Introduction

Monday 30^th Jan 2012 10:40pm

Okay so through lack of funds for unhealthy food (or food at all) and hate for my overall body shape I have decided at this time to loose weight, tone up, and also give up smoking. Not sure how this is going to work as have recently restarted taking the contraceptive pill which is known for making you gain weight, as is giving up smoking. However I like to think that with enough exercise and a healthy minimal diet, this will counter this inevitable weight gain.

Currently in my freezer I have three bags of frozen chicken fillets, three bags of frozen fish fillets, and copious amounts of frozen veg. I also have a few packs of frozen sausages, that I may have to eat if I get desperate! Cupboard consists of some pasta, brown rice, dried spaghetti and a few tins of tomato soup. I also have a ministry of sound work out DVD, and some Adios weight loss pills. The pills contain a seaweed extract that swells in your stomach to make you feel fuller for longer, so they are not cheating. All cigarettes have been smoked, and since I have no money to buy any, that is the end of that matter!

I also have some meal replacement shakes, which I find useful because I don't always have an appetite until around 6pm, which is when my binging of unhealthy food usually takes place. My current weight is 9stone, 6lbs, which makes me around a size 10-12. Would preferably like to keep my curves, loose a bit of fat from my stomach, arms, and the tops of my legs. My height is 5'4. Although I know I'm not morbidly obese, I would still like to change these things about myself, and document it so that others can see how successful/unsuccessful I am.

Today's diet has been extremely up and down, no breakfast, had two slices of toast with peanut butter on and a cup of tea at around 4.30 pm. For dinner at about 8.30 pm I defrosted a small chicken breast and had it with spaghetti and a small amount of tomato pasta sauce. Not a huge amount of calories for the day, but then ruined it all by going to the shop and spending my last few pounds on a packet of heat wave chilli Doritos, a small bottle of coke, a snickers bar and two caramel freddo's. As disgraceful as this is, I had to spend my last bit of money on something other than a packet of cigarettes, other wise I know I will never quit.

Currently I am living in halls at University and so have control over all of my meals. This does mean however, that I don't actually own a set of scales so will have to rely over the next few weeks on the scales at my parents house to monitor my weight. I do in fact have a free gym membership for next few weeks at University, but am too scared to venture to the gym just yet. My flat mate (who is a gym buff) has agreed to attend some sort of aerobic or spinning class with me as we also have access to these for free. Might make me feel better having someone to come along with me, in a small class, rather than in a gym full of healthy athletic people that may laugh at me!

I shall keep posting.