Highs and Lows of loosing 3 stone

I'm going to Boots after work for my first weigh in. Food was a good at the weekend but a little too much alcohol. My goal for this week is to cut down on my drinking. Just going to drink a couple of beers at weekends now rather than drink every night. Wine is definately off the menu now as it makes me so hungry. Fingers crossed I've lost a couple of pounds!

Yesterday was a good day. I had a few too many cashew nuts in the afternoon but apart from that it was a great day. I had one bottle of beer in the evening and that helped me to have one of the best nights sleep I have had in ages. Sleep is one of the key things to a healthy diet I've decided.

I'm happily tucking into my grilled chicken breast with beetroot and I'm not even thinking about bad junk food.

Going to start doing a 30 minute walk per day from today. Tomorrow is a trip to the bullring so many miles will be walked tomorrow.

I was good all day yesterday then I ended up drinking a whole bottle of wine last night that caused me to be hungry so I had crackers and endless cheese triangles after that. I must put that behind me and start again today.

I ate 3 handfuls of cashew nuts this morning instead of one! I must stop being greedy.

I have done one complete diet day and I feel thinner already. Well it was not perfect, I was supposed to have a handful of cashew nuts in the afternoon and I ended up having 3 handfuls and I was supposed to have a hot milk in the evening and I put a whisky in it. The rest of the day was perfect though so I'm not going to dwell.

I weighed myself at boots last night and I am actually 11 stone 13 pound so that is going to be my official starting weight. Ideally I want to loose nearly 4 stone but I'm going to set realistic goals and aim for half a stone at a time.

My goal now it to get to 11 stone 6 pound so that I can have a pampering day. It will be worth it when I'm lay on that couch having a back massage!

I've started my first proper diet day. I had weetabix, sultanas and milk for breadfast and I've just had a banana for a snack. The sun is shining so the thought of having to wear shorts is keeping me going. I had a healthy tin of tuna with tomato and olives for lunch but nothing for an afternoon snack. I'm going to have to find something healthy to have later, maybe a yogurt! I've got to try not to eat too many dairy things though and think of other snacks. I know, I could buy some nuts to snack on. Not roasted or salted though!

All I can think about it food!

I've been to the scales in Boots and like I expected I was 11 stone 12 pound. My healthy weight range for my 5 feet one height is 7 stone 1 pound to 9 stone 8 pound. I have therefore got to loose 2 stone 4 pound to be in the healthy range. That is 32 pound. A healthy target loss of 2 pound per week will take me 16 weeks so I should get there by September! It seems ages away at the moment but when I think how quickly the year has gone so far it's not that long.

Well, next question. How am I going to do it???? I'm going to eat 3 small meals per day. No snacking but one milky drink at night to fill me up before bed and help me to sleep.

Meal ideas are:
Breakfast - Cereal and milk/Fruit and yogurt/Toast and Jam
Lunch - Tuna or Salmon and Salad/Bowl of vegetable soup with croutons/Sushi
Dinner - Any lean protein with any veg.

If I can stick to that the weight loss should come.

Oh, I also need to exercise. I may start with a 30 minute power walk per day to be getting on with. A good way to catch some rays when the sun comes out.

It's not going to be easy but it's going to be worth it.

That is what most people say when I mention that I'm going to go on a diet and I can't blame them. In 2002 I went on holiday a lovely size 10 weighing around 8 stone 7 pound. I'm now a couple of pounds off 12 stone. Where did it all go wrong???????

I really want to loose weight and be healthy. I am going to aim for a target weight of 9 stone. For each half a stone lost I'm going to treat myself to something and the first treat is a spa day.

As mentioned my current weight is around 11 stone 12 pound. My waist measurement is around 36 inches and my BMI is 31 which I think is classed as obesce. I am a size 16 top and a size 14 bottom. I am also unfit. I've got a lot to work on!

I have spent £186 on clothes this week in a size 14/12 and I want to take drastic measures to fit into them by the time the weather gets warm.

It's depressing as I don't even want to book a holiday as I don't want to expose flesh and I'm getting a bit miserable to live with as I don't really want to go out socialising.

Anyway, I'm going to have a trip to boots to confirm my weight etc. I may treat myself to a Mcflurry when I am out, my last treat for a while,

Wish me luck with the diet!