Thought it about time I got round to doing my diary ....
First a bit about me ... I’m 42 and have been up and down with my weight since my late teens but it’s only since having my girls that it’s been out of control. I had my eldest 11 years ago and gained 4 stone whilst pregnant but post pregnancy did WW (on my own, as I hate the big group meeting scenarios) going right the way down to goal (11stone – I’m tall at 5’9”). Then a year later I fell pregnant again, this time with twins and I ballooned again. This time I didn’t lose the weight after having them and over the last ten years I’ve yo-yo’d losing a stone and put two stone on.
My weakness is when I get stressed or feel down – I reach for food – It doesn’t seem to matter what it is – even half a loaf of bread and butter – I literally comfort eat until I’m almost sick. My worst time of the day is when I get in from work with the girls – I love them dearly but if they start arguing, fighting etc my stress levels go through the roof and I binge. So I apologise in advance to all of you who are online at that time as I will probably just come in here and vent!
Now I’ve decided enough is enough – We went to Scotland on holiday this year and we did quite a bit of walking - My girls have decided that next summer they want to go back and climb Ben Nevis – So I’ve set myself a challenge that by August 2009 when we go back I will be fit enough to go on holiday with them and keep up with hubby and girls instead of huffing and puffing close to tears behind them!
So I’ve started WW (again on my own) – My starting weight was 19stone 1lb, which is my heaviest ever. I’m now two and a half weeks in and lost a whopping one stone which obviously I am over the moon with but I’ve lost a stone and blown it and put two stone back on so many times that I’m scared half to death that it’s gonna happen again.
This time, however, I am gonna stick to it - I am gonna succeed and I will get up Ben Nevis next August!
My next weigh in will be Monday morning and I will have lost more than 2lb!!!
Sorry this is so long but just putting it down in black and white is kind of a mini achievement for me.
First a bit about me ... I’m 42 and have been up and down with my weight since my late teens but it’s only since having my girls that it’s been out of control. I had my eldest 11 years ago and gained 4 stone whilst pregnant but post pregnancy did WW (on my own, as I hate the big group meeting scenarios) going right the way down to goal (11stone – I’m tall at 5’9”). Then a year later I fell pregnant again, this time with twins and I ballooned again. This time I didn’t lose the weight after having them and over the last ten years I’ve yo-yo’d losing a stone and put two stone on.
My weakness is when I get stressed or feel down – I reach for food – It doesn’t seem to matter what it is – even half a loaf of bread and butter – I literally comfort eat until I’m almost sick. My worst time of the day is when I get in from work with the girls – I love them dearly but if they start arguing, fighting etc my stress levels go through the roof and I binge. So I apologise in advance to all of you who are online at that time as I will probably just come in here and vent!
Now I’ve decided enough is enough – We went to Scotland on holiday this year and we did quite a bit of walking - My girls have decided that next summer they want to go back and climb Ben Nevis – So I’ve set myself a challenge that by August 2009 when we go back I will be fit enough to go on holiday with them and keep up with hubby and girls instead of huffing and puffing close to tears behind them!
So I’ve started WW (again on my own) – My starting weight was 19stone 1lb, which is my heaviest ever. I’m now two and a half weeks in and lost a whopping one stone which obviously I am over the moon with but I’ve lost a stone and blown it and put two stone back on so many times that I’m scared half to death that it’s gonna happen again.
This time, however, I am gonna stick to it - I am gonna succeed and I will get up Ben Nevis next August!
My next weigh in will be Monday morning and I will have lost more than 2lb!!!
Sorry this is so long but just putting it down in black and white is kind of a mini achievement for me.