Weigh in day

I have now been watching what I eat and trying to lose weight for 9 months.

Today's weigh in put me in at 71.6 - still losing, but quite slowly of course.

My exercise has been basically non-existent and I've been so tired and unmotivated!

Plus, food is an ongoing battle.  I think if I wasn't doing my paleo challenge, I would have broken some good eating habits already.  I think there comes a time in your weight loss journey that you just accept the fact that you can never go back to junk food unless you want to become fat again.  I'm a food addict, especially junk food.

Doesn't stop me craving it, but there is a difference between a physical craving and a mental craving.  Once all the junk is out of my system by not eating it for a while, its no longer a physical craving, just a mental one.

A physical and mental one is much harder to beat than just a mental one.  Which is why my weight yo-yo's all the time.  I have junk, I want more junk.  I have no junk, I don't want junk.

I was watching The Biggest Loser the other night and the nutritionist on there was saying that junk food is fine - if you don't keep it in the house.  Its fine for special occasions and when you are out - but in your house - keep NOTHING.  Which makes sense to me, and I hope to adapt that when I'm off my paleo diet, if I decide to giving myself treats. 

As it stands now though - I'm not treating myself, because I just want more.  And I don't want to be over 100kg again, eventually I'd like to get down to 65kg, no matter how long it takes me.

Current weight:  71.6kg
Total weight lost:  31.4kg
Weight needed to get to goal: 6.6kg

Weighing in after a break!

Its been a while since I weighed in I think - and I've been on Paleo for one week.

I started at 76.7kg a week ago on January 1st and weighed 72.7kg this morning.  Amazing really, that I could lose that much in a week!

I'll hold off weighing myself until the 23rd now - because that is my usual weigh in day, I just thought that was pretty impressive.  Maybe I will get down to 65kg some time!

New year, new determination

Ok so I weighed in this morning at 76.7kg.  So unfortunately I have gained some weight.

So I've taken new pics (not to be disclosed until I've lost some weight cos they aren't very flattering) and I started my challenge (new blog HERE) and I got back into the exercise today with some weights.

So this is my plan of attack to finally get down to 65kg by Easter time (which is like 13 weeks away, ridiculous challenge for me).

Monday, Wednesday and Friday - jump on the treadmill and do a session from my ifit card - Jillian Michaels program.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday - weights and a jog afterwards.  I did 5 minute jogging at speed 8 today, and I will slowly increase the time by 30 seconds each week.  I've had a long break, and I don't want my hip to play up on me so I'm taking it pretty easy.

Sunday - swim at the pool.  As many laps as I can do in 30 minutes.  Last Sunday was 14.

Also on Saturday - cross trainer session - 30 minutes.

So with all that exercise and good eating, I should get pretty close to my goal by easter time.