Thank you Jilly and Gail for your lovely words and thoughts.
I must say, it feels good to be back!
I finally bit the bullet on Monday and weighed myself - 15.5lbs on in just over two months...
That's almost 2lbs a week... eek!
So, I've lost my 6st and 5st shinys, but I am determined to get them back!
I've had two 100% days and I already feel much more motivated and determined.
You are absolutely right Gail about setting realistic targets and not beating yourself up for a slip-up. I have decided that I am aiming to weigh less when I go to Cyprus at the end of May than I did last time I was there last October. That means I need to lose 8.5lbs in about 9 weeks - easily doable as long as I keep focused!
I am also restarting my running/walking regime - aiming to go at least twice a week for half an hour each time. Again, I will start back slowly, but I'm determined to beat last year's time of 37 minutes for my Race for Life this year, which is in June.
So that's two small, but perfectly achievable targets to keep me on the straight and narrow.
I have also decided to make Fridays my flexi-day every week. Part of the problem has been that I've been either going out, or staying in and cooking, every Friday with my new chap. We both love cooking (and red wine!) and it's been pretty disastrous!!! I know that, realistically, it's not going to change, so I am going to aim to keep around 40 syns free just for that evening. That will allow for a couple of large glasses of wine and whatever we decide to cook or eat out! It also leaves me with at least 5 syns per day for every other day of the week, which means I won't feel deprived.
The other big food decision is to give up bread and bread-type products again. I've realised that I can't control my eating as much when I allow myself bread - it all goes to pot, as well as leaving me feeling bloated and uncomfortable, which for some reason I've dealt with by eating more!
So, that's my master plan and I'm feeling much more in control...
I also hope to regain my 5st shiny on Sunday - that would be a 1.5lb loss this week to start me off nicely.
Hope everyone is having a good week! xxx