Gaining and losing the pounds.

 My task is to save money and lose weight. Both are going to be tough.

I don’t really need to lose much weight which is a plus- I’ve recently been eating out a lot and this has mostly been junk food combined with alcohol and so the jeans have become tighter and I swear I’ve grown another chin. The diet/ exercise regime has so far been going quite well- however I am only on day 3. I’ve never been able to stick to these projects. However, I am running regularly, doing yoga and I have been stocking up on fresh fruit and vegetables, lessening my portion size and generally being much more healthy. And boy do I feel it. Even running feels easier after three days of eating better- you truly are what you eat. Don’t get me wrong, I will enjoy some drinks this weekend and inevitably a slice of pizza or curry may pass my lips but I am not going to stop myself enjoying the things I like- I simply won’t eat them every day!

On the money side, I am becoming increasingly aware that in 39 days I am moving into a flat and will be paying rent and bills again. I have re-discovered my passion for Ebay although it is a learning curve since I got the postage confused and now I think am at a loss after selling 15 or so DVDs. (Typical Kate). But I am reducing my ‘eating out’ days which costs money AND is not as healthy and so does not help with the diet. Unfortunately, my social calendar seems to revolve around ‘meeting for dinner’ but this will simply have to change- what’s wrong with the old fashioned cuppa and a natter? I am going to learn to cook economically and perhaps even ‘freeze’ things?! I actually purchased a slow cooker the other day- before you think it was a wreckless expenditure (I do have a reputation for being Becky Bloomwood from the Shopaholic book series after discovering one day I had £60 left in my account and got excited because it meant I could buy the £59.99 dress that I saw), I have discovered that this is a good way of preparing meals that are not too expensive AND you can freeze the remainder. M & S delights may have to go on the back burner along with nipping to the garage for a sandwich. I’m not abandoning my weekly Look magazine indulgence although buying things I see in it perhaps is not a good idea. I still like to circle the things I like each week though whilst having a glass of wine. Eek mid-week wine has been scrapped... I’ll let that ONE slide.