I Hit My Orginal Target Weight

Well  I did it… I hit my original target of 182lbs…13 stone …82 kilos… I am pleased and I stood on the scales about 3 times and every time it said bang on 13 stone so it’s defiantly real! To be honest as happy as I am .. and I really am happy.. I am not as jubilant as I thought I would be, I think it’s because I have moved the goal posts to 161lbs and so mentally am now focusing on that. I think also I have been so close to it for a while and so it’s not such a big thing. I am actually a little sad at my reaction as when I hit “Onderland” I actually started crying. I think it will be more of an impact when I get down to 175lbs or further away from 182lbs as that will then be going into a weight I can not remember being. It’s funny how your thoughts change… when I was 222lbs and starting out on this journey I thought I would be so happy with myself at 182lbs and feel complete…but actually I now know I can do better and be better… I don’t mean that in a negative way but I know that I am capable of being even better than 182lbs… and that my body deserves to be healthier and fitter than 182lbs..

I went to the gym on Saturday and did an hour and half of pure cardio which included 60minutes on the cross trainer and then 30 minutes on the running machine but walking at a fast pace at steep incline with arm weights I then did some toning exercises as I am getting aware that I do a lot of cardio mainly focusing on my lower half and then don’t really do anything for my arms. I don’t want to end up with toned legs and flabby arms… not such a good look. I also managed to get to the gym this morning before work and am confident that I will get back and stay in my routine. I am also back to my high protein lifestyle after not doing it properly last week due to being ill. It really does amaze me the difference it makes, for breakfast today I had a chicken breast, 2 eggs, carrots and hummus..I was so full after and it kept me going all day. I had a light lunch of a slimfast shake and a small helping of hummus and carrots and felt fine all day and that’s after doing 30 mins on the cross trainer in the morning. I am having slimfast shakes for the moment as I bought some before I started trying out high-protein and once I have finished them I am going to try and move onto a protein shake with a light lunch. I do strongly feel that a high-protein diet (diet as in foods I eat all the time rather than going on a diet) is the way forward for me. It keeps me full, I am not really limited in what I eat and still eat some carbs when I want or feel like I need them and I am making sure I eat fiber to keep my digestive system all healthy. It’s something that I can really stick to without causing a lot of disruption to my everyday life.

I feel totally ready to move on to the last 21lbs… I know they will be the hardest to move but really feel like I am in the right place for it. I just can’t believe that I was ever 222lbs and at my heaviest 231lbs…I have educated myself so much and have achieved so much… and have turned my life around in a year and half and am a whole new person… and I love it..



Me on the 14th June 2013 - 185lbs

This is me about 3 hours before I got engaged!