A long story of ups and downs

I am happy today!

It seems like all my efforts are starting to pay off in the weight-loss department.

A while ago, I had really given up.

I am a real foodie, I love cooking, and I like even more EATING. I am not one to eat bags of crisps, sweets, biscuits or drink 20 cups of tea with sugar.

I like proper food. Plate fulls of it!

Creamy sauces, juicy steaks, vegetables sauteed in herb and garlic butter, and lots, lots of carb packed pasta! And I also looove my pudding. Chocolate laden preferably!

I started dieting at the age of 14. I was 2 lbs over the weight I thought I should be. My weight at the time, 8.5 stones to a 1,64 meter was healthy, but in my mind, and because of peer pressure I started dieting.

At the age of 20 my weight was 9st4 lbs and I was still always yo-yo dieting.

I was then diagnosed with Policystic Ovarian Syndrome and started putting on a lot of weight, when I married at the age 27 I had reached 13st!

Then comes baby (after a long time trying everything) and weight reached 15st!

From that moment on, I gave up, I thought I might as well enjoy myself and be happy and not worry about food as 15 stones seemed such a huge number i thought I would never be able to get back to a normal size again.

So, for 5 years I ate, I enjoyed, I also felt my back, my knees, me energy levels and my ovaries deteriorate.

When I reached my rock bottom 18st8lbs I decided to do something about it. That was a month or so ago.

So what am I doing now? I am eating less! Less everything!

Less cream, less chocolate, less pasta, less puddings, just less.

I am eating the same things I like, but less.

Am I starving myself? No.

Am I craving anything? No.

Am I feeling unhappy? No!

And it is all because I am not depriving myself of anything, but I just made a conscious decision that I want to be healthy, have more energy and maybe even another baby, which I refuse to have at this weight as I would not put it’s life at risk.

So I am just proud to announce that since may 11th (day one of my new being healthy decision) I now weigh at 17st 5lbs! I went from size 22 to size 20! I want to be a healthy 14 again.

It may not seem much bout I have never managed to stick to any diet before, it always starts well, I lose a bit and then it all goes down the drain. this time is the longest I stuck with it and it is now paying off.

I thought I would share this as I feel so good and maybe other of you who have made or are about to make the decision to be healthy to go for it!

I am loving every second of my new healthy me!

I still love my food, but I won’t let it rule my life anymore!

That’s it for today, lovelies!

xx

I will beat you!

After the storm…

Wow!

It has been a rough couple of months!

We have moved home, to another village 6 miles away from our old place and are now settled but not without a bit of drama!

Beanie’s birthday went fine, we had a party for 30 of his school mates and a few neighbours (Disney did not happen) and after that was the move.

Mother in law was making my life as hellish as she could before move (as if I was not stressed enough, but that will be another post) and The Beanie broke out in Chickenpox on moving day!!!

Luckily it was half-term so he did not miss that many school days, but the chickenpox really knocked his immune system so after 2 days back at school he came home with very high temperature, and ended up staying 3 days in hospital (or hoPSItal as he says) and diagnosed with Mononucleosis (or Glandular Fever as commonly known), only having just recovered a bit and gone back to school now, doing half days for the week.
Now everything calmer, I am looking into a few work possibilities and also have started a DIET!

I mean, diet is a way of putting it, in fact we are just eating A LOT more healthily and also not so much.

I will be absent for a couple of days because I am trying to sort out a few things at home, (new wardrobes, etc) so I am busy, but I will always give you an update, either here or twitter, as much as I can!

Also, I am trying to move this blog and make it nicer, so watch this space!

Nice to be back!

Toodaloo! 🙂