Bam!, and it's done.....

It's no secret that losing weight is hard, in fact, it's BLOODY hard.  For me, it is really, really damn hard!!

For the past six weeks I have been dragging my sorry lardy butt down to the gym, it has not been easy, I am not a natural at motivating myself into any form of self-punishment.  But, when I think about it I have in a way.  I have allowed myself to become fat, unfit, unhealthy, frumpy and if I am honest down right miserable.  Is that not a form of self-punishment?

There has not been an excuse either, as I have access to a 24-hour gym!

But it's SO HARD!

So, yes I am rather chuffed with myself that I am now managing to workout twice a week.  And a big change is how it makes me feel about what I eat.  Now, when I look at those evil tempting Sweet Tai Chilli Crisps, I realise that it equates to 30 mins of hard slog on the exercise bike.  I can feel the pain in my thighs even thinking about it!

And cake, those who know me well know how much I flipping love cake!  So to have to cut back takes a humongous amount of willpower.

As I wait for the fizz sticks to kick in for that lift of energy to keep my legs pumping, to keep my arms pulling and pushing those weights, feeling the strain as those bingo wings fights to wobble on!

Am I feeling better, you bet I am!

Whilst I have not lost a biggest loser scale of weight, in fact, it has come off, gone back on, come off over the past six weeks.  I can now run up the stairs without keeling over.  Can wash my hair without getting arm ache (Yes I have been THAT unfit) and can even hike up to Helman Tour without getting all red in the face and heart palpitations :-) go me!

Now, I have not had a gym workout buddy so to speak of, but I have had someone motivating me and making me think twice about not going into the gym, or skiving off for a week.  Mike, who owns Mike Munds Gym has been fantastic.  We go back a long way in terms of me getting fit and healthy, back to the days of step aerobics at the squash court.  So he knows how easy I can be swayed to sit on my arse!  And I have to say the thought of now letting him down after he has made a plan and made me stick to it, is something that motivates my oversized derriere into gear!

So, as I was getting into the last 15 mins of random hell on the bike today, a thought came to me of Bam! and the workout is done! And I smiled and thought, thank goodness for that......