Let's talk about weight baby

Let's talk about you (and more specifically) me.

Yeah so it's been a while since I properly weighed in. I've still been weighing myself each week but I've not been taking note of the number; basically I've been jumping on, looking at the number, saying 'ok' then jumping back off again. I need to stop that so from now on I'll be weighing myself on the Monday morning and then getting the weigh in post up later that day or Tuesday morning. I'll probably go with Tuesday as it gives me time on the Monday to write it up and get it scheduled but not have to worry about getting the post up straight away if I'm working or whatnot. 

So yesterday I weighed in at 232lbs. My last posted weigh in, I was 229.8 and that was the 19th February! Considering how shitly I've been eating and the lack of exercise, I'm quite surprised that I've only put on 2.2lbs! I can't rely on that though, I need to knuckle down and get back to eating healthily prepared meals (including breakfast Alana!) and exercise needs to find it's way back into my life! Although I'm always on my feet at work it's not really exercise, it's keeping me from sitting on my ass all day sure and sometimes it can be rather sweaty (mmm nice) it's not quite the same as a good workout. My poor wee Nikes have been abandoned the past few months so it's time to dust them off and get to it! 

Hopefully Muj and I will be starting C25K again soon, although this time I'm going to try and not almost break my ankle! I'm also going to get back into the habit of bringing out the exercise gear that sits in our cupboard. The amount of Netflix I watch in bed is ridiculous and so from now on, I'm going to get the elliptical or exercise bike out, as often as I can depending on work shifts; I don't want to be doing it at 11.30 at night and making my neighbours hate me! I'm also going to start getting off the bus early on the way home. Rather than waiting for it to go all around my town before getting to my stop, I'm just going to get off and walk for 5-10 minutes. 

I've been thinking about downloading a couple apps for squats, crunches etc to build up how many I can do in a day. If you know what I mean and have any recommendations then feel free to let me know! Speaking of apps, I need to start logging my food again on mfp. It sounds bad but it's easier to make me feel guilty about what I've eaten if it's all recorded and I can see it. Or if I'm thinking about eating something, I can put it into the app then see how that affects my calories, fat then hopefully make the right choice.

I've been making some pretty poor choices concerning my diet recently and I've now decided that that is quite enough. I feel like I've hit a bit of a milestone I suppose you could call it. I'm no longer disgusted with myself when I look in the mirror, I'm actually quite happy and proud of myself but I know what I'm putting into my body isn't good for it and isn't nourishing or fuelling it the way it needs to be and so that's what I want to focus on mostly. Sure weightloss would be great, it might make me feel a bit more comfortable but my main focus should be is this food good for my body? That's not to say I'm going to cut out absolutely every 'bad' food, I will still indulge but on the whole I really want to pay attention to what I'm eating and drinking.

As always, any tips, suggestions, etc are most welcome either here in the comments or you can email me (alanagetshealthy@gmail.com) if you don't want to post it publicly.

Alana x

WIW #8 | Another maintain!

This was the most shocking weigh in of late as I was fully expecting a gain. I even dreamt the night before that I jumped on the scales and I'd put on 8lbs. I know that's not even possible ina week but I got such a fright that it woke me up! Eating has been a lot better, just need to get my sleeping sorted out so I'm waking up at a reasonable time and having breakfast. 

Last week: 229.8lbs

This week: 229.8lbs

Loss: 0

I totally forgot to do my measurements last  weigh in but instead of mucking up all the dates and doing it this week, I'll wait until next week and get back to them.

My mood is definitely improving and I've been doing some heavy duty organising of my room. Imagine me wrestling suitcases and plastic boxes, and trying to get them high up onto a cupboard shelf! Probably would have been hilarious to watch but I was bloody knackered after! 

WIW #7 | The 'I deserve it' gain

I'm not going to beat around the bush with this weeks weigh in, I ate absolute shite this week. 2 McDonald's, a chippy and a pub dinner. It's disgusting when I look at it like that. I've no excuse whatsoever. I did swim 40 laps one day but tbh, when put next to the shitty food, it doesn't even matter. You can't out exercise a bad diet! I am glad I went swimming, it felt great being out the house and doing something good for myself  and I'm hoping to sort money out so I can go regularly. I live less than 10 minutes walk from the pool so it would be really nice!

Last week: 228.8lbs

This week: 229.8lbs

Loss: +1lbs 

No excuses. This is my own fault. The one positive I can take away from this is that it's only 1 pound. It could have been a lot worse!

I recently won a wee giveaway, which I'll write a separate post about but what I will say here is it's just the motivation I think I need to get exercising again. Diet, that's all on me, I can't have anything 'help' me eat better apart from my own mind.

