New Scales

I knew mine were out, they are the old dial ones. So when I saw Slater body analyser ones for £7.50 down from £29.99 today I treated myself.
Got them home and shocked myself! They weigh 5lbs more than my old scales. I know they are more accurate, but I didn't need that. Bah! So it's back to square one.
They also, shockingly, flag up th % of fat you have (too high) and the % water (too low). So there can be no more slacking, I have to fix this now and get myself healthy. :-(

Ugh, as it get closer to Monday I keep thinking of ways I'm going to fail. My positive outlook from earlier in the week is beginning to wane. Not sure why, maybe just the whole thing tying in with the end of the Christmas break and getting back to the normal routine I suppose.
I can't afford to put weight on as that would necessitate new clothes, we don't have the spare cash for me to fork out on a new fat wardrobe. If I lose I kept all my smaller clothes from between my pgs, when I did successfully lose.
I can do it again, I will do it again, I am making a big step towards good health!

Plans!

I've decided that next week will be a week of simply healthy eating. I am not going to count calories or drastically change my meals, which are generally pretty well balanced. I will however rule out any unhealthy snacking and replace snacks with fruit or veg snacks.
I think trying this approach one week at a time will hopefully work and I can see results early on. With the wee one's birthday coming at the end of this first week I'll hopefully have seen some difference before that to encourage me not to indulge too much.
This has to be a positive way of eating, not a "diet" as such, more of a shift to a healthier attitude towards food and ensuring that I eat a blanced diet as well as cutting out the rubbish.
So, starting Monday and continuing till Saturday I will not have any cakes/biscuits/chocolate/sweets. If I have crisps it will be those that are under 100 cals a bag such as Quavers and limited to one pack in a day.
I have to believe this is possible as the additional 7lbs I've put on this year have to be the first to go!

T minus one week!

So the big push to lose the extra weight starts on Monday 5th January. I'm just trying to get myself into the right frame of mind and work out ways to avoid temptation and eat healthy from then on. I have clothes in smaller sizes I'd love to get into. I can't afford to buy new clothes if I get any bigger, so I really need to do this. Plus, I've been so busy the past few months I couldn't even say what I've been eating. I just know that nutrition and health have not been a priority, but they must be now. I'll be 40 in 18 month, good grief! I want to hit that milestone looking and feeling the best I possibly can.
No doubt it will become my daily chant, but I need to find a way to exercise. That has always been my downfall. I procrastinate for Britain and just need to get myself into it, somehow. I'd like to find something I love to do. I don't know what that would be. I so wish I could afford a gym membership again as I'd nip out once the kids are tucked up in bed, but that's a while off for now. So I need something I can do at home, that will not bore me and will be something I want to do and feel the benefit of.
I'm going to do some research and planning and will make a flying start on Monday! Positive thinking, I am determined to succeed!