Indigo Aura: A gym bunny!

Lost 1 pound this week! Woop Woop!! Quite happy with that as I made a cracking beef and filo pastry pie out the weight watchers recipe book on Sunday night. Dan's been badgering me for ages to make it and finally got round to it on the weekend. The Christmas present I had from him came in very handy as I chucked all the ingredients in the slow cooker (after some preparation) and went out for the day. Very happy with that!

So my gym ordeal happened at 7.30 am on Thursday morning. I say ordeal but I actually arrived at 7.15am after moaning for a week that I would have to get up early. The induction lasted for 5 minutes then I was free to start using the equipment. My legs feel more toned already! (Not really but they do ache...a lot!) I have to admit I am knackered but mightily relieved that I don't have to go after work and I can go home and put my pj's on whilst watching corrie.

So my plan is to go to the gym twice a week on a weekday including a Wednesday morning before the weight in on the evening, then maybe an extra swim at the weekend. Having said that, I have some very very busy weekends coming up so the chances of me doing that are quite slim.

This weekend is my Mum's 50th Birthday! Woooo! So last night we had a meal out and then to a club which involved Italian food and alcohol. Not a good start to the weekend in terms of my weight loss plan. Today involves more eating at a family birthday party at my brothers with buffet style food (yummy) and wait for it...more cake. I actually will be the size of a house come Monday morning and all of my efforts so far will have been wasted. Maybe I should try Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning in the gym in a bid to get rid of some of that gorgeous jam and butter cream icing that will be lodged around my middle from all the cake.

Then the following weekend, Dan and I are off to Oxford for the night to celebrate Valentines Day and our 2 year anniversary (technically 3 but officially 2!) which involves a romantic valentines dinner and a fry up the following morning. Why is it that social events always involve consuming calorie packed (albeit delicious) food? I will just have to restrain myself and say a big NO to desserts all the while enjoying myself.

Lots more posts to come this weekend (if I get chance) about the festivities! Here are just a little selection of photos from last night!