Every year I promise myself something and every year I let myself down. I don't ever let anybody else down mind you, just myself. So once again, come January 4th this year (no one ever starts on the 1st Jan right?), I promised myself that I would shed the weight that has stuck to my body since having the babbas. Well, that's the excuse I'm giving but considering the eldest will be 9 in June, and the youngest 5 in May, I can't use that as much of an excuse. The fact is, as is always the case, I got lazy! I stopped moving around as much as I used to. The women who say "Oh well running around after these little monsters, keeps me fit" while running a perfectly manicured, well moisturised, sparkling hand through their salon blow dryed hair are lying!! Yes, I defy anybody with kids to tell me that solely looking after your kids keeps you fit. I mean, how much running around after them do you have to do? My kids never run fast enough for me to have to chase after them mores the pity. I used to walk everywhere. I used to play basketball even though I'm only 5.3 give or take a pair of Jimmy Choo's. I used to do Yoga, Salsa, Running Club (until the boobies grew to big). Then before you know it, you fall in love, get married, have a child, get separated, fall in love again, have another child and live happily ever after. Except you would do if only you could shift that bit of weight that taunts you everytime you go shopping for a new dress! Don't get me wrong. I'm not massively mahoosive but I have enough junk in my trunk to want to clear that bad boy out for once and for all. Because when I do shift it, life will be perfect, right?!
So I joined Slimming World. Never heard of it till this year but their plan appealed to me. So that's the eating part sorted. My eldest girl got Just Dance at Christmas for the Wii and I've rediscovered my love of dance. Oh I dance when I'm out etc but not like this. This is dancing when there is nobody watching and it's brilliant! So 45 mins every morning when the kids are at school and I lash on my Madonna leggings and my off the shoulder 80's Fame t-shirt, I feel like one of those girls in the Call Me Video. Y'know, the video with all the gorgeous girls in their spandex and lycra bending over all suggestively etc. That's me! So what if you can't balance an egg on my ass....yet!! So what if they are camera perfect while I'm purple and shiny (eueuewwww). Perception is everything and I perceive that I'm like them so I give it socks and really go for it when I'm dancing. Fab!
In my first two weeks I've lost 5lbs. I'm happy. It's a slow process but I'm willing to give myself the time to do it this year. By sharing this with you all, I feel like I can't let you down and I'm hoping that some of you are on this journey with me??? I hope so anyway.
So in the meantime, wish me willpower as Cadbury Creme Egg season approaches and bendy lycra :-)
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