Hi folks

Well i'm now 30!!! and 2 days. hahaha

weighed myself today i have put on another 3lbs. HArdly suprising really considering i had a chinese on Saturday and Tuesday and a KFC on sunday. Not to mention sweets birthday cake chocolate etc.

The girls in the office decorated my desk on Tuesday with balloons and banners and ribbons and laid on breakfast (scones, pan o chocolat and croissants) one of the department managers baked me a huge delicious chocolate cake and my mum took me out to lunch. And yes, i used my birthday as an excuse to eat crap and not feel guilty about it. Except I do feel guilty about it...in the sense that i know all my efforts over the last few weeks have been wiped out. And i have my friends 30th birthday party on Friday and mine on Saturday and i know im going to overeat and overdrink then to.

I read a rather interesting article about goals - setting them and achieving them. I dont have the link to hand but i will dig it out and post it here. And it is all common sense but sometimes we need to be slapped up the face with common sense dont we. im going to try and eat relativly healthy next week. Then from the Friday i am going to do a weekend detox listed in my fav magazine Zest ( a womans health magazine without all the condescension usually dripping) and healthy eating with realistic food and excercise goals that i can achieve without feeling deprived. I'm hoping that this will help spur me on to achieve my desired weightloss. I think im going to break down my goals a week at a time initially then extend to fortnightly goals and eventually monthlong goals, thus gradually increasing the time i need to stick to such a plan. I need to stop looking at the bigger picture as it is so daunting (i am aiming to lose half my body weight) and i need to stop self sabotaging. The other thing i need to do is stop feeling ashamed of changing my habits. i spend so much time worrying what people will think of me "oh the fat girl is on a diet again"  that it causes me to derail i need to learn to be comfortable in my own skin and also with being me. its gonna be tough im gonna wobble and fall off. but ultimatly im gonna do it

i hope

Sayonara

Angell

PS a HUGE thank you to Beardjoy for your inspiring and encouraging messages and posts! Your awesome girly!

Awhhh thanks for the mention!  I just say it as it is - you are the one doing this and will suceed!

I really do believe that you will be successful.  You have the right attitude about losing weight and I know you can do it, you can!

I hope you had a wonderful birthday.  I know you may have indulged here and there but hey it was your birthday - yes use it as an excuse but then just start again!  Put it behind you! Monday is a new week - start afresh and you will see the results.  I am right behind you all the way from Donegal giving you a shove here and there.

Great idea setting short term goals rather than looking at the long term committment - might give that a go myself.  I just keep thinking OMG I have sooo much weight to lose.  I am not doing as well as I had hoped but keep telling myself how much heavier I would be if I wasn't doing this, I would no doubt be piling on the weight.

We can do this together - I promise!

Just wondering how you are getting on!

A new month - I am determined to stay on track for a full month and see where it takes me!  Fancy doing it together?

Here's to a new week and indeed a new month!

JOY