So here we go, my first ever blog!! WOW
Let me introduce myself, I'ma 38
year old Mammy of two, wife to one. I work full time doing a job I love and overall I am a fairly content person!
(obviously winning the lotto and being skinny would make me happier but hey one
thing at a time)...
This blog will mostly be about my weight
loss - the ups and the downs (because isn't that what weight loss is all about)
how the downs create the ups and when you’re up your down!! I am a
qualified MUA also and love clothes (doesn't every girl) so once in a while to
break away from all the FAT talk I might change it around, mix it up so to
speak and post some non-fat facts :-)
What do I call it? a journey /
transformation / rollercoaster / challenge ?? I have settled on calling it my
New Year New Me plan!!
I have always been "Big Boned"
as my nana likes to say - over the years I remember hearing statements like
"ah tis puppy fat" or "that’s just puberty" always followed
with twill fall off ya or one of my favourites "you will need every bit of
it if you were to get sick in the morning". Then came the "baby
weight" well my baby weight came with my first child who is now 16 years
old and well it became quite happy where it was and decided to stay! I have
used all the excuses...I have tried all the diets. Weightwatchers (I used to
ring my Chinese order in as I stepped off the scales) - Motivation (I held my
nose drinking the shakes)...Well I even did the Total Food Replacement diet...I
would lose a stone and think yeah I’ve done it! forget the other 7 stone I
needed to add to it!!
I like to dress well and make the best of
what I have, but at the end of the day I have FAT and lots of it!
So January 5th I decided this is it,
its time to P*ss or get off the Pot!! I pulled my scales out took a deep breath
and took that step!! I have always heard people say that until you get
your head around the fact that you need to lose weight all the diets in the
world won't help, Well let me tell you the numbers I saw on my scales certainly
set things moving in the motivation land of me!
I stepped back from those scales and I
told myself - That is the last time you will ever see those numbers on a scales
you step on! My light bulb was well and truly switched on! I took a picture
of that weight and honestly it was all the inspiration I needed to get started!
I am part of a weight loss group that my
friend started on Facebook - a group of 6 determined ladies who are motivated
to lose weight and each week we promised we would post our weight pictures on
that group as a way of monitoring our weight loss! My picture that day was the
first time a very long time that I publicly shared my weight. I was sick at the
idea of posting it but those ladies were amazing with their encouragement that
day was the beginning for me!
That morning January 5th 2015 my New Year
New Me Plan kicked off and I had a starting weight of 18 stone 2 and a 1/2
pounds.
I am now 5 weeks in and it is all going well. I will post my weekly losses and gains in my next post but for now I wanted to start with an introduction to me and where I am coming from and I hope you might enjoy my story and stay with me as I work to where I want to be!
10.02.2015
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