Day 4

Another sunny day :) Later this afternoon, if the weather is still this beautiful (and if I get enough work done), I think I will go and sit on the green with a coffee and a rug and one of my books :) Love.

Well I have set myself several little aims for myself this month. My first aim is to get to 137 lbs by Friday, which is when I go away to the sea. Sea-side holidays usually mean paddling (or swimming, if it's warm enough) - and fish and chips, eek... so hopefully by losing a few lbs I will be motivated to take better care of my figure while I'm there, and avoid the grease. A lot of damage can be done in 4 days! My second aim is also to have my English literature coursework essay finished by the time I leave, and to have made a detailed plan for my art book. When I'm away, I will try to read Paradise Lost Books 1&2 and The Duchess of Malfi, and also make a start on my English language coursework. Then in the last week of my holiday, I will dedicate my time to my artwork, and finishing the language essay.

My second aim is to lose 10 lbs this month. So on the 1st May, I want to weigh 129 lbs. I don't think that's unreasonable. Anyone who wants to join, we could make it like a little challenge :) Nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition!

And, of course, my aim for this month is (as ever) working super hard so I can get the grades I need to go away in the summer. I'm just going to apply the French way of life to everything I do. Discipline, discipline, discipline. In all areas.

I also want to wave au-revoir to the 140s FOR GOOD. I really hate them and I've worked so hard to get out of them - I want to stay out! I feel happy about this plan. I know that eventually it will carry me to a healthy, low weight - after all, it works for all those skinny French girls you see wandering around Paris! And I know I can keep it up for as long as I want. It's not a fad, and it's definitely not a starvation diet - I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. Quality, not quantity applies here.