Weight loss update - Week 2

I am a few days late for this post but will still just go from Tuesday-Tuesday.

 So last week I did great - my main aim throughout all of this is to continue eating meals with family and not having to miss out when my family do nice things which includes foods. That I managed... some of the evening meals may not have been the healthiest as far as diets are concerned but smaller portioned and lots of salads / vegetables etc meant that I could enjoy these non the less. 

So my goals from last week were....

- to stick to it 100%:

This I did and I felt so much better for it. Funnily enough I have notice many differences all ready. For example:

               I think I have a little intolerance to potatoes, bread, pasta etc. I haven't had very much of this, maybe one or two nights... but when I have I certainly notice the difference. I bloat, feel all sluggish and just a little meh and my energy goes out the window. Although that's my favourite food group =( its nice to know that it does make a difference and I'm now aware of that. I'm not going to illiminate them but I will certainly reduce my intake. Before now every meal included one of those foods... that is not the case any longer.

              I have much more energy!! Yay. I severely lacked this before. Most evenings I would end up on the floor asleep by 8pm ish. I don't know if this is my new eating or whether it's because I have been taking multi vitamins with iron in ( I was a little anaemic before)

              I am NOT craving sweet stuff... This is absolutely amazing for me. I have no problems sticking to my planned healthy snacks and meals. I am normally ALWAYS wanting sweet things and usually gave in, not good I know. 

              I am not hungry. The smoothies and snacks are more than enough during the day and they are delicious. That along with my family meals in the evening makes a perfect way of living for me. 

- Enjoy our Sunday outing... EXCITED 

We had a lovely day! The weather was beautiful which makes a massive change to recent months and the kids loved the chance to play without there coats and wellies. A fairly healthy picnic (I had a few Pringles which is the fairly bit =D) and a gorgeous walk. PERFECT! 

- go for a run at least 3 times this week 

This one I failed miserably at. I didn't even make one run, how terrible is that? Exercise is definitely a goal for this week... suppose we cant be perfect.

This weeks results...

Weight loss: -1lb 

Body fat: -1%

Metabolic age: -3 years

Hydration: +0.8%

Muscle: +1.2lbs

Chest measurements: -2cm

Waist measurements: -3cm 

Hip measurements: -1cm

Thigh measurements: the same

Overall results 

Weight loss: -3lbs

Body fat: -1%

Metabolic age: -3 years 

Hydration: +0.8%

Muscle: +1.2lbs

Chest measurements: -2cm

Waist measurements: -3cm 

Hip measurements: -1cm

Thigh measurements: the same

As you can see it's all going in the right direction and I have 5 more lbs to lose by April 1st as my 1st months target... Will I make it?

Next weeks goals:

- to exercise at least 3 times this week. 

- to enjoy my hag night out Saturday 

- to stick to the plan 100% 

- to make sure I take my vitamins daily. 

Happy sunshine

I'M SO HAPPY THE SUN IS BACK....

It's about time, don't you think. After this horrendously wet winter it feels like I have't seen the sun in ages and today, I'm hoping, is the start of a sunny year. A little optimistic I know.

I couldn't stay in on a day like this... especially as it was the first. So me and the little buddha took a trip. My cousin had a table at a craft sale raising money for cancer research in Cornwall so we took the ferry over. I love days like today, random days, days where you can just relax and have fun without a care in the world. We decided to walk to the ferry, jump on and nip to the park on the way home. The buddha loved it. He was so funny... we skipped, jumped, hopped, run and occasionally looked normal and walked. It was a proper little adventure and the looks we were getting was hilarious. 

I also got my first purchase for the new house which is really exciting. Just a little something for the kitchen. I thought it was really cute and I am a HUGE fan of tea =)

Weight loss update... 1 week complete

So I said last week that I am going to use my blog to keep me accountable and help me get to my goal weight. I had my first weigh in yesterday :)...

 I only started the program 4 days ago although I have been 'being good' for a week so wasn't expecting massive changes. I managed to lose 2.5lbs in that time. My water levels were still the same so at least it's not just water that I'm losing, although I shouldn't hope so considering how much I'm drinking. The scales I am using track metabolic age, body fat %, muscle weight along with weight and various other things. I'm hoping to see these all go in the right direction.  

Fingers crossed that this loss only gets bigger but for now I am happy with getting my goal loss of 2lbs a week and aim to lose another 6 by the first of April. 

