125lbs

My first week is over with and I have lost 2lbs, which is amazing as I hadn’t stepped into my gym all week.  This is mostly due to my feeling quite rubbish on the diet for 5 days.  BUT my energy levels are picking up now and I’m going to venture into a body pump class on monday and I’ve signed up to the argentine tango dance class for tuesday. 

The holford diet isn’t difficult to stick to but going cold turkey from all the caffiene and sugar is!!!!  But I feel much better now and am exited about next week, hopefully it’ll be successful

Well I joined this site 2 days ago at the same time as I started the Holford Diet.  Not sure if anyone out there has heard of it??  It’s written by a guy who set up the Institute for Optimal Nutrition(ION) in London.  It’s a GL diet but combined with optimal nutrition which means you’re giving your body all the minerals and nutrients it needs. 

You’re really supposed to give yourself a week or 2 before hand to cut out any bad food/lifestyle habits such as excess sugar, caffiene etc………. I forgot about that part and feel like poop! 

I work in  hospital and when it’s manic and I’m stressed I reach for the chocolate and drink gallons of tea………. lemon and ginger tea with oatcakes and hummus just haven’t cut it for me these last 2 days I tell ya!!! But I’m going to stick to it.  I just gotta keep reminding myself that the reason I feel dreadful is because my body is overloaded with toxins and that now it’s having an actual chance to get rid of the blighters!

Giving myself the week off exercise as I believe I may well throw up on the x-trainer at this moment in time.

 Hope anyone out there who stumbles accross this garbled blog is having a good day…… and not in the process of detoxing

Love from me  x

ps.  on the up side I have felt slightly more alert this evening which is unheard of, may just be coincidence, I’ll keep you informed.

So here goes nothing!

It’s Sunday night in the UK and I am currently eating chicken, spinach and quinoa… perfect diet food no? but I gorged myself yeaterday on chocolate and cookies

I did not make a January new years’ resolution as I hate January and the whole month buggers up my plans of goodness.  Instead I have made myself a Chinese New Years resolution of achieving my ultimate wieght loss goal in this year.  Also it is the year of the ox which represents determination and hard work, we all know that weight loss requires surplus amounts of both.  I am worried/intimidated by my forthcoming challange, mostly because I hate failure and I’m terrified of being this uncomfortable with my body for much longer.

Two years ago I weighed 245lbs - double my ideal wieght!! I am currently 189lbs and have the remaining 65lbs to lose. 

I have a plan of action, which is always helpful in these cases! So please stay tuned and let’s see how I get on…..

p.s feel free to e-mail, buddy up or cheer me on and I shall return the favour tenfold