On the right path still...I think....

Hello Sll

Laptop still broken, so I'm now using the work computers.

I'm still at it. Still trying to lose the weight and tone up a bit. Getting to the gym has been very hard this past month and I'm unhappy to admit I have eaten far more treats that I should have. Treats are meant to be treats, not everyday food :D Must remember that!!!

In spite of this, I'm still optimistic. I'm now into a regular pattern of Gym on Wednesday (Body combat) and Thursday (Spin). Just need to work on a Monday workout, but always feel dog tired. Going to keep trying to fit something in whenever I can, instead of routine days. Unfortunately I'm just a routine kind of gal.

One positive action is that from tomorrow I'm going to try and walk to work. Just been having trouble waking up in time you see. Something I always forget is that things take time to become a regular habit and things sometime need to be eased into i.e working on getting up 15 minutes earlier and then 30 minutes etc. Then soon I shall be able to leave on time to get to work and get a nice cup of tea :D

I've realised I have a massive addiction to chocolate and need to make sure I'm on top of that. So no snacking on chocolate, only have some if someone else offers. Thinking about it, I have probably had this revelation before... :/

Got some lovely things to look forward i.e. a trip to paris with my boyfriend and also his birthday weekend. So I won't be good as gold but I can still take care of my body.

Well that's all really. The scales read at somewhere about 13st 9lbs at the moment but will try and do an accurate recording next week.

Love to you all.

Em xx

Extremely ridiculous quick weigh in...

13 Stone 8lbs

Although I'm pretty sure birthday weekend still has to catch to me......

Onwards and downwards :D

Em xx

Birthday Weekend....so foooood was eaten!

Hello All

So it was my birthday weekend and I ate lots of food. I know that is a terrible thing for most people but I really enjoyed it. I had such a good time with my friends, ate some lovely food and watched movies. Not quite the birthday I originally had planned (the snow had a bad knock on effect on peoples travel) but great all the sam.

The post also delayed most of my cards/presents but they eventually arrived.

Here are some photos for you:

Flowers from my friends Jen & Jaynie

Flowers from my Wonderful boyfriend (9 months today)

My little birthday cake from my boy :D

Matt couldn't make my birthday but I will be seeing him next week, so I'm sure I'll be having some more food! I'm just going to make great choices all the other meals, so I can really enjoy the special times and not worry about food.

I always tell myself this is not a sprint, IT IS A MARATHON!!

Will weigh in tomorrow or I may take Erin's idea and give myself a week off from weighing in, so I can really focus on having a great week? What do you think?

Have the best workout you can this week :D

Em x

Stupid Scales but hey still a loss...

STUPID STUPID STUPID SCALES!!!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

So first they say I'm 13st 7.25 lbs (did it twice), then they say I'm 13st 8.5 lbs about 20 mins later (checked twice again)......so frustrating!

But it's a loss right! I may weigh myself again tomorrow night to confirm.

So stats this week are:

Starting Weight: 13st 13 lbs

Weight Week 2: 13st 8.5 lbs 

(will re-weigh tomorrow and update accordingly)

Weight loss: 2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 4.5 lbs

Fat %: 32.8% (-0%)

Water %: 49.3% (+0.02%)

BMI: 28.9 (-0.2)

It can be hard to assess these things but I think I'm on the right track.

It's my Birthday this weekend, so I'm going to be a little naughty...tee hee! But not going to go over the top. Don't want to have to work these lbs off again!

Some photos from my week for your viewing pleasure:

Scrambled eggs with a sprinkling of low fat cheese. Yummy Brekkie!

My one treat for pudding one night. So good I didn't need another :D

I've switched breakfast again to muesli and I added some blueberries as usual .

My dinner tonight: Quorn spaghetti bolognese. Came in a packet and everything (the bolognese).  Popped it on top of some salad. Lovely :D

Got the four balls on top of the fireplace for xmas, they smell lemon zesty!

Much love xox

A weekend of trying not to over do it...

