40 reached. Target??

Well, good people (assuming that anyone actually reads this), April 26, which was the BIG PARTY, and May 5th, the BIG FOUR OH, have been and gone and total silence on this blog. What gives, you may ask. She clearly did not reach her target or she would be shouting it from the rooftops. Well, you would be correct in that I did not get to where I wanted to be BUT I am supremely happy with what I have achieved. Since I really knuckled down to this whole challenge in November I have lost 7.9kg in total body weight and 6.8 kg of body fat. And check those centimeters, 37 down in total! I am thrilled!!! I have however been so busy the last few weeks I just have not had a chance to update.

I feel so much better and I am fitting into clothes which have been buried in the cupboards for years, what's more some of them are even too loose for me! AND we had a splendiforous party as well. Ok, I have been running out of words for it but it was truly AWESOME!! I am still trying to sort out the photos as a certain amount of censoring is required, but as soon as I can I will be putting some pics up on our blog. Yes we created a blog for the party, aren't we in with the times!!

So, what is next?? Should I shut down this blog now that I have turned 40? Or should I set a new target and make sure I reach and maybe even exceed my original goal?? I think a little bit of motivation is required for my fellow GROWers who have been extremely quiet of late. Liz, Blondy, are you keen to set a new target date and do this thing seriously?? You can do it, I have proven that, all it takes is commitment. A colleague of mine recently started a new exercise and eating program and he has already lost 5kg. Ok, he has more than me to lose in total but 5kg is pretty great!

SO! I think my next target date should be the end of June. I am thinking of going to visit my mom for a week during the school holidays so I think that is a good date to aim for. 30 June - my new target.

It will be difficult since we are going into colder weather and it is really difficult to watch your food intake when it is cold. Hot chocolate!!! Hot pasta!!! Coffee and rusks!!!

Something to think about, I stopped exercising on 25 April and started again yesterday. 2 weeks of hardly any exercise (I did walk a little but not that much) and indiscriminate eating and drinking have taken their toll. I gave myself permission to not worry about it for this period so I am not beating myself up about it but I can definitely feel what happens if you let yourself go again. I have been feeling really yucky and have picked up 2 kilos again!! So in reality the figures above are not a true reflection of where I am right now but I am not doing stats again till end of May! And by then I plan to be well on track again. It just goes to show that this is truly a lifestyle change and I cannot ever stop. I can of course relax the rules a little once I have reached my target but will have to always be aware of going overboard.

SO WHO IS GOING TO JOIN ME FOR END JUNE???? IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE??? WHO WANTS TO GET RID OF THEIR WEIGHT????