Oh bugger my "fat trousers" fit

[FauxFox]

I'm off out for lunch at friends and on getting ready I have discovered that my pair of GAP size 12 (really closer to 14 as their sizing is big imo) trousers are now a nice snug fit...oh good you may think....NO! They are my "fat" trousers bought in a rush to look smart at a funeral and they are supposed to be big and baggy!!

So Christmas feasting has clearly caught up with me and tomorrow I will be commencing my bootcamp back to a svelte size 10 in time for summer.

To kick start I will be:

1. Starting the dreaded SHRED
2. running 3 x per week
3. cutting out all processed crap from diet
4. drinking no alcohol til valentines day
5. drinking lots and lots of water

Valentines day will be a day off and I will reassess my aims/goals and how it's all going then.

Feel free to join me I'll weigh in tomorrow morning and then probably fridays (although I will obv be obsessively weighing every day in secret) and i'll probably boringly record food and exercise as it seems to help me stay on the straight and narrow!

I have the Shred DVD in front of me, bought yesterday, am going to give it a go in a minute, don't have any handweights so will have to do it without.

Am cutting out all choc/biscuits and cutting down majorly on bread.

Lost a stone before Christmas but fell of the wagon.

This is my motivation <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=miamia+leigh+dress&um=1&hl=en&biw=1264&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbnid=ivaRlFRaHuhQ0M:&imgrefurl=tellthebride.com/designers/miamia/bridal&docid=KZvbdi7LZYm4rM&imgurl=static.tellthebride.co.uk/images/thumbs/0006108_600_Wedding_Dresses_MiaMia_Leigh.jpg&w=400&h=600&ei=WMAjT_r4I8PR8gPn2vDHBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=102&vpy=123&dur=414&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=140&ty=147&sig=111404040846151825352&page=1&tbnh=167&tbnw=111&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wedding dress

Have just shredded for the first time, am knackered but feel surprisingly good

How is everyone else getting on today?

Hmm. Out last night and somewhat hungover today. Beginning to perk up now but curry, whole bottle of cava and subsequent hangover toast eating sesh not good for the waistline!

2 hours tennis this afternoon tho, so that should help sort me out again.

Lovely dress rare well done for shredding

Hope you had fun sassy enjoy the tennis - I am much to mal co-ordinated to play tennis sadly!

Wedding dress is stunning, rare.

Tennis was good (and cold, hopefully I'll have used a fair few calories just keeping warm)

About to have cajun spiced chicken breast and roasted veg. followed by tiramasu

Morning all, home late last night and a bit knackered but will def do day 7 L1 Shred at some point today! Only food I regret eating yesters was a slice of shop bought bday cake but there wasn't much choice tbh and about 7 dried apricots at 11pm when I should have just gone to bed instead! Other than that stuck to salad/ham etc.

Today I will have yog and seeds for breakfast, melon and ham for lunch and chicken casserole for dinner. Looked at the weather and I hope it's not going to rain all week - I wanted to get out for a run on mon/weds/fri but i'm not doing in in a downpour!

Morning, yesterday was going so well until DP came back home with a McDonalds but have been very good apart from that so not going to beat myself up about it.

Am aching so much today, should i attempt the Shred again anyway?

Yes! If you don't stay with it you'll give up! Am off to do my L1D7 now - two coffees have woken me up enough to face it

OK, have drank a large cup of tea and had a cigarette will attempt it in a min and report back. I also have this DVD Ministry of Sound great music, really enjoy it. Got this and the Shred for £8 from Tesco.

Done!

L1 day 5 done. I've even discovered a newly emerging shoulder muscle!

Well done steala

I'm supposed to be taking the kids swimming in a bit but i'm not v. keen and they are still in PJs so hopefully may not happen...

I shredded had to stop half way through to feed baby but i still went back and finished it

Swimming with kids is grim Faux, keep them in their PJ's

It is grim but they are 6 and this is the year I will get them swimming unaided! DD managed a couple of metres doggy paddle so was worth the horror going today

Well done for shredding too rare we all get a gold star today

yes! <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=internet+high+five&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1264&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbnid=p6CEaUXxwHenTM:&imgrefurl=topcultured.com/10-high-fives-or-the-best-day-youve-had-all-day/&docid=Ja0OCNUtyOo3YM&imgurl=www.topcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/internet-high-five.jpg&w=600&h=556&ei=aGclT6e0F8Hb8gPI5vDNBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=271&vpy=177&dur=690&hovh=216&hovw=233&tx=176&ty=114&sig=111404040846151825352&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=154&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">high five

Morning! Weather a bit grim here...see how it goes but am aiming for a run then Shred D8 L1 this morning. Breakfast is yoghurt and seeds, lunch is ham omelette, tea is roasted stuffed peppers and halloumi cheese.

Shredded but refuse to run in the rain! Forecast is sunny tomorrow so i'll go then to make it up

L1D6 done. I must admit I phoned in a few of the last side lunges with raises. I'm getting nervous about moving up now that I am over half way through L1. I've done L2 and L3 in the past (just trying them out) and I know I'm not ready for them!

@ phoning it in! Jillian would be very cross!

It is so so cold today...really not sure if I can face running outside...but will do Day 9 L1 for def. Might investigate what classes are on at the leisure centre as at least it is warm in there

Food is: yog and seeds, lunch soup, dinner is tuna steak in nicoise salad.

Would it be madness to try spinning??

Morning! Had guests yesterday so couldn't shred, have just done L1D3 tho, first time with proper weights lots of phoning it in!
Am considering weighing myself but will be gutted if i haven't lost anything.

Have never tried spinning, looks brutal tho.

I'd like to try spin. I think I would feel self-conscious though. I'll see when the next class is. I should face these fears with virtual moral support!

all booked up all this week...which probably means it's really good! Go for it!

I phoned up but spinning was all full today at my gym too! Must be the January health kick everyone is on...and the fact it burns 500 cals in 30 mins apparently So anyway, I manned up, found my running gloves and went for a 5k run in the frost followed by D9 L1 and I feel amazing

Same again tomorrow if it doesn't rain then I will be starting L2 on Thursday - yikes!!