I think I might go ahead and buy diet pills in a few weeks time when I am back from my holiday, I am so sick of putting in so much effort and not losing any thing — it’s so hard to stay motivated when I can eat my 1200 calories and work out 2 hours a day and lose zero weight, then work out for one hour in an entire week and eat over 2500 calories on one day and still not change my weight.

I am at a loss on how to get the blasted scale moving again because I have tried every thing I know

Argh, I just can’t get my weight moving at the moment — the last two weeks I was eating 1200 - 1400 calories per day and working out for 2 hours, an hour cardio and an hour toning/weights and I gained two pounds, go figure!

It’s hard to keep motivated when that happens as I am sure you can imagine! If I didn’t know better I would be reaching for the weight loss pills for a quick fix solution right now, especially as I have an event coming up that I want to look great for

I had a little freak out a while ago at the prospect of turning 30 in just around 3 weeks time, I don’t want to say goodbye to my 20s just yet.

It’s a good job I am an idiot and I soon realised I don’t need to, because it is not my 30th birthday in a few weeks time but my 29th — I still have a year of being in my 20s left. Woohoo.

Time to start thinking about what I want as present(s), I always struggle with my birthday because it’s only a few months after Christmas and I usually find there’s nothing I want.

This year I know one thing for sure, my mobile phone stopped functioning properly on Monday so I will need a new one. It’s still usable but the up and down keys don’t work so I have to navigate either using the number pad or the buttons on the side. I only want a cheapish one as a replacement, I don’t need a fancy one so I will probably ask my parents for that.

I also need some new work out gear, I need both indoor and outdoor clothing as well as some good quality running trainers. I have decided the time has come to give running a try, I have been using my elliptical for a year and a half now and can run 10 miles on that with ease — but I want to see how different it is to actually run, out on the mean streets, really pounding the pavement. I know how important it is to have proper gear though, the right clothes and footwear and high visibility stuff, so I have been putting it off because I couldn’t afford it all.

So my birthday seems like the ideal time to get kitted out

Someone mentioned Infrared Saunas to me a while ago and insisted they were great for helping with weight loss, and my first thoughts were — What the heck is an Infrared Sauna when it’s at home and how can sitting doing nothing burn so many calories?!

So I hopped online and started doing a little reading, I came across MidWestSaunas.com who sell far infrared saunas and offer a wealth of information on the subject. Apparently you really do burn a lot of calories while using one, because your body is working overtime to try maintain it’s core temperature and producing sweat — it makes perfect sense now I have had it explained, but I’d never given it any thought before…and I would have bet my bottom dollar my friend who originally mentioned it was telling porkies.

Oooops. Good job I don’t make bets with friends, huh?

If only my new house were big enough, I’d be all over getting me one of them!

I have been looking at weight loss products recently, because I am hoping to find something to give my body a little helping hand! I am not talking about ‘miracle’ diet pills, just something natural that might help.

I already drink green tea and have been eating a lot of spicy food trying to boost my metabolism.

I am just so close to my next mini goal of being under 11 stone and out of the obese category, but can’t quite get there — in the last few weeks I have been 11 - 11.2 and every thing in between…but never 10 stone 13 pounds and 3 quarters or less. Argh.

Come on body!

I have been taking some pills lately to help me with my weight loss, which pretty much ground to a halt at the end of last year. No, not diet pills, you guys know that they are not my thing — but vitamin C effervescent tablets, Berocca to be exact. I got a free sample of them a few months ago that I kept meaning to take but didn’t get around to.

To be honest I don’t feel much different after almost a week on them, but my weight loss has sped up again so I am definitely not going to stop taking them — not just yet any way!