Here I Am

YES to putting in the miles while the rest of the world is asleep,
To doing what I want, when I want to do it
To pushing through the pain because giving up hurts more
YES to not being afraid to fail
To doing it for the love, not the money
To doing it for myself, my girls, my team.
YES to speeding up as I pass you at the bus stop
YES to self belief, knowing that I’m good but I can always be better
Yes to claiming my place, to challenging the rules, to playing my own game.
NO there isn’t anything I cannot do
YES to making myself heard
YES to stepping up and saying HERE I AM

Quick update...

I lost another 2lbs at Chub Club last night. I'm very pleased with this as I was expecting to either stay the same or put a bit on.

I had been fairly good last week up until the weekend. I was in London all weekend for the marathon which involved eating out or eating what I could when I could. I did do a fair bit of walking and running about on the Sunday which I think helped.

I'm going to be extra careful this week and step up my activity (I'm doing a 15 mile walk myself this weekend) in order to make sure that last weekend doesn't catch up with me at next week's weigh in.

But overall, I'm fairly chuffed!!

Weigh to go!

I had my first weigh in at Chub Club last night. I was nervous because whilst I thought I'd had a good week, it can be hard to tell.

However, climbing onto the scales I found out I'd lost................

7lbs! That's half a stone! IN A WEEK!!

I was so amazingly excited. It hadn't been hard, I hadn't been hungry. I'd enjoyed being in control of my eating and making good decisions.

I know that obviously the weight loss won't continue at this rate. I've got quite a difficult weekend coming up where it will be more difficult to eat sensibly and count points but it won't be impossible and I'll see what I can do.

I shall keep you posted on my progress but lets just say, I'm off to a good start and feeling fantastic!

Chub Club

On Monday I took the plunge and went back to Chub Club (Weight Watchers). I have failed to lose weight on my own, despite joining a gym 3 months ago. I have failed to curb my eating habits and failed to be accountable for it, complaining that I was not losing weight as I stuffed my face with chocolate and crisps.

So I'm back counting my points and weighing everything and I am feeling quite positive. This is only day three but so far it has not been as difficult as I thought it would be. I certainly feel more in control than when I tried following it last time.

I shall keep my blog updated with how it goes, especially my first weigh in next Monday.

Here's to a new start...again