As I'm sat in work, with little to do and the rain/hail beating heavily on the windows, I'm chuckling about my previous blogs.
All seems such a long time ago...
This time last year, I was wishing for the end of student life, cursing every day I got on that train to Preston. Now, I'm 5 minutes away from my home, in a proper office, in a proper job in PR making a living and actually growing up.
Yep, 22 and employed and currently getting ready to move out. My mouth feels dry just typing it. Excitement and nerves as I'm contemplating everything that I need to do. Council tax?! What do we need to buy?! What am I signing?! Life on my own?!
Yes, I'm moving 10 mins down the road, but my gut churning. It's big stuff. It's a big step.
No, I'm not completely alone. My other half has somehow found it within him to move in with me. Crazy. But still, I need my mum and dad just a short drive away. I'm an only child. I'm allowed.
Anyone find this interesting? Didn't think so. Sssshhh.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Monday, 30 March 2009
FBD: Week Three
After my accidental chocolate brownie, I was determined to eat better for the rest of the week.
However, the no alcohol rule was threatening to seriously disturb my nights out. A cheeky few on a Saturday night would be fine, surely?
A few turned into a lot, though. No takeaway meant I was still craving something greasy the day after and I fear that I caved when walking past a McDonalds.
It's fine, I told myself, looking into my reflection through the doors of the fast food outlet.
I could tell that I had more of a definition in my hip-area and my belly certainly didn't over-hang anymore.
Also, I managed to fit myself into a size 10 dress, something I haven't achieved since I was 15.
However, the no alcohol rule was threatening to seriously disturb my nights out. A cheeky few on a Saturday night would be fine, surely?
A few turned into a lot, though. No takeaway meant I was still craving something greasy the day after and I fear that I caved when walking past a McDonalds.
It's fine, I told myself, looking into my reflection through the doors of the fast food outlet.
I could tell that I had more of a definition in my hip-area and my belly certainly didn't over-hang anymore.
Also, I managed to fit myself into a size 10 dress, something I haven't achieved since I was 15.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
FBD: Oops
I had been doing well all week and then I went out for dinner.
What the diet doesn't tell you is what you can and can't have when you go for a meal.
I went to a lovely Italian restaurant, which obviously served the usual calorie-ridden foods, like pizzas and pastas. Oh cheese! How I miss it!
I didn't want a boring salad. Leaves on plate? No thank you!
So, after much deliberation (and anger from my boyfriend over the time I was taking) I decided to go for chicken penne. Sounds pretty healthy, I thought.
Unfortunately, I didn't realise about the cheese sauce that came with it, and before too long I was gulfing down however many calories.
Bugger it, I thought, as the dessert menu was placed in front of me. The chocolate brownie sounded too delicious to resist, however, and I gobbled that down too.
Getting home was a nightmare. My stomach churned, as though it were rejecting what I had just eaten.
Damn.
What the diet doesn't tell you is what you can and can't have when you go for a meal.
I went to a lovely Italian restaurant, which obviously served the usual calorie-ridden foods, like pizzas and pastas. Oh cheese! How I miss it!
I didn't want a boring salad. Leaves on plate? No thank you!
So, after much deliberation (and anger from my boyfriend over the time I was taking) I decided to go for chicken penne. Sounds pretty healthy, I thought.
Unfortunately, I didn't realise about the cheese sauce that came with it, and before too long I was gulfing down however many calories.
Bugger it, I thought, as the dessert menu was placed in front of me. The chocolate brownie sounded too delicious to resist, however, and I gobbled that down too.
Getting home was a nightmare. My stomach churned, as though it were rejecting what I had just eaten.
Damn.
Monday, 23 March 2009
FBD: Week Two
My legs are continuing to shrink! No, not in length, but in width.
Currently, I am contemplating chocolate but I aim to keep strong. Oh so strong.
I was a little naughty this past week. I have reverted back to bread, but only have it every other day.
My coffee intake, low and behold, has gone down and when I do have it, I tend to have the skinny options from my favourite coffee shop. I'm getting half a caffeine kick, but halving the calories.
My stomach is looking a little flatter now and I am keeping to the veg, fruit and water they suggest, as well as eating more fish.
Treats have been kept to a minimum.
After this week, I have lost a total of 4 pounds.
Currently, I am contemplating chocolate but I aim to keep strong. Oh so strong.
