Hi all
well ive been lurking since monday and having read so many supportive and inspirational posts i thought i might start my own to keep me motivated when the going gets tough!
so a little about myself i guess would only be fair having read so much about you lovely ladies...and gents!
I dont think ive ever been happy with my body...which as a statement makes me sad. i remember in my teens being a size 12 and i still dont think i was happy then. the years have gone by and ive gradually crept up the scales. events have come and gone which ive said il lose weight for and it never happened. it was just so easy to forget it by stuffing something else in my mouth!
six months ago i had my beautiful baby boy! he is my absolute world! it was tough going at the beginning - we had some spells in hospital with him which was very stressful - i barely noticed it at the time but the weight just fell off me. i had absolutely no appetite and yet was continuing to breast feed as much as i could. now that hes out of the woods health wise i guess i have just relaxed back into my old ways. eating when im not really hungry, any excuse for a takeaway.
so my reason for finally wanting to be done with all the guilt and feeling happy when i look in the mirror is that im getting married...in eleven weeks! it has been a hastily put together affair as my sister is returning from australia where she currently lives and not knowing when wel see her again has finally made me...us! decide to get on with it!
so here i am - at 14st 4lb initially embarking on hopefully my journey to being in a happy place! with my weight that it! my boy makes me insanely happy!
i bought my dress yesterday and although it is extremely flattering i would love to be a couple of stones lighter in it and not feel that i look like im overflowing out of it!
having weighed myself this morning i have gone from the above weight to 13st 10.75lb in 4 days so i feel commited now and feel that this should keep me spurred on.
i look forward to reading everyones diaries for encouragement!
xxx
well ive been lurking since monday and having read so many supportive and inspirational posts i thought i might start my own to keep me motivated when the going gets tough!
so a little about myself i guess would only be fair having read so much about you lovely ladies...and gents!
I dont think ive ever been happy with my body...which as a statement makes me sad. i remember in my teens being a size 12 and i still dont think i was happy then. the years have gone by and ive gradually crept up the scales. events have come and gone which ive said il lose weight for and it never happened. it was just so easy to forget it by stuffing something else in my mouth!
six months ago i had my beautiful baby boy! he is my absolute world! it was tough going at the beginning - we had some spells in hospital with him which was very stressful - i barely noticed it at the time but the weight just fell off me. i had absolutely no appetite and yet was continuing to breast feed as much as i could. now that hes out of the woods health wise i guess i have just relaxed back into my old ways. eating when im not really hungry, any excuse for a takeaway.
so my reason for finally wanting to be done with all the guilt and feeling happy when i look in the mirror is that im getting married...in eleven weeks! it has been a hastily put together affair as my sister is returning from australia where she currently lives and not knowing when wel see her again has finally made me...us! decide to get on with it!
so here i am - at 14st 4lb initially embarking on hopefully my journey to being in a happy place! with my weight that it! my boy makes me insanely happy!
i bought my dress yesterday and although it is extremely flattering i would love to be a couple of stones lighter in it and not feel that i look like im overflowing out of it!
having weighed myself this morning i have gone from the above weight to 13st 10.75lb in 4 days so i feel commited now and feel that this should keep me spurred on.
i look forward to reading everyones diaries for encouragement!
xxx