I hope I can return next WIW with some positive news. I feel like the last month or so has just been me talking crap and don't actually doing much.

WIW #6 | The unrelenting maintain

Getting back into the swing of exercise is just not happening. I have all the plans to and then I just don't. I really should stop it. I need to put my big girl pants on and get bloody sweating! Words are simple though, it's easy to sit here and tell you I'm going to do it, it's another thing entirely to actually do it. Thing is, I know it's not difficult to do the exercise, okay maybe initally it is but once you get into the habit of it, it becomes second nature!

I took to going through my instagram account a couple days ago, right back to last summer when I was super motivated, exercising most days, eating amazingly. I felt great, I looked great, people were commenting on how happy I was looking and how much healthier I looked. I had to ask myself what the fuck happened? I genuinely don't know, I somehow lost my oomph? Well this is step one of me reclaiming that oomph. I want to go back to spamming my instagram and therefore every other social networking site with my meals and my sweaty face, my exercise equipment and my achievements, health wise, body wise, scale wise, everything! So that's it, I'm going back to being that annoying arsehole.

Last week: 228.8lbs

This week: 228.8lbs

Loss: 0

I'm so bored of maintaining this same weight but them I'm also thankful I've not put more on. However I will return to you next week with a loss, I bloody will! 

WIW #5 | The thankful maintain

Another weigh in week has rolled on in and as each week comes and goes, I'm less anxious about stepping on the scales. I've accepted that I won't have losses every single week. Even if I eat 'properly' and get exercising done, the scales might not always show a loss (I do take measurements into consideration as well but I hope you see where I'm coming from!) Acceptance is key. I'll gain, I'll lose and I'll even maintain. Which is exactly what happened this week. After last week's gain I'm very relieved with staying the same weight.

Last week: 228.8lbs

This week: 228.8lbs

Loss: 0

I've been much more on track with my eating this week and I'm getting into the habit of logging and submitting my food diaries on myfitnesspal. I feel like the site really keeps me on track and I'm starting to become annoyed if I miss something. Exercise wise I haven't done much, my bi-monthly walk to the jobcentre and back which totalled a whole 34 minutes then there was just under an hour of walking on the same day heading to an interview and then back home. Apart from that I haven't done anything else. I've not restarted C25K like I said I would and I think it's mostly out of fear. I don't want to fall again. If I do, chances are, this close to badly spraining it, I could injure it even further (maybe even break it?). On the other hand, I'm not a doctor and don't know that for certain. I could just be making excuses for myself, it wouldn't be the first time.

Now onto my measurements, again I'm happy to be getting into the habit of whipping out the measuring tape every two weeks, stripping off and checking those inches! I don't have particular inch loss goals, I'm not sure what is considered healthy or how you would even decide what to consider healthy (for example, when taking BMI into consideration, it doesn't take into consideration athletes, I don't know if things like this also affect inches or not) Do you know what I mean or am I rambling?

• Bust - 48/47 -1inch
• Underbust - 40/40 No loss
• Waist - 39/39 No loss
• Stomach - 47/48 +1inch 
• Hips - 49/49 No loss
• Butt - 49/49.5 +0.5inch

I'm not really surprised with the inches put on or the ones not shifted at all considering the lack of exercise. The inch off my tatas though, I had to double check that one! The measuring tape doth not lieth. I feel like I've had plenty time off exercising and I really need to kick it up a few gears and get sweaty at least 3 times a week if I want to make a difference to the numbers on the scales and tape but also to my clothes size, my mental health and the smile on my face!

To finish off today's post I'm leaving you with some motivational images. Seeing them is really a wee kick up the butt sometimes and lets be honest, I'm in need of a big one just now!

I'm feeling very positive about my healthy future and sure it might not last forever or for very long before I have a dip but I'm focusing on the good just now and I'll focus on the good even when I'm feeling shite. Hopefully it'll see me through!

WIW #4 | The expected gain

Ok so I've spent pretty much the past 2 weeks in bed only leaving the house to go to Tesco to get food and the pub quiz on Sundays. I've either been eating absolute shite or nothing at all. Not really been living up to my blog name ey? I've had quite a dip in my mental health in the last week which lead on from my ankle injury and I kinda gave into it. I've been in a really good place mentally since moving to the new house so I've now had my wee dip and I'm back to kicking butt!

Last week: 226.8lbs

This week: 228.8lbs

Loss: +2lbs 

Unfortunately because of spending all week in bed and eating shite/not eating and not having anywhere near enough water, my weight has suffered. I am quite annoyed at myself but at the same time I know that this isn't 100% accurate, I'm working on upping my water intake again and hopefully it was just retention. I've also been making much more of an effort to prepare and eat good meals. It's only Wednesday but some effort is better than no effort right?

