My Journey - Warts and All

As I said in the last post, I need to take my weight loss more seriously and part of that is to stop giving myself a hard time over the past. I can't change the past and can only focus on the future and changing my life for the better.h So this post is about looking forward to what's coming over the next wee while.  First thing is that I start back work on Monday. I can't wait!!! It's in the type of ward that I want and back home as well. It's full time and permanent which only sweetens the deal. In a couple of weeks time (in fact exactly 3 weeks today), I officially graduate from uni. I left school when I was 16 and only really had office work type qualifications. I left for a job within the government and I stayed there for years. I was good at office work, I had been taught to type when I was younger because office work was what my mum did for a living. I never really thought I'd do anything else. Then my dad got ill for the first time just as I started w...

So I lost a pound this week which I'm chuffed with. I'd only been able to get to the gym once this week and that was Friday. I feel like my body is fighting against me: the week before last I had that infection in my lungs and this week I've been choked with the cold!! Anyway I'm over the worst of it now and planning to get back on it properly as of tomorrow. That's not really what I'm posting about tonight though. We were at a BBQ yesterday for a friend's birthday. It was lovely day, good food, great company. I had a great time. For what I can remember...... I had wwwwwaaaaayyyy to much to drink and I'm really annoyed at myself. Not only are they empty and wasted calories but I'm just over it. The being drunk, the not remembering and the hangover in the morning. I don't do it all the time, I've made it sound like I do it every weekend lol. I go out less than once a month and don't get into a terrible state every time I'm out. I nee...

Weight last week - 17st 4lbs (242 lbs) Weight today - 17st 3lbs (241 lbs) LOSS: 1 lb!! Total loss to date: 80lbs

I have a final goal for this weight loss journey of mine. January 2015!! Matt turns 40 in December of 2014 and I've been thinking about his birthday for a couple of weeks now. So the big plans are that I'm going to take him away on a snowboarding holiday in January 2015.    I had a chat with him and he's totally onboard. Location will depend on who would be up for coming. I've put it out to his snow friends and their other halves; if other people are up for coming along, it'll be Europe, if not I'll take him to the States or Canada. I'm just looking for an idea of who might come to know what sort of saving up I have to do.  I can't do anything about it until this time next year but I don't know enough about winter resorts so I need to do research into the resorts not just the hotels. I love all that sort of stuff though :-) So I have approximately 84/85 weeks to get the weight off AND learn to ski or snowboard. That's more than possible. If I...

My friend Kalie that I mentioned the other day proposed a new challenge to a few of us yesterday. The 30 day squat challenge. Well that grew arms and legs and there's a wee bunch of us now doing  the 30 squat/crunch/plank challenge. I've enclosed a picture of it below. I have a BBQ with some of the girls next Saturday and as the wine flows, I can see plank and squat competitions lol.  I've done day 1 already this morning and I think the crunches will be my hardest bit. But I'm in the mood for all things exercise so I'm making the most of it. I've been busting my hump this week at the end and although I hurt in places I forgot I had muscles, I've loved this week.  The plan for next week is below: MONDAY Metafit Gym Swim TUESDAY Gym Body Combat Swim WEDNESDAY Gym Metafit Zumba Swim (if I can move my arms lol) THURSDAY Body attack Gym Swim FRIDAY Gym Dancercise Zumba Body balance Swim Weigh in SATURDAY & SUNDAY Days off I've also got the healthiest Asda...

Weight last week - 17st 9lbs (247 lbs) Weight today - 17st 4lbs (242 lbs) LOSS: 5lbs!! Total loss to date: 79lbs Woop woop!!!

Well today was my first proper day back at the gym and I had forgotten how much I love the high you get after exercise!  After the disaster of last Friday when I almost passed out, I ended up at the doctors on Monday morning. I'd managed to pick up a lovely wee infection which was affecting my stomach and lungs. The doctor thinks my panicking about not being able to breath was causing my BP to go through the roof. When he did it, it was slightly high but I couldn't breath properly but no where near as high as it was on Friday. However I'm on day 3 of 5 of some steroids and am feeling so much better.  It was my programme that I got in the gym this morning and the trainer guy is determined to break me. I stupidly said that I wanted to do those pull up things and I think he's dead set on making me do it within the 4 weeks lol.  I also did a metafit class and went for a swim. Metafit is an amazing class! I haven't worked that hard since I did CPT and even then I got mor...

I haven't posted lately, I've just had a lot going on. Last Friday I went to Benidorm for my friend's hen weekend. The weather was glorious! Being a red head, I can't really sit out in the sun, I tend to burn to a crisp but the other girls all ended up with a lovely colour. It was an all inclusive break so we ate LOADS!!! And I know I piled on the weight. I've been feeling great since I came back from Benidorm. I've been complaining to Matt that my asthma has been bothering me. I've just been feeling short of breath but I put it down to not being very active lately. So yesterday I rejoined the gym and today was my health check to make sure that they are happy to give me a programme etc. It's a different gym that I've joined because I was looking for more support in the gym and bit more motivation. Anyway, today I rocked up for my medical with the intention of having a workout afterwards. Things didn't exactly go to plan.......like I said be...