Yes I'm back, one stone (yep!) heavier, a new house later and lots of other happenings including a 2 week holiday to Italy and I'm still overweight and unfit!
Blogging kept me focused before, it may do again- we shall see! So, starting weight 153 lbs! Heavier than I was at the start of the year FFS!!!
Away t o get some healthy food shopping and write out a food\gym plan - promise I'll try and keep up to date more often.
As always - any advice or suggestions hugely welcomed!
L xx
Monday, 26 August 2013
Friday, 3 May 2013
April FOOL!
Ah man, April has been such a complete write off and I'm so mad at myself! I honestly thought I was completely in my groove and that I had the right focus and motivation to keep going but not the case!
I dont even know what happened! One minute I was focused, in the zone and so ready to be in shape for summer - the next thing you know I'm eating whatever the hell I want along with some stuff that I actually didnt want but I ate anyway - massive bar of Dairy Milk Oreo anyone??!
Sigh, I really didnt want this blog to turn into some yo yo type story where I do well, then do terrible, then do well again - I wanted it as a focus and an accountability tool to keep me going as well as providing inspiration for anyone who happened to be reading but it hasnt really worked like that.
And I wish I could say that yeah I'm totally ready to kill it in May and my motivation is back and I'm raring to go but its just not true! What I can say is that I'm going to try really really really hard to get back on track and I'll take it one step at a time - I cant do much more than that at the moment.
I also wish I could pinpoint what went wrong - to be honest I feel a little bit scared and out of control - it almost feels like self sabotage or some emotional thing rather than just 'taking a break' from working out - I dont even know if I'm explaining myself very well!!
But there we have it. I feel like a fraud even telling you my plans for May so I wont for now - I havent even plucked up the courage to weigh myself yet : (
I feel a million times better when my food and exercise are right so as well as feeling bloated, fat and unenthusiastic I also just feel run down and tired!
But you know what, enough moaning - the only person who can change it is me so thats what I'm going to try and do. I think posting weekly weight updates really helped to so lets get back to that.
Have a great bank holiday weekend and as always - any advice is really appreciated!
Lisa xx
I dont even know what happened! One minute I was focused, in the zone and so ready to be in shape for summer - the next thing you know I'm eating whatever the hell I want along with some stuff that I actually didnt want but I ate anyway - massive bar of Dairy Milk Oreo anyone??!
Sigh, I really didnt want this blog to turn into some yo yo type story where I do well, then do terrible, then do well again - I wanted it as a focus and an accountability tool to keep me going as well as providing inspiration for anyone who happened to be reading but it hasnt really worked like that.
And I wish I could say that yeah I'm totally ready to kill it in May and my motivation is back and I'm raring to go but its just not true! What I can say is that I'm going to try really really really hard to get back on track and I'll take it one step at a time - I cant do much more than that at the moment.
I also wish I could pinpoint what went wrong - to be honest I feel a little bit scared and out of control - it almost feels like self sabotage or some emotional thing rather than just 'taking a break' from working out - I dont even know if I'm explaining myself very well!!
But there we have it. I feel like a fraud even telling you my plans for May so I wont for now - I havent even plucked up the courage to weigh myself yet : (
I feel a million times better when my food and exercise are right so as well as feeling bloated, fat and unenthusiastic I also just feel run down and tired!
But you know what, enough moaning - the only person who can change it is me so thats what I'm going to try and do. I think posting weekly weight updates really helped to so lets get back to that.
Have a great bank holiday weekend and as always - any advice is really appreciated!
Lisa xx
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Missing - Motivation & Willpower. If found please return ASAP
So it seems my whole 'lets not weigh myself for 6 weeks' plan has some serious consequences.
The main one being that it appears to have stopped any kind of willpower I had when it comes to healthy eating!
My gym and workouts are still going well but I have not been doing well on the food front!
Think I'm going to have to give in and weigh myself, assess the damage and get back on it.
Hate that I cant just be 'normal' and eat in moderation without being a scales addict but it seems that those weekly weigh ins really do keep me accountable and help me stay on track!
I've had a lot of personal changes at home and work which has created some upheaval in my routine but I need to get it back.
Summer is fast approaching and after working so hard in the first quarter I dont want to blow it all by a few bad weeks!
