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How it all started!

I have been away this weekend with my partner, we do this trip annually, the guys golf and the the ladies spa/shop. To my horror I entered the gym this is not somewhere I can seem to get into going often but I find I rather enjoy it when I am there. 

As I start my work out with mirrors surrounding me, looking around the room at these beautiful women, my heart sinks and the feeling of disgust washes over me....

The mummy tummy is as big as the boobs! you know that muffin top us mums can get! Although I have been telling myself it is the hormone imbalance from PCOS, the operations I have had and then the fact I have had two kids, whilst all of this is true it doesn't take away from the fact I am just not helping myself!

I have two children, one of which is a pescatarian, the other quite easy with food, then there is my partner who likes a good old meat and veg meal (as long as it isn't bland.) At the weekends I have my partner's three children who can also be that little bit fussy as kids are. My job is demanding, I often stay away from home and live out of hotels, or travel day to day and I am studying part time.

No more excuses!

All the above I use as my day to day excuses to grab a Chinese or pizza, let my partner walk the dog, not go to the gym or exercise. I blame the operations and to my disgust the children for the changes in my body.

I now feel I have woken myself up, I need to get comfortable in my own skin again, I need to feel good about myself! I need to feel better about the kind of mum I am.

I have been a yo yo dieter, slimming world, WW, Keto and none of these I seem to stick to fully, I have lost weight and piled it back on, ultimately everyone is different and what works for one may not work for others... the  key is calorie deficit either way and making sure you get the right foods too.

The beginning! 

With that said I want to start a fresh and blog my findings as I do, I know for me personally cutting carbs as in Keto was unsustainable, but eating to many is too much.

so with diet and exercise I want to try for 1500 calories per day, the exercise will counteract some of my intake in order to be realistic, If I can do less then yay! 

I will be showing recipes, shopping trips and tricks I learn along the way, I will be talking through my preparation techniques too as this will be key with my life style.

I will be keeping an instagram page to that I will post daily on my activities and intake all in the hope that I might inspire you to meet your goals and give me the extra motivation to keep going!