Dropping two dress sizes and staying there

Well, the Xmas and new year overeating is over. i chose to overeat and I feel happy with that decision. Now is the time to reign it in. My “official start” is Jan 5th. I’m ready. So far I have:

1. Found the Paul McKenna book and Cd

2. Bought a slow cooker and a lot of food - tinned tomatoes, beans, potatoes, leeks, carrots. All healthy stuff i can make good, nutritious meals from.

3. Booked myself into a raft of exercise classes for next week. I’m trying to ditch the cold I have too!

But I’m feeling like I’m sitting here, writing plans. I’m good at planning, at writing things down. I’m EXCELLENT at the “I’m Gonna”. I feel scared. i feel like I KNOW what to do, but something is missing. I might be falling into the “it’s got to be perfect trap”. So no more. I don’t have rules for the coming week, I have AIMS. If i can achieve some of those aims great. if i achieve ALL of these aims then that’s WONDERFUL.  If i achieve not one of them … well i’d be suprised.

My aims for the coming week:

5 days at the gym. I’d be happy to achieve 3.

No alcohol Monday - Friday inclusive

Mon - Fri = 5 healthy, home cooked evening meals

Mon-Fri = something decent for lunch. I’m getting bored with salads and sandwiches, luckily I CAN eat cold hot dinners. I think eating at work will be a challenge. I often eat from boredom, frustration. I need help here.

Saturday daytime I’ll reign it in, Saturday evening will be a treat meal - maybe macaroni cheese. Maybe a little chocolate. Def some alcohol.

Sunday - treats over. I’ll try to make sure all the housework is done on Saturday so maybe we (myself and hubby) can go out for the day. OK, we don’t have much money but a walk up Reigate Hill could be good. Maybe pull in Ellen?

SO! Back to today. I’m gonna get off my butt and start doing the things round the house that need doing. I’ll do some cooking in advance. I’m not a great cook but I can learn. I can cook some great dishes but i got to learn these by jumping in and experimenting. It’s time to stand up, stop planning and start doing.

Do - or do not, there is no try.

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This is my first post in my new blog. I love to write and sometimes the act of writing helps me find solutions to problems.

I am currently UK size 16 and aim to go to UK size12. At one point I was Uk size 24 and used to hide away, ashamed. It’s harder to drop dress sizes now I feel more of a “normal” size. But the chin flab, tummy flab etc is still there. And I’m fed up with being the average UK size cos it means I miss out on sale bargains! All the clothing in the sales is size 10/12/14 …. all the 16’s have gone! OK, there are some 22/24’s but I’m not going back there!

I’m not yet starting. My aim is to begin this on Jan 5th. In the meantime I’m preparing. I need to do the following:

1. Dig out my Paul McKenna book and CD, re-read and listen to the CD each day

2. Get some decent meal plans together. I go to the gym a lot, thus don’t have the time for much cooking when i get in. Sundays need to become cook-in days, prepping for the week ahead.

So right now I’m in what I call stage 0 … thinking about it, preparing. Oh, I also need to sort out the kitchen cupboards then do a MAJOR food shop for staples (tinned tomatoes, kidney beans etc)

So Jan 5th is the first day of the journey to size 12. My mini goals are:

1. Size 16 is sitting on me nicely (currently it’s a little tight)

2. Size 16 needs a belt to stay up

3. I can fit into size 14, but it’s a bit tight

4. Size 14 sits niecely (this will be a fantastic day! Also a danger area … need to keep going)

5. Size 14 needs a belt to stay up

6. I can get into a 12, but it’s tight (I’ll be SO almost there and this again will be a danger area … close to the finish line, I usually get scared and sabotage it - why is that?)

7. FINAL GOAL! Size 12 sits on me nicely. Hopefully this should co-incide with the summer sales. I will hit the shops to celebrate

OK, that’s me for now. I have a cold at the mo so am concentrating on getting better (so can hit the gym) and prepare, prepare, prepare …

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