Fresh start...with emphasis on the FRESH!

Happy new year!

I love making new starts...resolutions make me feel empowered (at least until I fail). What better time to make a fresh start than the new year. I'm a traditionalist.

I return to work tomorrow and have prepared myself in advance a tasty salad and some fruit and nuts to snack in. I've identified that one of my main causes of failure is not having healthy food ready (resulting in a last minute dash to McDonalds). This year I'm going to try and kick my laziness out the door and make sure I always have healthy lunches prepared. I'm also going to make healthy food choices - I don't care if people label me 'the boring one' when I turn down alcohol, or tut when I say no to chips and takeaways. Being skinny and healthy far outweighs (fnar fnar) the contempt of my peers.

I'm actually looking forward to ditching the processed food. I love to cook, and I imagine that I'll feel a difference in myself by eating fresh produce, both physically and mentally (love that 'goody-good' feeling and general smugness when pushing a trolley load of fresh food around Tesco).

I'll let you know how it goes. I'm going to assume success until failure is proved though.

So now the fun part - a bit of motivation (I believe the hardcore skinnies call it 'thinspiration' for me to reflect on:

1) My very good friend/fellow ghost-hunter is getting married in September, and moi (tres chuffed to be chief bridesmaid) doesn't want to be the fatty in the pictures. Plus the idea of sleeveless dresses currently terrifies me, although I love the potential look overall. I will happily wear whatever I'm instructed to wear (it's not my big day), but I don't want to cause an incident by knocking out the mother of the groom with my unruly arm fat whilst dancing to YMCA. And I don't want to have to cover up with some frumpy old cardigan all day. Resultant sweat-patches ahoy.

2) Gaaaaah I'm 30 this year!! So, planning a beach party throughout which I will be splashing in the surf in a string-like bikini whilst others marvel at my toned physique (as opposed to sweating it out on the beach in jeans and a jumper, marvelling at other people's toned physiques). Realistically a nice summer dress or some shorts would do!

Is it really tacky that I like this bikini? Currently I'd looked like a trussed-up sausage, with fat poking out all sides, however as I will be super-toned by August I imagine I'd look exactly like the heavily-photoshopped babe in the photo:

And my idol, Miranda Kerr:

Dream on!!! Anyway, whilst browsing the sales I noticed a look I really love (I want the dresses and the hair and the thighs that don't touch). I'm almost tempted to buy the glitzy dress in a size 10 as my target incentive:

I think that's enough for now. Going to try and keep up with this whole blog thing this year, even though I'm confident only one person will ever read it! It'll be something nice for me to look back on. 

Salads-Hoooooo!!!