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#FridayFitness 19/07/2013 #ff | clean | eating | fitness | friday | fridayfitness | healthy | weight loss

Hi beauties!

I didn't post a #ff last week because if I'm entirely honest, I felt like a huge failure. Once again I had lost total control of my eating and gained back the weight I had lost previously. 

This week hasn't been great either and I haven't lost anything, but I haven't gained either. Which for me, is a pretty big thing. Normally I would gain steadily each week, so the fact that I haven't makes me happy even if I didn't lose. 

My huge problem at the moment is the exercise. This heatwave has killed all motivation. It seems I only have to make the bed and I'm sweating. I'm planning on moving my bike into a larger room until the heat passes as I think I'll actually use it if there's some air in the room with me. 

My plan is to do my exercise last thing, that way it really doesn't matter how stinky I get. Who knows, if I had done some exercise this week, I may have lost something. 

Luckily next week is pay week and we can finally go shopping. I'm going to rid of all of the 'bad food' we have in the house and fill the cupboards with anything and everything good for you. Liam and I were talking about it last night and agreed the only reason we eat what we do, is because it's there. If it's not there, we won't eat it. 

I wasn't going to post today; I had actually planned on taking a break until Monday. My moods have been low and I think that maybe the lack of exercise was a big factor in that. But, I didn't want you guys to think that I had given up again. I really haven't and I'm into it more than you know. 

Hope you're all well. Remember to drink lots of fluids in this heat! 

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#FridayFitness

Hey beauts! 

I have been dying to write this post all week. 

After what seems like forever at staying the same weight, I am pleased to say that the number on the scales is finally going down. 

On Monday I started drinking a different brand of shakes. I generally have 2 a day, a meal in the evening and some light snacks throughout the day. Evenings are the hardest and I tend to find myself more hungry and craving bad stuff in the later hours. But, luckily I am getting better at the whole will power thing. 

Exercise wise I have been on my stationary bike for an hour a day, with a rest day yesterday. I have cycled a total of 31 miles so far this week and I plan on getting another ten done today once I've finished with all of my housey duties. 

So, on to the important bit. I haven't had time to measure as of yet, I'm going to get Liam to help me this evening as it gets a little fiddly.

This weeks stats...

Weight - 229.8 lbs -4.6lbs

Upper arms (r) -  cm  (l)- cm

Thighs (r) -  cm  (l)-cm

Bust - cm

Waist -cm

Hips - cm

I shall update the rest as soon as I have the figures. Generally I don't feel like I have lost much in way of cm but I so happy with the nearly 5lbs off! 

How are you all getting on?

Don't forget to join #fridayfitness on facebook, tumblr and use the hashtag on twitter. 

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Well, hello there.

I decided not to include an update last week as mother nature was visiting, and if I'm completely honest, I felt like utter poo poo.

This week I haven't eaten brilliantly and I'm feeling really guilty about it. 

It always happens towards the end of the month, whenever money is starting to get a little low.

But, yesterday was pay day, and I relished in buying tons of fruit and veggies, ready for a week of smoothies. 

I've done this before, I lost a bit of weight, but the bigger advantage was that I felt amazing for it. 

This time I'm not going as hard with it as I did before. Last time I was having 4 or 5 smoothies a day and nothing else. It was bloody hard. 

This time I've decided to have 2 or 3 smoothies a day, and a small evening meal. 

Weight wise, I'm still sitting at 217lbs, the same place I was last time I weighed in.

I'm hoping this will get me off this plateau and help me lose a little before my birthday. 

This mornings smoothie consisted of

four strawberries

half a mango

a handful of spinach

almond milk 

natural sweetener

It honestly looked disgusting, but tasted amazing.

If you're a fan of smoothies, please leave your favourite combos in the comments below and I'll be sure to try them out. 

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Hello, my lovelies!

This week has been the first week I have been able to put a huge effort into this, since being incredibly ill.

Eating wise, I've kept within my Myfitnesspal limits, and I haven't actually been too hungry. I imagined I would be forever scouring the fridge and cheating left, right and center. But, so far so good.
That's not to say that I haven't had moments of hungriness, but it's been nice being able to eat when I'm hungry, not just because I want to/feel like it. This way I know that I'm eating for a purpose.

