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I started dieting in the new year after I started turning down invitations for social occasions purely because I couldn't bear people seeing how big I was getting.
I used to find it easy to stay slim (but obviously thought I was fat...even at 7 stone.....current me wants to shake "past" me and give her a good slap) but in 2014 I was very ill and ended up in a coma for a month, bed bound for two, and recovering for another year. I started putting on weight then and in 2 years had put on a whopping 5 stone. (Granted, coming out of hospital I was slightly underweight, so I should probably round it to 4 stone.)
This New Year, having an anxiety attack about seeing my friends, meant that enough was enough. I have three young children and I owe it to them to be able to do fun things and not feel unable to because of how I feel about my body.
To top it off, my husband left me early in January....(In a past life I'm pretty sure I was a terrible person, if Karma has any say in how my adult life has faired.) So, yes...a new start is needed.
Since the 1st Jan I've lost 1.5 stone, which I'm over the moon about, but there's still a long way to go and I want to make sure I don't lose my focus. Overall I'd like to have lost 4 stone this year (but would be happy with 3 if that's all I manage.) Today I got my first comment from a mum at school who said she could tell I'd lost weight, which was really lovely to hear.
So, yes, that's me...Onwards and downwards.
I used to find it easy to stay slim (but obviously thought I was fat...even at 7 stone.....current me wants to shake "past" me and give her a good slap) but in 2014 I was very ill and ended up in a coma for a month, bed bound for two, and recovering for another year. I started putting on weight then and in 2 years had put on a whopping 5 stone. (Granted, coming out of hospital I was slightly underweight, so I should probably round it to 4 stone.)
This New Year, having an anxiety attack about seeing my friends, meant that enough was enough. I have three young children and I owe it to them to be able to do fun things and not feel unable to because of how I feel about my body.
To top it off, my husband left me early in January....(In a past life I'm pretty sure I was a terrible person, if Karma has any say in how my adult life has faired.) So, yes...a new start is needed.
Since the 1st Jan I've lost 1.5 stone, which I'm over the moon about, but there's still a long way to go and I want to make sure I don't lose my focus. Overall I'd like to have lost 4 stone this year (but would be happy with 3 if that's all I manage.) Today I got my first comment from a mum at school who said she could tell I'd lost weight, which was really lovely to hear.
So, yes, that's me...Onwards and downwards.
I'd love to be under 11 stone by my birthday next month, but we'll see.
