hellsbells1
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Hey everyone! I am 30 years old, and have been 19-20 stone for the last five years. I am a dress size 24-26. I have been overweight my entire adult life, starting from a mom who was amazing but didnt really like to cook so lots of chippy dinners, and if she did cook it was processed and in a frying pan or deep fat fryer....by the time i got to my teens i was overweight, but happy, popular and had no problems...so i ate more junk, crisps, chocolate, cheese, mcdonalds, chippy so on and so on...
fast forward to now and im very very unhappy being this size. I work for a tour operator and for the past 4 years have moved around spanish islands so my diet has improved a bit, much less takeaway but still have access to yummy pizzas, my palate has become more sophisticated in some ways (brie, chorizo etc) but no more healthy!
I dont really overeat anymore just eat all the wrong things!
I have a VERY sociable job and drink lots of wine, cider regularly and that does not help at all
I have a pool and a beach and beautiful weather on my doorstep so exercise should be easy but im so out of the habit and work very long hours i just dont take advantage of it, hopefully thats sonna change soon
I honestly feel if i dont manage to loose weight now i never will..so ive got to really try and do this...Im a pretty girl but havent had a boyfriend in a while as i think they are put off by my size and im so angry at myself for wasting the last 15 years of my life being overweight....i really hope sharing on here will help...
dont own scales so will weigh myself in the morning and post on here tomorrow along with my food diary each day
I want to make small changes that will last, and be healthy, I am not into super low calories, with my job i just cant, and in case you think my food diary is bad, i will give you an example of a typical day now just so you can see hopefully its improving slowly but surely...
breakfast: nothing OR chocolate croissant OR scrambled eggs, bacon and hashbrowns
Lunch: White baguette with bacon or white bread cheese toastie
Dinner: anything! from creamy pasta and garlic bread, steak or chicken and chips, paella, literally could be anything...plus ice cream, jelly sweets OR chocolate
Normally, either a bottle of wine, couple of ciders or a few vodka and diet cokes in the evening...
Late night snacks: anything from crisps, to ryvita and brie, to a whole pizza...:-(
hope you read and comment, will really mean a lot
x
fast forward to now and im very very unhappy being this size. I work for a tour operator and for the past 4 years have moved around spanish islands so my diet has improved a bit, much less takeaway but still have access to yummy pizzas, my palate has become more sophisticated in some ways (brie, chorizo etc) but no more healthy!
I dont really overeat anymore just eat all the wrong things!
I have a VERY sociable job and drink lots of wine, cider regularly and that does not help at all
I have a pool and a beach and beautiful weather on my doorstep so exercise should be easy but im so out of the habit and work very long hours i just dont take advantage of it, hopefully thats sonna change soon
I honestly feel if i dont manage to loose weight now i never will..so ive got to really try and do this...Im a pretty girl but havent had a boyfriend in a while as i think they are put off by my size and im so angry at myself for wasting the last 15 years of my life being overweight....i really hope sharing on here will help...
dont own scales so will weigh myself in the morning and post on here tomorrow along with my food diary each day
I want to make small changes that will last, and be healthy, I am not into super low calories, with my job i just cant, and in case you think my food diary is bad, i will give you an example of a typical day now just so you can see hopefully its improving slowly but surely...
breakfast: nothing OR chocolate croissant OR scrambled eggs, bacon and hashbrowns
Lunch: White baguette with bacon or white bread cheese toastie
Dinner: anything! from creamy pasta and garlic bread, steak or chicken and chips, paella, literally could be anything...plus ice cream, jelly sweets OR chocolate
Normally, either a bottle of wine, couple of ciders or a few vodka and diet cokes in the evening...
Late night snacks: anything from crisps, to ryvita and brie, to a whole pizza...:-(
hope you read and comment, will really mean a lot
x
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