Hello
I'm pretty new to this forum and posted on the newbies board last week but having been reading for the last few days I think I might benefit like so many others from writing everything down so there's nowhere to hide!! I turned 30 last year and had all the best intentions of being thin for my big party - as it turned out I failed and I'm still here and now hoping to be thin at 31!!! I've never really been thin, not ever! I was overweight in school and was lucky to have not really had any problems being bullied and made great friends. Same at uni where I put-on even more weight.
Soon after starting work at 22 I moved in with a uni friend and the new lifestyle where I had money and no ties was great. I managed to get down from what I expect would have been around 15st to about 12at without really thinking about it. Sounds mad to me now but I was going to the gym 3 times a week and loved it (wouldn't say I got fit but I was improving all the time). All of a sudden I was getting comments about how great I looked and had loads of confidence. After less than a year I moved to near where I live now (moved with work), I met the man who is now my husband and like so many others when I was first jn a relationship I started finding better things to do like honour drinking and for nice meals! Over the years I put loads of weight on again and by the time we got engaged I was over 16st. I knew I didn't want to be really big on my wedding pics so bought a smaller wedding dress and left it to the last minute to lose the weight. I lost nearly 4st on the Cambridge diet in 4 months. I found it pretty easy to stick to at the time - I was saving money anyway so didn't want to go out and I had to fit into my dress!
Since we got married 4 years ago I've put on, lost, put on again and had a baby!! He's now 2 so I can't really use him as an excuse for the weight! I got back up to 16st9 at the beginning of September and went to slimming world. I've tried Cambridge again since that first time but it just doesn't work for me and my hectic life. I did quite well and lost 1st7 up to mid-November and decided to have a break over Xmas knowing I wouldnt lose anything. Of course I put a load back on but was still a stone lighter and I'm now down to 14st13 after the last couple of weeks following SW on my own an I've also joined the gym and started the c25k.
So if anyone's actually managed to get to the end of that without getting too bored I'll be very surprised but if you're still with me then just want to say thanks!!! I'm already feeling more motivated!!
Finally my target is around 11st (I'm 5'7'')
Xxx
I'm pretty new to this forum and posted on the newbies board last week but having been reading for the last few days I think I might benefit like so many others from writing everything down so there's nowhere to hide!! I turned 30 last year and had all the best intentions of being thin for my big party - as it turned out I failed and I'm still here and now hoping to be thin at 31!!! I've never really been thin, not ever! I was overweight in school and was lucky to have not really had any problems being bullied and made great friends. Same at uni where I put-on even more weight.
Soon after starting work at 22 I moved in with a uni friend and the new lifestyle where I had money and no ties was great. I managed to get down from what I expect would have been around 15st to about 12at without really thinking about it. Sounds mad to me now but I was going to the gym 3 times a week and loved it (wouldn't say I got fit but I was improving all the time). All of a sudden I was getting comments about how great I looked and had loads of confidence. After less than a year I moved to near where I live now (moved with work), I met the man who is now my husband and like so many others when I was first jn a relationship I started finding better things to do like honour drinking and for nice meals! Over the years I put loads of weight on again and by the time we got engaged I was over 16st. I knew I didn't want to be really big on my wedding pics so bought a smaller wedding dress and left it to the last minute to lose the weight. I lost nearly 4st on the Cambridge diet in 4 months. I found it pretty easy to stick to at the time - I was saving money anyway so didn't want to go out and I had to fit into my dress!
Since we got married 4 years ago I've put on, lost, put on again and had a baby!! He's now 2 so I can't really use him as an excuse for the weight! I got back up to 16st9 at the beginning of September and went to slimming world. I've tried Cambridge again since that first time but it just doesn't work for me and my hectic life. I did quite well and lost 1st7 up to mid-November and decided to have a break over Xmas knowing I wouldnt lose anything. Of course I put a load back on but was still a stone lighter and I'm now down to 14st13 after the last couple of weeks following SW on my own an I've also joined the gym and started the c25k.
So if anyone's actually managed to get to the end of that without getting too bored I'll be very surprised but if you're still with me then just want to say thanks!!! I'm already feeling more motivated!!
Finally my target is around 11st (I'm 5'7'')
Xxx
