Sorry this has been delayed, but as many of you know, I've been relocating and I'm now typing this from the school I'm working as a language assistant in, in Andalucia. Needless to say, the regime is still at the front of my mind and is still pretty much taking over my life. Which might sound sad (scratch that, DOES sound sad) but it's imperative.
I officially started with lessons only this week, but have known the school for a little over a week now. Arrived on Saturday 28th after no sleep, sky-high ryanair fees (no pun intended) and was picked up by one of the teachers to go back to their's for lunch - thank god that they were an english native because I believe my cerebral juices may have been leaking out of my head by then. So that inspired instant panic - other person cooking for me. But as far as I am concerned, I'm there to embrace the culture, it'd be rude otherwise. I tried my best, what can I say? It seems to have still gone in the right way anyway. There has been so much cake in school, due to various teachers' birthdays and fiestas, that my nerves are shot. Also, my landlady - who is lovely, which is just brilliant compared to past experiences if you know of my experience in St Petersburg or Alcalá de Henares two years ago - is the most excellent cook. She cooked for me the day I moved in (1/10) and although it was all healthy food, it was drenched in oil. I panicked so much. After weeks, I felt my efforts were going to be useless! Effectively lived off mugshots and Slimming world bars for about 5 days - which was so awful and unbalanced but I knew I was going to have to compromise with my diet in the first few days.
Regardless, I lost 1.5lb last week. Not too shabby. Not good and still was a few pounds off my target for that week, but it's not bad. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I realised that as long as my weight is going down in a downward trend, there's no need to worry - and apart from one slip-up in the second week (maintained), it keeps going down. All the same, there is so much to lose that I'd prefer it to go off quicker, particularly as I'd lost 1,5 the week before, so I had lost 3lb that week instead of the projected 5.
This week, however, I lost 3.5lb. Admittedly, I had upped my game this week - basically snacking on only superfree food (fruit/veg). I'm pretty sure that out of pure boredom alone, I must've eaten about half of a huge lettuce in one sitting. That is massively sad, I should be doing better things with my life.
I began YOGA. Thanks to my friend Teresa, I'd discovered these videos of intensive workouts, one of them being yoga, so I might as well start on the things I don't have equipment for. Soooo, I might well have hugely underestimated it. I only did two sessions last week, want to bring that up to at least 3 this week.
I've also been chugging the water like there's no tomorrow - one of the many advantages to being in this climate. And my fridge is freezing which further helps my metabolism, let's hope.
I'm also still massively on the tea. No way was I going to come out here without a kettle, my dependence on it will last 'forever and a day'...
Also, one benefit to not having had internet in the flat is that I've been leafing through any health article or book I've brought with me. Still got the one book left. But I've written down probably half a notebook full, or so, of things that they advise, and messages of support from online communities - if I've favourited a tweet of yours recently pertaining to this, then it's because it's in/going to be in the book. The book includes a big variety of stuff - book plans, advice, articles, pictures of celebrities (inspiration - bit sad, but I basically live on the crappy magazines that you're told not to read, #guiltypleasure), ideas. Cruel and blunt tips, but then advice about body confidence. There are graphs of my progress in there, most details are in there except how much I weigh myself. Lists of the foods I can eat, and so on....
So this week, I'm at 34lb weight loss (wanted 35lb by this week). Which is starting to seem less and less remarkable. It's still good, and I can't believe I've done it, but I'm getting impatient now! Time to up my game a lot I think. Whether that will happen this week....well, I don't know - I don't feel the fire in my belly. It's very true about the downward trend being the only necessary sign - but I am so competitive! And I'm worried I'll get bored. I'm boring myself just talking about it constantly!! More yoga this week! And still drinking loads of water. And tea, where I can. And need to keep more active. Still haven't found a gym which I really need to, if there is one....
I'm also out of the "60's" in my weight loss - 59lb weight loss, here we come!! I am due 2.5st next week (35lb) at least!!!
