Operation Skinny Bride

Well, not long now till the big day! The days are flying by now... and thus, I need to pull my finger out. Scoop has been in the UK for the last two weeks and I have been comfort eating, and so have piled on a couple of kgs. I'll weigh-in tomorrow and post the weight on here. I've been inspired to start blogging again regularly- I have to be committed to post not only the good, but the bad and the ugly, if I am to confront my demons. No mucking around now.... there is a wedding dress to look hot in!!!!!

False start

You know that cold virus I mentioned in my last post- I still have it. Its had me feel very low for over two weeks now, and I am fed up. It has meant almost zero exercise, and lots of comfort eating... ahh well... something is coming up which to me equates to the ultimate clean slate- the 1st of a new month. Why is that so good? Because a month is about how long it should take me to lose the weight I want. So I plan on doing a June Bridal Blitz challenge. And I just had a thought- both my bridesmaids are in the same weight-loss fitness mode- maybe we could compete against each other!!! Maybe that's just the incentive I need... I'll be back :)

Where is it?

Well, I can't be looking hard enough for it if I haven't been posting! For my weight-loss mojo that is! So here I am again, having another crack at posting on my blog. I have had a lot on my plate, with my sister's wedding and arrival of her daughter (my first niece/nephew!) plus lots of other parties and celebrations. So basically I have been holding steady around the 73-74kg mark. Not bad going considering all the temptations I have faced. But the healthy habits are pretty well ingrained now,so any splurge has been countered with healthy eating and exercising regularly...

With 5 months to go to the wedding though, its time to get stuck in again. I would like to lose a few kgs before the wedding, but only a few. I realise now that my goal of 68kg from 2 years ago saw me look quite ill, being very lean in the face and upper body. So I think my new goal should be 70-71kg... that is only 2-3kgs from where I am!!! What is good about starting now is the pretty clean slate Scoop and I have socially- allows me to get 6 exercise sessions for the week, and avoid lots of bad food! I just need to get rid of this cold virus I have, then there will be no stopping me.

Lots happening on the wedding front- keep thinging of little things that need organising now we are getting down to the nitty gritty! While it is starting to stress me a out a little, the overriding feeling is one of excitement- it will be so much fun partying with our friends and family and finally becoming Mrs Cooper :)

Doing well

Have been doing well this last week- I managed to crack the 73s! So very happy about that. I have a particularly challenging weekend in front of me, going up to visit my sister and the rest of my family. That is usually dangerous food wise, as snack food tends to be eaten quite a bit! I think the key to my success this week was how I ate last weekend- one big treat meal Saturday night, and while the rest of the weekend was a little "relaxed" it was done with conscious choices to minimise carbs- ie getting a wrap for lunch, eatting eggs for brekkie. If I just think on the weekends "carbs are evil", it will go a long way to minimising the damage weekends normally wreak on my weight. I certainly don't believe they are evil- but my problem is I love them too much- rice, pasta, bread, cakes- I love it all! So portion control is vital to win the battle of the bulge :)

Ok- lets do it

Came up with my projected loss targets to get back to my goal weight of 68kg- if I were to lose 0.5kg a week, I should be back at 68kg in the first week in June. That seems like a long time off, but the year is rushing by! I can't believe its March! Anyway, keen to get slimmer again so I can feel happy in my wedding dress in October.

Yesterday was another good day, and had an absolutely thrashing at my PT session last night, so hoping the scales will do the right thing! I weighed in at 74.3kg this morning, giving me a loss of 0.75 kg for the week which is great. I really need to nail this weekend coming!

My plan for today:

B: Same as yesterday
L: Same as yesterday
D: Spag bol
S: Same as yesterday
E: Netball training- the first one!!!

Pretty good result!

I ended up having a pretty good weekend food-wise- quite restrained compared to what I have been eating on weekends. It resulted in the best Monday weigh-in result this year. Which is great as it gives me a good base to lose even more this week. Just have to nail this weekend coming as well. Have been getting some good strong training runs under my belt as well, which just gets more of the positivity juices flowing!

My plan for today is:

B: Ultra bran cereal, blueberries, strawberries, skim milk and breakfast juice
L: Baby spinach, roast pumpkin, pine nuts, fat reduced feta, basmati rice (1/2 cup)
D: Chicken satay (low fat) with basmati rice (1/2 cup)
S: Nectarine, low fat yoghurt, Bodywise muesli bar
E: 1 hr PT session

Day 10- Feeling good

Well, once again its Friday, and once again I have a good week under my belt and feeling positive heading into a weekend. What's the difference this time? The memory of feeling low on Monday after pigging out all weekend is still very fresh in my memory. I don't want to feel that again next Monday. The big thing though will be not drinking. I have my sister's Hatchling Party (Hen's/Baby Shower) tomorrow, so all I would be really missing is maybe one or two glasses of wine. No big loss!!

My plan today is:

B: Ultra Bran, strawberries, blueberries, skim milk, and a small glass of breakfast juice
L: Spinach, sweet potato, low fat feta, pine nuts (no rice)
D: Forgot to put meat out! If i succumb to convenience, it will be a WW frozen meal
S: Nectarine, low fat yoghurt, Bodywise muesli bar
E: Hill run- have missed out all week on doing this, so really want to get it done tonight!!!