lose 20 pounds and keep it off

I now have 23 days to get into tip top condition before my hip opp. I started today by going to the gym for the first time since before christmas – the only bummer being the indoor pool was closed – and won’t re-open until Thursday – and I was sooo tempted to turn around and go out again – but I took the kids to the outdoor pool and swam my 20 lengths.

I also took the kids to the shops in central mk for WeeblyGirl to spend her £10 voucher – WeeblyBoy only went and lost £20 out of his pocker on the shop – I was so cross with him – I thought at 11 I would let him take responsibility for his own money – and I was pleased he had decided that there was nothing he wanted in the toyshop. Makes up for the £20 he found in the cinema with his Dad on Sunday – you win some you lose some – grrrr.

So – my hip is aching tonight after the exercise today – which I don’t mind at all as the opp seems less scary if my hip hurts now!

Since I now know I am having my hip replaced in January – it is even more important that I lose weight.

We stopped buying chocolate and crisps into the house – we are trying to eat more veg and be healthier all around. I was swimming 3 times a week until I broke my toe but I got back there this week – and the scales at the gym say I have lost 7lb’s so far – hurrah!!

I really thought sitting on my backside even though we are still trying to be healthier would mean I would at least put the few lb’s back on that I have lost- but maybe not.

So the effort redoubles as I am sure my opp in in January – and I will have to be careful over christmas – but once I have had the opp I might let myself eat some choclate!!!!

Another pound this week, up to 17.5 pounds. Nearly there!

Well I stalled for a bit over the summer, too many fish and chip suppers by the seaside, and then curries when I was in India, but fortunately I didn’t put any weight on. It has taken me a while to get going again but I have finally started losing weight again and I’ve now lost 16.5 pounds!!! So not far to go for this target, but I really need to lose another couple of stone.

Slimming World seems to be doing the trick so far – in three weeks I’ve lost 9.5 pounds! The great thing is that it doesn’t even feel like a diet because I can eat piles of pasta or rice so I rarely feel hungry – and there’s plenty of opportunity to eat chocolate or drink wine as well.

I can feel the difference already, my “overhang” doesn’t seem as big and I’m definitely narrower in the hips.

Went to Slimming World yesterday and I’ve lost FIVE AND A HALF POUNDS in the last week!!! Woohoo! I’m a happy bunny :0)

Okay, so I curiously managed to completely forget about this goal and my bid to lose 20 pounds before my honeymoon. The wedding came and went and I looked gorgeous, in a beached whale type way …. I felt fantastic and beautiful at the time but I really don’t like the photos, I’m HUGE! And we went to Africa on honeymoon and i did the canoeing (and nearly got eaten by a crocodile!) and the elephant-back safari – but they showed a DVD of the ride at the end and again, I just looked so hideously hugely fat that we didn’t buy it.

So now I am adamant that I’m not only going to lose 20 pounds but a lot more – in fact, 4 stone would be nice. I joined Slimming World on Monday and am finding the Food Optimising eating plan really easy to stick to so far – so far I’ve had loads of salad and pasta and a massive jacket potato and beans and even a can of beer …. obviously I don’t know if I’ve lost anything yet (and my scales at home are dreadfully inaccurate so I’m not going to bother weighing myself here) but I’m determined that I am going to make this work.

I’ve lost 9 pounds since Christmas, and am still going. Maybe I’ll meet this goal soon!

I guess considering where I was intending to get to, I need to amend this to lose 30 pounds and keep it off!

I’ve put on weight over the last year instead of losing it, and I’m now getting to the point where I must do something about it.

But I saw the nurse at my GP’s surgery today and she said that I do need to lose weight. Combine that with our fantastic honeymoon next year, which involves canoeing down the Zambezi and going on an elephant safari, and I know I really do need to …. so here starts a concerted effort to lose 20 pounds between now and next April. Wish me luck!