Monday again!
have i mentioned before i hate mondays??? i can never drag my ass out of bed on a monday morning and work is always depressing. How are you all? Good weekends i hope? I had a crackin weekend. Friday night we went down to OH's parents house for his mum's birthday and to run them to the airport as they are buggering off to florida for 2 weeks. Saturday, me and my BF went into belfast to our favourite bar, benedicts, and tried our damndest to drink them dry. Didnt quite work but i was feelin good. I wore a tiny pair of shorts and a white tank and got loads of compliments which has given me the boost and kickstart i need to get back on track. One fella , who i havent seen in about a year, told me he couldnt believe the difference in me, both confidence wise (which i have never really had an issue with) and in how i look. So yeah, it's definitly helped get me focused. I've realised that no matter how long it takes (and it has been just over a year to get a stone off) that every little bit helps. And every little bit of weight i lose, no matter how small, its a step closer to my goal. So i am not gonna get disappointed if i only lose a pound a week or even sts as at least i'm not putting it back on.
Speaking of which, i have the dreaded WI later. Havent had one since before i went on holidays and i know i'm gonna have a gain. I just have to not let it affect me. I've got my new exercise program mapped out, swim and run alternate days, starting with a swim today. Cycle or gym every 3rd day. Its hectic and i have only given myself a rest day every 5th day. But they say it only takes you to repeat something 14 times for it to become a habit, so if i can stick to it for 14 weeks then the habit should be ingrained for life. My problem is that i am usually all gung-ho for about a month then the excuses start creeping in for why i cant go. and then bam, its been 3 months since i was last at the gym. Not this time.
I bought 3 books from amazon over the weekend, running made easy (kinda like the c25k program), the fit swimmer - 120 workouts, and wild swimming in britain. With the help of the first 2, i can plan my exercise and exercise goals. Bit worried bout the running thing though, i think i'm too tall and too heavy for running but we shall see. Excited bout the swimming one, and the third one lists loads of places in the UK you can go swimming "in the wild" lakes etc. Which will be good for the summer. if we get a summer (crosses fingers, toes, legs, ears etc).
So , goals for this week
Drink 4L water a day
Eat 3 pieces of fruit, 2 portions of vegetables a day
Make wise and healthy food choices
Stick to my exercise plan
Stop spening money on useless crap (i'm so terrible with money it's not even funny)
Go back to being my usual hilarious and observational self instead of the mopey grump i have been.
Post on EP every day
Enjoy your day, even if it is a monday
Angell
xx