Exercise wise, I have started walking again. After my chest infection, it's been pretty hard going on the old breathing, but I've done 3 miles every other day so far. I'm hoping to get into a routine of doing it at least five times a week, meaning I will be walking 15 miles more than I would have last month.
3 miles usually takes me about an hour, so it really doesn't take up much time in my day. If I get up and do it first thing in the morning after breakfast, I find it doesn't interfere with anything else I plan on doing that day.

My official starting weight was 220lb.
I went down to 208lbs the week after I suffered with norovirus, but I have a funny feeling that I managed to put all of that weight back on, once my normal eating/binging cycle had returned. So I'm going back to my starting weight and working from that.

My weight today is 217.3 lbs.
I'm happy with that. It's healthy weight loss, so hopefully something that will stay off.
Also, does anyone else find that special occasion days always fall the day before weigh in?

Below I have included a little mini post that I thought may interest some of you.

I'd love to know if any of you have decided to join in with #FridayFitness.
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Sportswear @ George

1 // 2  // 34 // 5 // 6A couple of days ago I posted a George wishlist. Whilst having a mooch online, I thought I would have a quick look at the sportswear and I was pleasantly surprised. As I'm in need of some new bits to keep my going, I figured I'd share my favourites with you. As well as the bits above, there is also a great selection of sports bras and other joggers. I picked out the more fitting bottoms, such as the yoga pants and 3/4 length legging style. I love the fact that for the most part, the sportswear is black, but it does have some great pops of colour. Solid coral tops are also available. 

This months Lily advertiser is Sarah of www.bowsandblushx.blogspot.co.uk

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Previously known as, Friday Fitday. 

Now, you guys know that I've been atempting some kind of weightloss for the past year. For the past year I have failed! But, now I have an incentive. 

My brother has made a group on Facebook called 'The Challenge'. He has challenged myself and a few of his friends to a weight loss mission. We have six months to healthily lose as much weight as we can. The one who loses the biggest percentage by then will get a prize from him. 

This week I have been tracking my food on MyFitnessPal, which you can feel free to add me as a friend on, and I've also been walking the dog every day. Which, if I'm totally honest, I haven't been doing until now. 

#FridayFitness will now become a weekly post where I can update you on my activities and favourite meals of the week, and of course any weight lost. 

I'd love to create a little community here, where we can all help each other and keep each other motivated. 

If you want to get involved, make sure to use the hashtag #FridayFitness on twitter and let me know how you are getting on. 

In the comments, feel free to leave inspirational quotes, meal ideas, recipes, or even exercise ideas.

I've also created a group page on facebook for anyone wanting to get involved. It's a closed group, meaning that anyone can see the group and join, but only members of the group can see what is posted. 

I hope to see some of you doing this with me! I think it'll be a great way to make friends, even if some of us struggle to shift the lbs! 

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Hello my lovelies!

I thought I would quickly share this weeks tutorials from my Youtube channel! I can finally upload my own thumbnails! Weeeeeeee! 

Keep your eyes peeled for 'Friday Fitday', it's going to be done a little differently from now on and will be up later

Happy Friday!!

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*image - google
Now I bet that you're all getting pretty sick of me saying over and over that I am going to start again with this whole weight loss thing.

Well, this week I really did. In the past five days I've walked ten miles, and that includes a day off from walking yesterday. (So really it's four days.) These are ten miles I wouldn't normally walk,  four hours I would have normal spent sitting on my butt.

I have to admit, I'm absolutely loving it. I really thought that it would feel like a chore and that it'd become boring. Each day I've tried to push myself a little further, the first couple of days I walked two miles and felt knackered, Wednesday I walked half a mile extra, uphill. Again, I was pooped but I felt good for it. Today though, I walked three miles and I feel amazing. I got to about two and a half and felt like pushing on for the little extra bit, and I'm really glad I did. 