No measurements this week, which is probably a good thing. I've just come out the other end of this depressive swing and I think if I had to do measurements on top of weight, it would have made me feel so shite again.

Sure I've gained but I don't feel as horrible as I usually would, I'm focusing on the positive points. The main one being, I no longer want to spend all day in bed doing nothing!

WIW #3 | On a roll

The 'how in the hell?!' edition

Third weigh in already folks! I like that I'm staying with this habit, although I have just remembered I didn't write this week's weigh in into my notebook. So this week exercise wise got off to a great start, Muj and I started C25K in our local park. It was raining, it was shark week (sorry) and I just felt crap in general. I still did it though and felt fucking fantastic afterwards! Thursday rolled round, Muj and I set out for C25K again and disaster struck!

I only went and flung myself at the concrete on my second last round of running/walking. Not my finest moment but probably amusing to anyone who witnessed it! It's still quite sore but I can walk (quite unsteadily) on it and almost cross my legs! I went to the hospital on Monday night as it was still really painful so I was getting worried, not to fear though, it's just a bad sprain!

Since it happened there has been zero exercise. I've been spending most of my time in bed with an elevated leg and netflix on my tablet. I'm hoping I can at least try the exercise bike or air glider but I know it'll be a good few weeks at least before I'm out trying C25K again!

Now that that's out the way, on to the weigh in...

Last week: 228.2lbs

This week: 226.8lbs

Loss: -1.4lbs

So despite my stupid injury I still managed to pull a loss out of my ass! Speaking of my ass, this week was measurements as well. 

Bust - 49/48 -1inch

Underbust - 40/40 No loss

Waist - 40/39 -1inch

Stomach - 49/47 -2inches

Hips - 50/49 -1inch

Butt - 49/49 No loss

All in all I'd say this was a pretty damn positive week. Minus the concrete hugging of course but I still managed a loss. I'm still trying to get into the habit of updating myfitnesspal everyday with my food but I'm getting there!

How did you do this week? Let me know below!

WIW #2 | A good start!

The fuck yeah edition!

Last week: 231lbs

This week: 228.2lbs

Loss: -2.8lbs

And again, fuck yeah!

I'll be honest I wasn't expecting this in the slightest. I did make a conscious effort to eat breakfast and have better meals but there were some slips ups, naughty snacks and pretty much zero exercise. I nearly skipped off the scales when I saw the numbers, been a while since I did that!

I feel like this has totally set me on the right path for the losing weight side of getting healthy. It's probably the same for everyone though, you set out on this new journey and you pass the first hurdle without falling. I know it'll just keep my momentum going and hopefully I'll jump all these hurdles without skinning my knees!

Measurements are every two weeks so nothing to report there.

WIW #1 | Hello 2014!

The Starting Point Edition

So before I get into the nitty gritty of this post, I have to wish you all a happy new year! I hope you enjoyed yourself last night and had a couple drinks for me! I was at work this morning at 6.30, only in till 9am so not too bad but still no celebrating for me last night. I stayed up to the bells with Louis then went straight to bed!

How convenient that the first day of 2014 fell on a Wednesday, perfect for WIWs! I've restarted from #1 just so I can keep track of this year. Moment of truth, I've weighed in at... 231lbs. Not great but not as heavy as I have been in the past. I have put on some of the 50lbs I lost last year and I was quite annoyed at myself, however I take solace in the fact that I've stuck to my not smoking and as of today, I am one whole year smoke free! Look out for a post tomorrow on my present to myself ;)

As this is the first weigh in of the year I have no previous weigh ins to compare it to (plus I haven't weighed myself in a good few weeks). My immediate weight goal is to get under 200lbs and I will bloody do it this time! I originally hoped to be under 200lbs by the end of 2013 but I got ill soon after moving and was out for a good few weeks then just didn't pick up exercise again. Tsk tsk!

Every two weeks I'll also be taking my measurements, much the same as my weight I'm starting again so this is the first one and therefore there are no others to compare it to. Measurements are as follows:

• Bust - 49in
• Underbust - 40in
• Waist - 40in
• Stomach - 49in
• Hips - 50in
• Butt - 49 in

So everything is pretty much around the same point which isn't really good, that means I'm losing my definition and just becoming a solid shape! ;) Last year I was really bad at remembering which weeks I was supposed to do my measurements so I've written down the dates in my newly appointed blogging notebook so I can just glance at it and know when to get that pesky measuring tape out! I've been figuring out an exercise plan so I'll write up about that in a few days once I've got it all worked out.

