Would anyone like to join in on a 100 day princessing journey?

[newyorkinthefall]

100 days from today is 1st December so a perfect time to start our princessing journeys. I’m overweight, constantly tired and feel generally rubbish about myself. I want to make this a priority so hopefully posting here will make all of us a little accountable and we can all support each other…

I'm off for hilights today- have had them done for 10 months!! Also bought a Jo Malone dupe from perfume parlour.

I'm going to do another Olaplex treatment (or 2) before I leave , previously I'd only used the shampoo/conditioner and was meh but the 0 followed by the 3 then shampoo/condition has made my hair feel thicker (in one treatment )

Not sure why I have clicked on this as I am a bit late to the 100 days of Princessing, but I do so wish I could get my act together and look more polished.

In some ways I do look after myself, and in others I don't. I'm good at taking care of the hardware. I do weight training, running and yoga, and I am getting to a very fit and toned state. But then, because I am working out nearly every day I am living in workout gear, with sweaty hair in a pony tail and no makeup. I always look post workout waiting to shower after chores and waiting for a non cardio day to wash hair.

I'm either at work (long shifts), down the gym, walking the dog, or doing endless household chores. I don't seem to have time to get my nails done, or my hair blow dried, or put on nice makeup. I could swap out a workout I suppose, but I love the high of a workout and the gym is my sanctuary.

I've posted a few threads on S&B about doing my own hair and eyebrows. I need to finish off IPL, and I have the Philips at home to do it. I need to learn to blow my hair. I need to do my own nails. I had a mani pedi in the summer for a wedding and it was £70!!! I find it difficult to get appointments in my home town, despite there being a lot of salons. They are also not that great, and a bitof a rip off e.g. £85 for a massage and it was rubbish.

I have sold a lot of my old clothes recently and made £220, and I feel like I have freed up some mental space in doing so.

I'd love to be able to look more polished with jewellery, makeup done, and nice clothes too.

Really struggling with tiredness after being away with work for 3 days this week. Work is generally really stressful at the moment and it's harder to keep up with routines when I'm exhausted.

Flu and covid jabs tomorrow, which really won't help the tiredness😔

I did take some flexi this afternoon though and went to get my eyebrows shaped. Maybe I should book a facial or massage too to help with the stress. Although I might just fall asleep halfway through!

Had a better week this week but my sleep is dreadful. Going to bed horrendously early and waking up in the middle of the night. It’s like this every year and makes eating within an 8 hour window more tricky.

My health is still improving atm. Slowly. And I’ve managed to go on some decent walks, which I haven’t been able to go on for years and years. Can’t ditch the blue badge just yet as I’m absolutely shattered some days, unable to walk more than a few metres. But I am exercising. Yah!

I am starting to think in terms of being well and have decided to try and buy back some the things I regrettably gave to charity over the years - from vinted and eBay. To reclaim me. Weight is continuing to drop, slowly. I’m now down 13.5kg. I’m rediscovering things in my wardrobe I haven’t been able to wear for years.

I don’t want to be too too optimistic as I’m aware I could always have a major setback. Definitely no jabs for me or unnecessary drugs. I’m still trying to eliminate the damage from the covid jab over 3 years later.

Hey all. It’s been a while since I posted. Work has been crazy. Which hasn’t helped the princessing.

I am still not smoking, which is great. I attended a 2 day conference and not rushing outside for a cig a break was freeing m. But also gave me plenty of time for networking. Felt I got a lot more out of this conference than I did previous ones. Made some great connections.

I had my hair professionally done and I love it. Went back to my natural colour with some dimension in it.

I have kept up to my nails.

Weightloss is not going well. After tracking what I eat for a month I put 3lbs on. I don’t get it. I have stopped eating chocolate and biscuits at night. Eating better home made food. I just not be tracking properly, but I am weighing everything. My weight is really getting me down and I feel even worse. All I can do is do it for another month and see what happens. I have so many nice clothes that almost fit. Even a stone would make a difference.

The Christmas dread has set in. Mum died just before Christmas 2 years ago. It’s not been the same since. I am trying to throw myself into it for the kids, planning things buying decorations ready to make the house magical. But at the same time I feel myself missing her more and more. My anxiety is building.

