Run, Fat B**ch, Run!

 So this week there was no weight loss.

 Even a gain.

 Though I have, for the most part, been vigilant.

 It's those ups and downs of weight loss. I've been through this many times before.

 And this is where the determined rather than interested kicks in.

If you are determined you keep on, you focus on behaviors not just results. You adapt. The results will follow.

 If you are interested you give up.

 So not me. I'm not giving up. 12 kg less by this time next year.

 As Ruth says of her mum and  determination to get fit in "Run, Fat B**ch, Run"..." She is also Catholic (this is a huge advantage, both for getting in touch with your inner b**ch and for self-imposed grit of any kind)."

 My self-imposed grit. In diet and fitness. And in life.

 Good book by the way. I just started reading it.  I can see it is going to be very helpful.

 Next post!

Not just yet....

Not just yet.

 The 100 Days of Weight Loss has some really good mottoes. Really good.

 Like "Not just yet"... For when people are pushing food and you are discerning. Or determined. Put them off for awhile. Or put yourself off for awhile. Wait a bit.

 And Do It Anyway. Committed doesn't mean mental, it means do it anyway. Just this once. Come on. Leave something on your plate, Leonie. Skip the wine (well, maybe!)

 You know, a large part of any weight loss is not just the eating less or eating better and working out. It's what goes on in our heads. It's habits. It's boundaries, not rules ( another of the 100 Days' mantras...ur...mottoes.)

  Like using a notebook. Write down your craving..and then eat it another time. A planned time. A special time. No cheesecake today but write that craving down and totally have some on Mother's Day. When it's in my plan.

 Why? Because the results are worth it ( those Ten Reasons to Lose Weight).

And because "I must protect my programme at all costs." If I don't take care of myself, who will?

 I got this. I can do it. Say this at least ten times.

 Then work on your plan. Whatever the plan may be.

 For me, being good to myself while working on weight loss.

 As I go to bed, late again, after a long day, with a hungry tummy but after a reassuring hot cup of tea.

 I got this. Today anyway.

Days One and Two

Are you interested in your programme...or are you committed? So asks the one hundred day challenge.

It is the difference between doing this, whatever your current diet and/or fitness programme is, until it is hard or inconvenient. Or doing it  no matter what. 


I used to be that way but now I'm different.


Re-worked for Leonie as...


I used to sabotage my weight loss but now  I know I can be vigilant all the time and that's more fun, I like the result.

I do. I really do.

Which today translated as counting the calories in those peanuts and that biscuit.

Workout today? Power Half Hour, a pink FIRM with Emily. At 6.30 am on a Sunday morning, before work,that's do-able. Cardio, weights, a cardio burst and plank related ab work.

Ten Reasons to Lose Weight

As the 100 Days book states...refer to often!

My reasons are mostly shallow...superficial...the real me? But this is honest, so here they are, shallow and all.

1. To look better
2. To feel better
3. To be happier ( don't tell me weight loss doesn't make you happier...I've been there. It does. You just feel better about yourself physically and mentally. Well, maybe not you, but me.)
4.To like myself more ( enough said. Though for me, and I suspect many women, how we feel about ourselves does have a stake in appearance.)
5. To be healthier
6. To wear fun clothes ( I know. I should be old and wear sensible clothes. But I have more fun in fun clothes! Cute tops and skirts. And socks.)
7.To feel more comfortable
8. For self esteem ( I got this. I can do this.)
9. To increase my fitness level ( ah, something more noble at last!)

10. To run more, jump more, dance more!

And so it begins

I lost 40 kg over a five year period.

And then, last year, with stress and stress eating and lack of sleep, I gained some back. 13 kg.

But I am over hating myself.

I am taking care of myself. It was a hard time. And I'm moving on.

With diet in place, alongside the workouts that I already do.

This week, I have lost 1 kg. Only 12 more to go!

2012 At the start of my new weight loss

A kg a month? A year or so from now I will be there.

2008 After weight loss

2001  Before weight loss

How? This week, just by eating less.

The how is less important than the motivation. Here enters the 100 Days Challenge....A programme that works for any diet plan.

I borrowed the book from the library. After my 1kg weight loss. Looking for extra motivation.

The website has many free resources. Calendar. Journal. Quick start guide.

It is all about you ( me) and not about a specific plan.

And I am blogging my progress.