The only reason I've never done this before is because I thought it would fill up too much of my day, but truth is, I was only out for an hour today. I've even cleaned my house top to bottom, filmed a video and now I'm writing this post too. 

Eating wise, I've filled up on salads and fruit. I've eaten a lot less than I usually would and even though I haven't necessarily lots any weight this week, I feel so much better in myself. 

I'm hoping to feel much more toned and a lot more fit. 

I can truely say that I have turned a corner and I won't be giving up this time.

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Time for the weekly weigh-in.

This week I've LOST 4.4LBS!!!!

Yaaaay!! Finally a loss instead of a gain. I've had to really cut down on the crap, but I don't feel like I'm missing anything. I have to admit I've been a bit naughty every so often but it obviously hasn't been effecting me. 

I honestly can't say I've done a whole lot of exercise this week, but we have found a new house to move into. So of course me being the keen bean that I am, I've already started ripping my flat apart and started packing. We probably won't be in the new place for another 4 weeks though. Haha. That being said, I think it may be doing some good because I'm not sitting down too much during the day. 

I'm going to try and continue on the path I'm on and hopefully next week I can come back to you guys and announce another loss. 

Here's the honest part.

Height  - 5ft 11"

Highest Weight - 216.2lbs

New Weight - 211.8lbs

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Hi Lovelies!

If you have been following my Fitday posts, you'll have noticed that I missed last week. Excuse being, Aunt flow was visiting so I was feeling oh so groggy and bloated. 

At the beginning of this week I gained a couple of pounds, that was down to my visitor and us chowing down on the good stuff. I weighed myself this morning though and those extra pounds seem to have dropped off quickly and I am back to my post aunt flow weight.

Liam and I have made a massive effort to shop a little more healthier this month and our delivery will turn up tomorrow night. This means I can plan meals out much better and I can include a lot more fruit and veg in my diet. 

I've also been making a conscious effort to choose healthier snacking options. Red pepper houmous and apples (not together) are my best friends at the moment. 

If you guys can recommend me any good snacks, leave a comment down below. 

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Hi Lovelies!

It's update time....

This week hasn't been the best of weeks, if I'm completely honest. I've spent the majority of it thinking about food and trying to get my head in the right frame of mind to get started.

Saying that, I have lost 2lbs! 

It's a great start, especially when I wasn't really trying at all. I'd like to think that I can keep at a steady pace and I'd be totally happy if 2lbs a week became a regular thing. Obviously I'd love to lose more but at least this way it is steady and more likely to stay off. 

This week I am working on my eating, I need to try and change the way I see food. When my depression was at its worst I went to food for comfort, hence more weight gain. The only problem is, I still do it, on my bad days I just want to eat and this really needs to change.

As much as I love all food, bread and other starchy carbs are most definitely my downfall. I'm going to try and have the most carbs in my morning meal. Hopefully this way it will curb my cravings and keep me from reaching for them for the rest of the day. Lunch, I'm working on having smoothies, cramming in my fruits and veggies, beacuse this is another thing I struggle with. Dinner will just be as healthy as the kitchen cupboards will allow. 

The pictures above are me at my goal weight, I say goal weight because I'm actually not sure of exactly how much I weighed at that time. (I'm guessing at about 180lbs-ish?) This was four years ago, and as you can see I have visible collar bones and a flat tum tum. (The photo's also make me want a holiday and a tan!! Is is right to be jealous of yourself?)

Anywhoooo, this is what I am striving to get back to! I need to get back to this. My confidence was at its highest, I had no body hang-ups and I felt so happy. I know I shouldn't think of me being slim as the reason I was happy, but I honestly think that if I could get to that point again, I would be so much happier. 

Exercise wise, I'm going to try and up my activities. Planning walks, trying to complete the 30 days shred again and maybe even a bit of kick boxing. 

If any of you would like to join me on this journey to a happier and healthy self, leave me a comment down below or tweet me @SamanthaJane_01, and we can work at this together! 

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Hi Lovelies!

So once again I am saying "I will get fit!"

There have been so many excuses recently, feeling down, crappy weather, just being plain old lazy.

