Catch Up!

Wow a whole month has already gone by - where did August go? It probably has something to do with being so busy! August has been a month of up's and downs! Weight is up and moral is down......but I am dealing with it. Living out of a microwave for 2 months has not been easy on the weight maintenance side of things as it has been very difficult to find decent low fat microwave food! Additionally we have been going out more often not only because we are sick of the food but also to get away from the house! The refurb has been stressful to say the least and this has just added strain to an already difficult time. We ended up firing our builder and having to undo a lot of what he had done! What is wrong with this industry that you can't find someone who can do the job that they say they are going to do. Anyway my darling husband has been FANTASTIC and has taken up the challenge with his friends and a little help from a great tradesman (found one on a recommended tradesman's website!) so the kitchen is now nearly finished. We have been able to move back in this weekend and really happy as had our first home cooked meal yesterday - nothing like your own cooking (as long as you are relatively good at it - I am still learning!) The downstairs bathroom is looking wonderful even though the shower has a mind of its own so need to sort that out. The upstairs bathroom is well on its way to being completed so all is well.

I can't say that for my weight however! I have picked up a total of 6 pounds over the month! As if the refurb was enough of a stress, I then finally had my laser eye surgery done on the 15th. This was great for the most part with a few hick up's along the way but mostly the best thing I have ever done. However due to not being able to watch TV, read, exercise and being very sensitive to light, I spent the better half of 5 days eating myself silly. So that explains the weight gain and so now that my eye sight is improving daily, I can start concentrating on dropping the weight I picked up. Funny thing is when I could feel that I had put on the weight I wasn't so keen to go to our weekly classes and face myself! Silly billy! It was a bit tough as for two weeks I didn't go due to work commitments, and these were the weeks I really struggled with myself emotionally. Just shows I am not ready to do this on my own. The weekly meeting does keep me focused and encourages me to keep going and really helps to make myself accountable to myself! So now straight back on the straight and narrow! I really would like to get down to a size 14 by December and this is definitely obtainable so need to dig deep and get focused.

With such lovely weather and now being able to do exercise again so I am putting an exercise plan together so to get my energy levels up. Decided to do Pilate's again, swimming and gym for now so hopefully that will help to maintain my weight, increase my metabolism and help with the stress levels. In the coming month I want to concentrate on this and building my business which is going to take dedication and energy! When I next check in I will be at least 6 pounds lighter and a little bit fitter!