MissBlueEyes
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Intro
I have been up and down like a yoyo with my weight for various reason, but in that time i have also hit target a few times and enjoyed how living at target feels. More energy, feeling younger and looking like a whole new woman. So not to bore you all too much i shall just go back as far as 2 years ago. I was unhappy in my life from relationship side of things but i was 12 stone and around a size 12. I was exercising at the gym and running between 5-10k a day (gym was my escape, where i could clear my head and forget about things) Anyway still feeling unhappy about my life i decided that i wanted to make big changes. So i enquired at my local college to find out what courses they had for me that would enable me to go to university. I made up my mind that you only live once and that i was going to do it and start college as well as hold down a full time job and 4 children. I told my children that i was going to enrol and for them to keep their fingers crossed that i would be accepted. They were all so supportive and proud of me in deciding to take this massive step in my life. Then came the part of telling my bf, which i knew wouldnt go down very well. So i was told that i was selfish and only thinking of myself, which for a moment deflated my bubble.
So i decided that i had to make massive changes, not only did i have to end the relationship and be a single parent again but i had to work and achieve the high grades expected of me to get into university. Anyway long story short i worked my ass off and while doing so met someone else who has been lovely.
During my time at college i put on 2 stone taking me up to 14 stone, plus with a new partner wanting to take me out for meals and spoil me the weight just kept on going up. Lots of celebrations including a celebration of me getting accepted into university to train to do my dream job. Of course while all this is going on i am eating rubbish or fattening foods and ive no time to exercise.
So 4 weeks ago to my horror i seen that i was getting close to 16 stone, none of my clothes fit me and it was making me feel unhappy about myself. So i decided to join the local slimming world group, which i have to say are lovely and i had a warm welcome. Since i have joined i have lost 10lbs in 4 weeks and suddenly i feel more in control. At the same time i started dieting i also started the couch to 5k running program.
I am still at university, so studying hard all the time as well as training for a 5k run in June for a children's hospice.
Ive decided that i no longer want to just exist i want to live and enjoy my life and all that it has to offer. I can say some of the decisions i have made have not been easy and have made me struggle but im not willing to just put up with what life has to offer me. I will go out and achieve as much as possible and enjoy the ups and downs along the way.
A moto i always have in my mind is that you never fail if you never give up trying, you only fail when you give up trying.
I have been up and down like a yoyo with my weight for various reason, but in that time i have also hit target a few times and enjoyed how living at target feels. More energy, feeling younger and looking like a whole new woman. So not to bore you all too much i shall just go back as far as 2 years ago. I was unhappy in my life from relationship side of things but i was 12 stone and around a size 12. I was exercising at the gym and running between 5-10k a day (gym was my escape, where i could clear my head and forget about things) Anyway still feeling unhappy about my life i decided that i wanted to make big changes. So i enquired at my local college to find out what courses they had for me that would enable me to go to university. I made up my mind that you only live once and that i was going to do it and start college as well as hold down a full time job and 4 children. I told my children that i was going to enrol and for them to keep their fingers crossed that i would be accepted. They were all so supportive and proud of me in deciding to take this massive step in my life. Then came the part of telling my bf, which i knew wouldnt go down very well. So i was told that i was selfish and only thinking of myself, which for a moment deflated my bubble.
So i decided that i had to make massive changes, not only did i have to end the relationship and be a single parent again but i had to work and achieve the high grades expected of me to get into university. Anyway long story short i worked my ass off and while doing so met someone else who has been lovely.
During my time at college i put on 2 stone taking me up to 14 stone, plus with a new partner wanting to take me out for meals and spoil me the weight just kept on going up. Lots of celebrations including a celebration of me getting accepted into university to train to do my dream job. Of course while all this is going on i am eating rubbish or fattening foods and ive no time to exercise.
So 4 weeks ago to my horror i seen that i was getting close to 16 stone, none of my clothes fit me and it was making me feel unhappy about myself. So i decided to join the local slimming world group, which i have to say are lovely and i had a warm welcome. Since i have joined i have lost 10lbs in 4 weeks and suddenly i feel more in control. At the same time i started dieting i also started the couch to 5k running program.
I am still at university, so studying hard all the time as well as training for a 5k run in June for a children's hospice.
Ive decided that i no longer want to just exist i want to live and enjoy my life and all that it has to offer. I can say some of the decisions i have made have not been easy and have made me struggle but im not willing to just put up with what life has to offer me. I will go out and achieve as much as possible and enjoy the ups and downs along the way.
A moto i always have in my mind is that you never fail if you never give up trying, you only fail when you give up trying.