No More Excuses

Today I have been thinking of excuses, not just any old excuse but those that I have been using for way too long to justify those additional 19 kilos that refuse to be wished away. Believe me I have tried to wish them away but it appears that wishing doesn't achieve results.

I think I have used most of the excuses around for not losing the weight.

I'm too tired

I don't have enough time

I can't afford it

It's too hard to count calories

It's too hard to make one dinner for me and something different for the family

I'm just not organised enough

I will just clean the house first

The kids are always interupting me when I try to exercise

I will start tomorrow - this one has to be my favourite because guess what? Tomorrow never comes - big AHA moment in that one

There are a million more that I have used at different times over the years but today they end. I refuse to give myself permission to stay this weight, or get any heavier.

I WILL lose this weight!

I WILL make healthier choices!

I WILL schedule exercise into my week!

So today I went out and got myself a new sports bra, the old one had been sitting idle in a drawer for soooo long that the elastic had gotten brittle. If I am going to work up to running I don't want to have that as an excuse.

Tonight I attended a cake course that my husband had gotten me as a Christmas gift. I counted every calorie throughout the day and made healthy choices as I had a feeling there would be mud cake on offer as that is what we were covering. I must admit I had a little, but only a little, then wrapped the rest up to bring home for the family. I entered it all into my FitnessPal application that I use and still managed to stay in my 1200 calorie goal for the day.

There was no good reason to eat ALL of the cake, or ganache. A taste was good enough to feel that I wasn't depriving myself, while still feeling great because I didn't cave to the temptation.

This was my creation and I have decided to take it to a dear friend of mine tomorrow who has had a rough time lately. Hopefully it will put a smile on her face which will be a bigger buzz for me than devouring it myself.