Right now though, I don’t need any chemical help as I’ve been exercising every day. It’s amazing how many excuses we come up with to not exercise: I look fat in gym clothes, I am too tired, I need to do housework, it’s cold/rainy/too hot outside….yadda yadda yadda. All EXCUSES! I’ve got all the bases covered now so that none of those excuses are going to cut it. I am trying to exercise every morning with the Wii Fit, something I can do rain hail or shine. I’ve got the gym around the corner, doing aqua classes 2-3 times a week which are fun. And finally, I’ve got a dog that gives me that look every afternoon. Light drizzle? No problem, we’ve been walking every arvo!

Afternoon was always the time that I would start on the wine, sometimes as early as 4pm. Thinking back, I think this habit started out of boredom…which is quite ridiculous as there are plenty of things to do! So, to avoid the temptation I am finding other things to do in the afternoons and sticking to it.

I have tried to lose weight for the past three years, but haven’t really gotten anywhere. My weight is like a yo yo, constantly up and down. The main culprit getting in the way of my weight loss is alcohol. Being a weight watchers subscriber, it is easy to see how many calories I am drinking..sometimes my drinking was almost as many ‘points’ as food points. Now I have known all this for some time, but knowing isn’t enough to change is it? Somehow I had to find the motivation to do it…..wanting to conceive is it for me. I figured that if I’m still drinking, I’m not really ‘trying’ to conceive. I also realised that I had much to gain from ‘breaking up’ from my relationship with alcohol…..less groggy mornings, less calorie intake, improved fertility, better digestion, healthier etc. Is the short lived ‘bliss’ from a glass of champagne really worth what alcohol costs me? No it is not.

So, almost at the end of my first week…I am confident that I can finish my 12 week challenge. I’ve already lost a kilo, so my weight loss goal of 8kg is looking pretty good!