Ditching The Diet.

This is the time of year when I start panicking about the family holiday we've booked and the fact I still haven't shifted a single pound of weight this year.

I look in the shops at the swimsuits and bikini's and think to myself, I won't buy something until I've gone down a size.  Sadly I never seem to go down a size and then when I want to buy some clothes for my summer holiday the shops have decided that August is the time to get the jumpers and coats back out on display and I am left with the dregs of non matching bikini's on the sale rails.

So this year is going to be different.  I use the MyFitnessPal app on my phone. If you've not used it before, it's free on Android & Apple, you can log your goals, your daily food intake and exercise
even if it is mowing the lawn, moderate housework or walking the dog!  On looking back over my past 2 years sporadic weigh-ins, I am in no better place than I was then. Oh I've gone down by about a stone but inevitably put it back on again plus an extra couple of lb's each time.

Not A Bad Day

I have a 5 year old daughter, and whilst she has no body issues now, I also don't want her to be worrying about them in the future. Younger and younger children are starting to worry about their body image.  I am well aware that parents and in particular Mums are the ones who project their issues onto their children. If a parent is constantly dieting it's not healthy.  So I have decided to "ditch the diet".  This doesn't mean I'm not going to do my best to lose some weight but it means making healthy choices regarding what I eat.  I don't want my children thinking "diet" means you live on a lettuce leaf and half a tomato or drink a meal replacement shake.  I'm educating them that they need, a mix of everything including some fats and some sugars. A piece of chocolate isn't the worst thing they can eat, IF it's in moderation.  I chose to eat the same meals as my family in the evenings and showing my children a way to make healthy choices and hopefully a long term healthy life style.

I Could Rule The World

14 -  I met my first love. 

16 -  I left school and went to work.

18  - My parents died within 5 months of each other. I found the courage to walk away from the destructive relationship.

22 - I miscarried at 12 weeks.

23 - I had pre-cancerous cells in my cervix and had laser treatment.

24 - I met my true love.

27  - We married.

31 - I became a Mother.

35 - I became a Mother again.

40 - I got a puppy.

I have found love, suffered loss and grief, spent one day as the centre of attention and had the proudest moments and achievements of my life.  I am middle aged and I can rule the world.

Pick A Positive

So I'm joining in this link with adventuresofanunpreparedmother this week.  I found it via my real life friend MrsT who usually runs it on her fabulous blog lifeonplanett. But she's having a bit of a rest, what with it being summer holidays and wotnot.

I would normally say I was fairly positive type person but it's kind of left me a bit at the moment. MrM was recently made redundant and his demeanour is bringing down the house.  I'm flailing around looking for positives so this link has come at a good time to focus me.

My positives for this week are:  My boss is away for two weeks, but as we go away when he returns I wont see him for a month.  It's not that I don't like my boss, but no boss for a month is always a bonus!

I'm off out Thursday night to go and see Boyzone.  I 'm quite excited. Never been a huge, huge fan but a night out with great friends is always welcome.

I have a new mobile phone and I am loving playing! 


What's your positives for this week?  Join in and get happy :)