I thought it was time I started a weekly post, a bit of structure to my blog and to do that I needed to think of something that happens weekly in my life....
 That is where weigh in Wednesdays happened. Each week I weigh myself in hope I have lost weight, but of course I haven't because I haven't done anything differently, so I guess this is partly motivation to document my week and how its gone.
 Its not always about loosing weight for some its staying at a healthy weight and others putting weight on but for now I am going to focus on loosing the weight till I get to my goal then we will go on to maintaining.

My YoYo Dieting past......
 Well I never stick to the plan I have at the beginning of the week, I think about exactly what i'm going to do and then never even start and I found out today I'm not the only one who thinks 'yes i start my diet tomorrow, so that means I can eat a pizza, a pot of ice cream, 5 packets of crisps and loads of fizzy pop' the day before.
 However I have tried to do tea detoxes and yea they are alright but I get bored after 3 days and give up trying to fit in having tea before each meal....It is not practical and they usually taste like garden soil.
 I have tried to just eat healthier and exercise more.....That is the best way but I am so bloody fussy again i give up after a few days.


My weight-loss and gains in the past.....
 I have always struggled with my weight from a young age, I have always been on the larger side and just not very happy. I then was in a relationship for two years and put on around a stone and a half in that time, I guess you just get comfortable with who you are with and we both put on weight. After we broke up I still ate a lot because I wasn't looking to move on i didn't really care what i looked like, I wasn't trying to impress anyone.
However, in January I started a new job. I became a waitress, I was on my feet for around 8-10 hours a day and was constantly walking, I didn't plan on loosing weight but it kinda just happened, I realized I was loosing weight and thought 'oh I better take a picture so I can compare'
 I started at 11st 11'lb and got down to around 10st6'lb, I knew at this point that I was getting there, But for reasons I couldn't help i needed to leave my job so that meant I  wasn't getting in the exercise everyday however I did start going to the gym more often and got down to 10st4'lb (my lightest in a long time)
 Since moving back home I've put the weight back on..... not all of it but I am now 10st11'lb which means I seriously got to get back to loosing weight, I know that with times being hard I could easily eat my way to happiness or trying to feel normal but I wont let that happen.


What am I going to do?
 As of tomorrow i start the Celebrity Slim shake diet, drinking three shakes a day and one main meal. This is for one week and then you can go on to drinking two shakes, a main meal and three snacks a week. It is not for the faint hearted but i'm going to give it my best shot. I will need to do a minimum of 30 mins exercise each day and drink 2L of water as well so this wont be easy. However people loose anything from 2lb to 10lb in their first week.
 I couldn't imagine loosing 10lb in my first week cause i'm not like crazy over weight but id love to loose like 4-5lb.
 I am doing this as my start to just detox my body so that when I go back onto fully eating with no shakes my body will be detoxed, not bloated and just healthier, a clean palette to work with you could say.

So this is going to be a more serious post, as you are probably aware its coming up to winter the nights are getting colder and the thick coats are coming out.....But what happens to dog on the street?

What am I on about?

That's where Toll cottage come in, they are a dog rescue center in Wansford. Let me explain....So dogs will be on the street and they will get picked up by the local pound or dog officers they will then stay with them for 7 days to either be adopted or collected by their owners after this 7 day period they either need to be given a full time rescue home or they are put to sleep,
 Toll Cottage will take on these dogs and try to find them forever homes, however the lady that runs toll cottage has done this off her own back, being honest its not the prettiest of rescue homes. its not like wood-green and has fancy cages, its pretty much by the side of her house and she spends everyday looking after these dogs and helping them get adopted! I couldn't even start to think how much work she puts in each day!
 Without her I wouldn't have my lovely dog or my previous dog, I am honestly so thankful to her as i had had the best pets ever!

What is my mission?
My mission this winter is to raise £500 or even more if I can, I have a donations page where you can make a donation it doesn't have to be big as everything helps! I will be running a raffle on my blog/Etsy so you can buy a ticket and be in with the chance of winning some goodies!
 I will be doing loads of work in my local area to get blankets/ bedding/ food/ leads/ toys etc. Also i have a few local shops wanting to get involved by having collection pots in their shops!

I'm hoping I can get involved with the local schools and do collections in the school for blankets bedding food etc.

How can you help?
Do you want to be a part of my little mission and doing some good this Christmas? well you can make a donation to my page which i will link down below. You can buy a raffle ticket or 10 :) You could even do some of your own charity work locally, maybe a sponsored silence, sponsored run, the possibilities are endless, you can then donate the money through my page but let me know what your up to so i can post it on my social network sites!

Thank you so much for your time reading my blog post and hope that you want to be a part of this amazing charity!

https://www.justgiving.com/Tamara-Kendall

With all my love this winter!
Tamara xoxo