Weight Shenanigans 2.....

I have decided to document my attempts at living a healthier lifestyle and losing weight by updating my progress weekly and sharing the whole process with you guys. 

As daunting as this is, I think it is the only way I will keep motivated and on track. 

OK, so picking up from where I left off in my last Weight Shenanigans post, I did actually incorporate those goals into my daily routine and was feeling extremely proud of myself. 

I was eating virtually no junk whatsoever, was drinking a ton of water and was making sure that I was getting in a minimum of 30 minutes exercise a day, with some days doing about 2 hours.

I was even cooking healthy meals for the whole family adding lots of fresh veg!

Now fast forward about 10 days; I'm ashamed to say that I have fallen off the bandwagon BIG TIME!

 I haven't had water in about about 5 days and the last time I did any physical activity was on the 4th of August which is absolutely appalling.

 Not to mention that I have practically overdosed on McFlurry's, had a toxic amount of biscuits and have just been an absolute sloth.

To be honest I have no idea what happened to my weight lost mojo, I just know that it went missing this past week. 

I knew that it would be hard to keep on track with the exercise the last few days because my son had an operation which meant that he is off nursery for two weeks and I'm stuck indoors, but I had plans to go power walking with the buggy daily which hasn't happened at all. 

I am still determined to be a healthier person but I realise I have to fix my mind frame first before I will be able to achieve my desired goals.

In order to get my mind healthy, the first thing I had to do was to stop thinking that I wanted to lose weight so I can attain another person's attributes. I'm not saying I am insecure and want to look like other people, because I'm far from it, but I always used to say that I would like abs like JLo, arms like Michelle Obama, thighs like Beyonce and so on.

 I have had to change my way of thinking because not only is it unrealistic, it is also detrimental to my self-esteem. So instead of wanting what others have, I now want the best type of abs that I can achieve, arms still like MINE but wobble less and toned versions of MY thighs, basically to just be the best version of myself really without agonising over achieving someone else's body, because it ain't gonna happen!

I've also had to tell myself that I will not achieve results overnight, regardless of how unfair that may seem. As great as it would be to see the fruits of your labour instantly, it just ain't gonna happen! 

I have to accept that losing weight and toning up happens over time and having unrealistic expectations is not going to help either. So no I won't have a six pack in 2 weeks, heck I might not even have a six pack in 222 weeks but if that's what I want to achieve, then I will get there eventually!

The last thing I had to change is similar to the first two things, which is to stop worrying about how much weight another person has lost in the time they have lost it. I swear I was completely obsessed with Jennifer Hudson's weight loss and would pratically stalk google what she did, how she did it and how long it took her to do it on a daily basis.

I've had to accept that this is my journey, my weight loss, my healthy lifestyle and what works for someone else might not necessarily work for me or it just might take a little longer.

There are other things that I have had to look at with a different perspective but I won't bore you with all the details.
I am hoping that I will get my healthy eating back on track this week and do a post on my successes next week.

In the meantime I stumbled across this amazing workout on youtube that can be done in the comfort of your own living room which I plan to do today.