5 days down!

I'm 5 days down on this new 'diet' though I'm not even calling it that, so shall we say I'm 5 days into the new healthy me and I feel great! I'm not craving junk and I'm actually loving the freedom that I have in not wanting it. It's not around and I'm not missing it, at all. I'm starting to find all these foods which are really good for me and that actually I love.

Bought some scales today as they were half price in Argos and I had a voucher so they only cost me £9.99, bargain! Got on them and I've lost another 1.5lbs since Weds afternoon bringing it to 4.5lbs since Sunday. Considering that I'm eating what I want just in moderation and I'm not doing shakes etc. like I did before, I'm pretty chuffed with that, will have to see what the final weigh in on Sunday morning is.

Did my Urban Workout DVD today for the first time in aaages and did surprisingly ok with it! I stopped after 25 minutes mainly because I now have a thumping headache. Need to remember not to just get water for during but to drink before too. Have been slacking today, only drunk about 1.5 pints! Will make sure I drink a lot the rest of today though. When I think about it, this is really the first real exercise other than walking that I've done since before Thailand, so in over 6 months! I'm going to try and keep upping how long I do it for until I'm doing a full work out set. I got half way through today, I could have gone further though. So tomorrow I'll do it again but remember to drink more!

I've decided today to make a motivation/reward jar. For every day that I stay under my calories and I do 20 minutes of exercise, whether it's walking, the DVD, whatever, I'll put £1 in the jar. For every 1lb that I lose, I'll put £1 in the jar. I usually end up with a couple of quid in tips after each shift at work, so I'll use that. By the time I reach goal I could end up with a fair sum to go and buy the new me a new wardrobe!

Am feeling good today!