Right, I've decided I'm going to have a little ramble about my goals etc. for the next couple of months, because I really want to keep my head in the "I need to lose weight, I do not need to eat junk food" zone.
My hubby turns 30 in December, and I've organised a surprise party for him at the end of this month. So:
I'll be on plan from now until November 29th - no events that I can't refuse to eat at. I have quite a social job that involves meals, and have a lunch next Friday, but I'm just going to have a chocolate tetra over ice and will explain if anyone asks.
On November 29th, I will be having CD breakfast and lunch, and then in the evening we're going out for Caribbean food. I'm having chicken curry with rice and sweet potato chips. I'll stick to water as my drink to save on calories from there.
The following day, we're going out to this amazing little diner for breakfast, so I'll be having bacon and pancakes. I may have a cup of tea, but will mainly drink water. I probably won't need lunch as it will be more of a brunch breakfast. We are having a party in the evening, so I'll have a small amount of buffet food and water to drink. I'll be straight back on plan on Sunday 1st December.
Then I will have 12 days on plan before we go to Spain for 3 days. Back on plan on Monday 16th for 5 days before going to Northern Ireland for a week for Christmas with my hubby's family. I intend to have at least 2 meals a day CD while we're there, aside from Christmas day which I am taking off. I will indulge a little on Christmas day, but other than that will be very careful with my food intake - no chocolate or sweets, no fizzy drinks, no binging on carbs.
Then we get home on the evening of the 27th, so I'll be back on plan on the 28th. I'm hoping that by the end of January, I'll be on Step 2. In February, we are going to Istanbul for a week to visit my family - it's going to be extremely difficult not to offend people while I'm over there, but I don't enjoy Turkish desserts or chocolate so the main issue will be bread. I'm hoping by that stage to be able to make extremely good decisions and stick to things like eggs for breakfast, salad and meat for main meals.
I really want to be at goal by March, but preferably under 10.7 by the end of January.
I'd like to lose 20lbs by the end of this month, which will take me down to 12.7. I'd like to lose a further 20lbs in December - I think this is achievable as I am going to eat carefully and stay on plan for as much of the month as possible, as well as getting plenty of exercise. So by the end of December, I'd like to be 11.1 or so.
That leaves me with 1.8 left to lose in the new year, but I'm hoping to be at my lightest ever before NYE. My lightest before now has been 11.7.
When I start introducing food again, I think I am going to do two SS days a week, have one cheat day and eat low-carb for the other 4 days a week. I'm pretty sure that this will help me stay in good shape! On my cheat day, I will have breakfast, lunch and tea - things I was craving in the previous week. I'm going to have the same cheat day every week so that I stay in a routine with it and don't make excuses to binge-eat.
And that's all out of my head now, so hopefully when I have a bad day I can come back and read this and remind myself that it IS achievable, and that the only thing stopping me is myself. Food IS fuel, and I need to make sure that I remember that 100% going forward. Treats are all well and good, but when your whole life is a "treat", you get fat and have a bad relationship with food.
I am determined to do it this time. I am determined that before we have children (not on the cards for another 2 or 3 years at least!) I will have a better relationship with food, and will be fit and healthy.
xx
