ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

On March 4th I blogged the following.......

" Regular readers of my blog will be tutting and shaking their heads over this entry.
I've said it on many occasions but this time I think I'd better mean it before it's too late.

I'm unfit and over weight.

I have been for most of my life.
I hit 18 years at a size 16. Even through high school I can't remember being below a size 14. I've always struggled with it.
No,.... struggled is not necessarily the right word. I just enjoy food too much. Me being overweight is mainly my own fault with a touch of family genes mixed in. My Mum's side of the family are all cuddly and always have been.

Anyway, on October 24th 2009 I will be hitting the big 40 so I have now made a concious decision to do something about my weight and my fitness before then.
My aim is to be back down to at least a size 16 but I would be over the moon with a size 14.
I know I can do it.
A couple of years ago I went on a health kick and actually lost 3 stone and felt great. Unfortunately I lost my motivation and have never been able to get it back again. I did however get some of the weight back again.

So, over the next 20 months I will be slobbing it. I'm not forking out on new clothes while I'm losing weight unless I'm desperate. I am going to save for a slinky black dress that I've never been able to wear and I'm growing my hair out.
I hate my hair at the moment. I regret cutting it short a couple of years ago and I miss being able to put it into a tail in the mornings. I miss the dramatic curls when I go out. If I leave it alone it should be long enough for a good bob by my 40th. We'll see.

They do say life begins at 40. Who knows."   

Well needless to say we are 3 months on and I still haven't started! Apart from growing the hair out. 
I do have a new motivation however........ my new job.
First of all it's with the National 'HEALTH' Service. I really should set an example!
Secondly I have just received my uniform. mmmmmm sexy! Grey tunic top and burgundy trousers. Not the most flattering thing on a slim lady so on me it's a nightmare.

Over the half term holiday I realised just how much junk the kids can actually get through when they want to.
Sweets don't stand a chance, even when they've been hidden.
Crisps are the worst. I buy BIG mutipacks but they are lucky to last a weekend.
Mum's cakes. MMmmmm Mum's cakes. 2 a week. Filled with butter cream and jam and topped with icing! Not good. Well actually they are good, too good just not good for dieting and sugar starved kids.

My problem is my 1 - 2 milky coffees in the mornings. These must be around 600 - 800 calories alone and that's if I don't have a few cubes of chocolate with them.
Then there are 2 - 3 cans of lager in the evenings. Most evenings just lately. Very naughty.
Apart from these my overall diet is very good. Portions could be a little smaller but overall it's very balanced.

So, last night me and the hubby finished off the last of the lager in the house. The kids have finshed off the crisps and I am currently enjoying my last cup of milky coffee.
I will be replacing it with a proper breakfast so I will still be getting my calcium intake from some milk but I won't be getting the caffeine and the sugar.
I don't have a lot of drinks that I like. I'm not a squash kind of person. I do like fresh orange juice and I have recently discovered a love of fizzy water! So fizzy water is replacing the lager during the week and I will only have lager as a treat on Saturday evenings or when we go out.

The one thing that really helped me lose 3 stone 2 years ago was walking. I went on marches around our local marina. Twice around the marina 3+ times a week.
If I can get back into that and walk the kids to school as well, then the weight should start to fall off again.

The stupidity of all this is that I know what I'm doing wrong and I know how to put it right so why can't I just get going?
I will write weekly updates on my progress. Hopefully!