Chocolate dreams ...

Lent starts tomorrow and some friends and I have decided, despite having no religious hankering, that we are going to give up some of our favourite things for 40 days and 40 nights (well, it actually turns out to be 46 days for accuracy).

My absolute vice in life and ultimate addiction is chocolate, so as of tomorrow I am waving 'Buh-bye now!' to any cocoa infused goodness.

This ties in quite nicely with the fact I joined weightwatchers last week so hopefully it will provide a helping hand - that's if I can stick to it.  I've gorged myself on chocolate today for old times sake and all I have left is some choc infused pictures to drool over ...

Creme eggs are my favourite treat and with Easter bunnies and eggs overflowing on the shelves of supermarkets I fully expect to physically restrained from cheating on Lent.  

What are you giving up for Lent?

Do you have any tips or words of motivation for remaining choc free?

x

Keep Calm ...

Today I got some news that should have excited me more than it did.

I'm a bridesmaid for my sister in law in 2 months time and she called to let me know the bridesmaids dresses had arrived ... first fitting is next week.  At this very moment i'm sure the colour drained from my face and my little ticker slowed down almost to a stop.

You see, I promised myself i'd lose at least another 14lbs before the wedding ... preferably before my first dress fitting.  Has this happened?  Well .... No.

I have got back into a habit of eating what I want, when I want and being truly good to myself on the chocolate treat front.  To be fair, I haven't put any weight on since my 14lb weight loss last year which is very positive but it doesn't avoid the fact that I have been in complete denial about the extra weight I need/want to lose.

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I have now set myself a challenge - to lose 5lbs by next week.  Pretty unrealistic, right?  I know it probably won't happen but if I can at least keep it in my mind every time I go to reach for a creme egg )which seems to be on sale at the front desk of every shop I go to at the mo) then it may keep my grubby mits off them.  For goodness sake people, Easter is ages away!! Tut.

So, a return to my celebrity slim and increase in protein and healthy foods as well as exercise will be the way forward.  Even if I only lose 1lb I will be happy I have achieved some loss and will need to keep it up over the next 8 weeks in the hope that my creme egg booty doesn't end up waddling down the aisle!!

Wish me luck!

x

Weight Loss and wedding fever!

So for the past 2 weeks i have been working out at the gym big time!! I lost 2lbs last week and today lost another 2lbs! I'm delighted! Its a healthy weightloss and i am starting to really notice my body changing from all the exercise! Whoop whoop!

So with that in mind I am trying to pick out the perfect outfits for all 5 full day weddings I am attending this year .. the first being in April! I can see this is going to cost me a fortune!!

Ideally, I do want a different outfit for each wedding but already i am lacking on the inspiration side. I know colours i am after for each wedding though ... know this sounds odd but i want to wear cream to one, navy to another, then coral and I have not decided on the other 2 .. this is where I may double up on looks for the last 2 weddings.

I absolutely love the style of this dress that Kate Winslet wears in Revolutionary Road! I think this would be perfect with tossled hair and Pixiwoo's Sophia Loren look (the SL look is a must have for at least one of the weddings! - i love it)
Problem is I haven't really seen a dress like this anywhere in a suitable colour or fabric. I would think of getting something made or even customising something but because I want to lose more weight I want to hold off buying anything until as close to the day as i can!

What do you think of this look? Nice or naff?