9th April 2022 – How’s the year going for you so far? It’s April and the success in TBV meetings has been phenomenal! A total of over 100 stone has been lost in the first quarter of the year! Just outstanding! Many members have done this by calorie counting, mainly by using the app Nutracheck. Motivation is high right now, but as Easter is around the corner, there could be low flying hot cross buns and Easter bunny goodies in your vicinity! The key is not to let them takeover, but equally not deny ourselves either! As chocolate is a particularly high problem area for me, it’s never the easiest time of year! However, I’ve recently taken up EXERCISE!! It started with a boxercise class with a friend and member of TBV. Confidence was low, and the comfort zone was well and truly pushed! We have pushed forward and attended week after week, and now my eldest daughter has started! It’s fun, and extremely tension reducing! I’ve since gone on to join a gym! I haven’t been gym member for a very long time!! I’m dabbling with Zumba, body pump, and the cardio equipment. The scales aren’t moving so much right now, but it doesn’t bother me because I feel so good! Food can be improved, but the feeling of pushing myself out of the house and being active is having a more powerful effect on me than I ever thought it would! My Apple Watch has certainly helped too! My new motivation! If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right…..make sure you think YOU CAN! It’s ok to stall, slow, or fall down, but never stay there! You can always get up!