Two years ago today......

........ I was at a most magical day - my son's wedding!

As soon as the date was announced I joined SW in an attempt to lose sufficient weight to be able to buy an outfit I wanted rather than one simply because it fitted! As I told people - photos will be on display for years to come and I really didn't want to think of people commenting on my size. How vain is that?!?!?! Anyway after a bumpy start I did manage to lose weight - 2 stones to be precise. I was thrilled and excited when it was time to buy that outfit.

I went on my own as I was quite nervous and uncertain about it. How many times had I been embarrassed to find that a shop had nothing that really fitted me? Anyway, the assistant was lovely and surprise, surprise there was plenty of choice. For the first time I wanted to choose something bright and striking. I really wanted to be noticed as mother of the groom and didn't want to hide away. I went for fuchsia pink with the most enormous hat! Ok it was expensive but my son was worth it, and so was I.

On the day I felt wonderful. People commented on my outfit and I knew my family were proud of me. It was truly a day full of amazing memories.

Today I remembered that feeling. I was about 7lbs lighter then. I need to lose that 7lbs and more besides. There is another special wedding coming up in October and I want to buy another outfit because I love it and not just because it fits. Then there is New Zealand in December!

Happy anniversary Piers and Ruth!

I am here!

It's been some little while since my last blog. I've been in one of those moods where I can't be bothered to do much and it didn't seem the right frame of mind in which to be blogging anything! I'm not sure I am out of that mood but I know I need to jolt myself back into action. Two fairly momentous events are planned in my life (more about those later) and so I really need to get back on track.

It hasn't been all doom and gloom of late- far from it. I spent most of half term in Eastbourne enjoying a truly British seaside holiday with friends. I certainly didn't stay true to SW but I didn't go mad. I missed one week of class but went straight back the next week. I hadn't weighed myself so was dreading weigh in, but I had lost half a pound! Amazing really, but I am sure it was because I had been eating bigger meals. I am convinced that I don't eat enough. A crazy thought but I do believe that is the case.

Anyway - momentous occasions. Firstly I am retiring and that's official. I resigned at the end of May and my last working day will be 31st August. I really can't get my head around it! I know when the last day of term comes it will be sooooo hard and then I not going to work every day will throw me into confusion! I am busily planning my retirement party which us exciting, though, and I am trying hard at least not to gain any weight before then!

Secondly - we are off on a trip to New Zealand! We've booked the tickets and are off straight after Christmas for 4 weeks. So exciting!

Obviously I want to lose some weight before then so I really need to get back in the zone. I know where I go wrong with eating so that should be relatively easy to sort. I really need to get back to exercising though. I haven't been to my belly dance class in so long. I miss it in a way but evenings at the moment are difficult because I don't get home from work until late and unless I am super organised I just don't get out to anything. I also began to think that I was useless at it! Those that began at the same time as me are amazing. Their dancing is graceful and brilliant whereas I just bumble my way through routines. 

I also need to get back to the gym. Too many parts of me creak and are out of condition! I dread the thought if it but when I am no longer working I will have no real excuses. 

So that is me in a bit of a nutshell at the moment. I sooooo need to lose weight before my trip to the other side of the world. I know these days that I do fit into an aircraft seat and the seatbelt is not too snug a fit, but I want to enjoy every bit of the trip so I need to be slimmer and more importantly - fitter. Wish me luck!