Well...that escalated quickly!

Since my last post I've put on a lot of weight then promptly lost 9 lbs 15 oz of it 9 motnhs later.  Yes thats right, turned out I was pregnant and I had my baby boy on August 3rd.

This somewhat compounded the weight loss goals of last year but has increased the need for it now.  I had lots of back problems throughout the pregnancy and even now 2 months onwards.  This has meant I've had to ease off on a lot of exercise save some very gentle stretching.


So...

Overall goal: To be fit, healthy and confident in how I look and what I'm wearing.  Ideally I would like to wear an outfit made of size 12 clothes.

First major milestone: Get to pre pregnancy weight of 11 stone 9.5 pounds by Wednesday 25th February.

First minor milestone: Get to 12 stone 9.5 pounds by Wednesday 19th November


Objectives:

• Use MyFitness Pal to log food and calories, staying within a daily allowance of 1340 calories
• Lose around 1 lb per week, weigh on a Wednesday
• Do a daily activity, i.e. go for a walk, some yoga, something gentle that gets me up and moving

Weigh in Wednesday 8th October - 13 stone 2 lbs

 

 

Introduction and about

Ok so I have several different blogs now for several different things but one thing I don't blog about is my attempts at losing weight, getting healthier and fitter.  My issues around being overweight have plagued me for most of my adult life.  Eating lots of junk food, walking less and desk jobs have all meant that I say "right, I'm going to diet and lose weight and be a size 10 by Christmas" fast forward two weeks and my nose is at the bottom of an empty Pringle tube looking for crumbs.

So the first aim of this blog is to log my progress for my first major event which is our Christmas week away in which I have 5 weeks to get to around 11 stone and generally be healthier, fitter and happier.

How am I going to do this?  Well I'm going to have a calorie allowance of 1300 per day and track my food and exercise on MyFitnessPal.  I'm going to run three times a week, which I currently do but need to maintain, get at least one Hatha Yoga session in (for mind, body and soul) and a good overall workout is Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 which I want to do at least three times a week.

When I weighed myself last week I was 11 stone 9.5 pounds, I just know I've put on weight since then but don't want to know...ostrich effect!  What I do know is my jeans are too tight and I'm not comfortable.  I'm currently a size 14 in most clothes although I'm conscious about what I wear, I'd like to not be like that and be able to just throw on anything.

I'm away tonight and tomorrow which means eating out, drinking and general bad eating although I plan on getting a run in this afternoon before I go and tomorrow I'll be ice skating and walking so that should balance it out a bit.

I'll keep an eye on my drinking tonight and won't drink over the weekend.  I'll either have a starter main or main pudding at the restaurant tonight but will try to make a healthy choice and same goes for meals tomorrow.

So my objectives for 14/11/13 - 21/11/13 are:

• Make healthy choices when eating out avoid junk food and high sugar foods
• Cut back on alcohol consumption only drinking 2 nights
• Complete 4 running sessions
• Complete one Hatha Yoga session
• Complete 3 Jillian Michaels workouts
• Maintain a calorie allowance of 1300 per day 

Should I achieve all of the above my reward will be:

• A bubble bath with aromatherapy oils and candles
• A step closer to be able to see my toes!