Hello my lovelies :)
It has been a LONG time since I have blogged I know! I
always say I’ll write a post but then I end up doing a quick little post on my
FB page instead! However since I have had a busy Christmas and haven’t posted
on the FB blog page I said I’d dust my poor blog down with a post!
Firstly, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas
and a Joyous and prosperous New Year. I hope you spent the holidays with those
you love and care about. I hope you all enjoyed yourself but most importantly I
hope you are not all beating yourself up about how ‘bad’ you were over the
holidays and how ‘fat’ you feel now!
I personally went off plan after Mass on Christmas Eve and I
returned to the plan on January 1st. Initially I hadn’t planned on
such a long period off but I am glad I took it!
My boyfriend Temi was also home
for Christmas this year which was amazing! He is still around for another few
days before he heads back to the Netherlands but it has been so nice to just
have him around. Anyway I’ll give a
quick overview of my Christmas holidays below :)
On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St. Stephen’s Day I
volunteered myself to help out in Limerick Animal Welfare which is only 10miles
away from my home. I spent the most wonderful 3 days with the most adorable
dogs, I never cleaned so much dog poo or washed so many kennels but I loved it!
What I especially loved was the long walks with the dogs!
Me and my darling Gilbert
Gilbert, Tarzan & Chilory
Johnno & Foróige
If anyone is interested in volunteering or donating to LAW
here is the link to their Facebook page >>LAW<<.
I enjoyed every mouthful on Christmas day although I did not
go crazy! I had some chocolates, trifle and my beautiful dinner but in the past
I’d have had double the amount so because of that I am happy.
On Saturday the 27th I had a family wedding *just
like last year*. I was feeling sick that day however (sore throat, cough and so
on) but I still had a great day especially as my boyfriend was there too unlike
last year when he wasn’t home for Christmas.
I remember the
wedding last year and how amazing I felt in my dress. This year I didn’t feel
so amazing and that is because I am about 22lbs heavier. The spanx were well
and truly on however I just felt uncomfortable with my stomach in the dress but
thankfully in the pictures a well placed clutch bag hid that! However my
boyfriend did hear me mention it a few times (I shot him down straight away
when he asked me about it) and in the coming days we had a good chat about how
2014 was not my year weight loss wise. I don’t speak about my weight or WW to
people I know don’t have or never had an issue with weight. If someone brings
up my weight or something like that I get very defensive and I close up! This
is what happens with dear old Temi, God bless the boy he is a saint to put up
with me at times! But anyway after me speaking about the year and Temi giving
me reassurance that no I don’t look like ‘two tonne tessie’ or a ‘heifer’ as I
said it put me in good form! I hadn’t told him that I rejoined WeightWatchers
before Christmas because I suppose I was in the mind frame that no one needed
to know *ie Temi* until I lost what I gained to feel better about myself. That
however was silly as by telling Temi I’d have his support and positivity to
help me! Anyway I feel a lot better since we spoke about me and how slightly
crap 2014 has made me feel!
After the 27th, Temi and I divided the coming
days between catching up with my family and friends at home and then visiting
our friends in Cork and then back to visit his family.
Me and my friend Mary at the afters of another wedding
We spent New Year’s Eve
with his family and then went out for a few drinks which was super nice. It was
an enjoyable few days especially catching up with our friends but it didn’t
leave me much opportunity to get back on plan but that was okay because I knew
that by the very latest of January 1st I would be back on plan. As I said I will start 2015 as I want it to
continue à
following WeightWatchers and oozing positivity :)
I’m
back with Temi and his family since yesterday will stay at his until he leaves
for the aiport on Tuesday morning (sad face). I’ve got all my food prepped and
weighed with me so there will be no excuses. We went to the cinema to see the
Hobbit last night and I enjoyed the treats I bought with me instead of buying
junk there. Satisfied :)
Before Christmas I rejoined WeightWatchers as I finally found
a class I could make most weeks (and if I couldn’t make that one I’d make
another one in Co. Cork). Anyway I’m definitely looking forward to getting back
to meetings, I’m going to go tomorrow morning to a class in Ennis since I’m
here and just want to get back to meetings so it’ll be eight days until my next
one, an added day to work hard :)
I’m also beginning my FINAL Teaching practice on January 12th!
I can’t believe I am almost finished my post grad! On March 30th I
will be sitting my final exam and then hopefully my September 2015 I will be in
a wonderful classroom with some wonderful children! Oh the excitement! 2015 is
going to be a great year I can just feel it! I bought myself two things I’ve
wanted with AGES to help me during 2015 and they are:
The Hairy Dieters First book purchased from >>HERE<<
and the Fitbit Charge purchased from Currys
If you want any further information on the Fitbit products just visit >>HERE<< .I’ve wanted one since they
first came out so for me the investment was worth it.
No new year’s post can be complete without the mention of
resolutions eh! This year I am not making a list of resolutions instead I am
just thinking about some of the things I would like to achieve. Back in August
I posted about the things I would like to achieve in 2015. The post can be
found here >>HERE<<. I have already signed up for the Hell and Back challenge on February 1st
(probably not a great idea during TP but it’ll be worth it) and I have signed
up for the half marathon. Only problem with the half marathon now is that I
have decided to not continue with running. Over the last 12 months my knee has
gotten worse and worse and it is because of running. It is an issue I have had
with a long time but I am known to push myself past what I am able to do and
then end up injured so after a long think I decided I’d give up running and
focus on all the other sports and activities I am into! So I won’t be running
the half marathon I’ll be power walking! As the year progresses I will
hopefully add more things to the list but for now I like the list I have.
Anyway that is definitely enough of a rant for now! Fair
play if you actually read it all I do ramble a fair bit so I do apologise but
that’s me!
May 2015 be a great year for us all. May we be blessed with
good health and fortune. May we reach our goals and most importantly may we all
be happy with ourselves.
Until next time,
Grá :) xx
