I'm back!

Sorry for the extended hiatus! I was away on holidays with no Internet access, and since I've been back I haven't had the chance to update my blog (though I have been reading your blogs from when I've been back!)

Italy was amazing. The fruit and veg tastes so much better than here (so did the ice creams, tiramisu, pizzas...)

I did indulge BUT I was also quite active - I went to the gym and I swam in the sea a lot. Plus all the walking. So I don't think I gained, but I haven't weighed myself so I'm not sure. Incidentally, I am trying not to weigh myself. I found it counterproductive as it affected my mood too much.

Whilst away, I received a lot of compliments about how well I looked compared to last year, which was nice.

I've been back a few days and I went to the gym on Sunday and Tuesday. I will try to go today again (Thursday) as otherwise I'll not get a chance until Sunday.

Foodwise, it's been mostly good, every day I eat healthy nutritious foods but I always end up eating junk of some sort (be it a muffin, or a scone, or whatever). And it's pure gluttony, I know it is.

Nonetheless, overall things are going well (apart from being back home! The weather had been dreadful lol)

S.

56 Kg!

I've been eating mostly very well, which I am very pleased with. I weighed myself today and I am 56 Kg, so that was a surprise as my stomach is pretty big considering.

Not long until my holiday! I wish my stomach was smaller though :(

Love you all xxx

24 days to go

And I am sick. I haven't been exercising today, but I walked quite a bit yesterday which was good. I did some lunges, sit-ups and basic yoga poses this evening. I didn't want to overdo it.

My stomach is as big as ever. My period better come soon, I'm so sick of being a bloated mess.

I have been eating fairly well, no junk but not a massive amount of greens & fruit.

That's a lie actually, I had a tiny bit of cake yesterday. Friends were round last night and brought sponge cake, so I had a little bit.

That's it for now folks :)

Technically 25 days to go

It's technically Tuesday (it's after midnight here) so 25 days to go until my trip to Italy. Aargh!

57 Kg.

I haven't been to the gym but I have been out walking quite a bit. My stomach is still sticking out though... I mean it's not as bad as before, but it's still not great. At least it was considerably flatter when I woke up this morning, so I do think I'm experiencing water retention/bloating rather than actual fat. How long will it take for all this fast food crap to finally leave my body?!?

Things have been better emotionally, but still not great. This too is slowly passing.

I am very sorry to see that Isobel has left the blogging community. Hers was one of the very first blogs I started to follow, way before I had a blogger profile. You'll be sorely missed xxxx

28 days to go

57 Kg. Still, not bad. I was planning in going to the gym this evening, but now we're going to go visit the family of my fiancé's cousin (the one that died). We haven't seen them since the funeral.

Nothing wild to report, hope everyone is keeping well :)

29 days to go

I feel like shit today. Like, really irritable and pissed off. I have no idea why, maybe it's the time of the month approaching or something.

Also, I look like a whale, but according to the scale I weigh 56.5 Kg. Makes no sense, and also I don't see how I lost 1.5 kilos in three days. It must be water weight or something, idk. I fully expect that not to last.

Guy in work bought me a cornetto because we're friends and he's nice that way and so I couldn't say no. I really appreciate the thought, but fuck me.

Apart from that, things are ok, I can't wait to get out of this country and get a bit of proper summer sun.

I might buy some cranberry juice this evening - it should help with my pregnant-looking belly.

Love you all xx

30 days left

Today I am starting a count down to my beach holiday. 30 days from now, I'll be on a plane to Italy!

I have a kilo to lose and my whole body to tone up. I'll lose that kilo without many problems, it's the jiggly horribleness of everything else that worries me lol I don't expect miracles, I just want to feel more comfortable when I "reveal" myself, so to speak.

I did quite a bit of strength training at the gym (for anyone that's worried that strength training will make you bulky: it won't. Women don't have as much muscle as men and you'd need to train flat out with perhaps a little help from Mr Testosterone Supplement to actually become "bulky".)

My problem areas remain my arms and stomach. This morning I was pleasantly surprised to see how flat it was, and my stomach felt very empty (not in an uncomfortable way. It made me smile).

Of course that changed as the day progressed! Is it normal to bloat as the day goes by? I sometimes need to move my belt buckle up a notch towards the end of the day, which is annoying. It's largely dependant on what I eat though, so probably nothing to worry about(?)

My face looks worse than ever, but I'm hoping that a few more days of healthy eating will sort that out.

Anyway, thanks for reading :)