Can I Get “Lean In 15”?

I’m giving The Body Coach books a try.

I feel like I am finally in a good place. After the last few years of ups and downs, my head feels a lot more straight and I feel like my life is about as together as it has been since I was a child. There is just one thing niggling away at me and it cannot be ignored.

My weight.

It’s something I haven’t been happy about for a fair few years now, more noticeably since meeting my boyfriend and getting into my mid-thirties (let’s just blame the boyfriend though).

I like food. It’s not that I am a greedy pig, I enjoy going out for dinner, I enjoy cheese & crackers with red wine on a Sunday night, I enjoy a huge bar of chocolate when I am feeling hormonal and I enjoy an alcoholic drink or two, sometimes a bit too much.

My love of food & alcohol was bound to catch up with me sooner or later, along with my disregard for exercise (I once joined a gym, had the induction and went home and ordered a Chinese takeaway, never to return, I had to pay for a full year too)

I have decided this year something has to be done. I am a bridesmaid for my best friend and I will be getting married myself, hopefully, next year. I have a black bag full of clothes, some with the labels still on, that do not fit me.

I’ve tried weight watchers & counting calories, which do work in the short term but I just feel like I am constantly thinking about what I can eat next and calculating…