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I’m going to check in every day and update my progress. I’m following a vLCD (Cambridge) so I should see movement every few days, hopefully. This is my own little experiment/dairy/blog of my progress. I CAN NOT keep getting fatter, yo-yo-ing and getting even fatter.
I'll be continuing beyond 30 days but I just want to give myself a short burst of motivation. I went to a spinning class last night and stuck to the plan, even though I was pretty hungry. Can't wait for ketosis to kick in and help my hunger.
I’ve been faffing around all year and I can’t face sitting down with my family at Easter (we’re having a big family lunch) the same size as I was a start of the year when I promised that this time would be it.
So, I will be consuming nothing but shakes, water and black tea and coffee. I’ll also be taking additional iron, vit D3, fish oils, fibre and a good bacteria supplement.
I will be going to spinning and body pump as and when I can, and doing a brisk 40 minute walk most days. I don’t have a huge amount of energy for exercise when eating like this so I’ll just do what and when I can. I really want to make a big dent in my weight in this 30 day period.
I have 2 before pics but I don’t want to post them until the end of the 30 days. My goal is to be 10.2, eventually, which I think will still give me a high BMI, but I’ll see how I feel when I get there. I will be curvy but not chubby at that weight I think. I’d love to be 9.2 but I’m not sure I could maintain it, so I’m going to run before I can walk, and aim for a less daunting goal, initially at least.
I’m doing this because....
I want to be fit
I want to feel ok (not cringe) when I catch sight of my reflection
I want to be able to wear the lovely clothes I have in my wardrobe
I want my family to be proud of me
I want to be proud of me!
I’m bored of dieting/searching for clothes that actually fit/starting tomorrow/wishing my life away
It’s a cliché but absolutely NOTHING I eat makes me feel anywhere near as good as I feel when I’m fit, healthy and slim. No food is worth making me feel like I do right now. And how i feel right now is:
Embarrassed, ashamed, a failure, a frump, unhealthy, unfit, like a huge big bloody elephant in the room every time someone mentions food/diets/menus/clothes/size/fitness/exercise. Like I’m letting my kids down, like I have no control, like an idiot, uncomfortable all the time, fed up, annoyed, frustrated, annoyed, did I say FRUSTRATED already? I’m worth more than this. My happiness is more important than my appetite.
I’ve been following the Easter Revamp S&B posts and I'm feeling quite good as I’ve already:
had a hygienist visit and started flossing/using whitening toothpaste (Crest 3d from the US, i think my teeth are a bit whiter)
I have crest white strips ready to try
started taking vitamins/medication regularly and properly (no missed days!)
cut down on caffeine
cut down on alcohol and had a dry February
Going to bed much earlier (a revelation, I feel so much better, why haven't I done this before??!) [idiot icon]
started exercising (riding my bike, walking, swimming, body pump and spinning)
had eyebrows threaded and tinted
tinted eyelashes, using rapid lash
Had hair cut and coloured - love it
started wearing contacts
keeping my nails short and manicured
revamped my cleansing routine – my skin has never looked so good (regular home facials/sonic cleansing/salicylic acid peels)
Updated my make-up so I have a simple routine that makes me look fresh and awake (even if I’m knackered).
Decluttered my house (ongoing with kids toys etc!)
Got a lot more organised (stopped losing keys (have A Place etc)
Joined NT to get out as a family more
More story times with the kids – bought a roald dhal box set to read with them which they are loving
Removed the Kids Tablets...
Stopped watching cr@p TV in favour of good series/movies
Stop checking FB – check it weekly on Friday lunch times
Stop reading the news. It’s depressing and unbalanced. I don’t need it/am not wasting my time.
So I have made some really good progress, but I still need to:
- Get up earlier
- Get to work earlier/be more organised
- LOSE BL00DY WEIGHT!
3 is my absolute focus until I’ve lost some effing weight. Fingers crossed I can lose a big chunk in the next
30 29 days
Wish me luck!