So when I'm not in Cheltenham I seem to lose some of my focus. I don't overeat but I do eat one or two nicer things. Treat day becomes treat weekend and before I know I feel like a giant elephant, who has eaten too much and done little exercise.

I am trying a new technique when I'm eating things that are not as good for me. I try to give some to someone else or I break off some of the pastry/bad stuff. I feel better knowing I'm eating less than the packet says. I don't know if I'm deluding myself or this is a good way of feeling less guilty about having a few nice things at the weekend.

It wasn't a weekend of indulgence though. When I went to the pub for a meal on Saturday I ordered the tuna mayonnaise jacket potato and it felt good making the healthier choice. Then when I went to the cinema I brought an orange juice and a pack of snack a jacks with me, which I know is much healthier than chocolate or butter popcorn etc.

I think it really is about making better choices to keep your weight down. The goal is to never put any on. So even if you have a bad week where you don't lose anything, not putting any on is an achievement as well.

I wow to keep making small improvements to help myself now and in the future.

On Friday I was at the pub with a work colleague and I fancied a bite. On the menu it had sweet potato fries and I thought that sounded better than having chips. They were soooo delicious but unfortunately they made my stomach turn. I think my stomach has gotten used to all the healthy food.

So yummmmmmy. Sweet Potato Fries.

I also went for a nice walk with a friend this weekend and then had hot chocolate after. I didn't feel too guilty because I knew I had done some walking before. But as you know the guilt is always there.

Luckily they had no squirty cream in!

It is so hard to keep making the right choices and saying no to things such as nice hot chocolate with friends.

BUT I tell you my friends, I am sick of starting again. SO I won't be failing this time. TO THE GYM!! :D

Good luck to you all.

Em xxx

1st Accountable Weigh In of the Year

Been nervous alllllllll day about this! So many questions fling through my head:

Did I eat right?
                      Did my illness slow me down?
                                                                  Have I done enough?
                                                                                               What if I haven't lost any how will I feel?

Funniest part is by the time I got home I had forgotten all about my weigh in. I only remembered when my best friend messaged me about how I did!!. It's nice to feel accountable to one of my friends.

Thankfully my boyfriend is also really supportive. He's going to the gym too but in a different town, as we live 70 miles apart from each other :( aaaaaaaaanyway moving on to the topic at hand.

Here are my stats:

Starting weight: 13st 13lbs

Weight Week 1: 13st 10.5lbs

Total weight loss: 2.5lbs

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Hell to the year. I'm gonna celebrate that so much. Obviously it is unlikely I'll get those kinds of results every week but I'm happy. So happy that I went to body combat class and had a massive salad for dinner.

Some other delicious and healthy food I have consumed this week:

My scales also provided me some other stats which I will share with you every week.

These are as follows:

Fat Percentage: 32.8% (This does put me in the healthy range but the high end of the healthy range I believe)

Water Percentage: 49.1% (This is normal)

BMI: 29.1 (So we all know I got a long way to go on this..should be under 25 roughly to be considered healthy)

New goals: To get my fat % down, as well as my BMI. This will mostly come from exercise and eating better but helpful to keep an eye on it.

Goal for next week: lose 1.5lbs
(Don't want to aim to high or too low so going for a nice reachable number.)

Lastly I got my haircut, so here is a picture for no reason other than I can.

Right see ya later buddies!

Em xx

Mid-Week Catch Up

So it's come to Sunday night and as I've got a few minutes to spare before bed I thought I'd write down how I've been getting on. It's been a very interesting first few days back on it, first few days were the easiest as usual but as you all know it is getting harder each day to stay on track and to be good each time temptation is thrust in your face.

So Wed and Thursday were circuits and spin classes. Friday I was off work ill but I still went for a lovely 40 minute walk to clear my lungs and get some exercise in for the day. Pictures of walk below.

This weekend I went to visit a close friend of mine. We had a lovely time shopping; a few drinks and went  out for dinner twice.

