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Still smiling :)

Okay, since my last post, I've still been at the gym every day and still feeling so much better for it. I feel alive! My clothes are getting looser yet I have no idea how many kilos I've lost because I'm not weighing myself. Am I tempted? Hell, yes! But I no longer have scales in my house. I threw them out on New Years Day. The only way I'm going to know how much I weigh is when I go for my doctors check up on March 1st. So, that's 6 weeks away. When I went for my check up, on the doctors scales, I weighed 103.5 (I've seen worse :) ) so it will be interesting to see what it says. I'm tempted to weigh myself elsewhere, but that would be pointless since every scale is different. For now, I'm enjoying having more energy to play with Ryan. He's at the stage where everything is exciting - he's just adorable. I love hanging out with my little man :)

I haven't had a chance to catch up on everyone's blogs of late, but will do so tomorrow since I have the day off. Hope you're all well.

Surely by the 1st of March, I'll be under 100kgs???????????

x

Just a quick update...

Okay so since the 3rd of Jan (last post), I have been to the gym every night...and I'm loving it! I've decided that I'll be doing Pump twice a week (Tues nights & Fridays at 11am - which is in about an hour & a half!) & the rest of the nights, I do cardio - I do the running program about 4 times a week & the other day is just the bike & X-trainer. I'm currently on Week 2 of C25K, but I think I might stay here for a while until I feel completely comfortable with it. Since going to the gym every night, I've been feeling stronger & healthier in both mind & spirit. It gives me time out to myself to do something FOR myself. Dave has been great and puts Ryan to bed every night as long as I give him Friday nights to go out with his boys (so ok with that!). I find I'm handling stress so much better than usual. And the best part? I bought a pair of size 18 jeans just before Christmas and now I need a belt! I've NEVER worn a belt since I first started putting on all this weight. It feels really great :) So I'm loving the fact that my size 18 jeans are falling down - so it definitely keeps me motivated to just keep on going.

Thought I'd post some photos - my little sister so 'kindly' sent me this wonderful flattering photo taken of me in Jan 06, so I thought I'd post another one with it of me taken today.

So anyway, not much else is happening here. Just keeping my portion sizes down & exercising daily. Ryan loves it because his mum now has so much more energy for him...and I'm loving having more energy to spend more time hanging out with him.

Hope everyone is going well - enjoy your weekend, & I'll read you all later... :)

xx

P.S. Not all that good with posting pictures :)

It's all about consistency, right?

...I mean, now that I've finally gotten off my arse & into the gym, I just have to keep going & the weight is going to go away & STAY AWAY, right???!! Tonight I did it. I went to the gym! I've decided that I'm going to do that 'Couch to 5K' thing that everyone seems to be doing...and I tell ya, I feel bloody great after doing Day 1. I warmed up on the bike for 10 mins (okay, so I was really trying to psych myself up to get on the damn treadmill in the first place), then did 5 min warm up on the treadmill, then the jog/walk thing. But instead of doing for 20 mins, I ended up doing it for 25 mins cos I lost track of time. I didn't go very fast (hello? I'm 102kgs, people!!!); I walked at 5.7 & jogged at 7.7 so I could last the whole time. I was definitely sweating but you couldn't wipe the smile off my face when I finished. Then I finished with 10 mins on the cross trainer cos I was feeling so good about myself. On my walk back home (I only live a 10 min walk from the gym), I started thinking about my mum & how proud she would be of me for doing this. She was one of my biggest supporters in this weight loss thing. I just wish I'd done this while she was still around.  No doubt she's cheering me on from wherever she is... :)

My eating has been really good these last few days - I'm feeling healthy.

Hope everyone else is going well with their health/fitness goals - & any other goals you've decided on. Can't wait to do this again tomorrow...or am I supposed to not run 2 days in a row???