Hello again. It's been quite a strange couple of weeks all in all. After gaining a ridiculous amount of weight within a very short period, I decided to take the big step and rejoin Slimming World Online. I managed to find the motivation to really put in the effort in my first week, which was rewarded with a 3lb loss. Week 2 was more of a challenge, thanks to a mix of happy events (which meant eating out) but also a dip in my mood, out of the blue and for no reason, which has impacted on my good work. And in a demoralising end to week 2, I gained 1lb.
Apart from my holiday months of May and September, the period between late January and mid-May is probably my favourite time of the year. National finals/Eurovision season is in full swing and there is that extra "buzz". Unfortunately though I have recently hit a slump and last week I just felt so sad, and I can't explain why. It's not work or my personal life, both of which are very happy and settled. Is "the dieting" maybe messing with my mind again, as it did before (in different times)? But there is also the tiredness/fatigue which I experience from time to time, and my poor fitness levels.
Still, it's a marathon, not a sprint. However it would be nice to lose a few pounds and reacquaint myself with the 95% of the clothing in my wardrobe which has been out of bounds for the last couple of years whilst my weight seemed to soar.
My mood has lifted over the past couple of days though, and it's onwards into week 3 towards Friday's weigh-in. I have meal-planned for the week and written it all in my book so here's hoping that I'll be losing instead of gaining by the time Friday comes around.
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Sunday, 19 February 2017
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
So that was January...
At the end of that horrible nightmare which was 2014, I decided to throw that year in the dustbin and start 2015 with a blank sheet. 2015 already seems to be an improvement on 2014.
The best thing of all was that I started working part-time. It immediately had a great impact on my mood, mental health and home life. Long-neglected tasks are now being seen to at home, I'm managing my day to day work more effectively, it's all good so far. It's my day off today, so I've had a lie-in! I'm typing this blog post and catching up with a few jobs at home.
I guess the only down side is the financial aspect, as the pay cut has forced me to do some serious budgeting. However there comes a time when you realise that there are other important priorities, and I'm quite happy as long as I have enough to live on and save up for holidays of course!
I have had to make some big sacrifices in other areas, cutting unnecessary spending and stepping up bargain hunting to a new level. I used to be a compulsive shopper but this habit has now been well and truly curbed!
Last year I gained just over two stones in weight in the space of 9 months. That's a pretty frightening statistic, but I didn't feel that it was the right time to throw myself into a fitness regime until a few days ago. Hello again to the exercise bike, weights, mini stepper and walking to and from work. I'm beginning to feel the benefit already, although there is still a long, long way to go. I'm not dieting but slowly reintroducing healthier eating back into my life. The other reason why dieting isn't really happening is that one of my plans for this year was to learn to bake and my first attempt was pretty successful. I made cupcakes on a day off in January using my brand new food mixer and it went well. (I'll post the pictures on here later once I upload them from my phone). Assignment no.2 turned out to be the Great Meringue Disaster. I guess that's one for a later date. Meringue fail aside, I'm planning the next instalment. Be very afraid *evil laugh*.
I'm trying to throw myself into mindfulness, which appears to be working for me most of the time. Even the below-freezing temperatures haven't got me down! Last week we had a lot of snow which still hasn't melted. Anyway I'm taking everything one day at a time, but I'd be a liar if I said there hadn't been dark days over the past month: there have been more good days than bad days though, and the old 'January blues' thing didn't really happen as I was actually relieved to get Christmas, and all that surrounds it, out of the way. One very positive thing was that I managed to overcome my terrifying social anxiety to go to what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening last Friday with faithful travelling companion and his lovely friends.
I took a month out of blogging and tweeting, although the planned internet detox didn't quite get off the ground. (Will maybe try that again in the summer, the way I did a couple of years back). I finally got round to getting my laptop screen fixed as well. Just in time for throwing myself wholeheartedly into Eurovision season of course!
The best thing of all was that I started working part-time. It immediately had a great impact on my mood, mental health and home life. Long-neglected tasks are now being seen to at home, I'm managing my day to day work more effectively, it's all good so far. It's my day off today, so I've had a lie-in! I'm typing this blog post and catching up with a few jobs at home.
I guess the only down side is the financial aspect, as the pay cut has forced me to do some serious budgeting. However there comes a time when you realise that there are other important priorities, and I'm quite happy as long as I have enough to live on and save up for holidays of course!
I have had to make some big sacrifices in other areas, cutting unnecessary spending and stepping up bargain hunting to a new level. I used to be a compulsive shopper but this habit has now been well and truly curbed!
Last year I gained just over two stones in weight in the space of 9 months. That's a pretty frightening statistic, but I didn't feel that it was the right time to throw myself into a fitness regime until a few days ago. Hello again to the exercise bike, weights, mini stepper and walking to and from work. I'm beginning to feel the benefit already, although there is still a long, long way to go. I'm not dieting but slowly reintroducing healthier eating back into my life. The other reason why dieting isn't really happening is that one of my plans for this year was to learn to bake and my first attempt was pretty successful. I made cupcakes on a day off in January using my brand new food mixer and it went well. (I'll post the pictures on here later once I upload them from my phone). Assignment no.2 turned out to be the Great Meringue Disaster. I guess that's one for a later date. Meringue fail aside, I'm planning the next instalment. Be very afraid *evil laugh*.
I'm trying to throw myself into mindfulness, which appears to be working for me most of the time. Even the below-freezing temperatures haven't got me down! Last week we had a lot of snow which still hasn't melted. Anyway I'm taking everything one day at a time, but I'd be a liar if I said there hadn't been dark days over the past month: there have been more good days than bad days though, and the old 'January blues' thing didn't really happen as I was actually relieved to get Christmas, and all that surrounds it, out of the way. One very positive thing was that I managed to overcome my terrifying social anxiety to go to what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening last Friday with faithful travelling companion and his lovely friends.
I took a month out of blogging and tweeting, although the planned internet detox didn't quite get off the ground. (Will maybe try that again in the summer, the way I did a couple of years back). I finally got round to getting my laptop screen fixed as well. Just in time for throwing myself wholeheartedly into Eurovision season of course!
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