Not on the bandwagon yet!

Ok, so being teetotal did not last long.  But....I definately drink in moderation as in I may drink alcohol if I am out every two weeks or less.  Even when I do drink I know when to stop.  I also paid £77 and went to Bikram yoga once last month which is an absolute waste of money! There is a deal on at the moment, £150 for 45 days, I am going to sign up to that and if I can't manage to keep it up then maybe I am just to lazy to go. I finally got my smooth maker and food processor so have been making lots of smoothies, I just need to start using the other food processor now.

Also been thinking about my finances, I have 8k saved and want to have saved 13k by 31st May 2013.  I have no idea what I am saving for my the way, it's definately nice to have financial stability though. I have made a savings plan which I think is realistic as it takes into account my bills and holidays.  I also consider that I may be £1000 +/- each way but I will stick to it as much as I can:-

August 31st - pay for flight 500 and  200 to savings
September 30th - 700 to savings
October 31st - 700 to savings
November 30th - Spending money and hotels 1000 and 200 to savings
December 31st - Sales 300 to savings
January 31st - 700 to savings
February 28th - 700 to savings
March 31st - 700 to savings
April 30th - 700 to savings
May 31st  - 700 to savings

Goals -
Continue to work towards chartership- currently not feeling motivated at work and my time management is terrible, I totally procrastinate  all the time.  I will be chartered so I don't have to answer to people or be supervised.  I can be independent, sign up to agencies and be my own BOSS!
Continue to eat healthily- currently I binge eat and this tends to be when I am round others, it may be the social aspect or it may be to show people that I can.  I find it hard to east in moderation but I am working on that.  I have to watch what I am eating to have a healthy heart and live longer. 
Continue to excercise- similar to reasons above, want to be more toned, to help heart and scoliosis.  I just want to relax when I am not a work not go and excercise spending my free time.  I will look at it as using my free time effectively.
Continue to read get rich books- Never believed in self help books but I am 31 now and still renting, I would like to earn more than 27k a year, at least 50k would make me happy.  I will start of with the richest man in babylon.
Continue to save to save 20k by the end of the 2013- Just 12 k to go, I am definately going to reach there.  Would get there quicker if I wasn't so frivilous with my money.

Falling off the wagon :(

I have not been back to Bikram Yoga since the 26th April.  Tut tut!  I was doing really well by going approximately 4 times a week.  Why have I not been back so long you ask?  I have been to Berlin, Paris and Greece since then so there seemed to be no point paying for an £150 monthly pass or £15 for one session. But...I have got my £975 sitting there to pay for a annual membership.  As I have fallen off the wagon slightly with my healthy eating and quiet frankly my body feels awful, lacking energy and feeling generally boated.  I want to get back to my healthy eating for a week and then I will pay for my membership.  In a week or two.

Also, to help me get healthier, on the 22nd June will be two years since I have given up meat and I have decided on this anniversary I am going to go teetotal and give up alcohol.  Lately because my body has been clean when I have consumed large quantities of alcohol I have felt awful.  In addition, I am not very good a drinking only small amounts, lol.  Also, I have a heart condition and I am actually suppose to drink either limited amounts or no alcohol.  So, another reason to give it up and increase my coconut water and smoothie intake.  That reminds me, need to buy food processor.

Have been thinking about tasty healthy snacks but it's diffiicult.  Pretzels, Popcorn, Almonds, Coconut Pieces, Dr Karg's crackers, Nairn's oatcakes, caffe nero dark chocolate covered coffee beans, fruits, sounds a wee bit boring :(

11th day of Bikram yoga

Definately preder bikram yoga to Zumba! Cannot believe I have been to Bikram yoga each day for 11 days straight!  Really didn't think I would keep it up but I absolutely love it !!!!!  First I'll discuss the benefits.  My skin is glowing and believe or not my hair has grown in such a short space of time, better digestive system, my body is more toned, undereye circles fading, eye whites are whiter and I am so much calmer and have a clearer mind. Due to the intenstity of the workout I have tried to change eating habits.  So here is what I have incorporated into diet:-

4 litres of water a day ( includes a cup of green tea and any cup of herbal tea with lemon in it), sounds a lot but you sweat so much your body automatically wants it and this is coming from someone who barely drank a litre of water a day.
Peanuts - Mr G said that I should eat this for muscle repair ? 
Fruit and Fibre or Muesli daily -  For digestive system to cleaner your stomach the better the yoga
Actimel - Same as above
Coconut water - to help with rehudration and replacing lost electrolytes?
Vitamins - I have bad joints which I'm hoping the yoga will help so I am taking Cod liver oil with omega 3, vitamin a, vitamin d, calcium and MSM.  A lot I know, I need advice on this.