Both times I was really good. In Zizzis I had the skinny rustica - which is like a pizza but smaller and comes with a salad and is made out of wholemeal flour. Then in Cafe Rouge today I had salmon fillet with a salad nicoise. So lovely and healthy :D Was so impressed.

Breakfast was scrambled eggs and orange juice. So got lots of fruit, veg and protein in this weekend overall!

I usually find it very hard to eat healthier when I'm away visiting, so I took some food with me which really helped. Also it meant we didn't have to make an extra visit to the food shop just for me. I do hate to put people out because of my healthy eating.

We went shopping and I got a lovely jumper to see me through the rest of winter (which will go nicely under my new lovely and warm gillet). I also brought some teabags. Nice to have a selection for once, as I am rather addicted to my Earl Grey.

And here's me in my new lovely jumper (but I'm also using it to show you how I'm looking at the moment):

Lastly when I woke up this morning my voice was really croaky and it's been fading in and out all day. I'm hoping it's not something serious like laryngitis but I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. So this week may be a case of just eating healthier and not much hard exercise. Keeping positive.

Good luck this week everyone. Have a great weight loss week.

Emily xxx

Hello you beautiful people!

Hello to you all :D

I hope you are all doing well and feeling good about the year to come.

AS many people have I've put on a considerable amount of weight this Christmas. Toooo many choccies and biscuits for Emily!

So I'm back ON IT!

My first port of call is sorting out my fitness regime. I'm already a member of a gym, so time to stop diddle daddling and get my ass to some classes. A goal is try as many new ones as possible this year: so yoga, pilates etc. Already tried spin, my bum hurt but it was well worth it.

So the plan is gym three- four times a week: Swimming, Body Combat, Spin and maybe yoga/zumba to shake things up!

Food is also a next massive priority, not necessarily cutting down on calories but cutting out the crap. This means eating god food and making better choices. To help me with this, I'm having a little challenge for myself. Basically I have to give up one thing a month and switch it for a healthier alternative. So first month is bread, shouldn't be too hard. See below for the years choices.

Item	Month	Alternatives
Bread	January	Rivita
Cheese	February	Grapes
Chocolate	March	Strawberries
Crisps	April	Rice Cakes
Alcohol	May	Apple Juice
Chips	June	Jacket Potatoe
Eating Out	July	Home Cooked version
Donoughts/Pasteries	August	Fruit Salad
Pasta	September	Rice
Biscuits	October	Raisins
Puddings	November	Hot Chocolate
Mince Pies/Short bread/mini chocolates	December	Carrot Sticks

I will try hard to keep to this but I know I may have to be flexible a little bit. We all know life has a funny way of surprising us.

Also got myself some new gym trousers. Hopefully these ones won't show my bum off when I do jump squats :D

I'm really going to try and blog every Wednesday :D Will see how it goes and will try read all of your amazing adventures.

WE CAN DO THIS.

Starting Weight: 13st 13lbs
Goal Weight: 12st

Emily xx

New Job....New Start? Hmmmmm

HELLO ALL!

So we always say with a new start in our lives, we are going to drastically change something. We can't help it, we always feel a renewed energy when we can start all over again. This is what I'm going to try and cash in on when I start my new job!

New job yay!!

So at the end of September I will be moving to a whole new place and I can just feel my enthusiasm to start losing a bit more weight. I really hope I can continue!

I noticed that its coming up to a year when I first started Blogging! I know I've been terrible for the past 6 months but I've just been so busy and Blogging takes up an extraordinary amount of time! You will all have experienced hours slipping by just by catching up with a few blogs, never mind writing your own blogs.

So my plan is from the beginning of October to start Blogging weekly on a Wednesday to recount my week's fitness and eating lifestyle. And maybe catch up with a few of my favourites :p

I'm not going to start counting my calories so much though, just have weekly challenges i.e. no chocolate for one week, no bread for another, no pasta for another. See if I can't cut down on some of my worst habits. I will also try and exercise 4 times a week. Nothing too serious but get me moving again.

