So I have a confession or 2 to make.
Firstly, I’m not doing this all by myself. I am going to Rosemary Conley Classes on a Thursday night. They are really good because not only you get to weigh in (like Slimming World and Weightwatchers) but on top of that you get to do the exercise class instead of just sitting around talking and then going home. Even I survive (to date by varying degrees) the exercise classes. It’s a ½ hr cardio work out and then ¼ hr toning. Then if you are still standing or even alive, there is a Zumba class after. I am normally just hanging in there till the end of the toning. At the moment if I stayed for Zumba it probably would kill me off.
The one I go to is great, and its turned Thursday nights into my night. The group has lots of lovely ladies in it of all ages and sizes. I was welcomed into the group from my first night, and really enjoy going. I will even be going next Thursday which happens to be my birthday! The concept is quite simple, there is a calorie limit you have a day, starting low for first two weeks and then it goes up a little for another 2, and then you have a limit set for your size, age, weight etc.
Golden rule is everything you eat has to be 5% fat or less. So as long as for the 100g, 100ml the fat is 5 or lower you can have it, obviously keeping in check the calories side for the portion you are having. I have become obsessed by how much fat is in stuff. I was offered a glass of Baileys last weekend at my friends, the first thing that went through my head was “how much fat is in that?” 13% to be exact. I did turn the glass down.
I have been slimmer of the week the last two weeks, both certificates are up on the fridge door to remind me to keep going.
And I guess this brings me on to how much I lost this week. Well I did OK. 5lbs this week, and this is where confession number 2 comes in. I was a little bit gutted. Even though this means I have lost 1lb short of a stone in 2 weeks I was rather disappointed. I was really hoping for the whole stone loss at least, especially as I had done so much walking last weekend, and again have been so strict with myself over what I am eating with no cheating at all, (apart from a small tsp of low fat soft cheese and a bit of salmon when I was preparing my lunch for the following day one day (confession #3?)). I know is stupid that I was disappointed, because 5lbs is still a fab amount to lose. The first thing I thought was what can I change this week? I am also nervous because my daily allowance has gone up this week, so surely I will lose even less if I am eating more calories? I know its unhealthy to lose a lot of weight quickly, but it’s not as though I can’t afford to lose it at perhaps a quicker rate than a slimmer person at the moment.
Anyway I am happy that I lost 5lbs, I am proud that I have done that much already. So as long as I focus on that part then I should get my shrinking arse through the next week until I stand on those scales again on my birthday.
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