CURLY AND CANDID

I am rejoining Slimming World. Again.

I have been going to SW on and off for 13yrs. I’ve had some successes, I’ve had times when I seemed to do one on and one off and one on and one off for months however that means I’ve controlled my weigh and not got bigger.
I’ve enjoyed a real giggle at class and real frustration when the weight hasn’t always fallen off me when I wanted it to or as fast as I wanted it to.

I gave up back in March as the group clashed with a work commitment I couldn’t get out of. I planned to do it at home but of course without that almost fear-factor that comes with standing on the scales and the support of the group I gained everything I’d lost and found a few extra pounds too. Right now I am heavier than I have ever been.

Will this time be different? I think it might. I’ve got to the stage when I’ve realised that trying to look like I did when I was eighteen when I have two children and a totally different lifestyle to back then is not likely to happen and have set realistic goals instead. This time may be different, it may not but I’m ready, motivated and bloody determined to succeed this time. My first weigh in after a week back on the plan will be on Monday night so fingers crossed!

Anyone who has been anywhere near my social media accounts recently will have spotted the link to my piece for the Tesco Magazine which was all about what to do and where to go in Yorkshire and the North East (if you missed it here it is).

For those of you who are outside of my local area and who perhaps don’t fancy the North East for a trip this year there is a fabulous campaign which has been led by Tesco Mag called the Great Family Road Trip and it focusses on the whole of the UK.

The idea behind this fabulous campaign is to provide a one-stop place for UK families to search for recommended fun activities, places to say, eat and visit and more. It couldn’t be easier to access as all you need to do is visit the website here which looks like this…

and enter your location or the place that you are thinking about visiting to find the information you need.

The site really is packed with everything you could need and want for a fabulous UK staycation this summer so find entries from myself and other writers about their favourite places, let the kids enjoy the Kids’ Corner (with printables for keeping little ones quiet on the road), find holiday and trip information and much more. There is even a place where you are able to submit your own favourite places on the interactive map for other parents to find.

Tesco have done a wonderful job of saving people time and money this year and encouraging us to enjoy the wonderful undiscovered places on our own big island.

So, where are you planning on visiting this summer?

This Time

The Great Family Road Trip