I miss who I was before. I miss feeling excited about Christmas. I miss feeling the magic of it all.

I need to get back into taking my supplements and doing my skin care and hair care. So that’s my plan today. Meal prep, fill up my weekly tablet box and this afternoon take a self care bath.

Hey everyone, not much to update this week.

Cut down alcohol and vaping, and lost 1lb by sticking to only eating a portion of my meals. I've had a bad cold sore on my lips most of the week so felt and looked awful.

My highlights that the hairdresser insisted on insteaf of the balayage I requested has grown out enough for noticeably bad roots, and the colour is murky yellow mess. Debating whether to just do it myself again, knowing there will be damage and breakage but look acceptable or to let it grow out more.

Tried meditation again last night but my household is too noisy to find the time.

Going to jump in the shower and pamper myself to see if I can get my mojo back for princessing. Need to order a gousto box for next weekend so that is also my job for today.

@Alwaysdecorating I feel you. I'm dreading Christmas, can't afford it and it just feels like going through the motions for the sake of it.

@Alwaysdecorating that must be hard. My grandfather died on Boxing Day a few years ago and my mum has found Christmas hard since then. Be gentle with yourself, it's totally normal to still be grieving.

Yesterday I was tired, grumpy and fed up. Opened a bottle of wine and went internet shopping. Bought 2 jumpers and a dress that I don't strictly need. This is what I do - buy things in the hope that they will make life better! I've been really good since I cleared my wardrobe out in the summer, and I don't want to ruin that. So unless these items are stunning when they arrive, fit perfectly, go with things I have and aren't just duplicating existing items, they'll be going back.

I do this too - but things I don't need, to cheer myself up and distract myself from things I'm worrying about. Bought a green suede bag from fatface yesterday. I have about 15 bags but not a green one.
Am still doing okay with diet, but not enough exercise. I want to restart Pilates at home next week, when dh is at work and the kids are at school and only the cats are home to laugh at me!

Hello , please may I throw myself at the feet of all of you princesses and ask for help ?

My husband had an affair 18 months ago and I'm really struggling with the damage to my self esteem.

I also have long covid which causes loads of chronic fatigue type symptoms.

I'm sick of emotionally, physically and spiritually feeling like shit!

I need to
Drink more water
Eat more fruit and veg
Skin care
Get more active
Get out of my head

@ettiespaghetti I'm so sorry about your h. 18 months isn't a long time to get over a betrayal like that - trust takes years to build and minutes to wreck!
Don't let him ever make you feel that you should be over it by now - you are entitled to your own timeline and it's on him to do a lot of the work to rebuild. If you haven't already, then maybe ask on the relationship board and they could give you some links to good resources and books for you both to read, to help clarify your thoughts and for your h to understand the total impact and what he needs to do

@LadyBird1973 thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I've been in therapy ever since (and was before : childhood trauma (lots!))
We did some couples therapy and he is doing some individual.
He's still utterly remorseful but think we have slipped back a bit in our communication and his efforts.

We've just come home from lovely holiday and I definitely felt less than my best self, insecure and a bit hopeless

When affair first came out I lost a lot of weight and did feel (and look) better but it has crept back on, it was unhealthy as I basically barely ate for months.

I've been finding that low carb helps me to eat better food. Mostly because I have to actually make it, since most ready meals/junk food is high carb. It has a good effect on my mood too, since it's nutrient dense. Maybe join us on the low carb bootcamp if you think it will help. We are just over halfway through this one but people do join at various points and there's usually a new one coming up. It's very important to look after yourself x

I also think it's very normal to go forwards and backwards at this time. Your mind has a lot to process.

@LadyBird1973 thankyou, yes , I'm feeling some motivation to take better care of myself , need to embrace it and get some of the healthier changes back into being a habit.

I'm up out of bed, I've written a gratitude list and made a cuppa. Decent start! Ha

I've been researching capsule wardrobe, I have the most ridiculous amount of clothes and yet hardly anything I enjoy wearing or feel good in.

I do love a good clothes declutter. I've been letting dd sell all my unwanted stuff on Vinted (she is motivated because I let her keep the money ). I've been ruthless and ditched anything that I don't feel happy wearing, even if objectively it looked okay and was in good condition - life is too short to wear anything that makes you feel bad about yourself!

