off quickly.  By the November I had lost a stone, then I lost interest.  I didn’t go back again.  In late January I started a Body Combat class which I really enjoyed but other things got in the way and that ended pretty quickly.

So here I am again, having put the weight I lost following Slimming World back on, attempting to lose it and more in time for November.

Wish me luck!

Punished for the lack of exercise and strenuous activity in my life.  Wednesday night I decided to get back on the exercise wagon and start a body combat class.  45 minutes of upper cuts, round house kicks, squats, sit ups and jumping around.

I felt pretty good about myself once the class was over.  Rather smug actually! “I feel really energised!”  ”I don’t ache at all!“

Ha!  Today I’m well and truly eating my words!  I can barely move without wincing.  Changing gear was a chore, lifting the kettle feels like I’m lifting a horse.  Sitting hurts, standing hurts and don’t even mention sneezing!

I’m telling you this exercise malarkey better be worth it!  I want washboard abs, toned legs and muscley arms like Madonna.  Watch out Has I’ll be carrying YOU over the threshold!

Hmmm… then again maybe not!

So back on the wagon!

I didn’t go to my meeting, but I did step on the scales.  According to the ones at home I have lost 1.5 pounds.  I find that hard to believe but then the scales don’t lie!… do they?

I also went to my first Body Combat class.  I actually really enjoyed it, my muscles today hate me.

It all started so well. 

You may or may not have noticed my lack of wedding weight loss updates.  The reason for this is because, well I haven’t been going to my meetings!

In fact I haven’t been since the end of November.  Oops!

Tonight I’m getting back into it, hard!  After my weigh in (please, don’t let it be too bad!) I’m off to body combat.  Obviously I have never been before otherwise I don’t think I would be considering it.

I’m bad, very bad!

I didn’t go again.  I have not been listening to my own advice and haven’t been having a hot honey and lemon every morning which has resulted with me catching another horrid cold!

So last night I went straight home and went to bed with a hot water bottle!

*cough, sneeze, sniff*

Ermm… I have a confession to make…

I didn’t go to my weigh in last night!

Has and I went round to our friends house to help celebrate their daughters first birthday and to eat chips, pizza and chocolate instead!  Oops!

Something tells me I won’t be losing any more pounds over the next few weeks, I might even find a few!

Maintained.

Boring!

I may finally hit my goal weight in time for my 25th Wedding Anniversary…

Lost 1/2.

Slowly does it!

I’d like to lose a bit more before Christmas, I don’t want to deny myself any treats and I don’t want to feel like I’m on a diet.  Obviously I won’t go crazy, but it would be nice to lose a bit more so if I do put weight on it doesn’t seem so bad!

Seeing my success the girls in the office have all asked me about the diet.  I’m not getting asked how many syns are in certain food and what counts as healthy extras!  It’s nice because I feel like I have support at work now.  Everyone is doing really well!