Hello all, I hope a few people will join me as I try and change my life for good this year.
I am 35, but my body feels ancient. I have always been very big, but all of a sudden I am really feeling it. My tummy gets in the way when I am trying to clean, put on socks, cut my toenails! All normal things I should be able to do. My back hurts and I just look terrible. I don't know why over the years I have tried so many diets and never managed to stick to anything. Maybe food means more to me than I care to admit. But I am at the stage where if I do not do something drastic about this, I am heading for real trouble and that scares me. I have a job I love, and I work very hard, but I am sure that I could do so much more if I got my health sorted.
I would love to shop in normal shops, have a proper bath, have energy and not ache all the time. Although the way I look is a motivation, the real challenge for me is about my lifestyle. I want the next year to be a time where I prepare my body for a whole new way of life. A time where I learn to make good choices and stick to being dedicated to myself. This time next year I am hoping to look for a new role, more senior to one I am in, and I do not want to go for interviews like this. So join me as I discover who I am turning into, and battle. It is going to be hard. But please do encourage me and don't let me give excuses. This has to be it.
Today I started the Cambridge Diet. Something I have never tried before. I was inspired by the Big Crash Diet show that was on. So far I have had a strawberry shake and a leek and potato soup, and both very very nice. Feeling OK so far. This week I am promising myself a 100% week to see what this diet can really do and also see that I can make tough decision and be strict and determined. I hope to use this space to journal as I fight for my life back this year. It really does feel like life or death to me now, even though I am not as ill as I could be. I dont have diabetes or anything else. But this weight is killing me, and I have a lot of life left to live.
I am 35, but my body feels ancient. I have always been very big, but all of a sudden I am really feeling it. My tummy gets in the way when I am trying to clean, put on socks, cut my toenails! All normal things I should be able to do. My back hurts and I just look terrible. I don't know why over the years I have tried so many diets and never managed to stick to anything. Maybe food means more to me than I care to admit. But I am at the stage where if I do not do something drastic about this, I am heading for real trouble and that scares me. I have a job I love, and I work very hard, but I am sure that I could do so much more if I got my health sorted.
I would love to shop in normal shops, have a proper bath, have energy and not ache all the time. Although the way I look is a motivation, the real challenge for me is about my lifestyle. I want the next year to be a time where I prepare my body for a whole new way of life. A time where I learn to make good choices and stick to being dedicated to myself. This time next year I am hoping to look for a new role, more senior to one I am in, and I do not want to go for interviews like this. So join me as I discover who I am turning into, and battle. It is going to be hard. But please do encourage me and don't let me give excuses. This has to be it.
Today I started the Cambridge Diet. Something I have never tried before. I was inspired by the Big Crash Diet show that was on. So far I have had a strawberry shake and a leek and potato soup, and both very very nice. Feeling OK so far. This week I am promising myself a 100% week to see what this diet can really do and also see that I can make tough decision and be strict and determined. I hope to use this space to journal as I fight for my life back this year. It really does feel like life or death to me now, even though I am not as ill as I could be. I dont have diabetes or anything else. But this weight is killing me, and I have a lot of life left to live.