The worst point of my new job is that I'm moving away from my other half :(

This is my boyfriend Matt :D

We are going to try the long distance thing and I'm hopefully that we can make it work. The only upside is that I will have more time in the week etc to focus on my weight loss and healthier lifestyle. We all know a relationship can make us lax, especially at the beginning!

My plan is to find the local swimming pool and the local Zumba class! Then check out the gym costs etc. Otherwise I may invest in some more home gym equipment! All depends on where I live, I have some house viewings coming up.

Eeeek it's all so exciting! And everything is happening so fast! I will have started my new job in less than a month :o

So excited, I just can't wait!

So assuming everything goes to plan, I should be back before you know it and kicking ass once again!

Emily xxxx

Gym Session and.................HOLIDAY!

So I finally feel like I'm getting back into it but I'm hesitant to say anything like 'Hey, I'm back for good'. Don't want to count my chickens!

However, I did go to the gym today! It was meant to be an abs class but no-one else turned up, so the instructor decided I would be having a personal training session. Yay for me!

The trainer (Greg) started me with 3 minutes on the cross trainer to get me warmed up. We had a little discussion about my prolonged absence. He was very understanding but he was keen for me to get back into it, as was I at the time. Strange that just need someone to believe in you and encourage you and you're raring to go again!

Once warm-up was over, he had me do 20 squats with 5kg weights and then 12 lap pull downs at 55kg. I had to do this 3 times and man was it hard! I swear my face looked like this most of the time :(

Very, Very Sweaty!

After that I had to cycle 3km on the bike. A little bit of Cardio he called it! Such a charmer.

Next was 12 lunges with 4kg weights and 10 box press ups. He commented my form in my lunges was excellent :D Happy Emily.

I struggled with the press-ups. I always have and always wondered why. Recently I realised my left wrist is much weaker than my right which I think is due to my ganglion cyst (harmless, so don't worry about me) on my left wrist.

This is what mine looks like. This is NOT my wrist.

Once I told him that, he asked me to use the weights whilst doing my press-ups and it caused there to be much less pressure on the wrist. However the press-up got a whole lot harder and I ended up only doing 6 on the final round of 3 sets.

The exercise that followed was 3 sets of 20 bunny hops over the weight bench. Hard as it put pressure on my wrist but I persevered, only dropping to 10 on the last set. I'm still proud.

The last thing of my work out was reverse crunch exercises. Had to do 2 sets of 10. Painful as haven't done a whole lot of abs in a long while but I pushed through. So proud of myself. Even considering going swimming tonight.

Greg did suggest that I needed more protein in my diet, especially in the morning and recommended I try a female friendly protein shake for breakfast and after work-outs. The one he suggested is called 'Diet FX' (picture below).

Think I will try the Banana flavour.

I'm keen to try it for at least a month and see how it goes. I also plan to cut back on the pudding :(

My last bit of news for you all is that I'm going on HOLIDAY!!!! My family are going for a lovely week in the (fingers crossed) sunny Mallorca, Spain. I'm really rather excited. The added bonus... we are going to go walking, swimming, cycling and scuba diving. So we will be extremely active!

Right catch up with you all soon!

Emily xx

Eat well, Exercise strong and Be happy!

Helllooooooooooooo....Yes I am Still Alive.........

So Yes, I am still alive despite a complete and utter lack of Blogging!

I still don't know what is happening to me. I was already to come back and get back on it but I just never did! I'm so busy in my life these days. I'll list just how much stuff I'm having to content with right now:

1) Job
2) Find new job
3) Find somewhere to live
4) New boyfriend
5) Starting new company
6) See Friends
7)...er exercise?

Unfortunately exercise is coming last at the moment. I know it shouldn't be but it is. I'm trying to go swimming, pop to the gym and go for walks but I just don't have the enthusiasm and determination any more.