Please note I am not saying this is for everyone, it is what I am currently trying out for me.  I have to say I was just saying to Mr G that I feel like a bodybuidler or professional athelete watching my diet alllll day!

Negatives of Bikram yoga-
-I am having at the moment is my knees as described above,  they have started to get worse but I am going to see my podiatrist in Friday for advice.
-The cost!  It's expensive!  Because I am a beginner, I am paying £30 for unlimited 30 day pass.  Also, if I want to pay £149 for an unlimited month pass after I will get the next month free so I will definatley pay next month.  I honestly do not what will happen afterwards!
-The Bikram yoga kit, it is so annoying carrying everything around, but.... I have seen a pretty pricey lightweight and very stylish sweaty betty bag which is perfect for sweaty garments.  I will also get a microfibre towel and yoga slip mat. I also need to by double of things so I can leave it in my bikram kit bag.  Pay day is going to be an expensive one!  I have to say though the benefits are just incredible so I forget about the negatives.



Diet and Excercise

Excercise today: Bikram Yoga

Breakfast: Porridge

Lunch: Cheese Toastie x 2  (So naughty but so yummy)

Dinner:Potato and Cheese Casserole
Snacks: After Eight, an Orange, an apple

Finances
Overdraft Limit: £1100
Credit card: £450
Savings: £5340

My First Bikram Yoga session

First Bikram Yoga class today and it was fantastic, whilst it is hard you get lots of relaxed excercises too so you have time to relax, breath and sip water!  I kid you not though the excercises if you put your all in to it are hard and you sweat, sweat, sweat!  Have decided that I am going to not drink alcohol this month either, better detox and save money!

Diet and Excercise

Excercise today: Bikram Yoga

Breakfast: Porridge

Lunch: Seasoned Cannelini Beans

Dinner: Pasta, Pizza and Cheesecake
Snacks: Apple, yorkie bar, packet of crisps, 2 ryvita crackers, Gummi bears

Finances
Overdraft Limit: £1100
Credit card: £460
Savings: £5340

Making justifications not to excercise already :(

18:22pm

Today was such a stressful and long day at work.  Getting up at 5.15am may be normal to some people but it sure ain't to me!  Anyways, worked from 7.30am to 4.30pm with a 45 minute break and I am knackered!  Thought to myself that I could start Bikram yoga but then looked on today's schedule and the only class left was starting in 5 minutes and the next class (last one of the day) had a note stating that first time students are not guaranteed a place due to that time being a busy time period.  Feeling quite dissapointed with myself because I could have gone to see if I got a place but didn't even try. May do some WII fit to make up for it :) Also, starting to realise my food consumption is pretty poor.  From tomorrow, I am going to make an effort to start eating cereal or a breakfast bar maybe?  Also, work colleague suggested that I can make lots of yummie bean receipes so I'm going to add that to my shopping list.

22.04pm

I have now done 1/2 hour of yoga on the WII fit.  Hey, it's better than nothing :)

Diet and Excercise

Excercise today: 1/2 hour of WII Fit

Breakfast: Nil

Lunch: A crunchie, packet of crisps, tin of soup and 1 orange

Dinner: Chips
Snacks: Bowl of Alpen

Finances
Overdraft Limit: £1100 ( I paid of £900 today, yay!)
Credit card: £465
Savings: £5340

My first Zumba class

Had my first Zumba class today!  I'm not going to lie, it was difficult but I powered through so feeling pretty proud of myself.  Definately want to attend again next Monday, it was so much fun!

Diet and Excercise

Excercise today: Zumba class

Breakfast: 2 oranges

Lunch: Cream of Celery Soup

Dinner: Veggie Mince Lasagna
Snacks: 3 Ryvita Crackers , 8 Breadsticks and 2 mini muffins

Finances
Overdraft Limit: £2000 ( I need to reduce it so I don't keep maxxing it out!)
Credit card: £465
Savings: £5340