Back again

Not been updating here for weeks. Things have been a bit static on the weight loss - too busy celebrating special events, such as my birthday, which always involves meals out over about a week.

Motivation lacking too recently as not feeling too well recently and ignoring some obvious symptoms of an infection... but on the antibiotics today so hopefully the bugs will bog off now.

Still going to meetings which are important for me time and getting support and ideas.

Lost a stone!

Hit the one stone loss tonight ! BMI down 2 points too ! Very happy !

getting there

I lost 4 pounds at WW weigh in on Thursday ! I am getting there with the help of the bike and the treadmill at home. Clothes are starting to feel looser and a few people are noticing the change now.

It is such hard work to keep focused on the now and the future, but losses do add up and help motivation.

I did it !

It... being my avoidance of exercise... I cycled into town and back ! Not sure how long it is, but maybe about 45 mins on bike, with coffee stop in between. My neighbour encouraged me to go with her and I am so grateful to her. It was fab to have acheived something I never thought I could do ! Yes, I am now feeling it, but feeling too fab to notice ! 

Sausage result

Sadly or even as expected, the sausage binge didn't hide at weigh in this week. I gained a half pound... did a bit of exercise so it could have been more I guess.

Still new week ahead and pledge to track and exercise ! Bike all ready & waiting !

Bank Holidays

............... I wish they had never been invented ! Just stumbled through the first bank holiday on WW (this time round!) and downed a few sausages from the BBQ!, washed down with some wine and chill out time... Hope I don't get to WI on Thursday feeling like a sausage !

So excited !

Just been to WW for week 4 weigh in.. and lost 2.5 pounds.. bringing total loss to 10 pounds in a month... nothing at the moment can taste better than losing weight !

Even sheep are shaping up to lose weight !

Weekends !

Never been good coping on WW at weekends... for me, it's chill out time. On week 4 of WW now, I stuck solid to core for the first 3 weekends. However..... went  to my friends  to stay over this weekend and blew most of my core 21 points in 2 days ! Managed to get some walking & gardening in over the weekend too, which may help a bit at WI on Thursday.. it is timidly finding confidence in me and WW again I suppose and getting that balancing act right. Still will need to wait now to see what happens at WI. Staying away from scales at home, as tempted to have a sneaky peak.

Husband happy I am getting the weekend grove back !

Challenges

Losing weight would be so much simpler if I just had to balance intake with output or exercise. But finding my solution has been  making sure my mind, as well as my mouth is ready for change .

Life throws many challenges, some big, some tiny, but no matter what size, they can make the journey to weight loss even harder. This time round, I trying to come to terms with my challenges to losing weight and finding new ways.

Some of my challenges are

Managing stress : mistaking dips in energy for hunger or thinking a choc bar will remove the stress, when actually it is more about finding ways to manage it and resolve the issue causing it.

Holidays :  Ultimate chill out time with a book,  wine, crisps and lying on a sunbed horizontal and feel I am worth that indulgence, but not the weight gain, that comes home with me.

Exercise : not built for, don't like the thought of it, but feel great after doing it.

Accepting that my journey to weight loss & goal will be long & I may feel tempted to just get off, when I hit a bump in the road.

Willpower : maintaining sight of my long term goals, rather than short term gain !