Good weigh in

I lost 2.5lbs this week and was very chuffed with that! That means I've lost 23lbs since starting weight watchers 11 weeks ago.

Had a difficult week with the urge to binge all of Friday and Saturday finally giving in on Saturday night. I wondered if my little blip meant I'd gain again this week after my undeserved half on last week. Luckily I did enough the last 3 days to get me a loss and my legs know about it! I started Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on Sunday and my legs were still aching yesterday!

Despite having sore legs I decided to get back to the gym and attempt the couch to 5k programme again. I haven't done a proper workout since before I got ill with a chest infection that landed me in hospital for the night around the beginning of July. So I went with the intention of going back to the start of the C25K and doing week one. Got on the treadmill started jogging and my previous speed felt a bit slow so I upped my speed. After the 1 minute interval I felt like I could do more so decided to do week 2 instead! That meant I did 90 seconds of jogging with 2 minutes of rest for 20 minutes. I followed that with 40 minutes of swimming and was really pleased with myself.

I was really worried that my fitness level would have dropped after being ill and in fact I jogged faster and for longer than before I got ill. I think maybe being lighter has helped and the fact that I've done my best to stay active while recovering. It was just an awesome feeling having a victory in regards to exercise as its one of those things I always thought was a bit beyond me. I honestly believed I just wasn't a jogging type of person and I'm completely proving myself wrong! I'm so not the person I thought I was and already starting to discover who I really am under all this weight that's been holding me back way too long.

I went to a party on Friday organised for all the members of my leaders weight watchers meetings. I had a really good time and felt great in the dress I wore. The best bit was the whole buffet was food the members brought with them so was all pro-pointed!

So I've had a good week followed by a good weigh in and well on my way to my 10%, just 5lbs to go!