Birthday

Its my 25th birthday today. I have officially been on this planet for a quarter of a century and its the first birthday that has truly hit me. Turning 18 and 21 didn't feel like big milestones for me but 25, wow I'm starting to feel like I should be a proper adult by now! It makes me wonder if we really do grow up or if in fact we just learn how to act in public. I don't feel much wiser or more responsible than when I was 15!

Which brings me nicely to my weight loss starting point. It occurred to me that I first joined weight watchers when I was 15. Due to my age I had to get a dr's note to join the meetings and my start weight was 14 stone something. (Of course I felt fat long before then but only really had a weight problem from around age 13. I have early memories of believing I was fat when I was about 6 years old!) Now nearly ten years on from that first meeting alot has changed but I still have a weight issue, a bigger one than I had ten years ago too! I haven't achieved a healthy weight once in the last ten years despite countless diets and gym memberships.

In the past ten years I have however left home, lost my grandparents, put on a further 6-7 stone my heaviest being 21st 10lbs, got engaged, had two gorgeous baby boys, got married,  moved house 7 or 8 times, lost 4 stone with weight watchers, put it all back on again while pregnant, massively improved my relationship with my Mum, gained a step family, been on several holidays, had 5 different jobs and a whole bunch of other just as important smaller stuff. All of this has lead up to this moment in my life but one thing that remains and affects nearly all other aspects of my life is my weight.

In a bid to change that I rejoined weight watchers for what felt like the hundredth time seven weeks ago with a start weight of 21 stone 2 pounds. It is the only plan I can see myself being able to sustain over the years it will take me to get to goal. I am feeling positive, motivated and commited to losing the weight. I honestly believe this is my time to achieve a healthy weight. I'm not going to let another ten years of my life slip by while a worry about a weight problem I could be doing something about! I don't feel they are wasted years because so much of who I am has happened in that time but I could have been happier and more confident

So I have started a brand new blog as a place to ramble about weight loss and my life in general. I'm hoping it will help me with the lessons I'll need to learn on the way to a healthy lifestyle.

I feel I've made a good start by losing 1 stone 6lbs in the past seven weeks.

So here's to a brand new (slimmer) chapter in my life!