Most of you know i have been on the weight loss journey since Feb and am a stauch Weight Watcher, i do this programme at home by myself and i have now shed 9.5 kgs which is 20.9 pounds, yes Richard that sounds oh so better, but now i will do it in reverse i am only 3.5 kilos away from my goal, i am so happy, i cannot quite believe it, this little bit will actually be the hardest to loose and probably take me the longest, i am more than happy if it takes me until xmas, as that is what i anticipated my goal reaching day would be.
However i certainly will take an earlier date, and then when i reach my goal , i may go down a bit further or just stay at that, depending on how i feel.
I have battled with this on and off since having children, i have been slim, to a nice rounded curvy girl, i have never been obese, but still that is not what matters here, i have been more than i should, for my health and well being, my determination started back in Feb with the onset of terrible hip and knee pain, i have had sore knees on and off since my 30's and have fibromyalgia, so put it down to that,the hip pain was new and i was having to use a walking stick to get up and down the stairs and around the place, having the extra weight just added to the problem and i decided no way, no more,i also want to look and feel better, and am hoping this will keep my blood pressure down, i have yet to have my blood tests done, but am waiting until i have reached my goal for a complete work over,how exciting NOT.
Anyhow hope i have not bored anyone to tears, but i am just over the moon , and i feel so much better within myself, unfortunately no improvement on the hip or knee pain, i guess the damage is done, and it is probably arthritis,but at least i can deal with it a little better these days.
I hope to post pics when i get to my goal,hope everyone else is doing well in their journey's and congrats to all who have arrived to their place of happiness and comfort within themselves, thanks for listening.
P.S i just wanted to add my thoughts on being overweight, i believe it is not about what we eat so much as how much we eat, i also believe in low fat 100 per cent, i try never to eat anything over 3grms of saturated fat, and that would only be a treat food, most of my foods are 0.1 to 1.grm of saturated fat, when i was overweight, i ate more higher fat foods, and i just ate too much, it was often not bad food, it could be a breakfast cereal, a healthy one we have here which i eat every morning, weetbix,but i would have it maybe three times a day and my other food, in fact i probably have more treat foods now than i did before, but it is the quantity that is different, i can buy a packet of chocolate biscuits, and ration myself to one per day, and share with the family, before i could eat half a packet to myself no problem, shameful i know, but the truth, chocolate and i have always had this kind of relationship, even now i really have to watch it,we have these biscuits here i love chocolate disgestives, they are great for a treat choice, as the saturated fat is only 1.7 and one and half points on WW, i get my chocolate fix that way lol.
However yesterday i bought a block of whittakers creamy milk chocolate, a large family block, and i had only four squares,but i found it so delicious that after sharing with the family i gave it away to others, as it was just too tempting, i won't be doing that again,but i am glad i stuck to my portion control,but it was just too darn hard, i am ok with the biscuits but not that particular chocolate.
I have always been a comfort eater, and consider food my drug of choice,i would even go so far as to say i have addiction to it, i am sure many of you can relate to my comments 100 per cent, anyhow just wanted to share my trials and tribulations lol.
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