Still feel skinny...

I've had a pretty good week this week... well other than the bag of Clinkers I ate at the soccer on Sunday night! Ummm-mahhhh!! I felt so weak, but was quickly back on the bandwagon again, and even with TTOM I weighed in at 71kg today! Yippeee! More temptation likely to be on offer again this weekend as I am going away to my sisters, so will be trying to "think skinny" ie not pig-out. At this stage I am heading for a 3kg loss for this month... as long as I don't put on over the weekend. A highlight of this week was 20 min jog I managed to do on the treadmill fairly easily... with no pain during or after in the hips, so hopefully I can ease back into the running over the next month.

Got that skinny feeling back

As the title suggests, I am feeling skinny today- my work pants are feeling more comfortable! Its a good thing I am feeling so skinny. I'm relying on that feeling to prevent me from having blowouts on the weekend. If I can maintain this weekend, I will be on track to lose the kg I want next week for the dress fitting- very good motivation!

Chipping away at it

I had a sneaky look at the scales this morning- looks like am about 1kg in front of last week's official weigh-in, so very happy about that! That puts me at ~71.5kg. If I can drop another kg next week, that means I'm down to 70.5kg in time to try on a wedding dress I have been eyeing off, Sunday week. Success is such great motivation- the snowball of positivity is happening. I resisted biscuits and tea buns at a training course this morning at work which I haven't done in quite a few months. I have some socialising to do this week, so that will be the real test for me.

Feeling bleugh

As the title suggests, I am feeling a bit off- sore back and in the dumps emotionally. I am sure its mostly hormones gearing for P next week. I did go for another swim last night, and did perceive that I was slightly better than on Saturday, so happy to take that. And the scales say I am inching down, so happy about that as well! My food was spot-on yesterday, but I did succumb to the afternoon munchies the day before. The results on the scales are encouraging me though, and I am already psyching myself to take on the temptations coming up in the next couple of weeks.

Fabulous weekend and new routine

I just had the best weekend in ages when it came to my food choices. My only dubious choice was Saturday night tea- Indian takeaway! I did make the best choice off the menu (spinach/cottage cheese curry- Palak paneer) and went easy on the rice, but still it would have been extra calories I could have done without. And I finally went for a swim. So glad I did! I was absolutely crap at it, but I could feel my heart rate was through the roof, so happy to be doing something like that doesn't hurt me afterwards like running. Looking forward to incorporating it into my regular routine. The routine I have come up with is:

Monday: Crosstrainer/bike + weights
Tuesday: Swim
Wednesday Pilates
Thursday: Crosstrainer/bike + weights
Friday: Yoga
Saturday or Sunday: Rest day and swim

I am really happy with the balance in this program- cardio, strength and flexibility training, all low impact on my sore and battered body.

Better day

I nailed yesterday food-wise... I even ate less than I planned. That sounds unhealthy, I know but truly, all I had planned that I didn't eat was celery and salsa :) Ermmm, thats not much calories! It was just on the plan to help distract my mouth and hands during my notoriously bad snacking time of when I am preparing dinner. So mentally I am slowly getting back into old good habits again. I did some else I haven't done in ages: planned my weekend food diary! Shocking! Who knows- I might just lose some weight for once :)

Good day

I had a good day yesterday... a particularly good day! I sat and watched the State of Origin last night next to a block of chocolate and did not have one piece! Amazing! That is a first for me in recent times that I have done something like this. Since getting to goal I have been the queen of "little bit won't hurt". I currently have the motivation courtesy of getting my measurements taken for my wedding dress in probably 16 days time! When I was last measured, I would have had to get a size 14 with a custom bust of a size 10 :( I at least want to try to get my ideal weight of 70kg... I am 2.5 kg away at the moment. The challenge is on.

Long time, no post

Its been a long time, and I am quite sure no one will read this unless I widely advertise it! But I guess for now I am happy to use this as a personal journal of sorts. I have been AWOL as I have been struggling to maintain my weight... for a few different reasons:

1. My hips- I still have issues with my hips and exercise. It got so bad I had pain just sitting at the computer at work. I have been to a physio/exercise physiologist for a gait analysis and custom fitted orthotics... fingers crossed it works! But in the meantime, looks like swimming needs to become my friend. I am a useless swimmer, and with the advent of winter, immersing myself in a big body of water is very unappealing!

2. Wedding planning- have been so engrossed in planning the wedding. It's going great, but it has also been a means of ignoring things I probably shouldn't. Like doing my PT course...

3. General "who cares" attitude... but this links back to the inability to exercise effectively. I guess I always have used exercise as a means to allow myself to splurge, then go make up for it later!

4. Lack of a tangible motivating goal

So anyway, I am going to try and come back on here more often to try and explore what's going on in my head... see you later x