All this food means I have to fight the flab, somehow...

In less than a fortnight, my best friend and I are going on quite a luxurious holiday to Turkey. I don't really feel that I can lose much more weight on healthy eating alone, so I made the decision nearly two weeks ago to join the gym.

I joined PureGym in Edinburgh's Quartermile. Given it is so close to holiday time, I have been nearly every day since joining in a last ditch attempt to get my "bikini body." I decided to join PureGym for four main reasons:

1. it is close to my flat.

2. it is cheap.

3. the classes looked great.

4. it is contract-free and user-friendly.

I've not been disappointed. There are lots of machines to choose from and they are all clean, well-maintained and modern. The classes are great too. So far I've tried Fat Burn (muscle exercises with some cardiovascular stuff too) and Fast Core (a 15 minute session for your abs). I've been to two different instructors for Fat Burn - one used barbells and one didn't. The girl who did my induction, Romana, was extremely helpful and gave me exercises to do in order to tone up the areas I want to focus on. It is well worth getting a session with a trainer, I reckon.

I'm not a lazy person, but I'm not the fittest either. I can't deny I am finding it tough at times, but when I push myself and try to go one step further with my workout, I start to feel the adrenaline pumping and I already feel better for it. I can safely say I have a little more get up and go, have been sleeping better and look forward to my next workout.

You all know that I like my grub, as well as running my dinner party group, so the biggest challenge is going to be not over-indulging food-wise. I've done well so far; I've had salads every night this week and only had a drink on Friday evening. I'm currently a size 10, and although I don't want to be mega-thin, I'd like to be a curvy and slightly toned size 8, or maybe even a slightly smaller 10. I know I'm not fat, but I wouldn't mind my wobbly bits being a little less wobbly.

Enough own body-shaming - onwards and upwards!