Hello everyone! I’m back again! This time on a very positive note. I joined Slimming World a week past on Saturday after my holiday and on Saturday after one week I lost 9lbs! 9lbs!! I was over the moon! It’s really given me a massive confidence boost and I’m feeling good. Not every day is perfect but I’m making much better choices than I was before. I'm very overweight (I was almost 21 stone last week) so I have a long journey ahead of me but I'm feeling positive. I’ve also bought myself some new clothes and trying to do some good things just for me. My fitbit broke last week and I’ve not been out for a walk since so today I treated myself to an Apple watch, which I’m going to try and set up before bed. Tomorrow I am meeting with a personal trainer. I’m so scared but also very excited. I’ve wanted to do this for a long time but have always found an excuse. I don’t have spare cash to be throwing around but I’m looking at this as an investment. For various reasons I feel like I’ve really lost me and I want me back. I’ll try harder to post on here more about the small wins so I can be proud of myself and find my way to the life I really want to be living.

Amazing progress @newyorkinthefall uou deserve to be delighted!

Wow that's amazing @newyorkinthefall !

I don’t have spare cash to be throwing around but I’m looking at this as an investment

I've been working with a personal trainer recently and it has totally changed my fitness and toning. Make sure they are a good one, who listens and plans their sessions around reaching your goals. Mine is superb. I've been working out for 6 months, but as soon as I started with her, my body changed very quickly.

It is an investment. I recently sold a lot of my things and I am in no hurry to buy anything. All I care about right now is working out, and I am permanently in my sweat gear or at work so no need to splash out on things for my cupboards.

Why not sell some of the stuff you no longer want to wear and put it towards your sessions?

Good luck. When I diet, or exercise a lot, I always support this change in my body with vitamins.

Fantastic @newyorkinthefall, a good investment, I wish you every success. Please keep us updated.

Nothing much to add for me. I removed a skintag under my eye that has been making makeup application tricky. I've also been chosen to trial a Helena Rubinstein Replasty Age Recovery Night Cream - I almost fainted at the retail price 15ml for £200! 😵Excited to see the results, but secretly hoping it's not a holy grail product because I can't justify that price.

The diet isn't great, more comfort dinners now the colder days have set in, but trying to be sensible with it.

Wow, 9lbs is amazing! Sometimes you just need to be in the right mindset!

I've reached a plateau this week because I've just been eating maintenance calories. I'm 3lb off my final target, which is soooo close, but I've just been feeling mentally weak this week. Once upon a time, the slightest slip up would have derailed me and lead to a binge though, so maintenance is good enough for me right now!

Well I'm on Los Angeles as H has some meetings. Fantastic range of low carb, gluten free , low cal meals in supermarket- I am however eating normal things at restaurants but even my H can't eat the portions, so lots of sharing going on - and 3 days in and haven't eaten a single chip- did have a fabulous kale and Parmesan with lemon dressing salad with home made lamb meatballs in a Middle Eastern tomato sauce last night and a chicken wrap for brunch just now

I've been feeling a bit less princessy and more like one of the castle labourers recently - loads on at work and doing lots of DIY on our house so some of my Princess goals like lovely nails have fallen by the wayside!

But diet and exercise has been going really well. I'm 6kg / 13lb down from the start of this round of princessing.

Hello everyone, I've followed this post from the start, but never posted. I've been inspired by all your stories, and they have motivated me to make some positive changes, particularly in relation to diet and exercise. I've always tried to keep on top of things like hairdresser visits, eyebrow waxing and tinting, by making my next appointment while I'm in the salon. Since August, I've bought a spin bike and some weights and put them in the garage, and have tried working out 3 times a week (following YouTube classes). I've gone from 11st 10lbs, to 11st 1lbs, and lost inches from my waist and hips; very slow progress, but still progress! I've been tracking my food on My Fitness Pal, and I've found this very motivating. I'm knly 5ft 4, so still overweight according to my BMI, but I feel so much better, and my clothes look better too. Posting here for accountability. Aiming to be at 10st 7lbs for Christmas. Well done to everyone!