I was a little naughty this past week. I have reverted back to bread, but only have it every other day.
My coffee intake, low and behold, has gone down and when I do have it, I tend to have the skinny options from my favourite coffee shop. I'm getting half a caffeine kick, but halving the calories.
My stomach is looking a little flatter now and I am keeping to the veg, fruit and water they suggest, as well as eating more fish.
Treats have been kept to a minimum.
After this week, I have lost a total of 4 pounds.
Monday, 16 March 2009
Flat Belly Diet: End of week one
So, as my quest for the flat belly continues, I realise something: I still have a belly.
There are two things fundementally wrong with this diet; one is that my appetitie has gone and attempting to eat full meals is a chore. Maybe it's my mentality and not the diet, but I am seriously not enjoying food anymore.
Secondly, coffee now makes me feel sick. How can a humble journalist like myself last without her caffeine boost?
It's been a good week and I do feel more conscious about what I eat and drink. My portion sizes have gone down and my alcohol intake (shock!) has gone to nil.
The diet is certainly good for losing a few pounds if you need it, say just before a holiday or a big event, but I can't see how you can lose fat off your tum without doing a few crunches?
Hmmm, perhaps another week of it will do the trick?
There are two things fundementally wrong with this diet; one is that my appetitie has gone and attempting to eat full meals is a chore. Maybe it's my mentality and not the diet, but I am seriously not enjoying food anymore.
Secondly, coffee now makes me feel sick. How can a humble journalist like myself last without her caffeine boost?
It's been a good week and I do feel more conscious about what I eat and drink. My portion sizes have gone down and my alcohol intake (shock!) has gone to nil.
The diet is certainly good for losing a few pounds if you need it, say just before a holiday or a big event, but I can't see how you can lose fat off your tum without doing a few crunches?
Hmmm, perhaps another week of it will do the trick?
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Flat Belly Diet: Day Four
Breakfast: Rice Crispies
Lunch: Tinned tuna
Snack: Cereal
Dinner: Pasta salad
No, you haven't read it wrong. I have had the exact same set menu as yesterday. It is possibly the worst de ja vu I have ever had.
But today was the last day of almost starvation.
Tomorrow I'm back to 'normal' eating...minus all the junk I used to eat.
I seem to have lost a number of pounds though. Belly seems to be de-bloated, which is what these four days promised, but my legs now look like toothpicks. Strange how it has gone from there also.
The only problem now is that I have realised that my arms look huge. Urgh, who needs perfection?
Lunch: Tinned tuna
Snack: Cereal
Dinner: Pasta salad
No, you haven't read it wrong. I have had the exact same set menu as yesterday. It is possibly the worst de ja vu I have ever had.
But today was the last day of almost starvation.
Tomorrow I'm back to 'normal' eating...minus all the junk I used to eat.
I seem to have lost a number of pounds though. Belly seems to be de-bloated, which is what these four days promised, but my legs now look like toothpicks. Strange how it has gone from there also.
The only problem now is that I have realised that my arms look huge. Urgh, who needs perfection?
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Flat Belly Diet: Day Three
Breakfast: Rice Crispies
Lunch: Tin of tuna
Snack: Cereal bar
Dinner: Pasta salad
Starting to get as bored of reading the menu as me?
I did cheat a little today. I had a square of dark chocolate. Naughty me!
I was feeling a little weak, being a sugar fiend and all, so decided to take the opportunity to indulge in a treat. Also, pasta is not on the set menu, but it was all i had in to eat.
The benefits, though, are starting to show.
I feel like I have detoxed myself through all the water I've been drinking...and of course subsequently with all the wee-ing!
Nothing on the belly front though, although my legs seem to be thinner. Strange.
Lunch: Tin of tuna
Snack: Cereal bar
Dinner: Pasta salad
Starting to get as bored of reading the menu as me?
I did cheat a little today. I had a square of dark chocolate. Naughty me!
I was feeling a little weak, being a sugar fiend and all, so decided to take the opportunity to indulge in a treat. Also, pasta is not on the set menu, but it was all i had in to eat.
The benefits, though, are starting to show.
I feel like I have detoxed myself through all the water I've been drinking...and of course subsequently with all the wee-ing!
Nothing on the belly front though, although my legs seem to be thinner. Strange.
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