My last weigh in was on the 8th April and I was 122.9kg - that's a loss of 10.2 kg since August 2016. Now, to look at this in context, this is the longest I have kept weight off and so I should be celebrating that, however, I should be at least 39 lbs lighter and instead I am 22 lbs lighter.
I need to reset and get going - again!
Life this month has not been kind - child has managed to dislocate his knee again and he has been home from the Army for the Easter break. He has now developed some sort of mouth abscess where his mouth and cheek are very swollen and we can't get onto an emergency dentist up here. We ended up at a local urgent care centre where a doctor has given him some antibiotics and told him to get to a dentist! He has an appointment on Tuesday back at the medical centre at the barracks about his knee at 08:30 so I am hoping that they will send him on to the dentist after that.
With him being ill and home, I've not had time for me. I haven't been preparing my meals for work and have basically eaten crap for the past 3 weeks.
I need to stop this and think about me.
I am in the middle of organising a regional education day for 90 people which will take place on Wednesday next week - again this has been taking a lot of my time. Once that it done, I need to sign up to the swimming pool and look to start swimming 3 times per week. Aquafit is not an option - I twisted my knee at work a few weeks ago and because of the extra weight that I already carry, I cannot do strenuous exercise. Swimming will be the best option.
I have also invested in a book called "The Leicestershire Round" - it's a 100 mile circular walk around Leicestershire. Each section is broken down into small walks and then even short ones after that - mainly 1 - 2.5 mile walks. So by going there and back for each walk, we would do 200 miles in total. My plan is to walk one each week and hopefully contribute towards the weekly fit point total.
Hubby has decreed that once child has been dropped back to barracks tomorrow afternoon, we will only be having toasted sandwiches in the evenings as we are eating way too late and then that gives us indigestion when we go to bed! I agree but don't think he will stick with this for very long.
I have a soup maker - I need to use this more and get it out and use it. It does make lovely soup and you can just walk away and leave it to do its job.
So my friends - here we go again. Tomorrow is the 1st of the month. Time to measure myself and weigh in the morning and take the number on the chin and start to make an effort to take care of me and to be selfish!
I keep looking at patients who I look after and think "that will be me if I don't do something and pretty quick". I look at the connect board on Weight Watchers and see some amazing weight losses and think "why can't I do that?" It's because I do not have the willpower or the motivation!
I have 7 weeks until we have a family day at the barracks to celebrate 75 years of the REME, I could loose another 7 lbs and that would take me closer to 2 stone loss in total. I think, if I can break it down into smaller goals like 7 lbs at a time, I might feel better about it, but when you have over 10 stone to loose, it is a very scary thing!
So, onwards and downwards (I hope) - see you all again soon xx
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