Last night was a New Moon, a time for new beginnings, new endeavours. A time in which I have a couple of new starts that I'm making. Firstly, a new direction with my jewellery and a new brand name and home for my blog all tied in, you'll see the changes appearing soon!
Secondly, this:
Yep, this is me, at a family BBQ last weekend. I am only about 5"4 and 9 to 9 and a half stone (57-60 kilos) is what I should weigh in at and feel my most comfortable at. I got on the scales this morning and I was nudging 10.5 stone (almost 67kg). Ouch. I don't look good and I don't feel good and in six weeks time I have to be a bridesmaid without resembling a beached whale.
I am a typical apple shape so I literally carry most of the weight in my thighs, stomach & boobs (they've gotten ridiculously large, ha ha!). I have battled with IBS-related bloating for years but the added weight is sitting uncomfortably.
However, I've never been on a diet in my life. Yes, you read that right, I'm 35 and I've never dieted. I've never had to & I don't believe in them. I know how I got here (too many takeaways, too much reliancy on carbohydrate filled foods & lack of exercise) and I don't intend to try any fad diets or live on celery alone in order to get back to where I want to be. Please don't misunderstand me, 10.5 stone is not a lot but on me it sits badly and I feel awkward and have to dress to hide my middle so my self-confidence is on a slippery-slope. I don't want to eat in a way where I feel restricted or guilty and I don't want to feel as though I'm battling with myself.
So what I am going to do is eat less carbs, more vegetables, cut out fizzy drinks and try to cut back on sugar in general and move, in some way, every single day. I want to feel like the me I am used to being and I want to feel energetic and not fatigued constantly.
I started yesterday and will share my progress with you here, let's see if I can lose a stone and gain some extra vitality in six weeks my way!
Secondly, this:
Yep, this is me, at a family BBQ last weekend. I am only about 5"4 and 9 to 9 and a half stone (57-60 kilos) is what I should weigh in at and feel my most comfortable at. I got on the scales this morning and I was nudging 10.5 stone (almost 67kg). Ouch. I don't look good and I don't feel good and in six weeks time I have to be a bridesmaid without resembling a beached whale.
I am a typical apple shape so I literally carry most of the weight in my thighs, stomach & boobs (they've gotten ridiculously large, ha ha!). I have battled with IBS-related bloating for years but the added weight is sitting uncomfortably.
However, I've never been on a diet in my life. Yes, you read that right, I'm 35 and I've never dieted. I've never had to & I don't believe in them. I know how I got here (too many takeaways, too much reliancy on carbohydrate filled foods & lack of exercise) and I don't intend to try any fad diets or live on celery alone in order to get back to where I want to be. Please don't misunderstand me, 10.5 stone is not a lot but on me it sits badly and I feel awkward and have to dress to hide my middle so my self-confidence is on a slippery-slope. I don't want to eat in a way where I feel restricted or guilty and I don't want to feel as though I'm battling with myself.
So what I am going to do is eat less carbs, more vegetables, cut out fizzy drinks and try to cut back on sugar in general and move, in some way, every single day. I want to feel like the me I am used to being and I want to feel energetic and not fatigued constantly.
I started yesterday and will share my progress with you here, let's see if I can lose a stone and gain some extra vitality in six weeks my way!
