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HIIT yesterday, and today plus five mins sit up work...ouch!

Nice to cyber meet you. I agree with you, you can do this :) Stick close to the board, check out old posts as a distraction. I don't know if you like games? A few games in the social thread...loads to read and do. Get a craving? Get on here and post, or read xx

HIIT done... Two days rest and repair on the way.

Congratulations on a week...if you can do a week you can do forever. You just have to deal with it really. You've quit, not abstaining, so you just rise above the crave and suck it up. The good news is, in time, you will see people smoke and think yuck, just why, how horrid. That will come in time so while you wait just ride the waves...eyes on the prize.

Why, when you tell your children, to be ready to watch the tv show at 8:30pm do they come down at that time then fart Arse about for five minutes before they are ready? Trying to get them ready for work, ya know punctuality and all that jazz. Sheesh!

Great week... Five inches lost off the body already (thighs, gut and waist) Feeling good, really am. Get the odd feeling for sugar now and again. Interestingly I had half a chunk/piece of chocolate yesterday. Not twenty minutes later banging headache! Related? No idea but I don't tend to get headaches nowadays. Put me off chocolate, just in case. Lee is doing HIIT at the gym now. Instead of his twenty solid minute, at an average pace, on the treadmill he is blasting a full minute full throttle then a minute slow pace. He said he can really feel it, so he is having a complete overall of his routine too. I've changed my video for a more almost dance about one, love dancing, find it just as heart beating out of my chest but it's more my scene. Only a ten minute one though so instead of a rest day going to do it everyday. Once my stamina builds I can then find a twenty minutes HIIT one. Think is it may just be ten minutes of heart pumping activity but it's ten minutes more than I was doing before...so all good. Doing it Wednesday to Sunday and having Monday and Tuesday off. Along with stopping smoking this is the best life change I have every made.

Never doubted her once....fabulous quit for a fabulous woman xx

HIIT done.

HIIT done.

Made up for you Ria, and a very Happy New Year to you too.

Wine? No likely... Fizzy water and a splash of lime juice Friday/Saturday just for a month.

I've given up my packet of crisps (chips) every lunch time, cocktails for a month....feeling good ;)

I felt like one Stuart, on Saturday...that's for sure ;) Book has come, fabulous recipes. Fabulous information, and very understandable, on why certain food groups at certain times, I get it so that's good. Measured my full belly, waist and thighs Monday night. This morning I could just feel I wasn't as bloated, measured, and an inch and a half gone already. Not fat yet, I know, but obviously my old diet of rice, potato or pasta (evening meal) was bloating me. Eaten delicious food, full and can honestly say I feel better, a spring in my step already. I thought it was half a stone I needed to lose...wrong!... 13 lbs needs to be shifted to get to my ideal weight, no probs...Easy Peasy. Smoothie for breakfast, delicious macarel salad for lunch and Indian spiced lamb with finely chopped cauliflower as my rice texture with a small hand full of spinach and beetroot. No training so no carb based meals today. Might start a blog for myself.

Twenty minutes HIIT done.

Congratulations ...and celebrations.... :)

Looks fabulous, really suits you DD.

Does it work really though? In the UK I see children smoking who are clearly under the age of 18. They always find a way sadly, I know I did at 13 years old. Contervertial as it may sound I hope that smoking looks old school, to the young, and for those who will try, because sadly they will, I hope they decide to vape instead. At least then they will find it a lot easier to quit that than cigs. Or course I would love the young coming through to not have their heads turned by anything...goes without saying, but I'm just being realistic, many will.

All good... Just finished a workout, phew... I honestly thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest, didn't obviously. Had a great day as I made myself eat a banana for breakfast at 6:30am (don't eat breakfast normally) took 30 grm of raw cashew nuts for mid morning refuel. Had 200mls of water on the hour, ever hour (been to the loo a lot) worked five hours cleaning and feel great. I read that water is needed for energy, as dehydration can make you tired. Interestingly I got home after a straight 5 hour cleaning job and I normally grab 40 winks, as need it. Didn't feel nearly as tired today...plus extra water will hydrate my skin too, so win/win. No excersise tomorrow, book due Wednesday not Tuesday..grrrrr Oh and I ordered a lean meat food hamper special promotion last night, £125 worth down to £55. My friends boys use this company (weight lifters) and I know the quality is good. So all good...looking forward to Wednesday.

Congratulations Scott x

Will try again...

No work out today, too sore, back on it tomorrow. I have read the importance of rest days, for muscle repair and can see why. Have walked for four hours today, pounding the high street shopping. Felt every step but didn't stop me enjoying making my purchases. Purchase a gym mat, a dumbbell set (5kg each) and a 10lb kettle bell. Purchased a load of vitamins after reading a blog of a gentleman that followed the Body Coaches 90 day programme. It can only help surely so I purchased, oh and some protein powder (vanilla) to make protein shakes. Will attach the vitamin list, and why, in a minute. Never taken a vitamin in my life, not a fan of tabs and pills, so not sure if I'll keep it...will see how I feel. Im not signing up for the full programme, going to make do and mend with his book and videos. Checked out the book today, in WHS, looks fabulous! Had I know I was going out tomorrow I would not of ordered online, still, no matter be here Tuesday. Took a photo of my in my underwear this morning, will take another in a month. http://i68.tinypic.com/2r7yi4z.jpg[/h

Great job and that will empower you even more.

Why has my eldest daughter, by one minute, just completely gutted her room? Has the penny finally dropped a tidy environment, a tidy mind? Why has she stored eight rolls of cello tape (no wonder we never have any) and other various odds and sods that we have searched for? Is she a horder? Am I pleased that she has seen the light? You bet your life I am.

Yes

Funnily enough I have just been reading about the insanity workouts Sarge. My book is due on Tuesday, looks perfect as the recipes are not silly fad foods. Going to purchase a yoga mat tomorrow, don't want to rough up my carpet/carpet burns. I've only done the one workout today ( nearly killed me, I won't lie) but felt such a buzz all day. Even went for a post lunch 40 min fast pace walk. I love cycling....yes, I will build cycling into my routine too. Am not going to get on the scales, just not getting addicted to that lark ( I know what I'm like) so will take a picture every two weeks to see the difference. Not overly over weight, I'd say about half a stone too much. It's the feel good fitness as much as anything too, that I will enjoy. Sorry, have wrote a ruddy essay ....just nice to talk and share my plans.