OMG the last 2 weeks have been busy visiting relos and friends interstate and practically being force fed ridiculous amounts of JUNK! I can't believe the way that some of my family and extended families eat. Bleurgh. The in-laws pretty much eat a combination of meat, cheese and flour in some form or another. After one night of lasagne, chips, chocolate and soft drink I was craving my fruit and vegies! I guess that just goes to show that my mindset surrounding food has changed. That's what all the diet-people want isn't it? A lifestyle change...? I think I'm on the right track.

Although I didn't lose any weight while I was away, I didn't put on either. This past week just gone however, I have managed to lose another kilo according to my friend's scales. Speaking of my friend's scales, I don't know if I can trust them or not. They have always weighed me at 2kgs heavier than my WiiFit has and needless to say I've always gone with the WiiFit's lighter reading :P This morning though, I weighed myself on the Wiifit and got 92 point something-or-other, which meant my friend's scales would have weighed me at 94ish kgs.  But something's happened! I got on my friend's scales today and it read 92.5 meaning I've lost 1.5kg!!!?!?!?!  So confused because the WiiFit weight didn't go down, but my friend's scales did. At least both scales are pretty much the same now  so hopefully it will make future weighing easier.

I have been walking like crazy the past week. 2 X 40min walks most days! Woo hoo. I can feel the walks getting easier so I've extended the route by an extra block. Scale friend and I went on a massive walk the other day, I think we were gone about 2hours!  The weather's warming up with Summer just around the corner and the days are beautiful so I really have no excuses for not getting out there and hitting the pavement.

Oh yes, just for something else to measure, I took my hip, waist and bust measurements to see if they're getting smaller. As of two days ago, my measurements are:

Bust: 110.5cm

Waist: 99cm

Hip: 123cm.

or, for those not of the metric system:

Bust: 43.5in

Waist: 38.9in

Hip: 48.5in

Just something else to measure in a weeks time.

I made a really yummy salad the other day. It had:

Lettuce

Sun-dried tomato

Capsicum

Asparagus

Avocado

Green Beans

Tiny bit of feta

Spinach

I've probably forgotten some things, but it was delish.

Do(ug)h!

Today hasn't been so great. 

It started off well - brisk 40min walk this morning, followed by a nice brekky. I took Mr Muffin to swimming lessons and when I came home it all went tumbling down hill from there. 

I just couldn't get them out of my head. Their dotty complexion, their soft, chewy center. I just couldn't shake the urge to bake choc-chip cookies!  I should have been stronger, I should have known better. I should, I should I should...... These have been a major weakness of mine lately.

Very depressing and so disappointing after my great start to the week. 

In my defense I walked to the supermarket to buy the butter, which is a 2k round trip, and then I put half of the mixture in the freezer to have on hand to go with a cuppa when unexpected guests pop in. Does that sound convincing?

Ugh, Ok ok, I will be on my best behaviour tonight and have a good dinner and might will even go a little harder and further on my walk tonight :D

Gotta get back on track!

Weigh Day

The past couple of days have been going so well. I've been very motivated - walking twice every day! I took the car for a drive 'round my usual walking route to discover that my walk is 3.8km. So most days I'm managing 7.6km! Who knows, maybe one day I'll be jogging it! 

Today though, hasn't been the greatest. A friend invited Hubby and I over for a last minute BBQ, and although it was delicious and not necessarily a bad thing, I probably overindulged a little more than I needed to.

Lucky I weighed myself this morning before the BBQ :P

So, this week, according to my WiiFit, I now weigh 92.3kg

That's a loss of 1.7kg!!!!!

Motivation is higher than ever. So if I can negotiate the moods of Mr Muffin, I should be able to squeeze in another walk tonight to fight today's BBQ slip-up!

I'm very excited. So excited in fact, that I've given myself a mission. 10kg in 10 weeks. That's 10 kilos by Christmas, roughly.... Ok, so it's more like 10kg by the new year but, if today's weigh-in is any indication, I should be able to do it! Though, I wont be disappointed if I just come close. Better yet, after basking in my motivational glow, a friend has also taken up the challenge to rid herself of 10kg by Christmas!  

Pumped!

Day 4

My gosh. It's only day 4 and I've already fallen off the wagon.

I had a friend in (a rather serious) crisis and of course that called for chocolate. 

Ugh

Chocolate. 

My. Worst. Enemy.

I haven't yet worked out how I'm supposed to say "no" to the super sexy, smooth allure of Chocolate. I need to find a way though. It's probably the biggest hurdle I'm going to face on my mission. 

My Wiifit thinks I've lost half a kilo (woohoo) though I'm pretty sure it would have been cancelled out by my sympathy-choc-indulge-session.

Must weigh myself on some proper scales!

I've been doing some readings about sugar cravings and the like. The general consensus seems to be that the cravings come and are gone again in about the space 10-20mins. 

What the bleep am I going to do for 20mins while a craving passes!?!?

On a more positive note.

In the last few days I've made some changes that ARE good. 

I've managed to walk at least once a day.

I've switched from regular tea, to peppermint tea! - I tried it for the first time today with a friend to hold my hand and was pleasantly surprised. So I figure it's just something else that I wont have to add sugar to anymore. 

I've also been drinking more water which can only be a good thing.

I'm getting back on the wagon in the morning. I have the alarm set for 6am. (Unless a certain munchkin baby wakes me earlier or gives me a rotten night) Out the door for my 40min walk by 6.30am. (Wishful thinking perhaps?)

Day one.

So. Today it starts. 

My vanity won out and I want to look purdy for the wedding pics in 6 months time.

Ok ok ok....somewhere knocking around the back of my mind is the knowing that I really need to be healthy too ;)

So why blog it? In a word, accountability. I'll be better able to keep on top of things if I think perhaps someone else is reading and seeing if I make any progress. Or in other words, I hate failing and failing in front of others (even cyber people) is just too much for my ego to take!

So here goes!