LittleFlower

Weighed in today….another pound gone!! I’ve lost 9lbs so far and it’s been fantastic! Had a rough start where I regained all the weight I lost, but I think I’ve got it figured out now! Today while I was shopping, I found myself thinking about what pizza topping would I order this evening before my night out. I stoped myself. Checked my thoughts. I mean, really checked them. I’ve never done this before.

I asked myself as I was in the changing room at Next…. why on earth am I doing this? Why do I work so hard Monday to Friday, only to mess things up from Friday evening until Sunday evening?

And then I thought to myself….. what is it about the pizza that I really love and really want. And it’s the cheese.

So, I went food shopping, and got skinless chicken breasts and low fat mozzerella cheese (only about 130cal per serving!). I decided that I can cure my cheese craving with chicken and mozzerella cheese, roasted and then eaten with a gorgeous salad…. and maybe a wrap. Major break through. Now, I’m not saying that I wont still crave pizza after at some stage during the night (it’s just pure habit to have one or two pizzas at the weekend), but I now know that I dont really want one. I just want the cheese.

Oh, and today, it was so hot in town. Loads of people were walking around with yummy looking icecream cones. So before I knew it, I was in an ice cream queue in Thorntons Chocolate shop. When I got to the freezer, I didnt order my usual 1 scoup of mint choc….. I got a scoup of pomegrant and blueberry sorbet instead. You know what… it was gorgeous. Really refreshing and just what the doctor ordered for such a hot day.

Oh and the BEST thing that happened this weekend (which is probably what prompted the soul searching talk I had with myself in the dressing room in Next)…. is that I tried on my 1st size 10 jeans (US size 8)… and they FIT!!!!!! My bum most definately did NOT look big in them! For the 1st time EVER I was happy with how I looked. Something in my clicked. I’m finally ready to accept the new me.

For all of ye out there who are only starting out… or who feel that they have a surmountable mountain to climb before that lttle “switch” goes off for you…. NEVER give up. It’s taken me 6 years to get to this point. I’ve had my ups and downs…. lots and lots of downs. It is a case of having to take it one day at a time. Weightloss is not easy. It is a journey during which you WILL find yourself again.

Never give up. Every pound gone, is a pound closer to your goal.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

P.S. Went to see Bruce Springsteen last night in Dublin and he was freaking AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best concert I’ve been to in years! And he sounds way better live. Does the man age? I think he’s defied that, because he really IS super human! I’ve “Dancing in the Dark” ringing in my head now… going to go dance around a bit and then read a few blogs after!