TwoBiscuitProblem
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Hello all, brand new here and figured I'd go all or nothing and join a forum to gain and give support while I lose weight 
My weight has been a bit of a sticking point from the age of 18 onwards - gaining and losing a few stones, rather than a few pounds the way most people do. I went from occasional comfort eating, to binge eating after a sexual assault and it became the way I coped; it took me 18 months to confide in a friend, longer still to try counselling, and even longer to accept it wasn't my fault. For the last couple of years I've been in a great place and have felt pretty good in who I am, I have some great people in my life - I'm lucky.
Only one problem left to conquer once and for all; my weight! In 2013 I lost over 6.5st through diet and exercise, then - stupidly - I've managed to regain about 5st of what I lost. I know, I know! I've had many a face-palm moment over my stupidity on that. So . . . . . . . . Time to tackle the issue head on!
We all have our achilles heel when it comes to healthy - or non healthy - eating. I'm going to credit my current physique to my love of biscuits; shortbreads, chocolate wafers, ginger nuts, but most especially the dark chocolate digestives (or dark chocolate hobnobs) the fella and I favour - they seem to flirt with me each time I open the cupboard. I'm going to have to find another place to stash those . . . . . .
Basically . . . the window for emotion-biscuits, two biscuit, three biscuit, four biscuit, half-a-packet-of-biscuit problems has closed.
Currently I weigh in at 20st 7lbs and that scares the crap out of me. Plan? I not-so-helpfully damaged the ligaments in my left foot last summer and have only just begun to feel pain free after lots of physio; so I'm going to ease in with the exercise - start slow and build it up each week. I'd really like to get down to around 11st 7lb - that's the goal!!
I turn 31 in October, it's April now, and I figure if I put in some hard work for the next 6 months I'll be able to see a difference in myself by then. I'd really like to be able to dress up and go out with my man for a lovely evening of birthday cocktails and chatter, in a fancy dress - maybe even some heels!
So that's me!
Would love to get to know some of you and swap motivation!!
My weight has been a bit of a sticking point from the age of 18 onwards - gaining and losing a few stones, rather than a few pounds the way most people do. I went from occasional comfort eating, to binge eating after a sexual assault and it became the way I coped; it took me 18 months to confide in a friend, longer still to try counselling, and even longer to accept it wasn't my fault. For the last couple of years I've been in a great place and have felt pretty good in who I am, I have some great people in my life - I'm lucky.
Only one problem left to conquer once and for all; my weight! In 2013 I lost over 6.5st through diet and exercise, then - stupidly - I've managed to regain about 5st of what I lost. I know, I know! I've had many a face-palm moment over my stupidity on that. So . . . . . . . . Time to tackle the issue head on!
We all have our achilles heel when it comes to healthy - or non healthy - eating. I'm going to credit my current physique to my love of biscuits; shortbreads, chocolate wafers, ginger nuts, but most especially the dark chocolate digestives (or dark chocolate hobnobs) the fella and I favour - they seem to flirt with me each time I open the cupboard. I'm going to have to find another place to stash those . . . . . .
Basically . . . the window for emotion-biscuits, two biscuit, three biscuit, four biscuit, half-a-packet-of-biscuit problems has closed.
Currently I weigh in at 20st 7lbs and that scares the crap out of me. Plan? I not-so-helpfully damaged the ligaments in my left foot last summer and have only just begun to feel pain free after lots of physio; so I'm going to ease in with the exercise - start slow and build it up each week. I'd really like to get down to around 11st 7lb - that's the goal!!
I turn 31 in October, it's April now, and I figure if I put in some hard work for the next 6 months I'll be able to see a difference in myself by then. I'd really like to be able to dress up and go out with my man for a lovely evening of birthday cocktails and chatter, in a fancy dress - maybe even some heels!
So that's me!
Would love to get to know some of you and swap motivation!!
