Day 73 - Blah.

Not much to report today guys! Still extremely chuffed with the weight loss this week!

I've been suffering again with heart palpitations so have taken the past couple of says easy. Went for a walk today which helped ease them for a time, but as I type they are going pretty crazy! I have a prescription to collect from the pharmacy, which will hopefully help me out.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Ellie x

Day 72 - Week 10 Weigh In

Here we are again!

Start Weight - 13st 10lbs

Last Week's Weight - 13st 4.5lbs

New Weight - 13st .3.4lbs

Measurements -
Arms - 29cm
Chest - 100cm
Waist - 85cm
Hips - 115cm
Thighs - 63cm

1lb off and 1cm off my waist! Success! :)

I am so chuffed with this result, after what feels like forever staying the same weight. I am now less than half a pound away from losing half a stone, not as quick as I would've hoped but it is going in the right direction and the small changes I am making daily are all getting me towards my goal of being a happier and healthier me!

My targets for this week are to;

• Hit the half a stone weight loss mark
• Go on atleast two jogs this week - 3 miles each
• Continue using my abs workout app, atleast three times
• Reduce my salt intake. I am terrible for adding more salt to my meals and really need to reduce my intake. I love salt on any form of carbs, and so will attempt to not add any salt onto my food after it has been cooked. It's going to be tough!

I completely failed at my targets last week, and didn't go on a jog, nor start Insanity!

I  hope you are all well, and reaching your goals! What would be the hardest thing for you to reduce your intake of? After salt mine would definitly be chocolate, and i'm not ready to cut that of my diet just yet! :)

Today we are off to a local vintage fair, the parents come back from holiday and the bridal and bridesmaid shoes have arrived so I am off to meet both of my older bridesmaids to make sure they fit okay! And ofcourse watching more Olympics!

Ellie x

Day 71 - Abs Queen

Not much to report today guys! I spent the evening with my niece and sister, watching more Olympics! I know I keep saying it but I am enjoying this Olympics SO much! It may be down to it being hosted in my home country, but it just seems that every single event is so exciting, regardless of wether I know the rules of the game or not!

I did my sit ups again today, and can really feel it working on my abs. Olympian figure, here I come!!! :)

Join me tomorrow for my weigh in, all limbs are crossed hoping for a weightloss!

Ellie x

Day 70 - Already!

Can't believe I've been blogging for 70 days already! How times when you are enjoying yourself! Although I am not so impressed with my 4.5lb weightloss in that time, not good enough! I am in this for the long run though so hope I will get results along the way.

Today was a very good day!

Breakfast - usual Special K with semi-skimmed milk
Lunch - Ham salad
Dinner - Vegetable curry and mint sauce
Snacks - Special K cereal bar, pear, banana and plum

I also enjoyed a green tea and peppermint tea today, along with my usual 4 pints of water!

I cooked a lot of curry for my tea, and had enough plenty leftover for my lunch tomorrow. Can't wait to eat it! And I even left some of the mint yoghurt to enjoy with my dinner also. Check it out! Yum!

I did my third installment (correct word?!) of the abs workout today, I'm really enjoying it! Today's incorporated the plank, spiderman climb, bicycle crunches and glute bridge. It was tough but again, felt so good afterwards!

Afterwards I felt like I needed something sweet, so opted for a glass of almond milk. I'm really loving this at the moment and it hit my sweet tooth perfectly! It was on offer when we did our grocery shop this week, so thought I would treat myself.

My small Samuel Adams glass was the perfect size for my almond milk fix. :)

I best be off, I have some more Olympics to ccatch up on! I am so proud of Team GB and their medals so far, I am looking forward to watching more and hopefully seeing them win more medals!

Ellie x

Day 69 - Olympic-holic

My name is Ellie and I am addicted to the Olympics.

And I am not ashamed to say it!

I am loving watching sports I wouldn't normally watch. Yesterday I watched diving, swimming, fencing, beach volleyball and gymnastics. All equally as interesting to watch! I am totally engrossed by everything Olympics related, I think it is amazing that sports that are not normally broadcast to such a wide audience are being shown to so many people, I hope it inspires children to think it is something they could do as they grow up. It is no secret I am not a huge football fan, and in England it is by far the most broadcast sport. I would love to see swimming, gymnastics or any other Olympic sport promoted just as much, heck even a smidgen, as much as football is. I hope Olympics will change that for England!

My tea for the day -

Can't forget my trusted Tabasco!

I did my second abs workout, and loved it! I am really enjoying the 'daily workout' feature as it gives the element of surprise, and also less control in choosing which workout to go for, and also stopping before I have actually done decent workout!

We also went for a brief walk this evening, the weather has taken a turn again (shock horror) and it was pooring with rain as we went out. It was good to get out in the fresh air after being confined to an office all day!

Hope you are all having a good week so far, hump day has arrived!  Below is something my all time favourite fitness bloggers posted yesterday, and it really hit home to me! Everyone please go check out http://www.fitnessista.com/ if you do not know of her already, she is fantastic and encourages me so much to eat better and move more!

Ellie x