So Far So Good

I have been 'sticking' to the WW plan now for about five weeks and have lost my first stone (14lbs). I won't say it has been easy because I have had some really good days and some REALLY bad days. But all in all I am quite pleased with the weight loss so far and I am still determined to continue until I have lost a further six stone (84lbs). By the end of the diet, if all goes well and I am sure it will, if you take into account my weight at it's heaviest 18st 3lb (255lbs) and I am now 16st (224lbs) then so far all together I have lost 31 lbs. The first half of the 31lbs took about two years to lose (in a very half hearted way) and I have lost the other half in about 2 months. I much prefer the second way as it will mean I will get to a healthier weight quicker.

Anyway, that is all I have to say at the moment. I will probably get back on here in another four weeks or so and if progress is as good as I hope it will be then I may have one or two photos to add so I can see a comparison.

Diet or Die 2

3rd July 2008

Only managed to lose 1lb this week. However, I have joined a WW Challenge group. There are six teams all named after Father Christmas's reindeer. We have to try to lose as much weight as we possibly can by Christmas. My mini challenge is to lose 10lbs by the end of August and I am determined to do it. We also have weekly challenges and this week it is to drink 2 litres of water a day and eat our 5 fruit and veg. I have managed this today. The water, fruit and veg is so filling you don't want to eat anything else.

I also have a WW buddy and we try to encourage each other to stick with it and lose our weight. So far so good. Feeling quite pleased at the moment even though I had a diabolical week last week because it was my birthday. Went out for the day with my OH. We went to the seaside for the day and had ice cream twice with an Italian meal in between. Very naughty. Then on my actual birthday I had all the family over and I had made a buffet and ate tooooooo much. Thought I was going to put weight on this week but still managed to lose a pound. Need to be extra good from now until next Wednesday (weigh-in day) as I don't want it catching up with me.

On a diet for 32 years (so far)

I have never had a blog site before. I've been told that keeping a blog may help me to stick to my diet, I am going to use it as a diary with my diet kinda thrown in. Like other diaries I have kept in the past - I may go days without writing anything. Anyway, don't have a clue what I'm doing but here goes. This is me in the sheepskin jacket looking like Uncle Fester's mum!!. Taken at Niagara Falls last Christmas.

Little bit of background

My daughter was born in 1976. I was quite slim before I became pregnant but put on loads of weight during my pregnancy. Loads of weight I say - I weighed 11st 4lbs after giving birth. I would give my back teeth to weigh that now. I weighed 18st 3lb at my heaviest which was about October last year. My sister treated me to a trip to the USA and I lost a bit of weight leading up to that - I didn't want to be one of these people who couldn't fit into the plane seat. Anyway, we went by American Airlines and they seem to cater for fat old birds. I still thought I was going to get off the plane and drop dead from a thrombosis or something. As it turns out we had a lovely time and we can't wait to go back.

I became quite ill a while back. I have had more blood taken for tests than I care to imagine. And tubes pushed into every orifice. After two years I have been told that my health will not improve until I lose this excess weight. My liver and probably all my other internal organs have been affected by years of being grossly fat.

I have joined WeightWatchers and am determined to lose the weight now. I have two children and four grandchildren - The last granddaughter as born three weeks ago and I would like to be around to see her grow up. This is one of the main reasons I am now so determined to finally get rid of the fat.

I am going away with my daughter and her children in a few weeks. I have dropped from size 24 clothes to size 20 (which are comfortably loose, now) I am hoping to fit into size 18 jeans for my holiday in about three weeks.

I will put other photos on as the weight drops off - as I am confident it will. My weight at the last Weigh in (WI) was 16st 4lbs.