I know one of the biggest reasons is that I've met someone. He doesn't really help on the food front, not in a you must eat all this food kind of way, but it's so much harder to eat right when you're going out for food, not sure when you will be home and eating at someone else's place. It makes calorie controlled dieting very hard.

I'm continuing to eat vegetables and eat protein, also getting my daily fruit in but the snacks are doing me in. My bad bad housemate keeps making muffins, biscuits all sorts :(

MUST STOP EATING THEM!

I really do want to be 11 stone and my goal is 12 stone. I just need to find some new balance in my life, some fresh determination. Hopefully by July a lot of the other pressures will have lessened and I can focus more on losing weight :D

I will try to fit in a Blogging session a week. Not sure if I'm brave enough to get on the scales, think I want to go and find some of my tone again before I even think about it :p

SO.........I'm just been catching up on all of you and you are doing so well! I'm just so proud of all of your continuing efforts. Having a high five from me :D

Love to you all,

Emily xxx

A Strange Month.... Back to it... Soon :D

Wow I feel as if I've been away forever! It has most certainly been a strange month for me.

I got through to a second interview for a job and was turned down. Surprisingly I'm not as upset as I thought I would be. In a way it has helped me decide on what I want to do with my life and what I don't want to do with it. I definitely don't want to work in a stuffy, high brow job. I'm far too talkative for that :D So don't worry I'm all good!

This is my new motto for life. Do you like it?

Things I've noticed since taking my leave of absence from blogging and dieting:

1) You slip very easily into not exercising :o
2) You focus less on food
3) You lose all that hard earned toning :(
4) Overall you feel happier but it doesn't last forever
5) You can maintain your weight

My break has been a real learning curve for me. I like being toned and miss it but I don't miss the constant guilt over eating something nice and perhaps less than healthy for me. On the other hand I know I need to lose a few more stone. So the plan is to at the start of May get back on it and get down to 12 stone. Take another break and then start again and get down to 11 stone. Hopefully I will finally be happy with myself.

I'm going to enjoy the next 8 days of freedom and then welcome back the healthy eating and lifestyle!

I'll see you all there and I can't wait to see how you're all doing :D I bet I'm in for some good reading and celebrating with you all!

Emily xxx

A Little Bit of Honesty..

Right I've decided it's finally time to write this post. I've been putting it off for a while, partly because I wasn't sure why I was feeling like this and partly because I'm afraid of what you all might say.

I really have just been going through the motions of weight loss recently.

I've lost my drive.

I'm not saying I've started to eat a lot again and that I've completely stopped exercising because I haven't. I enjoy exercising. I'm still going to the gym, I still swim. I'm still being active. I'm just not busting my ass off any more.

On the food side, I'm not calorie counting any more either but I'm also not scoffing myself either. I still eat healthy. Try and eat fresh foods. Get my protein in. Avoid too many carbs. Still eating whole wheat. I'm just also enjoying some other foods again. Trying to keep it in balance.

I know I still want to eventually get to 11 Stone but at the moment I'm fine with who I am. I am happy. I'm not obsessing about my weight and I like that.

So I'm questioning why I need to try and lose weight so hard, when I'm finally happy with me?

I will try and do some more exercise though, as I truly believe that is the best way to lose weight and to keep it off.

I still want to follow all you in your weight loss journeys but I'm debating whether to continue with RFSC.

What do you all think?

Emily xxxx

Getting Back On It

Wow went to the gym today finally and I'm feeling really good. I signed up for an abs class tomorrow and another on Friday. Then going to do circuits Thursday, rest day day Saturday. Then Sunday I'm going Horse Riding and Swimming. I'm feeling mega pumped :D

This challenge round I'm focusing massively on the exercise, keeping active, keeping my body moving and therefore keeping my metabolism from slowing down. I'm also trying to eat less processed food. So that means fresh, fresh, fresh all the way!

Someone posted this photo of me today from last month and I think I look really good. It's given me a massive confidence boost, just need to get back into the swinging of exercising after my illness.

