So here I am popping up to say hello girls, please give me all the support you can... and I'll be here to do the same for you guys x
I ordered my first hamper today, am 14 stone (God that is so strange to type and tell complete strangers, especially when I reveal my weight to no one) - But hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to get thinner!
So I want to tell you me little story (you gorgeous and very quickly shrinking bunch!)...
Many moons ago I was a size 8, then 10 and was a 10/12 when I met my husband. I gradually grew after an accident resulting in a back injuty and when I started my own business working solid from home (as well as doing everything else)
I wouldn't say I was particularly big back then, but it all went totally nuts in 2007.
September 2007 was the worst and best month of my life all in one go... I lost my father and a week later I found out I was pregnant.
Fortunately at least dad knew we were trying, so that was something... But as you can imagine I was gutted and overjoyed at the same time - The old emotions were all over the place (and I think they still are).
Me being me, I also gave up smoking in the same month (as my dad passed of smoking related illness so I decided to quit) - I guess bereavement, quitting smoking and pregnancy all at once don't really add up to a thin girl do they?
My point exactly!
...Especially when I started off as a round child, who turned into a 'round' teenager. (If you're wondering it was the whole 'clubbing' thing that got me down to a size 8/10 many moons ago) - needless to say as soon as I stopped the exercise the weight hopped back on... It's difficult trying to battle that little round kid inside...
But anyway, now I have a beautiful 8 month old son and a wonderful husband (together 17 years and I'm only 33). We were childhood sweethearts and he has no problem with my weight, but as is usually the case - I do. Let's just say the 'usual' insecurities crop up... lights off, duvet all of that palava... Not good. Especially when I used to swing from the ruddy light fitting while it was on!
Now I have a chronic back injury (so no more swinging - Boo!) and I also had a section birth as my son would have been 11lb on his due date... You are supposed to have a tummy measurement when pregnant (from top to bottom) that reflects your pregnancy in weeks (when you're 40 weeks, you're 40 cm and full term) - My tummo was 45 cm at 7 and a half months! So you can imagine, son is big and mummy's tumkin remains large yet weirdly deflated... Eeee!
Oh, and my metabolism is still to find out I've had a baby as it's so slow. I have lost a stone since having Jaycen and have virtualy lived on cherries to do that. I've struggled to get rid of 'the tummy', it's just not happening - hence Diet Chef and me here - Da Daaaa!
So do I move?
Yes, I walk everywhere every day (I don't drive) and get lots of exercise that way and running around after my son. Other exercise is difficult due to my back most days (but not impossible sometimes)
So that's me...
I'm looking forward to my hamper arriving and making it through the next five weeks (yep, I got the free week woohoo!)
So tell me about you?
How are you going?
Hugs Sledgin x
I ordered my first hamper today, am 14 stone (God that is so strange to type and tell complete strangers, especially when I reveal my weight to no one) - But hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to get thinner!
So I want to tell you me little story (you gorgeous and very quickly shrinking bunch!)...
Many moons ago I was a size 8, then 10 and was a 10/12 when I met my husband. I gradually grew after an accident resulting in a back injuty and when I started my own business working solid from home (as well as doing everything else)
I wouldn't say I was particularly big back then, but it all went totally nuts in 2007.
September 2007 was the worst and best month of my life all in one go... I lost my father and a week later I found out I was pregnant.
Fortunately at least dad knew we were trying, so that was something... But as you can imagine I was gutted and overjoyed at the same time - The old emotions were all over the place (and I think they still are).
Me being me, I also gave up smoking in the same month (as my dad passed of smoking related illness so I decided to quit) - I guess bereavement, quitting smoking and pregnancy all at once don't really add up to a thin girl do they?
My point exactly!
...Especially when I started off as a round child, who turned into a 'round' teenager. (If you're wondering it was the whole 'clubbing' thing that got me down to a size 8/10 many moons ago) - needless to say as soon as I stopped the exercise the weight hopped back on... It's difficult trying to battle that little round kid inside...
But anyway, now I have a beautiful 8 month old son and a wonderful husband (together 17 years and I'm only 33). We were childhood sweethearts and he has no problem with my weight, but as is usually the case - I do. Let's just say the 'usual' insecurities crop up... lights off, duvet all of that palava... Not good. Especially when I used to swing from the ruddy light fitting while it was on!
Now I have a chronic back injury (so no more swinging - Boo!) and I also had a section birth as my son would have been 11lb on his due date... You are supposed to have a tummy measurement when pregnant (from top to bottom) that reflects your pregnancy in weeks (when you're 40 weeks, you're 40 cm and full term) - My tummo was 45 cm at 7 and a half months! So you can imagine, son is big and mummy's tumkin remains large yet weirdly deflated... Eeee!
Oh, and my metabolism is still to find out I've had a baby as it's so slow. I have lost a stone since having Jaycen and have virtualy lived on cherries to do that. I've struggled to get rid of 'the tummy', it's just not happening - hence Diet Chef and me here - Da Daaaa!
So do I move?
Yes, I walk everywhere every day (I don't drive) and get lots of exercise that way and running around after my son. Other exercise is difficult due to my back most days (but not impossible sometimes)
So that's me...
I'm looking forward to my hamper arriving and making it through the next five weeks (yep, I got the free week woohoo!)
So tell me about you?
How are you going?
Hugs Sledgin x
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so I know exactly what that feels like! No baby that late for me though - my youngest was 22 then 
