Such a Happy Bunny

Today is weigh day and i was so pleased when i stepped on the scales this morning. For the last four weeks i have maintained and today i finally lost weight. The loss this week was a whopping 5 1/2lbs and i'm so so happy with this as i got my 3 stone award and i also got slimmer of the week.

I feel that i have worked so hard for it and i will be doing it all again next week and the foreseeable time to come. Since last weeks weigh in i have done the following body magic

Monday - 30 min Spin class, 20 mins toning, 1hr Pilate's, 1hr swim and about an hour of walking

Tuesday - about and hour of walking

Wednesday - 1 1/2 hrs walking, 1hr 20 mins gym session, 1hr swimming

This is a good amount of body magic and i'm so pleased. Tomorrow i'll be back at the gym and i should be going for a swim as well.

I have booked again for spin and pilates which i am enjoying and with the gym routine, swimming and the walking i'm feeling good about myself.

This time a year ago i was really ill and couldn't walk that far without having to sit down and take deep breathes. It is such a change and i feel so good about it.

If i think about it i am doing the most amount of exercise that i have ever done in my life. I never enjoyed it at school as PE lessons were so boring and i've never liked running (i still hate running) and soon as i no longer had to do it i was so pleased and didn't do anything apart from going swimming every now and then as it's something i have always enjoyed and i always will.

I now know that i have found that i do like to exercise but it has taken me a long time to get to this point and i will be doing it for the rest of my life and as long as i can.

I have 6lbs to my next award which is my 3 1/2 stone and i wonder how long it will take me to get there. To be honest i'd love to get it in a couple of weeks but i know that it may not happen and i'm fine with that as long as carry on with what i'm doing as i'm building a healthy lifestyle and that's what is important at the end of the day.

That's it for today but i'll post again soon and i think it's time for more recipes

Take care and happy slimming

Its been a while

Wow is it really February? It seems that the start of the year has flown by and i'm still determined to loose the weight.

So what have i been doing since i last posted? Well things have been all over the place emotionally and i'm trying to get back on track with that. I'm not going to go into it on here but those closest to me know all about it.

Weight wise i haven't lost anything for a few weeks but i haven't gained either so it's not too bad maintaining my weight. I'm hoping for a loss this week and all being well i don't see why i won't.

Last week i started my monthly membership at the gym which i'm so pleased about. It feels so good to know that i can do classes, use the gym and go swimming. I have started to work the swimming into my workout and i do feel good for it and i will keep it up. Yesterday i did my first class which was spinning (aka studio cycling) and i did enjoy it which to be honest that was a surprise and i've signed up for next weeks class. The other class that i have signed up for is pilates and this is the one i'm really looking forward to. You always here so much about this and i've always wondered what its like and this is my chance. This will mean that i'll be doing two classes in one day but i'll give it a go and see how i do.

Tomorrow i'm off to the gym again and then i'll be going for a swim and i'm looking forward to it. It feels so good to be in the pool swimming as one of the things i've been able to do no matter what and i've done it on and off all my life. I just wish i knew why being in the pool feels so good and i can swim for ages and worry about it. Roll on tomorrow lol

Last week i got weighed on thursday morning and i got my silver body magic award which i'm so pleased about and i'm starting to work towards my gold which will be in a couple of months.

I'm typing this and my brain isn't with it so i'll end it here tonight and post again soon.

Take care and happy slimming

Syn Free Snacks

Over the last few days i've been very peckish but not really had anything in due to lack of money but as soon as i get paid i'll go shopping and i want to have a list ready of what to get. So i thought that i would put it here to share with you all as well and if you have any others to add to the list let me know. (This is all for EE days)

• Hard boiled eggs
• Carrot sticks
• Celery sticks
• Seafood sticks
• Fruit
• Chickpea dahl loaf
• Pickled onions
• Pickled Gherkins
• Slices of meat
• Soup

This is it at the moment but i will add to it

Take care and happy slimming

Extra Easy

As i've been on this journey for about six months now i know what i'm doing even if i do still have the odd bad week but those tend to be because i have no money to go shopping. I have been doing the extra easy plan since day one as i find its so much easier but i have seen that other people are having problems with the 1/3 superfree. I've noticed that they are having things like salad with their meals but i've never done this. I have found that when i'm cooking i try to add my third into the recipe using pasata, onions, peppers, mushrooms and other things like that. My plate will also have superfree veg on it so alot of the time i'm having at least half superfree.

So i have a Tip to get your third

Work your superfree into the main part of your meal so you don't have to have salad as well

Take care and happy slimming

New Motto

This is my motto for this year and for as long as it takes

Day 2

So it's day two and what have i done today as my positive step? I had a lie in and curled up with a good book. This has to be one of my most favourite things to do as you can't go wrong when reading.

While catching up on my blog hopping tonight something that i read got me thinking.

How quickly should you loose weight? It is said that if you loose 1 -2lbs a week it will be easier to keep the weight off but are we happy with that? If we have a large amount to loose then we want larger losses so we can see the results quicker. Then again lots of us out there want a quick fix and to go from point A to B in the quickest time possible, is this the way it has always been or does it have more to do with modern society? We can get our hands on things so quickly these days that i think we are beginning to expect it from everything.

One of my biggest pet hates is seeing celebrities that have quickly lost weight when they use personal trainers and more than likely have someone that prepares all their meals and does the shopping for them and we are meant to look up to them. I like seeing people that are normal and have to do it the same way as the rest of us. So this is one of the main reasons that i always get the slimming world magazine when it comes out as it has real people telling about their journeys. I can relate to them more than the latest celebrity weight loss story in a gossip mag.

Well that's it for tonight

Take care and happy slimming

Day 1 of a New Me

Today has been a good day and i couldn't be happier after the bad day i had yesterday.

My positive things for today were

1) Spending time with my bff

2) Going to the gym

3) Going to group and staying

So i feel positive but the main reason for my feeling so good is what happened when i stepped on the scales tonight. I lost 6lbs and i still can't believe it and i even did a happy dance on the scales (i couldn't help it lol). This is the best week that i've had since joining and i just hope that i can do it again next week.

How have i done it? Honestly i'm not sure but i have been good and kept my syns low each day and going to the gym 3 times and walking everywhere. I'm planning on doing the same this coming week so another loss should be on the cards.

I really can't think so what to write tonight as i'm still so happy but i'll post again tomorrow

Take care and happy slimming