I thought I would share a bit more about me. I am 34, I have two children - Son (8), and Daughter (7). I also have a Husband, and a Dog. On here I plan to only refer to them as Son, Daughter and Husband, but Dog is called George, so may be referred to as George. A few years ago I did Weight Watchers and lost 4 stone. I had a little 50lb certificate, all sorts of shiny stickers and a pretty keyring! I still had 2 stone to lose. So, of course, I became a clerk at my meeting, stopped paying any attention to anything and had a long period where I maintained but did not lose anything. Then I started a full time job, and I started to regain the weight. The job got progressively more stressful, and eventually I spent the period from Feburary 2011 to July 2011 crying, drinking lots of alcohol, eating cheese and chocolate and generally finding life very difficult. I stopped exercising, I stopped spending time with my kids and I stopped being happy.
In July 2011 I stopped work! I had three weeks off with a stress related medical issue, and felt a bit normal. When I went back I knew that stopping this job was right for me, and that finding something else that was low stress, so I could put my effort into my home life and relationships was the way forward. So I left. I am now at home, enjoying the stress reduction and looking into what jobs might be around that I actually fancy doing. In the meantime I am baking, spending time with the children, trying to do a bit of writing, walking the dog and generally spending time and energy on myself. This makes for a happier home life, and means my whole life has recovered some equilibrium.
Havign been in denial about my weight, I looked at some holiday snaps from July / August 2011 and was horrified. Gone was the slim body I had worked so hard to get. In its place was some kind of beached whale, monstrous wobbly thing. I KNEW I had to do something about it. A good friend goes to Weight Watchers, and with a new plan since I last tried it, it seemed like a good idea. I rejoined on August 18th and so far I have lost 10lbs. This is despite the fact I have had my daughter's birthday and my husband's birthday to deal with, as well as dealing with a huge lifestyle change. I realise it is a small loss in the time but this is for life, not just for weight loss! I am going to weigh in on Thursday and am hoping to have lost at least 0.5lb as this will get me my 5%. This is a shiny sticker that goes in my card and shows me that I have done a GOOD THING!
I always was a sucker for a shiny sticker.
Don't be discouraged because you've gotten off track. You were successful once and you can do it again! Best of luck to you!
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