So the plan is, weigh in tonight, let you all know the results tomorrow and then put a plan together! I've not been fasting and in fairness I've not been a complete pig either but I've def not been monitoring what I've been eating and toast has become a more regular occurence than it should be!
I'm hoping that my workouts might have helped with some of the damage but we'll see!
How often do you weigh yourself?
How do you cope with getting motivation back when you slip up?
The main one being that it appears to have stopped any kind of willpower I had when it comes to healthy eating!
My gym and workouts are still going well but I have not been doing well on the food front!
Think I'm going to have to give in and weigh myself, assess the damage and get back on it.
Hate that I cant just be 'normal' and eat in moderation without being a scales addict but it seems that those weekly weigh ins really do keep me accountable and help me stay on track!
I've had a lot of personal changes at home and work which has created some upheaval in my routine but I need to get it back.
Summer is fast approaching and after working so hard in the first quarter I dont want to blow it all by a few bad weeks!
So the plan is, weigh in tonight, let you all know the results tomorrow and then put a plan together! I've not been fasting and in fairness I've not been a complete pig either but I've def not been monitoring what I've been eating and toast has become a more regular occurence than it should be!
I'm hoping that my workouts might have helped with some of the damage but we'll see!
How often do you weigh yourself?
How do you cope with getting motivation back when you slip up?
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Things I love Thursday
Taking a quick 10 mins away from work stuff to have a cup of tea and clear my head! And I thought I'd share with you the things I'm loving this Thursday afternoon : )
How I wish I lived in some quaint town where I could ride around on this collecting flowers and enjoying the sunshine!
In serious need of some new trainers and these look pretty perfect to me!
I love everything about this! Although our garden is nothing like this I dream about summer nights staying out late in the garden!
Serious hair envy!
Serious dressing room envy!! Does anyone else spend an obscene amount of time looking at interior decorating type pics?? And sadly my bedroom still has clothes all over the floor!
Also loving this!!
Found loads of clothes that I've got earmarked for payday but sadly the pics wont play nice so you dont get to see : (
Now to get back to work!
Question - what is on your love list?
How I wish I lived in some quaint town where I could ride around on this collecting flowers and enjoying the sunshine!
In serious need of some new trainers and these look pretty perfect to me!
I love everything about this! Although our garden is nothing like this I dream about summer nights staying out late in the garden!
Serious hair envy!
Serious dressing room envy!! Does anyone else spend an obscene amount of time looking at interior decorating type pics?? And sadly my bedroom still has clothes all over the floor!
Also loving this!!
Found loads of clothes that I've got earmarked for payday but sadly the pics wont play nice so you dont get to see : (
Now to get back to work!
Question - what is on your love list?
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
WIAW Favourite Eats from the Week
Have decided to get involved in all the blogging WIAW fun by sharing my favourite eats from the last week!
I cant seem to get the button to display - I'm rubbish at this blogging! But if you want to find out more head over to Peas & Crayons to see a selection of some seriously yummy eats!
Lets get started...
First up was my attempt at a healthier breakfast - spinach, beetroot, apples, pineapple and avocado! Surprisingly tasty and the beetroot gives it that gorgeous pink colour. If I could be bothered dismantling and washing my juicer more often I'd def have this regularly!
Mish mash of things that I fancied - some bulgar wheat, roast chickpeas, spinach and raisins. This was really good, easy to make and def something I'll make again!
Dinner of the week goes to this yummy concoction - cranberry quinoa, sweet potato and sweet chilli salmon.
Some fruit for desk snacking - loving blackberries at the moment!
Snack of champions - pink lady apple, cinammon and peanut butter.
Not a great picture but a veggie stirfry made with a mix of bright coloured veggies and some soy sauce - another firm favourite!
And finally some mexican cous cous - cous cous with salsa, kidney beans, cucumber, tomato, sweetcorn and avocado - perfect for lunches at work!
And now I'm hungry!
Have a great week x
Monday, 1 April 2013
Ditching the scales
Happy Easter and it's April!!
So a quick catch up since I missed last weeks weigh in! I was leaving Thurs morning for the wedding, my size 10 dress fit perfectly and I felt great. Was going to weigh in but it was TOTM and I hadn't been great food wise and I didn't want to see a bad result on the scale which I know would have made me feel down - not what I wanted before a trip away!
