Coach Carolynn

This is a book I bought months ago and promised myself I would read.. and it sat there alongside the other books I said I would read and haven’t.

I have read Mel Robbins 5 second rule and loved it (and I definitely recommend reading it if you are someone that ponders and pauses when they really want to just go for it) so this was the next step up.

I have started reading it and I very much recommend it.

Having gained almost 6 stone in the past years I really have been thinking about what others think of me and I’ve been embarrassed with that thought. But in order to move forward I need to get past this.

If you’re reading this (or read it) what are your thoughts?

Well one things for sure.. when I put on weight it 100% goes to the b***s!! 🫣

This is a then and now sort of moment… on the left was when we were in Menorca 2019 when I was at my peak with weight watchers. I was walking everywhere and really loving my life.

My lifestyle was completely different then, Olivia wasn’t at school, it was just the two of us each day while neil worked, and we had something planned almost every day. I worked evenings and weekends and I had no stress.

Fast forward to now.. b***s.. massive.. belly bigger and legs bigger.

I quit a job I loved (long story), bought a house.. started in a new job that I’ve found very stressful and I’m on HRT because I’m perimenopausal 😭

Am I happy with my current lifestyle and what it’s done to my body… NOPE. So I have to change.

Why am I wearing a bikini when my b***s look like floating devices… because I want a tan and I want to encourage confidence at any size in front of my daughter.

Check me out in my €5.99 fake Gucci sunglasses 🕶️

I left my prescription glasses in the car, because I am a bit of a fanny… so a wee cheap pair to sit and read with. Olivia did ‘help’ guide me earlier 😎

We are away in Tenerife for the week, and honestly I was dreading it a little with how I look and feel about my body. But I have a few things I want to share with you over the week (so click follow so you don’t miss out).

Here I am, in a swimsuit thats from Curvy Kate that was a size 38 J and held the girls in nicely. Wearing things that fit me make such a difference.

What’s your favourite outfit that makes you feel amazing?

Fancy something different for breakfast…

Why not give this a wee try??

What is your normal daily breakfast?

It’s summer 😎 somewhere, not in Glasgow so much, but it is summer time and that means ‘salad season’ 🥗

This is a total miss match, you’ve got boiled eggs, prawns and ham!

But you know what… it was so tasty and too ages to eat! Flavours in every bite!

What is your favourite salad?