Well, I dunno about you out there but I always hate this bit - I find that packing for a journey is one of the most stressful times! Well this time, the packing isn't a suitcase, it's a mental repackaging of who I am, how I feel and why I'm going on the journey.
I joined Weight Watchers tonight - Hence the blog from Happy Owl above - she's my class leader and she's fab! (I've included a link to her blog at the bottom of this one!)
So. Why did I want to join? Well, I want to lose weight - that's a no brainer! BUT there is more to it than that, I've spent most of May and June this year dependent on my parents as a combination of my weight and my sciatica left me unable to do even the basic things - had to have help washing and getting dressed!
Do you know how embarrassing and stressful it is to have to ask your 3 year old son to put your socks on for you because you can't bend down to do it yourself? I do now and I have promised myself that WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! It's been a scary glimpse into the future - if I carry on the way I am doing, following the path of self destruction via pizza, chip shops and chinese takeaways, I AM going to become one of those Mums who have their kids as full time carers.
That's not fair on him.
So, I'm doing it for me - I need to lose weight, to get healthy, to develop a bit of pride and self confidence and to generally know that I have achieved something. AND ... I'm doing it for him, he deserves a Mum who can play footie in the park, go on the bouncy castle with him and generally be FUN!
All support is, as always greatly appreciated and I will blog each week after weigh in and possibly a few extra times along the way, especially if I've had a really good or really bad day!
Weight to date: 15 stone 0 lbs
Target Weight: 8 stone 11 lbs
Total Weight loss required: 87 lbs
Weight Loss to date: None - only started yesterday!
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