Week 10

This is going to be a quick blog post, as for those of you who didn't know I'm flying home to England for a visit today. Will be leaving for the airport in the next 30 mins :)

Didn't track at all this week and no exercise either, definitely got my 'holiday head' on and also Ive been in lots of pain. On the plus side my MRI went well (even though I did freak out a bit as I'm claustrophobic!), and the result is I have a herniated disc at L5/S1 so at least we now know the problem. My Dr has recommended physio and gentle exercise and then will re-evaluate in 6 weeks, hopefully there will be an improvement and I wont need surgery.

This week I bought a living social deal for hot yoga, as lots of people on twitter have been raving about it. I got 20 classes for $20 which was a steal, so looking forward (although a bit nervous) to doing that when i return from England.

Down to the nitty gritty. I gained 0.6lbs this week, which to be honest was much better than I expected, as I did eat anything and everything this week (again), I was expecting at least 2lbs on.

I wont be weighing now for 2 weeks as I'm away, but am hoping to come home and have a small gain - or even a loss.

My Dr has given me a course of steroids which help with the pain, so I should be able to get some exercise in whilst I'm away. Next week we are going to be staying at Center Parcs and have lots of fun activities planned and hopefully the weather will be nice so I can get lots of walking in.

Right best go get my passport ready and head to the airport, my next blog will be from across the pond.

Week 9

So where do I begin - this week hasn't been a great week. I've been suffering from sciatica since the end of January, so have been living off painkillers, but the pain has got worse. I started physio last week, but that just made the pain worse. I now have an MRI scheduled for tomorrow, and hopefully they can find the cause of the pain.

I've had a secret for the last few months, well some people knew, the main person who didn't know was my mum. I am flying to England next week for a visit :) I'm excited about this but now it's public knowledge I'm even more excited as it seems real now as I can properly count down the number of sleeps till I go. I was last there in October. Whilst there we are going to Center Parcs for a week with Dave's family which is going to be lots of fun, as we will get to see all our nieces again, I imagine the youngest won't remember us from October as she was only 8 months when we saw her last :(

So weight watchers!! I haven't tracked at all this week, and due to the pain I haven't exercised, plus TOTM, and I've basically been eating very unhealthily, pizza, Mcdonalds (twice) and i don't even like Mcdonalds, plus other takeout. So it was no surprise when I got on the scale this morning to a 4.2lb gain - yes i know 4.2lb, its not good. I think also my mind has started to go into holiday mode. I'm hoping this week will be a much better week. The exercise will be limited, but I'm going to work on eating better. I plan to weigh next Wednesday morning before I fly, then I will miss the following week as I will be in England, then Ill be back in time for weigh in the week after. Last time I was in England I ate loads (those of you who are expats will understand!), but this time I'm going to try and make better choices, but it is a vacation and i will be having a few treats. Last time I gained 10lbs in the two weeks I was there :( definitely don't want to be doing that this time.

I will definitely be blogging from England so look forward to some hopefully interesting blog posts.

I love the Virgin Atlantic countdown

Have a great week everyone xxx