You are my motivation

Well blogging yesterday definitely seemed to help me with finding my motivation again..Typing on here is like therapy for me but obviously cheaper.. i spill out what is in my heart and soul for anyone to read but saying what i am actually thinking seems to help.. as does reading back as older posts to see me in the exact same situation but always determined to do something about it..

So yesterday after work i marched into asda to do my weekly shop and came out not spending as much as i thought and with a fridge now full of lovely yummy fresh ingredients. I then set about making a  stir fried veg with pesto chicken dinner.. using Fry light spray instead of oil and reduced fat pesto and oh my gosh it was good and so filling.

So here i am today all determined and full of motivation to get my ass moving over the weekend with some running and workouts 🙂

Ill let you know how i get on

Motivation needed!

Help! What is wrong with me,.. no matter what i do i cant seem to stick to things for longer than  2 weeks… i lose all motivation and get distracted or side tracked by other things.. this time it was my driving theory test.. at one point i was working out nearly every night and then having to then revise every night instead and now i have passed nearly a week ago and still have not got back into the exercise routine again… god i need a boot permanently up my arse… 

 

Gonna attempt to try something different.. a different time to exercise.. i am going to attempt to do all my workouts in the morning before work.. my boyfriend will say that is not possible as he knows how much i love my sleep but i have to try something..

Shocking!

Well two nights ago I listened to the CD of Paul McKenna’s Hypnotic Gastric Band.. went and lay on my bed so I could be all relaxed and with my head phones in started listening..

Was a little strange at first as he was saying one thing in one ear and another thing in the other, talking to my conscious mind and my sub conscious mind. but before I knew it I felt all light as if I was floating and so so relaxed.. Came round from my trance feeling as if I had a nights sleep..all yawny and stretching yet I had only been lying on my bed for half an hour with my headphones in.

So yesterday with the rules to follow implanted in my head  (only to eat when hungry,  to stop eating when I’m full and to concentrate on my food and chew it well) I went about my day.. I didn’t feel hungry when I woke up so decided to take fruit to work for breakfast.. but found my normal cup of coffee in the morning filled me up so much it actually made me bloated and I couldn’t even drink it all. because of that I didn’t even eat my breakfast until 11:15.. I could only manage half of what I intended to eat..hhmmm weird must be working!

Lunch was pretty much the same.. what I normally would have no problem eating I struggled to eat it all, so as soon as I felt full I stopped.. No snacking during the day, didn’t really think about food much..what I have to get used to though is to pay attention to what i am doing, to concentrate on my food, to not get distracted with work or chatting or my phone.

Dinner Time – full on concentration.. was alone at home until 7.30 so wanted to eat before then and its a good job that by 7 I was really hungry.. tummy rumbles..  So sitting at the table on my own.. no tv, no radio, phone on silent and out of sight, I paid full attention to what I was doing, put my knife and fork down during every mouthful.. 20 chews each mouthful. and I couldn’t belive it, again i couldn’t eat it all,, this is actually working!

Well I’m sticking to it and listening to the cd again tonight.. will be doing a weigh in every friday morning so I will let you know how I get on 🙂

Very Sceptical

Yesterday was speaking to a friend about her new purchase.. Paul McKenna Hypnotic Gastric Band book with CD and DVD!!  With me being slightly intrigued about this decided to give it a Google and read some reviews on certain websites regarding it and from people who use it.. to be honest the reviews sound good, in fact too good to be true.

While doing my Asda shop i noticed it on the book shelves staring at me, so bought it.. thought for £7 what have i got to lose.. about from £7.. 7lbs would be better.

So tonight i will be reading the book front to back and tomorrow will be listening to the CD and hypnotically having my gastric band fitted.. still find it funny and really cant see anything changing with me but oh well ill give it a go..

Hopefully with an update soon x

Its working!!

A week since my last post and i have lost 4lbs.. not really exercised as haven’t had much time to do any, but have been on the go since finishing work until I go to bed.

I have stuck to my wheat free / gluten-free shenanigans so I have had no bread, cakes, biscuits etc. and feel so much better for it.. no stomach pains or cramps and no bloating which for me is brilliant 🙂

Just plenty of veg, salad, meat, eggs, fish etc hardly any diary either

I even managed to eat out which involved heaps from the salad bar and jacket potato with no butter and a small 4oz steak.

