I have been truely inspired by some of the stories in this forum so am gonna start my own and maybe even inspire someone else... who knows!!
Anyway a bit about me, found slimming world about 10 years ago - was having trouble getting pregnant and read somewhere that it could be due to my weight. So found SW lost 2 stone and got to target only to be told i needed IVF! anyway was very lucky indeed as it worked first go. However the massive amount of hormones for the IVF and the fact that being pregnant meant i could shove whatever i wanted in my gob added up to gaining 5 1/2 stone while i was pregnant and surprise surprise it didn't all come off when the baby popped out!
So back to SW where i had very little success. Then i got pregnant again naturally (another little miracle) and the whole process started all over again!
Anyhow after baby no 2 back to SW lost most of the weight then in feb 09 our visas came through for australia. We didnt leave for 3 months but in that time i went off plan and there were constant 'goodbye' drinks. Inevitably i ended up on a plane (just) squeezing into my size 12 jeans! In oz they have not heard of low fat sausage (from what i could find) plus a few bevies with the bbq so before i knew it i amback to where i was 10 years ago, albeit a mum to 2 beautiful kids and living in australia. But not happy - am now on the obese line and have 3 stone to loose. And soon it will be summer aaarrrggghhh!!
Anyway in oz you have just 2 options: shakes or weightwatchers. have done both, with limited success, but here i am back where i started. And my son turned 5 last week!
So back to what i know works! Yesterday i signed up to the sw website and this forum for support (Slimming world not here yet!) I am full of inspiration and hope. I am gonna buy the magazine today - it's about 3 months behind but still gonna be helpful. I have planned all this weeks food and am aiming to do 4 exercise classes or dvd's per week.
Had my first day yesterday (although technically for you guys in the UK its still today cos i live in the future!!!) and had a really good day even going to the cafe with the playgroup mums. Instead of my normal Chicken burger,chips and a frappe i had smoked salmon salad and diet coke. really enjoyed it - and shocked the other mums cos my kids shared a salmon salad too! I love that Slimming world encourages my kids to eat healthier too.
Ok so now i am waffling on, better get on with my day will let you know how today goes xxxx
Anyway a bit about me, found slimming world about 10 years ago - was having trouble getting pregnant and read somewhere that it could be due to my weight. So found SW lost 2 stone and got to target only to be told i needed IVF! anyway was very lucky indeed as it worked first go. However the massive amount of hormones for the IVF and the fact that being pregnant meant i could shove whatever i wanted in my gob added up to gaining 5 1/2 stone while i was pregnant and surprise surprise it didn't all come off when the baby popped out!
So back to SW where i had very little success. Then i got pregnant again naturally (another little miracle) and the whole process started all over again!
Anyhow after baby no 2 back to SW lost most of the weight then in feb 09 our visas came through for australia. We didnt leave for 3 months but in that time i went off plan and there were constant 'goodbye' drinks. Inevitably i ended up on a plane (just) squeezing into my size 12 jeans! In oz they have not heard of low fat sausage (from what i could find) plus a few bevies with the bbq so before i knew it i amback to where i was 10 years ago, albeit a mum to 2 beautiful kids and living in australia. But not happy - am now on the obese line and have 3 stone to loose. And soon it will be summer aaarrrggghhh!!
Anyway in oz you have just 2 options: shakes or weightwatchers. have done both, with limited success, but here i am back where i started. And my son turned 5 last week!
So back to what i know works! Yesterday i signed up to the sw website and this forum for support (Slimming world not here yet!) I am full of inspiration and hope. I am gonna buy the magazine today - it's about 3 months behind but still gonna be helpful. I have planned all this weeks food and am aiming to do 4 exercise classes or dvd's per week.
Had my first day yesterday (although technically for you guys in the UK its still today cos i live in the future!!!) and had a really good day even going to the cafe with the playgroup mums. Instead of my normal Chicken burger,chips and a frappe i had smoked salmon salad and diet coke. really enjoyed it - and shocked the other mums cos my kids shared a salmon salad too! I love that Slimming world encourages my kids to eat healthier too.
Ok so now i am waffling on, better get on with my day will let you know how today goes xxxx