Measurements

So I am constantly told that we should not measure our weight loss by what the scales say and we should also go by measurements. So today I took my measurements. Now they are only rough estimations. Yes I did use a measuring tape but I did them by myself which means I could have done it wrong, but also could have been right. Bust measurement- 37 inches Waist- 32.5 inches Hips- 39 inches Thighs- 22.5 inches Seems pretty huge when I look at it now, but I know that its just something for me to work on and also by doing weekly measurements I will be able to see if there are any real changes going on, or whether I need to make some changes to my diet, and work out where I am going wrong. I am now taking my acai berry tablets so hopefully they will make some sort of difference and help to stop those cravings that we all have. I am now also realizing just how much I am moving around at work. I take roughly around 10,000 steps a day alone on an eight hour shift at my job which means I may make a little bit of muscle. But I do plan to put back in at least five lots of exercise during the week, whether it be a sprint walk, or a swim in the evening, or just doing my exercise video in the evening. Its easy to come up with the excuses, oh its been a long day at work, its too late now and Im tired anyway. Its just so easy, but I need to make those changes otherwise I really will get no where at all. Today I am having to do the whole dinner at lunch time thing because I am working 1.30 till 9.30 which means I will have to have a lunch at dinner time instead. Of course that makes things a lot harder, but its just something to work with especially when there is a chance that this could become a permanent thing and could mean working full time for a long time hopefully, fingers crossed and all that stuff. So for my dinner/lunch, I am going to have a vegetable omelette with a small handfull of chips. My mind is screaming at me, telling me thats not healthy, but I know that could just be the anorexic part of my mind who would rather have nothing at all or a stick of celery. I think thats what makes losing weight the hardest thing to do, because you have to decipher between the truth and the non truth and that is a very hard job to do, especially when my mind automatically tries to plan when I can skip a meal or when I can't. But it has to be a battle worth fighting right?

The journey so far

The last few days have been really hard what with having been away from home. This of course meant a lot of non home cooked meals, and a lot more of eating out in a resturant or cafe where the choices are pretty much limited, but I dont think I did too bad. The problem usually, when I go to a resturant, is that I automatically want to pick the same sort of thing. The fatty large cheese burger with the fries or the pizza or even the yummy lasagna or pasta dish they have. My mind thinks that just because I am at a resturant, it doesnt matter what I eat, the calories don't count because I am out for a meal, and I can relax. Yes this might very well be the case when your going out for a meal just once or twice every few months or so, for a special occasion or something, but this time it was certainly not the case. It was already bad enough that I wasnt really going to be able to do any exercise for the next few days so I needed to make sure that I ate as healthily as I could, and I think I managed to. I chose from the low calorie menus when I could, and when I didnt I got something that sounded farely healthy such as sausage and mash rather than the jam packed filled pie that I perhaps would have wanted, or the scampi and chips. I suppose the last few days really made me think about my actions and how what we eat really is all down to choice, especially when we are given a menu to look at. Perhaps its just a mere lack of control when we get there, or it is just the whole its only once sort, I can eat what I want for a change sort of speech. Yes, dont get me wrong, its nice to have a treat here and there, but I know if I hadnt of taken control with my meals then one bad one would have lead to another and I would merely end up back in the place where I started. So I didnt allow that to happen. Instead I had things like a low fat spaghetti oceana, sausage and mash, sushi or soup and a bread roll. More than anything I knew that eating a healthy meal was going to be better for my head, it would give me a better chance of not puking my guts up than it would of done had a I eatten what the hell I wanted. Now Im not going to say I had a purge free couple of days because that would be lying. I had one slip where I allowed my self the home cooked full english breakfast and then tried to purge it up. I was disapppointed in myself, yes, but it also left me feeling that little bit more comfortable with the day ahead. As for the caffine intake, I have done very well to try and consume only one cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate a day. Even with the hot chocolate I find I am having the highlights 40 calorie stuff, or having the skinny coffee rather than the semi skinny coffee. Maybe this is because of the information I have gained since working at coffee republic, or maybe its just I have realized that water is in fact a friend of mine and not an enemy. I have been drinking lots of water, yes that means I am constantly needing the loo a lot at the moment, but I also feel a lot better for it. I feel that little bit more refreshed and not so clogged up or dependant on a hot drink. I feel like I can actually rely on my water. But I think my biggest element of surprise was the fact that I said no to a dessert, despite how much my head was screaming at me to have it. I wasn't really hungry anymore when it was offered to me and I knew that, instead I asked for a glass of water and found I was still satisfied as well. that for me really is a huge step because before it was all about the pudding and what I was going to have but decided against it. I have recented downloaded a nutracheck application and a pedometer application to help me on my kip fit and healthy track. The nutra check allows me to keep an eye on the calorie intake I am having whilst also giving me a rough idea of what I need, and how much I need of each thing. It shows me how much I need to burn in exercise in order to reach my weekly goal. And the pedometer, well that calculates the amount of steps I take, but also the speed I am walking at as well as the calories I have burned from doing so. Yes I know it will all be rough estimations but its helping to keep me on track and I am certainly not going to argue against that. Hope your all doing well. drop me a comment or something? let me know if you have a blog I can follow in return. Together we can motivate one another to do the right thing and to become the person that we want to be.