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?
Thursday, 18 April 2013
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
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Falling off the wagon - and getting back on!
Bit of a belated post since I missed my weigh in on Wednesday. I had a last minute work trip which took up all of last week, meaning I missed m weigh in and somewhere along the way I've lost my health mojo! Bad times!
I tried to make good choices where I could but most of the time convenience won - no access to a gym or a kitchen really screwed with my plans! And I thought after so long of eating clean I wouldn't be tempted by junk but it appears a pizza and chocolate monster still lurks within!
Home now but don't want to weigh myself which I know is stupid but I'm going to do damage control until Weds and hope the result isn't as bad as I thought!
We have this wedding in 2 weeks and next weekend is earmarked for dress shopping so. Really hope I havent undone all my good work : (
Had a healthy day today but it's been a struggle - my body is craving all the rubbish from last week but I won't give in!
A few days back on track should sort me out! Have all my gym classes booked for this week, food all bought so I'm hoping I find my motivation and enthusiasm again. Right now I just feel tired, lazy and want chocolate!
I'll update you all in Weds! Wish me luck : )
Lisa xx
I tried to make good choices where I could but most of the time convenience won - no access to a gym or a kitchen really screwed with my plans! And I thought after so long of eating clean I wouldn't be tempted by junk but it appears a pizza and chocolate monster still lurks within!
Home now but don't want to weigh myself which I know is stupid but I'm going to do damage control until Weds and hope the result isn't as bad as I thought!
We have this wedding in 2 weeks and next weekend is earmarked for dress shopping so. Really hope I havent undone all my good work : (
Had a healthy day today but it's been a struggle - my body is craving all the rubbish from last week but I won't give in!
A few days back on track should sort me out! Have all my gym classes booked for this week, food all bought so I'm hoping I find my motivation and enthusiasm again. Right now I just feel tired, lazy and want chocolate!
I'll update you all in Weds! Wish me luck : )
Lisa xx
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Weigh in Week 8 and goals for March
Morning : ) Another succesful week as I lost my required 1lb last night bringing me down to 9'12! When I started the blog this is the weight that I wanted to be for the end of March so I'm delighted that I've reached it at the start!
Also means that in another 2lbs I'll have lost a stone since Christmas - excited to reach this milestone!
I've kind of got into a rhythm with it all now which feels really good - I'm not counting calories (except on fast days) I'm not turning down invitations or meals / drinks out and I'm not killing myself at the gym all the time.
What I am doing is eating completely clean 80% of the time, drinking lots of water, having 2 fast days a week and if I have an occasion or a night out then I go and enjoy it and get back on track the next day.
Gym wise, to be honest I would like to do more as I'm impatient to tone up - however I'm averaging 3-4 classes a week with a good mix of cardio, weights and Metafit which I'm happy with - if I get the opportunity to do more classes or if I get out of bed early enough then I'll do them but I wont beat myself up if I dont meet those goals.
I briefly spoke about fasting in my last post and it seems to really be working for me. I'm finding I can easily go all day without food and have my one meal at night and I'm even less hungry the days following it which is great as it means I'm satisfied on healhty meals with no need for snacks! So for now I'll be keeping this as part of my plan!
I think I did okay with my February goals - the only ones I didnt reach were decluttering and organising and taking up running!! As much as I force it I just dont think I'm going to be a runner which makes me sad!
So for March...
1 - yep, decluttering goes back on the list and to be fair I've already emptied 2 bags of shoes and clothes from my wardrobe that are going to the charity shop so we're off to an okay start!
2 - continue to lose 1lb a week
3 - Try to do something different or more at the gym - as much as I dont want to force myself into things I really think I need to be doing a bit more gym wise to tone up, esp my stomach and love handles!! Even if I go one more day a week and do something different like kettlebells or even yoga / pilates, I just want to try something new that will help!
4 - Continue to look for and try new recipes - in Feb I found a few that I liked but in true Lisa fashion I seem to recycle these over and over until I'm sick of them! Need to keep mixing it up so I'm not eating the same thing every night.
And I think thats it for March! My initial goals were all aimed towards the end of March and the elusive 12 week period of doing something continously until you see a change so I'll continue like this until then. I think once March is over my goals will change to less of a focus on weight loss and more towards health / fitness based goals. I dont want to be skinny, I want to be strong and healhty. So from April onwards it will be about lowering my bodyfat, toning up and possibly training for some sort of 10K (I know, I know!!) or fitness related event.
After cutting out meat I've also been reading stuff about dairy and why its bad for you etc and while I dont want to get caught up in all these fads I do think I'm going to have a serious look at what I eat and drink and what I should be eating and drinking to make my body the healthiest it can be!
Wow - rambled on there a bit!! Hope you are all well - if anyone has good recommendations for workout classes I should be trying or any good recipes please let me know!
Lisa xx
Also means that in another 2lbs I'll have lost a stone since Christmas - excited to reach this milestone!
I've kind of got into a rhythm with it all now which feels really good - I'm not counting calories (except on fast days) I'm not turning down invitations or meals / drinks out and I'm not killing myself at the gym all the time.
What I am doing is eating completely clean 80% of the time, drinking lots of water, having 2 fast days a week and if I have an occasion or a night out then I go and enjoy it and get back on track the next day.
Gym wise, to be honest I would like to do more as I'm impatient to tone up - however I'm averaging 3-4 classes a week with a good mix of cardio, weights and Metafit which I'm happy with - if I get the opportunity to do more classes or if I get out of bed early enough then I'll do them but I wont beat myself up if I dont meet those goals.
I briefly spoke about fasting in my last post and it seems to really be working for me. I'm finding I can easily go all day without food and have my one meal at night and I'm even less hungry the days following it which is great as it means I'm satisfied on healhty meals with no need for snacks! So for now I'll be keeping this as part of my plan!
I think I did okay with my February goals - the only ones I didnt reach were decluttering and organising and taking up running!! As much as I force it I just dont think I'm going to be a runner which makes me sad!
So for March...
1 - yep, decluttering goes back on the list and to be fair I've already emptied 2 bags of shoes and clothes from my wardrobe that are going to the charity shop so we're off to an okay start!
2 - continue to lose 1lb a week
3 - Try to do something different or more at the gym - as much as I dont want to force myself into things I really think I need to be doing a bit more gym wise to tone up, esp my stomach and love handles!! Even if I go one more day a week and do something different like kettlebells or even yoga / pilates, I just want to try something new that will help!
4 - Continue to look for and try new recipes - in Feb I found a few that I liked but in true Lisa fashion I seem to recycle these over and over until I'm sick of them! Need to keep mixing it up so I'm not eating the same thing every night.
And I think thats it for March! My initial goals were all aimed towards the end of March and the elusive 12 week period of doing something continously until you see a change so I'll continue like this until then. I think once March is over my goals will change to less of a focus on weight loss and more towards health / fitness based goals. I dont want to be skinny, I want to be strong and healhty. So from April onwards it will be about lowering my bodyfat, toning up and possibly training for some sort of 10K (I know, I know!!) or fitness related event.
After cutting out meat I've also been reading stuff about dairy and why its bad for you etc and while I dont want to get caught up in all these fads I do think I'm going to have a serious look at what I eat and drink and what I should be eating and drinking to make my body the healthiest it can be!
Wow - rambled on there a bit!! Hope you are all well - if anyone has good recommendations for workout classes I should be trying or any good recipes please let me know!
Lisa xx
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