Bellys Gonna Get Ya......

Vanessa may be sunning herself on a beach, drinking wine and eating ice creams - JEALOUS moi? hell yeah, but reality is ladies its only 4 months before the Xmas party dress season kicks in. Yep just 17 weeks until we hit December - so there's no room for slacking off, me included.

I'm afraid you've got little ole me to inspire you into keeping on track this week. Yes, Chief cereal eating, soup slugging, running freak is here to guide you. And admittedly yes I too have slipped off track a little recently (beer, pizza and choc ice cream living at home with the folks) and have gained some unwanted poundage around the belly area which simply has to go, so I'm with you all in the mission for the ultimate figure.

PMA - Positive Mental Attitude, this is my mantra and its always worked for me so I will certainly be going back to it. Strength of mind is all you need to achieve anything. When the sweets (Fran) are being handed out - think NO, when the birthday cakes are in the canteen - think NO. By keeping strong in your mind you can refrain from picking up those calorie laden baddies and you can tuck into your healthy tea knowing that youve not indulged during the day.

Now it would be wrong of me not to mention, excercise so can I remind you all that just 30 mins of exercise each day can be beneficial to increase your metabolism and it helps melt the fat. Even those of us that really dont like it, just 30 mins of brisk walking, stair climbing, treat the dog to a walk in the park or dare I say join us for a run on a Tues/Thurs eve.

Not many weighers to report on, so well done to Fran and Claire for braving the scales abeit with 'not' the results you had hoped for, the others will all be expected to weigh in this Friday please - or I will suffer the wrath of Vanessa !!

Action plan for this week - no eating after 7pm in the evening, add some exercise, keep drinking plenty of water, why not try replacing one of your daily meals with a bowl of cereal - you may laugh but it does work and satisfies the carb fix we all crave but with less fat than crisps, bread, pizza!

Happy Grazing.......thats me over and out

Michelle 'The Body' MacFairclough :-P haha