Well, with all that I've now reached my heaviest weight. Wonderful. 

So now is the time to really knuckle down. I've started to focus mainly on my diet to begin with. I sat and planned meals for the entire month the other day, I have to admit, we've struggled keeping to it and have slipped up a lot this week, but I think it's going to be a slow process and we can't expect to all of a sudden love  all the healthy stuff.

I'm setting myself a goal, in September I have a wedding reception to attend and that is when I'd like to finally feel happy with the way I look. I don't think I necessarily want to lose a ton of weight, I'd just like to feel a little less bloated all the time. 

If you would like to finally follow my journey, (for real this time) I will be posting every Friday with updates and recipes I've come to love. 

Friday Fitday!

Hi Lovelies!!!

This is probably going to be the quickest Friday fitday yet. Unfortunately after last nights post about my poor dying laptop, it really did dye. Hopefully getting a new charger cable will fix the issue a little, but until then I have to post from Liams PC and getting on that will be very limited. 

Anywhooooo, with birthday week officially over, it's time to get on this thing properly!! I have even more motivation for this now after a trip to see the nurse yesterday, as now I apparently have high blood pressure. 

Today is shopping day and I am ready to fill my fridge up will yummy fruit and veg and finally get on with detoxing after weeks of binging on junk food! 

I plan to have at least one smoothie a day, either first thing in the morning, or at lunch. I'm going to cut down on the amount of stodgy carbs I eat, (this is how I seem to gain a lot of weight) and exercise is going to be crucial. 

As I said when I first started this who Friday Fitday thing, I want to be 100% honest at all times, so at the moment it kills me to say, that after all the birthday food, I now weigh in at a scary 210lbs. 

I have two weeks until my next check up with the nurse so I am hoping to lose at least 5lbs before then. I don't want to be ridiculously silly with this so I am going to aim for about 2lbs loss a week. 

My ultimate goal is to lose 2 stone by Christmas, but we shall see how that goes, as we have plans for this year that could change everything!!

I cannot wait to share it with you guys if it all works out!

If you have any tips or healthy recipes that I could try, feel free to post them in the comments below!!

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Hi Lovelies!

I have to admit that this week has turned out to be another fail. I've been doing a lot of comfort eating as I found out at the beginning of the week that our neighbour in the flat downstairs had passed away. Obviously I have been totally freaked out by the idea that someone has died in the property underneath mine, and food has seemed to be my only comfort whilst Liam is at work during the day.

This being said, even though I have not lost any weight according to the scales, I do feel as though I have lost a couple of cm here and there. I do feel slimmer, which is nice. 

Liam and I are looking at a new home tomorrow so fingers crossed we will be on the move soon, I really don't think I can stay here now, because even though I'm getting used to the idea, I still get creeped out over what has happened this week. Unfortunately we can't look at places too far from here at the moment, due to the fact my car is blocked in on the driveway by my old neighbours, but I'm being patient about that because I'm sure the last thing his family is thinking about right now is his car.
Anyway, I'm really sorry for rambling on and being a little morbid, it seems to have affected me more than I thought. Fingers crossed things will start looking up next week!

Todays weigh in 202.8lbs (I forgot andweighed after breakfast and coffee though!)

Hope you are all well and keeping nice and wrapped up in this horrid cold!

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Hi Lovelies!

This week's been a total mixture of good and bad. Food wise I've been doing OK? I have definitely cut down on my unhealthy snacking during the day, but in the evenings I really suffer from ridiculous cravings!

This week I've been soooo ill, it's unreal! My tonsils have been and still are the size of golf balls, if they haven't gone down by Monday, I'm making a doctors appointment. The only upside to being this ill is that for the past couple of days I've been really limited with what I can eat. I'm practically living off of soup, smoothies and hot drinks. 

Walking wise, again we haven't done much due to the fact that I've been ill, but I'm still wanting to get on top of that as soon as I'm better. 

SO anywhoooo this morning I weighed in at 

201.6lbs (1.4lbs loss. Not bad for someone who's been stuck in bed most of the week!)

Fingers crossed next week will go a little better and I won't be sick!!