My aim alongside this is to continue living a normal family life. Therefore family meals are going to be included (our family meals are normally quite healthy anyway) although some little alterations may be made if it fits and if we have play dates or family things on the weekend I'm fully joining in. I have no intention of being miserable and cutting everything out of my life to be skinny. This week I am going to be enjoying my Sunday with another family at a national trust park (we have just become members which I'm super excited about). There is a cornish festival on for St Pirons week which normally include nice cornish food. I WILL enjoy this but will also be starting to build in exercise this week and will continue the rest of the week at 100%. 

I do have before photos but there is no way they are being posted until I see significant changes... Then there might be a comparison. I have also taken all my measurements so fingers crossed the inches will start falling off. 

Goals for this week:

- to stick to it 100% 

- enjoy our Sunday outing... EXCITED 

- go for a run at least 3 times this week 

2.5lbs down, 29.5lbs to go... 

My Fiancée 30th Birthday

This was ages ago now, last November to be precise, but I thought I'd blog about it because people have pinned bits of it and I wish I had something like this when I was looking...

So it was my fiancée's 30th Birthday and I wanted to do something big for it. Her birthday usually gets missed due to the huge number of birthdays we have in November and its our sons birthday then also. I browsed the internet and looked through the shops but just couldn't find anything that would be any different from a normal birthday. Then I had an idea.... its her 30th birthday so how about 30 ideas in 30. I don't know how to word it very well but you'll get the jist in a minute.

I planned a whole weekend for her. Starting with the Thursday...

I worked Thursday morning but I left it so that she had nothing to do... what a great start that is. No cleaning, ironing or any housework in any way, shape or form. Her favourite food is Antipasto so I got every cold meat, cheese and crackers going with some lovely fresh bread. A candle lit dinner - gorgeous.

The lady herself and of course our gorgeous little boy

During the meal I gave her this... 

Cuddle kit

I made her a 'Cuddle kit' hamper and this was what I put in it....

• Champagne - since it was for a special occasion. 
• DVD 
• Scented candle 
• Hot chocolate with all the trimmings (marshmallows, chocolate chips, and cream) 
• Bar of luxury chocolate 
• Ferrero rochers 
• Popcorn 

And that was our evening sorted... PERFECT.

Friday - HER BIRTHDAY <3 

I had quite a lot up my sleeve for today as I wanted it to be perfect and I think I can safely say I gained a few brownie points. 

So morning, pressies.... as I said earlier, I came up with this crazy 30 plan. This is where it starts to make sense. So to start... a little about her. Apart from being the most beautiful lady and great mummy... she is also Scottish and very fussy (EVERYTHING depends on mood). This covered it all, I also made her a scrap book which incorporated some the ideas. 

1. I love you in 30 languages (inside scrap book)
2. Happy birthday in 30 languages (inside scrap book)
3. 30 reasons why I love you (inside scrap book)
4. 30 things that happened in 1983 (inside scrap book)
5. 30 random facts (inside scrap book)
6. 30 people you share your birthday with (inside scrap book)
7. 30 personality traits of a scorpio 
8. 30 pic and mix sweets
9. 30 photos (I made the frame and photos were attached, photo to follow)
10. 30 IOU's 
11. 30 pairs of socks (we always argue over socks, well we used to)
12. £30 worth of lottery tickets
13. 30 chocolate bars (to cover every mood) 
14. 30 things of scotland... this one was hard but I did it and was so proud here are a few things I did: I got her sister to send down loads of traditional scottish food, bought her a scottish children's book to read to alex, we want to climb the Munros so got her a book about routes, scottish dvds etc. 
15. Flashdance movie (came out in 1983) 
16. 30 Hershy kisses
17. 30 tea lights
18. 30 places we are going to / have been (I bought a vintage map, attached it to cork and framed it before putting pins in 30 places - photo to follow) 
19. 30 Balloons
20. 30 year old bottle of wine
21. 30 random things
22. £30 amazon voucher 
23. 30 cans of fat coke (her favourite) 
24. 30 flowers
25. 30 cupcakes
26. Percy Pigs (her favourite plus she was born in the year of the pig) 
27. 30th Birthday card
28. A new Ipod with 30 songs on it
29. 30th Birthday cake
30. A spa day which included, with the rest, a 30 minute treatment at the Scarlet Hotel 

She loved it, she couldn't believe how much effort I had put in. 

It didn't end there either... she was feeling particularly homesick before her birthday probably because she was hoping her parents were coming down for it. The nearer we got the less hopeful she was. Well SURPRISE... I had organised for them to come down and meet us at a restaurant. She had no idea, she said that after I gave her the spa day, which was for the following day, she never thought they would be down because of the lack of time. Well she was wrong and she was chuffed. We had a pretty chilled afternoon before a few of her friends and my family joined us for a little birthday buffet. 

It was a great day and am so happy she had an amazing few days... o and the Spa was GORGEOUS.