Life is really busy right now but I'm determined to keep focused on exercising. I'm loving this weather just makes you feel good inside :D

Ta Ta for now :D

Emily xxx

RFSC Week 1 Goals

I can't tell you how excited I am that Ready for Summer Challenge is here :D

Why hello sun :D I've missed you!

I have been slacking and naughty heehee :D Getting in all the good stuff before I get back on it!

So I've decided to re-adjust my RFSC Goals slightly. My leg is still causing me issues, so I don't think the running goal is a good idea. Will definitely try and run some but I'm going to focus on other things.

So my new OVERALL GOALS are:

1) Get to 12 Stone

2) Cycle 20km

My WEEK ONE GOALS are as follows:

1) Lose 1lbs

2) Exercise 4 times

3) Try a new meal

4) Go Swimming

5) Go for a walk

Right I can't wait to get started, it's going to be an amazing SUMMER!

Emily xx

I AM SO READY FOR SUMMER

I'm actually really looking forward to starting this challenge. I need these challenges to help keep me focused and on track. I've decided this time to keep it simple and focused otherwise I get too overwhelmed.


1) Weight loss - Goal 12 Stone 
2) Exercise - Cycle 20km


I plan to get involved with the mini challenges and will continue to eat healthy and exercise regularly.


BRING ON THE SUMMER :D


Emily xx

Spring Chick's Challenge - The End

The End Measurements - Total Lost


Weight: 12 Stone 12lbs   -4lbs
Arms: 12.5" -0.5"
Chest: 33" -2"
Waist: 31" same
Stomach: 39.5" same
Thighs: 22.5" -0.5"
Calf: 15.5." -0.5"


(I'm just using the results from my last measurements)


Goals & Results


1) Committment to a NSV (non scale victory)    
Lose 20 Inches - lost    inches
improving my 1mile time - Injury prevented me from running for most of this challenge but I will be trying this again in my new one
I want to be a size 14 comfortably - Yay I fit into 14's :D


2) Committment to a set of nutrition parameters
Calories - Stick to my 1000 a day: Learnt a lot - definitely need to eat more. I've learnt the food is secondary to exercise really. We were never meant to sit on a chair in an office all day :D 
Water 6 Glasses a day - Done really well. Most days completed! Really upped my water intake and feel proud!


3) Commitment to a set of exercise parameters. 
Exercise 6 Times a week - Averaged 4/5 times a week. Seems manageable for me.
Gym 4 times a week - 3/4 a week works well :D proud to say I did well here!
Swimming 1 times a week - Completed
Zumba 1 times a week - Stopped going Zumba due to monetary issues :( Hopefully will either start going again or will buy the game.
Horse Riding once a month - Again monetary issues but I'm still endeavouring to go!
Try a new sport each month - Fail. I'm too boring!


4) Committment to blogging 
I commit to blog at least twice a week - Win (except last week due to illness)
One time will be about my update for this challenge - Win (again illness)


The Questions
What lessons have you learned?
I have learnt to listen to my body and that I need to be constantly active not just bursts of high activity when I'm gyming it up or swimming. I need to remain active as much as possible. Food is not the enemy... being lazy is. I can do this and I will be the weight I want to be.


What would you do differently?
I don't think I could've done much different, as you deal with the problems that arise as and when they do. You can't predict when you might become ill etc. You just have to roll with the punches!


How will you proceed from here?
I will be doing the ready for summer challenge and this time I've set myself a big goal!


What advice would you give someone about to join a weightless challenge group?
BE HONEST. They only want to help :D

Will blog soon :D


Emily xx

Happiness vs. 'fatness' - Fat?

Weighing in now at 12 Stone 12lbs, I have to ask myself the question:

 'Am I still fat'?

At what point do I become not fat?

Is it when I reach a healthy BMI? Is it when I reach my goal weight or even is it when society deems me to be not fat?

The real answer is ME. 

