A little late, but feeling great!

So, my last weigh in was scheduled for on or around the 7th April ... well I did say I was on annual leave so I might be a bit late. I didn't expect to be a month late but there you go!

I have just weighed in for the first time in about six weeks and I have put on 2lb. Ah well, not the end of the world and certainly not unmanageable. I have had a weekend of excesses (a stonking hen weekend in Cardiff for one of my very good friends) which involved copious amounts of alcohol, plenty of cake and at least two burgers so I am hoping a return to normal everyday eating and drinking will sort that out fairly quickly. I have also just completed my first month of my new job, which is challenging (in the very best way) and also full of temptation in the form of vending machines full of M&M's, very good latte just a moments walk away and a convenient supply of fresh rather large baguettes which has certainly had an affect on my diet that I admit to being fairly poor for the last few weeks. That will all settle down though, and hopefully once I get back into the swing of something resembling a routine I should find time for aerobics again too.

My current plan is to try and fit in listening to the McKenna CD to try and summon up some motivation for exercise and a compulsion to eat more healthy options and less crap. I have to say, the "eat if you're hungry, stop when you're full" rule seems to have stuck with me quite well though and I am definitely not mindlessly stuffing my face to the point of bursting. I also feel more happy with my body than I have in a while, which is probably why I haven't felt the need to blog or weigh myself in such a long time. I still have no jeans that fit. I'm working on that one lol.

So, I am hoping to shift this excess 2lbs before the next weigh by getting "Back to McKenna Basics". It's our niece's wedding on spring bank holiday weekend so I will weigh in just before then. If I gain weight my dress simply will not fit (it's a squeeze as it is) so I hope my faith in McKenna proves justified again.

Gem x

More McKenna Magic

It has been over two weeks since my last weigh in ... and the result is not as impressive but quite astounding to me nevertheless. I weighed in last night when I was actually due to do so last Friday but as it was my husbands 30th party that night I was far to busy making myself beautiful in between slicing baguettes and cutting up quiche to be getting on the scales! One point of note is that my party dress was a bargain last minute purchase from warehouse and was in fact a size 10! Oh yes.

Anyway, the weigh in result was *drum roll please* ... stayed the same LOL. However, I am absolutely pleased with that result and here is why. I have been very, very busy this month with several celebrations and meals out and general consumption of booze and because of that my exercise regime has taken a bit of a slip too.

My plan for the next couple of weeks is to get back in to listening to my McKenna CD (which is worryingly starting to skip occaisionally) and back into doing my exercise DVDs and going to aerobics regularly. Listening to the CD is not at all a chore and it is BRILLIANT at motivating me to exercise which is exactly what I need to be doing.

Next weigh in is scheduled for on or around the 7th April ... I'm on annual leave that week so it might be later though.

Gem x

The Second McKenna Weigh In

Friday was my second weigh in since starting to follow Paul McKenna's weight loss programme. It seems bizarre and surprising that I am able to tell you that I have lost another 2lbs this fortnight! That's 4lbs in 4 weeks and probably a personal record lol. I wasn't looking forward to getting on the scales I must admit. After all, I had been on meals out and had various "naughty" foods and all the things that spell disaster on weight watchers but I am now 10st 7lbs and officially the lightest I have been since starting this blog. And only 7lbs away from goal, which if my weightloss continues as it has been could be achieved by the end of May. I am now starting to trust that this actually works but I hope that doesn't mean I will get complacent and start scoffing with blissful ignorance. There have been three occaisions in the last 24 hours where I have thought to myself "I don't want to eat this!" but eaten it anyway. I think a top up session with the CD might be in order this evening followed by a quick blast on Davina Fit to get myself back on track.

In other news ... I have a new job! It will be of no surprise for anyone to learn that I was ready for a change of scene work wise and an opportunity has presented itself for me to make my escape. There has been some celebratory wine and cake consumed ... but I think that might be the law so there.

Gem x

Looser

Hi Girls

Well i have stepped on the scales this morning, can't remember last time i went on them, gotta be a few weeks.

I have now lost a stone since the new year, very chuffed with myself. Can't say it was the gym, as what with everything going on i've been very hit and miss there. Can't say it's dieting either, as again, hit and miss with whether i'm eating anything somedays. So would imagaine the last few llbs of the stone has been through all the stress and heartache that we're going through at the moment.

Good that it's come off though, could do with getting at least another stone and half off and then i'll be happy. But as you both know, much more important things going on at the moment.

vic xx

The Experiment Continues

After last weeks fairly successful weigh in I was quite tempted to get on the scales again this week to see how I've been doing ... but I resisted. The handful of people who know what I am doing have been asking how McKenna is going for me and it's one of those that is quite difficult to answer. I definitely do feel happier and more in control and I definitely do not feel fatter. I am quite happy with that and I am certainly pleased about how much more activity I am doing. I do feel compelled to exercise a lot more than I had been and I am far less likely to binge to the point where I can barely move. In fact, eight days ago I bought a large bar for Nestle Crunch (I absolutely LOVE chocolate with bits in it, co-op fair trade white with crispie bits is my ultimate fave but Crunch will do me) and there is still about half of the bar in my fridge. After EIGHT days there is still half an open bar of chocolate in my fridge. I think if I was on weight watchers and feeling even the tiniest bit deprived that chocolate bar would have been gone after a couple of days at best.

I am still listening to the CD but not every day as its just too much and if I only have time for one thing or the other I am tending to opt for 30 minutes of Davina Fit rather than twenty odd minutes of McKenna. Incidentally I haven't managed to stay awake through the whole of the CD for over a week now so I hope it's still sinking into my subconcious while I snooze lol.

So, it will be weigh in on Friday and I am aiming to fit in at least 2 more goes at Davina and 2 more listens to the CD before then. I have my fingers crossed for a bit of a loss ... even just half a lb would make me smile!

Gem x