Fashion GorJess Blog

I have done a lot since my last update - joined back into the gym - got addicted and fell off the wagon again. But I am slowly trying to motivate myself to get back in there 5 days a week as I am determined to lose a stone before the end of the summer! I find that looking at pictures of Victoria Secrets models in bikinis on the Daily Mail is a good motivation to put the Doritos down!

It was easy to do it from March until the end of May as I had a holiday in Portugal planned - so that was my end 'goal'. Once holiday is over, it is very hard to get back into the zone. I became so addicted to the feeling I got from working out that I sometimes went twice in the same day!

10 days abroad and two months later - that girl is a distant memory. Although I am a sun-worshiper, the 30 degree Irish heatwave has done nothing to encourage my fitness as it is very hard to work out when it is so hot, plus I have found that ice-cream appeals to my addictive personality. First it was Snickers, then Cornetto Mint, and the latest addiction - Bounty ice-cream! I had 2 last Friday and another 2 on Sunday (as dessert after my full goats cheese pizza) *hangs head in shame*

 Last week was a write-off as I had all 4 wisdom teeth out, and had to undergo general anesthetic, the perfect excuse not to exercise for the week! So, a week and a half later I finally mustered up the courage to go to an X-fit class last night - consisting of press-ups, kettlebell swings and squats with barbells. After 30 minutes in the class I was on the verge of tears, today I could barely lift my arms for the entire day and I actually think I sprained a muscle trying to open a tuna can at lunchtime.

But, excuses won't get me anywhere and although I didn't quite make bootcamp this evening (it was raining and I really didn't fancy having to wash my hair tonight!) I grabbed one of the girls and power-walked for 40 minutes. During this walk we talked about 'how much we wish we still had the same figures as when we were 14 and do most female celebrities really weigh under 100 pounds like it says in magazines?!' I then came home and did 50 squats with dumbbells in the hope that I will become addicted to exercise again. It might be an Instagram cliché, but I have taken a 'before' picture as an inspiration to get to my goal weight so that I can be proud to show it off with 'after' picture, so watch this (hopefully short and skinny!) space...