How is it August 2018? How is my baby nearly three? What have I actually achieved this year? I know its a cliché but time, if you wouldn't mind slowing down a fraction I would be grateful!
The summer so far has been amazing. How can we complain about all the glorious sunshine we have had? Of course we can complain, we are British! It's either too hot, too cold, too windy or too wet! We will never be happy but this weather has made me buy so many outfits my bank balance has said enough is enough. There are so many pretty dresses and co ords and skirts and tops. Sometimes I wish I didn't have Instagram. If I didn't see it then I wouldn't want it. Here is a round up of my favourites that I've been wearing all summer long.
Around Spring time I decided I wanted to get back into the shape I was in pre-baby. It's very difficult, especially when you are quite slim naturally, to explain to others that you're not happy. I used to ride 7 days a week, I was fit, lean and strong. I don't have time to ride since having Harriet but I've started making a conscious effort to get fit, toned and lean. Even though I take the dogs on two long dog walks a day, my body is used to it. I've started running a few mornings a week. I've never been a runner so it was difficult in the beginning. I would stop more than I ran but I never gave up. I can now run 5k without stopping which for some is like a stroll in the park, but for me this was a massive achievement. I'm also doing ab workouts at home every day and squats and anything else I can fit in. When Harriet starts nursery next month I may join a gym, but for now I'm pleased with the slow results I'm seeing.
Diet was always going to be and is my biggest setback. I love cakes, I love chocolate and anything else that's bad for you. I have made small changes like not buying any biscuits or cakes etc so there's none in the house but if we go out and I have one thing I don't berate myself for it. Thanks to lovely friends who are also personal trainers, I've looked at what I've been eating and made some improvements. But the biggest thing I realised was I wasn't actually eating enough, even though I was eating three meals a day, it wasn't enough for my body.
It's been a great month! I've been supported by a few small businesses which I'm grateful to. I will write separate posts for their products as I didn't want it to get lost in my waffling! I have one of my best friends hen parties in Barcelona and my beautiful daughter turns three! I have so much to share but I'll leave it here for now as it's my first post back in the blogging world!
I hope to keep you all entertained, hopefully with more mum stories and fashion and lifestyle. My biggest fear was trying to copy other bloggers and I think it is so easy to play it safe and do exactly what the big boys are doing. But I'm a little more confident now so this is gonna be bit more like me!
Victoria
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