Hi!
Thought I should introduce my self properly, I have about 10.5 stone to lose in order to get to a healthy weight and this time around I am determined to do it...however long it takes!
I have struggled with my weight since I left school and stopped dance classes which up until I was 16 I did 6 nights a week. Since then I have consistently put on weight. I think it's because I have always associated food with comfort and reward, I am not one of those people who goes off their food when upset - quite the opposite in fact!
When I had my son 12 years ago, I weighed about 16 stone and joined ww for the 1st time, stuck at it until I lost a stone and then left.
When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter 8 years ago I developed a condition called SPD which left my in agony and housebound (and on crutches). Although I had always been overweight I had remained active and walked about 20+ miles a week to work and back everyday. To be unable to walk without being in severe pain was depressing and I began to comfort eat eventually leading to me gaining weight and being over 20 stone.
I had the same condition with my second daughter who is now 6 and this increased my depression and lack of mobility, thankfully I had a great physiotherapist who helped me during and after my pregnancy. Now I can walk without pain but I know that before long my weight will start to affect my mobility so I need to act now.
For the past 6 years I have tried different ways to lose the excess weight but after a month I get bored and lose my motivation. This is the first time in my life I have felt able to think about why I overeat and a lightbulb seems to have gone on in my head. I am not treating this as a temporary thing anymore, it has to be a complete lifestyle change.
I have just completed my 6th year of study with the Open University, studying through some of the hardest periods of my life and sticking to it, even though I felt like quitting so many time. If I can do that then I should be able to do this, particularly when my health (and my family) are depending on it.
But although I feel more sure of what I need to do now I know that somewhere along the way I am going to start losing my way and so I am hoping that using these forums will keep me on the straight and narrow and provide the opportunity for me to give support to others too.
Sorry for the waffling, I hope to talk to some of you soon
Thought I should introduce my self properly, I have about 10.5 stone to lose in order to get to a healthy weight and this time around I am determined to do it...however long it takes!
I have struggled with my weight since I left school and stopped dance classes which up until I was 16 I did 6 nights a week. Since then I have consistently put on weight. I think it's because I have always associated food with comfort and reward, I am not one of those people who goes off their food when upset - quite the opposite in fact!
When I had my son 12 years ago, I weighed about 16 stone and joined ww for the 1st time, stuck at it until I lost a stone and then left.
When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter 8 years ago I developed a condition called SPD which left my in agony and housebound (and on crutches). Although I had always been overweight I had remained active and walked about 20+ miles a week to work and back everyday. To be unable to walk without being in severe pain was depressing and I began to comfort eat eventually leading to me gaining weight and being over 20 stone.
I had the same condition with my second daughter who is now 6 and this increased my depression and lack of mobility, thankfully I had a great physiotherapist who helped me during and after my pregnancy. Now I can walk without pain but I know that before long my weight will start to affect my mobility so I need to act now.
For the past 6 years I have tried different ways to lose the excess weight but after a month I get bored and lose my motivation. This is the first time in my life I have felt able to think about why I overeat and a lightbulb seems to have gone on in my head. I am not treating this as a temporary thing anymore, it has to be a complete lifestyle change.
I have just completed my 6th year of study with the Open University, studying through some of the hardest periods of my life and sticking to it, even though I felt like quitting so many time. If I can do that then I should be able to do this, particularly when my health (and my family) are depending on it.
But although I feel more sure of what I need to do now I know that somewhere along the way I am going to start losing my way and so I am hoping that using these forums will keep me on the straight and narrow and provide the opportunity for me to give support to others too.
Sorry for the waffling, I hope to talk to some of you soon