So I went, looked and felt great in my dress, ate and drank with abandon and pretty much had an epic time!
Which leads me to my plans for April. I weighed in tonight and I'm 9'13 again which is 2lbs on. And I'm okay with that. I ended March pretty much where I wanted to be so I now need some new goals.
As well as my weighing myself tonight I also took measurements, photos and my body fat percentage. I also started a 6 week cross fit block of classes. So my plan is that I'm not going to weigh myself again until the 6 weeks are up!
Gaaah, I'm such a scales junkie so this will be hard but I'm determined to do it!
Food and exercise plans.....
Food - pretty simple, im sticking with my 2 fast days a week and will eat clean the rest of the time. I've decided to cut out dairy and bread too. I only usually have rye bread but lately I've had stomach pains after eating it so m going to cut it out completely for the 6 weeks. Dairy is usually only milk in my tea and Greek yoghurt but I've been reading more and more about dairy and it's effects so I'm keen to try and not have it. I'll replace my usual milky tea with green tea which is better for me anyway I guess!
Exercise - I have 2 crossfit sessions a week. Going to keep my 2 Metafit classes too as well as my sporadic body pump and spinning classes where I can fit them in. Still want to run more but we'll see how that goes! And the last one is yoga - all my local classes are at stupid times so I'm looking into DVDs - an recommendations?
And that's it - 2 months until Summer : )
Hope you all had a great Easter!
Lisa xx
So a quick catch up since I missed last weeks weigh in! I was leaving Thurs morning for the wedding, my size 10 dress fit perfectly and I felt great. Was going to weigh in but it was TOTM and I hadn't been great food wise and I didn't want to see a bad result on the scale which I know would have made me feel down - not what I wanted before a trip away!
So I went, looked and felt great in my dress, ate and drank with abandon and pretty much had an epic time!
Which leads me to my plans for April. I weighed in tonight and I'm 9'13 again which is 2lbs on. And I'm okay with that. I ended March pretty much where I wanted to be so I now need some new goals.
As well as my weighing myself tonight I also took measurements, photos and my body fat percentage. I also started a 6 week cross fit block of classes. So my plan is that I'm not going to weigh myself again until the 6 weeks are up!
Gaaah, I'm such a scales junkie so this will be hard but I'm determined to do it!
Food and exercise plans.....
Food - pretty simple, im sticking with my 2 fast days a week and will eat clean the rest of the time. I've decided to cut out dairy and bread too. I only usually have rye bread but lately I've had stomach pains after eating it so m going to cut it out completely for the 6 weeks. Dairy is usually only milk in my tea and Greek yoghurt but I've been reading more and more about dairy and it's effects so I'm keen to try and not have it. I'll replace my usual milky tea with green tea which is better for me anyway I guess!
Exercise - I have 2 crossfit sessions a week. Going to keep my 2 Metafit classes too as well as my sporadic body pump and spinning classes where I can fit them in. Still want to run more but we'll see how that goes! And the last one is yoga - all my local classes are at stupid times so I'm looking into DVDs - an recommendations?
And that's it - 2 months until Summer : )
Hope you all had a great Easter!
Lisa xx
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Weigh in weeks 9&10
Praise be to all the dieting gods! I weighed in and I'm 9'11! Only makes it 1lb lost in 2 weeks which isn't ideal but I'm just relieved that I didn't put on after my no show at the gym and bad eating!
So onwards and upwards ( or downwards as it should be!) if I lose 1lb this week I'll have lost a stone in total which is great and will just be in time for the wedding! I've optimistically ordered a new dress in a size 10 so fingers crossed it fits and looks great!
Just need to stick in with it all this week then review my plans for April!
Excited!
Still loving the fasting and I def think its helping me lose despite my slip ups!
Off for an early night as I'm knackered after spinning! Hope you are all doing well : )
Lisa xx
So onwards and upwards ( or downwards as it should be!) if I lose 1lb this week I'll have lost a stone in total which is great and will just be in time for the wedding! I've optimistically ordered a new dress in a size 10 so fingers crossed it fits and looks great!
Just need to stick in with it all this week then review my plans for April!
Excited!
Still loving the fasting and I def think its helping me lose despite my slip ups!
Off for an early night as I'm knackered after spinning! Hope you are all doing well : )
Lisa xx
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