Leeds weekend

Wow what a weekend!!

So I travelled to Leeds for the weekend for the UK scentsy convention, I am an independent consultant for scentsy, scentsy sell lots of awesome items, from wickless scented warmers to travel tins for your car. I won't go on about scentsy as this page is not for my business however if you do want to check it out go look at my scentsy website and my Facebook page

Anyways.....so Leeds is a pretty awesome city! I also took my Gran with me as it was a long drive so was nice to have the company, and she is also from Leeds and hasn't had the chance to go back for about 20 years!

I love my Gran, if it wasn't for her me and my sister would have had a pretty rubbish childhood, she is a big part of my life and an amazing woman, so it was a pleasure to be able to spend some time with her, however....my Gran is very fussy with her food and doesn't like 'foreign' or spicy food and prefers traditional plain, gravy type meals, so it was a bit of a challenge finding somewhere to accompany her tastes, which also meant the healthy choices were very limited and pretty much non existent! The breakfast in the hotel was also pretty terrible, there was cereal, toast, rolls, croissants, rubber cheese and processed ham, so not very nutritious and no protein!

My workouts were also non-existent! I took workout clothes with me, but time was limited, I was planning on getting up early and going for a run before my nan got up, but she always bet me to it! She is also from the war generation who believe the bigger you are the healthier you are, and she really doesn't understand the healthy lifestyle, and even gets concerned about it!

Not eating right or exercising this weekend left me feeling terrible, I was bloated the whole time, had stomach cramps, headaches, was really thirsty, and didn't sleep much I really didn't feel good at all, and had cravings for healthy food and to do a workout! Its funny how the human body is built to survive and we have so many instincts, yet our minds often crave this terrible food which makes us feel so awful! Well I'm pretty determined now to not eat this crap and continue and improve my healthy eating and fitness, I have certainly learnt my lesson! Although it was worth it to have such an awesome weekend with my Gran and with scentsy.

So that was the weekend, as it is the first Monday of the month it was weigh in day......it was not good.....
Bodyweight, body fat and measurements at body space
Everything increased! I am at the heaviest I have ever been, I could have cried when I jumped on the scales! I knew things weren't going to be good as we also stopped at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on the way home yesterday and my usual size was a little snug!
However rather than throw in the towel and give up, I have realised that it just means I can no longer eat crap all weekend and get away with it! I need to be a bit more strict with my eating, and work out more!

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