Sunday, January 17, 2010

MY WEIGHT: Let the Journey Begin

Today, I am introducing another new occasional series to my blog.  This one is uniquely personal – my ongoing battle with my weight.  You can get the basics from the ‘Occasional Series’ page on the Thought Bubble – my current weight, my target weight, and how much I need to lose are all there.

To give you some quick background on this issue, we need to go back to my childhood.  I was a skinny little thing when I was young.  In fact, until I hit puberty I was rake-thin – if not underweight, then certainly very healthy.  Unfortunately, once I was about 10 or 11 years old, things started to change.  Not only did I start to put on weight, where before I never had any trouble keeping it off, I also stopped growing up.  I had been the tallest person in my class.  Then I stopped growing, and everyone else carried on!

Ever since then, I have been short and dumpy.  My weight gradually increased during my teens – not at all helped by bullying, low self-esteem and a myriad of other factors that I won’t bore you with here and now.  I lost some weight in my early twenties…and then I got pregnant.  Various complications with Chipmunk’s birth and for a long time afterwards meant that the baby weight didn’t shift…and I kept getting bigger.

Last year, I went to the gym.  And then I stopped.  This year, I am back at the gym and determined that no matter what, I will not be packing it in this time!  I have also ditched most (if not quite all!) of the junk food that I so love, and which is such a big part of my problem.  This time, I am determined to succeed.  I am tired of being unfit and unhealthy.  I am tired of not fitting into clothes I like!  I am tired of being tired.

So, in short, this series is where I will share my progress (or lack thereof!) with you, my friends.  Inspired by @Bevsyarncrazy, I have decided to share my achievements visually with you, using a weight-loss ticker from TickerFactory.com.  When I get to the other end of the ticker, I’ve made it!



I hope to pick up and share many tips along the way – everything from healthy eating to new and ingenious exercise crazes!  I look forward with a mixture of excitement and trepidation to making this journey, but I know that whatever happens, I am not alone.

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