Sexy Monday - it's working!

Happy Sexy Monday everyone!

I'm currently feeling fab because I just weighed myself and I lost exactly 0.5kg this week! Bang on target.

Starting weight:         91kg

Current weight:          89.8kg

Weight loss so far:      1.2kg

That's a bit better. I've been working hard this week. Logging food and exercise on myfitnesspal and generally trying to be a bit more active. Here are the workouts I completed this week:

Monday: 20 minute jog & yoga 

Wednesday: outdoor fitness class/bootcamp

Saturday: parkrun (5K)

Sunday: PT session focussed on weights and strength training

This weight loss malarkey is hard!

But, staying out of shape is harder. 

The funny thing is though, the more I exercise and eat well, the less I care about the actual number on the scales, because I know I'm moving in a healthy direction anyway. 

Even though logging food is a total bore it is super useful to start seeing the patterns, here's what I learned this week:

• oil is ridiculously calorific and will completely throw the day off when given half a chance
• ditto houmous
• if I eat oil or houmous it is incredibly hard to stay under 1,880 calories, and don't even talk to me about tahini
• I can literally half the amount of olive oil I put in pasta dishes and not notice any difference
• I need to be exercising every day if I'm going to be eating these fatty foods

I mean, I knew this in my brain but it's different when you start actually doing it and living by these parameters. Hopefully my days of weight gain are behind me and I'm on the road to a healthier weight. 85kg is my first target, so we'll see how I feel when I get there. 

I've found some multipack packets of vegan hummus chips at Tesco, only 112 calories per bag, so it's totally worth keeping some in my handbag in case hunger strikes at any point. Being prepared is a huge advantage in this game.

I wonder if I can keep this progress up for another week? I'd like to make sure I do more yoga, I'll maybe try for a minimum of two sessions on my own. Consistency is key if I want to improve my strength, balance and flexibility.

Thanks for reading, and have a fabulous Monday.

SSV x