That's it for my first WIW of the year. Let me know below if you've made any resolutions or promises to yourself for this year. I know I've made plenty but that's for another day!

Weigh In Wednesday | The 'I'm Not Surprised Again' Edition

Up 1lb this week so I'm sitting at 221.8lbs. I'm not really that surprised, only managed two C25K runs this week instead of 3 and my eating has been all over the place. I went for a wee food shop on Sunday and bought some healthy foods so I'm hoping to get back on the healthy eating as of yesterday!

BF% is up 0.3%, water is down 0.2% and body muscle is down 0.3%. Everything is going the wrong way! However, I didn't use this when I weighed in (which I should have!) but I remembered that I hadn't checked it so something is better than nothing! I will remember to do this as soon as I weigh myself next time.

I've totally accepted that my goal of getting as close to under 200lbs by my birthday is not going to happen so I'm just going to focus on getting as much exercise done and eating as best I can. Instead I'm going to try and get to 215lbs by my birthday so 6lbs in 5/6 weeks (my calendar counting abilities are shocking!) It's doable, I just need to knuckle the fuck down!

It's not difficult. I've done it before and I can do it again.

Weigh In Wednesday | The slightly disheartened edition

Up 0.2lbs this week.  After my first loss last week I was riding on a high then this. I want to believe it's because I've started C25K as my eating hasn't been that horrendous. We'll see next weigh in!

I also pulled out my body composition monitor today and decided I'm going to start tracking my body fat% along with my weight.

After some google-ing, I've found out that the ideal fat % for women my age is 21-33% to be considered 'healthy'. Until I know more about it all, my first goal is to get under 40% then ideally I'd like to get to 30% and see how I feel once I'm there.

 Measurements will start next week, I promise I'm going to take my bloody measurements!

I'm so close to being able to start my sheet of crossing off numbers as I reach them on the scales. I'm looking forward to being able to cross off each of those numbers and feeling proud of myself while I do it!

Weigh In Wednesday | The HELL YES Edition

It's finally happened. I weighed in and I'm DOWN 1.4lbs. Sure it's not a huge loss but it's a loss and that's the main point. I've steadily gone up over the past few months then the past couple weeks I've maintained the same weight. My eating hasn't been all that fantastic and I've not done as much exercise as I could have done. I feel I should also point out it's shark week so I was fully expecting a mass bloat, excess water weight and a ridiculous number on the scales, however my body has decided to plague me with horrible skin and murderous cramps instead. I don't really win in either situation.

This is a move in the right direction for me. Now I just need to get a handle on my eating and exercising again and I'll be seeing much more loss in the future! Here's to brighter days!

Weigh In Wednesday | The 'I'll Take It Edition!'

So for the first time in a long time I have maintained my weight! I'm still 222lbs. I'm taking this as a small victory as I've slowly been putting the lbs on so to finally remain is quite nice. It means the small steps I've been taking to get back on track are working.

I can feel myself lifting out of this funk I've been in so I'm looking forward to positive days!

Short and sweet today, not much to say about a weigh in really apart from my current weight and how it's different from last week!

Anything else you'd like to read in WIW?

Weigh In Wednesday | The 'I'm Not Shocked Edition'

So this morning I weighed in 222lbs, 1.6lbs up from last week. Yes I've been doing wonderfully, can't you tell? I'm not even surprised if I'm honest, I've been eating shite and not exercising.

Next week the scales will show loss! I am bloody determined. I just need a wee jolt of motivation to get me back on the right track.

I've also forgotten to take my measurements. It's now nearly 10.30pm so I don't really feel like getting the measuring tape out and making myself feel crap. Sorry.

Not really much to see this week apart from, I've been lazy, it shows. I'm fed up and bored of being unmotivated and just generally feel like crap.

To better moods!

Weigh In Monday

So I forgot to post last weeks but I put on 0.2lbs, this is the first gain I've had since I started this 'journey' at the end of December. This morning I weighed in and I had remained the same so I'm 212.2lbs, for now.
My reset week last monday didn't get off to the start I thought it would so today has been reset week instead. I'm going back to watching what I eat, drinking more water and exercising more. I feel like I've had a two week holiday and now I've come back home!

Time to start kicking my own ass again! Healthy breakfast and lunch are done, I walked to college, will be walking back and doing some tidying then exercising. Need to get back into a good routine again. I feel so much calmer when I have a routine.

That's pretty much all I have to say today if I'm honest. Weigh in posts won't be that long but I was thinking about doing a short weigh in post on a monday and then a monday manicure post. Nice wee mixture of everything :)

Hope you are all doing great!