I get to decide whether I'm fat or not and let me tell you I am not fat. Fat is an ugly word for me. It only serves the small minded people to make themselves feel better about themselves.

I do think happiness is as intangible to decide as fatness but it's something I'm much happier to chase down.

Happiness is looking in the mirror and thinking I am a person... no matter my size, shape, weight, looks or lifestyle. Happiness should be accepting yourself as you are.

I think, as people who follow healthy lives and every day strive to do what is best for our bodies, we should ban the term 'Fat' from our vocabulary. The only terminology we should accept when referring to ourselves should be words such as: 'Healthy', 'Active', 'Positive' and 'Beautiful' etc. A positive attitude can only encourage Happiness.

I personally will continue to strive to reach my goal weight and I will do it by Christmas 2012 but I will never forget what my friend once told me:

' ...while I liked Emily at 13+st and I shall like her just as much at 11...' 

My Fab friend and I being awesome!

Meaning no matter my size she thinks I'm pretty great, just as I do :D

Emily xxx

Week 9 Measurements and Week 10 Goals

Sorry for a skipping a week but as I've already blogged I was rather ill :D

So here are the results for week 9 and basically i also the results of my February Challenge :D

 Weight: 12 Stone 12 Pounds

Arms: 12.5" (same)
Chest: 33" (-0.5")
Waist: 31" (+0.5")
Stomach: 40" (+0.5")
Thighs: 22.5" (-1")
Calf: 15.5" (-0.5")

My New Scales are a bit weird they gave me these results:

Weight: 12st 6lb
Body Fat %:  30.3
Body Water %: 50.9
BMI:  26.7

I was unsure that I would be that low of a weight, so I checked with another one and it agreed with my usual scales. So I'm sticking with my 12st 12lbs for now!

If you can believe it, I've finally broken into 12 Stone! I'm so happy. I know the measurements are off but I think that's because I've been ill and not been able to go to the gym.

I'm feeling really positive today and I'm looking forward to four days off exercise and fun! :D

I will be 12 stone by Summer!

Week 10 Goals

• Exercise 6 days
• Get Better
• Do a plank every day for a week
• Eat healthy

Emily xx

P.s I lasted the whole month without alcohol :p

Tonsillitis = Food Binge

Yep... you got it... a case of tonsillitis to finish my oh so fantastic month off in style. It's been pretty bad over the past few days to be honest. Waking up in sweats, swollen glands, feverish, quite overwhelming at some points but alas I finally saw the doctor today and she gave me some magic pills :D Well not magical pills but you get my drift. I think I am already on the mend!

I do think the best part about being ill is that you get to eat whatever you want! That might be quite a controversial statement here on the blog-spheres but I stand by it. Everyone needs comfort food when they feel crappy. Oddly my list of comfort food for my sister to buy was the following:

Grapes

Tomato Soup

Hummus with Toasted Pitta Breads

Ice Cream :D Medicinal I promise :p

Chocolate...yeah I know naughty me but hey I'm ill :D

Orange Juice

Strawberries

Bit random really but I guess some of my favourite things aren't all that bad for me. One day when I reach my goal weight I will be able to eat these things in moderation and enjoy on normal days but for now I'll save them for sick days!

I'm quite bummed about being sick on my 'Holiday Days' from work but my dad says as I'm actually medically proven sick, I should be able to claim back my days off!! I hope I can because I had to cancel all my plans. I'm going to try and reschedule most of them for Easter time :D

I read about the new Summer Challenge that is being proposed and I'm keen to get involved. I've found, although I've been plagued with many challenges since the new year, my determination to keep trying has been kept up by being involved with the Spring Chicker's. Once I'm better I'm hoping the new challenge will give me a renewed burst of enthusiasm for losing weight.

I find weight loss much easier in the summer, as I'm sure many people do, so I will hopefully be able to start shifting some proper weight again.

I wish you all the best of luck with your weight loss this week :D

Keep smiling!

Emily xx