Last September just before I set target about 4 weeks before the wedding, the group I went to had a 'women of the year' competition. You had to have lost over 2st to be able to nomintaed and the class had to vote. People could nominate you to be entered if you didn't want to do it your self.
My friend Natalia wrote me a poem as my nomination:
My Friend Cheryl
My friend Cheryl was really pleased,
Her boyfriend Tom had got down on one knee.
She was very excited with a wedding to plan,
Now to find her dream dress to wed her dream man.
The hunt began for the perfect dress
But with each one she tried she felt more distress.
She'd tried 26 diets in the last 7 years
With no luck on any she was close to tears.
But then she heard about Slimming World, lots of pasta and chips
Eat as much as you like and still get smaller hips.
Green days are her favourite, she even likes quorn,
By adopting a new lifestyle, her weight would be gone.
She swapped fat coke for diet and pizza for pasta
Adding some Body Magic to lose the weight faster.
More fruit and fresh veg, Tom helped with the cooking,
She started to like how her body was looking.
Again to the shops to find the dream dress,
And at last she had found it, she was going to impress.
But it didn't stop there, she continued to run
She was still determined to get a smaller.................tum!!
Now only 4 weeks to go before the Big Day
You've worked hard this last year to get looking this way.
Now you've lost 4 stone and you're not so big,
The first dance with Tom could be a wee Highland jig.
I asked you "after the wedding what will then be your trigger,
To keep up the good work and maintain your new figure?"
You said you love buying clothes and you'd still want to run
And you couldn't do that if you had a big ...........bum!!
So my friend Cheryl, what can I say
You will look amazing on your big day.
You have been my inspiration and you got me here
Thats why I nominate you as my 'Woman of the Year'.
I won! I went to the regional finals and met some truly inspirational women, was a great day!!
I still get emotional when I read/think about it. I have printed it out and pinned it to my desk, to help me focus at work. It really busy and normally when I am stressful situations I want to eat crisps. No crisps allowed so I just need to remind myself of how well I have done. This extra 10lbs (was 16lbs) is going to go soon. With a little help from my running shoes and of course Neenie!
Tempted to sign up for Bristol Half after the disaster that was my training for Edinburgh. Have made a promise to myself that I'll train for 4 weeks and then I'll decide properly whether or not I'm going to sign up. So it started tonight, I went with my friend and another one came along tonight too. Ogden water looked lovely again, such a nice night. We all run at different stages so we kind of run apart.
Was good and I really enjoyed it. Managed 2.30 miles in 23 mintes. So pleased with that.
Plan to get me out running/active for the next 4 weeks:
Monday - body pump, 60 minutes
Tuesday - swimming, 40 minutes
Wednesday - running, at least 20 minutes
Thursday - rest day
Friday - rest day
Satuday - Park run 5k
Sunday - swim/easy run
Sorted.
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