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New year, New baby, bugger… same body!

Last night, with my lightest clothes on, compulsively emptied bladder (wee weighs you know!), and all jewellery removed, I set off to Weight Watchers to rejoin. I’ve done WW before with much success on the Points plan and to be honest was itching to get started.

On arrival everything was locked and everyone was queuing outside, on the busiest road into town, at 7pm (so it was busy) under a neon orange banner… no doubts about what we were all doing here then! The Leader was late and I was in a good sized queue but that was ok; gave me time to do pelvic floor exercises whilst listening to the ladies around me (Anyone who has ever been to a “fat club” before now will know what I mean when I say that at these classes, it’s no holds barred – there seem to be no inhibitions and people are very happy airing all manner of personal news and gossip quite publically, so just stood listening can be amusing!).

My turn… I reregistered, stripped off as much as I could whilst still remaining decent, breathed out (air weighs you know) and jumped on- 14 stone. This may sound a lot to some people but six weeks after a baby, I’m thrilled (I was 14st 7 when I fell pregnant!) and apparently I don’t look my weight (damn good job really!). I told the Leader I wouldn’t be staying, even though it was my first time back for a year nearly, and I was fine as I was just going to follow the plan as before. Apparently not – the “old” plan no longer exists and there is a whole new way of working out your foods etc. Buggeration! Guess I was staying then.

The class was hysterical! The Leader is a lunatic who constantly goes off at a tangent but is very amusing and I think I’ve now grasped the new way of eating/planning meals though next week will be the test of that! So a week of reading, pointing, checking and drinking water until I feel like I’m drowning internally to give myself a kick start.

I’ll report back next week on my first (hopefully) loss and let you know how the class goes!

PS Doesn’t anyone know why my “fat club” is full off skinny people, I could eat some of the lovelies who were weighing in yesterday and still stay within my points allowance!? Hmm!

I love New Year!

I always used to get excited opening a new exercise book at school on the first day of term so New Year has me in rapture!

A new start, a fresh page… I find it all so motivating. I do two things on the 1st Jan – firstly a no-holds barred life laundry day. Room at a time, huge declutter, clean, sort and throw/recycle. Nothing survives the cull! I start in the kitchen which is the hub of our house and move on, even the paperwork is sorted through and filed away. It’s a great feeling when it’s done. It may run over to tomorrow this year as I want to “life-laundry” my pc too, emails, contacts, work to finish, laptop maintenance. That will keep me busy!

The second thing I do is an intention list. New Years Resolutions for some are doomed to fail, we tend to start them with the mindset that they won’t last, or be able to be managed for long and by Mid-Feb we are hanging up the NYR hat. Instead I “intend” to try and do these things, no pressure! (It’s all in the mind but works for me lol!).

In 2011 I intend to:

• Take more photos and make sure they are labelled and stored properly!
• Lose weight (that old chestnut!). I have PCOS and one of the fab side-effects of that is that I find it very hard to control my weight. I need to lose a good couple of stone to help control the pcos and reduce the risk of health problems later. Oh, and I dislike feeling like a Weeble!
• I will dress like a woman. Seriously – my wardrobe is functional at best. Jeans, black top, flat boots. That is it. This year there will be colour (gently introduced so as not to shock my system too much), possibly a new hairdo and definitely some heels (ok low heels).
• Continue trying to be the best Mum and wife I can be. So important so definitely needs putting down.

That will do for now. What are your intentions for 2011? I’d love to  hear so do comment!