Chubby chick 2023
Silver Member
Feel like posting as I want to pat myself on the back a bit. For the last nine months of 2014 I was basically interspersing low carb eating with stuff-your-face binging. A ratio of about 5 days to 3 weeks. As you can imagine this did my body and my self-esteem no good at all.
Kept setting myself deadlines. And missing them. Stopped looking in full length mirrors. Told myself I was still a 14 and couldn't quite understand why nothing in a 14 actually fit.
So my new years resolutions was to give up alcohol and lose weight and get fit through low carbing and exercise. Nothing too radical there, and nothing too radical has happened - except it's the end of the month and I haven't given up- haven't even wanted to give up. The start of February will be the first month in nearly a year where I don't think "well I mucked that month up- time to start again!"
I don't have any stats as I don't have any scales, but my work trousers which wouldn't even do up before Christmas (and I mean not even any of the zip, luckily my tunic is long) now do up. Which shows to me that things are going well. I feel great, my skin is clear (a miracle when I'm not on some kind of pill) and I'm not having cravings for junk food. My husband has bought me a new bike for Christmas, and I've started going on longer cycle rides, so exercise is becoming me time, rather than always sweating and swearing at my TV (although exercise dvds still have an important place in my heart).
The battle is not won yet, but do you know what? I'm feeling quite optimistic about this next month.
I suppose I'm posting this for me really, to look back on when I'm stressed and depressed, to know that there can be calm on this journey- and that it's not a race.
Kept setting myself deadlines. And missing them. Stopped looking in full length mirrors. Told myself I was still a 14 and couldn't quite understand why nothing in a 14 actually fit.
So my new years resolutions was to give up alcohol and lose weight and get fit through low carbing and exercise. Nothing too radical there, and nothing too radical has happened - except it's the end of the month and I haven't given up- haven't even wanted to give up. The start of February will be the first month in nearly a year where I don't think "well I mucked that month up- time to start again!"
I don't have any stats as I don't have any scales, but my work trousers which wouldn't even do up before Christmas (and I mean not even any of the zip, luckily my tunic is long) now do up. Which shows to me that things are going well. I feel great, my skin is clear (a miracle when I'm not on some kind of pill) and I'm not having cravings for junk food. My husband has bought me a new bike for Christmas, and I've started going on longer cycle rides, so exercise is becoming me time, rather than always sweating and swearing at my TV (although exercise dvds still have an important place in my heart).
The battle is not won yet, but do you know what? I'm feeling quite optimistic about this next month.
I suppose I'm posting this for me really, to look back on when I'm stressed and depressed, to know that there can be calm on this journey- and that it's not a race.
but letting yourself notice the changes in your body - that's so healthy. Well done you and please keep updating - we need inspiration! 
