Brand New Start.

Oh my gosh.

I have just logged on here for the first time since August and I CANT BELIEVE how much things have changed.

I sound so depressed in all my posts, and I was, I can see that now. Clutching at quick fixes and fad diets, all in vain. Hating myself, using food as a crutch/comforter then hating myself again when it all went wrong.

I feel like I am a totally different person, and actually reading through my old posts was starting to make me a bit angry. The total lack of commitment and tenacity has shocked me and made me realise exactly how much I have changed in this short space of time.

It can all be attributed to two words: Slimming World.

Now, I have tried Slimming World in the past but (surprise surprise) my heart wasn’t in it and I made minimal effort to really understand the plan and left after about 3 weeks. I know right. Pathetic. It sums up pretty much every experience of weight loss attempts I have ever had.

I’m gona be really honest with you here, the reason I decided to go back to Slimming World is because I had an almighty argument with my husband about my weight.
He has always been really understanding and loves me for me, I know that for a fact. But he had obviously noticed I was getting bigger and bigger and after a discussion about starting trying for a baby (which I was desperate to do) he basically said I needed to address my weight before we could even consider this. I was absolutely heartbroken. Probably because he had hit a nerve and was 100% right, but to have it spelt out to you is really hard to take.

It took me another 2 weeks to do anything but on the Monday night, I joined a Slimming World class and haven’t looked back. It was a shock getting weighed, I weighed more than I was expecting – 14st 7.5lb but I had taken the first step and now I felt there was no stopping me.

I missed my first weigh in as I’m a divvy and got mixed up with the days, but I went the following week and lost 1.5lb. Not a massive loss, and I was slightly disappointed, but it’s a loss all the same.

Now, we’re 4 months on and I’ve lost……. 14.5lbs!! I’m absolutely over the moon! I feel full of optimism and drive and willpower. I really really feel this is the time I will get to the weight I should be. And the best bit of all is that it hasn’t felt like a diet at ALL. There have been times I have craved certain things, and I think I will always crave certain things, it’s the reason I need to lose weight in the first place. But this plan is so good it still lets you have a little of what you crave without banning it entirely. Perfect!

This post sounds like an advertisement for Slimming World so apologies for that, it definitely isn’t, its just had such a massive impact on my weight, my health, my motivation, my optimism…. I could go on.

If anyone’s reading this thinking ‘I can’t do that’, or ‘1 stone in 4 months that’s ages’ I understand-I was the same, but believe me, the weeks go by so quick it has hardly felt like 4 months, and already I am a stone down in what feels like the blink of an eye.

Its my 30th birthday at the end of April, so even if I carry on at this fairly low rate of loss I will still have lost 2 stone (or 28lbs, however you want to look at it), which is just awesome.

I AM GOING TO STICK WITH IT THIS TIME!

Also, I have decided I will start posting nice recipes etc on here, and thoughts on Slimming World/food/photos/experiences etc etc. Mainly for my benefit to look back at my progress and see how far I've come really, but if it helps anyone else then bonus!