Healthy, Active and Occasionally Drunk

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I was never skinny. All my life I ‘Yoyo’d’. From counting points, to syns, to ‘fasting’, to milkshaking. I had tried every diet under the sun. I often got into this routine since I was 16; i’d go on a major quick fix diet in April and lose around a stone or so- then i’d balloon back up. In September 2012 I came to Uni. I had started creeping up the scales already since my summer diet, and by March 2013, I had put on 2 stone. Then obviously again, well done, you guessed it, I’d go back down a stone (this time being a stone more than I already was). Then again, yes, I put it back on.

Fast Forward to April 2014. I was sluggish, insecure and tired of wearing as many baggy camisole tops i could get my hands on. I was also very angry at the world, and when I went out I would get so drunk and just cry about my fat self. Very standard behavior. I’d had enough of being jealous of other people and going shopping and looking at the blouses and but never the bodycons’. For a few months I did my fitness pal. And honestly, it was a great starter. I lost 10 pounds before my holiday in June, however eventually got completely stuck and yoyo’d. I now realise saying ‘i can have 2 chocolate bars and a packet of crisps because I have 500 calories left today’, was utter crap (you are what you eat hey).

So Mid August I was getting rather worked up because I was going on holiday again beginning of September with friends and not even 1 or 2 pounds were vanishing. So i thought hmm, something needs to change. My mum has always been slim and healthy, however in 2013 she needed to lose a stone after gaining a bit, she did this easily in a month. I never tried it as  it seemed strict, however for this was my game changer. It is called ‘The Harcombe Diet’. I woke up once and read the book in one morning. It explained the Science behind our cravings, and what we needed to do to vanish them. I stuck strictly to phase 1 which was actually quite easy and lost 6 pounds in 5 days. I then continued to phase 2 (which is very enjoyable) and lost an additional 4 pounds. I found it all just made such sense. It wasn’t just my weight that i’d lost, I no longer craved the food and my mindset had changed, I was a happier person, and no longer felt the need to punch the mirror when I looked in one.

After my holiday I lost an additional 7 pounds and came back to university confident, with new clothes and feeling better than ever. Slowly as I drank however I had more cheats and cravings would crop up. I went home a month after and lost the extra 4 pounds, making my weight loss 31 pounds. SCORE. Score you may think. However between that last 7 I lost I am struggling to go down. I find myself so determined and feeling like Dave off money supermarket (you know that one, with the ass and the legs) some days, and others, I am a brat in a candy shop…yes it is after I drink. I notice now that I can’t let one night of drinking ruin my week. Although unfortunately the cycle starts: I’m healthy, I drink, forget, eat, cry, healthy…REPEAT. THIS CYCLE MUST STOP. However, the few times I stop the cycle in it’s tracks, with one day back on the diet my cravings go again, so low and behold MUST STICK.

I did this for 5 days last week and lost 6 pounds…I WAS SO GOOD. Obviously though, I had a karaoke night (it was amazing), where I drank 4 sugar filled toxic cocktails.It didn’t take me long to get back on the bread and cakes. Oh well…from here and out, no more. I need to lose that last amount of weight, i just do.

Nevertheless, I am really not out of control. On most days I am generally healthy and munch on my kale chips (just call me Nigella…) and I am really quite proud of what I’ve achieved. Just pushing past this hurdle is a must, and I will lose that last stone, won’t i?

Anyways yes, I will blog a bit more about the Harcombe in the future, in the mean time it is really good, and I swear by it. (bar the alcohol, but what diet does work on yeast and sugar infested beverages?..) I can enjoy cheese, cream, fruit etc on it, and feel guilt free. For the first time I haven’t come back to uni and piled on the pounds, I am just a little stuck, and It is due to the one book I purchased that morning on my kindle this change has happened. I have put the amazon link at the bottom. And yes those pictures are me, not some randomer (if you haven’t yet guessed).

Namaste xo

[healthyactivedrunk-blog]

healthy, active and occasionally drunk

[healthyactivedrunk-blog]

Healthy, Active and Occasionally Drunk

Hi There,

Holly here. So, how are you all? I don’t quite not what to say, how do you start your first blog post. hmm maybe i’ll go back to basic. The 4 ‘W’s’ : ‘What, When, Why and Who’. Is that Lame? I well, it’s my blog not yours.

What?

I thought i’d try blogging, as you can see. Ok, i’ll get straight into this. I’m 20, a student, and I am in the midst of a ‘lifestyle change” I’m actually not failing epic-ally, just a bit stuck. Since last April I have lost around 2st 4 (loosely). I say loosely because of the BIG A. Alcohol. After coming back to uni in September I was a woman on a mission and loved the compliments I got. I felt a new wave of confidence and could wear clothes I loved, it felt good, very good. However, my aim was to tone up and lose another stone. Unfortunately my plans have not quite worked out. I am ‘yoyoing’ between around 7 pounds due to alcoholic consumption and not going down. Therefore, if I was to actually come back to my what question, i would answer like so: this blog is a record of healthy food that i cook up and love, a blog of my gym regimes (wow, i sound so professional ‘gym regimes’), and my utter self loathing for my consummation of alcohol.

When

Simple ‘W’  whenever I fancy. Weekly, maybe daily. Maybe crying into a bag of M&M’S. You get it.

Why

Firstly, because I want to take a new turn on my diet. I generally eat well, and when instructed to cook up a meal with just protein and veg, I can be pretty awesome if I say so myself. However, it’s when the craving comes in after the alcohol consumption. It is like treacle treaters on Halloween, pestering creatures  squawking for sugar. So I will aim to put this under control, and (hoepfully) exemplify healthy sugar free alternatives on here. Also, I know the pain of going home after a semester and seeing your friends and saying ‘have I put on weight’ and they stare and you and say with a forced grin ‘urm..no no, you look fine’…fake bitches. We all know the student struggles though, and I aim to push past this, and impact on a healthy lifestyle for all, without cutting out all the fun, ie, fun meaning getting white girl wasted. I’m kidding just drunk.

Who?

I have previously referred to students, but really just anyone. I honestly have succeeded so far in loosing weight through clean eating and a diet (which I will go into more depth in) another time. And it has been great, and enjoyable, and some meals I make are rather top notch.

Anyways, yeah that’s may first post. I don’t really know what to say now, follow me? Do you follow on here? I dunno, I’ll have an explore in a sec, but yeah follow, subscribe, add I dunno, whatever it is, and if you’re cool enough (cause i’m just sooo coooool…) I may whatever you back.

Namaste xo