It's Just Weight Right?

Lately the scale doesn't seem to be shifting. Now, logically I know why that is. I need to eat better, get my fruit and veggies in and I need to begin consistently working out again. The truth is I guess I'm scared to fail. I've been all weights and sizes, and most of them have been unhealthy. I don't eat so too low. I overeat I go back up to a healthy yet high weight for my height and I don't feel good. And that's why I'm making a good go at this blog. I want to have accountability. I want to have balance.

So at the moment the scales hovering around 149.5-150.25. I know not a big fluctuation considering what the time of the month it is. But it still gets me down and makes me disappointed with my food choices and lack of exercise choices. I mean when I am at Uni I'm walking everywhere. To class, into town to get my shopping. I don't generally stop, but I think I need to start making a better go at things.

When I found this on Pinterest this morning after I'd weighed in, it really resonated with me. Because up until I had weighed in I was doing and feeling fine. So why the change?

Speaking of exercise, when I'm working out it's fine. I'd go as far as saying I enjoy it. I enjoy the sweat and the achiness of the different muscles the day after. But for me it's consistency and the determination to get going that's difficult for me. But I think it could only be for the best to get moving and start going.

I'm excited to go. But at the moment not so excited about getting my bare legs out!

I'm going to Paris in June with my best friend and like I mentioned at the bottom of the previous post I'd like to lose 15/20 lbs before I go. But making sure I do it the healthy way, eating fresher more natural foods and exercising on a regular basis. I used to love exercising when I was younger but that's before it became an obsession to purposely walk everywhere even if people offered me a lift or to lift weights even though I'd barely eaten all day. The things that made these choices unhealthy were my mentality. The actual things I were doing would have been fine if my diet and thoughts were healthy but they weren't. And it's something that's haunted me for years.

Hopefully over the weeks leading up to Paris I can deal with some of these issues through balance of diet and exercise.

As my blog title reads I'm just a girl Searching For A Healthier Life.

What I've been eating lately?

It's really been a mixture between healthy and "naughty" so to speak. But after the holidays I would say balance is well and truly back. I'll let the pics say the rest.

Shreddies! with sultanas can't get enough of these lately.

Wraps. They look rubbish, but these baby's were damn tasty.

Quorn sausages with a two egg, mushroom and cheese omelette and of course ketchup.

Green Tea is something I'm loving again.

Grapes nice and cold from the fridge.

My bottle of red and white is now gone!

Doesn't look appetising but curry and rice weight watchers meal with a few chips and lots of broccoli  mixing the naughty with the nice.

Sugarpuffs. I used to adore these as a kid. And now I adore them as an adult.

Love these mixed seeded Ciabatta's I get from Tesco, so fresh. I had chicken slices, cheese and various salads on this baby.

Egg wrap with cheese and mushrooms. So so good. Does anybody else get cravings for cheese?

Hopefully I can work on being a little healthier this week and see a good weight loss this/next week. I would probably like to lose 15/20 lbs before Paris just to look healthier and not worry about wearing shorts say with bare legs.

It's a working progress.

Have a happy Wednesday :-)

P.S - My first WIAW so thanks for Jenn for hosting.
Hopefully there will be many more to come.

Random Weekend Thoughts

I'm aware it's Monday but as my schedule has changed this semester and I now get Mondays off it kind of still feels like the weekend.



I was sort of free as of Thursday evening, and I could wait to get home from my late class to the warmth and a giant glass of wine. Plus it started to snowing Thursday before I left to go to my lecture and it was truly magical. I love the snow and was annoyed we didn't get any here in England over Christmas. Anyways, so it snowed here, but the catch with snow is that I never want it to stop.

I'm back to loving Pinterest now I have more time to waste and here are some of the quotes I came across recently:

Love this saying and it reminds me when I'm having a low day that the small things to count.

Another great saying, and I definitely agree. If I'm in a good place mentally, I'm in a good place physically.

No explanation needed.

I've recently found my love for reading (just for me) has returned. Last semester it was hard to get into a good book, as I continuously had a book to read for the next class. And although that's still true I'm finding the time.

Again no explanation. Once my essays were handed in Thursday I relaxed with a large class of white wine.

Something I tell myself at least once a day.

I totally get this and it definitely rang true when I handed in my essays last week. What if they aren't good enough? I could have done better. These thoughts were continuously running through my head and it's not healthy. I need to banish them. I admit the wine did help ;-).

An Old Show I Love!

The image above and below are two of my favourite shows that always cheer me up when I'm feeling down.

Next to an new show I Love!

Saying that I have noticed recently that I have a love for all shows with Girls/Girl in the title, with exceptions of course.

There's Girls, Gilmore Girls, New Girl, Two Broke Girls. I think I have an addiction! But it's nothing to worry about. I swear. It just costs me a lot in dvd's.

Anyway it's about time I got off here and got some work done.

P.S- this is my first MIMM so thanks to Katie  for hosting :-)