Back in Business...!

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First of all, I need to apologise – I’ve been really really terrible.

Not only have I not been blogging, but I’ve also not been running so after a successful few weeks of weight loss where I managed to lose a stone I am now back to square one and as fat as ever*

Previous efforts of
food prep by @tamsinkr

All I can say that work has been really really busy for me – and I’ve been feeling ashamed of my lack of effort.

*I’m not really ‘fat’, but I am fat for me. This is not a result of society’s perceptions of beauty – this is me knowing that I’m a good stone heavier than I have ever been in my life and a lot more jiggly then previously. Growing up I never had weight issues because I was doing enough exercise to keep me in check (and also just didn’t care – when you’re locked in a boarding school you’re going to eat what you’re offered) but as the years have gone by, I have done less and less and eaten more and more so it’s time to get my portion control back and get fit again.

New leggings - motivation via new fitness clobber! by @tamsinkr

Since Centreparcs I’ve really fallen off the wagon and had like a two month free-for-all binge so this is me taking back control. I am pledging to blog at least bi-weekly as a way to keep myself on track – make myself answerable to my blog and all that. Let’s hope it works. Not only is my body a mess, but my head and skin is a mess too – I feel tired, grouchy and unmotivated, and quite unbalanced emotionally too. I’ve been snapping all over the shop. Plus my skin that was finally clearing is also in a state too from all the sugar consumption.
Time to toughen up.

I’m moving out of my beautiful flat next week (sob!) and then I’m off to London for ten days where I will be staying at my sisters palatial flat. Her building has its own gym AND swimming pool so I’m going to try and treat my time there as a kind of fitness and diet ‘retreat’ and hopefully kick off my weight loss – as well as focusing on getting a routine in place while I’m enjoying my down time away from work.

Wish me luck!

T