Day 1 ~ Measurements and Weigh-ins

Right, to get to grips with what I'm starting with, I've taken a few measurements from around my body so that I should be able to compare them later on, with the newer, and hopefully slimmer me. So this is the embarrassing part;

Weight; 11st 7lbs / 163lbs

Thigh (Widest Point); 61cm / 24"

Calf (Widest Point); 41cm / 16"

Waist (Natural Waistline); 90cm / 35.5"

Stomach (Widest Point); 98cm / 38.5"

Hips (Widest Point); 99cm / 39"

Arm (Widest Point); 30cm / 12"

Bust (Widest Point); 100cm / 39.5"

Okay, well one of the first things that I've realised, is that my stomach is practically as wide as my bust, which is something I'm not very proud of. So that's defiantly something that I want to improve on BIG TIME. 

The Last time I lost the stone in weight, was when I took up the Special K challenge, and that is what I'm going to try now. This 'diet' is simple. Eat 2 bowls of 30g of Special K a day as two of your meals and have one normal sized healthy one. That's exactly what I did today, as I enjoyed The Peach and Apricot Variety. I did little in the way of snacking, although I will admit that I did enjoy a mini cup pie and a slice of the treat this evening. But other than that I kept strict to the diet and completed a Thigh workout with some CV work. 

As I baked the pie today, many people are surprised to learn that Cooking in itself can be an excellent form of exercise for people that aren't able to get out of the house too often, and a half hour of active cooking can  burn over 90 calories, providing you don't write that off by eating too much of what you're making ;) I seem to find that Cooking for other people, even without eating the food, can be quite satisfying and to some extent, rather filling. 

So this is my challenge, lose 2lbs a week and keep it up, as my birthday is coming soon, and I want to fit into the dress that I bought specially for the occasion. The First Day, I think has been mostly success but it's out for some early morning exercise tomorrow. Also, every nice I do neck, thigh and ab exercises in bed, which might just be part of my OCD, but I think they are starting to help!