Post-holiday Sunday weigh-in - gulp !!

Well, we're finally back home (we got back yesterday afternoon) which signals the end of the summer. Madhouse Daddy Mike goes back to work on Monday, I go back to work on Friday and the kids go back to school (or, in Pierre and Sophie's case, have their first day at a new school) next Monday. That means back to routines and it also means I get back in the kitchen, which I'm quite looking forward to now.

As I told you a month ago, I took August off from my diet, knowing damn well I'd undoubtedly put weight back on but determined not to beat myself up about it. Life is for living and creating memories is an important part of that, so trying out lurid cocktails at our hotel in Tunisia, sampling the incredibly sweet local delicacies called "cornes de gazelle" as they were made by hand in front of us and trying all the Tunisian dishes on offer at the hotel buffet are all things I could have passed on but would have regretted missing out on. Staying with both sets of grandparents for another two weeks after our Tunisian adventures means that I haven't prepared a single meal for a whole month !!

Whatever the scales say, I'm now back, full of enthusiasm for getting back on the weight-loss wagon, having stocked up on healthy snacks and treats so I'm really hoping I'll be able to lose the weight I put back on over the summer quickly and painlessly and pick up where I left off. Weightwatchers have kindly renewed my membership for another 6 months so I'm going to start tracking what I eat again and I think I'll top up the SlimPod for good measure too.

OK ... here goes ... time to see what the damage is (gulp) !!!

START WEIGHT : 91.4kg

TARGET WEIGHT : 66kg

WEIGHT LAST WEEK (a month ago) : 81kg
WEIGHT TODAY : 83.2kg

WEIGHT LOST SO FAR :  8.2kg

STILL TO GO : 17.2kg
CHANGE THIS WEEK (since last weigh-in a month ago): +2.2kg

I was actually expecting worse so a 2.2kg gain for the whole month isn't actually that bad. Hopefully next week I'll be almost back to my -10kg barrier which was a really encouraging motivation-booster. I've updated my badges and added a new weight-loss ticker which shows me edging towards the half-way mark.

I can't wait to catch up with my weight-loss buddies :

Jane at 7hippopotamus who had a fantastic week last week - hope this week is another good one :)

Laura at Ray Mears Extreme Housewifery (who looked utterly fabulous in her dress on her last weigh-in)

 Sarah at Life in a Break Down (who is making me get all nostalgic with her Jenny Craig posts !)

Anybody else want to join in with our weekly weigh-in link up ?

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