Drat

 

I was so sure that I'd lose that pound and hit the 5 stone loss this week, but alas no. I'm running round chasing it with my tail between my legs. Trying not to get disheartened - but it's hard not too. My weight has stalled for far too long now and it's rubbish. 

On a positive note I've been back on the cross trainer and I've been doing yoga with Ellie as my extra, 'suggested' exercise! Walking hasn't much featured but I've been working most days except last Sunday and we've had snow. Which is no excuse but I'm using it anyway. I googled 'how to dance like Footloose' but I just got line-dancing tutorials. I then YouTubed the video to the song and it entailed a lot of somersaults and back flips! So that song is binned. I'll stick with U Can't Touch This and see how I get on.

I have a new Japanese word - ikigai. It means having a sense of purpose to aid healthy aging. And the Japanese think it also helps ward off dementia. It makes perfect sense to me. Without a purpose you could just fade away, there's no passion to keep you here. At the moment my passion is my family and my purpose is to lose weight. Do you think that's purpose enough? We could narrow it down to learning a funky dance and losing one little pound lol? 

After last week's pictures of me before and after it was suggested that a needed a clearer after picture so I decided it was time for a new knicker shot. I'm not sure if you can see the loose skin but I've covered with it. Mostly it doesn't really bother me, except for my bum. I've completed lost my arse and the skin just hangs down like an Austrian blind. A bottom implant is needed! The after was taken this morning and the before was just days before my op. 

A perfect marriage it just two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other.