Simply stylish....

4/8/2016

There are two things which make me feel good style-wise. A good haircut and being slim.

The first is easy. Penny, a Vidal Sassoon trained hairdresser, comes from the city over to Cowal every 6 to 8 weeks to her customers here. She is very skilled and manages to cut my very fine mousy hair into a quite bold shape I am very happy with. She is coming soon. Hurrah! Have you found a good hairdresser?

The second is rather harder, but makes a huge difference about how I look and feel. Every single thing I have looks better on me when I am leaner than I am right now.

I have been fortunate that being overweight has not been a big issue for me, but at just 5 feet tall (nearly) a few pounds makes a lot of difference and I want to lose about 5lbs. I gain and lose these few pounds repeatedly, but just now the extra pounds are proving very hard to shift. (Comfort eating! Though it is not at all comfortable to feel fat in my clothes...)

Is anyone willing to join me in trying to lose a few pounds over 30 days?

I like 30 day challenges and this is quite a modest target is it not?

This little box of chocolates keeps calling me, but I am saving them for my dinner guests on Friday....

PS I had just written this when I cam across the news of recent research showing that being overweight 'ages the brain'. Another incentive!

19 Comments

rusty duck link

4/8/2016 02:47:44 pm

It sounds like an enormous target to me but count me in.. I have been aiming for three pounds a month and even that is proving elusive.

Freda

4/8/2016 02:54:30 pm

Now that you are joining me Jessica I know I can do it! Thank you. Now to figure out how....

Lotta link

4/8/2016 10:45:42 pm

I'd love to join you Freda, if I may, not to lose weight but to get a little bit fitter. Now energy levels are a bit more stable I really need some (gentle) exercise to give health another boost and build up some normal muscle strength again, and I haven't been doing it. My aim is to go back to yoga class but I'm procrastinating because I'm too self-conscious that I can't hold my body in the positions and that I don't have the stamina for a 90 minute class. So 30 days of getting moving might help me get there. Not the same goal as yours but still body focussed and it always helps with motivation when other people are alongside. :-)

Freda link

5/8/2016 07:11:35 am

Absolutely Lotta. What will you choose to do and how will you measure your progress? The only thing I have been able to stick to exercise wise are some ballet warm up videos, but even walking helps quite a lot and I like walking....will post some links :-) Thanks for joining in!

Madeleine Lawrence

5/8/2016 03:12:02 pm

Hi Lotta,

I was unable to go back to yoga for years due to an illness which left me with no energy and not enough muscle. I started in December doing 40 minutes gentle yoga each day at home - not holding postures too long etc...By the end of January I was able to go to a 90 minute class - the first few were tough but stamina and muscle gradually increased. As for falling over - it's a humbling experience I've found! In my class we have a good laugh when people fall over, that's the sort of class you need :-)

I go religiously 2 to 3 times a week now, and am stronger and fitter than I have been in a long time. My skinny 'bat wings' have now been replaced by actual triceps! The classes have improved my life enormously - my mental and physical health are so much improved and I don't miss the classes for anything!

Good luck!

Madeleine.x

Freda

5/8/2016 04:59:36 pm

That is so inspiring Madeleine. Thank you for sharing it.

Lotta

5/8/2016 11:12:09 pm

Thank you so much Madeleine, that's exactly what I needed to hear. It's inspiring to know it worked for you and in a relatively short space of time. I suspect I might fall over a lot :-). I'm loving the thought of actual triceps though! That's given me a good boost this morning, thank you. x

Lucille link

4/8/2016 11:27:49 pm

I too have a Vidal Sassoon hairdresser. I used to go to the salon in Covent Garden but now she works privately and combines cutting with her yoga teaching. I much prefer having my hair cut at home. The whole salon experience was alien to me. Looking forward to her next visit as I have had to cut my own fringe!
At 5' 2" I cannot afford to carry extra poundage. I was always skinny as a child and young adult and have never dieted but did stabilise at about a stone too much after my second child and that has never left me. The trouble is - my face seems to show weight loss long before the rest of me and that is also ageing. What to do?

Freda

5/8/2016 07:16:53 am

Oh I cut my own fringe too. But if that's the naughtiest thing I get up to well :-)

What about risking it and doing Facercise? You can always put the weight back on (I have a friend who did that - she didn't like the way she looked thinner.)

Lucille

5/8/2016 08:46:38 am

It's quite naughty to do it with dress making shears!
Will look into Facercise.

Damsonlily

5/8/2016 08:28:40 am

I'm a bit of a lurker (think that's the right word) on your blog; reading, enjoying but rarely commenting.
However, your target is really striking a chord with me, as only yesterday I caught sight of myself in the long mirror and was appallled at the spare tyre that had appeared after a few weeks of holiday! So yes, I will join you if I may. Nothing like a bit of mutual support!

Freda

5/8/2016 05:01:43 pm

Hello Damsonlily and thank you for commenting. Spare tyre, also known as muffin top (!) is a problem here too. Let's fix it!

cath

5/8/2016 08:38:45 am

The things I learn here... never heard of Facercise before :).
Is it okay that I will be cheering you (all) on? My goal is keeping weight
you see.. and I'll join you for walks of course.

Freda

5/8/2016 05:02:42 pm

We all need cheerleaders - thank you so much Cath!

Angela link

5/8/2016 08:54:24 am

Hi Freda! I'm onboard! I have been very, very lazy and feel too thick around the middle for my liking. So yes, let's get these bodies moving!! p.s it's Angela, formerly of fitfor15in15. I've started a new blog!

Freda

5/8/2016 05:05:14 pm

Hi Angela - your fitfor15in15 got me motivated and moving last year and helped me find the ballet video I like - more links soon and good luck with the new blog - the refuse we put into our bodies is something to think about perhaps...great to have you onboard.

Lotta link

5/8/2016 09:50:50 am

I love walking too and it's helped me get to this point so I'm going to continue with that but make sure I do a proper walk each day. I can also cycle a bit and I could do with a good yoga (or equivalent) video to follow - any links would be great - I need to be shown what to do, if I have to think too hard about it I won't do it!
As for measuring progress I think I can only go by how I feel - whether I feel fitter, more energised, and have the strength/stamina to do more and more (and with less muscle pain) as the month goes on.
Am looking forward to hearing your plans for the 5lbs. Wouldn't it be great if we could all go for a walk together?!

Lotta

5/8/2016 09:52:05 am

Sorry, meant to reply to your comment Freda, not post a separate one!

Freda

5/8/2016 05:07:27 pm

No problem - there is plenty of space here, and maybe one day we'll all walk together - who knows?

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