Woooo … Skye tomorrow!  I am sooo excited

We’ve got loads of board games, lots of drink, and lots of open space and a lovely space to be doing plenty of exercise!  I am looking forward to just having a great holiday

I am wanting to make a lot more progress next month weight-wise.  I need to keep pushing myself and being sensible with food and exercise.  I’ve done more this month than I have in forever, but obviously, I need to be doing more to see results on the scales.  I stupidly didn’t take measurements when I started this shindig, but I will at the end of this month, then every month after.

I am starting up a new routine when I get back from Skye, on the 1st of June, as part of my trade-off plans.  100 sit ups per night, 100 squats per night.  Not full hard core, but just a little light toning so that when the fat is finally burnt off, there’s something nice underneath

There isn’t really a huge amount to report today.  I’ll hopefully have a couple of nice photos when I get back though so that I can finally show you all who Mango is

Take care fellow chicks, hold fast and work hard!

Mango x

Extra thirty minutes and I have …. *drum roll please* …. 4 green stars!!!!  Oh yeah

I also thought during my exercise.  I want new criteria.  Keep the water - water’s important, it feed your brain and makes you able to exercise better!  I also want to be sensible with food.  So that’s still the same.  But I want trade-offs.  Sure, I can have that chocolate, but only if I do an hour of exercise.  Don’t want to do the exercise?  No chocolate.  Simple!  Party to go to?  That’s ok, but you need to be good that whole week - plan ahead - and while you’re there, enjoy yourself!  That’s what parties are for after all :)  But you need to go right on track after that, and do an extra hour of exercise to work off any drinking/party food and what not

And you want real motivation?  Here it is.  Do it - or you’ll become your mother.  Simple.  Perhaps not 100% logical or true, but motivation nonetheless.

Well obviously given that I have more revision to do, procrastination is my preferred option right now.  I am not particularly hopeful for tomorrow’s exam.  I do know pretty much all my notes (apart from what I’m learning today) but while this is the layman-friendly baby subject the lecturers are harsh with their questions and even harsher with their marking.

I had a better weigh in today (= happy Mango!) and can’t wait till tomorrow afternoon!  All my classmates and I are going to Magdalen Green, a big wide open park to have a BBQ and play rounders :)  And I am going to be super active doing a MAJOR overhaul of this flat.  I tell you, biohazard suits should be worn at the moment - this is what happens when I don’t have time to do the cleaning, bf’s “picking up the slack” is little more than, well… nothing really!  AND now exams are over I will be earning super stars WOOHOO!  Gym when it’s rainy, walking when it’s sunny or playing rounders or just tossing a ball about I’ll be able to be outside again rather than stuck in learning stuff!

Weight Today: 154.2lbs (-0.6lbs)

Brunch: 2 slices of reheated veggie pizza

Afternoon snack: two plums

Tea: chilli con carne with brown rice, petit filous for pudding

Water: 86oz

Exercise: 35 minutes walking to post office and around town

Ok so updating then…  It’s 11.05pm on the night before the exam and I can tell you I am officially down-and-out terrified.  I know I know, there’s no more learning I can do now, I’ve done the best I can in a short space of time, it takes a hell of a bad answer to fail.  Regardless, I am TERRIFIED.  I can tell you now ladies, tomorrow will not be an OP food day, I am going to Tonic for my lunch (my favourite lunch-style bistro/restaurant) because I haven’t been there since February and it is a huge treat.  Also, I will probably be having some cider or what not because I will be *shell shocked*.  But there will probably be quite a lot of walking as well, so not to worry.

If you don’t hear from me tomorrow, I’m not dead, I’m probably just passed out in a hibernatory state.  See you on the other side chicks; let’s hope I’m the same person…

Mango x