Vanessa_C
Member
Hi Everyone,
So here I am on day 1. I was planning to start next week but my products arrived earlier than expected and I had only had a small latte so I thought what the hell, no time like the present.
I've struggled with my weight for probably the last 20 years after being diagnosed with Endometriosis and enduring numerous operations and eventually a hysterectomy and not being able to have the much wanted baby. I think I just punished myself with food, stupid I know. Anyway I promised myself I wouldn't be fat and 40 and failed miserably so now I am 48 I don't want to be fat and 50.
I have problems with my back and also poorly bones after suffering from a serious Vit D deficiency and hauling round far too much weights often leaves me aching and in pain and I know loosing the weight will help significantly.
Although I wasn't planning to start today for some reason I weighed myself anyway and the scales said 16st 13 1/4 lbs. I don't want to set a target that feels unachievable right now so my first target will be 2 stone (hopefully in time for Christmas).
The reason I had planned to start towards the end of next week is because I have some food events in the next few days. I'm meeting a friend for breakfast on Sunday, on Tuesday I help my parents with a lunch club and this week it is fish and chips and on Wednesday I have an office day with my boss and a colleague and they always go to the café for kebabs !! BUT I can't keep making excuses so decided to just start right away and deal with it somehow.
I was going to start on the man plan but decided to do just sole source and then on the days I have food events I will try and have a low carb meal of chicken salad or something similar.
I'll try and update here weekly to keep on track and hopefully some of you will come on in so we can encourage one another but if not I'll just keep on going anyway.
So here I am on day 1. I was planning to start next week but my products arrived earlier than expected and I had only had a small latte so I thought what the hell, no time like the present.
I've struggled with my weight for probably the last 20 years after being diagnosed with Endometriosis and enduring numerous operations and eventually a hysterectomy and not being able to have the much wanted baby. I think I just punished myself with food, stupid I know. Anyway I promised myself I wouldn't be fat and 40 and failed miserably so now I am 48 I don't want to be fat and 50.
I have problems with my back and also poorly bones after suffering from a serious Vit D deficiency and hauling round far too much weights often leaves me aching and in pain and I know loosing the weight will help significantly.
Although I wasn't planning to start today for some reason I weighed myself anyway and the scales said 16st 13 1/4 lbs. I don't want to set a target that feels unachievable right now so my first target will be 2 stone (hopefully in time for Christmas).
The reason I had planned to start towards the end of next week is because I have some food events in the next few days. I'm meeting a friend for breakfast on Sunday, on Tuesday I help my parents with a lunch club and this week it is fish and chips and on Wednesday I have an office day with my boss and a colleague and they always go to the café for kebabs !! BUT I can't keep making excuses so decided to just start right away and deal with it somehow.
I was going to start on the man plan but decided to do just sole source and then on the days I have food events I will try and have a low carb meal of chicken salad or something similar.
I'll try and update here weekly to keep on track and hopefully some of you will come on in so we can encourage one another but if not I'll just keep on going anyway.