Maria’s quest for a healthier body!

well, time is flying by and things are going ok so far. I lost 5 pounds this week, which I thought was great (even though the buddyslim weigh in told me I was losing weight too quickly) but I don’t think I am, cause I only lost 2 pounds in my first week so I think this week was just a follow on from that. So 7 pounds down and I can feel it already, some clothes are feeling looser and I generally feel better and have more exercise, imagine how I’ll feel in another 7 pounds! Went swimming once and walking twice this week so that must be what caused the weight loss, cause I have been eating healthily (lots of fruit and veg and low fat foods and lots of water) but I havent really been watching portions or calories.

Weighing in on Saturday is going to be a problem this week as I’ll be in a field drinking (wine not beer!!) at a music festival! But I’m going to work hard from today (Saturday) to Thursday and I’ll post my weight then and hopefully not undo too much of my good work over the weekend! I’ll try to not go off the rails too much, alcohol will be a downfall though, but it’s my last weekend of the summer and then I’m giving it up for a while to see if it helps my health kick!  (I dont drink all the time or anything, don’t get the wrong impression!! But I do enjoy socialising once or twice a week which does involve some drink!)

So I have a quiet day ahead, its raining really heavily  so can’t go walking, and I think the pool will be too busy (an excuse I know!), I’m working 6pm till 11 tonight but I’ll definetly get some exercise in tomorrow, might be meeting a friend for a walk and the cinema in the afternoon so that would be good.  My flatmate has one of those gym balls and its sitting staring at me so I might go find some exercises online and do a little workout at home….after reading lots of blogs first!

I’m happy with my progress so far and hopefully I can keep it up cause I really want to this time and I’m feeling positive that I can do it!

Mia

well, i’m just home from my first proper walk in months!! did about 45 minutes brisk walk along the sea front by my house, it was great! i sat around for hours trying to convince myself to go as my walking partner backed out (we haven’t managed to go for walk together yet but we’ve been talking about it for weeks!!). But I’m so glad I got motivated and did it, feel great now and didn’t feel guilty about rewarding myself with a bowl of low fat yogurt with strawberries, blueberries and brazil nuts! So I went for a swim on Wednesday a walk today and am planning another swim tomorrow so hopefully Saturdays weigh in will be ok!

Oh, made a Vegetarian Chilli dish for dinner (from a Gillian McKeith cookbook, really good recipes for people interested in eating organic food with lots of vegtables, beans, herbs etc very simple and wholesome food, so it’s not about calories its about eating non processed and healthy food, and plenty of it!) and had it with some brown rice. Had an omelette for lunch and a bowl of cereal and fat free milk for breakfast, so im happy that I’m making healthy choices…let’s hope I can keep it up, but at the moment just taking it one day at a time!!

Oh, just remembered another thing that happened this week that I thought I’d share! saw my ex boyfriend in a bar the other day…haven’t seen him since the day I broke up with him two years ago! I would’ve loved to say hi, but it appears he is still bitter ( I suppose, I was the one that did the breaking up and I don’t really know how it affected him cause he vowed never to speak to me again :(  people he was with (that i have never met) were giving me evil looks across the bar which I thought was just rude because they don’t know me, and there are two sides to every story. But, you know, it didn’t upset me as much as thought it would have (maybe cause I was with my best friends!) and realise that I’m the bigger person (not just weight wise…haha!) and that I feel sorry for him that he can’t be more mature about it. I would have loved to speak to him and I suppose he hates me too much to do that but there were many reasons why we broke up and I never treated him badly, or cheated on him or anything, things just didn’t work out between us. so if he can’t get passed this then I have to just keep going! I’m worth better than being treated like that and I’m finally beginning to realise that!

ok, well week one is over. I was down two pounds (I think…I weighed myself on different scales and i had lost 5 or 6 but then I used the ones that you pay for in the pharmacy and I had lost two so I think I’ll stick with those ones, or maybe I should buy myself some, but then I think I’d become a little obsessed and weigh myself constantly which doesn’t help at all- this happened when I was younger and going through a really bad time with food, not eating and slimming tablets…but don’t worry…I’m not going back there!!)

So, anyway, two pounds is good considering the week I had, it was really busy and I was out of work sick for the week, then at a friends house and a concert so I couldn’t plan meals and I drank quite a lot of beer!! So I’m going to try much harder this week and see how I get on. I am back to work tomorrow so I’m looking forward to that, I am going to try and get to the swimming pool tomorrow evening (Tuesday) and I’m meeting a friend for a power walk along the sea front on Wednesday and maybe I’ll swim again Thursday if I’m still motivated!!

I am enjoying having buddyslim here to log on to, although I didn’t get on much in the last few days (I just about had time to log in and post my weight loss…before my massage and reflexology! it was lovely and relaxing and helped my back aswell…..have also figured out that although I hurt my back I may also be pretty stressed and that isn’t helping. So I’m trying hard to take time to myself, relax and keep in touch with friends lots to cheer me up, hopefully will get through this down time weight loss would definitely help my frame of mind!!

Also I find being part of the hearthreakers group very motivating as you know that other people will find out how much you lose or gain and it motivates you to have some positive results to post! So thanks for that!

Going to go read some other blogs to motivate me and stop me going to the kitchen for a snack!

Take Care,

Mia

Ok, So I’m just getting started. I’ve dieted on and off for 10 years now with some success and more failure. Things, however, came to a head yesterday: I hurt my back in work and went to the doctor for painkillers (which I got) and a sick cert (which I got). What I also got was him telling me I had to lose weight. Now don’t get me wrong, I knew this, it’s quite obvious! But when someone says it to you and points out how obviously being overweight is damaging your health, well it really is a reality check. Just for the sake of some food and my own  laziness I’m risking my health!? I’m only 24 and have so many things I want to do with my life, so to put my health in jeopardy now, well, it would be stupid of me.

So here I am, I’m gonna to try this my own way first off all (can’t afford to joing slimming clubs etc….but in the long term can I afford not to?…….we’ll look at plan B if plan A doesn’t work out!). So my aims are to lose weight, get healthy and start to actually feel good about myself. To be happy when I look in the mirror and to start realising that I am worth treating properly……changing that particular frame of mind may take a little longer. But I am definetly in it for the long term this time.

This first week might be difficult as I’m off work for the week and on painkillers and told to rest completely. So exercise may be difficult, but I’ll just have to keep away from the kitchen and try and resist the chocolate.

Wish me Luck!

Any tips, advice, success stories etc etc that anyone has would be very much appreciated…..Thank you!