Trying to look good: the story so far...

for anyone who has never had to loose weight or has always been slim it's always easy to resort to telling people simply not to put food in their mouth if they want to loose weight.

I concede to an extent this is true - but there is a whole battle behind this - overeating is like an addiction - some very bad habits need to be unlearned and it's not easy.

Thankfully I don't think my eating habits are that deep seated - granted when I am nervous I do find myself eating lots more high sugar foods and for some bewildering reason I do the same thing when I travel far from home, even though I am travelling to another place where I know there will be food (go figure?)

I've been quite lenient with myself and this seems to be working - so I still consume packets of crisps in one day (up to three) [phew this honesty thing is hard!] and lots of chocolate, but I use them as meal replacement [bad again I know, but I am sick of reading about all the PC eating habits everywhere!].

I have been exercising a lot lately - probably more because I don't want to waste the money. two people gave me two bits of advise which were excellent :
1. see exercising in the same way as you do bathing or brushing your teeth, it just has to be done
2. if you are feeling lazy tell yourself even 5 minutes will do - I go knowing that if I really only wanted to do 5 minutes (and believe me I would) then I only do 5 bloody minutes!

I've been taking care of what I call the 'extra's' giving myself a manicure and pedicure, hair removal (underarms, lower arms etc.), eyebrows and exfoliation.

My gym has a fabulous steam room so I usually spend anything from 5 - 20 minutes in there and that really helps

Hair has been a bit tough - I try to look after it, but it's so EXPENSIVE. I have been trying to manage my budget, but this month I thought I might splurge a bit on my hair as getting my hair done last saturday made such a difference to my looks - but I don't know if I can afford these prices and I love my hairdresser - I can't leave her! I seriously might have to look at getting a second job because my budget has been affecting other areas of my life also!