In a nutshell

Wow. Is it just me or as you get older time seems to be going faster? I could've sworn I had written a post mere days ago ... but evidently it was almost three weeks ago!

Just a quick update:

Weight:
I am now at the lowest weight I've ever been in my adult life. I dare not write the number or post a ticker for an irrational fear of jinxing the gorgeous number that flashed up on the scales this morning. Mad, I know. Suffice to say I feel amazing. And once again, I'm having problems with finding threads to cover my arse and still look half decent. My smallest jeans can be taken on and off without undoing the button or zip. I think I will just have to bite the bullet and part with £15 for a new pair. Oh what a shame.

I have failed to share with you all but I hit a plateau in my weight loss efforts for about 6 weeks. It was the longest, most frustrating period of my journey to date. There were countless times that I felt like giving up and yelling "Screw you!"to my body but stuck with the exercise and good eating habits ... and then about a week ago it happened ... I began to melt again. Thank the Guy in the Sky!

Exercise:
Slight cut back on the amount of weight training I had been previously doing and focussing on cardio and fat burning exercise. Just to see some pounds move. Undoubtedly, I will have to jazz it up a bit in a couple of weeks though - increase the time, intensity or type of cardio.

On the running front, I am still keeping on although I am taking it a bit easy due to some knee pain. Although I haven't done another timed 5km run recently, I still continually suprise myself at just how long and how far I can run without feeling out of breath or in pain. There is NO WAY I could've shuffled yet alone run a year ago! Mind you, I'm not a speedy or pretty looking runner but the fact that I can break into a run is frightfully exciting!

To help with my running and ensuring I am exercising effectively, I have been planning to get a heart rate monitor for the past 4 months. I've been doing some haphazard research at present and Rob (being the gorgeous, supportive man he is) has offered to buy one for me for my birthday ... the problem is deciding which one!

Colonic irrigation:
I am now a fashionable, savvy and uber health conscious Londoner. I have had colonic hydrotherapy aka colonic irrigation. After suffering with bloating and wind problems for about three weeks, I went for a colonic irrigation. It was the most bizarre experience and I can't even begin to accurately describe the experience (and would you really want me to anyway?!)! Apparently my bowels are in good working order but I had an inordinate amount of trapped wind. Following the treatment my bloating subsided, my stomach went back to being 'flat' and I felt sooo much better. Although it is said that some people can lose between 1-4lbs after a treatment, I, unfortunately, didn't have that good fortune. My weight was more or less the same pre and post-treatment. But my insides were the happiest campers in London!

Clothing:
I have to do another run to Good Sam's within the next week or two. I have bulging bin bags of my size 16-18 clothes. I need to get rid of unnecessary to make room for my sexy new size 12-14 summer wardrobe! I finding myself smiling with disbelief every time I walk into a clothing shop and don't have to go to the size 16 plus section. And as for the shops that only start at size 16 ... on the occasions where I absent mindedly walk in and start browsing, I realise after a few minutes that all eyes are on me and I'm drawing attention to myself! I am now an off the rack kinda gal! Gawd, whoever would've thought .... bring on size 8-10!