Plan

New year's resolutions.
This time in 2016 I want to be 9 stone 7, or at least have seen that some time in 2015.
So, I'm switching to metric and adding some motivation. I'll start weighing myself in kg from now on, and I'll donate the equivalent weight lost in food to the local food bank. I'm really excited about this idea, as it'll be a great visual motivator and will help others who need it. I'm also going to burn candles per lb as I bought 100 tealights from Ikea!
The plan? I'm giving up crisps and fizzy drinks from the 4th onwards. I've got the leftover coke zeros from Christmas and once they're gone that's it. Apart from that just healthy, dairy-free and cheap eating. Sounds so easy, doesnt it?
Exercise- I'm going to take up karate again. On Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. I'll do one other evening group with Ruth. Then, swimming every morning before work. It'll mean getting up at 6, and being at the pool for 6.45 and hoping my hair survives 30 mins and I can still get to work on time. In the evenings I've got a mini trampoline, a cross trainer and a stack of dvds. No excuses there. When it is lighter and warmer I'll start running again and maybe I'll substitute parkrun for an early morning swim. I'll also hit the gym with family on Sunday afternoon.
Sounds good and do able doesn't it? I'm going to take progress and scale photos. I've bought a fancy mask so I don't have to worry about you seeing my face.
I'm determined. I'll feel so much better and I'll save money too.
I've also decided to revisit this at the end of every month as sometimes looking too far into the future puts me off.

Rewards:
First half stone: buy new make up and go out
One stone: nice haircut and get brows done
1.5 stone: Donate too big clothes, mini shopping spree
Two stone: new knee length boots
2.5 stone: family photo shoot
Three Stone: new dress from Caroline's Facebook shop
3.5 stone: join online dating
Four stone: Go on mini shopping spree in Desigual
4.5 stone: get tattoo, be happy, go on beach holiday in bikini

Let's see how we get on.