Ross asked me to jot down a few words that captured my thoughts of LYFN, so having just polished off a very yummy ‘clean’ Shepherd’s Pie I decided that tonight was the night to jot down how I feel. So… Where do I start?
Well, firstly I’ve just finished eating a lovely, tasty and hearty meal made by my own fair hands with lovely wholesome ingredients. I didn’t have to count calories or weigh out ingredients. I just followed a super quick and easy recipe especially designed for my clean eating. I feel pleasantly full, not stuffed and sluggish. In fact, I actually feel good, smug even at my ability to resist processed and ‘unclean’ foods. I don’t want to eat things that aren’t natural, that are filled with all manner of E numbers and additives. Why? Because I am making a life change to improve my nutrition and fitness. This is for life and not just for Christmas! So what else?….
Well, I’m also wide awake, I’m not slumping back into my cushions and verging on a little shuteye. I’ve got a slight pleasurable ache in my thighs after a rigorous PT session last night. Oh, and I’ve already worked out what I’m going to wear to work tomorrow, something that I haven’t been able to wear for a couple of years, because I haven’t felt able to due to unhappiness with my size and shape. Which leads me to tell you that I’ve actually already dropped a dress size. Oh, and my belt has stopped straining on the very last hole, in fact I am now three holes thinner than when I started!
What else? Oh yeah, my skin is clear – my annoying spots have all but gone! And I get into bed and drop off to sleep quickly and enjoy a good night’s sleep….. EVERY night.
I have energy. I’m fitter than I have been in years. I don’t feel like I’m dragging a heavy slug around everywhere I go.
I am more confident with my body and shape, in fact, I don’t hate my body anymore.
I’m enjoying hearing people say “wow, you’ve lost weight haven’t you?” And I like telling them that I’m NOT dieting, but that I am making a life change, that I am eating clean and combining it with physical exercise.
If you’re still reading, then maybe what you’d really like to know is how much weight I’ve actually lost? Well, I’ve lost 1st 2lbs in weight and 14″ from around my body. If you don’t really know what that equates to (I didn’t), then imagine 16 cans of baked beans! 16 cans of baked beans!!! Have you ever tried lifting that off of the side in the kitchen??!!
And guess what?…. I’ve managed all of this in under 12 weeks!
How?…. All I did was follow LYFN recipes and have two personal training sessions at home (yes, Ross comes to me and brings all of the equipment!) each week! So what are you waiting for? Get yourself into the LYFN team now!!
Oh, and my ultimate goals? To lose another dress size. To increase my fitness. To feel good. To love my body. And d’you know what? I know I can do it!