Around up of 2016

Well what has 2016 entailed for me?

Well I joined slimming world and finally got back to my old weight watchers target of 8st 11. I’ve found slimming world much easier and less restricted than weight watchers and it’s taught me I quite good at making healthier choices if only I can stay clear of the chocolates and desserts! and on our holiday to St Ives I did actually manage to come back and not put any weight on! I no looking forward to maintaining my goal weight into 2017

I joined a gym and got a personal trainer! I have to say the personal trainer is the best money I have ever spent! I managed to achieve so much in a short period of time. Mike is great trainer, he listens to me when I moan about my back hurting and changes things up to accommodate but also pushes me to new levels. I can now deadlift 60KG quite happierly which is more than I weigh. I also now go to a bootcamp every Saturday where the trainers including Mike push us to our limits, it's a great group on Saturday really friendly and we all help to motivate each other

Places we’ve been in 2016:

Lanzorote

St Ives

Crazy Bear Hotel

Woburn Centre Parcs

Premier Inn Tower Bridge

Highlights of 2016

Harry Potter Play

Spending time with my 2 favourite boys 

Spending time with my friends including prosecco Fridays 

Getting the summer house and garden done

Chelsea Flower show

Things I’ve learnt

To sow

How to make macaroons

To let go of things that I can’t control

What lies ahead for 2017?

Well an amazing holiday to Disney Paris and I'm sure a few more things as well.

Heres to letting go a little more, having fun and getting fitter

Slimming world update

Since joining in July I've only managed to lose 8lbs which if I'm honest I'm slightly disappointed with. Losing weight the 3rd time around is so much harder than before. Where I do find slimming world so much easier than weight watches for the long term as I'm not obsessing about food as much as before, I've not 100% following the plan but that's my choice.

But things have changed since July

1. I'm making much better food choices, that was apparent on our recent holiday to St Ives. I was ordering salad or plan veg with my meals rather than the normal chips.
2. I've gone back to the gym again after finding a new liking for it. It might have something to do with getting a personal Trainer. I train with him once a week and in the 1st 4 weeks although I didn't lose any weight I lost some inches. I'm proud of my achievement. He's really starting to push me more now which is good.
3. As well getting a trainer I also now attend a boot camp every Saturday. It's run by my trainer and 2 of his trainer friends! It's brutal there no let up at all and if they catch you slacking they call wild card! After 5 weeks I can say they are getting less hard! The 1st couple of weeks I struggled to jog all the way around the park now I can jog it all and carry a kettle bell for 1/2 of it! I'm still not a fan of burpes.

I know that if I follow the healthy eating guide I can loss weight! I have 6lbs to go to reach my old weight watches goal, ideally I'd like to be a couple of pounds below that but we shall see! 

Will keep u posted