So I am mega happy at the moment 4lbs in week is pretty good going when I haven’t done any cardio. 🙂

Happy New year!!

Happy new year one and all.. i wonder how many people have the same new years resolutions as me this year???

 

Well I have found myself at the awful stage again.. after Xmas and have gained weight.. wish I wasnt such a yoyo with my weight and wish I had more willpower to not let myself get to this situation in the first place..need to sort myself out and get myself at the stage where I like myself again as at the moment that definitely is not the case..

 

I have been with my boyfriend a couple of months now and have both gained weight with the contentment of a relationship, going out for meals, staying in with a take away and a drink. So now I’m back at my heaviest again… not my heaviest I have ever been but heavy and big and uncomfortable and unfit and hating the sight of my undressed body.

 

So here I am the beginning of the year with a list of resolutions as long as my arm but my determination is sky-high. With news of my little sisters engagement so a wedding in the distance I have a target  to aim for..I dont wish to be a wobbly bridesmaid waddling down the aisle.. would love to be all slim and graceful.

 

Also this year I think I have developed an intolerance to wheat and gluten.. still to get this confirmed with a medical professional but with trial and error with food I have found that eating some food such as bread,cakes, biscuits, cereals, pizza,  pastries are causing horrible discomforts for me and bloating and stomach pains along with other symptoms..so avoiding these types of food is a lot better for me.  so I have been avoiding them as best as I can. I have even tried wheat free bread cakes and biscuits which are not the best to be honest..would rather go without.

So with my positive thinking and targets to aim for, tonight I will be setting myself an exercise plan as well as taking all my measurements again.

New year, new start, New ME!!!!!!

Mini Update

HEELLLLPP!!!

 

New relationship + contented + going out for meals + nights in with take aways + started jewellery making = no time for workouts and gaining lbs aaarrrrrgggghhh!!

I need a kick up the arse and a bucket full of motivation

Mini update week 3

Week 3 of Intermittent fasting and another pound lost so thats 5 lbs in 3 weeks YAY!!!!

 

And still not smoking 🙂

 

And fitting in a run on my treadmill at every opportunity

Going on holiday in 2 days.. a week in devon = bliss    a week of eating out = arrrggghhhh  Going to try my best to be as good as possible.. even going to take my running gear for some early morning runs on the beach.. cannot wait !

Weigh In

 

Last night after nearly 24 hours of fasting I got on my treadmill.. only wanting to do a little light workout as had an empty stomach so was basically running on empty.

I was only on there for 30 mins where I did some power walking with weights and maybe a 5 minute jog altogether..didnt want to do too much as having not eaten there was a chance of dizziness and light-headed.

That little run felt so good though..running with a totally empty stomach felt so much better than running all full and bloated from a day of eating.

And running after a week of not smoking also.. what a great feeling! I am back on there again tonight.i  had forgotten how good it makes me feel..the running, the sweating, the stretching afterwards..love that feeling 🙂

So this morning I got on the scales – first time in two weeks since I have started my fasting and i had lost 4 lbs.. so pleased with that and giving me the motivation to carry on with intermittent fasting and now going to be adding in running more often too..

This is it.. my new way of life and im honestly loving it 🙂

Feeling good!!

Well I am a week into not smoking and still feeling really good about it and im also my second week of intermittent fasting..

I read a great inspirational blog yesterday called the retireddieter.com ..you should take a look its a great read if you are doing or if you are thinking about intermittent fasting ( I.F )

This is not a new crazy faddy diet but it’s really a new way of life.. Fasting doesn’t seem like a good word really but when you research it all and try it then you will see that it’s so simple and im wondering why I have never done this before.

Well I am into my second week of fasting so today is my fourth 24 hours of not eating.. I do this every Tuesday and Thursday now and worked out that these are the best days for  me at the moment.. so last night I had my evening meal at 7pm so I will not be eating anything now until tonight at 7pm.. Pretty simple, gallons of water throughout the day and the odd black coffee.

So tomorrow morning I will be stepping on the scales to see how well I am getting on weight loss wise.

Well now I have become a retired dieter.. no more crazy diets, slimming pills, slimming shakes, low carb, low cal, low-fat shizzle.   Just intermittent fasting, healthy eating, regular exercise, plenty of smiles and feeling very good about myself mentally and physically.. well I suppose the physical side of it will come in the next couple of months after some weight loss !